Chapter 693 - 698: Ghost Tiger (2)
So there’s more to the story.
Ling Chen nodded to himself, realizing that if it weren’t for Qiu Yong bringing it up, nobody would have known about this past.
Ghost Tiger had been in the game for over twenty years, with countless kills and innumerable opponents defeated, firmly holding the top spot on the assassin list, and nobody could shake his standing in the assassin community. Back then, Ghost Tiger could be described as the emperor of the assassin world. Both the assassin and mercenary communities viewed him as an unbeatable myth.
But when Ghost Tiger was in his thirties, for some unknown reason, he suddenly vanished without a trace. Many had looked for clues of Ghost Tiger’s whereabouts but found none, and in the end, they had no choice but to let the matter drop. Rumors circulated that Ghost Tiger had been killed in revenge by an enemy, and others said he had been on a plane that had a bomb installed, blowing it out of the sky. Even someone as skilled as Ghost Tiger couldn’t possibly have survived a plane crash. In short, there were many rumors about Ghost Tiger.
Since then, Ghost Tiger had become a myth in the assassin world.
Ling Chen still vividly remembered that just a few years after Ghost Tiger’s disappearance, he had started his own career as a "ghost", hence missing the chance to witness Ghost Tiger’s elegance.
Following Ghost Tiger’s disappearance, Blood Wolf, who had always been second on the assassin list, was moved up to the first position, while Ghost Tiger was subsequently demoted to second. The reason Ghost Tiger was still kept on the assassin list ranking was partly as a sign of respect from his peers, and partly because many assassins still held out hope that Ghost Tiger would return to the Martial Arts World.
However, nobody would have expected that the once illustrious number one on the assassin list would become a restaurant owner, taking up the chef’s knife himself—an astonishing turn of events.
Looking at Hu Fei with displeasure, Ling Chen said, "You... you’ve been hiding such a renowned master and didn’t even tell me. If it weren’t for what happened this time, were you planning on keeping it a secret from me forever?"
Hu Fei helplessly replied, "How can you blame me? Liu specifically instructed me to never reveal his identity. If people found out that Ghost Tiger was still alive, especially here in East Sea City, who knows how many enemies would come knocking on his door."