It was a monkey mask.
It looks ridiculous.
"So it was you, Shenhou!"
The middle-aged man on the boat glared at her, put away his flute, and took out a sharp longsword.
The beautiful woman hurriedly got up and took out a slender, soft sword.
Shenhou sneered and said, "I take people's money and do their bidding, so don't blame me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shenhou pounced on the middle-aged couple and engaged them in a fierce battle.
The collision of magical artifacts produced a clanging sound, and the fluctuations of true energy stirred up waves on the river surface.
Ye Feng did not make a move immediately, but simply watched quietly.
After all, they had just arrived in the Dreamland of Misty Clouds and needed to familiarize themselves with the place first. Moreover, the man dressed in black and wearing a monkey mask was clearly an assassin.
Could it be that the twelve zodiac signs mentioned by Lingluo Yuansheng refer to an assassin organization?
Is investigating the truth about the twelve zodiac animals really about finding all the assassins in this killer organization?
Thinking of this, Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the expression on his face relaxed.
The fierce battle on the ship continued, but it didn't catch the eye of the night wind.
That monkey assassin was only at the early stage of the Divine Travel Realm, while the middle-aged couple were at the peak of the True Essence Realm.
Although the Monkey King assassin's knife skills were extremely sharp and a level above those of the middle-aged couple, his attacks forced them into a frantic state.
However, ending this battle quickly is not an option.
After all, the middle-aged couple was not much different from this monkey assassin, and their cooperation was seamless, giving people a sense of telepathy.
However, as time went on, the Monkey Killer gradually gained the upper hand, and the middle-aged couple's situation became increasingly worse.
This didn't surprise Ye Feng; the saying "realm level can crush you" is no joke.
While there are occasional instances of surpassing one's level to defeat an opponent, most people cannot do it.
At this moment, the middle-aged couple was on the verge of collapse; their bodies were covered in wounds, and their clothes were stained with blood.
After the man was stabbed again, he cried out in grief and indignation, "Madam, run! I will cover your retreat!"
No, I can't leave you!
The beautiful woman cried as she continued to grit her teeth and fend off Shenhou's attacks.
The Monkey Killer sneered, "They say that couples are like birds in the same forest, flying away separately when disaster strikes, but I never expected that you two have such a deep bond. I'm truly envious! However, since you're both going to die today, I'll grant your wish and let you become a pair of doomed lovers!"
As soon as the Monkey Killer finished speaking, his attacks became even more ferocious.
The beautiful woman suddenly said, "Shenhou, is your goal the treasure map we have?"
“That’s right,” Shenhou said.
"I can give you the treasure map, as long as you let us go!" the beautiful woman said quickly.
"Then take out the treasure map. If I'm in a good mood, I might actually give you a way out!" Shenhou said with a loud laugh.
The beautiful woman said angrily, "If I give it to you now, you will surely go back on your word and kill us after you get the treasure map!"
"Then what do you want?" Shenhou asked with a cold smile.
The beautiful woman said, "I've hidden the treasure map in a secret location. If you kill my husband and me now, you'll never find the treasure map in your lifetime!"
"Shenhou, you leave here first. I will send you messages every day and tell you the score of the treasure map. What do you think?"
Shenhou coldly said, "This is too troublesome. I'd rather kill you all. Although I don't know the Soul Searching Technique, it doesn't mean that none of us in the Twelve Zodiacs know it!"
Upon hearing this, both the beautiful woman and the middle-aged man's expressions changed drastically.
But just then, a light, airy voice suddenly rang out.
"How many assassins do you have in total, all twelve of you? Surely there are exactly twelve, and you use the twelve zodiac animals as your code names?"
The sound came so suddenly that the middle-aged couple and Shenhou all turned their heads sharply to look in the direction from which it came.
A young man was sitting at the bow of the boat.
The young man was dressed very plainly and had no special features.
But just looking at him now evokes a strong sense of mystery.
"Who are you?" Shenhou questioned.
Night Wind smiled and said, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that if you don't tell me what you know, you'll die here."
"Hmph, what a boastful tone!"
Shenhou chuckled and suddenly abandoned the middle-aged couple, rushing towards the night wind.
I'll kill you first!
Shenhou roared and slashed at Yefeng with his long sword.
Moreover, this strike was not a casual one; Shen Hou had used his signature move—the Spirit-Slaying Blade Technique—to ensure a safe outcome.
Shen Hou didn't use this martial art when he fought the middle-aged couple because it consumed too much of his internal energy.
But now that Ye Feng had suddenly appeared, he felt uneasy behind him, so he couldn't care less about anything else!
"Die!"
Shenhou roared, and the blade, gleaming with a dark light, slashed towards Yefeng's neck.
The middle-aged couple were terrified and shouted together, "Get out of the way! That's Shenhou's signature move, the Spirit-Slaying Blade Technique!"
However, Ye Feng sat there motionless until the blade was about to fall on his neck, at which point he suddenly raised his right hand and blocked Shen Hou's long sword with just one index finger.
The power of the Spirit-Slaying Blade Technique erupted instantly, transforming into countless invisible blades that slashed towards the night wind.
However, these invisible blades struck Ye Feng's body but did not cause him any harm; instead, they were all deflected.
Thus, a storm of blades formed around Ye Feng's body.
A series of cracking sounds rang out as the small boat was wrecked beyond recognition. The middle-aged couple, unable to dodge in time, sustained several more wounds.
But the one who was in the most sorry state was Shenhou.
Shenhou was closest to Yefeng, and a significant portion of the invisible blades that were deflected landed on him.
So now, Shenhou is dressed in rags, his body covered in wounds!
"You're too weak," Ye Feng said, shaking his head.
Shenhou was terrified and hurriedly retreated, seemingly wanting to escape.
However, Ye Feng immediately raised his hand and unleashed beams of golden light, forming a barrier that sealed the entire small boat inside.
In this way, Shenhou has no way to escape from here.
If you want to leave here, you have to kill Night Wind first!
But with his strength, killing Ye Feng was simply impossible!
The monkey was terrified, but the middle-aged couple was extremely excited.
"I'll ask you one more time, are there twelve assassins named after the Chinese zodiac?" Ye Feng asked.
"Do you think I'd tell you? Hahahaha, I'd rather die on my knees than live standing up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled thunder suddenly emanated from Shenhou's body, and he swayed twice before collapsing onto the small boat with a thud.
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