Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise, "What? Didn't your master tell you?"
The man in black immediately became alert and stopped speaking.
Yun Qingluo said slowly, "Or did the person who sent you to kill me not tell you? Tsk tsk, it seems you don't know. I thought the person who sent you to kill me had told you. It turns out your master was also kept in the dark."
Seeing the probing look in Yun Qingluo's eyes, the man in black suddenly burst into laughter, "Your Highness, you'd better stop making a last-ditch effort. Our master never meets with us, nor does he reveal any information to us other than mission details. This is the Ghost Tower's long-standing rule."
Yun Qingluo covered her mouth and laughed, "Oh dear, I've been found out. I'm so sorry."
The man in black was too lazy to say more. Just as he was about to wave his hand to have Yun Qingluo and An Jiu killed, he heard Yun Qingluo say, "Let's make a deal. I have a token from the Divine Doctor Valley. With this token, we can go to the Divine Doctor Valley and have them unconditionally save someone. I'll give you the token, and you'll let us leave."
The man in black sneered, "Your Highness is far too naive, talking about saving people with a bunch of desperate assassins. Today, if Your Highness doesn't die, we will. Does Your Highness not know the rules of the Ghost Tower?"
Yun Qingluo felt a chill in her heart. Of course she knew that the Ghost Tower, which was famous throughout the martial arts world, never failed an assassination mission. Because if a mission failed, the assassin would die. Therefore, some people were willing to spend all their wealth to hire the Ghost Tower.
As long as the assassin survives, they will relentlessly pursue the target until the target is killed. However, there are sometimes time limits; if the mission is not completed within a certain period, it is considered a mission failure.
Yun Qingluo said calmly, "I've heard that Ghost Tower also has a rule: if a mission fails, Ghost Tower will not accept the mission a second time."
The man in black became even more serious. "You know quite a lot, but that's all you know. Men, kill them."
An Jiu took a few steps forward, shielding Yun Qingluo behind him, and began fighting the assassin.
Seeing that the assassins' speed hadn't slowed down at all, Yun Qingluo's face flashed with surprise. "Xiao Yi, was the sleeping potion you used before fake?"
Xiao Yi retorted angrily, "How could that be? That's an upgraded version of the sleeping potion, specially made for you. How could it be fake?"
“But look at their movements, it doesn’t affect them at all,” Yun Qingluo questioned.
Xiao Ban hadn't spoken for a while, but when he finally opened his mouth, Yun Qingluo was speechless.
"Well, these people must have taken some kind of poison. The test was too short just now, so I couldn't detect the specific poison in their bodies. But I guess some component of the poison just happened to break down your sedative, which is why they look like nothing happened."
Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow. So that's how it is. It seems their master isn't very good to them either.
Yun Qingluo's eyes flashed, and she kicked away the person who was attacking An Jiu. An Jiu turned around and gave Yun Qingluo a grateful look before continuing to kill the assassins.
Yun Qingluo coldly watched the assassins' deadly blows and An Jiu's desperate resistance, her eyes slightly reddening.
At this moment, whether it was the hatred from the previous life or the frustration of this life, Yun Qingluo felt indignant.
So he decisively vented his anger on these assassins, stepping out from behind An Jiu to join the battle.
Before long, the assassins clearly felt their strength waning, and the more they watched Yun Qingluo's skills, the more alarmed they became.
What kind of martial art is this? They've never heard of it in the martial arts world before.
This is completely different from what the investigation revealed. Didn't the intelligence say that the Regent's wife was an incompetent fool? How come this person in front of us is so decisive and ruthless, a veritable cold-blooded killer?
If he hadn't already confirmed that she was the assassination target, he would have suspected that this person was a seasoned killer.
Yun Qingluo was especially grateful to the person who saved her in her previous life.
That person told her that if anyone wanted to harm her, she should either kill them with one blow, leaving them defenseless, or conserve her strength and wait until she was ready to strike decisively.
Now that Yun Qingluo has mastered ancient martial arts, she has no intention of letting them leave alive.
Yun Qingluo grew increasingly furious, and for a time it became a one-sided victory for them. An Jiu looked at the agitated Yun Qingluo and secretly swallowed, thankful that he had made the right choice.
So the princess is really amazing.
He knew the princess was strong; he could tell she was no ordinary person from how she lightly crushed a teacup in anger at the manor. But he never imagined she was this strong; she seemed just as formidable as the prince.
Gradually, An Jiu merely waved his sword symbolically.
Because the assassins were constantly retreating, he had to chase after them to kill them.
However, seeing the fear in the assassin's eyes, An Jiu felt a sense of satisfaction; he deserved it.
Yun Qingluo noticed that the assassins were trying to escape, and handed An Jiu a medicine. "Go and guard the outer perimeter. Don't let any of them escape, or you won't need to follow me anymore."
An Jiu immediately nodded seriously, took the pill with both hands, and put it in his mouth without asking any questions.
The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and An Jiu felt a warm current flowing through his meridians, which greatly improved his overall well-being.
An Jiu glanced at Yun Qingluo in shock, but without asking any questions, he turned around and flew out of the encirclement, stopping several people who wanted to sneak away.
"Don't run away! Can't you see my princess isn't done yet? The princess didn't tell you to leave, so who gave you permission to leave?" An Jiu used his inner strength to raise his sword and cut the swords out of the hands of the group. He quickly weaved through the group, and within seconds, the group was lying on the ground, unable to get up.
Anjiu despises him; he's truly weak.
The assassins were devastated; the intelligence was far from the reality. Who could have imagined that a young woman could wield a soft sword so skillfully?
As their numbers dwindled, they were on the verge of collapse.
Yun Qingluo became increasingly excited. She wanted to kill everyone. These people who bullied her and Achen should all die.
In the end, only a few people remained at the scene. An Jiu was so exhausted that he was sitting sprawled on the ground, while Yun Qingluo leaned against a tree, panting heavily.
The assassin leader's eyes blazed with anger. "Who are you? You are definitely not Yun Qingluo."
Yun Qinglu glared at him, then raised her hand and pierced the bodies of the men rushing towards her with several flying needles, instantly killing them.
"Does it matter who I am? Why don't I send you to ask the King of Hell to see who I really am?" Yun Qingluo coldly looked at the only assassin present.
The assassin leader was sweating profusely. The bodyguard who was afraid of the regent following them had specially sent most of his men over, but they were easily dealt with by a weak woman.
This person is terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
The man in black noticed the wounds on Yun Qingluo's arm and waist. Taking advantage of the moment when she lowered her eyes to cover the wounds, he smiled eerily and threw out a smoke bomb.
At the same time, Yun Qingluo's sword seemed to have eyes, piercing through the assassin's body in the blink of an eye.
The smoke bomb exploded, and thick fog filled the air, making it impossible to see anything around us.
When the fog cleared, only the corpses of countless men in black remained at the scene.
Yun Qingluo quickly left with An Jiu. After walking for a while, Yun Qingluo finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
An Jiu's eyes widened in fury, "Your Highness!"
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