Chapter One Hundred: Theft of Secrets

  He slowly sank to the bottom of the lake, and Jun Moxie only opened his eyes when he was already submerged. In front of him was a vast expanse of blue water, and after determining the direction, he swam quietly towards the painted boat. Before long, he felt a darkness in front of him and knew that he had arrived under the hull of the painted boat. Jun Moxie silently floated up, one hand tightly grasping the bottom of the boat, while the other held the reeds to his mouth. With a gentle exhalation of true energy, the joints of the reed pipe were fully connected, and it quietly extended to the side of the boat. A burst of extremely fresh air instantly filled Jun Moxie's lungs, which had almost stopped breathing, and he felt a wave of relief.

  If any link in this chain of actions goes wrong, all previous efforts will be wasted and may even lead to the enemy's detection, or even fatal consequences!

  You didn't make a move, just quietly waiting, not impatient at all. The previous guesses and doubts had all disappeared. Whether those killers were on this ship or not was no longer on his mind. Since he had chosen the target, he would never regret it!

  He had a hunch about this ship!

  So he has endless patience. As long as he can still breathe, he can wait. Just like his past life relied on intuition to track down and kill or ambush, quietly waiting. At this moment, he is once again the king of assassins! Xie Jun!

  After a long time, there were finally voices coming over, several women's giggles and men's loud laughter sounded, all the way chatting and laughing, the boat shook slightly, Jun Mo Xie's head top thumping footsteps sounded, and several people walked onto this boat one after another.

  One, two... six people!

  You silently counted them, and there were three more than before.

  If those three killers from before had all come together.

  As soon as the killer arrived on the boat, the peculiar chill in the air instantly triggered a reaction from Jun Moxie. In this icy water, he felt the cold killing intent and suddenly had a subtle feeling of intimacy and nostalgia.

  This is one's own world!

  The luxurious life of a noble family, with fine clothes and delicious food, is certainly comfortable and carefree. But you, the king of assassins, yearn for something more - to be unrestrained and unbridled, like a wolf king on the vast grasslands, howling at the heavens, ruling supreme despite the dangers that lurk everywhere!

  That pain contains stimulation, enjoying the quiet guest in loneliness, single man venturing alone, horizontal sword on chest, cold eyes asking heaven! Ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles without leaving a trail!

  This is the greatest dream in Jun Mo Xie's heart.

  But unfortunately, in this world's identity, the possibility of Junmo Hua having such an opportunity is undoubtedly slim to the extreme.

  Those six people entered the boat, and all that could be heard was the light clinking of teacups and teapots, followed by several people sipping tea with a gentle "slurp", no one spoke, only a few women occasionally giggled softly, speaking in soft and warm tones.

  After a long time, a hoarse voice said: "Miss Moon, when will Lord Liu be able to come over? My brother is waiting here, but it's not a trivial matter. The last time we assassinated the princess was such a serious crime! Now that the whole city is still searching for us, and now that we have this priceless tendon of the mysterious beast on our bodies, which is also something that invites trouble, what if...

  A woman's voice lightly laughed and said indifferently, "Zhao Tangzhu, you're overthinking this. This is the Jianxiang Pavilion, don't tell me you don't know what kind of place it is?"

  "The Ling Pavilion is naturally calm, but it's also good to be prepared for any situation. The previous assassination attempt has caused a stir, and we have no way to retreat. We've already delayed for a long time, and now with this mysterious beast on our hands, staying in Tianxiang for too long is not a good thing." That Zhao person seemed somewhat embarrassed, and muttered, "Zhao Dazhu is thinking of withdrawing early, but I'm afraid it's not because of the government's pursuit. What about the failure of the previous mission? Does the master plan to push it aside?" The woman's words were not without sarcasm. But Zhao Dazhu only hummed softly and did not open his mouth to refute.

  The other person spoke with a scowl: "Miss Yue, your words are unfair. The failure of the previous mission was not our responsibility. If it wasn't for your inaccurate intelligence, how could we have ended up in such a predicament? And if we had known that there was a Tianxuan expert guarding the princess, would our organization have only made such arrangements? How could the mission level be just a mere third-level task! With our previous deployment of forces, wanting to kill the princess under the protection of a Tianxuan expert is simply a pipe dream. This time, we suffered losses and casualties, even if it's Second Master, he would still have to give an explanation to our leader." The woman fell silent for a moment before speaking slowly: "You are still receiving payment from us, aren't you? It's true that we asked you to kill a princess with silver-level strength. Moreover, we spent a great deal of effort and moved most of the forces away from the princess, creating the most favorable conditions for you. If you still couldn't succeed under such circumstances, it seems like it's your own problem. As for what you said about the Tianxuan expert... Hehe, let's not discuss whether he exists or not. Even if he does, that's already your responsibility. We've paid enough silver, and all we want to see is the result we desire, not excuses." After a pause, the woman stood up, walked slowly, her voice low but clear: "I'm just a weak woman, it's pointless for you to say these things to me. Wait until Master Liu arrives, you can discuss this with him then." She sat down in her chair, picked up her teacup, and didn't even lift an eyebrow. The atmosphere in the cabin was awkward for a while.

  Several assassins had never been treated this way before, seeing the woman being so unreasonable and overbearing. Suddenly, someone let out a low growl, about to make a move, when at that moment, the boat's prow gently rocked again, and two more people walked in.

  Don't be surprised, as soon as these two people came in, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense. It's likely that one of them is a person with great status and must be a top-notch expert.

  "You suddenly feel the darkness in front of you, and it's already night. The colorful lights on both sides of Lingwu Lake are reflected on the water surface, like a dream, like an illusion." What's going on? "The newcomer saw that the atmosphere on the boat was eerie and asked in a low voice, with a very stern tone. The tone revealed a kind of demeanor that had been in high positions for a long time. "Liu Daren, about the assassination attempt the other day, our Blood Sword Hall needs an explanation from Liu Daren." The rough-voiced killer said humbly: "Why has no one ever mentioned that there is another powerful guardian beside Princess Lingmeng? This matter caused our organization to mobilize a large number of people, and we suffered heavy losses. It's a rare thing for our Blood Sword Hall in recent years!"

  "Oh? So, Master Zhao's meaning is that the assassination mission wasn't completed and it's our fault?" The man, "Liu, slowly and calmly, with a hint of smile in his tone." Then, the prestige of Blood Sword Hall will have to be discounted. The leader of the assassins spoke in a hoarse voice, solemnly saying: "Master Liu, you are also a top-notch expert, what does this matter have to do with the prestige of our Blood Sword Hall? Our Blood Sword Hall has always been about receiving payment and eliminating calamities for others, no matter who it is, we will kill without fail! But when carrying out missions, we have always relied on accurate intelligence provided by the employer to determine the difficulty level of the task, before dispatching the corresponding personnel, one strike and they're dead!" He spoke with grandeur and passion, but Jun Mo Xie, hiding at the bottom of the boat, almost looked down on him until death! As an assassin, and a renowned assassination organization, how could they believe the employer's intelligence? It was truly ridiculous! Even if the information provided by the employer was true, the assassination organization and the assassins themselves needed to verify it again in detail! Believing the employer was equivalent to playing with one's own life!

  He continued, "But what's important is that you've either hidden or overlooked the fact that a top-notch Tianxuan expert was involved in the Ling Meng princess incident! If the Master had known about it earlier, would he have only sent out two small-time Golden-level assassins? Perhaps the Master himself would have taken action! The reason for this is that your intelligence wasn't thorough enough. How can you blame our Blood Sword Hall for this? Not to mention anything else, the level of this assassination attempt was definitely not a third-level one!"

  His words were extremely fierce, and his tone was also quite rude, but Liu Daren surprisingly didn't get angry, and instead fell into deep thought. After a long while, he said: "Are you certain? That person... is truly a master of Tian Xuan?"

  "Absolutely true!" The assassin nodded very affirmatively: "Not only that, but afterwards I heard that the Tianxuan master's flying knife was a pale blue color like the sky and sea, which is the peak of Tianxuan cultivation. Moreover, the flying knife was filled with Xuan energy, but when it was released, it was light and fluttering without any power at all. The intention was probably to intimidate! Such control ability is almost as legendary as the Supreme Divine Xuan's control power! This Tianxuan strongman, I dare to conclude that although he is at the peak of Tianxuan, one foot has already stepped into the threshold of the Supreme Divine Xuan!"

  Killer Leader said, the more he thought about it, the more fortunate he felt that he hadn't personally participated in this operation. Otherwise, he would have already been a cold corpse by now! The more he thought about it, the more he felt like he had really escaped from the gates of hell. He couldn't shake off the lingering fear, and his opinion of the "Liu Daren" in front of him grew bigger and bigger. Later on, his eyes became somewhat unfocused. Wasn't this guy tricking them into coming here to die?

  "Tian Xuan, Tian Xuan's peak expert..." Lord Liu stood up and took a few steps, furrowing his brow as he muttered to himself: "When did the palace in the capital produce such a figure again? Why even they..."

  "It's really strange! Extremely strange!"

  "Lord Liu? Please tell me how to understand this matter!" The black-clothed killer asked, unable to bear his long silence.

  "Hmm? Oh, it seems... Since this matter is indeed true, then we must report back to the Second Master and come up with another plan." Lord Liu pondered: "With Tian Xuan's high-level guards, ordinary assassinations are no longer effective." He looked at the three people in front of him, though he didn't say anything, but his implication was clear that these few people were no longer enough.

  "Lord Liu is right," we also have our own understanding, with such a masterful assassin around, it's impossible for us to kill the princess. The leader of the assassins suppressed his anger and said: "However, those who can't even get information seem to be useless." "Oh? Haha..." Lord Liu was taken aback, then burst out laughing and changed the subject, saying: "However, you guys couldn't even kill Jun Mo Xie, this kind of opportunity is gone forever, what a pity!"