Chapter 1082: Chapter 1054: I Brought a Gun
Li Chen’s question left the cloaked man stunned.
At that mont, he sighed once again at how unreliable the intel was.
Because, according to the intel, Li Chen was a ruthless killer, and once he deed soone an enemy, there was no reason they would survive.
From the information he had, everyone who had attacked him, or attempted to harm him or those around him, and were deed as his enemies, were already dead.
It was a shocking report.
So, when he ca, he was prepared to achieve victory at all costs.
Because once he lost, what he would likely face was death.
There wasn’t even a chance to escape.
“Are you… trying to recruit ?” The cloaked man finally reacted, saying with a slight pause.
“Yes. You can think of it that way.” Li Chen replied.
“I…” To be honest, the cloaked man wasn’t blind; he could see Li Chen’s strength and potential.
After Li Chen battled two Earth-Level Experts, he disappeared without achieving an Earth-level breakthrough.
And according to recent intel, the conclusion was that he was very likely to have just broken through to Earth-level, but at most, just barely crossed the Earth-level threshold. Sending soone of Black Rope Rank already showed considerable respect for Li Chen.
However, after he had actual contact with Li Chen, he fully understood.
What was this about barely crossing the Earth-level threshold?
Damn, this was clearly soone stronger than even himself, a Union Level Expert!
Cursing that group of idiotic intel agents within the organization again, he hesitated in response to Li Chen’s inquiry: “I… need to think about it.”
He had to think, and couldn’t not think.
Although he was sowhat tempted, the others in the organization, although not much, but that one existence was…
“Alright, I’ll give you ti to consider.” Li Chen nodded and then reached out to tap a few places on the cloaked man’s body, sealing his cultivation.
“By the way, what’s your na?” Li Chen asked.
“Fan Bayin.”
Li Chen sized up this man who resembled a monkey: “Your na really doesn’t match your looks.”
Fan Bayin didn’t say anything because this wasn’t the first ti his na and appearance had been mocked.
Quietly following behind Li Chen, he no longer thought about escaping because he knew very well that in front of a Zhonghe-level Warrior, with his cultivation sealed, trying to escape was simply courting death.
However, while walking toward the inn, Fan Bayin couldn’t help but voice his curiosity, “If I had refused you then, what would you have done?”
“Kill you.” Li Chen answered concisely.
Fan Bayin was speechless for a mont at the simple and straightforward answer.
Then he thought for a mont and asked, “What if I had agreed?”
“I’d still kill you,” Li Chen replied once more.
“Why?” This ti, it was Fan Bayin’s turn to be confused. If he agreed to join him, why would he still be killed?
“Because if you agree too quickly, there are two reasons. One, your loyalty is inherently lacking, and you might betray at any ti. Such a person is useless to .”
Li Chen patiently explained, “The second is if you never genuinely intended to switch sides and might stab in the back at any ti. If I don’t kill you, should I keep you by my side to wait for you to betray ?”
Fan Bayin: “…”
“You city folks have such deep sches.” Fan Bayin sighed genuinely.
“I grew up in the countryside,” Li Chen said.
“Even rural roads are slippery, and human hearts more complicated.”
Li Chen looked at him in surprise: “Didn’t expect you’re a bit of a jokester.”
Fan Bayin scratched his head a bit embarrassed and said, “In recent years, I’ve been stuck at a cultivation bottleneck, so most of the ti I just relax and go online.”
Li Chen rolled his eyes. Damn earth-level Warrior, and he’s a net-addicted teenager… no wait, net-addicted middle-aged man.
Zhang Jing felt she had the best sleep in her life.
In the past, even after sleeping for a day, she’d wake up still feeling tired, but this ti she woke up feeling unexpectedly full of energy.
Looking around, she found the room was already empty.
“Li Chen… Big Brother?”
“Brother Li Chen?!”
Seeing that Li Chen was not in the room, Zhang Jing panicked, imdiately getting up from the bed, rushing towards the door.
But just as she reached the doorway, she bumped into soone head-on.
“Looks like you slept well, so full of energy early in the morning.” Li Chen looked at the girl who had fallen into his arms, smiling unwittingly.
To prevent Zhang Jing from falling, Li Chen specifically steadied her by grabbing her waist with one hand.
However, Li Chen’s words didn’t get a response.
Looking down, he saw Zhang Jing’s eyes had unknowingly beco moist.
“My dear sister, I didn’t an to scare you! Don’t cry!” Always calm, he was most afraid of won’s tears, as he’d find that no matter how powerful, it was useless against a woman’s tears.
“Brother Li Chen, I… I thought you had left alone!” sobbed Zhang Jing, embarrassedly explaining.
“Sorry, I’m really, really scared.” Saying this, Zhang Jing unexpectedly held Li Chen tighter.
She was indeed very scared. Her companion’s situation already burdened her with too many things. And after eting Li Chen, she felt these burdens lighten a little.
Li Chen seed to have a magic about him that could miraculously calm her, making her stop thinking about those stressful things. Like grabbing onto a straw while drowning, she was really scared, scared that Li Chen would suddenly leave.
But Li Chen found himself stiffening.
Seeing and slling the girl’s fragrance clearly, he couldn’t help his heart racing with thoughts.
“It’s okay, it’s okay, I won’t leave you,” Li Chen comforted her like he was soothing a child.
Finally, after a while, Zhang Jing looked up with a red face: “Brother Li Chen, sorry, I was being impulsive.”
Li Chen, enjoying the girl’s faint fragrance, casually replied, “It’s alright.”
“Hmm?” Zhang Jing suddenly looked at Li Chen curiously, “Brother Li Chen, are you carrying sothing? Sothing’s poking .”
Upon hearing this, Li Chen froze, instantly regaining his senses.
“Ah haha…”
Releasing her, Li Chen quickly turned around, “You’re right, I have a gun. Didn’t they say there are many wolves around here? It’s for self-defense!”
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