"A puppet can rebel," the old man exclaimed. "You've really become so different from before. You don't even look like my daughter anymore. Even I feel a stranger to you."

Then, he turned his gaze to the other men in black robes.

He said, "Look carefully, this is your predecessor, Xue Hu, who is ranked second on the Wulin Killer List."

"She got this nickname because her attacks were as powerful as thunder. In a moment, she could make a person's blood flow to the ground like a lake."

"You guys, be careful."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, there was a rustling sound all around. Looking closely, he saw that several black afterimages suddenly appeared in the backyard, wandering around, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Ruyi's expression became very serious: "You have learned a new technique."

As the old man's daughter, she had inherited almost all of his true teachings, which enabled her to achieve such superb martial arts skills. She had even seen some of the top-ranked martial arts in the martial arts world.

But she had never heard of these afterimage techniques before her.

Ruyi had to admit that the new killers her father had trained were far superior to those of her generation twenty years ago.

It can be seen how much her father has worked hard in the past twenty years.

Ruyi also deeply understood that tonight would be very dangerous.

"My husband, I'm sorry for dragging you into this." Ruyi's face showed guilt as she gently stroked Xue Kong's face. "At the beginning, I hesitated about whether I should marry you."

"I know this will bring disaster to you, but..."

Swish.

The afterimages around flashed again, and a wind blade appeared, heading directly towards Ruyi and shooting forward.

Ruyi turned over and pulled out her right hand. Her right hand was scarlet, like a bloody knife. She hit the wind blades with one blow, and a strong sound of golden swords was heard.

"Child, I've long warned you that emotions are only a burden." The old man said, seemingly teaching, yet also mocking, "If you were alone, facing these shadow guards, you wouldn't be so timid, let alone escape unscathed."

"If your heart is concerned, your strength will be greatly reduced."

"As a killer, you must be ruthless and unrighteous. You have forgotten my teachings."

Ruyi completely blocked out the old man's words. She focused all her attention on the shadow guards around her. These people were vicious and their moves were all aimed at her and Xue Kong's vital points.

If you are not careful in one move, you will die on the spot.

The old man was right. Xue Kong's presence reduced the strength she could exert to less than 50%.

"Even if I only have 50% chance, I can still kill you!" Ruyi's eyes flashed with coldness and murderous intent.

Powerful internal energy burst out from her body, turning into a circular impact and heading in all directions. In an instant, gravel flew and smoke and dust rose.

Even the stone table and tea table not far away were shattered into pieces in an instant.

Everyone's vision was obstructed, and when the smoke and dust cleared, Ruyi and Xue Kong were no longer visible.

"They can't escape, chase them!" the old man shouted.

Ruyi did not escape. With her own strength, if she only took Xue Kong with her, she could still be very agile, but there was also Old Man Zhong in the courtyard, and she could not let Old Man Zhong stay here to die.

Ruyi did not run away. She just put Xue Kong together with Mr. Zhong who was also unconscious.

A violent gale came down from the sky.

The roof of Mr. Zhong's room was torn to pieces by brute force, and then the old man led all the shadow guards and appeared all around in an instant, surrounding the house inside and outside.

This time there was no more conversation between the two sides.

The moment they met, they started fighting.

Without Xue Kong's influence, Ruyi went all out, exerting all her strength and fighting fiercely with the shadow guards.

The shadow guards were all assassins carefully trained by the old man, but the gap between them and Ruyi was not ten years of skill, but sixty years.

The elixir given to Ruyi by the yellow-robed female cultivator not only prolonged her life, but also increased her power by about fifty years.

Not to mention these shadow guards, even if the old man came in person, Ruyi would be able to fight.

In this fierce battle, several shadow guards were wiped out in just a few breaths.

Ruyi was not having a good time either. She was beaten up and had many shocking injuries on her body.

Most of the shadow guards were killed or injured, but the old man did not seem to feel sorry. It seemed that to him, these shadow guards were just tools, and now these tools were scrapped during use.

That's all.

In the blink of an eye, with the death of the shadow guards, Ruyi also became scarred. Her body was covered with wounds and she had turned into a bloody person.

Despite this, she still maintained her elegant demeanor and did not look disheveled or embarrassed.

"Enough." The old man shouted softly, and the shadow guards stopped attacking and retreated, all retreating behind the old man.

Everyone knew that Ruyi, who was finding it difficult to even stand at this moment, was at the end of his strength.

"Son, I didn't want it to come to this. You used to be my most powerful helper. Unfortunately, for the past twenty years, I have been wondering why you betrayed me."

"Why did you leave me?"

"Now, can you tell father? Even as a daughter, helping him resolve his doubts is the last filial duty you can perform before you die."

Ruyi felt unbearable pain all over her body and could not even stand upright, but her expression remained calm. When she heard the old man's words, she just smiled disdainfully.

"The filial piety of raising a child for ten years. Okay, I'll tell you why." Ruyi said softly, "Fame, honor, wealth, status, none of these interest me. I just want to be a human being."

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