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Chapter 381 - 378 Assassination · Oct 14, 2026

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351 Chapter 351 - 348 Snacks 2026-10-14
352 Chapter 352 - 349: Return 2026-10-14
353 Chapter 353 - 350: Benefits 2026-10-14
354 Chapter 354 - 351: Desires to Come 2026-10-14
355 Chapter 355 - 352: Spirit Transformation 2026-10-14
356 Chapter 356 - 353 Complaining 2026-10-14
357 Chapter 357 - 354 Threat 2026-10-14
358 Chapter 358 - 355: The Purpose of the Visit 2026-10-14
359 Chapter 359 - 356: Alliance 2026-10-14
360 Chapter 360 - 357: Welcoming 2026-10-14
361 Chapter 361 - 358 Disappointment 2026-10-14
362 Chapter 362 - 359 Concerns 2026-10-14
363 Chapter 363 - 360 Heavenly Blade 2026-10-14
364 Chapter 364 - 361 Refusal 2026-10-14
365 Chapter 365 - 362 Above 2026-10-14
366 Chapter 366 - 363: Nine Layers 2026-10-14
367 Chapter 367 - 364: Consort Ping 2026-10-14
368 Chapter 368 - 365: Proclaiming the Imperial Order 2026-10-14
369 Chapter 369 - 366: Explanation 2026-10-14
370 Chapter 370 - 367: Delivering the Message 2026-10-14
371 Chapter 371 - 368: Confrontation 2026-10-14
372 Chapter 372 - 369: Soft and Hard 2026-10-14
373 Chapter 373 - 370 Cancellation 2026-10-14
374 Chapter 374 - 371 Visit 2026-10-14
375 Chapter 375 - 372: Sword Competition 2026-10-14
376 Chapter 376 - 373 Secret Deliberation 2026-10-14
377 Chapter 377 - 374: Devise a Plan 2026-10-14
378 Chapter 378 - 375 Threat 2026-10-14
379 Chapter 379 - 376: Variables 2026-10-14
380 Chapter 380 - 377 Sword Intent 2026-10-14
381 Chapter 381 - 378 Assassination 2026-10-14
382 Chapter 382 - 379: Cooperation 2026-10-14
383 Chapter 383 - 380: Drawing the Sword 2026-10-14
384 Chapter 384 - 381: Harvest 2026-10-14
385 Chapter 385 - 382: The Path Ahead 2026-10-14
386 Chapter 386 - 383: Scales Formed 2026-10-14
387 Chapter 387 - 384: Toad 2026-10-14
388 Chapter 388 - 385 Rumors 2026-10-14
389 Chapter 389 - 386 Next in Line 2026-10-14
390 Chapter 390 - 387: Showcase 2026-10-14
391 Chapter 391 - 388: Understanding 2026-10-14
392 Chapter 392 - 389 Imperial Decree 2026-10-14
393 Chapter 393 - 390: Granting a Title 2026-10-14
394 Chapter 394 - 391 Sinister 2026-10-14
395 Chapter 395 - 392: Searching for the Knife 2026-10-14
396 Chapter 396 - 393 Complete 2026-10-14
397 Chapter 397 - 394: Gaining the Sword 2026-10-14
398 Chapter 398 - 395 Sword Soul 2026-10-14
399 Chapter 399 - 396: Desire to Return 2026-10-14
400 Chapter 400 - 397: Hitching a Ride 2026-10-14

Chapter 381: Chapter 378 Assassination

Chu Zhiyuan had already sheathed the broken blade, his face still looking somewhat unpleasant.

Zou Fang spoke softly, ”Your Highness the Princely Heir...”

”It’s nothing.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

He walked to the window, gazing at the restaurant’s exit below, watching as the red-clad Li Hongzhao was surrounded by people and merged into the bustling crowd.

Li Hongzhao suddenly stopped, sensing something, and turned to look over.

Her gaze collided with Chu Zhiyuan’s.

She pursed her red lips, gave him a sidelong glance, then turned and continued to walk forward, quickly disappearing from Chu Zhiyuan’s view.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

No matter how much she suffered, she would never yield, always hoping to turn the tables next time.

The more setbacks, the braver she became.

This was somewhat bothersome.

Chu Zhiyuan stroked his chin, pondering what move to completely crush her.

Should he take down the Linglong Bookstore?

She was already wary, might not be able to strike her crucial point, defeating her once more?

That would be hard to achieve; she had already accepted failure.

Time and again, using realms to suppress her, she had become accustomed to it.

As he continued to ponder, there was suddenly a muffled ”bang”.

Chu Zhiyuan focused his mind.

It turned out a group of people had let out screams, as if a monster had rampaged through the crowd.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, releasing his Super Sense, covering an area of a thousand meters.

With the progress of his Glazed Blade Scripture, the range of his Super Sense expanded unconsciously to a thousand meters.

He saw Li Hongzhao wielding a sword, her guards besieging two people.

Li Hongzhao was fiercely battling an elder, while Su Qiuyan was slowly exchanging blows with a middle-aged man.

Above the middle-aged man’s head was a giant toad, looking up to the sky, seemingly absorbing the moonlight.

Su Qiuyan was evenly matched with him.

Meanwhile, Li Hongzhao’s longsword was blazing with purple flames, her power at its peak, with a faint image of a Fire Phoenix appearing amidst the sword shadows, dancing.

Her opponent, the elder, had a small golden snake above his head.

Chu Zhiyuan contemplated.

Li Hongzhao’s cultivation was inferior to the elder’s, but she could still stand her ground due to the Phoenix Sword Technique’s potency.

Her mastery of the Phoenix Sword Technique was indeed profound, its power formidable.

However, over time, it was ultimately insufficient; her Phoenix Sword Technique couldn’t bridge the gap in cultivation.

This was their fundamental difference.

His skills approached the way of the sword, enabling martial skills to compensate for cultivation gaps, but she couldn’t.

No matter how deep her Phoenix Sword Technique became, it couldn’t push beyond its boundaries.

It ultimately remained confined within the Phoenix Sword Technique itself, unable to surpass the realm gap due to its power.

Not far away, experts from the Military Suppression Department were already swooping in, and within a few breaths, four Grandmasters would be upon her, rescuing her.

Assassinating Li Hongzhao on the street really was a genius idea.

Truly at a loss for words.

If the cultivation was strong enough, that would be fine; no matter how rough the means, success is all that mattered.

But the cultivation wasn’t strong enough to create an overwhelming advantage.

Without the strength to dominate and without choosing an ideal location, the attempt was hasty and relied purely on luck for success.

Truly baffling what they were thinking.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head repeatedly, while two phantoms flew out from the sleeve.

The two phantoms instantly crossed several hundred meters, ignoring the elder’s sword light, piercing through his shoulders in an instant.

They stopped above the elder’s head, revealing themselves as two flying knives hovering in the air, glaring down at the elder.

Li Hongzhao seized the opportunity to unleash a killing move.

With a clear cry, the image of the Fire Phoenix reappeared in the sword light.

The sword tip abruptly accelerated, stabbing into the elder’s chest.

Withdrawing the sword, she backed away.

The elder, clutching his chest, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Li Hongzhao, then glanced down at his heart.

Li Hongzhao’s beautiful face was covered with a layer of frost, glaring at him coldly.

She glanced at the two flying knives hovering mid-air, then looked at Su Qiuyan and the other guards.

Two of the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry had already fallen, leaving twelve surrounding the two middle-aged men.

Chu Zhiyuan’s voice echoed from afar, ”Need any more help?”

”...No need!”

Li Hongzhao gritted her teeth, ignored the slowly falling elder, and charged into the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry, attacking the two middle-aged men.

By now, experts from the Military Suppression Department had arrived.

”Go!” The middle-aged man fighting with Su Qiuyan sharply commanded, his form flickering as he pulled the two middle-aged men swiftly into the distance.

”Swoosh!”

A flying knife suddenly appeared at the center of his forehead.

He leaned back to evade, but didn’t expect the flying knife to turn, make an arc, and rapidly accelerate, hitting his forehead.

”Clang...”

His finger was in front of his forehead, with an iron ring on it, sparks flying.

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

The Great Grandmaster flickered again, disappearing into the crowd with the two middle-aged men.

Though Chu Zhiyuan’s flying knives were fast, it was too late to chase them.

He regretfully shook his head.

Li Hongzhao stomped her foot, both anxious and angry.

Su Qiuyan’s expression slightly changed.

If that Great Grandmaster’s fingers hadn’t been ringed and the ring wasn’t so strong, he would have been struck by the knife.

This move piercing his forehead would have wounded him even if it didn’t kill him.

Giving her a chance to strike.

Chu Zhiyuan’s flying knife, as rumored, was already outrageous; in reality, it was even more so.

Could she avoid this flying knife?

Difficult!

Fast enough, it could turn, impossible to guard against, and more importantly, Chu Zhiyuan wasn’t affected by the Great Grandmaster’s spiritual energy, accurately striking the Great Grandmaster.

This was the truly terrifying part.

The core advantage of the Great Grandmaster, the fundamental power to crush other realms, was ineffective against him.

With the arrival of the Military Suppression Department experts, this sudden assassination ended abruptly.

The two fallen Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry members were saved by Li Hongzhao’s Spirit Pill.

They naturally felt immense gratitude toward Li Hongzhao, their loyalty soaring even higher.

After settling them, Li Hongzhao turned to the Bright Moon building but found Chu Zhiyuan was already gone.

She then headed to the new house next to the Bright Moon building, Chu Zhiyuan’s new residence.

She knocked, and Zou Fang opened the door, respectfully inviting her in.

Li Hongzhao entered the courtyard and was led by Zou Fang to the second courtyard.

Chu Zhiyuan was leisurely basking in the sun on a reclining chair.

Seeing her appear, Chu Zhiyuan gestured to a nearby chair.

Li Hongzhao snorted, lay down on the chair, her graceful figure rising and falling.

She instantly felt at peace.

The previous boiling emotions suddenly sank to her feet, no longer agitated.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Who were those assassins?”

”Swallowing Heaven Sect!” Li Hongzhao said angrily, ”Didn’t expect they’d follow us here.”

Chu Zhiyuan pondered, ”Swallowing Heaven Sect...”

He thought through the information on Swallowing Heaven Sect, seen both in the Inspection Department and Tongtian Pavilion.

A moment later, he nodded in realization, ”They should share origins with the Yuding Sect.”

The Yuding Sect improves cultivation by consuming Essence Blood, and Swallowing Heaven Sect is similar.

They are both lawless, especially liking to swallow the Essence Blood of Imperial Family disciples.

Yuding Sect is like that, and so is Swallowing Heaven Sect.

If not for their strength, such sects would have been wiped out by the Court long ago.

To survive until now illustrates the formidable power behind them, even the Emperor’s Sword is ineffective.

”Why not assassinate sooner or later, but choose to do it now, what’s the reason?”

”Maybe they just arrived.”

”Did this Swallowing Heaven Sect take advantage of Mr. Su’s absence?”

”...”

”Haha...” Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

Li Hongzhao gave him a sidelong glance.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”The top spy organization of Da Meng, undone by spies themselves, isn’t it amusing?”

”Perhaps it was just a coincidence.” Li Hongzhao said.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed again.

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