Chapter 50: Seduction
The next day, as the sun rose, Chen Nan lazily climbed out of bed. When he finished freshening up, a rare visitor from the Divine Wind Academy arrived.
He had already changed inns and was still found by the people of the Divine Wind Academy as usual, and he could only express his admiration for the vastness of these people.
The visitor was the beautiful Ruth with whom he had met several times, and this sexy, hot beauty had left a deep impression on him when he was first admitted as a new student at the Divine Wind Academy.
However, Chen Nan had a preconceived notion about this beauty in his heart, when he went to the Divine Wind Academy to find the Vice President to sell the Divine Bone not long ago, he was chased by the Eastern Phoenix and the Little Princess at the rate of the Eastern Phoenix, and it was highly probable that it was Ruth who had divulged his whereabouts.
Although he was chagrined in his heart, he did not have any evidence, he greeted her with a smile and said: ''Beautiful woman looking for me for something''
Ruth charming face like a rose general colorful, she laughed: "Oh, you do not seem to be happy that I came to find you ah"!
Listening to that whiny and delicate voice, Chen Nan, for some reason, had a layer of small goosebumps on his body.
"I certainly welcome the visit of a great beauty, outside the house is not the place to speak, please come in." Tatsunami let her into the house.
Ruth walked into the house and took a deep look at the blood-red shirt on the floor before sitting on a chair. Tatsunami secretly called out confused, after coming back yesterday he took off the bloodstained clothes on his body and then dropped it on the floor by hand, he had not disposed of it until this moment.
"Beauty you must have something to look for me, say it, what exactly is it about?"
Ruth smiled and said, "Don't be wary of me ok, I know I accidentally talked to your sister about you last time and got you into a lot of trouble. But I really didn't mean to, I didn't realize that your sibling relationship was that complicated."
Ruth took the first step to admit that she was the one who leaked Tatsuya's whereabouts last time, which in turn made Tatsuya too embarrassed to bother with her anymore.
"Are you guys really brother and sister? I don't feel like you're alike, every time you two meet, Little Trouble always looks like she's gnashing her teeth."
"Thousands of real siblings." Seeing that she didn't say what she meant, Tatsuya responded with no change and waited for her to say it herself.
Ruth chatted with him some more anecdotes about the little princess at the Divine Wind Academy before stopping the small talk and saying, "Cinnan you have a high level of martial arts cultivation, but you have nothing to do the whole day, don't you think it's a pity?"
"No, I don't feel that it's a pity at all, I feel that it's very good. Sitting on a high mountain watching tigers fight, standing at the end of a bridge watching the water flow. Being free all day long, doing whatever you like, isn't that great?"
Ruth looked straight into Chen Nan's eyes, as if she wanted to see what was really going on in his heart, and finally smiled sweetly and said, "All men have dreams of being a hero, don't you ever want to be a strong character with power in your hands, intimidating one side"
Chen Nan laughed: "Strong character hehehe, I'm a man with no great ambition, I've never had that kind of idea. In life, each has their own way of living, I think as long as I'm happy, otherwise even if I dominate the world and am the supreme human being, there's no happiness to speak of."
"Oh, you are really transcendent, but it seems like you don't mean what you say. The emperor of the world has his hands on millions of people's lives, no one dares to brush off his will, the whole world is in his hands, how can he say he is not happy" Ruth stared at his eyes tightly and said: "And you think that you are an idle crane, you can get away with it, but is it really true? As far as I know, you were chased by someone yesterday, and the bloodstained clothes in your house have already shown that you escaped back after a fierce battle, this is the life that you call happy".
Chen Nan coldly said: "What is your relationship with those three people yesterday"
"Don't doubt me, I just know what happened yesterday from a special channel. Telling it out is just to let you understand something, as long as people live in this world, they are bound to have some relationship with other people. If you want to live a better life in this world, you can't do it without power."
"What exactly are you trying to say" Tatsunami interrupted her.
"I want you to join a certain camp, to provide you with a broad stage, if you perform well, you will not fail to be honored in the future."
Chen Nan had long since sensed the purpose of Ruth's visit today, wanting him to join a certain force, and came here to lobby him.
"I've disappointed you, I really don't have any skills. You may think that my kung fu is not bad, but other than that I don't have any specialties, besides I'm a person who is used to living a carefree life, and I don't want to be bound by any power."
Ruth said, ''In fact all we need are cultivators with high level of cultivation, and we won't have any restrictions on these people who are skilled in the art of extinction. There aren't many missions, and usually everyone is a free agent and enjoys privileges. For example, you can mobilize financial, material and human resources for your use, of course the size of the privileges you enjoy is directly proportional to the size of your potential. I am very optimistic about you, being able to defeat the Eastern Phoenix shows that your potential is very considerable. If you join our organization, the privileges you enjoy will be great.''
Tatsuo Nan had already made it clear that Ruth was most likely working for a certain country, and that her coming to the Divine Wind Academy was by no means for the sake of cultivation; her fundamental purpose was to net usable talents.
He didn't want to serve the forces behind her, but he also didn't want to offend the other party, he smiled, "It's really a shame for me to think so highly of me. But I really don't want to join any forces, and I don't care much about power, status, etc. Oh, you can say that I'm unproductive and have no ambition, I'm just such a person."
Ruth twisted her waist, her delicate body reclining on the rattan recliner. The slender and moving petite body had undulating hills, the firm and slender waist and the round and fat waist carved out a perfect arc, so that people could not pick out a single flaw.
Ruth languidly said, "If you work for us, not only do you have an unexpected position of power and position, there is also endless money to spend, and beautiful women we try to meet your requirements."
Speaking of beautiful women, she added her red lips, with a flirtatious color, and her big watery eyes were as if seductive, constantly glancing at Chen Nan.
Such a fragrant temptation caused Chen Nan to feel a rush of heat, but he soon regained his composure, he could not afford such a poppy. The power behind Ruth was by no means simple, most likely similar to the Qi Shi House of Chu, such a power he couldn't afford to provoke, he didn't want to sell his life for any power.
Seeing that he was not moved, Ruth seemed to intentionally seemingly unintentional kicked off a shoe, clean as jade feet like a jade carving presented in front of Chen Nan's eyes.
She seems to be a little flustered, will be that foot curled into the skirt, through the white gown of the skirt, the arc hazy and colorful, attracting reverie, white little feet hidden, people heart fire ripples.
Such a sexy and enchanting woman was seducing him, causing Chen Nan's heartbeat to accelerate somewhat, but he did not have the slightest indication.
Seeing that the seduction had failed, Ruth sat up from the recliner without a care in the world and put on the shoe as if nothing had happened.
"Cinnan you should think about it, I really hope you can work for us." Seeing that Tatsunami was about to speak, Ruth said, "Don't firmly deny my request, I'll give you time to think about it, if someone else comes to you, I hope you'll choose us." Saying that she stood up.
Chen Nan pondered slightly and said, "I will not join any power." He bit the word 'any' heavily and said, "Although we have failed you, we are still friends and will never become enemies."
Tatsuo Nan didn't want the forces behind Ruth to see him as a potential threat after going through this, so he stated here that he wouldn't join another organization to be their enemy.
"Oh, one person's power is limited after all, when you need my help, just come and find me." Ruth suddenly stood still as she walked to the door of her room and turned back to laugh, "I seem to have seen one of the royal princes of the Moon Worshipping Kingdom getting very close to two men and a woman in the past few days."
Chen Nan nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Hehe, if you join us, you'll get more information." Ruth's eyes flickered as she winked at him and turned to leave.
Chen Nan watched her disappear at the courtyard gate before returning to the house, he pondered over Ruth's words just now, according to her implied words, the two men and one woman who assassinated him yesterday were designated as sent by the Third Prince of the Moon Worshipping Kingdom without a doubt.
Earlier, he had guessed this possibility, he and Ren Jian had formed a deep enmity in the western border of Chu, not long ago, when he was in and out of the Divine Wind Academy several times, his notoriety had spread, he must have already been found out by Ren Jian, so it wasn't strange for Ren Jian to send people to assassinate him at all.
"Ren Jian, I don't go looking for trouble from you, but you came to my door and still want to put me to death, humph, we'll see."
After having lunch Chen Nan left the inn, and after inquiring with passersby came to the Mercenary Union in Sin City.
The City of Freedom had a special geographical location, located between the Eastern and Western continents, and was one of the most important hub cities on the continent. People traveling to and from the east and west continents must pass through here, and the mercenary industry thrived on this road.
Half of the daily needs of Sin City are supplied by themselves, the other half is constantly transported by the east and west continents, and due to the long distance, there is no shortage of escort, which is also the reason why the mercenary industry is thriving.
The mercenary union in the city would accept a large number of tasks every day, while waiting for mercenaries or mercenary groups to come and claim them.
Although it was already midday, and it was already time to eat, the place was swarming with people, and there was still an endless stream of people coming in and out.
Looking at the crowded flow of people, Chen Nan did not enter the hall of the Mercenary Union and stopped at the entrance. He wanted to find someone to investigate the recent developments of Third Prince Ren Jian, but it was not good to entrust the Mercenary Union directly, he wanted to see if he could wait at the entrance for a mercenary who took the initiative to come and accost him.
True to expectations, a dozen mercenaries outside the hall had already noticed him, and one of them walked towards him. However, this mercenary was a bit older, estimated to be in his fifties, and his hair was already a bit gray.
"Little brother need help," the older mercenary greeted Chen Nan.
The old mercenary was of medium stature, about the same height as Chen Nan, age had left obvious traces on his face, and some wrinkles had crept up on his slightly black face. However, the man was very spirited, his eyes gleaming, only a hint of cunning color occasionally penetrated between the blinking of his eyes.
Chen Nan rejoiced, this seemed to be an old greaseball, in the line of mercenaries, it was inevitable that they would encounter dangers, and at his age, he had not yet quit, not only relying on his own strength, but also needing to be calculating and tactful, in order to be able to avoid countless storms and waves.
"How many years have you been in the mercenary business, old man?"
"About thirty years since I was young."
"Oh, so you're a seasoned mercenary."
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am. But now that I'm getting older, I no longer accept missions out of Sin City, and those missions are given to my disciples."
Chen Nan's eyes lit up as he said, "You still have disciples, in that case you are at the very least a leader-level figure."
The old mercenary smiled and said, ''Pretty much. In fact, I seldom take the initiative to seek tasks from people, I just used to go around here every day. However, today I see that you, this young man, seems to be a bit special, and I realized that you seem to have extraordinary cultivation, so I'm curious as to what kind of mission you are going to commission."
"This," Cinnan pondered for a while, he was still a bit bad to speak about investigating a royal prince.
The old mercenary had been around for a long time, how could he not see that he had concerns, he laughed and said, "Oh, little brother don't worry, those who are in our line of work must be strict with their mouths, and won't talk nonsense about the Gu Master's mission."
Chen Nan said, "I want to entrust you to investigate a person, but this person's identity is not ordinary, do you dare to take this task".
The old mercenary narrowed his eyes before smiling, "No problem, as long as it's not to assassinate."
With an instinctive intuition, Chen Nan felt that the shrewd old man in front of him was trustworthy and could be entrusted with the matter of investigating Ren Jian. "I would like to ask you to help me scout a student of the Divine Wind Academy, his name is Ren Jian and he is the third prince of the Moon Worshiping Kingdom. I want to know his recent movements, which write people he has been in contact with, the more detailed the better."
"A small matter, I thought it was something big." The old mercenary laughed.
Chen Nan said, "He is a cultivator, I guess he should be a student of the cultivation department."
The old mercenary laughed, "Merely investigating a person, regardless of whether he's a royal son or a prince, this matter is very easy for me to handle."
''Thank you, may I ask how many gold coins are needed,'' Tatsunami was more or less a bit vain, he only had a hundred gold coins on him. It was reasonable to say that investigating a person wouldn't cost much, but since Ren Jian's status was different, he was afraid that the old mercenary would ask for a lot of money.
"Hehe, investigating a person doesn't cost much, my men have a day's time to find out the information you want. Let's do it this way, just consider it as making a friend, I'll investigate for you for free."
"How can this be a good idea, you'd better make a price." Tatsunami excused himself.
"It's not an empty talk, I observe that you are not a villain, and I feel that you have a high level of martial arts cultivation, it's not easy to have this kind of cultivation at such a young age. If you don't mind, let's make friends."
Cinnan exited a few channels of weak true qi and probed the old mercenary's cultivation a few times, but failed to get a clear conclusion, he was a bit surprised, the old man in front of him seemed to have an extraordinary cultivation, and could possibly be a super expert.
"Hehe, old brother some good intentions can not be brushed against. White head as new, pour cover as old, the depth of friendship margin does not lie in the years. I have known you since we first met, my name is Chen, oh" Chen Nan just wanted to say his name, but suddenly realized that he must not reveal his real name.
The old mercenary was old enough to see that he seemed to have something difficult to say, so he hastily interjected, "Oh, my surname is Li, you can call me Old Brother Li, I'll call you Brother Chen."
"Elder brother Li, I am grateful that you look up to me and befriend me, but I do have a difficult secret that I can't disclose my real name." Since he already knew that the old man in front of him was a super expert and was willing to befriend him, Chen Nan frankly told the truth. "The reason why I hired someone to investigate Ren Jian is because I suspected that he had once sent someone to assassinate me, and for the sake of my life, I had to do so in order to take the necessary measures."
As a result of making a scene in the imperial capital of Chu, even though the news was blocked by Chu, he was still unwilling to disclose his name right now so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. As for his affair with Ren Jian, he was not afraid of news leaking out.
The old mercenary laughed, ''Everyone has some, for Brother Chen to be so honest, he already looks up to old brother very much. Come here tomorrow at noon and I'll tell you the results of the investigation.''
Chen Nan thanked the old mercenary surnamed Li and walked outside the Mercenary Union. As he walked outside, he noticed that many of the mercenaries on both sides were looking at him, and under careful listening, the words of those talking reached his ears.
"Elder Li knows that young man."
"Elderly people don't usually greet people of their own accord."
Listening carefully, he realized that the Elder Li he just met seemed to have a great status in the mercenary industry, as if he was a heavyweight.
After returning to the inn, Chen Nan stopped going out and began to meditate quietly in the house, deciding to take some necessary measures after understanding the recent developments of Ren Jian. Of course, while preparing for the possible battle, he did not forget to run his Xuan Gong to impact the middle finger vein network of his right hand in his spare time.
