System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 37: The Big Deal

Chu Qing ultimately resisted the temptation deep within his heart, and his restless feet were pulled back.

Miss Wu finally sensed something amiss behind her.

She suddenly turned around and met Chu Qing’s eyes, which were full of teasing laughter.

"Well, well, the great young lady of Celestial Dance City, stealing in broad daylight?

"What good thing are you trying to steal, do you need my help?"

Wu Qianhuan’s face darkened. This rascal walked without making a sound, his Inner Breath was steady, and he hid quietly; truly worthy of being an assassin.

"Why didn’t I notice you?"

"If you could detect me easily, how could I make a living killing people?"

Chu Qing shook his head:

"And if we’re talking vigilance, you’re far behind.

"This is just Celestial Dance City; no one is trying to assassinate you. Otherwise, even ten of you would have been dead just now from that distance."

"..."

Wu Qianhuan rolled her eyes and retrieved a sword from her waist, tossing it to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing caught it casually, looking at Wu Qianhuan in surprise:

"What does this mean?"

"My father asked me to prepare a generous gift for you.

"After much consideration, your sword broke last night. Coincidentally, my father acquired a treasure sword earlier this year, originally meant for me... but I’ve gotten used to my own sword and don’t plan to change.

"So I decided to give it to you; this sword is called ’Profound Nether,’ rumored to be forged from meteorite iron from beyond the skies..."

As she spoke, Chu Qing suddenly interrupted:

"Does this sword harm its master?"

He didn’t ask Wu Qianhuan how she knew he would come here.

Knowing Tang Xi cultivated the Resentful Heart Demon Skill makes it clear who the resentful people would be.

And it’s obvious who commissioned Chu Qing for the task, especially since the issue with Er Gou is causing such a stir.

So she waited here.

"..." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Wu Qianhuan was completely baffled as to why Chu Qing asked this suddenly. After pondering, she replied:

"It doesn’t harm."

"Then that’s good, there shouldn’t be any radiation."

Chu Qing mused inwardly, these divine weapons forged from meteorite iron are not to be used recklessly.

Things falling from the sky often have radiation; these people, unaware of it, use them to forge swords, causing radiation damage, making them seem miraculous when the news spreads.

But such weapons often come with rumors of harming their master.

After all, carrying a radiation sword daily, even with decades of strong Inner Power, you can’t endure it.

Sooner or later, you’ll die from radiation...

But if there’s no rumor about harming the master, it’s likely fine.

He held the sword in his hand and gave it a slight twist; the long sword spun in his hand, then he aligned two fingers on the sword’s edge and gently slid it out.

With a buzz, the long sword was half drawn.

A gentle green light emanated, chilling to the touch.

Chu Qing’s pupils shrank, and he nodded slightly:

"Indeed, a fine sword."

Wu Qianhuan smiled:

"As long as you’re satisfied. You killed Tang Xi, injured Tang Yinfeng, letting my City Lord’s Mansion take Luoyu Hall smoothly, so don’t refuse this sword..."

Before she finished speaking, Chu Qing already sheathed the drawn sword, naturally taking it as if it belonged to him.

Wu Qianhuan felt her additional words were unnecessary.

This rascal seemed to have no virtue of humility... nor any sense of shame.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her spirit.

Then said:

"I came here mainly to deliver you this sword,

"Besides, there’s another matter..."

Chu Qing looked at her with slight surprise:

"Go on, I’m listening."

Wu Qianhuan spoke softly:

"I want to hire you for a kill!"

"Oh?"

Chu Qing smirked:

"This is good news. How about we find a nice spot to sit down and talk slowly, Miss Wu?"

"There’s no need."

Wu Qianhuan shook her head:

"We can discuss it here. Surely, you wouldn’t want me to talk about killing in public, would you?"

"But it’s not absolutely impossible."

Chu Qing chuckled:

"But it’s fine. I’m curious, who does the young lady want dead?

"Considering you’re an old client of mine, I might charge you a bit less silver."

"...Lord Night Emperor has always been greedy for money, treating it as life itself. I didn’t expect the iron rooster to pluck feathers; this surprises me."

Wu Qianhuan suddenly laughed:

"Is the sun rising from the west today?"

"Miss Wu... Can’t you tell I was just being polite? Please don’t take it seriously."

Chu Qing said helplessly:

"Are you really hoping I’d give you a discount? Since when did the City Lord’s Mansion lack funds?"

"I knew it..."

Wu Qianhuan snorted:

"You really are money-greedy; please don’t fake politeness in the future, lest someone takes it seriously.

"Anyway...I mentioned earlier, Celestial Dance City and the Valley of Myriad Nights are inevitably going to have a battle soon."

"You want me to help by killing people in the Valley of Myriad Nights?"

Chu Qing chuckled; this was indeed a big job.

And, this task was tricky before, but after chatting with Chu Tian last night, he realized a trap had been laid targeting the Valley of Myriad Nights.

Now, Wu Qianhuan came knocking, essentially offering him rewards.

Thinking of this, Chu Qing felt that Celestial Dance City was truly a land of fortune.

Two jobs yesterday, and today a big deal knocks on the door. If he stayed here for a decade or more, wouldn’t he be invincible?

"Exactly."

Wu Qianhuan did not deny it:

"But the timing, location, and specifics I cannot tell you yet.

"In any case, in these few days, you cannot leave Celestial Dance City."

"Celestial Dance City is tightly guarded, I suppose not even a fly could get out now?"

"...Flies may not fly out, but you can."

Wu Qianhuan glanced at him:

"Additionally, give me a method to contact you.

"Before it starts, I’ll notify you."

Chu Qing stroked his chin, finding this somewhat troublesome.

He was operating solo now, no one to help find jobs or send messages, so he had to do everything himself, which was quite inconvenient.

But when he glanced at Er Gou sitting on a rock in the Earth God Temple, he suddenly smiled:

"Alright, I’ll teach you a secret message writing method.

"Just... hmm, do you know the Chronicles of the Strange?"

"...Of course I know."

Wu Qianhuan frowned slightly:

"But these bizarre works, you’d better read less."

"Who cares about me...?"

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"Alright, the secret message will be based on Chronicles of the Strange.

"You extract the phrase you want, directly indicating the first line, fifth character, second line, third character, and so forth...

"But when you write the message, don’t put exactly what you intend, shift it forward by two positions."

Wu Qianhuan pondered briefly and understood Chu Qing’s intention:

"So, if I mean the first line, seventh character, I should write the first line, fifth character?"

"Exactly, Miss Wu is indeed clever."

Chu Qing chuckled:

"There are countless miscellaneous books in the world, even if someone discovers the secret message and finds Chronicles of the Strange, they would get nothing following the clues."