On the way to the Spirit Village, through conversation, Yang Ling understood that everyone had their own difficulties. Most people were caught by the barbarians when they ventured into the Tras Forest to hunt, while a small number of people were kidnapped by the barbarians from the outskirts of the forest, including the girl Alice and her grandfather.

  "I've heard that the Anka family in Weisen Town is very powerful and likes to do good deeds. How come they don't take care of these barbarians?" Yang Lingming asked, knowing that many people came from Weisen Town, preparing to understand the situation of the Anka family from the side.

  "Hum, the evil Ank family, how many families have been ruined! Alice's grandfather gritted his teeth. "My name is Brise, I used to run a small woodworking workshop in town, life was not rich but at least it was passable. Who knew that the Ank family saw our business thriving and plotted against us, causing my family to be broken and scattered, and Alice and I barely escaped into the forest only to encounter savages..."

  Bryce burst into tears as he thought of his family in distress and tightly hugged Alice, who was dependent on him for survival.

  "That's right, adults don't know everything. The Ankha family is capable of all evil. If it weren't for their exploitation and oppression, why would we venture into the depths of the forest to hunt for a living?"

  Looking at the pitiful Breeze, Cassie also spoke of her own bitter affairs, with flames in her eyes. Then, others also began to speak of their own helplessness, directly targeting the Ankha family who did all sorts of evil. They scolded the ancestors of Yumia for eighteen generations until they were left without a whole body, cursing the descendants of the Ankha family to not have a good death one by one.

  Through side attacks, Yang Ling learned that the Anka family controlled about one-third of the property in Weisen Town, not only owning nearly five hundred household slaves, but also having dozens of terrifying lion eagles, which was the largest force in Weisen Town. Due to excessive exploitation and oppression, the townspeople were extremely dissatisfied with the Anka family, but they dared not speak out because of their powerful forces.

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling had a preliminary plan. Although the Anka family was powerful, they had too many enemies, and he might be able to take advantage of the contradictions between the townspeople and them to fish in troubled waters. Rather than waiting for Emiya to lead his men to their doorstep for revenge, it would be better to take the initiative to attack. With the protection of the numerous horned beasts and evil eyes, as well as the lion griffin mounts, they could retreat with their whole body intact even if things went awry.

  After returning to the Spirit Tribe, in consideration of Yang Ling's face, the people received courtesy from the spirits. Sophia was busy non-stop, arranging food and lodging for the people one moment, and then leading several priests to use restoration techniques to heal their wounds the next, her pretty face flushed red with busyness.

  After a full meal and drink, Yang Ling walked alone in the moonlight between the trees. In recent days, he had become more and more convinced that he had inadvertently entered another space-time continuum. There were no airplanes or cannons here, no television, and no internet; but there were powerful and mysterious magicians, vast expanses of primeval forest, and enchanting beauties from other tribes...

  "Marry a few elf beauties and have a bunch of mixed-blood kids?" Yang Ling smiled bitterly, thinking of the water-like Sofia, thinking of her bright big eyes and slender waist that could be grasped in one's hands.

  Just as Yang Ling was distracted, suddenly, a crossbow arrow whizzed over, shooting straight at his chest. Immediately following, a black figure wielding a gleaming dagger pounced on him.

  At the critical moment, Yang Ling made a iron plate bridge on the spot and bent down to avoid the crossbow arrows that flashed like lightning. Immediately after, a lazy donkey rolled over, narrowly dodging the cold light flashing dagger.

  "Who are you?"

  Yang Ling, a carp, suddenly flipped over and stood up, staring intently at the masked man in front of him. He had a feeling of being stared at by a poisonous snake, not daring to move even slightly, but his heart was urgently summoning the horned beast and evil eye that remained in the spirit tribe.

  "Even if I don't kill you, someone else will. You just need to know that your head is worth 1,000 purple crystals." The masked man's tone was icy cold.

  Yang Ling didn't dare to be careless, but the masked assassin was even more tense. This was her first solo operation, and if she failed, she would definitely be severely punished by the association. Intelligence said that Yang Ling was a high-level summoner, but she didn't expect his movements to be even more agile than a thief's, easily dodging her carefully planned attack.

  Gritting his teeth, the masked assassin charged over with a dagger. This place was not far from the Spirit Tribe's village, and the opponent was another mysterious high-level summoner; the longer he dragged it out, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

  Taking a deep breath, Yang Ling did not advance but retreated. He understood that facing the extremely fast assassin, hastily escaping would only lead to a quicker death. Moreover, since cultivating the mysterious Witch's Decision, his strength was boundless and his movements agile, he believed that even in the worst case scenario, he could hold on until the numerous demonic beasts arrived to provide aid.

  Cautiously, Yang Ling and the masked man exchanged blows, clashing loudly. The masked man wielded a dagger, his moves fierce and deadly, each strike aimed at Yang Ling's vital spots. Yang Ling, however, had the advantage of quick reflexes, boundless strength, and fists that whistled through the air.

  "Yang, where are you?" Just as the two were at a stalemate, a worried cry suddenly came from not far away.

  As the cries drew closer, the masked figure's body shook and accelerated its attack. Yang Ling secretly cursed, Sophia was neither early nor late, if she encountered the accomplices of the masked assassin, it would be troublesome.

  After gritting his teeth, Yang Ling mustered up the courage to withstand a kick from the opponent and suddenly pounced forward, kicking the masked person's right hand at the tiger's mouth. After removing the threat of the dagger, he pressed the opponent firmly under his body, reached out and pulled down the opponent's mask.

  "Huh, you... are a female assassin?" Looking at the assassin's slender eyelashes and golden long hair, Yang Ling was shocked, never having thought that the masked assassin would be a beautiful woman.

  When they were fighting, he didn't notice much, but after pinning the female assassin to the ground, he suddenly felt the curves of her body and at the same time caught a whiff of intoxicating fragrance. Looking closely at her white, sexy neck, he felt the warm, elastic skin, and soon had a normal male reaction.

  "Pervert, go die!"

  Just as Yang Ling was about to knock the opponent unconscious, suddenly, the female assassin's right hand flipped forcefully, and the ring on her index finger brushed against his throat.

  The ring of the female assassin was pitch black and shiny, apparently coated with a layer of deadly poison. Moreover, the edge of the ring flashed with cold light, extremely sharp, Yang Ling had no doubt that if he reacted slightly slower, his throat would be cut open with a fatal wound.

  As soon as she rolled out, before Yang Ling could get up, the female assassin flipped over and made a sharp kick, fiercely kicking down. Looking at her gritted teeth, it seemed like she couldn't wait to tear herself apart.

  "Haha, you're just in time!" Without the threat of the dagger, Yang Ling calmly sidestepped the female assassin's kick and grabbed her slender right foot with one hand. The female assassin was shocked and struggled hard, but her right leg retreated, leaving behind a delicate shoe in Yang Ling's hand.

  "Hmph, you may have escaped the first time, but you won't escape the second!"

  After missing the shot, listening to Sophia's footsteps getting closer and closer, the female assassin realized that she had missed her best chance, gritted her teeth, and decisively retreated. Before disappearing into the dense forest, she glared at Yang Ling with a fierce gaze.

  At the same time, seeing that the female assassin was as swift as the wind, Yang Ling also stopped pursuing her. As the saying goes, "Don't pursue a desperate enemy, don't enter a dense forest", who knows if there are any ambushes in the dense forest?

  "Yang brother, who was that woman just now?" The female assassin had just left when Sophia rushed over anxiously, "Huh, slender and delicate shoes! Where did they come from? Could it be..."

  "Sophia, how did you get here? Be careful, you might run into the female assassin and her accomplices from earlier!" Looking at Sophia who was panting heavily, Yang Ling shook his head. If she were to carelessly encounter the assassin's accomplices, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  Female Assassin?

  Under the sky, would there be a female assassin who sends a shoe to the target? Sophia clearly didn't believe Yang Ling's poor excuse and vaguely understood what was going on.

  "Yang, it's me, I'm so rude, interrupting your two-person date!"

  Looking at the delicate and small shoes in Yang Ling's hand, thinking of the black-clad woman who disappeared into the woods, Sophia felt an unprecedented sense of loss. Her nose turned sour, she turned around and ran out.

  Tonight, she saw Yang Ling walking out alone and originally wanted to follow him to spend some time with him. Unexpectedly, however, she bumped into Yang Ling's date with another woman.

  Dating?

  A date with a female assassin?

  Watching Sophia leave with a heavy heart, Yang Ling shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "This date... is really one of a kind!"

  Dear book friends, I'm very sorry. Due to overtime tonight, the chapter originally scheduled for around 8 pm will be postponed to around 10 pm. Please forgive me.

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