Infinite Professions from a Pearl Collector
Chapter 37 - 35: Five-Poison Eunuch

Chapter 37: Chapter 35: Five-Poison Eunuch

A chill shot through Chen Ye’s heart.

Ever since becoming the Thousand-Faced Thief Saint, his senses had sharpened far beyond those of an ordinary person. In the dead of night, he was especially in his element, like a fish in water. Yet, before that voice sounded, he hadn’t noticed anything amiss nearby.

’This means the newcomer’s strength is absolutely extraordinary.’

The thought flashed through his mind, but Chen Ye’s expression didn’t betray the slightest change. Instead, he turned around, trembling with fear.

Not far away, in the shadow of a rockery, stood an old eunuch in a dark purple robe. His complexion was deathly pale and his face beardless, his hawk-sharp eyes staring coldly from a sinister face.

"Which palace are you from? Skulking around here in the middle of the night—are you looking to die?"

Chen Ye’s mind raced. In a flash, an idea struck him.

He dropped to his knees with a thud, pressing his forehead to the ground. In a trembling voice filled with both sycophancy and terror, he stammered, "This servant... This servant greets the Old Ancestor! This servant just entered the palace and lost his way. I don’t know how I ended up here. I beg the Old Ancestor to spare my life!"

With this kneel and kowtow, Chen Ye adopted an extremely humble posture, perfectly playing the part of a little eunuch who had stumbled into a forbidden area and was scared out of his wits.

Upon hearing the address "Old Ancestor," the old eunuch couldn’t help but let out a few shrill cackles, enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

"You’ve got a sharp eye!"

"Enough. This isn’t a place for the likes of you. Now scram! If there’s a next time, I’ll have your hide!"

"Yes! Yes! This servant will scram right away, right away!"

As Chen Ye started to climb up from the ground, he suddenly snatched a handful of dirt and, with a flick of his wrist, flung it.

The dirt flew straight at the old eunuch’s face.

The old eunuch never expected this seemingly docile little eunuch would dare to launch a sudden attack on him.

But his reaction was extremely fast. The instant the dirt flew at his face, he snapped his eyes shut and dodged to the side. At the same time, he thrust out his palms, sending a foul, reeking gust of wind striking toward Chen Ye!

"You little whelp, who the hell are you!"

Of course, Chen Ye didn’t answer. Having succeeded with his first strike, he had no intention of lingering. Tapping his toes on the ground, his figure slid back several feet like a phantom, dodging the fatal blow.

The old eunuch’s strike missed its mark, but it snapped a large tree next to them in two.

’Such tyrannical Palm Force!’

Chen Ye was secretly alarmed.

This was actually the first time he had encountered a true master of the Martial Dao since arriving in this world.

Chen Ye had previously paid attention to the experts in the Martial World, only to find they all practiced simple External Martial Arts focused on tempering their bodies and building strength. While they were deadly, they were nowhere near as terrifying as the old eunuch before him.

In particular, his opponent’s hands were a grayish-green color and gave off a putrid stench, clear evidence that he practiced some sort of vicious poison art.

No wonder he’d always felt a faint sense of danger lurking deep within the Imperial City. So, it was because this old poison master was holed up here.

Understanding dawned on Chen Ye. At the same time, he knew he absolutely could not afford a prolonged battle.

Otherwise, if the commotion attracted a large number of the Imperial City’s Imperial Guard, tonight’s mission would be a complete failure.

’I have to end this quickly.’

Thinking this, Chen Ye hesitated no longer. He turned and fled.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" the old eunuch sneered, giving chase.

In truth, the old eunuch was also deeply shocked.

His Five Poison Divine Palm was a technique he had cultivated to Great Success over decades of painstaking effort, combining five of the world’s most exotic poisons. Wherever his Palm Force struck, a single touch meant death.

Ever since mastering the technique, he had never met his match.

If it weren’t for the fact that he had committed so many sins in the Martial World that he was hunted by all and had nowhere left to run, he never would have castrated himself and fled into the Imperial Palace to become a eunuch.

But even so, his strength was still at the absolute peak.

Yet today, this little eunuch, who had appeared out of nowhere, possessed such a bizarrely swift Body Technique that he had not only avoided instant death under his Five Poison Palm but had even managed to hold on until now.

This couldn’t help but ignite the old eunuch’s killing intent, and he pursued with increasing speed.

Just then, without even looking back, the fleeing Chen Ye violently flicked his wrist behind him!

WHOOSH!

A grim flash of a blade streaked through the night, aiming straight for the old eunuch’s throat.

Startled by the sudden attack, the old eunuch screeched to a halt. He bent backward at an impossible angle, narrowly dodging the lethal blade by a hair’s breadth.

But before he could even catch his breath, his pupils suddenly contracted.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Several more flashes of light followed one after another, their angles so cunning they sealed off nearly all his escape routes!

"Ah!"

The old eunuch let out a shriek and swung both palms, relying on his incredibly fierce Palm Technique to knock away two of the Flying Sabers.

But as for the last one, he was powerless to stop it!

THUNK!

With the muffled sound of a blade sinking into flesh, blood splattered.

The Flying Saber was buried deep in the old eunuch’s left chest!

It turned out that at the last moment, the old eunuch had relied on his formidable strength to shift his body by half an inch, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow to the heart.

As intense pain shot through him, the old eunuch grunted. He was just about to catch his breath when he discovered to his horror that the little eunuch in front of him had vanished without a trace.

’Not good!’

Alarm bells screamed in the old eunuch’s mind. Just as he was about to react, a bone-chilling killing intent crept up silently from behind him.

He spun around, only to see the phantom-like edge of a blade emerging from the darkness.

The Small Knife grew larger and larger in his wide eyes, and then... a gentle slice.

SCHLICK!

A thin, red line appeared on the old eunuch’s neck.

His eyes widened in disbelief. He clamped his hands tightly around his own neck, trying to stop the gushing blood, but it was all in vain.

He could never have imagined that after dominating the Martial World for decades, he would ultimately die at the hands of an unknown little eunuch.

With a thud, the corpse fell to the ground.

Without hesitation, Chen Ye stabbed the old eunuch’s heart again, completely extinguishing any sign of life, before dragging the body behind the nearby rockery.

He could already hear the sound of hurried footsteps in the distance. It was clear the Imperial Palace guards had been alerted by the commotion and were rushing over.

A moment later, a squad of the Imperial Guard, holding torches and Long Halberds, arrived on the scene.

"Who’s there!" the leading officer shouted sternly.

In response, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the rockery.

It was an old eunuch in a dark purple robe. His complexion was deathly pale and his face sinister, a truly unsettling sight.

Upon seeing him, the arriving Imperial Guard all stiffened, then quickly put away their weapons and bowed in salute. "Greetings, Old Ancestor!"

The old eunuch waved his hand impatiently. "A petty thief just snuck in, but I’ve already scared him off."

"No need for alarm. Go back to what you were doing."

"Yes, sir!"

As if granted amnesty, the Imperial Guard squad bowed once more before hurriedly departing to continue their patrol.

At the same time, the old eunuch flicked his sleeve, turned, and walked toward Yangxin Hall.