Chapter 133 A-Class Merit

Tian Lingling stroked his bald head, took out five bills, handed them back, and said,

“My information isn’t worth that much. Hey, when I sell intel, I value fairness.”

He raised his glass, took a sip, smacked his lips a few times, and said, “Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence) was taken out by the Songhai branch last night. The one who led the charge was Fu Qingyang. You know that.”

Aunt Xiao Yuan’s voice was aloof:

“So, it really was Fu Qingyang who killed him? Who else was involved, and where was the battle?”

Tian Lingling lit a cigarette, slowly exhaling a dense puff of white smoke, and said,

“I don’t know the location yet, haven’t figured it out. Songhai is so big, after all. I can’t give you the details either. The message I received is that both the Holy Grail and the List are in the hands of the Songhai branch. They’ve already organized people to hunt down the Fallen on the List.

“Also, half an hour ago, the Five Elements Alliance official forum updated an announcement: Yuan Shi Tianzun, a member of the second team in Kangyang District, Songhai branch, was awarded A-class merit for his contribution to the Holy Grail incident.”

Aunt Xiao Yuan didn't pay attention to what he said after that. She seemed lost in thought, motionless for a long while.

She suddenly realized a possibility: Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence) wasn’t killed by Fu Qingyang, but by that newcomer named Yuan Shi Tianzun.

If he hadn't played a key role, but was just a participant, he wouldn’t have been awarded A-class merit. That’s one of the Five Elements Alliance's highest honors.

If that was all, it wouldn't have made Xiao Yuan stunned. She just suddenly thought of what that kid said that morning.

“In this incident, I was the one who made the greatest contribution.”

Was he Yuan Shi Tianzun?

Xiao Yuan had always thought that the kid was an ordinary official Nightwalker, a young man who was a little lustful but kind-hearted.

She didn't expect that he was actually the rising star of the Five Elements Alliance, the newcomer who had recently gained fame, and who was starting to appear on the bounty list.

So it was him. He had indeed been investigating Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence). He was a participant in the Holy Grail incident. In that case, that item of his that polluted souls must have come from Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence). Aunt Xiao Yuan combined all the details and became more and more certain of her guess.

I’ll find a chance to test him!

She said calmly, “I’m very satisfied with your information. Keep an eye on Li Xianzong's whereabouts for me. I’ll be back regularly.”

At this time, in a booth in a corner, a bare-chested man walked over with a wine bottle, sat down next to Aunt Xiao Yuan, and greedily scanned her sexy curves.

1200ksw.

He licked his lips and said with a grin, “Honey, want to go have some fun?”

Aunt Xiao Yuan turned her head and, following the bare-chested man’s gesture, looked at a booth in the corner, where a broad, muscular back faced the bar, with two legs dangling from his shoulders.

For evil professions, indulgence is the norm: bloodlust, the desire to destroy, and lust.

Xiao Yuan retracted her gaze and said calmly, “Get lost!”

“Tsk, you’ll know how good I am in a minute.” The bare-chested man put his hand on the aunt's fragrant shoulder. Suddenly, he choked and began to cough violently.

He coughed until his face turned red, and black blood beads oozed from his pores.

Tian Lingling took a sip of wine and reminded him, “No killing in my place.”

Aunt Xiao Yuan snorted coldly, got up from the bar, her windbreaker flying, and disappeared into the stairwell.

A few minutes later, the bare-chested man stopped coughing, covered in a layer of black blood, panting heavily.

Tian Lingling mocked, “That woman is very prickly. I wouldn’t dare provoke her easily.”

The man gritted his teeth, “If I get the chance to kidnap her, I’ll play with her however I want.”

Tian Lingling laughed loudly, “Remember to call me then.”

“Definitely, I won’t forget you, Brother Tian. We’ll play together.”

“I meant, call me to come and collect your corpse.”

As he spoke, footsteps came from the stairwell, and a young man in a black tank top and camouflage pants appeared in the underground bar.

He had good looks, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a tall, strong physique that stretched the tank top. He was playing with a silver butterfly knife in his hand.

“Long time no see, Uncle Tian.”

The young man sat down at the bar, flipping the butterfly knife.

Tian Lingling glanced at the arrogant young man and said, “A Wugu master at the Saint stage was asking about your information just now. It’s not clear yet whether he’s hostile or not, so be careful.”

Tian Lingling is a Bewitching Demon, and like Li Xianzong, is a member of the Cult of War, but the former's identity is confidential, and he is outwardly declared to be a wild Nightwalker.

After Li Xianzong decided to come to Songhai for training, the two had already contacted each other in advance.

Li Xianzong casually grunted, “How is the information I asked you to collect coming along?”

Tian Lingling snapped his fingers, and the bartender wiping glasses by the wine cabinet bent down, pulled out a stack of documents from the cabinet, and placed them on the bar.

Li Xianzong couldn’t wait to take it, flipped it open, and read it carefully.

The first page of the document was strikingly written with the words “Yuan Shi Tianzun.”

Tian Lingling held the wine glass with two fingers, gently shaking it, and said:

“Compared to the top four on the bounty list, Yuan Shi Tianzun's level should be the lowest, less than level 3. He rose too fast, his foundation is unstable, and hunting him is the most cost-effective. I agree with your decision, but…

“This person is very strange. There is relatively little information about him, unlike the top four, whose fighting styles we have already figured out very clearly. You have to be careful when dealing with him.”

Li Xianzong chuckled, “That’s what makes it interesting. Uncle Tian, I heard from the old seniors in the cult that you were fearless when you were young. Have you become so timid as you’ve gotten older?”

“If I were twenty years younger, I would have taken your head off by now,” Tian Lingling scoffed.

“Come on, let’s fight?” Li Xianzong provoked the Saint stage senior, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.

Tian Lingling ignored him.

This guy Li Xianzong had only been a Bewitching Demon for less than a year, and he was already a level 3 peak Nightwalker. This person is naturally combative and has a brain. At level 1, he could kill level 2 Nightwalkers of the same profession.

When he reached level 2, he was already hard to match among his peers. He was recruited by Demon Eye Heavenly King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and cultivated vigorously.

He did not disappoint the organization. After reaching level 3 peak, he single-handedly assassinated a level 4 Saint from the Spiritual Energy Society’s Southern Branch.

How dazzling Yuan Shi Tianzun of the Songhai branch is in the official organization, so is Li Xianzong in the Cult of War.

When he becomes a Saint, he will be qualified to go to the headquarters to visit “Shura.”

Li Xianzong flipped through the information and said, “What other information is there? I remember that the Spiritual Energy Society’s Eastern Branch is also in Songhai. What’s their situation?”

Tian Lingling whispered, “After the death of Judge Guiyan (Ghost Eye), the Eastern Branch’s strength was greatly damaged. They may not participate in this year’s trial. No one in Songhai will be competing with you.”

Li Xianzong grunted and said:

“Uncle Tian, I’ve secretly gathered a few of Judge Guiyan (Ghost Eye)’s servants. I want to do something big to test the Songhai branch’s reaction. This Yuan Shi Tianzun is in Kangyang District, right? You’re a local, help me choose a location.”

Tian Lingling grinned, “If you want to make a big fuss, then choose shopping malls, hospitals, schools. That’s guaranteed to cause a sensation.”

Li Xianzong rubbed his chin, “There are too many people in shopping malls, I don’t have enough manpower to control them. As for schools, my dad admires intellectuals the most, so I won’t bother them. Hmm, my dad died in a hospital, and the hospital drained his family’s wealth before he died, so I’ll choose a hospital.”

Tian Lingling pondered for a moment, “The best hospital in Kangyang District is Pingtai Hospital, right?”

Li Xianzong slapped the bar and said, “That’s it.”

On the official forum, because of the fair treatment not long ago, the forum set off a wave of enthusiasm.

#Yuan Shi Tianzun Seized the Holy Grail in the Search and Capture of Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence), Awarded A-Class Merit#

The content of the announcement was very concise, just a few sentences, but even such a brief announcement left official Nightwalkers scattered everywhere dumbfounded.

[Li Dongze: Oh, my God, my God, I haven’t slept all night. That’s right, don’t doubt it, it’s because I’m too excited to sleep.]

[Wang Fei: Who is this person? He speaks strangely.]

[Bai Long: Wang Fei, Yuan Shi Tianzun was picked up by this guy. He got lucky.]

[Wang Fei: Ah, his ancestors’ graves must be smoking with green smoke. I’m so envious.]

[Lai Ri Fang Chang (The Future is Long): Didn’t Yuan Shi die??]

[Qing Teng (Green Vine): That was to confuse Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence). It was a false message deliberately released.]

[Lai Ri Fang Chang (The Future is Long): Oh, oh, I see. Sister Qing Teng, did Tianzun really kill Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence)?]

[Qing Teng (Green Vine): Yes, I saw it with my own eyes.]

[Please Call Me Queen: That kid, no, Tianzun is going against the heavens. He was clearly a newcomer not long ago, and in the blink of an eye, he’s already a big shot with A-class merit. I, a small team leader, have to treat him with respect.]

[Little Pig George: How many years has it been since someone from the bottom was awarded A-class merit? Alas, we have witnessed the rise of a genius. Speaking of which, Yuan Shi Tianzun must be at the top of the evil profession’s bounty list.]

[Qu Ri Ku Duo (The Past Was Bitter): Yes, I wonder if he will be hunted down by the strong of the evil professions. However, with Tianzun's level, there shouldn’t be many who can beat him in the Transcendence stage.]

[Little Pig George: Not necessarily. Go look at our Five Elements Alliance’s Transcendence stage bounty list. The top five are all freaks.]

The comment section quickly accumulated thousands of messages. Most of them were shocked by Yuan Shi Tianzun's achievements and were discussing them.

The Five Elements Alliance had produced another monstrous newcomer. Official Nightwalkers who often surfed the internet had expected this, after all, Yuan Shi Tianzun had cleared two S-level Spirit Realms.

Now, the headquarters awarding A-class merit is also a signal, a signal of a future high-level figure rising.

With the merit, as long as he rises to the corresponding level in the future, he can be awarded a position.

“It’s quite refreshing. Everyone, praise me a few more times. I like to watch…”

In a bustling, brightly lit shopping mall, Zhang Yuanqing scrolled through his phone while shopping with his aunt.

“Stop playing with your phone all the time!” His aunt puffed out her cheeks into steamed buns, glaring and complaining.

Zhang Yuanqing obediently put his phone back in his pocket.

“Let’s go see a movie later. I haven’t seen a movie this month yet,” his aunt suggested.

Many years ago, shopping malls, movies, and delicious food were their weekend entertainment.

After the weekend, the nephew and aunt parted ways, one miserably going to school, and the other working as a corporate slave.

“Sure!” Zhang Yuanqing said, “Check if there are any tickets for the Jade Futon movie.”

“Get lost!”

“Haha, you’ve seen it too, right.”

The next day, Zhang Yuanqing, wearing a backpack, mask, and baseball cap, came to work.

“Yuan Shi, Squad Leader Li is back,” the receptionist girl smiled, “He’s waiting for you upstairs.”

Who is Squad Leader Li? My squad leader is clearly named Teng Yuan Zhang Yuanqing returned a smile, “Thank you.”

ps: Update first, will correct typos later.