Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1121 Ground Hook

It was small and thin, like a child under ten years old, with only two big eyes staring out, emitting a faint glow in the darkness.

He crawled on all fours, moving forward without making a sound.

He crawled past Qiao Jushan, who was blocking the entrance like a small mountain, and avoided Ye Liangcai before heading straight for Pei Qiyin, who was sleeping at the innermost part of the room.

Slowly, the dark figure approached Pei Qiyin, and they could even see his nose twitching and his eyes rolling rapidly.

Pei Qiyin remained motionless, the short gun in her hand at her waist, already adjusted to the angle, the muzzle aimed at the approaching dark figure.

However, just as she was about to pull the trigger, she suddenly stopped, and a somewhat familiar scent wafted over.

At this moment, the dark figure also approached Pei Qiyin's face, getting very close, their faces almost touching.

Their eyes, equally large, stared at each other.

The shadowy figure remained silent for a moment, then suddenly revealed sharp white teeth, and on its grime-covered face, an expression that resembled a smile appeared.

Pei Qiyin softly uttered two words: "Di Gou".

The shadowy figure also spoke: "Seven Sounds of Horror."

Pei Qiyin let out a soft breath. This person was her former colleague from the darkest days, and also a high-ranking assassin in the assassin organization, Di Gou.

Di Gou brought his mouth close to Pei Qiyin's ear.

"where did you go?"

Pei Qiyin didn't answer but asked a question instead.

Do you have a mission?

Di Gou paused for a moment.

"My mission is to confirm Lin Feng's death."

Pei Qiyin sighed inwardly, realizing the terrifying nature of the Darkness and Despair assassin organization.

Once they accept a mission to kill, they will fight to the death; as long as the target is alive, they will never have a moment of peace.

Normally, two high-level assassins should not know each other.

However, Pei Qiyin and this Earth Hook have some connection; they both possess a certain talent.

Pei Qiyin is naturally very sensitive to sound, while Di Gou is extremely sensitive to breath, even more so than a dog's nose.

The two had worked together on missions before, and were always successful, never failing.

"You can't even trust the elders of Kunyu Mountain?"

Pei Qiyin asked in confusion.

Di Gou's eyes showed doubt.

"What's wrong with you? Have you forgotten our beliefs and rules?"

Pei Qiyin secretly realized that as an assassin, one must personally verify the true identity after completing a mission; otherwise, it would be equivalent to not having completed the mission.

In the past few years, she has been working alongside Lin Feng, doing things that are completely different from being an assassin, and she has long forgotten about these things.

"Has the organization not given up on this mission yet?"

Di Gou sighed softly, "It's not that we haven't given up, it's that no one is willing to pay. You know how high Lin Feng's net worth is, no one can afford it at all. Alas... there's no solution."

"Then what are you still insisting on?"

“You don’t know, life is tough in Zhenxi. The Zhenxi Army manages eight prefectures. Once you start killing people, even the common people are watching you. It’s hard to escape. So, I moved here to see what business I can do.”

Pei Qiyin waved her hand: "Let's go, let's talk over there."

She was afraid that if she said too much, she would alarm Qiao Jushan and Ye Liangcai.

The two quietly went to the back of the house, found a downwind spot, and nestled among a pile of withered grass and fallen leaves, speaking softly.

"Qiyin, you've been by Lin Feng's side all these years, why haven't you made a move?"

Digou stared intently at Pei Qiyin with its two cat-like eyes.

"No chance."

Pei Qiyin gave a perfunctory answer.

"It's not that I didn't want to remind you, but you should be aware that the higher-ups might not be friendly to you, so you should be more careful."

"Without you, no one in the organization could find me."

Di Gou's eyes darted around: "You trust me?"

Pei Qiyin smiled enigmatically: "So, do you trust me?"

Di Gou sighed, "Alright, I was already all alone in this world, and there's no one else I can trust... except you, Pei Qiyin."

Pei Qiyin reached out and patted Digou's little head.

"If you promise me one thing, I'll make you a wealthy man, then you can retire from the world and live a peaceful old age at home."

Di Gou looked Pei Qiyin up and down a few times.

"I don't see you as particularly wealthy, so why would you give me money?"

"Who carries their money around without considering the environment they live in?"

"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."

Pei Qiyin said solemnly.

"Di Gou, once you find out about Lin Feng, can you tell me alone?"

Di Gou's eyes darted around for a long time before he finally asked.

"You want to keep all this money for yourself?"

"Pah, you just said it yourself, no one will pay for it."

"Then what do you mean..."

"Lin Feng is rich, very rich."

Di Gou's eyes lit up: "You have a way to get his money?"

"This is not nonsense."

After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said.

"Alright, anyway, the higher-ups don't know what I'm doing. If you're willing to pay me, why not?"

"Okay, it's settled then. Once you get any news about Lin Feng, you're not allowed to tell anyone but me."

"Don't you trust me to handle things?"

"Don't worry, just remember the code and get to work."

Di Gou nodded, but his body remained still.

Pei Qiyin looked at him in confusion: "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"Seven Sounds, can we pay a deposit?"

Pei Qiyin laughed and scolded, "You're obsessed with money."

Despite saying that, he took out a few gold leaves from his pocket and stuffed them into Di Gou's hand.

That's all for now. We'll pay the rest later.

Di Gou squeezed the gold leaf tightly with his thin, dark hands, grinned, and with a sway of his weasel-like body, disappeared into the darkness without warning.

Pei Qiyin gazed alone at the dim moonlight, sighed deeply, and murmured to herself.

"Where are you? Qiyin tried her best..."

Ye Haishan and his apprentice Rong Rong have been staying at the dock outside Fu'an Prefecture for who knows how many days.

Seeing that the number of pirates around them was increasing and many ships were sailing directly into the Yongding River, the docks were crowded with boats of all sizes.

Whether they were on orders from someone or not, a large number of pirates came and went, each with a fierce and arrogant expression on their face, but no one dared to provoke the master and his apprentice.

Now, there is another person on Ye Haishan's ship, none other than Elder Shuqin, the discipline master who was brought from Kunyu Mountain.

She wandered along the coastline for a long time but couldn't find her son, Shu Fengting.

Finally, they found Ye Haishan and his apprentice at the Fu'an Prefecture dock.

However, after the initial surprise, Shu Qin learned that neither the master nor the apprentice had ever met Shu Fengting, which greatly disappointed her.

She looked at the noisy pirates on the dock with a look of anxiety.

"Senior Brother Ye, do you think Feng Ting will be arrested by the Wuli Xinmen sect for killing their disciple?"

Ye Haishan closed his eyes and said, "Junior sister, don't be anxious. I have met the Great Elder of the Wuli Xinmen, Pu Liuduan. He is also looking for Fengting, but he probably didn't find anything."

Shu Qin gritted her teeth: "That brat, he didn't even tell his mother! I'll beat him to death!"

Ye Haishan remained motionless, while Rong Rong, sitting at the stern of the boat, looked on with envy.

“Junior Brother Fengting has such a loving mother; it’s truly a blessing from his past life. It’s something to be envied.”

Shu Qin sighed deeply: "Ah, it would have been better if we hadn't let him go down the mountain back then, otherwise we would have caused so much trouble."