"Li Zhuxin, capture her!"
A glint flashed across Wang Chong's eyes as he suddenly commanded.
Even though Wang Chong had sensed it quickly, he was still a step too late. Sou! The Eastern Islands female assassin made use of Li Zhuxin's burst of strength to launch her final slash, and in an instant, she was already a dozen zhang away from Wang Chong.
This time, she did not turn around. Instead, she used Spectre Steps to propel herself through the trees and dashed out without looking back.
"Where do you think you're going!"
A glint flashed across Li Zhuxin's eyes. Without any hesitation, he dashed forward.
"Wait a moment! … "
Wang Chong wanted to stop Li Zhuxin, but before he could say anything, Li Zhuxin had already dashed in the direction where the Eastern Islands female assassin had disappeared.
By the time Wang Chong spoke, the duo had already disappeared. All that was left was the howling wind and the leaves fluttering in the air.
"Fast! … "
Wang Chong slowly retracted his outstretched palm. The Eastern Islands female assassin was fast, but Li Zhuxin wasn't slow either.
The two of them were using speed secret arts of completely different styles.
As soon as the duo disappeared, a momentary silence fell upon the forest.
"Young master, what do we do now?"
Meng Long subconsciously turned to look at Wang Chong. Li Zhuxin hadn't captured the female assassin yet. This meant that the group wasn't safe yet.
"Young master, I'm sorry. I was the one who lured him over."
Shen Hai lowered his head, his face full of shame.
He was so engrossed in his excitement that he didn't notice when he was being followed by the Eastern Islands female assassin.
"Now isn't the time to talk about this."
Wang Chong waved his hands casually.
"Actually, this female assassin doesn't have much to do with you. Her mission was not completed. Even without you, she would have found other ways to follow us. Unless we don't go up and down the mountain or enter the city. Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before she finds us. The reason why I hired Li Zhuxin from the House of Four Seas is to prevent such a situation. "
"Right now, what we need to consider is what we should do next."
A pensive look appeared on Wang Chong's face.
Li Zhuxin had moved too quickly, leaving an opening in Wang Chong's defense. While the Eastern Islands female assassin's fighting prowess was beneath Li Zhuxin's, the Spectre Steps was one of the secret arts of assassins, allowing her to move about unpredictably. On top of that, the environment of the forest was extremely beneficial for her to execute the Spectre Steps.
Thus, Li Zhuxin was unable to take him down for the time being.
"Young master, why don't we leave first? It's no longer safe here. "
Meng Long suddenly spoke up.
That female assassin had left him horrified. Without Arloja, Ablonodan, Tuoba Guiyuan, and the others, they weren't a match for her at all.
In an environment like the forest, she didn't even need to fight with them. She could easily bypass them with a light flash. In terms of agility, even ten Shen Hais and Meng Longs wouldn't be able to catch up to her.
"No!"
Wang Chong refused without hesitation.
"This place is too far from the main road. Without a day or two, it's impossible to get there. With such a long time and such a long journey, it's impossible for us to walk out of this forest. Furthermore, this will only create more opportunities for her to assassinate us. It's better for us to stay here. "
"Besides, we're leaving. What about them? "
As Wang Chong spoke, he pointed to the farmers that Shen Hai brought with him. The previous situation had left them dumbfounded, and one of them was trembling in fear.
Upon seeing the situation, Shen Hai and Meng Long frowned.
Wang Chong's words weren't without reason. If they were to bring them along, their speed would be too slow. They wouldn't be able to walk far in an entire day. Yet, they couldn't bring them along. They were in the depths of the forest. Putting aside whether they knew where they came from or not, just the tigers, leopards, and wolves here were enough to pose a huge threat to them.
Furthermore, there was a limited amount of rations. If they were to run out of rations or get separated in the forest … It would be no different from the Wang Clan killing them.
If madam were to learn of this, who knew how furious she would be.
But it was impossible for them to stay here.
"Let's stay here for now!"
Wang Chong pondered for a moment before saying:
"Li Zhuxin has already chased after her. If he can't catch up to her, he will return soon. Even if we stay here, he will be able to find us in time. Right now, we can only be considered safe with him around. "
There was one more thing that Wang Chong didn't say. He mustn't leave the matter of the Eastern Islands female assassin behind.
Beneath his feet was a rare and large spirit vein. Who knew how many aristocratic families would be willing to pay with their blood or even their lives for it, unless he didn't want it anymore.
Otherwise, he would have to find a way to resolve the matter of the Eastern Islands female assassin.
"Shen Hai and Meng Long, chop down the trees in the surroundings. Her Spectre Steps specializes in leveraging the strength of others. As long as we chop down these trees, the prowess of her Spectre Steps will be greatly reduced. "
Wang Chong suddenly said.
"Yes, young master."
Shen Hai and Meng Long nodded. This was the best solution they could come up with. Even though they weren't a match for the Eastern Islands female assassin, it wasn't too difficult for them to chop down a circle of trees.
As long as they gathered together, they should be able to hold on for some time on flat ground.
"Come, get up. Did you hear what young master said? Hurry up and chop down the trees here. "
Shen Hai and Meng Long immediately instructed the group behind them.
This time, under the threat of death, everyone's enthusiasm was very high. Since the tools were readily available, they quickly got to work.
While the group was busy chopping down the trees in the surroundings to reduce the opportunities for the female assassin to leverage her strength, Wang Chong didn't remain idle either.
"Let's take a look around."
Wang Chong thought.
Just by chopping down trees wasn't enough to stop the female assassin. Wang Chong knew that he had to think of another way. After leaving the peak of the mountain, Wang Chong surveyed the surroundings carefully.
When he passed by a slope, Wang Chong's eyes suddenly lit up.
"There's indeed such a thing."
Wang Chong glanced at a short shrub with purple flowers on it. Reaching out, Wang Chong plucked a few round fruits from the shrub and crushed them lightly. Holding them in his hand, he walked up the mountain.
"Hua!"
Not too long after Wang Chong reached the peak, rustling sounds could be heard.
"Mister Li, Mister Li is here!"
"Li Zhuxin! Li Zhuxin! This is great! "
…
Everyone was delighted. Even Shen Hai and Meng Long heaved a sigh of relief. Their tense hearts finally relaxed. As long as Li Zhuxin was around, everything would be fine.
After witnessing Li Zhuxin's incredible strength, everyone had absolute trust in him.
"Mister Li, did you manage to capture the female assassin?"
Delighted, Shen Hai immediately rushed over.
"Wait a moment!"
Of everyone present, only Wang Chong frowned. He vaguely felt that something was amiss.
"Hehehe …"
Suddenly, a woman's soft laughter rang out. It was indescribably strange in the forest.
"What a pity! I'm not your Mister Li! "
From a gap in the trees, a figure fell from above. Dressed in a black tight-fitting robe, her face was covered, and she held a sword in her hand. Even though her figure was graceful, in the eyes of the crowd, she looked no different from a black god of death.
Sou!
Without any hesitation, with a flash of light, the Eastern Islands female assassin charged toward Shen Hai at an incredible speed.
"Shen Hai, be careful!"
"Lord Shen, be careful!"
…
Upon seeing this sight, everyone was frightened out of their wits.
Qiang!
Without any hesitation, Meng Long and the other guards of the Wang Residence drew their swords and charged forward. However, there was a figure who reacted even faster than them.
At the instant the Eastern Islands female assassin's voice sounded, Wang Chong already knew that something was amiss. Before anyone could react, Wang Chong had already executed the Single Character Consecutive Slash and dashed forward.
Once the Single Character Consecutive Slash was activated, the instantaneous speed wouldn't be inferior to any speed-type secret skill. In fact, it might even surpass it.
The speed at which Wang Chong executed this move was even faster than Meng Long and the others.
Boom!
Wang Chong's Consecutive Slashes struck the Eastern Islands female assassin's saber before she could stab at Shen Hai. As swift as a bolt of lightning, Wang Chong's Consecutive Slashes struck the Eastern Islands female assassin's saber.
Klang!
The incident that happened half a month ago in the Wang Family's study replayed itself. With a flash of light, the tip of the sword was sent flying.
— — Before the sharpness of the WuZi Steel Sword, there weren't many weapons that could withstand it head-on.
"You're courting death!"
The Eastern Islands female assassin's eyes froze for a moment, as though a tiger whose fangs had been plucked out. However, in the next instant, intense killing intent flashed across her eyes.
Chi!
A cold gleam flashed, and a sharp aura burst forth from the Eastern Islands female assassin's body. With one hand holding onto the broken sword, she thrust it toward Wang Chong while her other hand swiftly whipped out another dagger from her waist and stabbed forward like a venomous snake.
As an assassin, strength, speed, and dexterity were all indispensable. In a short instant, while others could only launch a single strike, an assassin could launch two or even three strikes. This was something that others couldn't match up to.
Sou!
The blade of the sword swept across, but the Eastern Islands female assassin's confident strike actually missed. Wang Chong's figure was like a waterfall, and he actually managed to leap into the air in this impossible situation. Chi! An intense pain came from her shoulder.
— — The Eastern Islands female assassin was injured!
In that instant, the Eastern Islands female assassin couldn't believe her eyes. She was actually injured! Injured by a weakling who was far beneath her.
She had never seen such swordsmanship before. The swordsmanship that Wang Chong executed was something she had never seen before!
"I'll kill you!"
Humiliation, shock, and rage mixed together, and the Eastern Islands female assassin suddenly erupted. A powerful surge of Origin Energy burst forth from her body.
"Protect the young master!"
"Stop her!"
"Even if I have to die, I can't allow her to get close to the young master!"
…
In the blink of an eye, Shen Hai's strength struck the Eastern Islands female assassin first, followed by Meng Long and the other guards of the Wang Residence.
Everyone exerted their full strength.
"Be careful! She's injured! — — "
Wang Chong suddenly shouted.
"Even if I'm injured, I can still kill you!"
The Eastern Islands female assassin gritted her teeth. Hong long, a powerful force burst forth, and Shen Hai, Meng Long, and the others were sent flying.
The Eastern Islands female assassin flung them aside and charged straight for Wang Chong.
"If you want to kill me, come at me!"
Wang Chong shouted. He executed a series of Consecutive Slashes, and as though a silver waterfall, he dashed a dozen zhang away. Behind him, the Eastern Islands female assassin was in hot pursuit.
But this time, even Shen Hai, Meng Long, and the others could tell that the female assassin was indeed injured. Compared to before, her speed was clearly much slower.
Furthermore, if one were to take a closer look, her movements were clearly not as agile.
"Li Zhuxin really injured her!"
A thought flashed across everyone's mind, and they suddenly came to a realization. Even though Li Zhuxin had lost her, he had still managed to injure her.
Her current fighting prowess had clearly been weakened significantly.
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