Chapter 174: Chilling Downpour and Deadly Conspiracies

Whoosh—

The frigid wind roars and winter rain pelts down!

The piercing rain, like razor-sharp blades of steel, cascades from the heavens, slicing through the air. The moment it hits, an icy shock cuts through the flesh as if to rend it apart!

Zhang Ya’s eyes narrowed as her long, slender legs locked in place. She halted just before stepping into the vegetable market.

Then, she quickly retreated!

After Li Che’s relentless purification of body and spirit, it seemed Zhang Ya had developed an uncanny instinct for danger!

The faint but ominous peril emanating from the market sent goosebumps racing up her skin.

Danger is coming!

Without a second thought, Zhang Ya backed off!

An old woman selling vegetables casually shifted her gaze as Zhang Ya, basket in hand, appeared.

Seeing Zhang Ya suddenly withdraw made the old woman’s heart skip a beat.

But years of assassination experience had taught her that Zhang Ya had uncovered her ambush.

Her original plan was to wait until Zhang Ya asked about prices, then draw her knife and finish her off with a swift stroke.

Yet, she had been outfoxed by Zhang Ya.

No wonder—being the daughter of the prodigy of Jin Guang Mansion, she was indeed extraordinary.

Intelligence reported that Zhang Ya was only a martial fighter at the Bone Tempering stage—a mere façade.

But her acute sense of danger was truly admirable.

The old woman no longer concealed her intent. With a swift motion under the vegetable stall, a dark flash of blade appeared in her hand.

A heavy stomp made the ground tremble and suddenly collapse!

Bang—

Like thunder erupting from a flat plain!

Her billowing robes and surging aura propelled her forward, as if shot like an arrow by the shockwave that buckled the very earth.

The knife was drawn!

A burst of true energy erupted from the gleaming black blade, its radiance dazzling!

She moved like a phantom, her steps punctuating the ground as cascading stones exploded around her!

Like leaves caught in a maelstrom, the deadly strike flew swiftly toward Zhang Ya!

Boom—

The fierce blast of air was torn apart in an instant!

A powerful, terrifying gust slammed directly at her!

Zhang Ya turned pale, yet her eyes shone with unprecedented determination and edge.

An assassin… one sent to kill her!

Although Zhang Ya couldn’t fathom why an assassin would target a seemingly ordinary woman,

she could almost guess the reason.

It had to be connected to XiXi!

Were they trying to disrupt XiXi’s upcoming Temple Spirit Resonance Conference?!

Crap—could her husband also be in danger?

In that instant, Zhang Ya’s thoughts even turned to her husband’s safety!

Huff—!

The assassin old woman let her aura surge, her master-level force pressing down like a tempest!

A master assassin targeting a Bone Tempering fighter.

It was almost a foregone conclusion—too easy.

No matter how hard a Bone Tempering fighter tried, they stood no chance against a master-level martial artist!

It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

This was Lie Shen Pavilion’s first assassination mission in the Capital.

Lie Shen Pavilion clearly meant business!

To eliminate Li Che, they had dispatched a killer two realms beyond his Xuanmai stage—a master-level assassin with a divine foundation, virtually foolproof.

To target Zhang Ya, despite her being only at the Bone Tempering stage, they even sent a master!

Ensuring that the assassination mission would succeed flawlessly!

It practically guaranteed a death sentence for the couple.

With astonishing speed, the old woman dashed forward, her cloak billowing and wind howling, reaching Zhang Ya’s side in just a couple of breaths.

Her jet-black, non-reflective blade was suddenly slashed out, aimed at Zhang Ya’s delicate, pale neck.

Intent on severing that beautiful head from her neck!

Suddenly—

A dark figure burst forth unexpectedly from beneath Zhang Ya’s flowing robe.

The old woman’s blade collided with the dark figure, clashing with a metallic ring!

The massive recoil sent her knife flying as if repelled by the impact.

A storm of energy and true power surged forth!

Quickly, she swung her long blade again, her face set in a cold snarl as she lunged at Zhang Ya!

In a flash, she caught sight of what had emerged from Zhang Ya’s body.

It turned out to be…

A snake!

A slender, mechanical assassin snake forged from a material even stronger than refined iron!

In that instant, the mechanical snake darted out like lightning, thwarting the old woman’s lethal strike.

“Mechanical Snake?”

The old woman’s mind reeled.

Her next slash was again blocked by the mechanical snake!

Clang, clang, clang—

A flurry of strikes were all deflected by the agile mechanical snake, its movements fluid and unpredictable.

This…

the assassin felt a chill in her heart.

Tang Clan’s Mechanical Beast!

Suddenly—

The old woman’s hairs stood on end as she sensed an unprecedented, lethal killing intent!

It was like a mountain crumbling, about to collapse and hurl everything into darkness and suffocating dread.

A towering figure, as imposing as a fortress wall, loomed—an almost insurmountable presence!

The old woman tapped the ground with her toe, crumbling it into a pit as if to catapult herself away.

She then produced a small, black orb.

Crushing the orb, a burst of black smoke erupted, completely enveloping her. The smoke blocked divine perception and worked like the Corpse God Sect’s Time-Space Corpse Technique!

This was the escape method of Lie Shen Pavilion’s assassins.

Ensuring the killer’s safety.

But…

It worked only once.

Enveloped in smoke, the old woman tried to flee,

only to find that a massive hand had precisely torn through the concealing mist and pinned half her body behind a dark mirror.

A fan-like giant hand clutched her head.

Then, with irresistible strength, it yanked her from the teleportation mirror!

Thud!

The old woman was dragged out of the smoke, and all she saw was an exceedingly cute Cow Mask…

and then she lost consciousness completely.

With a soft sound, blood from her shattered head splattered onto the Cute Cow Mask.

Rumbling—!!!

A flash of lightning streaked by, as if thunder had split the clear sky.

In an instant, it crashed to the ground.

Li Qingshan, clad in a flowing cyan robe and exuding elegance, appeared as he strolled with his hands behind his back.

Atop a mountain peak, Li Qingshan meditated, envisioning and enhancing his Zhen Lei Zhu Xie technique.

The moment he sensed the assassination attempt on Zhang Ya in the mid-mountain town, he set off immediately.

But someone had been even quicker.

A dense, oppressive kill aura, as if it could not be dispelled, pressed down—intense and overwhelming!

A fierce wind surged, a terrifying maelstrom drawn by the turbulent energy surrounding Ogre.

Li Qingshan’s eyes narrowed with a subtle ripple of awe: So formidable!

What kind of physique is that?

What kind of body is that?!

Li Qingshan even felt the Horned Hammer tucked in his sleeve tremble—a reaction stirred by the unleashing of blood energy!

“Ogre!”

Though Li Qingshan knew that Ogre was none other than Li Che, he refrained from naming him aloud.

Zhang Ya, pale yet with the mechanical snake coiled around her waist, had only suffered a slight shock from the attack.

When Ogre’s towering form suddenly appeared like a mountain, Zhang Ya’s heart finally eased.

She knew she was safe!

Li Che nonchalantly discarded the assassin’s corpse and wiped away the Qian Kun Jade.

He joined Zhang Ya, and after confirming his wife was unharmed, exhaled a deep, relieved sigh.

The mechanical snake he had specially crafted for her had indeed proven its worth in a dire moment.

And even without it, Zhang Ya still benefited from Li Che’s other protections.

Family safety was what Li Che prized above all.

Though his wife, Zhang Ya, never sought confrontation, she dreaded those who stirred trouble—just like today’s assassination.

Both husband and wife had been targeted.

Li Che, with his unmatched combat prowess, could easily dispatch them, while Zhang Ya was only at the Bone Tempering stage.

Lie Shen Pavilion was ruthless—dispatching a master-level assassin!

So vicious!

Lie Shen Pavilion!

The lethal aura emanating from Li Che was as dense and inescapable as dark ink!

“I’m fine,” Zhang Ya murmured softly, her eyes tender.

Having her husband appear at the first sign of danger gave her an unprecedented sense of security—a sweetness that outshone all tender words between lovers.

Li Qingshan approached and coolly inquired, “Lie Shen Pavilion?”

“Good fellow…”

Li Qingshan’s expression turned icy. “Lie Shen Pavilion has just entered the Capital… and to think that their first assassination attempt targeted you all.”

Beneath his Ogre Mask, Li Che replied calmly, “No worries.”

“We can already guess who’s behind it,” he added.

Li Che remained calm.

Li Qingshan’s eyes flickered in understanding.

It could only be Little Prince Ji Haihui.

At this critical moment, if Li Che and Zhang Ya perished, even little XiXi—only four years old—would suffer an irreversible shock.

It would surely affect her performance at the Temple Spirit Resonance Conference.

Thus, what appeared to be an assassination targeting the couple was really aimed at Li Che!

Li Che shifted his neck, and crackling sounds burst along his spine.

“Senior Qingshan, I entrust this to you.”

Li Qingshan, hands clasped behind his back, gave a slight nod.

Ogre stepped forward and patted Zhang Ya’s head gently.

“Stay safe.”

Under Zhang Ya’s concerned gaze,

Ogre nodded briefly, clenched his fist, and then vanished into thin air.

Li Qingshan stood, deep in thought.

Witnessing Ogre’s seemingly miraculous teleportation left him with a tingling sense of awe.

But he soon composed himself.

Glancing at the assassin’s corpse on the ground, his eyes turned icy.

Lie Shen Pavilion had managed to infiltrate the Jin Guang Mansion branch with alarming ease.

It seemed…

They would need a thorough investigation and reorganization of the sect.

Li Qingshan made sure Zhang Ya wasn’t left alone; he brought her to Granny Mu to ensure her safety.

As for Ogre, what he would do next was of little concern at the moment.

Li Qingshan paid it no mind.

Lie Shen Pavilion was headed for a major downfall.

Who would have thought their first mission would target the toughest assignment?

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Snap!

Dark clouds shrouded the sky as lightning and serpentine energy tore through the dense gloom.

The rain grew ever more torrential, drenching the entire Jin Guang Mansion.

Along the banks of the Jiulong River, a series of sprawling pavilions stood.

A lone figure, clutching an oil-paper umbrella and wearing a felt hat, dashed along the rain-swollen streets.

Winding through the maze of pavilions and alleys, they finally reached a modest, inconspicuous building.

Guanchao Pavilion, once one of the five major sects of Jin Guang Mansion, boasted a formidable reputation.

Built along the riverside in the Capital’s most prized district, it spanned a vast area and was rumored to be involved in numerous industries, amassing great wealth.

However, the umbrella-bearer was halted ten zhang away from the building.

A figure in a raincoat and bamboo hat had blocked the entrance.

“Stop right there.”

“Mission failed. Reporting in,” the figure declared in a deep, solemn tone.

Lie Shen Pavilion’s first mission had failed. None of the assassins had gotten through—the couple was unharmed and the assassins had lost contact.

The figure in the raincoat and bamboo hat’s expression changed briefly.

They opened the door to let the visitor in.

The visitor folded their umbrella, shook off the rain, and brushed off the droplets before stepping into the warm, inviting building.

Moments later, they reached a tightly closed door and knocked firmly.

Inside, a secret realm unfolded.

Beyond that small door lay an expansive hidden area—a world within a world.

Various contraptions and numerous masked figures busily sorted through intelligence sent by Lie Shen Pavilion’s spies in Jin Guang Mansion.

Lie Shen Pavilion not only took on assassination tasks but also served as the premier intelligence force where one could purchase critical information.

The visitor bowed before a desk.

A figure in a golden mask pored over documents, compiling the reports.

“Master, the mission has failed. Both of our Lie Shen assassins are missing—likely dead,” the visitor reported gravely.

Their hands clenched as they spoke.

“Li Che… his Xuanmai cultivation and initial ascent to the Divine Foundation are confirmed. So why did our assassins… meet their end?”

“The seasoned killers first suppressed Li Che’s divine foundation with Divine Crystal powder, then attempted to overwhelm him with a master-level assault…”

“I can’t fathom any reason for the assassination’s failure except that Li Che might have concealed his true power.”

The golden-masked figure tapped their fingers lightly.

“A truly inauspicious start,” they murmured.

The golden mask shook its head. “False intelligence costs lives… the importance of accurate info cannot be overstated.”

“Expedite the expansion of Lie Shen Pavilion’s intelligence network throughout Jin Guang Mansion.”

“Understood.”

“And notify the Little Prince that the price for assassinating Li Che and his wife is now tripled.”

“If we don’t demand the increase, Lie Shen Pavilion will refuse the task.”

“Got it.”

The figure withdrew and slowly melted into the busy crowd.

The golden-masked figure lightly tapped two black jade pendants, which shattered—these were the life stones of the two Nine Luminary assassins from Lie Shen Pavilion.

Every assassin’s death was a significant loss for Lie Shen Pavilion, meticulously nurtured with abundant resources.

“They couldn’t even trigger the smallest teleportation move?”

“It seems they uncovered something monumental.”

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Li Che walked amid the torrential rain.

Wearing a bamboo hat, he radiated a retracted aura as though he had nearly vanished from the human world.

He strode through the darkness, enveloped by the rain.

The falling rain parted around him like a curtain.

Li Che’s heart pounded relentlessly, his murderous intent spreading like dark ink in the downpour.

“Lie Shen Pavilion…”

Li Che’s eyes turned cold.

Even if the hitmen had merely been on a contract, Li Che was incensed.

Family was his Achilles’ heel.

Though many had crossed him, Li Che had never shown such fury—until Lie Shen Pavilion targeted Zhang Ya…

That ignited a blaze of anger within him.

With one resolute step, Li Che leapt onto the roof of an opulently decorated, octagonal, multi-eaved building.

Standing on the rooftop, he pushed his Sleeping Dragon Elephant, powered by 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】, to its extreme.

At Level 4, a Dao Fruit enhances every ability.

The Breath Convergence ability of Sleeping Dragon Elephant surged to even greater heights.

At that moment, Li Che seemed almost invisible.

“Lie Shen Pavilion, Little Prince Ji Haihui…”

He closed his eyes.

The familiar sense of crisis swept over him like a storm.

Just as he had felt in Feilei City—a bone-deep anxiety and panic.

He thought of his family being torn apart, shattered into fragments.

XiXi perishing a tragic death, Zhang Ya meeting a gruesome fate… and himself doomed…

A once-happy family reduced to ruin.

Li Che looked upward; rain trickled down the edge of his Cute Cow Mask and merged into the deluge, crashing against the dark eaves and fracturing into splinters.

He raised his hand and struck his brow hard.

In that instant, the 【Chess Sage】 Dao Fruit within his chest pounded fiercely.

The Cosmic Chessboard expanded from Li Che’s position, its intricate grids crisscrossing the area.

Gaode Chess Sage… had reemerged.

A formidable divine perception swept over the city like a raging storm.

Every detail within the city became clear in his vision.

In a tea house below, a graceful tea server froze in her actions.

A storyteller’s continuous speech faltered as droplets of spit hung frozen in the air.

A street vendor, collecting water in a wooden basin, splashed droplets that hung midair like crystals.

Under Li Che’s Chess Sage perception, time itself seemed to slow.

Suddenly—

Li Che opened his eyes.

Raindrops burst apart and a white mist lingered, while the towering figure of Ogre had already swooped out like a hawk.

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Lie Shen Pavilion’s assassins were nothing like those of the Corpse God Sect.

Li Che had mastered the refinement of the Sevenfold Corpse Incantation Mother Seal, allowing him to sense the Corpse God Sect’s experts through death aura and corpse energy.

But Lie Shen assassins specialized in disguise, lacking the telltale signs of death aura or corpse energy.

Thus, picking them out from the teeming masses was nearly impossible.

But…

Since Li Che was certain that Little Prince Ji Haihui had hired Lie Shen Pavilion to kill the couple,

the mission’s failure meant Lie Shen Pavilion would undoubtedly dispatch someone to inform the Little Prince’s faction.

And that… gave Li Che his chance!

Li Che understood well that even for him, killing the Little Prince was no simple feat.

Guarded by Martial Grandmaster Xue Dufu and a mysterious Divine Practitioner lurking in the shadows,

plus six Black Armor Blood Guards combining to match a Martial Grandmaster…

Such a formidable lineup.

And with the Little Prince residing in the City Lord’s Residence, protected by the Divine Guard Army,

it was indeed incredibly difficult for Li Che to kill him. Though enraged, the more furious he became, the colder he remained.

Even if it were Ma Mian armed with Xiangong Barrett, the Little Prince would be nearly impossible to take down.

Not with the Divine Practitioner’s spirit perception and interception in play.

Divine Practitioner… his divine transformation was as tough as a Martial Grandmaster’s, even more so in some ways.

To kill the Little Prince…

an extremely meticulous plan was required.

Hunting was a contest of patience.

Li Che had noted today’s vendetta well.

Settling the score could wait.

“Ji Haihui…”

“Targeting the parents of XiXi to unsettle her…”

Li Che’s eyes turned ice-cold.

In that case, he would repay them in kind.

Though Li Che could not kill Little Prince Ji Haihui’s parents,

he had other ways to shake the Little Prince’s resolve.

Li Che, disguised behind his Cute Cow Mask, pressed himself against the wall.

He monitored the situation outside the City Lord’s Residence.

Slowly, he spotted a familiar figure: Martial Grandmaster Xue Dufu, wearing a bamboo hat, emerging from the City Lord’s Residence and boarding an ordinary carriage.

The carriage galloped, its wheels turning as they crushed the puddles beneath them.

Li Che tapped his toe, shattering the wind and rain as he followed closely.

Inside the carriage,

Xue Dufu conversed with Lie Shen Pavilion personnel.

A dark-robed member of Lie Shen Pavilion, masked in black iron, briefed him on the situation.

Xue Dufu’s brow furrowed as he exclaimed, “Tripled?!”

That was far too steep!

Li Che’s assassination price was two Sevenfold Divine Essence Crystals!

Tripled… that meant six Sevenfold Divine Essence Crystals!

The price was exorbitant!

The black-robed man shook his head, “That’s the rate set by the Master. Lie Shen Pavilion has already lost two Nine Luminary assassins… If they intend to kill Li Che again, they must deploy an Eight Extreme Killer…”

“An Eight Extreme Killer is expensive as it is.”

“If they don’t raise the price, the mission is off with no refund.”

Xue Dufu took a deep breath.

Six Sevenfold Divine Essence Crystals to kill Li Che…

What an outrageous price!

Even if it wasn’t his own Divine Essence Crystals, he felt the sting of the cost deeply.

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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Energy surged as Li Che transformed into the imposing Ogre and strode forward. The surroundings blurred as they receded rapidly behind him.

Martial Grandmaster Xue Dufu led the charge while Li Che deliberately delayed his own strike.

He intended to systematically cut off the Little Prince’s key supporters.

One by one, he planned to sever the Little Prince’s left and right arms.

Xue Dufu, the six Black Armor Blood Guards, and that enigmatic Divine Practitioner…

None would escape.

As his cherished protectors were eliminated one by one, it was as if someone were stripping him bare.

The security he once felt would shatter into fragments, terror and nightmares taking hold.

It would certainly unsettle Little Prince Ji Haihui’s mind.

Causing him to falter at the Temple Spirit Resonance Conference.

That was repaying them in kind.

That was the consequence of angering a father.

A carriage stopped by the roadside, where two people conversed inside.

Ogre trailed silently behind.

With his Sleeping Dragon Elephant activated, Li Che seemed completely detached from the world.

Although Martial Grandmaster Xue Dufu possessed formidable martial will, his perceptive abilities paled in comparison to a Divine Practitioner’s.

Moreover, Ogre maintained a steady distance of ten zhang, evading detection by the Martial Grandmaster’s six senses.

Meanwhile, Li Che’s Cosmic Chessboard expanded, capturing every detail inside the carriage—the conversation and scenes vividly.

“Six Sevenfold Divine Essence Crystals…”

“I can’t believe it’s this dear.”

Hearing the price, a peculiar smile appeared beneath Li Che’s Ogre Mask.

A faint smile tugged at his lips.

Lie Shen Pavilion indeed had an eye for detail.

The carriage lingered for a while, its mist dissipated by the relentless rain.

Li Che waited in silence amidst the darkness.

Moments later,

Xue Dufu disembarked from the carriage, clad in a bamboo hat and undeterred by the rain.

The conversation ended.

Xue Dufu chose to continue the mission—six Sevenfold Divine Essence Crystals was acceptable!

But he needed to report back to the Little Prince.

Sigh~

The neighing horses and creaking carriage gradually pulled away into the distance.

Li Che’s Cosmic Chessboard locked onto the energy of the carriage.

While tailing Xue Dufu,

Li Che’s other senses through the Cosmic Chessboard tracked the carriage’s route within the Capital.

The carriage navigated the broad streets and winding alleys of the Capital with extreme caution.

After ensuring no one was following, it slowly drove into Guanchao Pavilion.

“Guanchao Pavilion.”

Li Che’s Star Plucking Gaze at his brow warmed slightly.

Using his divine ability to deploy the Cosmic Chessboard’s surveillance, it was as if he had a celestial eye.

It felt like a satellite high above, serving as Li Che’s vision.

“Has Lie Shen Pavilion’s headquarters been established within Guanchao Pavilion?”

“Or rather… Lie Shen Pavilion had long prepared to manage the Capital’s affairs, and Guanchao Pavilion is their planted force here. They now directly run things.”

Li Che pondered this thoughtfully.

Otherwise, how could Guanchao Pavilion—one of Jin Guang Mansion’s five major sects—allow Lie Shen Pavilion to settle so easily?

If Lie Shen Pavilion invaded brazenly, the other forces in Jin Guang Mansion would have noticed long ago.

Assassin organizations always prize discretion.

Being too conspicuous makes them targets.

Strictly speaking, Lie Shen Pavilion was no different from the Corpse God Sect.

In Li Che’s eyes…

they were nothing more than rats in a gutter.

“Guanchao Pavilion… knowing its location makes it simple.”

“It’s inert, it can’t run.”

Li Che’s eyes gleamed as if lit by an inner light.

He snapped his fingers.

In an instant,

Luohua Alley.

Inside the Private Workshop Courtyard,

Li Che’s clone—the Painted Immortal—was meticulously carving a wooden masterpiece with a carving knife when his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Then, he raised his hand and flicked his sleeve.

A sheet of Pure Heart drawing paper fluttered out. With a swift press of his finger on the scroll, his clone summoned a gigantic Mechanical Spirit Crane.

Standing two meters tall, the Mechanical Spirit Crane possessed a huge belly capable of carrying an avalanche equivalent to one hundred fifty Divine Chess Pieces—or a Great Avalanche Guanyin Lotus Bomb.

That was the maximum payload the Mechanical Spirit Crane could bear.

Li Che’s clone formed seals with his hand, and in an instant, three mechanical seals imprinted upon the Wooden Spirit Crane.

The Wooden Spirit Crane’s eyes suddenly lit up with brilliance.

Empowered with Li Che’s will and purpose, it dashed through the courtyard.

Then, with a burst, it unfurled its wings and soared skyward!

Carrying the equivalent of one hundred fifty Guanyin Lotus Bombs, it sped in the direction of Guanchao Pavilion.

It seemed as though a mass of dark clouds was forming behind the Mechanical Spirit Crane.

As if fueled by the overwhelming fury of a protective father.

It was brewing a wild, earth-shattering storm of rage!

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Li Che withdrew his gaze.

The wind and rain wailed wildly.

His eyes narrowed; his billowing black robe fluttered as raindrops shattered around him.

All his senses converged on the figure of Xue Dufu, who, with broken arms and empty sleeves, swayed in the storm.

Xue Dufu, wearing his bamboo hat, dashed through the fierce winter rain; the rain battered his hat but left him unscathed.

Martial Grandmaster…

In their last encounter, Li Che had shattered one of Xue Dufu’s arms.

But now…

Though barely six days had passed, Li Che was not the same!

Huff—!!!

With a single snap of his fingers, the 【Chess Sage】 Dao Fruit in his chest pounded violently.

In the torrential rain, the Cosmic Chessboard suddenly expanded, engulfing the area as if ripped from the fabric of reality!

In an instant, the entire region was veiled in darkness, as though torn apart from the heavens and earth!

Thud—!

Martial Grandmaster Xue Dufu, with his keen perception, sensed every heavy step as ripples burst on the stone street, water exploding into rapid circles.

The heavens and earth…

Suddenly fell silent.

“So quiet…”

Xue Dufu stared upward, hearing nothing but the relentless patter of rain.

Something was amiss!

From commoners to merchants, customers to servants, even the voices of courtesans had been abruptly silenced!

Xue Dufu looked up as rain pelted his face.

His eyes shone with intensity as he gazed at the sky.

There, he saw raindrops plummeting from the heights, as if twisted by an unseen force.

Puddles on the ground danced like droplets on a hot pan—bouncing, tumbling, and boiling with rage!

The ambient heat soared in an instant!

“A Domain?”

Xue Dufu murmured.

Then,

his Martial Grandmaster instincts sent shivers down his spine as every hair on his body stood on end!

“Is someone after my life?”

“Who dares to kill me?!”

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