Encountering Assassination

  The next afternoon, after school, I took Xianya and two guards to the commercial district in the city to have some fun. We hadn't been out for a long time, so we played until it was almost dark before heading back home. The two guards were carrying a bunch of stuff as they followed us, and we chatted and laughed while snacking on the back of Gai's horse. Just as we arrived at a small road with few people around, I suddenly felt something was off - it was too quiet. This is the imperial capital, how could we walk for half a day without seeing anyone? Even if there were no people, there should be some noise from the residents' homes!

  "Be careful, someone is lurking in ambush!" The poor Taoist shouted

  The two guards were indeed battle-hardened and immediately dropped the things in their hands, drew out their treasured swords to be on guard. The poor Taoist shouted again: "Change your route and go back first!"

  At this time, the people who were hiding saw us turn back and couldn't bear it anymore. They came out one after another, with more than 10 people emerging from behind the walls on both sides of us. They were all dressed in black and wore masks, holding sharp blades to kill us. Two guards rushed forward to block them and said to me: "Young master, go first!"

  I didn't panic, and first cast some auxiliary spells on them. Then I used a 7th-level magic scroll to blast them several times! Alas! These rascals all had aura and were prepared for my scrolls in advance. My few spells only managed to kill three or five small fries, but most of them were unscathed. In the distance, many people were rushing towards us, it seemed that these people were used as a trap to block my retreat. The two guards were indeed golden warriors, genuine and worthy of their price, blocking over ten assassins in front of me, not letting one through, and even taking advantage of the opportunity to kill two more while I was using the scroll. Seeing reinforcements arriving, Shi Guard shouted: "Young Master! You leave first, we'll be able to escape then!"

  Suddenly I understood, I'm just a burden here, they want to get rid of me as soon as possible! After realizing this, I shouted: "Don't fight hard, take the opportunity to leave, I'll go find someone!"

  "Yes, young master! Hurry up!"

  Seeing dozens of people rushing over again, I released the 'Misty Technique' from the water-element ring. Fortunately, I hadn't put it back yet, and I had just taken it out to wear, now it's just in time to use. The thick fog covered the dozens of people who were about to come over, and seeing that they couldn't get out for a while, I took Xianya and rode Gaitian to turn around and run away.

  I was running and thinking about today's assassination, feeling very strange. These people are probably from the Ishihara family's Kuro Ryu Kai, didn't Grandfather say they wouldn't make a move on me? Why did they attack again? Is someone disguising themselves as Kuro Ryu Kai to kill me and stir up internal conflict between our two families? I couldn't think of any reason no matter how hard I tried! At this time, we had already walked for a while, my bodyguards and assassins were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Senya behind me shouted in terror: "Be careful!" At the same time, she used all her strength to tackle me to the right side.

  A crossbow bolt pierced her body and lodged in my right arm, only then did the sound of the bowstring reach me. From the sound alone, I knew it was a military-grade heavy crossbow, something strictly controlled by the authorities. The massive force sent us flying to the ground, where I ignored the searing pain in my right arm and rushed to check on Xiāng Yǎ's injuries. The bolt had pierced her body from behind, shattering her spine and altering its trajectory just enough that it only grazed me, piercing my right arm but not hitting bone. How could Xiāng Yǎ possibly survive with a shattered spine?! Looking at her anguished expression and the eyes clinging to this world, my heart was torn apart, the feeling of losing Athena flooding back, and I let out a mournful roar! Gazing up at the dozen or so assassins dropping down from the walls, I bellowed: "Gē Cì, annihilate them!"

  Gai Zhi and Xian Ya were extremely close, and his favorite roasted meat was always personally delivered by Xian Ya. Now, seeing Xian Ya on the verge of death, he couldn't hold back any longer. With a loud roar, his body suddenly expanded to twice its size.

  The two fastest assassins didn't notice his transformation and thought they could use their speed to rush past Gai Zhi and deliver the final blow. However, Gai Zhi's speed had greatly increased, and with two massive bear palms, he slapped them on the head, instantly turning them into meat patties. The scene was so terrifying that it frightened the following assassins, who were used to seeing brains splattered everywhere but not a person's body and bones crushed into fragments.

  Gai Zhi didn't care about this; since you won't come over, I'll go over there myself, he thought. Gai Zhi's bear palms slapped again, but missed their target as the assassins dodged with their agile bodies, taking advantage of the moment to slash at Gai Zhi a few times, which had no effect whatsoever.

  The poor Daoist said to himself, 'Be calm, you are the reincarnation of Daluo Jinxian, there must be a way.' Ah, first protect Xianya's soul and don't let it disperse. My current level can't achieve that, those who can do it need more time. Got it! Miss Qinglong, use Gaitian's 'Space Gate', then just repair Xianya's body and let her soul return to its place!' Thinking of this, he shouted at Gaitian who was still entangled in battle: "Hurry up and settle them, we have to go save Xianya! Quickly, haven't you eaten yet?"

  Gates was also fed up with these constantly jumping fragments, and was scolded by me. Under the burning anger, he brought out his true strength. He let out a loud roar, and from under his feet emerged a series of yellow magic waves that spread out in all directions like ripples on water. The earth-based special ability "Gravity Technique" caused any place where the yellow circles passed to immediately have several times the normal gravity. The assassins found that their bodies suddenly became several times heavier, making it difficult for them to move or even take a step. Even the surrounding houses were crushed by the extremely high gravity, and the branches of the trees also snapped off and fell to the ground. In an instant, only the bare tree trunks remained standing. Gates continued to stomp his feet, and from under each assassin's feet suddenly shot out a stone pillar that pierced through their bodies. Because the pillars were several meters tall, the assassins were all lifted into the air by the pillars that had pierced their bodies, and for a time they did not die, but instead continuously wailed in agony.

  The poor Daoist took a glance and knew they were doomed, unwilling to waste any more time. He said to Gai Ci Dao: "Open the 'Space Gate' and go to Qing Long!"

  Gai Z also knew that things were urgent, so he quickly opened the 'space door'. The poor Dao hurriedly hugged Xian Ya and went in, seeing Qing Long sleeping, shouting: "Miss Kristina! Wake up!"

  "Ugh! How annoying! Disturbing people's sleep will affect their beauty!" Christina lazily got up, seeing our disheveled appearance and said, "What happened to you guys?"

  "She's been poisoned, Xianya is going to die, you have to save her!" I often come to Kristina's place to play, she also knows Xianya.

  "Ah! She's already dead, her soul is starting to dissipate. How can we save her?" Kristina said regretfully: "I don't know what to do either!"

  "With this, let's collect her soul first!" The poor Taoist took out the 'Golden Mountain' sword and pointed at the bright crystal on the hilt.

  "No way!" Kristina said firmly: "Only the necromancers collect the souls of the dead, our dragon clan will never desecrate the dead, how can you ask me to do this?"

  "You misunderstood me, I want to repair her body and then put her soul back in, this is saving her!"

  "But this is against the laws of nature! The dead should rest, not be revived!" Kristina insisted.

  "She's not gone yet, her soul hasn't dissipated, which means she's still alive. What we're doing is saving the injured Xianya, not reviving a dead person. Do you understand?"

  "But she's clearly dead!" Kristina muttered, seeming somewhat hesitant.

  "A Water Spirit Pill!"

  "Two!" Christina's spirit lifted

  "Deal! Hurry up, or it'll be too late when your soul disperses!" The poor Daoist replied with relish.

  "Hmph! I should have known it would take three!" Christina said regretfully.

  Then she took over 'Golden Mountain' and sighed: "Oh my god, every time I see it, I want to own it, it's so beautiful!"

  "Hurry up! ~~" When did she start rambling on sentimental nonsense?!

  As the poor Tao was about to go crazy, Christina hurriedly became serious. With her loud dragon chant, the Dragon Language magic "Soul Harvest" was activated. A faint white glow rose from Xianya's body and flew into the gemstone. The spell lasted for a minute before ending, leaving Christina exhausted and panting heavily.

  "Hurry up! Give me 'Water Spirit Dan'!" Christina said

  She took two from the space ring and put them in her mouth, feeling a little unsatisfied with the addition of the tongue, saying: "How do you plan to repair her body?"

  The poor Dao thought for a moment, my refined Dan medicine is not suitable for ordinary people to use. It seems that I can only find it in this world. After racking his brains, he really thought of something and said to Clistina: "In the past, a princess of a kingdom was assassinated, her heart pierced, and she was rescued by the Light Healing Technique just in time, but it was only a delay, and she was about to die soon. The king was a fire dragon knight, he accepted the suggestion of his fire dragon mount to save his beloved woman, using the national treasury and all the treasures of the palace to exchange for a 'Dragon Spirit Grass' from the Dragon Clan to revive his lover. Is that right?"

  "Yes! That's what happened!" Christina said: "But later our people thought they had been taken advantage of, and decided not to sell 'Dragon Spirit Grass' to anyone anymore. And you couldn't possibly have that much wealth either!"

  "Why?" the poor Taoist asked strangely

  "That queen, after consuming the 'Dragon Spirit Grass', grew from an ordinary person into a law god within just 50 years, and is the only law god capable of using 13th-level forbidden spells. Her country, although initially plagued by internal strife and dissolution due to an empty treasury, was reborn with the emergence of the law god, who, together with powerful dragon knights, not only recovered lost lands but also annihilated several nations in one fell swoop, establishing the Megurine Empire, one of the three great empires on the continent today. If not for the Church's suppression, they might have unified the entire continent. In light of the severe consequences that disrupted the balance of power on the continent, we made this decision."

  Haha! It's a headache! But since I know it can cure Xianya, then I must get it!