The nobleman sighed: "Could it be that we really have to die here? Gu Yang, later you find a way to break out and find an opportunity to meet Duke Lakis and tell him about my matter. Duke Lakis will definitely avenge me! But I'm still considering whether I should tell him everything."

  Gu Yang quickly said: "My lord, don't think like that. I will protect you with my life. There are still many things waiting for you to complete. You can't die! The Star King Empire can't be without you either!"

  At this moment, a soft sigh was heard. The nobleman thought it was Gu Yang's sigh. However, Gu Yang, who was an intermediate swordsman, sensitively felt that this sigh came from behind the nobleman. Gu Yang nervously jumped up: "Who!" He had been guarding the cave entrance tightly. Not even a mouse had entered.

  Only then did the nobleman realize that something was wrong. He also rolled on the ground in a panic and hid beside Gu Yang. The two of them simultaneously discovered that not far behind the nobleman stood a short person. If one didn't look carefully, in the dim cave, this person was almost impossible to be found. That person was wearing a white clown mask, only showing two eyes, making it impossible to see what he looked like.

  The nobleman panicked and pushed Gu Yang: "Kill him quickly!" However, Gu Yang didn't act. As a swordsman, Gu Yang understood very well that if this person wanted to kill the nobleman, the nobleman would have died ten times already. But since this person was still standing there, it meant that he should have no hostility.

  On the other hand, the nobleman also immediately understood this point. He somewhat mocked his own panic and tried to make his voice as steady as possible: "I am Marquis Sallans of the Star King Empire. Who are you?"

  "I am an assassin!" The short person's voice was icy, almost not a human voice. Even the experienced Gu Yang couldn't judge the other person's age just from the voice. He couldn't even tell if the person was male or female.

  But his answer surprised both the marquis and Gu Yang. Gu Yang whispered back: "What did you say? You are an assassin?" Then Gu Yang couldn't believe it and looked at Marquis Sallans. The marquis also looked at him with the same gaze. The marquis asked again: "Then what do you want? Do you want to assassinate me?"

  The assassin remained motionless, just like a wooden statue. When he spoke, there was no obvious change on the mask. His voice seemed to come from all directions, making the marquis and Gu Yang feel a little uncomfortable: "I am considering how much your two lives are worth."

  Gu Yang brandished his long sword and pointed it directly at the assassin: "Are you here to assassinate the marquis?" Along the way, they had clearly only seen eight people chasing them. But they didn't expect there would be such a highly skilled assassin. Instead, Marquis Sallans wasn't nervous at all: "Huh, I didn't expect Okya to spare no expense this time. Even the legendary assassins can be found by him. Assassin sir, I also really want to know now how much my life is worth. Can you tell me before I die? I've heard that assassins don't hold official positions. In the eyes of assassins, anyone's life can only be exchanged for money. I don't know if I'm right?"

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  The assassin tilted his head slightly: "I think you misunderstood me. When I said I was thinking about how much your lives are worth, I meant how much money you are willing to pay to save your lives. If you pay a price that satisfies me, I can help you get rid of your pursuers."

  "What... what?" The marquis and Gu Yang looked at each other at the same time. At this moment, it was still the marquis who reacted the fastest. He immediately searched on his body. However, not long after, he gave a wry smile and said to Gu Yang: "You know, I never bring money when I go out."

  Gu Yang also immediately realized. He felt inside his armor and took out a money bag and threw it at the assassin's feet: "I have fifty gold coins here." But when he said it, he himself didn't have much confidence. Sure enough, the assassin didn't even move the money bag at his feet: "Do you mean that the lives of a marquis and a warrior are only worth fifty gold coins together? I think if I hand you two over to your pursuers, they will pay me more."

  The marquis swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He knew that he couldn't take out more money now. So he gritted his teeth and took out a crystal from his bosom: "How about this? This is the legendary crystal of Raman, also known as the shadow crystal. Although this thing is useless to you, if you sell it to a shadow mage, it will definitely be worth an astronomical figure." Gu Yang originally wanted to stop the marquis, but he stopped. At this time, nothing was more valuable than life.

  That crystal looked more like a black crystal. The assassin considered for a moment and then picked up the money bag containing fifty gold coins from the ground: "This is the deposit. When I get rid of your enemies, I will come and take the crystal."

  "Wait!" The marquis suddenly said, "Among my enemies, there is a mage. Can you... can you capture him alive? A living mage is even more useful to me!"

  The assassin nodded slightly: "I'll try my best. Under possible circumstances, I will capture the mage. But this is based on my ability to get rid of other enemies. I think, Marquis, you can understand, right?"

  The marquis nodded hurriedly: "I understand, I understand. Well, whether that mage is dead or alive, as long as my life can be guaranteed, this shadow crystal is yours. I swear by the honor of a marquis!"

  In fact, including Gu Yang, they didn't know whether the honor of a marquis was important to an assassin. But before the marquis had finished speaking, the assassin suddenly disappeared. With Gu Yang's eyesight, he couldn't figure out how this assassin entered and left. After confirming that the assassin was gone, Gu Yang let out a long breath. Only then did he realize that his palms were full of cold sweat: "This... is this the legendary assassin?"

  And Marquis Sallans' face lit up with joy: "I think we are saved, Gu Yang!"

  Gu Yang also had to admit what the marquis said: "Many years ago, there were no assassins on the Marraya Continent anymore. I always thought that the profession of assassin had disappeared. I didn't expect to encounter one here. This is simply a miracle."

  The marquis nodded: "Gu Yang, you are a powerful intermediate swordsman. Can you tell me the level of that assassin?"

  However, the marquis didn't get a satisfactory answer. Gu Yang gave a wry smile: "It is said that assassins have no levels. Because assassins of any level can assassinate opponents of any level."

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