As soon as she finished speaking, she made a gesture with her right hand, and several thin, sharp willow-leaf knives suddenly shot up and flew outwards.
"Be careful." Ye Xingchen was already prepared. He took half a step forward, swept the air with his hand, and knocked away the hidden weapons in mid-air. At the same time, he pulled Ning Qingyan back.
Boom... Si Qianyu smashed the car door open with a single palm strike and stepped out.
She lifted her right palm upwards, and a delicate golden lotus appeared in her hand.
"Rain falls near the dust, a thousand lotuses bring endless joy."
As she murmured softly, she raised her right hand above her head.
"Three Thousand Towers? A Thousand Lotuses Appearing Once?" Ye Xingchen's pupils shrank slightly: "Everyone, disperse."
He turned and pulled Ning Qingyan into his arms, quickly retreating back to the clubhouse.
Almost simultaneously, the golden lotus in Si Qianyu's hand suddenly exploded, and thousands of needles as thin as hair burst open.
*Pfft pfft pfft*, the five or six bodyguards closest to her exploded with blood mist from their chests and collapsed to the ground.
Three Thousand Towers, a sect atop Mount Tayun, is a renowned assassin organization in the martial arts world.
The disciples of this sect are all women, skilled in concealed weapons. The golden lotus is their sect's most lethal concealed weapon, named 'A Thousand Lotuses Appear Once'.
The moment he saw Si Qianyu, he knew something was wrong with her. An assassin's sharpness cannot be concealed, so he had already taken precautions.
Putting away the golden lotus, Si Qianyu flicked her jade hand, and with a series of soft thuds, three more bodyguards fell to the ground. Her figure was as light as a swallow, and with one step, she had already appeared in the clubhouse.
Ning Qingyan was already surrounded by bodyguards. Ye Xingchen dusted himself off and said, "I wonder who it is that can afford to hire experts from the Three Thousand Towers. This Thousand Lotus has truly broadened my horizons."
"My target is Ning Qingyan, so mind your own business." Si Qianyu's hands were full of willow-leaf hidden weapons, her expression cold and stern.
"I have no grudge against the Three Thousand Towers, do I? Who sent you?" Ning Qingyan frowned slightly.
"The Three Thousand Towers do things for money, without any personal grudges involved," Si Qianyu said coldly. "Someone pays the money, we risk our lives."
"The people behind you are after the Jade Slip Heavenly Book, right?" Ye Xingchen laughed. "Then you've come to the wrong person. The Jade Slip Heavenly Book is in my hands now. If you have any problems, come at me."
"I know nothing about jade slips or heavenly books, I only know the goal, life or death is irrelevant." Si Qianyu said coldly, sweeping her hands forward.
Dozens of willow-leaf-shaped hidden weapons hurtled towards them with a piercing aura, but Ye Xingchen slapped them down with a palm strike.
Si Qianyu lightly touched the ground with her toes and soared into the air. She was as light as a swallow and quickly circled around Ye Xingchen. Her figure was like a butterfly. At the same time, her hands moved in unison, and the hidden weapons in her hands attacked Ye Xingchen without reservation.
"Take Miss Ning away." Ye Xingchen raised his right hand with his sword fingers together, his true energy sinking, and a wisp of true energy condensed into sword energy at his fingertip.
His right hand moved swiftly and accurately, intercepting countless hidden weapons.
He then let out a clear whistle and focused his right finger forward.
With a whoosh, the transparent finger force forced Si Qianyu to retreat five steps.
"Condensing Qi into a sword, true Qi piercing the void, you are at the Heavenly Realm?" Si Qianyu's expression slightly hardened.
"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key." Ye Xingchen waved his hand. "Can you tell me who the employer is now?"
"Don't even think about it." Si Qianyu snorted, and with a quick movement of her hands to her waist, two swords, one long and one short, appeared in her hands.
"Avoiding Dust, Seven Tribulations?" Ye Xingchen praised, "Two swords ranked in the top ten of the Hundred Weapons Ranking, not bad."
Si Qianyu's eyes flashed with coldness, and with one long sword and one short sword, she swiftly attacked Ye Xingchen with fierce and unstoppable momentum.
Ye Xingchen slowly stepped back and then stepped to the left.
Si Qianyu's two sword strikes missed their mark. Gritting her teeth, she turned her two swords around again and attacked Ye Xingchen.
Her strength was already at the peak of the Earth Realm, only one step away from the Heaven Realm. Moreover, the two swords, one long and one short, worked together seamlessly. Even a Heaven Realm expert would have to concentrate on dealing with her.
However, Ye Xingchen strolled leisurely amidst the sword light, taking two steps to the left, then a step back, and quickly retreated.
His footwork seemed chaotic and disorderly, but each step he took narrowly avoided Si Qianyu's attacks.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of moves had passed. Si Qianyu's hair was slightly disheveled, and she was breathing softly.
She was getting anxious; she couldn't break through after a long attack, and Ye Xingchen's strength was definitely not that of an ordinary Heavenly Realm cultivator.
It seems today's mission is doomed to fail; retreat is the best course of action.
Thinking of this, she slashed forward with her long sword, trying to force Ye Xingchen back.
However, Ye Xingchen pointed forward and easily caught the long sword whisk in her hand with two fingers.
Once Ye Xingchen made his move, there was no reason for him to stop. He held the sword in one hand and struck out with his other hand, knocking the short sword Seven Calamities away.
Then he took a slight step forward and grabbed Si Qianyu's wrist pulse point with one hand.
With a snap, Si Qianyu's longsword fell to the ground. She felt her movements falter, as if her inner energy had been cut off.
“You…” Si Qianyu was both shocked and furious.
"I've played with you for so long, that's enough." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "Tell me, who sent you?"
"Enough with the nonsense. The people of the Three Thousand Tower will never reveal their employer's information unless they die in battle," Si Qianyu said coldly.
"What a pity, such a beautiful girl, how can she have such a stubborn temper?" Ye Xingchen shook his head regretfully, then said to Ning Qingyan, "Is she yours?"
“Okay, I have a way to get her to talk.” Ning Qingyan nodded.
Ye Xingchen then locked six major acupoints on Si Qianyu's body: "I have sealed her true energy. Handcuff her and take her away."
"Take her away." Ning Qingyan waved her hand, and a group of people came forward and handcuffed Si Qianyu.
"Also, don't let her have this thing." Ye Xingchen reached out and touched Si Qianyu's waist a few times before pulling out the golden lotus from her waist.
"The Three Thousand Pavilions' unique hidden weapon, Thousand Lotus Appears in an Instant," Ye Xingchen laughed. "This thing is deadly; I'll take it first."
Si Qianyu stared at Ye Xingchen, her eyes almost spitting fire, because when Ye Xingchen reached her waist, he was not well-behaved, grabbing her delicate waist several times while touching for hidden weapons.
"What's your name?" Si Qianyu asked.
"Ye Xingchen." Ye Xingchen put away the Thousand Lotus Flower: "Remember this clearly, so you don't mistake the wrong person when you seek revenge."
"Don't worry, I'll remember you." Si Qianyu stared coldly at him, recognized his face, and was then taken away by the bodyguards.
"Who's behind this?" Ning Qingyan frowned slightly, completely clueless.
“Young Master Na is gone, and the Chu family has also been dealt with by those above. If I’m not mistaken, they should be Japanese.” Ye Xingchen studied the Thousand Lotus Blossom in his hand.
The Three Thousand Towers' hidden weapons, hailed as the best in the martial arts world, are indeed exquisite.
"Japanese?" Ning Qingyan's brows furrowed even deeper.
"Don't worry, the Jade Slip Heavenly Book is with me. I will spread the news in time, and then their target will be me," Ye Xingchen said.
When he returned to the company, Lin Nianwei had already been waiting for him for quite some time.
"Why are you here?" Ye Xingchen was a little puzzled when he saw her. There didn't seem to be any commercial advertisements lately.
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