Reincarnated into a Snow Griffin-Chapter 103

POV:???

We watched from the shadows like we always do, going where work has us to while keeping it to ourselves, our names coming out from only a few mouths and yet our eyes and ears are everywhere, always searching, always being searched, like the shadows present in all places and yet impossible to be conquered, vanishing away in the sigh of a single light.

Nowadays we are kept busy, services are thrilling... with a few customers in particular relying on us more and more, going as far as to have us search for something, or rather, someone in the devil’s forbidden island, but I rather say that that is our specialty, especially under our circumstances.

Even so this is barely enough, this is still far from what I want, for what I intend to achieve, but I have been patient so far and see the opportunity here, might as well grab it, I think with a malicious glint in my eyes.

"Is this the one?" The shadow beside me asks, her hoarse voice sounding calm to my ears now after witnessing her battle roar many times before and the fierce slashes of her double blade axe, but such powerful battered person at my side only filled me with more confidence and greed, but I knew that she did so only because he was on my side, otherwise things would not be so simple.

"Perhaps, we cannot count on that screaming buffoon, to be fair I don’t even know if he knows or cares for a way to get out of here. And I don’t see him reaching there."

"What about that woman in red?" She says, dragging the r’s.

"Pff." I answer, knowing exactly who she is referring to without even needing to describe the lady, and my answer was very definite on this one. "That pompous woman? She would rather force me out to give her what she needs than to help me with a fair ordeal. No... is not her, only the usual deal, but she is not our card out."

"And the other one is not trustworthy either..."

"Yes... I can see a very thick aura of death surrounding him." She nods.

"Yes, I don’t need special powers to tell that, one look in his cold eyes is enough." I nod at her answer, once more watching our last options closely once they walk around the place totally conspicuous, one with a metal demon mask on his face while the other, not only with a veil of his own, showed off a pair of great white wings on his back.

But what to do, what contract to follow, what interests to represent... perhaps both in the end, the clients and especially mine.

Especially mine.

And the best thing is, I could tell he was no demon of any sort like the usually black winged devils from the Fallen Demon Clan that would help me at the cost of my freedom or my still beating heart.

Merciless devil those are... and that’s coming from someone used to dealing with their lot.

"No, it has to be them, there is no way out. Plus I feel he will be more kin to helping out, being the same kind as I."

"I wouldn’t get your hopes up." I snicker at her answer.

"Oh I’m not, but only one that achieves for great things can have it, can’t they? After all look where that got us after so many years... where it got you."

"..."

Is her turn to give a sharp smirk back, her lower fangs displaying against the dark, and yet her eyes carry a dark deadly shadow on them.

"Then we shall pay them a visit hey?"

"No need to be hasty now, I still need a few days to get ready, but yes, visit them we shall, and soon..."

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POV: Master of the Enlightened Sun Bearers, Jiang Min

It is a beautiful day at the mountain peak of the Enlightened Sun Bearers cultivator sect, old trees twisting and turning, framing the landscape with their branches and leaves, and yet this mountain view does little to ease my worries out and it is getting harder and harder to keep the calm smiling face up.

"Any news yet?" I ask one of the lower servants of mine, holding my leg still with the iron fist of my hand, unsatisfied by the services of my two sources so far.

"No Master Min, but we heard rumors." That caught my attention as much as it made a vein pop on my forehead for asking that they would inform me of any news about my apprentice including any rumors as well, and have to directly ask them to remember their simple task just shows their incompetence at this point, but instead of showing my irritability I smile at the disciple, prompting for him to keep talking nonetheless.

Of all of my disciples the one I was not open to lose just vanished in thin air without giving me an explanation after going down to the city, and at a terrible bad moment too, just when everything is ready...

"Very well, tell me about it."

"It seems Seraph went out with a disciple from the Stunning Golden Tiger towards the city and further research indicates they went out with The Phoenix Plaza House towards the devil’s island."

His words set a chilling flame to burst inside my chest, and for a moment my façade goes down and a shadow covers my expression in an eerie way, but thankfully I was facing the opposite side of him otherwise he may have peeked into a dirty side of his master, and we could not have that now could we? After so much effort to nurture my perfect Seraph to the point he is today, so much effort in keeping my hands to myself and patiently waiting for this flower to grow before picking it up by the stem, I could not have him running out and about and risking himself like that, especially with another guy to boot...

"Very well... then I’m afraid your fellow disciple may be in danger, perhaps we should pay the island a visit to see if everything is alright, plus I have business there too." Like getting him a beautiful obsidian chain to match the pale white skin around his neck. "Prepare an exploring party, we shall have a special training section with the demons... "

"Ye-yes, Master Min is coming too?"He asks surprised and I can tell already that the disciples will step on top of each others for the opportunity to go out on a mission with a master of the arts.

"Yes I will, now on your way." I say while brushing him away, long sleeves flowing in the air.

Of course I will go, how can I have anyone putting their hands on what is mine after hiding such a gem for so many years... no can do, no can do at all, but all would be worthy, I think with a creeping smile, all will be for the moment that comes back and will be sent to closed in cultivation for an... undetermined amount of time.

Indeed, it won’t be long... it won’t be long now... for me to finally have you, and my mouth waters for it.