The assassin had barely finished speaking when Li Fengtu suddenly sprang into action, flicking his wrist and sending the hidden surgical knife flying toward the assassin.
At such a close distance, the assassin had no way to dodge and was directly hit.
The assassin looked down at his chest and suddenly, the corners of his mouth lifted, as he pulled out the surgical knife that hadn’t penetrated his body.
"Tsk, tsk, that was quite sneaky. Almost got there."
The assassin smacked his lips.
"The way you took out those assassins who killed little Zhuge, I’ve seen it. A coin piercing through the back and straight through the heart—your hidden weapon technique is truly admirable."
"Coming to see you, how could I not be prepared for a cornered beast’s fight? Unexpectedly, you did give a little surprise."
"Pity, it was so close."
The assassin turned his gaze toward Li Feng, taking out a dagger from his body. At this mont, Wang Qian swiftly stood up and blocked in front of Li Feng.
"If you want to kill him, kill first."
"Tsk, really loyal and righteous," the assassin sneered, advancing. Li Feng reached out and grabbed Wang Qian’s shoulder, using all his qi to pull Wang Qian behind him.
"I’m not at the point where I need a woman to take a knife for ."
"Tsk, tsk, still trying to act tough at a ti like this? But I like it. Then I’ll kill you first and her after. Don’t worry, you won’t be lonely on your way down."
After the assassin spoke, he flipped the dagger in his hand and slashed toward Li Feng’s neck with a backhanded grip.
"Dodge it!"
Wang Qian, standing behind Li Feng, yelled aloud.
Splurt.
A spray of blood hit Li Feng’s face. He stepped back half a step, looking up at the assassin who had been pierced through the throat from behind, and then swept his gaze to the person standing behind the assassin.
This person was one of the three staff mbers who had been knocked out by the assassin earlier.
Thump.
Having his throat run through, the assassin was sure to die and imdiately slumped to his knees. Wang Qian incredulously watched the scene unfold.
"He was mine; how could I let you kill him."
Hearing this sentence, a chill ran through Wang Qian’s heart. She had thought she was saved, but now she realized both n were cut from the sa cloth. They were fighting only over who would get to kill Li Feng, hence the infighting.
Wang Qian locked eyes with the newcor, who clearly noticed her and turned, striding over. Suddenly, with a fast step, he reached out and struck Wang Qian’s neck, and everything went dark for her.
Brother Feng.
Was she going to die just like this?
Li Feng twisted around to catch the collapsing Wang Qian, his brow furrowed as he looked toward the attacking assassin. The assassin, however, looked back with a sarcastic expression.
"The descendant of the dical Saint, forced into such a sorry state by a petty world assassin. Won’t that be a face-loser if it gets out?"
"Li Feng, maybe you should just drop out of the Championship Challenge. With you like this, I really can’t keep face."
Li Feng looked at the other party: "Who are you?"
"Hey, don’t tell you don’t recognize . After all, back in the day, we used to sleep in the sa bed in the Daoist temple and watched the girls bathing in the river together. You’re going too far."
Slept in the sa bed, watched girls bathe together.
Instantly, the image of a rascally individual flashed through Li Feng’s mind.
"Chen Peize."
Li Feng reached out to grab the other’s face, but Chen Peize dodged backward: "Fuck, it’s been years, and you’re grabbing my face as soon as you see ."
"Did you get plastic surgery, or are you wearing a human skin mask? I need to confirm your identity," Li Feng said, looking at him.
"Fuck, isn’t my voice proof enough that I’m ?"
Chen Peize exhaled in resignation and tore off the human skin mask from his face, revealing a young boyish face.
"Believe now?"
Li Feng looked at this youthful, absolutely genuine face. This guy was two years younger than Li Feng, apprenticed to a Taoist; his grandfather took him to the other’s Daoist temple, and they stayed together for more than half a year.
Since leaving the Daoist temple, they had not crossed paths again.
"Really long ti no see. Did you co all this way just to find ?"
Li Feng stopped supporting himself and sat down; this ti, his primordial energy was genuinely depleted.
Chen Peize pursed his lips.
"Find you? Why would I find you, am I the kind of person who has nothing better to do? I just happened to be passing by."
Chen Peize appeared haughty, yet matched with his eternally young face, he seed not at all intimidating but rather kind of cute.
"Hey, what’s with that look? Are you not respecting ? Humph, with you in this state, I really can’t bring myself to bully the weak."
"What exactly do you want with ?"
Li Feng ignored the young man’s provocation. Back in the temple, this kid never spoke without offending soone, a classic example of a tough talker.
"I said it’s a coincidence, but you won’t believe ."
Li Feng never believed in coincidences; all coincidences were encounters with ulterior motives. Chen Peize smirked.
"If you don’t believe it, forget it. But to tell the truth, I did co for you. You’re the descendant of the dical Saint, and I’m not too bad myself. I’m a descendant of the old Taoist, and now I’ve completed my apprenticeship. My master said I could participate in the Championship Challenge."
"Now you know why I ca to find you."
So that was it: "I hadn’t realized you’ve done quite well for yourself, kid, even completing your apprenticeship."
"Spit, what do you an ’completed’? I finished my apprenticeship ages ago, only my old man Taoist is too old, and if I don’t attend to his eating and drinking, I fear he’d starve to death. That’s the only reason why I ca down the mountain a few years late," snorted Chen Peize.
Li Feng looked at Chen Peize. The Championship Challenge, sowhat akin to the Huashan Duel, was a grand ceremony of the world.
And that ti, it seed, was not too far off.
"You’ve co to join in the Championship Challenge."
"Of course, I was full of anticipation, but now I’m a bit disappointed. Li Feng, you’ve changed."
Chen Peize looked at Li Feng.
"You’ve grown weaker. The love nest really is the grave of heroes. How can you compete with now?"
"Ah, the loneliness of a master."
"Never mind, we still have half a year until our decade-long appointnt. You have ti to regroup and recover." Chen Peize suddenly stood up.
"As for those insignificant little assassins, I’ll take care of them for you."
Chen Peize put the human skin mask back on, making himself look more mature, and then took a mask out of the assassin’s embrace, putting it on his face, before confidently walking out.
"Oh, by the way, be careful lately. From what I know, this ti quite a few reclusive families have co down from the mountains. Maybe if soone’s bored, they’ll co looking for you, just for the fun of a skirmish."
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