The King of Urban Mercenaries

Orion was truly at a loss for words. Was this guy in front of him sure he wasn’t the one making the Tokens? How could he be holding so many Tokens in his hand? What in the world was going on?

Jiang Ming spoke up, offering an explanation on behalf of Prince Orion. "These Tokens were all given to me by them. They said you’re naturally suspicious, so they handed all of them to me and told me to give them to you in batches. I didn’t expect you really wouldn’t believe me, so I could only hand everything over at once. Your Highness, I really didn’t lie. Every word I said is true. Please believe me!"

Prince Orion nodded. "Very good. Since that’s the case, I’ll believe you. In fact, when you said they were threatening your families, I already believed you. I just didn’t expect you to have four Tokens on you. That really surprised me. They’re far too cautious."

Jiang Ming was really speechless at this moment. They were cautious? Clearly it was you who’s cautious, all right? And if he hadn’t mentioned they were threatening his family, you actually wouldn’t have believed him. This man was rotten to the core; there were no words for it.

"Let’s go."

The Fourth Prince said this, then stood up and walked off into the distance.

At this time, Jiang Ming watched the Fourth Prince’s back, then hurriedly followed. He quickly came up behind the Fourth Prince, but that middle-aged man seemed to be constantly on guard against Jiang Ming. That couldn’t be helped; after all, to him this was his duty—he had to ensure the Fourth Prince’s safety at every moment.

Meanwhile, Lin Fei saw the Fourth Prince and Jiang Ming actually heading out of the residence. This clearly wasn’t something ordinary. Maybe the Fourth Prince had really believed his lies, so now they were preparing to go outside the city. For Lin Fei, this could be considered a good thing—at the very least, it would make it easier for him to strike.

Since the Fourth Prince and Jiang Ming were heading out of the city together, there was no reason for him to keep hiding here, so Lin Fei went straight toward the outside. But just then, he saw patrols ahead of him, and another patrol unit coming over from behind. Lin Fei had no choice; he immediately hid inside the turtle shell.

However, when Lin Fei activated the turtle shell, he actually let a bit of True Qi leak out, so the two patrol teams instantly became alert. But they didn’t find anything, and in the end could only drop the matter.

After they left, Lin Fei headed out of the city himself. He quickly reached the outskirts and saw Jiang Ming leading the Fourth Prince deeper into the forest. But halfway in, the Fourth Prince suddenly stopped and said, "Where exactly are you taking me? Are you sure someone lives out there?"

"Of course. Our family only moved there not long ago, so it’s normal that the Prince wouldn’t know." Jiang Ming came up with a decent excuse to brush it off, but the Prince seemed a bit unconvinced.

"Take him down!" the Fourth Prince ordered.

"Prince, what are you doing?" Jiang Ming took a step back and asked.

"What am I doing? You really don’t know? You actually dared to deceive me. Speak up honestly: where did those four guys go? Or have you already framed them somehow? But that shouldn’t be possible. With your strength, you’re nowhere near capable of harming them. Which means you must have accomplices, doesn’t it?" the Fourth Prince said, becoming more and more wary. Anyone who could kill those four as his accomplices meant he had to get out of here as fast as possible.

"I don’t understand what the Fourth Prince is talking about. I hope the Prince won’t falsely accuse me. Please return my innocence, Fourth Prince." Jiang Ming said, taking another step back.

"Justice? Innocence? Hahaha. Don’t move. Once I’ve uncovered the truth, I’ll naturally clear your name. Before that, you’d better submit quietly. Otherwise, you’ll never have any innocence to speak of." The Prince spoke.

Jiang Ming frowned. At this moment, he didn’t know what choice to make. If he made a move, he would undoubtedly expose his identity. But if he was captured or couldn’t escape, once they found out the truth, he’d be doomed. Death wasn’t what he feared; what was terrifying was a fate worse than death.

In the end, Jiang Ming chose to act. He’d heard Lin Fei say he would be here to meet him, so he was probably watching from the shadows. If Lin Fei and that dragon stepped in, then this matter would be foolproof. So Jiang Ming said nothing more for now, but he had already made up his mind.

"If the Third Prince really refuses to believe me, there’s nothing I can do. But I’m not going to let the Third Prince’s men take me. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have no chance of surviving." Jiang Ming said, then retreated several more steps.

Orion frowned and said, "I advise you to surrender. If you truly haven’t done anything wrong, I won’t do anything to you. Isn’t your name innocent?"

Jiang Ming shook his head and said, "Please, Your Highness, take a look behind you. Who’s standing behind you?" Jiang Ming looked past the Prince’s shoulder.

At that moment, the middle-aged man who was trying to seize Jiang Ming also looked back. But when he saw there was nothing behind them, he immediately realized they had been tricked.

By then, Jiang Ming had already rushed up to the middle-aged man. What he wanted wasn’t to kill Orion, the Fourth Prince, but the middle-aged man in front of him.

Catching him off guard and striking out unexpectedly, Jiang Ming slashed directly at the middle-aged man’s neck. The man’s entire head was cut off in one stroke. Blood spurted wildly, a column of crimson shot up, then the head dropped completely and the body collapsed to the ground, never to rise again.

Now only Jiang Ming and Orion were left in the forest. Lin Fei hadn’t caught up yet; after all, he had snuck in, so walking out openly would also take time.

Since Jiang Ming had already finished off the middle-aged man, Orion knew he was in trouble. He’d actually fallen for the trick. He said, "Who exactly are you? What do you want? Just tell me, and I’ll give it to you!"

Jiang Ming looked at Orion with a cold sneer. "Are you serious? You’ll give me whatever I want?"

"Of course. I, Orion, the Fourth Prince, never go back on my word. I am, after all, the Fourth Prince of this Empire’s royal house; there’s nothing I can’t accomplish."

Orion spoke with extreme arrogance, but what he said wasn’t wrong.

Jiang Ming looked at Prince Orion with a cold sneer and said, "In that case, what I want is your life. I hope you can grant my request. I trust the Fourth Prince won’t go back on his word."