Eternal Saber-Chapter 293 - 17: Calamity of Bloodshed

Brother Yin retreated to Shen Yu's side, his expression tense as he looked around.

Chen Tang, however, acted as usual, walking over to the old woman's corpse, casually picking it up and shaking it a few times.

Clink, clank!

A whole pile of things fell from the old woman's body.

Among them was a type of rhombus-shaped hidden weapon, uneven and sharp at the tip.

Shen Yu also curiously leaned over and followed Chen Tang's gaze, saying, "This is one of the Hermits' hidden weapons, the Scatterling, also known as the Cross Nail."

"When escaping, scatter it on the ground, or preemptively place the Scatterlings in paths the target is sure to pass through. If stepped on carelessly, the foot is bound to get injured."

Besides the Scatterling, there was also a type of Cross Dart, a disc-shaped flying hidden weapon, also known as the Hermit Dart.

A bamboo tube about as thick as a finger, called a blowgun.

Back by the seaside, Chen Tang had been assassinated by a Hermit with a blowgun.

Shen Yu said, "The blowgun is quite concealed. It's hard to detect when used in a crowd, and it doesn't require a high Cultivation Realm. Some Lower Concealment assassins of the Ninth Grade and Eighth Grade, more than half of their initial assassination missions, were completed using blowguns."

Besides some weapons, Hermits have special tools, as well as some medicines.

"This is the Hermit's task token."

Seeing Chen Tang pick up something resembling a token, Shen Yu said, "It's said that when Hermits receive a task at the Shadow Tower, they are given a task token with a number corresponding to who received the task first."

This item was useless, so Chen Tang tossed it aside.

"This person doesn't seem to have any Hidden Coins?"

Chen Tang asked.

Shen Yu said, "That's also quite normal. Hidden Coins are hard to come by. For Lower Concealment assassins, completing an ordinary level task only earns one Hidden Coin. In the Hermit Realm, places to spend Hidden Coins are everywhere, and buying just any equipment will use them up."

Unwilling to give up, Chen Tang moved on to the middle-aged man's body, shaking it.

Still, nothing was gained.

When he moved to the middle-aged woman's corpse, however, two shiny gold coins fell out. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Unexpectedly, even in the Hermit Realm, they could not escape tradition, and after marriage, the wife managed the finances.

Chen Tang picked up the two gold coins to examine.

The front of the gold coin was embossed with a rather complex and clear design.

If you looked carefully, you could see several Hermit symbols.

It was as if inside the circular frame, there was the shape of a Cross Dart, with blank spaces in the four corners featuring the Hidden Saber, Scatterling, blowgun, and powdered poison.

The back side of the Hidden Coin appeared smooth and without any markings.

But when slightly turned, in a flash where the light was obscured, the back would reveal a masked Hermit, with a half-drawn Hidden Saber before them, faintly visible.

"Interesting."

It seemed some thought went into making these Hidden Coins.

None of the three had silver notes or silver taels, so Chen Tang first tucked away the two Hidden Coins.

"Brother Chen, about what you're doing…"

Shen Yu watched this scene, a bit tense as he glanced around, softly reminding him.

In full view, pocketing the Hidden Coins would certainly attract the covetous eyes of other Hermits!

"It's fine."

Chen Tang seemed nonchalant.

He wasn't a Hermit. To acquire Hidden Coins, he had to use this method.

It would be for the best if a few more Hermits approached him.

Chen Tang turned around, intending to examine the body that had rolled off the arch bridge, only to find it had disappeared!

As he had been inspecting those three bodies, someone had silently removed the corpse!

Indeed, there were masters in Qianzhu City!

"Heh heh!"

The fortune-teller suddenly let out a peculiar laugh, saying, "Young man, your Cultivation isn't the Sixth Grade, but the Fifth Grade!"

This statement was clearly heard by the people near the arch bridge.

Some showed different expressions.

Shen Yu was taken aback, saying, "That can't be right, Brother Chen showed no sign of Inner Power, so how could he be Fifth Grade?"

The fortune-teller chuckled, saying, "He follows the path of Horizontal Training, with Inner Strength of the Viscera. Though he lacks Inner Qi, he is already Fifth Grade!"

Chen Tang's expression remained calm.

Even though he intended to hide, when making a move, it was inevitable that some flaws and indications would slip through, unnoticed by the city's experts.

Of course, even if he was seen through, he was not worried now.

According to the Hermits' rules, even if Hermits sought trouble, the one with the highest cultivation would only be as high as the Fourth Grade!

With Chen Tang's strength, at the Fifth Grade level, he was practically invincible!

Even against a Fourth Grade, with numerous trump cards like the Entering the Divine State and Lion's Roar, he was confident of slaying them!

This was where his confidence lay.

"Fifth Grade!"

Brother Yin was secretly shocked.

No wonder, his means were so formidable.

But soon, Brother Yin realized something and quietly reminded Shen Yu, "Miss, we should head back."

If Chen Tang was only a Sixth Grade Martial Artist, his assassins would at most be Lower Concealment.

The guards on the Shen Family cargo ship had a good chance of keeping Chen Tang and Shen Yu safe.

But Chen Tang being Fifth Grade meant Middle Concealment assassins would come for him!

If Shen Yu and the others continued following Chen Tang, they were very likely to get involved.

Chen Tang had just asked the location of the Shadow Tower, right next to the blacksmith shop.

"You should head back. Thank you for today."

Chen Tang nodded toward Shen Yu.

Shen Yu bowed her head silently.

After a moment's thought, she finally said, "Brother Chen, my family's cargo ship will remain in the harbor for twenty days. After that, it will depart and return to the Celestial Cauldron Continent."

"If you wish to go to the Celestial Cauldron Continent, anytime in these twenty days, you can come find me. I can stay here at most for ten more days."

"Miss!"

Both Brother Yin and Xiao Pu frowned, voicing concern.

Chen Tang was clearly a major trouble presently.

The identity of a person from the Divine Land.

He just killed a few Hermits in Qianzhu City, with Hidden Coins on him, under everyone's watchful eyes.

In the shadows, who knows how many eyes were fixed on him!

Moreover, staying an extra day on the Hermit Continent meant more risk for Shen Yu.

Shen Yu ignored Brother Yin and Xiao Pu, still looking at Chen Tang, "Brother Chen, dangers lurk everywhere in Qianzhu City. Be cautious."

"Take care."

Chen Tang nodded.

"Little girl, if you've got something to say, say it now. After today, you might not have another chance."

The fortune-teller grinned, saying, "I just predicted for him, he's got a blood calamity today!"

Chen Tang glanced around; the surrounding pedestrians were behaving normally, not sensing any unusualness.

According to the processes of the Hermit Realm, someone should have already informed the Shadow Tower to update his Cultivation Realm and modify the task.

Once the task is claimed by Middle Concealment, that's when Middle Concealment might make a move on him.

"My fate is tough."

Chen Tang smiled at Shen Yu, saying, "Head back."

With that said, Chen Tang turned and descended the arch bridge, heading quickly in the direction of the Shadow Tower.

His Cultivation Realm was no longer a secret.

Someone must have already reported to the Shadow Tower.

The Shadow Tower, upon receiving the information, would modify accordingly.

If a Middle Concealment took up the task, only then would they take action against him.

At least during this period, there wouldn't be any assassination attempts from the Middle Concealment.