Chapter 291: Troubled with What to Do
Translator: Tim Editor: Fish Creek
Pausing for a moment, Dong Qing continued, “When he was talking to me, my heart skipped a beat. Then, when Wu Feng pressed the button, the car that exploded was his own. I was sure that if I hadn’t left then, I would be in his hands now. And… and…”
“And what?” Cheng Qing immediately asked.
Dong Qing hesitated before saying, “I suspect he left a mark on me. But afterward, I kept washing and changing clothes, but that feeling of being marked persists. I’m not sure if I’m being too suspicious, but my sixth sense is usually correct. If it weren’t for my sixth sense, I would have died on the Hong Kong mission last time.”
Ye Mo listened and commended Dong Qing’s instincts. She was a natural assassin. She could leave her spiritual sense on an earth-level master like Jing Xi undetected, yet she could sense this.
Although unsure, her instinct was amazing. Dong Qing didn’t even have a level in ancient martial arts; she was just a hitman.
Cheng Qing was dazed for a while before saying, “You’re thinking too much. How can there be such a mark? Plus, he just held your hands. Although it was quite long, who knows if Ye Mo was lustful? Perhaps he just wanted to grab your hands. He couldn’t use your hands to mark you; if he could, it would be too magical.”
Dong Qing shook her head. “No. He probably didn’t want to grab my hands. Tang Beiwei is much prettier than me; he would grab her hands instead.”
“Tang Beiwei is his sister. Of course, he can’t do anything to her,” Cheng Qing immediately rebuked.
“Sister? How do you know she’s his sister? Have you done a DNA test? Plus, one is Tang and the other is Ye. I’m not sure. When I investigated him in Ning Hai, I saw him stay in the same bedroom with her for a night. And Ye Mo doesn’t look lustful,” Dong Qing immediately shook her head.
As if to support her opinion, Dong Qing said, “If he were lustful, according to my data, he’s contacted Yun Bing and his fiancée, Ning Qingxue—both are far prettier than me. Why would he want me?”
Cheng Qing nodded. “You’re right. Ye Mo isn’t someone we can offend, but is our superior someone we can offend? If we run, it’s still death—a gruesome death.”
Dong Qing sighed. “If I had to choose, I’d rather offend our superior and commit suicide. Ye Mo is too scary. I investigated him. Nan Qing, Metal River—although not destroyed by him, they’re both declining because of him. I suspect even the Song family’s downfall was due to him. Recently, the Amphibian gang was exterminated; I suspect it’s connected to him because we found the blood coral at the Sharp Sea Corner.”
“What about the Qiao family? Is it also him?” Cheng Qing immediately asked.
Dong Qing remained silent for a while before saying, “I originally thought it was him, but after my new mission, I reconsidered. He probably didn’t steal the blood coral. It was quite possibly the Cha family. That’s why I was desperate to leave. I had a premonition that if I stayed, my life wouldn’t be mine.”
“The Cha family? How can that be? When they collaborated with us, they never mentioned wanting the blood coral. Didn’t they just say to kill Ye Mo?” Cheng Qing asked in surprise.
Dong Qing shook her head. “I don’t know. If our employer to kill Qiao Gang was the Cha family, then everything is explained. But our employer is the Yun family, and then the Cha family asked for cooperation to kill Ye Mo. I don’t understand. This time, I disobeyed orders, left the Cha family, and ran away. I’m probably already suspected by the authorities.
I suspect the authorities cooperated with the Cha family on the blood coral. They wanted to lure Ye Mo, and I was the bait. I don’t know what’s behind this, but I know if I went to the Cha family, I wouldn’t be alive. Perhaps the authorities already knew I was marked by Ye Mo, and that’s why they wanted me to go to the Cha family.
So, even if I know where the blood coral is, I wouldn’t take this mission. Although I still don’t understand many things, I’m sure that regardless of Ye Mo’s connection to the blood coral, if I go, I’m dead for sure.”
Hearing this, Ye Mo rejoiced. Dong Qing knew where the blood coral was. However, he didn’t expect the Yun family hired the assassins to kill Qiao Gang, and the Earth Fiend was targeting him because he killed one of their assassins. But why did the Cha family want to attack him? Before the race, he had no enmity with the Cha family.
Dong Qing’s sixth sense was incredibly strong. Ye Mo guessed the Earth Fiend might know he marked Dong Qing and was prepared to sacrifice her to kill him. Besides killing Earth Fiend assassins, there must be another reason. Otherwise, the Earth Fiend wouldn’t use their people as sacrificial pawns.
“Sigh, you should keep tracking Ye Mo. As long as you follow him, you don’t need to do anything,” Cheng Qing sighed.
After a long time, Cheng Qing sighed, “What are you going to do then? If Ye Mo is really that strong, are you going to leave the organization? That’s a tragic path to death.”
“Dying alone is better than having my entire family die. Ye Mo always kills entire families. He’s too cruel. I’d rather die in secret than let him find my family and kill them too,” Dong Qing said helplessly.
Cheng Qing sneered. “Dong Qing, I’ve been at Earth Fiend longer than you. I know things you don’t. I don’t know if Ye Mo kills entire families, but I’m sure if you betray Earth Fiend, your entire family will be killed. Those people are maniacs. They’re unreasonable.
Five years ago, when I first joined Earth Fiend, a senior—a human-level purple killer, one step away from earth-level—was trapped by his mission and returned a few days late. His entire family was killed. Our superiors will kill entire families; you just don’t know.”
“Huh…” Dong Qing had never heard that her organization would kill entire families. This was horrifying. She only guessed Ye Mo killed entire families, but this made her reconsider her decision.
Ye Mo knew there was no point in eavesdropping anymore, so he walked out and said plainly, “If you work with me, I won’t let Earth Fiend kill your family; I’ll even save you.”
Huh… Both Dong Qing and Cheng Qing jumped up. Ye Mo appeared too suddenly; they weren’t prepared. Still, they reacted fast, putting their hands to their waists. Obviously, they had weapons.
“It’s you? Ye Mo, how did you get here?” Dong Qing immediately recognized him. She lowered her hand; she knew her attack was useless against Ye Mo.
Hearing Dong Qing’s words, Cheng Qing was astonished. He finally understood Ye Mo’s terror. This was deep in the sea, and he hadn’t seen any ship approach. He’d even had Fu Bo on guard, yet a person suddenly appeared, his clothes dry, as if he’d materialized. Even the most powerful Earth Fiend killer didn’t have such power. No wonder Dong Qing feared Ye Mo so much. He had reasons to be feared.
Ye Mo sat down, poured himself tea, and said slowly, “Dong Qing, now isn’t the time to ask how I got here. I have my ways. You tried to kill me with the bomb under the car. If I wanted to kill you now, it wouldn’t bother me, and I have a hundred reasons to do so. I haven’t killed you yet because I want to see if you know what’s good for you. If you seek death, then I have no choice.”
Dong Qing let out a long exhale, as if putting everything down. The worry on her face disappeared. Sometimes, people are like this. They worry before things happen, but once it happens, they realize worrying is useless; they might as well face it.
“Ye qianbei, I know you’re very strong. You can kill us like ants. Earth Fiend isn’t an organization we can easily betray. To be honest, I have no good feelings toward Earth Fiend. We were forcibly taken into training, only because we had nowhere to go. We wanted to achieve more within Earth Fiend. Now that I’ve offended you, you can kill me, but I just don’t want you to attack my family,” Dong Qing seemed to realize death was inevitable either way.
Ye Mo smiled plainly, grabbed Dong Qing’s wrist, quickly sliced a wound, and before she could react, let go. He pinched a small red Gu in his hand. “Is this why you don’t dare betray Earth Fiend? I’ve taken it from your body. You can talk now.”
Dong Qing’s eyes widened in shock. After a while, she said horrifyingly, “You… how did you know there’s a control Gu in my body? How did you force it out? You dared to hold it—aren’t you afraid it’ll go into your body?”
Ye Mo sneered. “This little bug is called a Gu? Don’t make me laugh.”