Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 62: Cao Zhengyang, I Finally Waited for You

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Cao Zhengyang, I Finally Waited for You

Cao Zhengyang was reinstated and once again became the Commander of the Divine Arrow Army.

The Prison Director held a banquet tonight at the Sun and Moon Building to celebrate Cao Zhengyang, inviting Han Dong and the Supervisors from the first, second, and third floors to join.

The next day, Cao Zhengyang left Zhenbei Prison.

When he departed, the Prison Director and Han Dong personally escorted him out of Zhenbei Prison.

Two days later, Han Dong’s house arrest order on Jiang Feng finally expired.

After handing over his shift, Jiang Feng couldn’t wait to leave Zhenbei Prison.

He first went home to check if, after months of vacancy, there had been any break-ins. After confirming everything was fine, he cleaned the house thoroughly.

The next day.

Jiang Feng returned home as usual.

After his shift, Uncle Huo brought a handful of peanuts to drink with Jiang Feng.

This time, Jiang Feng didn’t refuse.

It was now the summer solstice.

The temperature in Dragon Capital was rising fast.

The two of them drank in the courtyard. Jiang Feng took out a jar of pickled vegetables from the kitchen, washed them, tore a large bowl by hand, and with peanuts, the two of them finished three jugs of wine.

Because Little Huowa was still breastfeeding, Uncle Huo didn’t dare linger. Once the wine was done, he hurried back home.

After Uncle Huo left,

Jiang Feng sobered up, manipulated his bones to shorten himself by five centimeters, disguised himself, and went to the Black Market again.

Now that Cao Zhengyang had been reinstated as Commander of the Divine Arrow Army, holding a post equal to Han Dong, everywhere he went there were attendants. If Jiang Feng wanted to kill him, he needed to make thorough preparations.

He arrived at the Black Market,

bought a bunch of arrows commonly found on the market, but different from those used to kill Yuan Tiangang.

He also prepared a poison needle and a dagger.

Then he went to the abandoned courtyard.

He retrieved the Overlord Bow from behind the deity statue.

Bow in hand—

Jiang Feng couldn’t help himself.

He quickly nocked an arrow.

He effortlessly drew the Overlord Bow to full.

"Pfft!"

Jiang Feng shot the arrow into the ground.

The stone bricks shattered.

The arrow slanted into the earth.

Only four or five centimeters of the fletching stuck out above ground.

"Too light. I need a new bow."

Jiang Feng shook his head and said.

This Overlord Bow could be fully drawn by a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist, and Jiang Feng was now a Third-Grade Martial Artist. With Minor Success Divine Arrow, the Overlord Bow couldn’t unleash his full strength anymore.

If he swapped for a stronger longbow, Jiang Feng’s arrows could be buried completely underground.

Piercing a wall would be a breeze.

He wanted to kill Cao Zhengyang.

Not only must the shot be precise,

it had to be a one-hit kill.

There could be no chance for Cao Zhengyang to turn the tables.

The next day.

Jiang Feng went to his post at Zhenbei Prison as usual. After finishing his shift and pretending to rest, he went to the Black Market again.

As a Little Prison Chief, Jiang Feng didn’t have much savings.

But when he killed Li Wei and the fake Ge Huizhong, Jiang Feng had found some silver taels on them.

Though he’d spent a lot since then,

after selling the Overlord Bow at a low price and adding some silver, it was easy to buy a handy great bow.

Moreover, on the market, bows and crossbows weren’t valued simply for their tension.

On the contrary, some with average pull, suitable for young noblemen, made with exquisite craftsmanship and elegant shapes, often sold for high prices. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Whereas those heavy, unwieldy great bows requiring several hundred or even a thousand pounds of force to draw, actually weren’t expensive—because only professional hunters used those.

They didn’t care about how nice a bow’s curve was.

Nor whether it was easy to draw the string.

All they wanted was for the arrow to have devastating power, to give them an edge against huge beasts or even demon beasts, and ideally, to kill in a single shot.

In the end, Jiang Feng exchanged his Overlord Bow.

Added another thirty taels,

and bought a black longbow.

This bow, when drawn, felt like needing the strength of an ox and a tiger. With Third Grade Refining God Realm Cultivation, Jiang Feng could manage it easily, but clearly, the tension was double that of the Overlord Bow.

After leaving the Black Market,

he discovered three little thieves tailing him.

He immediately turned and loosed an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow shot out with incredible speed, pierced one thief’s stomach, continued on, punctured a forty-centimeter-thick tree trunk, and with a bang, pinned itself to a distant boulder.

"Aaah!"

The other two thieves, terrified, scattered in panic. The one with his abdomen pierced at first only felt a flash pass through his body, and even stumbled forward two more steps.

When he realized what happened, he clutched his belly and tried to run, but collapsed after only a few paces.

Jiang Feng didn’t bother chasing the other two thieves.

They were already scared out of their wits, posed no threat, and killing them wouldn’t increase his Fortune Point by much.

After returning,

Jiang Feng hid the black longbow safely.

He didn’t immediately hunt for Cao Zhengyang during the night. He knew killing Cao Zhengyang couldn’t be as rash as assassinating Yuan Tiangang before. He needed an absolutely flawless plan, without leaving a trace of suspicion.

He had to wait for a suitable opportunity.

So, over the following days,

Jiang Feng investigated Cao Zhengyang’s movements every time he left Zhenbei Prison, observing whatever he was doing.

At first,

after Cao Zhengyang was reinstated, he was busy with social gatherings. For several days, department leaders from the Divine Arrow Army invited him to drink—he was at the Sun and Moon Building almost every night.

He traveled with personal guards’ protection.

And his Commander’s Mansion was surrounded by noble families, with the Forbidden Army patrolling frequently. Even with superior body technique, if Jiang Feng killed Cao Zhengyang at the mansion, once the Forbidden Army surrounded him, escaping would be far from easy.

Secondly,

murdering a court official in a mansion granted by the Court was an enormous provocation, bound to bring endless trouble.

Jiang Feng wanted to kill Cao Zhengyang, but he couldn’t let the situation escalate further.

So he waited.

A month quickly passed like this.

Jiang Feng kept shuttling between home and Zhenbei Prison every day,

closely monitoring Cao Zhengyang’s every move.

He kept watch near Cao Zhengyang’s mansion for quite a while.

This night,

Jiang Feng came again.

He focused his gaze on the Commander’s Mansion.

He saw all of Cao Zhengyang’s personal guards inside the mansion, and it looked like Cao Zhengyang wouldn’t go out tonight. Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, a soldier led a tall horse to the gate.

Jiang Feng saw Cao Zhengyang, dressed in casual clothes, hurriedly come out from inside, and quickly leap onto the horse.

His dozen or so personal guards rushed out to follow, but Cao Zhengyang waved them back, signaling for everyone to return—then he rode off alone toward the city gates.

"Cao Zhengyang, I finally have you now."

Jiang Feng’s face lit up in delight.

After waiting more than a month, he finally got his chance. Watching Cao Zhengyang gallop into the distance, Jiang Feng activated his body technique and tailed after him.

When they reached the city gate,

Cao Zhengyang showed his identity token, and the guards opened the gate for him. With his advanced body technique and Third Grade Realm cultivation, Jiang Feng slipped over the wall like a shadow.