Chapter 002: The Green-Robed Tower

This was strange.

The shop assistant knew Yan Nantian, which showed he had some knowledge of the martial world, but he didn't know Shangguan Jinhong?

Even if Shangguan Jinhong's fame wasn't as great as Yan Nantian's, the world's greatest swordsman, it couldn't be that far off.

Coins fall, heads fall!

That was a famous slogan. Countless people in the martial world turned pale or even trembled at the sound of it, proving the might of the Money Gang.

But the shop assistant didn't know Shangguan Jinhong... That seemed hard to believe.

Wang Bo thought carefully, sifting through his memories of Shangguan Jinhong, and suddenly recalled: Shangguan Jinhong had initially hidden himself in the martial world, rarely heard of, but overnight he burst onto the scene with the demeanor of an unparalleled tyrant, shouting the slogan "Coins fall, heads fall," rising with astonishing speed.

That guy only began his conquest of the martial world after mastering his martial arts to perfection, not starting from obscurity.

He was different from someone like Yan Nantian, who advanced step by step, fought across the land, and eventually became the world's greatest swordsman.

When that guy appeared in the martial world, he was already one of the rare top experts.

If the shop assistant hadn't heard of Shangguan Jinhong, didn't that mean Shangguan Jinhong hadn't yet risen, still training hard in martial arts, waiting for his moment?

Thinking carefully, this world had many experts: Sword God Ximen Chuixue, Sword Demon Yan Shisan, Sword Saint Ye Gucheng, Divine Sword Yan Nantian, and Third Master Xie Xiaofeng—swordsmen were everywhere.

Of course, there were also many blade users, like Ding Peng, Xiao Shiyilang, Fu Hongxue, Bai Tianyu, Li Xunhuan, and so on.

Additionally, the Bat Master Yuan Suiyun was skilled, and even stronger were the Night Emperor, the Future, Wood Taoist, Heavenly Machine Elder, Little Old Man, Water Mother Yin Ji, and other experts.

Counting carefully, although Shangguan Jinhong was strong, trying to carve a bloody path under these people and dominate the martial world was harder than reaching heaven.

No wonder the guy had no reputation yet—he probably knew his own limits and was still in a dormant period. He would only act when he believed his martial arts were no less than any of the above.

Only then would the Money Gang likely sweep through the martial world.

As a peerless tyrant, Shangguan Jinhong would never die in obscurity.

He was bound to have a place in the martial world.

But for Wang Bo, this was troublesome.

Since Shangguan Jinhong hadn't yet emerged, who could he ask for news about the martial world now?

Soon, Wang Bo thought of another organization.

An organization no less than the Money Gang.

The Green-Robed Tower!

This organization was definitely one of the top organizations in the Chronicles of Gu Long's Heroes. The Green-Robed Tower was not a single tower but one hundred and eight towers, each with one hundred and eight people, meaning the Green-Robed Tower consisted of at least 11,664 people. This was undoubtedly a very large organization.

What was even more terrifying was that everyone in the Green-Robed Tower had their portrait hung in their respective tower, and those who had portraits in the Green-Robed Tower were qualified to rampage through the martial world.

For example, the Iron-Faced Judge was said to have a truly "iron face"; when others' blades struck his face, the blade edge often chipped. There was also the "Soul-Snatcher" with a pair of silver hooks that had taken many souls.

Of course, it depended on who you compared them to.

Take this Iron Face, for instance: when others' blades struck his face, the blade edge often chipped.

Wang Bo believed this was true.

But this 'someone else' was quite perceptive. This 'someone else' could be a martial arts master, or an ordinary fighter, but Wang Bo leaned toward the latter.

After all, even a master like Lu Xiaofeng wouldn't dare claim his face could withstand a martial arts master's blade.

And Iron Face naturally couldn't compare to Lu Xiaofeng.

So this Iron Face was highly overrated.

In fact, the final destruction of the Green Tower by Lu Xiaofeng showed that there weren't many true experts in the Green Tower; the claim that every member could rampage through the martial world was nothing but self-glorification.

If the Green Tower were that terrifying, would it fear a single Lu Xiaofeng?

They would have killed Lu Xiaofeng long ago.

Of course, the Green Tower's great reputation in the martial world wasn't built solely on boasting; at least some of the assassins who joined the Green Tower had real skills.

Otherwise, how could they intimidate the martial world?

For instance, the Green Tower's leader, Huo Xiu, was extremely powerful, even surpassing Lu Xiaofeng, with ruthless methods and meticulous schemes no less than Shangguan Jinhong's.

Among the Ten Great Villains in Gu Long's Legends of the Chivalrous, Huo Xiu had a place.

Wang Bo asked the waiter if he knew of the Green Tower. The waiter nodded and told Wang Bo, "To be honest, sir, there is a Green Tower in this very city."

Wang Bo was quite surprised and let out an "Oh," asking, "Where is it?"

"Right on this street. Go to the end, turn left, walk a few dozen paces, and you'll see a four-story building. That's the Green Tower."

"Alright, I understand." Wang Bo nodded, tossed a tael of silver as a tip, and left the tavern. Following the waiter's directions, he walked to the end of the street, turned left, and walked a few dozen paces.

Sure enough, he saw a four-story building.

The plaque on the building bore the three characters "Green Tower."

Below was a line of small characters: "Such-and-such Branch."

Seeing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but complain: "A killer organization, so blatant—is that really okay?"

Afraid of not dying fast enough?

Only after Wang Bo entered did he realize that although there were many people, they were not Green Tower assassins. The real Green Tower assassins would never appear in such a place.

The people here were basically customers of the Green Tower.

Their purpose in coming here was only one... hiring killers.

On the walls of the Green Tower hung portraits of assassins, with the price for their services marked below.

After customers selected an assassin, they would hand over the money and the target's information to the Green Tower's clerks and manager, who were the real members of the Green Tower.

Once the manager received the money, he would send the message to the assassin through a special method.

Upon receiving the message, the assassin would act and kill the target.

Even if the target's family wanted revenge, they couldn't find the murderer; at most, they could burn down the Green Tower.

But aside from a few clerks and a manager, there was no one else there. Even burning down the Green Tower only destroyed a building and killed a few servants, without harming the Green Tower's foundation.

Moreover, the Green Tower was wealthy and could easily rebuild a Green Tower afterward.

Furthermore, anyone who burned down the Green Tower would face the Green Tower's frenzied revenge.

For this reason, the Green Tower became one of the most notorious organizations in the martial world.