For this wedding, welcoming the bride was naturally the most important thing. Henrik Wong specially dispatched experts from the Yin-Yang Path to escort her along the way, as well as guards from the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Ruthless Path, just in case some irrational disciples of the sect did something rash.
After all, Qiu Honglei is very popular in the sect, and some disciples may find it hard to accept that she is getting married.
But even if things were extremely extreme, it was unlikely that someone would actually assassinate the Holy Maiden.
The assassin had suddenly jumped out from the crowd. Everyone assumed he was just a fanatical admirer of the saintess and planned to teach him a lesson.
Who knew that the person was too fast, and before the blockers could form a complete encirclement, he slipped through the gap in the middle.
The Yin-Yang Dao experts among the guards finally realized what was happening and tried to draw their weapons to intercept them.
Unfortunately, that person's sword was too fast. It was so fast that before they could even draw their weapons halfway out, a red dot appeared between their eyebrows. The sword energy entered their brains, and they died on the spot.
The sword continued its momentum, piercing directly into the bridal sedan chair, from which came a woman's scream.
The assassin didn't pause for a moment. With a light touch of his toes, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.
The whole process took only a blink of an eye. Just a few breaths ago, many disciples who were watching were still grieving over the Holy Maiden's marriage, but who knew that the Holy Maiden would be stabbed to death in the sedan chair the next moment!
The Shadow Tower!
The same word popped into everyone's mind.
Only the elite assassins of the Shadow Tower can achieve such a perfect strike and escape from afar.
With the Saintess's cultivation level, even the ace assassin of the Shadow Pavilion wouldn't be able to kill her instantly in a head-on confrontation.
But today is her big day, and she is surrounded by guards, so she must be especially relaxed.
Furthermore, with her view blocked by the bridal sedan chair, she had no time to react before being ambushed and killed by the assassin.
Many calm people in the room quickly pieced together the whole story, but many more were crying and screaming.
The Holy Maiden was not only a goddess in the hearts of many male disciples in the sect, but also a symbol of the sect, yet she died here!
Many people rushed over to check on the situation inside the church, but the guards, bound by their duties, dared not let them get close and instinctively stopped them. This quickly aroused public outrage, with many people cursing and some even fighting.
Just as a chaotic fight broke out in the arena, a delicate voice suddenly rang out: "Stop!"
Everyone was startled, because they were all too familiar with the voice. They all turned to look and saw a beautiful woman walking slowly over from not far away. Who else could it be but the Holy Maiden?
Many people were confused. If the Holy Maiden was here, then who was the woman who died in the bridal sedan chair?
Qiu Honglei said sadly, "Junior Sister Pan had anticipated that someone would cause trouble at this wedding, so she suggested that I take the place of her in the bridal sedan chair to attract attention. I was initially skeptical, but it turned out to be just as she predicted. Unfortunately, in trying to save me, she ended up losing her life instead."
She had been secretly following nearby, never expecting such a turn of events.
The original plan was for Pan Qiaoqiao to attend the wedding in her place, in order to lure Lu Sanyuan and the others together, but who knew that she would die here.
Left with no other choice, she had to show herself and continue to take on the role of the bride. Saving her master was the most important thing. As for the rest, she figured Azu would understand, since it wasn't a real wedding ceremony anyway.
At this moment, the guards had already opened the curtain of the bridal sedan chair, and sure enough, Pan Qiaoqiao from the Heavenly Demon Sect was sitting inside.
The surrounding members of the demonic sect were somewhat bewildered. Weren't Pan Qiaoqiao and the Holy Maiden always at odds? How come they were like sisters this time, and she even lost her life for her?
Have they been putting on an act for outsiders all these years?
But this acting is just too good.
Although the matter was strange, no one bothered to investigate it further.
Most people were happy, after all, the Holy Maiden was safe and sound.
As for Pan Qiaoqiao, although she has some suitors, she is far less popular than Qiu Honglei.
Only the guards who were originally responsible for escorting Qiu Honglei were somewhat shocked, because they also had the task of keeping an eye on Qiu Honglei.
They didn't even know when the other party left!
It must have been that bitch Pan Qiaoqiao who colluded with her to help her escape.
However, if the Holy Maiden had really been killed, all of them would have been in deep trouble. It seems that the outcome was good.
Soon everyone carried out Pan Qiaoqiao's body and found a new bridal sedan chair for Qiu Honglei to sit in.
The most urgent task is to safely deliver the saintess to the wedding venue; as for the rest, we will report back in detail later.
Meanwhile, the assassin moved with lightning speed, weaving through various buildings, casually tossing his hat, mask, coat, and other belongings into corners along the way, quickly becoming indistinguishable from any other ordinary disciple of the Demonic Cult.
His lips curled slightly upward, clearly pleased with the assassination attempt.
Suddenly, he trembled and looked up at a man not far ahead.
Zuan also sized him up: "Brother, your sword was incredibly fast just now."
This assassin was actually quite handsome, with a pale face that seemed to have never seen the sun, but he wasn't like a night elf; he was purely human.
Having just witnessed such an incident, he rushed over upon hearing the news. Though the assassin was fast, how could he possibly outrun him?
He originally planned to secretly follow the other party to see if he could find any clues about Youyinglou.
The Shadow Pavilion is so mysterious that even the Embroidered-Robed Envoy only knows bits and pieces about them.
After tracking him for half a day, they discovered that he hadn't gone to any secret stronghold of the Shadow Pavilion. Instead, he had changed his clothes and disguised himself as an ordinary disciple of the Demonic Sect.
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