Lu Yin assumed that Qiong Shanhai wanted to discuss the matters of the last few days, as Lu Yin had indeed been the one who had triggered this unhealthy trend.

However, when Lu Yin saw the corpse inside the City Master’s residence, his face fell, and his expression turned cold. 

Phantom Sting was dead. 

When they had first arrived in Millions City, Yan Yan had been the one following Lu Yin around while Phantom Sting had moved about in the dark, searching for information. This mean that he had almost never revealed himself. 

As a Hunter realm assassin with a peculiar innate gift, even Lu Yin would be forced to rely on observing rune lines if he wanted to search for Phantom Sting. However, the man’s corpse was now lying in front of him. 

“Who did it?” Lu Yin’s voice was low, and he looked directly at Qiong Shanhai.

Qiong Shanhai shook his head. “We’re not sure. When we found him, he was already like this.”

“Where?’

“In an alley outside the Qiong Forest.”

Lu Yin’s first thought was Sall Phoenix. If someone had easily killed Phantom Sting without creating a huge commotion, then it could only be an Enlighter.

But he quickly refuted this assumption. Sall Phoenix had never seen Phantom Sting, and so he had no reason to take action against the assassin. Even if he had made a move, it would not have been this inconspicuous. The Dark Phoenix family’s abilities were too distinctive, and on top of that, Phantom Sting was a seasoned assassin. For him to...