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No matter what the Tian Nan Four Shows did, Qin Fang remained as he was; he couldn't possibly flee just because he was afraid of bringing trouble upon himself. Moreover, from today on, Qin Fang had another task to attend to.

Assassination!

Yes, assassination, and it was the assassination of a completely unknown expert.

The origin of this task naturally came from the laptop Qin Fang had acquired, the assassin trading platform tied to that ultimate mission Qin Fang was burdened with.

And now, he finally had to embark on the path to complete this mission.

Since receiving the assassin trading platform, Qin Fang almost refreshed it daily, searching for suitable assassination tasks.

He had just registered as the lowest-level member in the Assassin's Alliance and currently had zero points. If he couldn't undertake a mission within a month, a Scavenger dispatched by the Alliance would sweep him away.

Similarly, to purchase special intelligence or weapons and equipment, member points were also needed for the exchange. Theoretically, as long as you have enough points, any weapon can be provided here, even atomic bombs are not entirely impossible, except that this is beyond the imagination of a low-star assassin.

Indeed, just imagination, because looking at the points needed to purchase, the points owned by a Nine Stars assassin might not be enough to exchange for them; perhaps this was specifically designed for the King of Assassins.

This is Dragon Country, a country with strict control over the use of force, and assassination here is quite difficult; likewise, the missions seeking assassins to kill targets are also relatively rare.

At least Qin Fang had refreshed the platform for several days and found only six assassination tasks within the territory of Dragon Country, but they were all too far from where Qin Fang was located. They were either in the north or the far south, and just crossing such long distances would waste a lot of time.

Qin Fang had just left, and possibly people were already searching for his whereabouts; indeed, many were concerned for Qin Fang's safety.

Today, Qin Fang finally found a task suitable for him, and this task seemed to be tailor-made for Qin Fang, specifically to allow Qin Fang to earn his first membership points.

"One-Star Mission: Assassinate Iron Hand Sect Yan Kuan."

This was a relatively simple task, classified as a One-Star mission by the system, indicating that the difficulty wasn't particularly high and suitable for a One-Star assassin to complete.

It was only when Qin Fang truly accepted the mission that he realized he had acted too rashly, having accepted his first assassin task without fully understanding the situation.

The information provided by the Assassin's Alliance about Iron Hand Sect was not very comprehensive, just vaguely knowing it has a certain status within the West Shu Martial Arts Circle. It wasn't particularly high, but there were some experts in the sect.

Yan Kuan was the Vice Sect Leader of the Iron Hand Sect, quite a formidable expert, and the target Qin Fang had to assassinate. Although he hadn't entered the Grandmaster Level, he was undoubtedly a prominent expert among Level 5 Experts.

In single combat, considering Qin Fang's current strength, it was almost certain that he would not be Yan Kuan's match. Even if he used a powerful secret technique like Tiger's Rush for a Sneak Attack, the chances of success were slim and would likely expose Qin Fang, which was definitely not an option.

Therefore, Qin Fang had no choice but to make some other decisions.

The information released for the mission was not much; just a photo and some basic info and some case studies on Yan Kuan's personality. As for other details like lifestyle habits and daily routines, there was nothing. If you wanted to know... you'd have to investigate yourself.

The Iron Hand Sect where Yan Kuan belonged was also a part of the Southern Martial Arts World. It wasn't very powerful, but couldn't be considered weak either. At least the Sect Leader of the Iron Hand Sect was a Level 6 Grandmaster, only slightly weaker than Cai Pingyuan.

The Iron Hand Sect, as the name implies, specializes in hand combat techniques. It's expected that they practice not only Iron Sand Palm and other fierce hand techniques, but also have incredibly hard and powerful hands. If hit by such a palm, one would definitely be severely injured.

Yan Kuan was already in his forties, at a point in life where significant improvement was unlikely, yet he was quite stubborn and overprotective.

However, what he protected was not his disciples or sect members, but his only relative – his nephew Yan Fu Ming.

Yan Fu Ming lost both his parents in a car accident more than ten years ago, and since then, Uncle Yan Kuan has been his only family and greatest pillar of support.

The Iron Hand Sect was located in Gongzhou of West Shu, a city whose area isn't very large and whose economic level isn't even second-tier – it's more of a third-tier city standard.

Yet, in such a city, the Iron Hand Sect was prospering, holding sway over both the underworld and legitimate businesses. As the Vice Sect Leader, Yan Kuan's status was naturally quite high. In the words of Yan Kuan's nephew, Yan Fu Ming— "In Gongzhou, those who dare not give face to my uncle, I'll make them wish they could crawl back into the womb for a do-over!"

The arrogance of Yan Fu Ming and the protective nature of Yan Kuan were apparent; even officials would not daunt them.

Why so?

Because they were ethnic minorities.

In Dragon Country, there's a saying: first come the foreigners, second the officials, third the ethnic minorities, and fourth, the Han people. Although this saying has been popular for over a hundred years, it hasn't changed much.

Despite being the majority, the Han people's status was obviously inferior to that of the ethnic minorities. Yan Kuan's family was from an ethnic minority, and a populous one at that, with a prestigious status within their group. With over a hundred thousand kinsmen, Yan Kuan's words carried significant weight.

This was why even the Gongzhou officials could not touch Yan Kuan; they feared sparking ethnic conflicts that would hamper their own political careers. Hence, officials typically turned a blind eye, covering up for them, as long as the issues were not too scandalous.

It's not that the people from ethnic minorities were inherently bad; it was just that Yan Kuan and his nephew took advantage of their status and minority background to exploit others for personal gain, bullying the common folk and even causing fatalities, which ultimately were hushed up.

How could they do this?

In terms of fighting, within Gongzhou, the only one who could match Yan Kuan was the Sect Leader of the Iron Hand Sect. However, he usually kept to himself, rarely getting involved with sect affairs, leaving Yan Kuan effectively unopposed and in control.

In terms of power, if the top official in the political sphere didn't care, the lesser ones—who were often bribed by the uncle-nephew duo—had no reason to intervene.

Thus, the two of them went on committing atrocities, with Yan Fu Ming behaving atrociously, tyrannizing men and women as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

And invariably, it was Yan Kuan who cleaned up after him, no matter how grave the incidents were.

Qin Fang guessed that those who put a bounty of a million to assassinate Yan Kuan must be their enemies, likely holding a grudge of life or death proportions...

However, it had nothing to do with Qin Fang.

What Qin Fang needed to do was to find Yan Kuan then—assassinate him, complete the task, collect the points, and receive the System's mission rewards.

Before, Qin Fang had worried about getting a task that would make him feel very uncomfortable, such as having to kill an ordinary person without significant evil deeds...

Now it seemed he could rest easy; that troublesome situation had not occurred, and it had spared Qin Fang from a dilemma.

After all, Qin Fang was still a normal person. He had come to accept killing, but those he killed were all utterly deserving of death. This was the case with Pi San, followed by Chen Liang, and perhaps Gu Tong was a bit unlucky, but that guy had clearly harbored murderous intent towards Qin Fang, even attempting to carry it out. It's just unfortunate that he never anticipated that the assassin he hired would turn on him instead...

As for Yan Kuan, from the information currently available, he was definitely not a good person. At the very least, covering up for his nephew Yan Fu Ming's involvement in several murder cases and violently seeking revenge for it meant that Qin Fang could kill him without any psychological burden.

The task had been accepted, but there was no rush to act immediately; Qin Fang first wanted to get a clear understanding of Yan Kuan's habits and routines. "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat."

On the path of an assassin, there were no unnecessary choices.

Either kill the opponent or kill oneself!

Qin Fang obviously didn't want to die, so he had to eliminate the target, his objective for this mission—Yan Kuan.

The Assassin's Alliance trading platform had a photo of Yan Kuan; Qin Fang memorized the man's features carefully, ensuring that he would recognize him at a glance upon meeting.

As the Iron Hand Sect was a local martial arts group of Xishu, the area where they lived differed from where Qin Fang and the other visitors stayed, being instead in a villa complex not far from the tourist area. It was said that the sector temporarily occupied a magnificent villa belonging to a disciple of the sect in Jian Ge.

Although the villa complex had a tight security system, it was more suitable for Qin Fang's actions by keeping others at bay, providing him with the opportunity to strike at Yan Kuan.

As for the scumbag, Yan Fu Ming, depending on the situation, Qin Fang wouldn't mind eliminating such a malignancy—if manageable. After all, killing such scum wouldn't decrease his Justice Points, but rather, it seemed, could even increase them.

After preparing the necessary tools, Qin Fang quietly left the room and the resort, heading towards the villa complex where Yan Kuan resided. He needed to understand the man's patterns before deciding when to make his move. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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