Chapter 279: 【227】Beast Language Attentive Listening, A Spear Pierces Through the Burning Clouds (Seeking Monthly Votes, Third Shift)_1
For now, it seemed that Pei Jinye’s identity crisis was resolved.
He casually strolled on the main street and then appeared within the back mountain of Jiang’s family, swaggering out of the back courtyard under the guise of Jiang Qingcang.
The middle-aged butler, seeing the old master finally emerge, let go of the worry in his heart, hurried to the old master’s side, and quickly said, “A major incident happened in Da Peng City tonight. Many people died at Broken Cloud Mountain, and this matter goes back to events that started at Mist Mountain some time ago…”
Pei Jinye didn’t stop him, listened calmly, and sat at the dining table, waiting for the medicinal meal.
“That mysterious swordsman known as Sword Dominator has now climbed to rank 39 on the black list… Presently, the Simon Association, the Lin Family from Nan Du City, the Xu Family from Storm City, and the Cold Dragon Commerce in Central State… at least 17 organizations participated in tonight’s treasure-hunting operation, but in the end, they all returned empty-handed…”
The middle-aged butler naturally mentioned that mysterious Female Sword Immortal, and when he mentioned that she was Sword Dominator’s master, Pei Jinye’s eyebrows slightly rose.
Thinking that he was very interested, the butler shared more, “The Sword Immortal Senior personally protected her disciple. Although she no longer has the sharpness she had eight hundred years ago and did not kill all those lurking in the shadows, Sword Dominator called her ‘master’ before leaving, solidifying their relationship…”
Now, no one in the jianghu cares about the inheritance from Lord Lotus Island anymore.
The truly powerful clans look down on the inheritance of Lord Lotus Island, and those who wish to receive the inheritance are no match for Sword Immortal Senior… thus, the matter has come to nothing.”
This was the result Pei Jinye wanted.
As for taking advantage of the relationship with Sword Immortal Senior, he didn’t think the senior would mind anything about it… Based on his understanding, the senior had no interest in the affairs of the jianghu and probably wouldn’t even know about his impersonation as her disciple…
For all he knew, they might actually become master and disciple in the future.
The medicinal meal arrived.
Pei Jinye began to replenish himself.
After being busy for two days, although his Vitality could Devour that of others… he was too weak now, and the Vitality of his opponents hardly exceeded a few dozen cards, which wasn’t even enough to offset his own expenditure.
However, Pei Jinye didn’t think it was too bad.
All these were just temporary problems. Once he encountered those true powerhouses later, the Vitality he would gain from killing enemies would be no small amount.
“Old master, this is the latest list,” the middle-aged butler handed over the list.
Pei Jinye reached out to take it, “Have we lost some more?”
The middle-aged butler quickly bowed his head and said, “I apologize, old master. This is my negligence.”
“Increase our manpower, go out and look around,” Pei Jinye did not blame him, “Expand the target range to within Third Rank.”
“Yes, old master.”
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The night was deep and mysterious.
“Big Dream for Thousands of Autumns” started to operate.
After the replenishing medicinal meal, Pei Jinye’s Vitality had returned to 40 points and was quickly increasing.
It wasn’t long before.
Pei Jinye settled his mind.
Within the Dark Sea.
The secret space was exceptionally lively tonight.
Number [055] was talking at length.
Someone exclaimed, “Tuxin is really dead? Was it Sword Dominator who killed him? Wasn’t it said that Sword Dominator died in a free-for-all battle?”
Number [055]: “All that is baseless talk. Sword Dominator’s achievements are certainly not limited to just rank 39 on the black list. However, by killing people from the Nandu Lin Family, he has now offended three major houses at once.”
“Which three houses?”
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“Nandu Lin Family, Nagano’s Gongsun Family, and the Ouyang Family.”
Just as [055] was speaking, he suddenly saw someone and immediately greeted, “Brother 33 is here.”
Everyone looked over.
Someone asked, “[033], do you know what happened on Broken Cloud Mountain in Da Peng City tonight?”
[033] responded indifferently, “Having heard so much from you all, how could I not know?”
[055], eager to converse, said, “Brother 33, didn’t you send anyone to get involved with the situation on Broken Cloud Mountain?”
“Why would I get involved?” [033] retorted. “[023], you’re here too, stop hiding. Do you really not have any clues about the Sword Dominator?”
A gigantic stone statue of [023] slowly emerged above the sea surface, and he said calmly, “The world is so vast, there is no end to the wonders.”
Upon hearing this, [033] fell silent, staring deeply at [023], then submerged below the sea surface and logged out directly.
This scene left everyone with varying expressions.
[055] seemed somewhat wary of [023], “Brother 023, your identity is the most mysterious. Back then, Brother 33 said you were from Central State. For someone as unbridled as the Sword Dominator, doesn’t Central State have any response at all?”
[023]: “Who knows. Even that person from eight hundred years ago has appeared; indeed, this farce should come to an end.”
[055] said with a smile, “The legacy of Lord Lotus Island is indeed nothing compared to that person, but with their reappearance after vanishing for eight hundred years, could it really lead to a major event?”
[023] did not reply and submerged beneath the sea surface as well.
Underwater, Pei Jinye silently “watched” everything unfold. Having killed so many, he couldn’t possibly remember who was who.
Besides, the people Sword Dominator killed had nothing to do with Pei Jinye.
Before long, Pei Jinye also completely logged out.
He knew that the matter of the Lord Lotus Island’s legacy had finally come to an end.
…
Early morning.
The sound of gunfire echoed from the training field.
Brother Bi watched Pei Jinye’s score with a complex expression on his face.
For so many days, Pei Jinye’s marksmanship had been alarmingly stable.
But it had never broken through 90 rings.
Zhou Ye, seeing this, comforted him, “Jinye is still young, no need to rush the practice.”
Pei Jinye put down his gun.
He suddenly looked up.
A head popped out from the bushes on the opposite flowerbed.
They locked eyes.
The other… barked once.
Brother Bi, hearing the bark, looked over and immediately said with a smile, “Big Black Charcoal is here again, that silly blockhead roams around the K9 unit every day, not knowing how many times he’s been chased away by the folks from Sector Four.”
“Woof woof woof (Big numbskull),” Big Black Charcoal provocatively stared at Brother Bi.
Brother Bi thought he was being greeted and smiled, waving his hand, “Come here, silly dog.”
“Woof woof woof (Big numbskull)! Woof woof woof (Big numbskull)!”
Big Black Charcoal repeatedly ran back and forth quickly, casting a sidelong glance at Brother Bi when he passed by, showing a lot of white in his eyes, and barked provocatively at someone else, “Woof woof woof (Big numbskull).”
Brother Bi continued to laugh heartily.
Big Black Charcoal finally came up to Pei Jinye, “Woof (Big—)”
Their eyes met.
Decisive, Big Black Charcoal changed what he said, “Woof woof woof (Wow, impressive)!”
Pei Jinye showed his teeth in a smile, somewhat terrifying, and slapped the dog’s head, “Where on earth did you learn these tricks every day?”
“Woof woof woof (Ouch ouch ouch!)”
Big Black Charcoal, trying to curry favor, rubbed against Pei Jinye’s calf.
Pei Jinye looked up at Brother Bi, “Are you letting it run around freely now?”
Brother Bi smiled, “Everyone knows it’s our second team’s dog, and it’s Old Zhang who feeds it. This silly dog has even struck up a good relationship with the police dogs, so everyone doesn’t find it strange anymore.”
Pei Jinye laughed.
“Finished training? Go rest a bit after you’re done. We’ll eat lunch on the second floor of the canteen.” Brother Bi yawned as he left, and Zhou Ye waved at Pei Jinye with a smile.
Behind him, Big Black Charcoal watched Brother Bi’s retreating figure.
“Woof woof woof (Dumbass!) Woof woof woof (Dumbass!)”
Brother Bi turned around and said with a smile to Zhou Ye, “See that? Can’t bear to part with me.”
Pei Jinye sat on the bench beside the flower bed.
He laughed as Big Black Charcoal finished his barking and then cozied up to start fawning affectionately.
Pei Jinye suddenly whispered a few words.
The big black dog froze on the spot, its dog eyes wide open and round, with a look of seeing a ghost as it stared at Pei Jinye, struggling to process what he had just heard.
It opened its mouth, uttering a cautious, quiet “woof” sound.
Pei Jinye looked at it with a smile, “Why so surprised?”
“Woof woof woof (What breed are you?)” The big black dog stared at Pei Jinye in amazement.
Pei Jinye scolded with a smile as he slapped the dog’s head again, “Pay more attention when you’re at the base. The smarter you act, the more likely you are to be kept.”
Like finding its kind, the big black dog wagged its tail frantically and happily spun around Pei Jinye.
The man and dog chatted in a way that seemed mismatched to onlookers…
But actually, the big black dog had elevated its address for Pei Jinye from “brother” to “Dog Master,” and finally settled on boss.
Although the big black dog didn’t understand what ‘boss’ meant, it knew it had to submit to the mysterious breed of leader “biped” before it.
“Woof woof woof, woof woof woof (The police dog Red Red looks very handsome. Do you want to mate, boss? I’ll let you have her),” it said.
“…”
A palm smacked down on him.
“Woof woof woof (Ouch ouch ouch)”
The big black dog started running in circles.
“If you don’t like Red Red, how about the golden? She’s super-sized…”
Another slap landed on the dog’s head.
Undeterred, the big black dog whispered about going out to make its way in the world, to find more pretty mates for the boss.
Pei Jinye had a deep gaze.
“How about I take you to get neutered?”
The big black dog instantly kneed over and played dead.
“Woof woof woof (I don’t want that) wail wail wail.”
Pei Jinye tut-tutted in wonder.
This big black dog was indeed very intelligent, at least the smartest animal he had encountered so far.
“Do you want to cultivate?”
“Woof woof woof… (What’s cultivation?)”
“It will make you stronger.”
“Woof woof woof… (I want to be stronger, I want to mate more!)”
“…”
Pei Jinye suddenly hesitated.
This guy wouldn’t really want to become a stud dog, would he???
However, the thought of training a dog that could cultivate intrigued him; giving it missions in the future, who would suspect that a dog did it?
“Tonight at nine, come here to find me…”
“Woof woof (Get stronger) woof woof (Mate)!”
“…”
Pei Jinye had a deep gaze.
“Having ambitions isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”
A young man from the special forces, Old Liu, came over.
“This dog seems pretty familiar with you. Is it yours?” Old Liu asked with a smile.
Pei Jinye deflected with a smile then asked, “Is there something you need?”
“There’s a last-minute mission, but our team’s sniper got a bad stomach from breakfast, so I was wondering if you have time to help out.”
“You need me as a sniper?”
Pei Jinye immediately stood up.
“Let’s go, I’ll definitely hit the mark today.”
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“Bang!”
The bullet flew out from two hundred meters away in an instant. The masked villain instinctively closed his eyes, but unexpectedly for him, the opponent’s sniper couldn’t hit him through a two-meter-wide window. The bullet smashed into the edge of the window and rushed past him.
The masked villain opened his eyes, his face one of narrow escapes.
“What lousy marksmanship!”
But the next moment…
The gas can behind him exploded thunderously.
The man was flung out by the blast of flames.
The entire special forces team looked at each other, astonished.
“Damn it, where did Liu Team find this freak? I can’t even begin to judge that shooting—it’s just too freaky!”