The King of Urban Mercenaries

"Brother Zhou, is what you said really true?" Lin Fei asked.

"Of course it’s true. Would I lie to you?" Zhou Ziyu said.

Lin Fei smiled. "In that case I’ll just say it. The reason I came to the City Lord Mansion this time is for those three snake eggs!"

Hearing Lin Fei mention the snake eggs, Zhou Ziyu frowned. "Snake eggs? How did you find out about the snake eggs?"

Lin Fei was stunned for a moment. "Right after you left just now, I walked around here a bit, took a look, and then discovered the snake eggs. If I’ve offended you in any way, I hope Brother Zhou can forgive me."

"I mean, you came here for the snake eggs? Why are you here for the snake eggs? Is there something special about them?" Zhou Ziyu asked.

Lin Fei nodded, then recounted how he had mistaken that giant snake for him, got chased, and in the end agreed to the giant snake’s request. After listening to what Lin Fei said, Zhou Ziyu nodded.

"I’m very sorry about this. If I’d known it would cause so much trouble, I wouldn’t have done it that way," Zhou Ziyu said.

"So Brother Zhou is willing to return the snake eggs?" Lin Fei asked, quite pleased inside.

Zhou Ziyu smiled. "Of course, but I want to return them with my own hands."

"Return them with your own hands?" Lin Fei froze for a moment, but still nodded and said, "If that’s the case, then let’s do it your way."

Zhou Ziyu smiled, then said, "Then please go sit in the main hall for a while. I’ll go make some preparations."

Lin Fei nodded, and following Zhou Ziyu’s words, headed toward the main hall. After entering, he waited there for Zhou Ziyu. At this time, Little Black couldn’t help but warn, "Lin Fei, there are some things you really can’t afford not to guard against."

"What do you mean?" Lin Fei frowned and asked.

"Zhou Ziyu—this dragon suspects she’s going to pull something dirty," Little Black said. That was just his feeling; after all, to return snake eggs, there didn’t seem to be any need for everyone to go together, right?

"No way, I don’t sense any malice from Brother Zhou," Lin Fei said.

"Heh, if you could sense it, you wouldn’t be Lin Fei. You can know a face but not a heart. You’d better be careful. We can’t capsize in a gutter. Don’t forget where we still have to go." Little Black reminded him.

Lin Fei nodded. "Got it, I’ll be careful."

Before long, Zhou Ziyu seemed to be ready. She was holding something in her hand as she came to stand in front of Lin Fei and said, "All right, Brother Lin Fei, let’s go."

Lin Fei nodded and asked, "Brother Zhou, are the snake eggs in there?"

"Hehe, the genuine article, no fakes. Look!"

As she finished speaking, Zhou Ziyu directly opened the bundle containing the snake eggs. Sure enough, three snake eggs were lying inside, right in front of Lin Fei.

"Good, let’s go. I’m afraid that big snake is already getting impatient," Lin Fei said.

Zhou Ziyu nodded, then walked off into the distance. However, the cold gleam flashing in her eyes was something Lin Fei didn’t notice at all. He had no idea what was about to happen next.

Lin Fei and Zhou Ziyu left the city and then headed into the forest. "Brother Lin Fei, where exactly is that big snake? Aren’t we there yet?"

"Almost," Lin Fei said, then shouted into the forest, "Big Snake, come out! I’ve brought your eggs back!"

Swish, swish...

At that moment, sounds suddenly came from deep within the trees. Immediately after, a giant snake appeared in front of them. Lin Fei looked at Zhou Ziyu and asked, "See? No mistake, right?"

Zhou Ziyu showed a surprised expression. "I knew it, the eggs might be small, but there’s no way the snake itself would be small. My father actually didn’t believe it. Hahahaha, this time I’m going to capture it and let my father have a good look!"

Hearing Zhou Ziyu’s words, Lin Fei was shocked!

"Brother Zhou, what do you mean by that?" Lin Fei didn’t understand what was going on at all. Could it be...

"Hahaha, Brother Lin Fei, you hold onto these three snake eggs for me for now. You’ll know what I mean in a bit, hahaha!"

After saying that, Zhou Ziyu burst into loud laughter and charged straight at the giant snake opposite her.

Lin Fei hurriedly caught the three snake eggs Zhou Ziyu had thrown over, then leapt into the air. He directly hurled something at the giant snake. That object was like a fishing net, instantly wrapping around the giant snake.

The giant snake let out an enraged roar and tried to break free of the net, but what Lin Fei hadn’t expected was that such a powerful snake actually couldn’t break free of that net. It was simply unbelievable!

"Lin Fei, that thing is a Treasure, and it’s specially made to restrain Demon Beasts," Little Black said.

"That giant snake is at the Nascent Soul Realm, right? Even it can be bound?" Lin Fei said in surprise. A Demon Beast in the Nascent Soul Realm was terrifyingly powerful—how could it be captured so easily?

"You don’t understand. In this world, many things mutually generate and restrain each other. This Treasure isn’t much use against ordinary people, but for Demon Beasts it might be fatal," Little Black said.

Lin Fei nodded. There were too many things he didn’t know, but that didn’t mean they didn’t exist in this world. Besides, he had only been in this world for a short time—not even a full year yet—so how could he know everything?

Although he’d read quite a bit in the ancient records, those were only tomes open to Disciples. Who knew how many records above the Disciple level he had yet to see!

"Hiss hiss!"

Finally, the giant snake was completely captured. Once caught, its huge body kept shrinking until it became palm-sized and appeared in Zhou Ziyu’s hand. Zhou Ziyu happily walked over to Lin Fei.

"Brother Zhou, why did you capture it?" Lin Fei frowned slightly and asked.

"Hahaha! Why capture it?"

It was as if Zhou Ziyu had just heard a hilarious joke. She said, "Why wouldn’t I capture it? Didn’t I tell you from the start that I like Demon Beasts? And you just happened to introduce this one to me. If I didn’t capture it, how could I live up to your kindness?"

Hearing Zhou Ziyu’s words, Lin Fei’s expression grew a shade heavier.

At this moment, Zhou Ziyu spoke again. "And also, thank you, Brother Lin Fei, for the introduction. Since you want these three snake eggs, I’ll give them to you. I hope you can hatch them and let them slowly grow. Haha, I’ll be taking my leave now, brother. See you!"

After saying that, Zhou Ziyu ignored Lin Fei and headed straight toward Heavenly Commerce City in the distance. Lin Fei watched Zhou Ziyu’s departing back, his brows knitting tightly together.

"Lin Fei, do you want to make a move? If you do, I’m a hundred percent sure I can kill her on the spot. After that we leave, and no one will know it was us."

Hearing Little Black’s words, Lin Fei was somewhat tempted, but in the end he still shook his head. "Forget it. But since he dared to deceive me, I won’t let him off easily!"