"You're only telling you?"
The aloof beauty asked weakly, "What do I need to do to get a substitute spot?"
Chen Ke smiled and said, "Of course I will defeat you one by one!"
"The method is fair too: we send you missions through the Burial God Alliance, waiting for you to assassinate you!"
The aloof beauty smiled wryly and said, "Now that you mention it, I've actually gotten the better deal!"
Chen Ke shook his head and said, "In the face of an absolute difference in strength, the slight advantage you have is of no use!"
The aloof beauty scoffed, "You win!"
Chen Ke said, "The assassins of the Burial God Alliance are inherently ruthless. Defeating you and killing you are no different!"
"I'm not stupid enough to wait for you to take your revenge later!"
Lan Hua felt that Chen Ke was right; this was a basic quality of an assassin.
The book "The Hitman Prepares" also mentions that an assassin should not expose himself to any possible threats.
Chen Ke finally moved, arriving at a distance of twenty feet from the cold and beautiful woman.
This distance seemed to allow him to see more clearly.
Just as he twitched his fingers, intending to shoot out the silver needle to pierce the beauty's head, Lan Hua finally made his move.
This was the moment when Chen Ke was most complacent.
He could have watched Chen Ke kill the beautiful woman and then simply walked away.
However, the beautiful woman was, after all, a master archer, and possessed the invisible arrow technique.
This archery technique was a gift from Zi Yue. He was very curious about how this cold and beautiful woman had learned the invisible archery technique, so he had to save her life.
Just as the cold and beautiful woman closed her eyes and awaited death, a talismanic arrow was released from the bow and shot into the sky.
A distance of a thousand feet is still nothing to the Black Iron Arrow; it can cover the distance in the blink of an eye.
After all, Lan Hua has now broken through to the Yuan Dan realm, which has greatly increased not only her Yuan power but also her talisman power.
"Huh? A sneak attack?"
Chen Ke turned his head and shot out a silver needle, which struck the black iron talisman arrow, slightly disrupting its trajectory.
boom!
The black iron arrow pierced through a tree that two people could barely encircle, and shattered a boulder into pieces.
"What amazing acupuncture technique!" Lan Hua's expression changed slightly.
"That thing is small and sharp, and it's easy to launch. It's really hard to defend against!"
The stunningly beautiful woman opened her eyes in surprise, never expecting that someone would save her at the critical moment of life and death.
The person who saved her was none other than a bow-wielding cultivator, just like herself.
As soon as Lan Hua made her move, she realized that this person was extremely difficult to deal with.
Another arrow was shot, but it was still blocked by the silver needle.
Lan Hua's black iron talisman arrows are not light; they are much heavier than ordinary refined iron arrows. Therefore, with the blessing of the Gale Talisman and the Invisible Arrow Technique, they can unleash terrifying power.
Although Chen Ke's silver needles are small and light, his needlework is exquisite, requiring little force.
To achieve great results with minimal effort, one only needs to slightly disrupt the stability of the arrow, causing it to deviate from its original trajectory.
If one isn't enough, then two will do.
Even if Lan Hua could use her mental power to control the arrow and return it to its original trajectory, it would be too late.
Chen Ke turned his head and saw that the cold and beautiful woman had already run far away, and gave a slight cold smile.
However, he wasn't worried, knowing that the seriously injured beauty couldn't escape his grasp.
Sure enough, after running a short distance, the stunningly beautiful woman collapsed to the ground again.
Chen Ke maintained his smile and said, "I'm truly surprised that you could endure this much!"
"Killer Hero, once ranked third on the leaderboard!"
"I never expected you to be a bow user too!"
Lan Hua held his bow at full draw but didn't release it, and snorted, "I never expected that an assassin would hire another assassin to kill me!"
Chen Ke laughed and said, "I originally wanted to invite you all to come and kill me, but I never expected to actually run into you!"
"If you had teamed up to assassinate me from the beginning, perhaps you would have succeeded!"
"Now that they're all going up one by one, they can't blame me!"
The aloof beauty scoffed, "You're a pervert!"
Lan Hua said, "I've already fallen to the bottom of the list, why are you still coming to me?"
Why not find the third-ranked newcomer?
Chen Ke laughed and said, "Because I think you are stronger than him. After all, you were ranked third for a period of time!"
"I don't think the fall is the reason for the mission failure!"
"Now it seems you are much more powerful than Blood Rose, and your arrows are much faster than hers!"
Lan Hua was speechless. This top-ranked assassin was truly intelligent.
He began to plot how to defeat Chen Ke.
There's no hope of killing him now.
Lan Hua was certain that Chen Ke had an inexhaustible supply of silver needles, but his own stock of talisman arrows was running low.
"Chen Ke, why be so ruthless? Let's admit defeat, mission failed!"
"I wholeheartedly support your inclusion in the Blood List candidate list!"
Chen Ke smiled and shook his head, saying, "This doesn't conform to the basic qualities of an assassin!"
After saying that, he waved his right hand and flicked it, sending countless silver needles flying towards Lan Hua.
"So many embroidery needles, they're not letting me survive!"
A faint light flashed beneath her feet, and Lan Hua used the Flowing Light Step to quickly dodge.
He wielded the black iron arrows incessantly, intercepting each needle that slipped through the net.
Although Lan Hua couldn't kill Chen Ke, it wouldn't be easy for him to kill her either.
Although Chen Ke maintained his smile, his confidence was noticeably less than before.
"Are you forcing me to use my ultimate move?"
Chen Ke suddenly took off and flew into the air, using the technique of flying by controlling objects.
There was nothing flying beneath their feet, for there were two silver needles that were difficult to spot without careful observation.
With both hands outstretched, countless silver needles converged into a giant dragon, which, under Chen Ke's control, roared and charged towards Lan Hua.
"Holy crap! There's no way to hide now!"
Lan Hua originally wanted to use the Heaven-Opening Palm, but seeing the dragon's fierce approach, she realized that the Heaven-Opening Palm might not be a match.
With a swift wave of his right hand, three defensive runes appeared around Lan Hua in succession.
boom!
The dragon crashed into the defensive rune, scattering countless sparks, and in just a moment, it broke through the first defensive rune.
After the second defensive talisman was breached, the dragon was already weakened and unable to break through the third talisman.
Chen Ke's expression changed drastically, and he could no longer smile.
"You're actually a talisman master!"
Lan Hua smiled and said, "Surprised?"
Surprised?
"Your needlework is strong, but your single-point attack is far inferior to that of an archer. How do you plan to break through my defensive talisman?"
Chen Ke exclaimed in surprise, "I was completely mistaken! You have the cultivation of the Yuan Dan realm!"
After saying that, Chen Ke transformed into a streak of light and rushed into the distance.
"Just hold on to your life, and I'll come and collect you!"
Although his cultivation level was higher than Lan Hua's, killing him would take a considerable amount of time and might even come at a significant cost.
Rather than confronting her head-on, it's better to utilize her assassin skills and eliminate Lan Hua secretly.
Lan Hua breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chen Ke run away.
He shared the same idea as Chen Ke: until he was absolutely certain of killing him, a truce was the best course of action.
Putting away his bow, Lan Hua approached the aloof and beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman was hit by several needles and was covered in blood.
The snow-white long dress was adorned with several streaks of vermilion, giving it a poignant and beautiful illusion.
"My name is Lan Hua, may I ask your name, beautiful lady?"
"Huo Xiaoxiao comes from the Moon Palace!"
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