Chapter 1479: Chapter 559: Store Manager
Jiang Lan and others suddenly appeared, unleashing a massacre, which did not surprise this middle-aged man.
He had come here upon seeing Jiang Lan land on the island and cause a commotion, aiming to seize the Xin Luo Umbrella.
He just didn’t expect Jiang Lan to arrive so quickly.
The Dark Dragon Hall was unexpectedly incompetent.
Unable even to stop a single Jiang Lan.
However, the words of the Hidden Sword Hermit made his scalp tingle.
He couldn’t help but look at the Hidden Sword Hermit:
"Sir, the Store Manager has treated you well...why would you harbor such intentions?
"Who exactly are you?"
The Hidden Sword Hermit paid him no mind and instead introduced him to Su Mo:
"This person is one of the three confidants beside the Store Manager, his name is Hu Tao, and his swordsmanship is quite good.
"Originally, he came from the Hidden Killing Building.
"Later, he wholly followed the Store Manager.
"These White Robed Swordsmen are his handiwork.
"Besides, there are two other experts beside the Store Manager.
"One is named Zeng Fu, the other Zeng Shou.
"These names are probably not real.
"I imagine they were once formidable figures, later bowing to the Store Manager.
"They have followed for many years.
"But, in the time I’ve spent on the Store Manager’s ship, I still haven’t uncovered these two people’s backgrounds.
"Additionally... the Store Manager himself is no ordinary person.
"Otherwise, I would have succeeded long ago.
"He likely has realized I have intentions to kill him.
"Yet he has never acted against me, perhaps holding onto some hope."
Su Mo nodded slightly:
"You’ve worked hard, Hermit."
"It’s nothing."
The Hidden Sword Hermit sighed: "Today, I speak to you in detail, having seen you here. If you were absent, sooner or later, I would have found a way to dispose of this person. It’s not in vain my acquaintance with Old Ji...
"I had long planned...if I could succeed in killing this person, I wouldn’t wait for his men to avenge him.
"I would just jump into the sea.
"After eating my fill of fish and shrimp, I’d go meet the Dragon King.
"Ask the Dragon King for a good jug of wine, then go find Old Ji.
"Although he was stubborn, a fool who wasted his life for trivial matters,
"he was unmatched at making friends.
"Once below, I’ll casually ask a ghost, and I should find him.
"Then I’d go over, scare him, and see if I can frighten him back to life."
At this point, he couldn’t help but laugh:
"Ah, whimsies of daily life, forgive me for amusing you, Chief Su."
Su Mo shook his head lightly, momentarily at a loss for words.
At this moment, Jiang Lan suddenly spun his hand, and the copper tobacco pipe buzzed, spinning in the void.
Following this, he delivered a palm strike.
With a loud bang,
the middle-aged man named Hu Tao flew in response, crashing into the opposing wall.
Falling to the ground, before he could rise, he spewed a mouthful of blood.
Looking up, weapons were already pressed against his neck, preventing any rash actions.
Hu Tao merely stared at the Hidden Sword Hermit, gritting his teeth:
"Damn it, my misjudgment of character, to not see your wolfish ambitions."
The Hidden Sword Hermit smiled, undisturbed, and led Su Mo to the door, sternly saying:
"The mechanism on this door is exceedingly ingenious.
"Though simple, it embodies ultimate simplicity.
"Within lies an object, to move it requires an exceptionally special Inner Strength.
"Using external force can certainly break it.
"But with the slightest carelessness, it would expose the concealed Xizhou Fire God Oil.
"The hiding place of this Xizhou Fire God Oil is even more formidable.
"Trying to extract the oil first, then breaking the door, is a dead end as well.
"This kind of mechanism can’t be said to be supremely ingenious; it simply leaves one at wit’s end.
"Chief Su, having come all this way, surely you are determined to obtain the things inside, aren’t you?
"Unfortunately, I cannot open this door either."
"It’s alright."
Su Mo smiled: "Don’t trouble yourself, Hermit. Those who can open this door will likely be brought here soon."
"Oh?"
The Hidden Sword Hermit was stunned, then nodded slightly:
"So, you have already calculated everything?
"Impressive, as expected of you.
"Then I’ll wait and see."
Subsequent idle chatter was mere partings.
The Hidden Sword Hermit talked to Su Mo about how he infiltrated the Store Manager’s side.
Ultimately, it was his forging skills that caught the Store Manager’s attention.
The Hidden Sword Hermit said:
"This man seeks outstanding talents, seemingly with ambitions beyond Nanhai.
"I prodded for a long time to learn he appeared to have intentions for Beichuan.
"With some connection to a place called Sword Nourishing Hut in Beichuan...
"But what this Sword Nourishing Hut in Beichuan is, I do not know."
"Sword Nourishing Hut in Beichuan?"
Su Mo was taken aback, finding the name oddly familiar.
After thinking, he hurriedly dug through his cloth bag, producing a clinking sound.
Seeing this, the Hidden Sword Hermit’s mouth twitched:
"Why do you have so many tokens?"
"Perhaps it’s because I’m well-liked...everyone gives them, one way or another. In the end, inexplicably, they just multiply."
As Su Mo mumbled, he rummaged through and finally pulled out a palm-sized little sword from the bottom of the bundle.
Engraved with the words ’Dividing Sword’.
"What’s this?"
The Hidden Sword Hermit was slightly startled.
Hearing a gasp beside him:
"Sword Division Order!?"
Su Mo turned, the exclamation coming from Jiang Lan.
Jiang Lan looked at the little sword with disbelief: "Su...Your Highness, where did you get this?"
