Chapter 1377 - 631: Demon

Du Wenming came to find He Jiaqing, saying there was a good business deal to be made.

He Jiaqing pointed to the new land behind him: "What do you think of my deal?"

"Cultivating wilderness in New Land? You call this a deal?" Du Wenming scoffed.

He Jiaqing answered seriously: "In Puluo State, this is a legitimate business."

"I know Yu Yaoming's whereabouts, are you interested in this business?"

He Jiaqing thought for a moment and asked: "Is Yu Yaoming still in the Lu Family Bookstore?"

Du Wenming nodded.

He Jiaqing shook his head: "Let's forget this deal; I don't want to ruin the harmony with Boss Lu."

"Are you afraid of Zhou Badou?" Du Wenming laughed.

Du Wenming hit the nail on the head, as He Jiaqing was indeed frightened.

Seeing He Jiaqing's silence, Du Wenming continued: "Then let's change the deal. Yu Yaoming successfully used the Boundary's equipment so people can enter the wormhole, but it requires some special techniques to come out,

I can reveal some core technical content to you, but the premise is you help me remove something."

He Jiaqing looked Du Wenming up and down, guessing his demand: "You have a mark inside you, a very troublesome mark, and you want me to help you remove it?"

Unexpectedly, He Jiaqing hit the key point at once, and Du Wenming nodded repeatedly: "It looks like I found the right person."

He Jiaqing looked around: "We can do this business, but we must hurry. The person who left the mark could come soon, and I don't want to be implicated,

Let me see the relevant core data first; I need to confirm that this information is really valuable."

Du Wenming frowned: "Payment first, then work?"

He Jiaqing nodded: "Do you find me a bit domineering? If you're dissatisfied, you can find someone else, but the person looking for you is probably very close."

Without further hesitation, Du Wenming took out a file bag and handed it to He Jiaqing.

He Jiaqing opened the file and glanced at it, and sure enough, it contained detailed explanations of Yu Yaoming's research results, along with relevant experimental data.

"These data are all from before Yu Yaoming was captured; could they be outdated?" He Jiaqing seemed a bit critical.

Du Wenming stood still, and on the big tree behind him, a crow's neck twisted to the right, making its head tilt a full ninety degrees.

Crack!

He Jiaqing's head tilted ninety degrees as well.

He Jiaqing was deeply shocked, as he had always been wary of Du Wenming's techniques, yet Du Wenming did not directly use the technique on him; he used it on the crow, passing the technique to He Jiaqing.

"I paid, and you don't work, that's your fault." Du Wenming's eyes glinted coldly.

He Jiaqing, with his head tilted, smiled: "Don't be nervous, I just have some questions about the content in the data. I will never break my promises when it comes to fulfilling agreements."

Du Wenming waved his hand, and He Jiaqing's neck straightened again.

The two stared at each other for a moment, as the cold wind cut their cheeks like a blade.

If it really came to life and death, He Jiaqing felt he could probably defeat Du Wenming.

But he didn't want to fight.

He Jiaqing reached out his right hand to Du Wenming: "It might be a bit offensive, please don't mind."

Du Wenming nodded slightly, watching as He Jiaqing's hand reached into his stomach.

A dozen seconds later, He Jiaqing withdrew his hand, revealing a black ink-stained "Zhou" character, tinged with fresh blood in his palm.

"This is the mark on you, and I've already guessed who left it,

destroying this mark isn't easy, you need to take this thing away, I don't want the Drachma Calligrapher to find this territory."

Du Wenming shook his head: "I have no intention of taking it away. I paid you to do the job, so you're naturally responsible for the aftermath, and that's fair."

Facing He Jiaqing, Du Wenming took large strides as if moving forward, yet his body quickly retreated, vanishing into the forest.

Does walking require dance steps?

It took He Jiaqing a moment to understand the reasoning, realizing that Du Wenming's walking style made it difficult for others to track him.

He quickly hid the materials Du Wenming handed in his clothes, but the bloody "Zhou" character in his hand needed to be dealt with swiftly.

He was telling the truth earlier; destroying this mark wasn't easy. He couldn't do it with his current power; he needed a magical treasure.

But he didn't have that magical treasure with him; in fact, it wasn't even his. It belonged to Xie Juncong, the Head of the Ghost Hand Sect.

Getting something from Xie Juncong wouldn't have been a problem, but things were different now. He Jiaqing knew that Xiao Qianshou had set his sights on him, and Xie Juncong posed a significant threat.

Given the difficulty in destroying the mark, He Jiaqing came up with an idea; he decided to hide the mark.

Hiding it in Chu Yaoxian's territory wouldn't work. When Zhou Badou came looking, a bit of torture would make Chu Yaoxian spill the beans on He Jiaqing.

Where would be suitable?

The Flower Fairy Mansion, Hua Manchun's territory!

Hua Manchun's territory was adjacent to Chu Yaoxian's, and since Hua Manchun was killed by Li Banfeng, the land now belonged to Li Banfeng and was currently managed by Ma Wu.

If he buried the mark in the Flower Fairy Mansion, when Zhou Badou found it, they would only be able to hold Li Qi and Ma Wu accountable, leaving He Jiaqing in the clear.

With this plan, He Jiaqing took out a wooden box from his pocket, placed the "Zhou" character inside, and headed swiftly to the Flower Fairy Mansion.

...

At dusk, Boss Lu arrived at the Flower Fairy Mansion and, in the woods outside the manor, dug out a wooden box containing a bloody "Zhou" character.