Master Bai! This Celestial Fox Spirit Is Asking For Divorce
Chapter 215: Episode 20.1 The Start Of War

Chapter 215: Episode 20.1 The Start Of War

In the red, cloudy night, the hunt starts at the side of the Cardinals.

One hundred top-class assassins moved through the woods under the beckoning of the Cardinal of Envy. Their movements blend with the wind and shadows, devoid of any signs of the living.

In their steps they bring death, and death shall knock at their targets’ door tonight.

"Where is Shen Yuan’s current position?" An archbishop under Rin’s command asked his subordinate.

Under the shiny, white cat mask, the eyes of the said assassin emitted a ghastly white glow as he used his awakened power.

"He appears to be meditating on top of the villa’s roof. H-his hanfu was disheveled, r-revealing his glowing white skin from the neck to his shoulders."

"That bitch!" Rin angrily gritted his teeth and threw a dagger at the subordinate who was awed by Shen Yuan’s beauty.

The man dropped to the ground, dead.

"Anyone weak enough to fall to that whore’s face will face my wrath! Don’t let me see you hesitating to kill Shen Yuan!"

"Your Eminence," The subordinate he first entrusted to kill Shen Yuan suddenly called his attention.

"I could sense that something was up with Shen Yuan. I think it is best if we approach him while keeping in mind that he knows that we will attack him tonight."

"Yeah. This should be his response to the provocation I did this morning," Rin pursed his lips.

"Our purpose remains unchanged. Shen Yuan will die tonight and to ensure that, I will send you to look for his weakness. He is sitting outside, alone. That means his son is inside the villa with nothing but the Bai family’s small fries."

"I want you to get his son alive so that he wouldn’t dare to make a big move against us. That simple task should be easy for your level, right?"

"Of course, Your Eminence!" The mysterious hooded man bowed and with that, he separated from the group and disappeared into the night.

"And also, I will divide the current force into three waves. The vanguard will check out any of that bitch’s traps. The second and third waves will engage Shen Yuan in a battle of attrition."

Rin hates to admit it, but their target is an omega whore with considerable strength. Simple assassination methods are guaranteed to fail.

They must approach Shen Yuan like a swarm of locusts and consume him slowly but surely.

"And lastly, Archbishop Jiren," he turned to the man whose face was as black as the bottom of the pan. "Just kill Shen Yuan to the best of your abilities."

Archbishop Jiren clenched his teeth, "Understood, Your Eminence." Once he kills Shen Yuan, the white flames that have been torturing his soul will disappear.

Rin, the Cardinal of Envy, discreetly smirked. Well, these people are nothing but disposable pieces to weaken Shen Yuan. Their life and death don’t concern him. Likewise, his promises to these extras amount to nothing.

’Because at the end of the day, Shen Yuan will still die by my hands,’ Rin silently told himself.

The plan was beautiful and filled with the best intentions.

From the forest of Xishan mountains, the mighty band of assassins entered the ground of the demolished bamboo forest.

"First wave, advance!" Rin finally gave his go-signal and the first group started to pick up their speed.

True to their nature, their eyes glowed with undisguised bloodlust, and it is only focused on the lone omega on the roof.

Their leader then spoke, "His Eminence may not expect us to stand against Shen Yuan but that doesn’t mean we will pull our punches! Listen, we will—"

"Huh?!"

The assassins of the first wave all stopped in their tracks and stupidly looked at their leader who suddenly dropped down on the ground.

He was just saying his motivational speech a minute ago and now he’s kissing the ground?! What on earth happened?!

Soon, the answer to their question was revealed when they saw a pool of blood flowing from their leader’s head!

"Guys, be careful! The other side has a sniper!"

A kilometer away from the charging assassins, Gu Jinpeng is back with his beloved sniper.

A small smile played on his lips as he reported to his radio, "Enemies approaching from the west side of the villa, get ready to engage in the bamboo forest."

He fired another shot and another assassin dropped like a dead fly. No matter how skilled they are, they simply couldn’t hold a candle against the former top assassin, Phantom One Shot.

"And also, one enemy down."

Without any warning, he swiftly reloaded his gun and fired another invisible bullet in the enemy’s direction.

Another assassin went down to the afterlife. But this didn’t end there, the retired assassin who is still in his prime brought death to his fellow assassins.

Another bullet, another death for the side of the Cardinals.

And the vanguard who are initially full of arrogance fall into a state of disarray.

"Fuck! Forget about Shen Yuan! Focus on taking out all his subordinates! Find the sniper and kill him!"

"How are we supposed to kill him? We can’t even see where the bullet is coming from!"

Worthy of being a trained assassin, the remaining forces of the Cardinal of Envy’s first wave managed to grasp the end of the rope before they fell into doom.

They went back to their original goal, that is to reveal all the possible traps laid by Shen Yuan and weed them out.

They turned blind eyes to all their dead comrades and scattered all over the place.

But will Gu Jinpeng let them do as they please? In the name of bonus, hell no.

His fingers are like slithering snakes as he works starting from reloading to shooting, with no movements or time wasted.

All targets that are captured in his scope are hit.

"Ahh. It’s been a long time since I worked hard like this," Gu Jinpeng uttered under his breath.

In the darkness, one would see the obvious grin on his face.

He was thrilled— no, he was ecstatic that he was back in the field, mowing the bad weeds that dared to stray on his boss’s yard.

’If it was before, I would hesitate to pull the trigger, worrying that my targets are kind people. But now, I don’t need to worry about that because surely, these assholes are up to no good! Master Shen said that they should be assassins who are after his head, so there’s no need to be merciful!’ Gu Jinpeng told himself as he vigorously sniped the heads of the assassins.

For some mysterious reason, his stomach felt great. He felt like he could eat ten kilos of fried chicken after this.

"Is this how Master Shen felt when he was torturing me? It feels liberating. I think I don’t want to stop," Gu Jinpeng thoughtlessly said out loud.

Pardon him for being trigger-happy, but with his instinct as an alpha to dominate, the occupational disease he got from previous work, and Shen Yuan’s influence over him, Gu Jinpeng developed a love to crush evil with his hands.

It’s part of his redemption for all his sins.

"Huh? You dare crash into Master Rong’s resort? Die! Die! Die!" Gu Jinpeng manically laughed as he mowed down the enemies with his invisible bullets.

"Gu Jinpeng! You idiot!" A familiar stern voice sounded from his radio, jolting him back to reality.

"Master Shen?!" Gu Jinpeng blurted out in panic.

"Are you aware that I am wearing an earpiece right now? My eardrums almost burst from your yelling!"

"I-I’m sorry, M-Master Shen."

For the first time, Gu Jinpeng’s hands trembled causing him to miss his target.

"What kind of sniper who reveals his position by yelling? Are you a mole, huh? Or do you have a death wish?"

"Absolutely not, Master Shen!"

"Then do your job soundlessly like a proper assassin! This idiot!" Shen Yuan sounded angry but in reality, he was smiling.

It was the right call to send his dog to greet these pests. You see, the celestial fox spirit loves irony.

So, isn’t counter-killing this many assassins using Gu Jinpeng the biggest example of irony?

Well, maybe he could give a little bonus to Gu Jinpeng after this.

"Evade the rushing enemies by transferring to Point B, Gu Jinpeng. Let Li An and the others do their part. This isn’t over yet," Shen Yuan ordered.

Gu Jinpeng need not be told twice.

After uttering an acknowledgment, the A-class alpha merged with his shadow and discreetly moved to another place as ordered. Shadow Transference, is an awakened skill that’s common to assassins.

When the continuous attack of the annoying stopped, the subordinates of the Cardinal of Envy thought that it was the end of their hardship.

They are gravely mistaken.

When the death bell of the Phantom One Shot stopped ringing, the curtain rose for Shen Yuan’s other surprises.

"Wha— fuck! Don’t recklessly charge towards the villa! There’s a suspicious barrier covering it!"

But the warning came late. Since they decided to disperse, their remaining assassin’s communication dropped. Several assassins rammed against Shen Yuan’s sun-powered protective talisman.

"Arghhhh! T-This barrier! It’s burning me!" One of them hollered in anguish when a red flame engulfed his body.

"Hmmp. That’s what you get for targeting, Master Shen," Out of nowhere, Li An appeared together with Qin Mian and the Bai family’s forces.

They’ve been watching all this time under the influence of Shen Yuan’s invisibility talisman.