Chapter 14: Chapter 14: I can offer you a discounted price here.
Hearing the woman's words, Lu Xiao's eyes instantly widened.
Two million? I'm only worth two million? I feel truly insulted.
"Which organization are you from? Black Lotus or Abyss?" Lu Xiao suddenly asked.
Black Lotus and Abyss, the world's two major assassin organizations.
The woman, who was about to attack, paused abruptly, and her gaze towards Lu Xiao became more solemn.
Does this guy know about Black Lotus and Abyss?
Wasn't it said in the intelligence that he's quite ordinary? He just served as a soldier for a few years and was discharged yesterday.
But how could an ordinary person ever come into contact with the world's top assassin organizations?
"Probably neither," Lu Xiao mumbled to himself, shaking his head.
"After all, neither Black Lotus nor Abyss would have the guts to provoke me."
Hearing Lu Xiao's words, the tension in the two assassins eased suddenly.
This kid must have accidentally learned the names of Black Lotus and Abyss; he's probably saying this now to intimidate us.
Even Black Lotus and Abyss wouldn't dare to provoke you? That's a bit too far-fetched!
Who does he think he is?
"Attack!" The woman suddenly gave a light reprimand, and then pounced forward.
The man followed closely, with two claw knives hooked between his fingers, shining coldly.
Lu Xiao shook his head, not retreating but advancing instead, charging forward with extreme speed.
Bang bang! Two sounds rang out!
Lu Xiao's right knee struck the man in the abdomen, and his elbow slammed hard into the woman's cheek.
"Too slow."
"And crude."
"You just rush in to fight. Can't you use some special methods?"
"Like staging an accident, or using poison, or even digging a pit on my inevitable path." Looking at the two people on the ground, Lu Xiao couldn't help but comment.
The two assassins exchanged glances, seeing terror in each other's eyes.
This man is too strong, unbelievably so.
Within the White Clothes Pavilion, although they couldn't be considered top-notch, they were ranked quite highly.
But just now, they were taken down in an instant, easily taken down by the opponent.
"So, where are you from?" Lu Xiao squatted down and picked up the short silver knife the female assassin had dropped.
"White Clothes Pavilion! My name is Chen Fei." The woman didn't dare to delay and directly submitted. With her life in someone else's hands, being tough-mouthed meant a grassy grave next year.
"His name is Chen Han, and he's my younger brother."
White Clothes Pavilion? Never heard of it.
"It was Qin Kai who hired you, wasn't it?" Lu Xiao continued to ask.
"Yes," Chen Fei immediately nodded, since they had already given up White Clothes Pavilion, selling out a client seemed reasonable enough.
"You two want to live, right?"
Chen Fei and Chen Han, sister and brother, both nodded earnestly, of course, they wanted to live.
"Then follow my command," Lu Xiao said.
"Yes, tell us," they agreed.
"You tell Qin Kai that the assassination failed, and that he needs to continue paying. Your White Clothes Pavilion will send even more formidable assassins to kill me."
Chen Fei: ???
What kind of plan was that? She thought Lu Xiao would tell them to turn around and kill Qin Kai.
But Chen Fei didn't ask any questions; whatever the boss said, they did, lest questioning lead to an early death.
"In short, we're going to cheat Qin Kai out of all his money, got it?"
"Understood."
"Then you can go." Lu Xiao stood up and pointed at the knife in his hand, "I really like this knife, it's a gift now."
"Okay."
After Chen Fei and Chen Han left the same way they came, Lu Xiao also pushed open the door and walked out, then continued to sit on the chair at the door.
Up in the old locust tree, Qin Kai's mind nearly short-circuited at the sight of Lu Xiao coming out as if nothing had happened.
How is Lu Xiao still alive?
Didn't White Clothes Pavilion's people act?
But it had been two hours and ten minutes already; they were supposed to have Lu Xiao meet King Yan right on schedule, weren't they?
"Damn it! What are you playing at?!"
"Why is Lu Xiao still alive?" Qin Kai quickly dialed White Clothes Pavilion's number, cursing loudly.
Two million just for this?
There was silence on the other end for two seconds, followed by Chen Fei's voice: "I apologize, but the target's combat capability exceeded our expectations."
"The C-level assassin we just dispatched has been compromised."
"Do you wish to continue with the assassination? If so, we will send a B-level assassin."
"However, you'll need to pay an additional fee."
Qin Kai's eyebrows furrowed as he listened, was that bastard Lu Xiao really that amazing? Not even a professional assassin could kill him?
"How much more do I have to pay?" After pondering for a few seconds, Qin Kai couldn't help but ask.
The two million couldn't just go to waste.
"B-level assassins are extremely powerful, and typically, the starting price is at least eight million."
"Given your situation, I can offer you a discounted rate—just an additional three million will do." There was a brief pause on the phone as Chen Fei covered her face.
Here I am, a proper assassin, now committing phone fraud...
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone