Chapter 157: Some People Are Extremely Petty (1)
If one were to capture the essence of the Hubei Province's current state, the phrase "eye of the storm" would be most fitting. Countless sects had entered Wuhan and Heaven's Summit, to the point where some even claimed that a quarter of the jianghu's martial artists had gathered here.
Those words were by no means an exaggeration. While the actual number of individuals might have been relatively small, those assembled either represented the very pinnacle of their respective sects, or were warriors who had recently proven their mettle in the murim.
As the geniuses and top experts of the jianghu gathered, it was only natural that all the intelligence organizations in the murim moved to identify them.
Among them was the Illusionary Killers, an assassination guild that, like its competitors, thrived on contract killings. For them, the Demon Hunters' Selection at Heaven's Summit was a golden opportunity to identity the rising stars of the jianghu and gather information that might be useful to them when they received assassination contracts in the future.
Recognizing the importance of this event, Go San-Wol, the Sect leader of the Illusionary Killers, had set up a temporary base of operations in Wuhan. Whenever a person of interest appeared, his assassins would closely monitor them, compile a registry, and classify them according to their martial prowess.
Go San-Wol, also known as the Black Butterfly, was a legend among assassins, having carried out 142 successful assassinations in his lifetime, including taking down more than twenty famous martial artists and even a supreme peak expert. This made him not only a legend among assassins, but also a figure of fear for the people. In the jianghu, it was an accepted fact that once someone appeared on the assassination list of the Illusionary Killers, they wouldn't survive for more than three days.
Currently, though, Go San-Wol was entertaining an unexpected guest at his residence. As he stared at the unwelcome visitor, a look of puzzlement crossed his face. He recognized this young martial artist.
Jwa Moon-Ho of the Three Rings Sword Sect.
The Three Rings Sword Sect was a prestigious sect in the Shandong region, and its influence was by no means small. Jwa Moon-Ho was known to be an exceptionally talented disciple of the sect leader of the Three Rings Sword Sect. However, this fact wasn't particularly important, as the Illusionary Killers already knew this information.