He was a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds. The expensive white suit could hardly cover his bloated body. His greasy face was full of smiles, and he was holding a bunch of bright roses in his hands.
"Mengli, my fiancée, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Qian Zihao stretched out his greasy hand, as if he wanted to hold Nangong Mengli's hand, but Nangong Mengli just glanced at her coldly and said lightly: "Sorry, I already have a partner."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to her side, and her soft flesh in white silk gloves was quickly grasped by a slender and powerful hand.
It turned out that at some point, a young man wearing a neat black suit and holding a snake-patterned wooden cane came over. He gently took Nangong Mengli's hand with a gentle smile on his face: "Excuse me, let me pass."
After saying that, Su Mu took Nangong Mengli past Qian Zihao and walked towards the Platinum Hotel step by step. From beginning to end, neither of them looked at Qian Zihao twice.
Qian Zihao's face suddenly darkened when he was ignored.
"Sumu..." The low voice was mixed with the sound of gnashing teeth.
"Damn you untouchables!"
Of course he knew that Su Mu had returned alive, but Mu Cheng had disappeared. What this meant was self-evident. Over the past few days, Qian Zihao thought about it and decided not to act rashly.
Others don't know Mu Cheng's strength, but he knows it very well. Mu Cheng is not only a silver warrior, but also a completely transformed man. He can fight even against some high-sequence silver warriors, but he eventually died at the hands of Su Mu. Before he fully understood Su Mu's strength, it was impossible for him to send the only two remaining silver warriors under his command to die one by one.
A lion will try its best to fight a rabbit. He planned to wait until after this banquet, and then spend a large sum of money to hire another silver-level warrior. When the time comes, if the three silver-level warriors attack together, Su Mu will definitely die!
"Forget it. You, a lowly person, won't be able to jump around for too long. When I marry Mengli and become a noble, I will be able to reach a higher level in terms of money and power. That will be the time for your death."
Qian Zihao thought silently, put a fake smile on his face again, and greeted the people around him enthusiastically.
The 68th floor of the Platinum Hotel was a huge banquet hall. When Su Mu and Nangong Mengli walked into the hall, the waiter who had been waiting at the door for a long time slowly pushed the door open and bowed, "Welcome, two distinguished guests."
When the two stepped into the banquet hall, it was as if they had stepped into a fairy-tale world. The dazzling crystal chandeliers hung down from the high ceiling, shining like stars and casting bright and soft light. The floor was covered with gorgeous carpets with exquisite patterns and a comfortable feel to the feet.
The hall is surrounded by tall pillars carved with exquisite patterns. Huge oil paintings are hung between the pillars. I don’t know which famous artist’s work they are, but they add an artistic atmosphere to the place.
Nearly a hundred people had come to the banquet hall at this time, but it did not seem crowded at all. Instead, it seemed somewhat spacious. Neatly dressed waiters were walking around with trays, providing snacks and fine wine to the upper-class guests.
People were chatting in groups of three or five, everyone had a smile on their face, and the volume of their conversations was just right, making the place lively but not chaotic.
The melodious piano sound flows slowly in the banquet hall, like a clear spring, nourishing people's souls and making people feel as if they are in a dinner party of a princess and a prince in a fairy tale.
"Have you really decided?" Nangong Mengli smiled and nodded to the guests passing by, while moving her lips slightly and asking Su Mu beside her.
Su Mu had a calm and elegant smile on his face, as if he was the protagonist of the banquet, blending in without looking out of place at all.
"I naturally don't want to miss such an interesting banquet."
A complex look flashed across Nangong Mengli's eyes. She wanted to say something, but was pulled aside by Su Mu.
"Two glasses of wine, thank you."
The waiter smiled politely and handed over two glasses of red wine respectfully without being flattering. Then he slowly retreated to look for the next guest who needed service.
Su Mu took the red wine, handed a glass to Nangong Mengli, and then took her to the sofa in the corner with ease.
"I have completed my preparations. Now it all depends on whether your abilities are as powerful as the legend says."
Nangong Mengli showed a trace of worry on her face, but she didn't persuade him any more: "I won't joke with my own life. You disappeared for a long time before, what did you prepare?"
Su Mu smiled mysteriously: "A grand performance naturally requires behind-the-scenes work. You will know in a moment. Everything is going according to plan."
A day ago, Nangong Mengli relied on the Golden Eye to successfully awaken the Nangong family's golden bloodline, and she got the highest-ranked silver law in the known sequence [The Moment of Flower Blooming] as she wished!
According to her, [The Moment of Flower Blooming] is very difficult to awaken, and it is thanks to the powerful effect of the Golden Eye that it can be awakened in one step. Otherwise, even if the Nangong family still existed, except for a very small number of gifted clansmen who started with awakening [The Moment of Flower Blooming], the rest of the clansmen would have the other two silver laws contained in their blood.
After that, Nangong Mengli had a conversation with Su Mu. Her original plan was to tell Murong Zhuo at the banquet that she had obtained the Golden Eye, and when she presented the Golden Eye, she would activate [Flower Blooms Instantly] to put herself into a state of accelerated time, launch a sneak attack, and kill Murong Zhuo.
This plan was very simple and straightforward, but it was undeniably effective. No one present, including Murong Zhuo, would have thought that the illegitimate daughter who had always been unwelcome was actually a descendant of the Nangong family, let alone that the other party had awakened the strongest Silver Law. As a result, Silver Three would also suffer a bitter defeat on the spot.
Moreover, Murong Zhuo's silver laws are all offensive, with no defense at all. It can be said that a fatal injury will lead to death.
As Murong Zhuo's adopted daughter, Nangong Mengli revealed all of his secrets early on. Murong Zhuo's three silver laws are [Eye of the Storm], [Speed of Wind Shadow], and [Wind Dance Spirit Blade].
These three silver laws give him powerful mobility and lethality, but no defense.
Therefore, for Nangong Mengli, it is not difficult to kill Murong Zhuo by relying on [The Moment of Flower Blooming]. The real difficulty lies in how to leave alive. The time acceleration of [The Moment of Flower Blooming] is indeed powerful, but it has two fatal drawbacks. One is that it needs to burn lifespan to accelerate its own timeline, and the other is that once entering the time acceleration state, the body will be under great pressure and cannot maintain this state for a long time.
These two major drawbacks resulted in Nangong Mengli having no ability to fight continuously. In addition, she had just awakened not long ago, so she could be said to be a completely fragile assassin. She could kill with one strike, but after the kill, she could basically only wait to die on the spot, unless she desperately entered the time acceleration state again and escaped from the scene.
But the problem is that after killing an imperial noble in public, Nangong Mengli, who was in an extremely weak state, could not escape from Star City even if she could escape from the scene.
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