Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 819: Lethality Of Assassins

”Wait! Itʼs me, young master.”

Max was just about to attack when he heard the cry and saw who it was.

”Ling Han? What are you doing, sneaking up on us like that?” Max asked in displeasure.

”Young master, my apologies for that, but I had something to inform you about, so I rushed over.” Ling Han said, bowing his head toward him and then Anna.

”Hm? What is it?” Max asked, retracting his aura.

Phew!

Ling Han exhaled a breath of relief and then said, ”We should talk inside, young master.”

”Alright. Come in, then.” Max nodded, turned around, and entered the inn.

”Welcome back, dear customers. I hope you had a pleasant walk outside.” The grey-haired middle-aged man greeted them, raising his head from the small booklet he was reading.

Max glanced at him—he was sitting on the chair, and his legs were placed on the reception desk. Even after seeing them enter, he didnʼt bother to remove them and sit properly.

Nodding lightly in response, he walked toward the sofas placed in the hall, a few meters away from the reception desk.

He sat down in one with Anna and gestured to him to sit on the other. Ling Han smiled politely before taking the seat.

”So, what is it?” Max asked again. Anna paid attention, curious.

Ling Han nodded and began speaking, ”I was nearby when I saw you walk toward that crowd earlier and witnessed everything that happened afterwards.”

”Oh? You were there?” Max was surprised, and his gaze became deeper as he looked at him. His bloodline sense was active all the time, so he had taken note of everything as he and Anna strolled through the streets. Therefore, it was difficult for him to miss anything or anyone unless…

”Yes. I was in the distance, so you might not have noticed me.” Ling Han nodded, ”Anyways, what I came to tell you is that you should be wary of that person, John Raelion, young master.”

”Oh? Why is that?” Max asked, his expression turning serious.

Ling Han also wore a solemn expression as he answered, ”From what I have heard, he is very vengeful, and even though he isnʼt too strong himself, the family he comes from—the Raelion family—has three emperor mages, one of whom is his elder brother, Slav Raelion, who is an elder of an emperor-rank power in the inner regions.”

After a pause, Ling Han continued, ”Because their parents had passed away when they were kids, Slav had raised him and dotes on him very much. No matter what kind of trouble John causes, he always comes to defend him.

Just a month ago, John had taken a fancy on a young girl from the central plains and forced himself on her before killing her. When her family, a peak King rank family, found out about it, several King Mages descended to kill him, but Slav asked the town lord, who is his friend, to save him and deal with the matter.”

”So, itʼs most likely he will target you, and because young master has scared him, and there is also an emperor in your group, he wouldnʼt dare to take action himself but will most likely use his brotherʼs name and employ some emperors.” Ling Han finished.

Max fell into thought, his brows knitted together in concentration.

He couldnʼt say he hadnʼt thought something like this might happen when he clashed with him because even though he was yet to meet anyone who relied on their background to bully others, he knew, since this world was a strength-driven world, it was only a matter of time before he ran into someone.

Anna became worried when she heard this and started blaming herself, ”If only I hadnʼt said that—”

Max put his hand on hers and said in a heavy tone, ”Calm down!”

”But little Max. What if he really—”

”Donʼt worry, weʼll find some way to handle it.” Max said before glancing at the grey-haired middle-aged man and saying with a light smile, ”Worse comes to worst, weʼll just rent the rooms on the third floor and stay there until Wyomin and Rose leave the desolate region.”

The receptionistʼs lips twitched when he heard this and thought, ʼShould I just… remove the part about safety from the third floorʼs rooms too?ʼ

His words managed to put Annaʼs worries at ease a little.

Max then glanced at Ling Han and asked, ”Can you keep an eye on him for me? I will pay you.”

Ling Hanʼs eyes widened in disbelief, and he began to say, ”Young master, itʼll be dangerous. If John finds out that Iʼm—”

”Can he find out though?” Max asked with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Ling Hanʼs lips twitched when he saw this. Then, he let out a sigh and said, ”Young master is really an extraordinary person indeed.”

Saying this, he stood up and nodded, ”Okay. Iʼll keep an eye on him. As for the payment… we can discuss it later. For now, let me tell you that he has sent two of his people, two women, after you, most likely to find out about your background or maybe to assassinate you. So, be careful.”

Dense murderous intent flashed in Maxʼs eyes when he heard this and asked, ”How strong are they?”

”Because Iʼm just a Four Star mage and donʼt have any identification artifact on me, I couldnʼt discern their cultivation.” Ling Han said, giving him an apologetic look.

But then he continued in a pondering tone, ”However, they are surely stronger than me but should be weaker than John.”

Saying this, he added, ”However… from their movements, they seemed to be skilled assassins, so their lethality canʼt be determined based on their strength.”

Max nodded in understanding. Kriss was a great example of this.

Even though he was just a Five Star mage and most likely would have a hard time dealing with others in the same cultivation realm, he succeeded in assassinating tens, if not hundreds, of Five Star demons on the battlefield and even cut off the head of a Demon King.

”Alright, please excuse me.” Ling Han said and left the inn after giving the middle-aged receptionist a respectful nod.

Max watched him leave in silence, his eyes flickering in thought.

Anna kept quiet, not daring to disturb his thoughts.

”Come, letʼs tell everyone about this.” Max said after a while as he stood up to head upstairs.

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[A/N: Kindly read the note in authorʼs thoughts. Thank you and have a wonderful day/night everyone!]