Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

However, the amount of money offered by the employer was truly too much. Initially, they offered two thousand Spiritual Pearls, but seeing Mr. Lan hesitate, they immediately raised the price to five thousand Spiritual Pearls, paying the full amount in advance. Once Mr. Lan finished this job, he could leave immediately.

As the saying goes, people die for wealth like birds for food. Mr. Lan thought of finishing this job and then fleeing far away, never setting foot in Qingyun City again. Even if the Tan Family learned it was his doing later, they wouldn't be able to find him.

As for whether this deal might fail, Mr. Lan never considered it. After all, he was a Seventh Rank Martial Master. If he couldn't handle two kids who hadn't even reached Samurai level, his reputation as a Headhunter would have been ruined long ago, and he wouldn't have so many clients coming to him.

The person who hired Mr. Lan was naturally Wu Zhao. Wu Zhao's position in the Wu Family had become extremely awkward, far more severe than Tan Shuangshuang had expected.

The direct descendants of the Wu Family were not as united as those of the Tan Family. Previously, Wu Zhao was the most outstanding of his generation in the Wu Family, so he was the leader, a position nobody could question.

However, his recent misstep resulted in a setback for the Wu Family, giving others a chance to attack him. As a result, Wu Zhao's status in the Wu Family became quite embarrassing; he was practically isolated, which made him hate Tan Shuangshuang even more.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Unable to swallow this grievance, Wu Zhao hired a Headhunter to kill Tan Shuangshuang, and that person was the famous Mr. Lan in the Headhunter industry.

Mr. Lan's fame meant that hiring him came at a high price. Wu Zhao knew that the Wu Family wouldn't dare to outright confront the Tan Family, so getting money from the Wu Family to buy off Mr. Lan was impossible.

Unable to get money from the family, Wu Zhao had to find another way. Having been favored for many years, he possessed many valuable items, the most precious of which was a piece of Star Iron.

Star Iron was extremely valuable; a fist-sized piece was worth eighty to ninety thousand Spiritual Pearls and was often priced but unavailable on the market. Star Iron had excellent properties for guiding Spiritual Power and was a necessary additive in crafting Dark Level weapons below. Whenever it appeared, it would be auctioned off fervently, usually sold at a sky-high price.

In Wu Zhao's possession was a piece of Star Iron about half a fist in size. His grandfather had given it to him as a birthday gift when he turned ten, planning to use it to craft a fitting Dark Level weapon once Wu Zhao became a Samurai.

A good weapon could sometimes save a life, and clearly, Wu Zhao's grandfather doted on this grandson very much.

In his madness, Wu Zhao was consumed with hatred for Tan Shuangshuang, and all he could think of was taking Tan Shuangshuang's life. The only item in his possession that could be traded for enough Spiritual Pearls was this piece of Star Iron, which Wu Zhao sold without hesitation.

He sold it for forty thousand Spiritual Pearls, giving ten thousand to Mr. Lan, and kept the remaining thirty thousand, intending to use them to win people's hearts and restore his status once this incident faded.

After taking the job, Mr. Lan thought it would be easy to handle, but who knew Tan Shuangshuang would go into seclusion, making Mr. Lan wait so long that he almost grew mold, without Tan Shuangshuang leaving the Tan mansion.

Finally, Wu Zhao activated several spies hidden in the Tan Family, seizing a great opportunity when Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu went out to Mang Mountain for a tour.

Mr. Lan liked to act flawlessly. Although he was confident that Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu were no match for him, he couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't escape his grasp.

Therefore, upon hearing the message from Wu Zhao, Mr. Lan decided to set a large trap on the inevitable path once they entered Mang Mountain to ensure they wouldn't escape.

Unexpectedly, Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu arrived too quickly, and Mr. Lan's trap was still unfinished. Wu Zhao had no choice but to go out first and find ways to delay Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu.

However, Mr. Lan did not expect the siblings, who had moved swiftly before, to act like country bumpkins entering a city, finding everything novel and moving slower than snails once they were about to enter Mang Mountain.

Mr. Lan, following over Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu's heads, ran out of patience. Initially, he planned to wait until they reached his trap to make his move, but their dawdling completely wore out his patience. He decided not to wait for the trap anymore; after all, Tan Shuangshuang and Tan Feiyu were no match for him, so he decided to act right then and there!