The Legend of Min Hong

Chapter 435: Quid Pro Quo [1]

Yu Min helped everyone and gave them information they needed to succeed at whatever they needed to do, and as a result, many of these men and women within the inn owed a lot more than their lives to her, because they would have never been where they were today, if it wasn't for her help, thus, they all welcomed her with broad smiles

Yu Min gave them a quick smiley response as her gaze danced all over the people in the area

She was acutely searching for someone and then her gaze locked on to a guy at a table simply sipping whatever it was that was inside his cup She approached the boy and sat just beside him

Bai Yi had his eyes shut and he seemed uninterested by everything going on within the inn, but in reality, he was actually seeing and hearing everything, because he had released over 100 bugs into the entire inn and was seeing and hearing everything going on wherever they are

Thus, he had to shut his eyes to concentrate so that he can gather as much information as possible, and because Yu Min entered, many people within  the inn started to whisper many things about her, and from there, Bai Yi was able to gather about 20 percent of Yu Min's entire information before she could even sit beside him

Since he could see through his ants' eyes and hear through their ears, Bai Yi was like an unassuming surveillance camera from the [CEE. EYE. HAY] Yu Min sat beside Bai Yi with utmost confidence, after all, she had information about Bai Yi that if she leaked could cause his absolute death within this inn...

But just as she was about to speak, Bai Yi took the initiative;

"What do you want Yu Min?"

He made this statement like an alcoholic ordering another beer, as Yu Min felt her skin crawl in shock and subtle fear;

"Wait- Hold on, how did you know my name?"

Though there was the possibility that people could be talking about her and Bai Yi might have overheard, but Yu Min knew that there were better conversation to be had in the Diamond Crust Inn than for her to be the topic of discussion in an inn of this prestige

But here was this seemingly unassuming drunk who asked her a very shocking question, but Bai Yi simply responded;

"That is not the right question" He said as he took another sip from his cup

He had not spared Yu Min any sort of glance since she came in, but he could see her from about 14 to 20 different angles which meant before she could even scratch her nose, Bai Yi could kill her even though she is a Saint Stage expert, after all, the total amount of Beast Tamers in the entire Dogon Empire were just three, and Bai Yi's father; Bai Fan was one of them

Thus, who would believe that a person which such prestige having a talent for one of the most highly demanded jobs, would be in a lowly inn like this

"I don't think you are in a position to tell me which question to ask and which one not to, Bai Yi!"

She spoke and purposely emphasized on the term 'Bai Yi' in a bid to rile him up just as he had riled her up when he said her name, but Bai Yi who had already heard from a nearby expert that she was the best information gathering expert in the entire Land Of Stones had already prepared himself mentally, and as a result, he had no reaction after she said his name, something that only served to stun Yu Min the more

Bai Yi was also fidgeting because he heard she was a Saint Stage expert, and he didn't know if he could actually fight her, because a Saint Stage expert who looks twenty must either have OP talent in cultivation, or must be from an extremely powerful background; one stronger than the Diamond Crust Mercenary group, and since the possibility of the latter was extremely slim, he was left with only the first one, and that led him to only one realization;

'Yu Min could restructure his entire body anatomy if he tried to fight her'

Thus, Bai Yi shut off his cultivation base causing everyone around to be unable to sense his aura and predict his cultivation, then he allowed the effects of the alcohol to influence his mentality in a controlled manner, that way, his confidence was reinforced by his intoxicated but controlled mental state

Seeing that Bai Yi didn't give any reaction, Yu Min decided to try harder, if she would then be able to eventually get a reaction;

"I know you are from the Dogon Empire, and that makes you one of the most wanted people in this land"

She said, but instead the response she got was the sound of someone trying to slurp the last drop of alcohol at the bottom of his cup;

"I know you are not alone and there are nine others"

Bai Yi at this point simply sent a bug to Xiao Gui, and the moment Xiao Gui saw three bugs lining in a triangular formation in front of him, he knew what it meant

This was the signal they spoke about whenever there's trouble;

"Tong Tian, stay with the girls Rin Chen follow me, Bai Yi needs us"

"What!?" Rin Chen bolted off Su San's arms as he raced after Xiao Gui;

"What is going on?" Pi Xi asked Tong Tian who was in her arms;

"Bai Yi must have called for help, but I don't think it is too severe, otherwise, Xiao Gui would have called me along"

Tong Tian spoke with a thoughtful expression as he kept staring at the entrance where Rin Chen just bolted out of

"Xiao Gui, how many bugs did he send?" "Three, but strangely they didn't bite me"

Xiao Gui said with a frown as they walked as fast as possible but also as subtle, so as not to attract attention...

"Three bugs means high level danger, but them not biting means he might be unsure or perhaps the threat is not urgent" Rin Chen began to mutter out;

"Yeah, but we have to approach the ground floor as subtle as possible, and act normal whilst we surveil him from afar"

Xiao Gui said as they finally entered the ground floor, but instead of moving out, they stuck to the wall and moved in opposite directions whilst subtly gazing towards Bai Yi's table, and were very surprised to find out that it was a girl of Xiao Gui's age

"Let's see how long you stay mute after I tell everyone about you people Hmph!"

Yu Min stood up and just as she was about to turn to face the crowd, Bai Yi grabbed her hand and Yu Min smiled, she eventually spurred an action from him

Bai Yi looked up and saw Rin Chen and Xiao Gui and nodded to them as they nodded back;

Pa!

"Damn these bugs!"

Bai Yi spoke as Yu Min turned around to truly see him kill a bug [Something which Bai Yi hated more than the devil], but all that was just a distraction, because the moment she turned around, Xiao Gui and Rin Chen rapidly closed in on her blind spot, and before she could realize what was going on, Rin Chen already squeezed her into the middle of the seat whilst Xiao Gui took the seat just in front and stared at her with a menacing gaze

Now Yu Min was in the middle of a triangular formation with Bai Yi and Rin Chen on either sides of her and Xiao Gui just in front

They subtly revealed their aura and instantly Yu Min frowned slightly; from the vibe she was getting from this guy in front of her, she could tell that they were equal in terms of fighting prowess, and the two on either sides of her were only slightly weaker...

She released her aura in a bid to draw attention, but the auras radiating from Xiao Gui, Rin Chen and Bai Yi suppressed hers and drowned it, and though many people felt some tiny bit of disturbance, but it was extremely brief, and it could as well have been caused by a drunk who farted and lost control of his strength for a bit

"Who are you and what do you want!?" Xiao Gui asked with a low but deep and threatening tone;

"I know you all-"

"She's Yu Min" Bai Yi didn't let her complete her threat before revealing everything;

"Yu Min?" Rin Chen was stunned;

"You mean the same Yu Min who that guy referred to as the Goddess of Information?" Xiao Gui also asked albeit unmoved;

The last thing that can happen is that he will use the attacking talisman Min Hong gave him to blow up this place and then flee, drawing the attention of those experts at the top floor, and if they attacked him, he would simply use the defensive talisman to hold his own, after all, from what Min Hong said, only an expert above the saint stage could block the attack of his talisman, break the defensive talisman, and catch up with the evasive talisman

Thus, Xiao Gui sat back and heaved a relieved sigh

Bai Yi and Rin Chen also caught the hint and relaxed as well; now they were in control of the situation;

"Alright now that we know that you know everything about us, tell us what you want?" Rin Chen asked;

"What makes you think what I want is not to kill you?" Yu Min answered with a question;

"Because if you truly wanted to, you would have done it the moment we walked in, and though you are trying to release your aura, but we can also tell you are not forcing it" Bai Yi spoke from the side;

"That means you need us to get whatever you want and killing us obviously won't achieve that"

Xiao Gui added, as Yu Min felt their aura vanish whilst her own was still hovering just around her like a protective barrier, and though she could flare it up and attract the attention she wanted, but instead she reeled it in, and then asked;

"There is a little one amongst you; he should be the youngest and since he was walking ahead of you all, I believe he must be your leader"

"What do you want with him?"

Xiao Gui's tone returned to its threatening level as his eyes narrowed into slits, but Yu Min simply smirked and responded smugly;

"Take that bass off your voice, or do you really think the three of you alone could stop me if I really wanted to do anything?"