Chapter 1368: Chapter 871: Mo Wentian 2
Opening the envelope, inside was a stack of papers; unexpectedly, the first one was a familiar face—Tong Han. Someone had placed a bounty on her in the hotel, with the reward being a Ghost Level Magic Artifact.
"Keep reading." Senior Brother Qingfeng nudged his chin as a reminder.
Soon, Yang Xiao stopped again, this time seeing Brother Sui, with the bounty raised significantly—a reward of two Ghost Level Magic Artifacts.
Next were two more old acquaintances, one was the Marquis Zhengdong, and the other was the An Nan Marquis. The bounty for Marquis Zhengdong was an Upper Ghost Level Magic Artifact, while the one for An Nan Marquis was lower, the same as Brother Sui’s: two Ghost Level Magic Artifacts.
Yang Xiao could roughly guess that this bounty was put out by the Withered Bone Pavilion’s group, after all, they had lost a protector, and such a vendetta couldn’t go unsettled.
Continuing to read, there weren’t many papers left until Yang Xiao paused, spotting the words Pingxi Marquis.
The bounty on him was the same as for Marquis Zhengdong: an Upper Ghost Level Magic Artifact.
Seeing this, Daoist Qingfeng explained that this bounty was issued along with those for Marquis Zhengdong and An Nan Marquis.
Yang Xiao understood. The Withered Bone Pavilion group wasn’t foolish; they didn’t know exactly who killed the Bone Burning Taoist, but in Xiang Ma Town, there were only three groups capable of sheltering Song Ziming, so they simply placed bounties on the heads of all three leaders, offering rewards for each.
"Junior Brother, don’t panic. After all, the titles granted to you three by the hotel mean the bounties concerning you won’t appear within the hotel." Daoist Qingfeng spoke with hands tucked in sleeves.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao felt slightly at ease. Recently, he’d been busy and had no time to deal with the Withered Bone Pavilion, nor did he ever intend to eliminate them entirely. He merely wanted to kill their master.
On another level, if the opponent was sensible enough to yield and hand over that lantern handle, Yang Xiao wouldn’t bother finding trouble with him.
Flipping the page, suddenly, Yang Xiao’s brow furrowed. On the next page appeared another familiar name, "Yu Yuan Sect Nether Emperor Night Owl?!"
Yang Xiao was taken aback; it had been a long time since anyone addressed him as that.
Even more surprising was the bounty below, shockingly reaching the level of a Peak of Ghost Level Magic Artifact.
It’s known that in the vicinity around Rongcheng, such a bounty was almost the limit, considering there were barely any Ghost-level Apostles around.
Individuals like Brother Sui, Song Ziming, Bone Burning Taoist, were all outsiders.
"Luckily, luckily they’re bounty hunting the Nether Emperor Night Owl. What does it have to do with me, Yang Xiao?" Yang Xiao comforted himself. After all, not many people knew he was the Nether Emperor Night Owl; most who did had been sent to their deaths by him, and the few left breathing were his diehard allies, unlikely to betray him.
But who would be willing to spend such a fortune to buy—not, no, this Nether Emperor Night Owl’s life, Yang Xiao was very curious about it.
At this moment, Senior Brother Qingfeng stepped in, whispering, "No need to guess; it’s Ru Lin Academy who issued the bounty; this time they didn’t remain anonymous."
Yang Xiao suddenly understood, secretly scolding Elder Yang Qianhe in his heart for being muddle-headed. He must have heard that someone called the Nether Emperor Night Owl from the Yu Yuan Sect once appeared near Rongcheng, thus sending out a martial arts world’s bounty order to wipe out these leftover members of the Yu Yuan Sect.
Yang Xiao now really wanted to call Elder Yang Qianhe to explain, but thinking it over, he decided against it. The elder was grieving over his child’s death; now was the time for revenge and settling scores, and it was better not to stir up trouble.
Though upon reconsideration, Yang Xiao keenly spotted a business opportunity; perhaps he could take on this bounty, then casually deliver a corpse to Elder Yang as a formality. After all, no one understood the Nether Emperor Night Owl better than him; if he tried, there was a substantial chance the ruse could work.
An item at the peak of Ghost Level, especially one from Ru Lin Academy, would undoubtedly be of high quality.
But these business ideas only briefly flashed through Yang Xiao’s mind as he decided to keep reading, sensing only one page left from the thickness of the stack.
"Hwah-la—"
Turning the page, Yang Xiao’s expression instantly darkened; on that last page, it boldly displayed his own name: Yang Xiao.
Following that were parts of his résumé at the Patrol Defense Office, from Investigation Team Captain, to Deputy Director Level Captain, Specialist of the Tri-party Action Group, and now the Deputy Director of the Lin’an Patrol Office in Rongcheng.
Most shockingly, the corresponding bounty was for a Magic Artifact rated at Half-step Netherworld Level!
At that moment, Yang Xiao did feel a chill run down his spine; the audacity of this bounty was somewhat excessive, so tempting that even he almost wavered.
Although having the powerful backing of the Patrol Defense Office offered some protection, this bounty would still make many people’s eyes green with envy. This world is never short of desperate, reckless individuals willing to take risks for immense profits.
Yang Xiao did not doubt that once this bounty was public, someone would surely come looking for trouble with him.
Staying in Rongcheng might be safer, but once he left the protective reach of the Patrol Defense Office, those reckless money-grabbers might start stirring.
After pulling himself back together, Yang Xiao pondered over who could have spent such a hefty sum to bounty him.
Indeed, Yang Xiao had made many enemies, but those daring enough to blatantly bounty the current director of the Patrol Defense Office and possessing the means to produce a Magic Artifact of Half-step Netherworld Level were rare.
He first ruled out old rivals Marquis Zhengdong and An Nan Marquis. For one, they didn’t dare, and for another, they probably didn’t have such treasures.
From Daoist Qingfeng’s information, Yang Xiao confirmed that this bounty had nothing to do with those two.
Yang Xiao had also offended many people in Rongcheng, but these could be disregarded; they didn’t have the capability either.
