Excessive ferocity due to caution

No one understood what the star chart meant, but such crucial information could be studied later once it was in hand!

The group, which had been on good terms, completely broke off relations the moment the first person drew his sword!

Some people didn't record the star chart and wanted to steal it from others.

Some people documented it, but feared it would be looted by others.

There are also some people... who are simply trying to stir up trouble.

Amidst the chaotic crowd, some individuals with eagle-like eyes were watching Su Xingcan intently from the shadows!

While they pretended to fight, they cautiously approached Su Xingcan.

As they drew nearer... a commoner appeared, holding a sword across his knees.

From the bottom up, they intend to utterly destroy Su Xingcan!

Chi!

Before his sword could even touch Su Xingcan, Zhao Yi had already pointed out with a finger!

The Great Calamity Finger!

Although Zhao Yi had never practiced internal energy cultivation and could not trigger the Taijie Finger with internal force, he had previously come into contact with dark energy in the Xieshan Hotel and had already mastered it. Therefore, he could use dark energy to combine with mental power to activate the Taijie Finger!

Its power is equally impressive!

The assassin was killed by Zhao Yiyi's pointing finger, his head piercing through a spray of blood.

The bloodstains concealed a hidden power.

Like an arrow!

Like a thorn!

It weaved through the crowd and killed another person who tried to get close to Su Xingcan!

Seeing that their whereabouts had been exposed, the other assassins stopped hiding and all charged towards Su Xingcan!

"Watch out, OP!"

A talisman flew in from the void.

An extremely bright burst of light erupted in the sky!

In that instant, almost everyone on the observatory closed their eyes in the face of the sudden aurora!

One hand,

Without a sound, they pressed down on Su Xingcan's shoulder, intending to take him away!

pity……

The green umbrella was one step ahead.

The green umbrella, which appeared out of nowhere, suddenly appeared across the neck of the person holding the hand!

The aurora borealis dissipated.

On the observatory, the fighting among the crowd temporarily subsided.

Their gaze turned toward Zhao Yi.

The area around Zhao Yi was quite empty.

No normal person would want to provoke someone that Ren Wudi considers an opponent.

Apart from some assassins from the State of Qi who wanted to kill Su Xingcan.

And...the people at the Star Gazing Tower.

At this very moment, the old man who grabbed Su Xingcan's shoulder was none other than Bei Ming, the master of the Bei Ming Pavilion of the Star Gazing Tower!

He didn't move, not because of the blue umbrella around his neck.

Rather, it was... Zhao Yi's eyes.

Bei Ming had naturally witnessed the entire confrontation between Zhao Yi and Ren Wudi in the shadows.

Facing the gaze of this mysterious cult leader who had almost never made a move yet could instill fear in Ren Wudi, he felt a chill creeping from every pore of his body...

"hand."

Zhao Yi's ambiguous smile put immense psychological pressure on Bei Ming!

Just one word.

Just one word.

Bei Ming slowly released his hand and bowed to Zhao Yi, saying:

"Master Zhao, I am not an assassin from the State of Qi."

Zhao Yi waved his sleeve.

Su Qingyao closed her umbrella and stood aside, awaiting orders.

"I know."

"But I still need Su Xingcan."

"You can't take him with you."

True energy slowly gathered beneath the Xuanming robe as he took a deep breath:

"What if... I insist on taking you away, sir?"

Zhao Yi smiled slightly:

"You can give it a try."

The Northern Sea remained still.

He dared not move.

Bei Ming couldn't imagine what would happen if he really angered Zhao Yi...

Perhaps, starting tonight, the Star Gazing Tower will completely disappear from the martial arts world?

A mere star-gazing tower could not withstand Ren Wudi, and naturally, it could not withstand Zhao Yi either.

At this moment, everyone on the Star Gazing Platform had already elevated Zhao Yi, the mysterious leader of the Jie Sect, to the same level as Ren Wudi…

Why provoke Zhao Yi instead of just jumping off the cliff?

The ending is the same anyway.

"Alright, Elder Beiming... I'm fine. Brother Zhao is protecting me, so what are you worried about?"

Su Xingcan sighed, tore off his human skin mask, revealing a dashing and debonair face.

People around immediately exclaimed:

"A scholar of ghosts and spirits?!"

"It really is him!"

"Isn't he being hunted down by the King of Qi?"

Su Xingcan helplessly shouted to everyone present:

"Gentlemen!"

"Please give me some face... and stop killing each other!"

"Tonight, the wind is dry and the clouds are few, so the complete star map can be seen throughout the six kingdoms. Soon, the correct star map will spread to every corner of the six kingdoms... Unraveling the secrets within this star map is the key to obtaining the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon!"

"Therefore, all of you killing now is pointless. Quickly take the clues and leave!"

After hearing Su Xingcan's words, everyone looked up and stared intently at the sky.

"The Ghostly Scholar is right... The clouds are so thin tonight that even without standing on the observatory, we can definitely observe the complete star map. What's the point of us fighting here for a star map?"

"Sigh... let's all go."

"Hmph! You think you can just run away after killing someone from my Wind and Thunder Island?"

"Didn't you kill any of my Tingxuelou members? Want a fight? Pick a place, Tingxuelou is ready to fight anytime!"

"..."

On the observatory, the crowd grumbled and cursed, but eventually left.

The once bustling observatory quickly fell silent again.

The assassins, sensing the situation, left with the group.

They originally intended to take advantage of the chaos to eliminate Su Xingcan, but Zhao Yi was far too vigilant!

If it didn't work before, there's even less chance now.

It would be better to preserve our strength and plan for the long term.

After these people left, Su Xingcan waved to Zhao Yi in a gesture of farewell:

"Brother Zhao...please!"

...

Yin Xiashan.

"Lord Red Fish..."

Snow Phoenix, a junior leader of the Shadow Ravens who often accompanied Red Fish on missions, removed her mask.

She gazed at the resolute figure of the red fish as it walked away, her voice trembling slightly.

The latter's tulle skirt swayed gently in the snowy wind, her tone calm:

"Let's go back to Qi."

"Tell the King of Qi that the mission failed and Hongyu died in the line of duty."

Xuehuang looked at the leader who had nurtured her for so long and remained silent for a long time.

Red Fish turned around, frowning, and said:

Why aren't you leaving yet?

Xuehuang bit her lip and said:

"Lord Red Fish... Now that you've lured Ren Wudi to Yinxia Mountain, why don't we leave together? Why must we stay here alone to die?"

Looking at Xuehuang's stubborn little face, Hongyu vaguely recalled her own naivety when she first entered the industry.

Assassins... should stay away from emotions the most.

But Xuehuang was a woman with deep emotions.

Although she has toned it down a lot over the years.

The red fish's eyes held a complex expression.

She suddenly felt very regretful.

Such a sentimental girl shouldn't have joined such a ruthless organization as the Dark Raven.

He ruined her.

"You don't understand Ren Wudi."

The red fish's voice softened considerably.

"If I lie to him, it won't just be me who dies."

"He owes King Qi a favor, but he doesn't owe Yin Ya a favor."

Snow Phoenix:

"But……"

Red Fish's expression turned cold once again.

"There are no 'buts'."

"This is an order... Take your men and go back."

Xuehuang was pale and swayed precariously.

After a long while, she closed her eyes in anguish and turned to leave.

Xuehuang walked with a limp, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.

The red fish could sense her pain.

Last year, there was also a heavy snowfall.

Xuehuang buried the man she loved with her own hands, fell ill for a month, and almost died.

In her eyes, she was probably no different from her own older sister.

But now, she has to watch her own sister die.

Red Fish felt sorry for her.

But... I still have to stay.

Only in this way can the other crows survive.

Soon after, Ren Wudi arrived and killed her, and the matter was considered closed.

Hongyu did this for Fan Qingxue's sake.

In the battle at Yinxia Mountain, Ren Wudi broke Fan Qingxue's sword, but did not kill her.

Fan Qingxue, however, vanished without a trace, as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Hongyu knew that Fan Qingxue must have rushed to the observatory.

Because Ren Wudi will go there.

The ghost-spirit scholar was also there.

The scholar was the only friend Fan Qingxue ever made in her life, and he valued Su Xingcan's life more than his own!

Only Hongyu, an outsider, knew about this feeling.

Therefore, Hongyu was certain that Fan Qingxue would definitely go to the observatory!

He will meet Ren Wudi again!

At that time... he will most likely die!

So, at the crucial moment, Hongyu came up with this plan to lure Ren Wudi to his side, so that his teacher and the Ghostly Scholar could survive.

She had learned the Thirteen Kills of Heaven and was a top swordsman in the martial arts world. From the marks on the broken sword, it could be seen that Fan Qingxue had used the Twelve Swords of the West.

Moreover, the broken sword was covered in blood.

This shows that Fan Qingxue really hurt Ren Wudi.

Perhaps that's why Ren Wudi let Fan Qingxue go.

Red Fish believed that the teacher's Sword Twelve had earned Ren Wudi's approval!

Therefore, she invited Ren Wudi to come with the sword Thirteen, and Ren Wudi, who had sought defeat all his life, had no choice but to come!

P.S.: These two pictures already have 4000 views, but I'm going to write another one tonight.

If the kids are sleepy, they should go to bed early.

Goodnight!