"It's too complicated. Since they're enemies, why not just kill them directly?" Fein couldn't understand at all.

"Xu Hao's sudden rise has stirred the situation in Tiannan. Such a person is a threat to any family but also a huge opportunity."

Tu Pingchuan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Anyway, you're a foreigner. You can't affect the situation in Huaya much, so it's okay for me to tell you. Our Tu family's Supreme Elder recently issued a decree, predicting that Xu Hao is a Son of Luck. Whoever can take him down can seize the luck from him.

Luck is a mysterious concept, but it existed even in ancient times. The older generation, especially, pays great attention to it. And among martial arts families like ours, the real power is still held by those elders.

So originally, our Tu family was planning to kill him. But soon after, other forces had similar claims, making the situation very tricky. It's like there's a very tempting cake in front, surrounded by people with weapons, each wanting to own it. But who dares to strike first?"

"Of course not! Whoever stands out will be attacked by everyone else," Fein said.

"Exactly! That's the current situation. Xu Hao himself probably doesn't know that he might be a Son of Luck, and possibly someone with great luck. He has now become prey hunted by everyone, but because everyone is wary of each other, they are all restraining themselves for now.

But the main reason is that Xu Hao's current strength isn't too formidable, and is within everyone's controllable range. If he shows any sign of becoming uncontrollable, everyone will no longer hold back, swarm him, and kill him.

The Shi Family claims to be attacking you for breaking an agreement. Are they really doing it to uphold that ancient agreement? Of course not! They aim to kill Xu Hao in the end and snatch the luck of the Son of Luck!"

Tu Pingchuan explained a lot, then said, "We've already blocked the Shi Family's people. Now we give you a talisman. When you are about to kill Xu Hao, use this talisman, and it will ensure Xu Hao is weakened to less than one-third of his strength to be killed."

"Does it have a slaying effect?" Fein showed some interest as he accepted the talisman Tu Pingchuan handed over and smiled.

"Something like that. This talisman will automatically lock onto the target, then kill it. Once you use this talisman to kill Xu Hao, it will be as if I killed him. If this task succeeds, our Tu family is willing to open our treasury and let you choose anything you want!" Tu Pingchuan said.

"Haha! Since the Tu Family is so sincere, I'll accept!" Fein immediately agreed.

Choosing something he wants from the Tu family treasury, isn't that exactly what he desires?

Fein naturally agreed right away.

Tu Pingchuan smiled, "Hope we have a happy collaboration, to slay Xu Hao." Еnjоying thе stоry? Disсоvеr mоrе оn М|V|LЕМ6РYR.

The two exchanged a knowing smile, and Tu Pingchuan left.

...

The matter about Xu Hao, ranked hundredth on the world assassination list, dueling with Fein, ranked hundredth on the Heavenly List, reached many people's ears.

At this time, not only people from Tiannan were paying attention, but even some foreigners came to Jieshi Town in Linjiang City, waiting for this big event to begin.

Some believe Xu Hao has a good chance, but others have faith in Fein.

And because Fein has been famous for many years with a brilliant battle record, more people are siding with Fein.

Linjiang City.

Because Linjiang City's border is the Yangtze River, it was named Linjiang City.

And Jieshi Town is a famous town in Linjiang City.

Back then, when Cao Cao was returning from his northern expedition against Wuhuan in the Twelfth Year of Jian'an (205 AD), he wrote a magnificent poem "Guancanghai" while viewing the sea from Jieshi: "East of Jieshi, to view the vast sea. The water ripples, mountains and islands stand towering. Trees abound, all manner of flourishing plants. The autumn wind soughs, waves surge high. The sun and moon as if within; stars shine resplendently, as if emerging from the sea."

The exact location where this poem was written remains undecided to this day.

There's the "Lin Yu theory" and the "Chang Li theory," but no definite conclusion has been reached.

However, the manuscript written by Cao Cao once drifted to Jieshi Town in Linjiang City, Tiannan Province.

Jieshi Town originally wasn't called Jieshi Town, but later, due to the manuscript's passage through here, it was named Jieshi Town.

Later, some even speculated that the manuscript of "Guancanghai" might still exist in Jieshi Town.

But whether this is true or false, no one knows.

The place Cao Cao wrote from must have had a vast sea, else he wouldn't have written like that.

However, this delves into matters concerning "crustal movement," which isn't something ordinary people can thoroughly explore. Experts and scholars have debated this for over a thousand years.

Today, early in the morning, many people arrived at the Yangtze River banks in Jieshi Town.

Tonight, this will be the site of the final showdown between Xu Hao and Fein!