Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 161: Chapter 120: Reinforcements

Su Mu said thoughtfully.

”Yes!”

Shen Yizhi said, ”If you trust me, Sir, let me handle this. I guarantee I’ll help you get the Jiao Dragon Blood!”

A flash of hatred appeared deep in his eyes. Ever since his son was killed by the Hu Family, he had sworn to oppose them for the rest of his life. He would take any opportunity to make the Hu Family suffer.

”Are you sure?”

Su Mu asked in a deep voice.

”I am—”

Shen Yizhi had just begun to speak.

Suddenly.

A sharp glint suddenly flared in Su Mu’s eyes.

Just then, with a CRASH, the window burst apart, and a cold glint shot toward Su Mu.

In a flash, Su Mu threw Shen Yizhi aside with one hand, the Thunder Shocking Saber leaped into his grasp, and he slashed out.

The room suddenly lit up.

The saber’s flash was like a rising sun.

CLANG!

The Thunder Shocking Saber struck the cold glint with unerring precision.

An endless, vast power instantly shattered the cold glint.

Half a shortsword fell to the ground with a CLANG.

The light from the saber reflected a pair of eyes filled with astonishment.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion rang out. The figure who had just flown in through the window was sent flying backward at an even greater speed, slamming into the courtyard ground with a THUD.

Spiderweb cracks radiated across the bluestone ground.

Just as the man tried to get up, Su Mu’s figure blurred, and the Thunder Shocking Saber was already resting on his neck. The cold blade sent goosebumps crawling up his skin.

The man’s eyes flashed with terror, mixed with a trace of anger.

’What the hell? Is this the Body Tempering Realm?’

’Fine, he really is in the Body Tempering Realm!’

’But he’s in the damn Body Tempering Extreme Realm!’

’Damn that Hu Family! How could a guy like this be a bonus kill?’

’For just twenty thousand taels of silver, they actually expect us, the Golden Wind Tower, to kill someone like this?’

’A target like this should cost at least five hundred thousand taels! You’d need to hire a Blood Transformation Realm assassin for this!’

He looked at Su Mu and couldn’t help but swallow.

He knew in his heart that if Su Mu hadn’t switched to the flat of the blade at the last moment, that single slash would have cut him in two.

Now, for Su Mu to kill him would be as easy as lifting a finger.

’Since he didn’t kill me, it means he thinks I still have some value.’

”I have a piece of information that can buy my life!”

His thoughts racing, the assassin spoke without hesitation.

”Speak.”

Su Mu said coldly.

”The Jiao Dragon Blood you want is no longer with the Hu Family. The Hu Family used it as payment to hire us, the Golden Wind Tower, to make a move.”

Feeling the sharp edge on his neck, the assassin spoke quickly.

Shen Yizhi, still shaken, poked his head over. ”Doesn’t your Golden Wind Tower have a rule about never selling out your clients?”

”My Golden Wind Tower only plays by the rules with people who play by the rules. The Hu Family broke the rules first by tricking us into taking action for a low price. Naturally, we have no obligation to keep their secrets!”

The assassin said righteously.

Su Mu inwardly sneered. ’Isn’t this just ”the final interpretation rests with me”? Expecting a group of assassins to have integrity is really asking too much of them.’

”So, you’re saying the Jiao Dragon Blood is in your hands now?”

Su Mu said in a low voice.

”It’s not.”

The assassin said, ”You’re not the main target. You’re just a bonus kill.”

”The Hu Family’s main target is the young miss of the Luo Family. The Tower sent a Blood Transformation Realm expert to assassinate her. The Jiao Dragon Blood is with him.”

”He has already left the city to intercept and kill the Luo Family’s young miss.”

”I was responsible for killing you, earning just the twenty thousand taels of silver for the bonus kill.”

”The Luo Family’s young miss?”

Su Mu’s brow furrowed slightly. ’Luo Anning?’

’Has the Hu Family gone mad? Why assassinate Luo Anning for no reason?’

’Also, how am I just a bonus kill?’

’Are they looking down on me that much?’

”Since I’ve failed, the Golden Wind Tower won’t move against you again unless the Hu Family pays more. This information should be enough to buy my life, right?”

the assassin said.

PFFT...

His eyes flew wide. He clutched his neck with both hands as fresh blood streamed through the gaps between his fingers.

His eyes were filled with disbelief as he stared fixedly at Su Mu, as if wanting to ask why.

”This is the East City Government Office. You’re an assassin. Did you really think you could come here and leave alive?”

Su Mu said flatly.

THUMP!

The assassin fell to the ground. His body twitched a few times, then went completely still.

”Watch his body. I’m going out.”

Su Mu said to Shen Yizhi. His figure flickered, and he was already gone from the courtyard.

Jiao Dragon Blood. Luo Anning.

......

CLANG!

Luo Anning somersaulted back seventy or eighty feet. After landing, she staggered back another two steps, her face slightly pale.

Compared to her sorry state, the black-sword-wielding assassin was clearly in much better shape.

Both were in the Blood Transformation Realm, but Luo Anning had only just broken through a few days ago. She had replaced less than ten percent of her blood.

The black-sword-wielding assassin, however, had been immersed in the Blood Transformation Realm for several years and had replaced over twenty percent of the blood in his body.

Moreover, he was rich in combat experience. If not for Luo Anning’s mastery of two types of Force, she would have died by his sword long ago.

Even so, her death was only a matter of time.

Luo Anning was well aware of this herself, but there was no trace of panic or fear on her face.

She simply wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth calmly, then resolutely raised her sword. ”Again!”

”You overestimate yourself! You’re courting death!”

Seeing that Luo Anning was actually treating him as a sparring partner, the black-sword-wielding assassin couldn’t help but feel annoyed. A sharp killing intent flashed in his eyes.

’She feels no fear in the face of my assassination attempt? Isn’t she looking down on my professional skills?’

’This is intolerable!’

Enraged, he decided to use his full strength to teach this little brat what it means to feel awe!

His figure blurred, his speed as fast as a phantom. With a WHOOSH, he appeared to Luo Anning’s left and stabbed with his sword.

After that one strike, he WHOOSHED again and appeared behind Luo Anning.

In an instant, his figures were everywhere, on all sides, striking with their swords simultaneously, making it impossible to tell which was real and which was fake.

Luo Anning struck out calmly. Her sword light shimmered like a field of stars, creating an impenetrable defense around her.

Even the assassin couldn’t help but praise her inwardly. ’As expected of the number one genius of Wuling City’s younger generation.’

’This display of sword mastery is nearly perfect. She’s not far from grasping true Intent.’

’Unfortunately, she ran into me, Zheng Jiu.’

’With twenty percent of my blood exchanged, the amount of true blood in my body is more than double hers. Plus, the Superior Blood Exchange Technique I cultivate is six times more effective. This is an absolute gap in power!’

PUFF!

PUFF!

With two soft sounds, two blossoms of blood bloomed on Luo Anning’s body.

If she hadn’t dodged in time, her throat would have been slit by the sword.

Even so, a gash now marked her collarbone, which had almost been severed completely.

With her collarbone injured, she felt her arm movements slow by a fraction.

After struggling to block a few more moves, another wound appeared on her body.

Luo Anning sighed internally. ’My strength is still not enough. I can’t resolve this crisis on my own.’

’In that case, I should call for help.’

While swinging her longsword, Luo Anning reached for her waist with her other hand and grasped her Taiping Bureau White Clothes waist token.

Just then, a voice suddenly reached her ears.

”Found you!”

Immediately after, a figure leaped toward her through the air.

The moment she heard the voice, Luo Anning retreated without hesitation, letting the suddenly appearing figure pass her by.

The assassin also heard the voice, but he didn’t change his strategy. His longsword continued straight for Luo Anning, intending to kill her first before dealing with the newcomer.

Just as he pursued Luo Anning like a shadow, she decisively retreated, and the newcomer had already moved to block the path in front of her.

A vicious glint flashed in the assassin’s eyes. He put more force into his strike, intending to pierce both of them with a single thrust.

’Since you’re looking for death, I’ll kill you.’

’Killing you is free.’

It all happened in an instant.

Amidst the clear ring of a long saber being drawn, a streak of snow-white brilliance suddenly appeared.

With a BOOM.

The saber’s edge struck the tip of the black sword with absolute precision.

The assassin’s expression changed instantly.

Before he could react, an incomparably ferocious power surged from the body of his sword. The web of his thumb split open, and he couldn’t hold onto the black sword, which flew from his grasp.

The immense force continued, sending him staggering back several steps.