"Night Owl! Today is your death day!"
On the high cliffs, the sun blazed down and the mountain wind howled.
A tall, aloof figure dressed in black stood with a sword in hand. His face was covered by a black eagle-head mask. Upon hearing this, he coldly curled his lips and let out a light sneer.
"Kill me?"
"You guys?"
His cold, sharp eyes swept around, taking in the dozens of men in black who had surrounded him, and the coldness in his eyes intensified.
Duan Xingzhi suddenly twisted his wrist, and the longsword flashed with a cold light, illuminating the dark mask.
With a light tap of his toes, he moved with ghostly speed, and wherever he went, blood was suffocated.
The sword flashed fiercely, sending up bursts of bright red blood.
The movements were clean and swift, without the slightest hesitation.
It was like a freehand brushstroke.
In the blink of an eye, these top experts fell one by one, leaving only half alive.
"Hmm..."
A sharp, piercing pain suddenly exploded violently from inside my chest.
Duan Xingzhi froze, and with a "pfft," a mouthful of dark-colored blood suddenly spurted out.
He pressed his hand to his chest, his brows furrowed deeply.
In that brief moment of stagnation, countless blades grazed past his side.
Duan Xingzhi managed to dodge with a strong breath, but his left arm was still slashed open with a deep, bone-revealing gash.
The hot, moist blood instantly soaked through his sleeves.
It's poison!
Duan Xingzhi knelt on one knee, and his longsword pierced the ground with a clang, stabilizing his slightly swaying body.
"Hahahaha! Let's see how arrogant you can be now!"
The leader of the men in black laughed, "How's it going? The most potent love poison in the world isn't so pleasant, is it?"
Love poison?
Duan Xingzhi suddenly raised his eyebrows, his cold eyes like sharp blades tempered with ice, shooting towards the gray-clad man who was detached from the battle.
The second leader of the Assassin's Guild, and his longtime partner, Qin Feng.
"It's you," he said coldly.
His voice was steady and resolute, without the slightest ripple, only a chilling coldness.
He is here today to carry out a secret mission.
If it weren't for an inside leak, he wouldn't have been found by this group of men in black.
Qin Feng no longer concealed himself, taking a step forward, his eyes filled with suppressed pain and hatred, "It's me!"
"Xiaodie only delivered the wrong message once, and you killed her!"
"Do you know that we're getting married!"
His words were filled with anguish, and his knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists.
"Rules are rules." Duan Xingzhi slowly stood up, as if the poison in his body did not exist. He raised his finger to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips, his eyes cold and indifferent.
"If you make a mistake, you must pay the price."
Her misdelivered message resulted in the deaths of over sixty members of the Assassins' Guild.
If the mission fails, she will surely die.
If the rules are broken for her alone, what will become of the order of the Assassin's Guild?
"But she is the one I love!" Qin Feng roared. "We've worked together for so many years and have such a deep bond. As the head of the hall, you could have easily shown leniency!"
"Night Owl, you have no heart!"
Veins bulged on his forehead, and hatred flashed in his eyes. "A person like you, who is devoid of emotion and love, and never allows anyone to get close to you, will surely die if poisoned by this love!"
"I'll make you taste my pain too!"
"Go!" he waved his hand.
The men in black, filled with murderous intent, surged forward in a massive wave.
The figure in black suddenly sprang up.
Duan Xingzhi's lips turned blue and purple, and the poison in his body spread wildly, but his swordplay remained unaffected, becoming even more ruthless and brutal.
Blood splattered continuously.
Cries of agony rose and fell.
When the last man in black fell, only two remained facing each other on the cliff.
Duan Xingzhi, carrying a blood-dripping longsword, strode step by step toward Qin Feng at the edge of the cliff. His steps were steady, yet his killing intent was heavy, and his eyes behind the mask were like a bottomless, icy pool.
"you're right."
His gaze suddenly sharpened, and he raised his sword with a flick of his wrist!
"I am indeed ruthless and heartless!"
The sword flashed cruelly.
Unable to dodge in time, Qin Feng clutched his neck, blood gushing from between his fingers. His body went limp and he collapsed. The last image he saw was Duan Xingzhi's condescending, cold eyes.
And the cold words he uttered at the end.
"So you should know the price of betraying me."
Qin Feng closed his eyes, a relieved smile spreading across his lips, "Xiao Die... I've come to find you..."
He suddenly threw a dart in Duan Xingzhi's direction!
Then he collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.
Duan Xingzhi turned his head to dodge, his tall and upright body swaying almost imperceptibly.
The poison attacks the heart.
My vision began to blur, and I could hear the whistling wind in my ears.
Duan Xingzhi stepped back, and sand and stones rolled down.
He took one last look at the blinding sun, closed his eyes, and plunged into the misty abyss at the bottom of the cliff...
*
At the foot of the mountain lies Fuling Valley.
The lush greenery, abundant aquatic plants, and blooming flowers everywhere contrast sharply with the desolate landscape atop the mountain, creating a world apart.
Beside the babbling brook, a slender figure in pure white was squatting on the ground, carefully digging up a rare medicinal herb with a jade shovel.
The woman had her long hair loosely tied up and a pretty face.
Her nose was straight and delicate, and her temperament was ethereal, like snow in the mountains, yet her eyes and brows exuded a gentle softness that seemed otherworldly.
"We've found it!"
She held the herbs in her hands, her pale cherry-colored lips curving into a slight smile.
It's like the first melting of ice and snow.
Suddenly, she paused, and her nose twitched slightly.
In the air, besides the earthy smell and the fresh fragrance of grass and trees, there was also a very faint, unusually sweet and bloody smell.
There is also a unique, cool fragrance characteristic of toxins.
Someone's there!
The person is still poisoned!
Shen Zhiyi's cool eyes lit up instantly!
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