Chapter 67: Assassination
To be more precise, it wasn’t that the panel flickered. Rather, at that moment, he felt his chest tighten and his heart pound rapidly, as though his breath was about to be cut off. The difference in realms had not yet been unleashed, yet the killing intent alone was enough to make him realize.
Taking a glance to the side, he saw the woman’s calm expression, but deep down, he knew she had sensed it as well.
The old man looked up, and when his eyes fell upon the beautiful woman, the music took on a different tone.
The music, which had previously been as gentle as springtime in March and resembled a young girl declaring her love to her beloved, became harsh in a single instant, as if announcing the march of soldiers on their way to attack their enemies, carrying a predatory aura.
The young girl also changed. The song she was singing shifted, becoming one that inspired strength and battle. At the same time, she began to dance as though practicing sword techniques, and though there was no sword in her hands, she displayed the grandeur of a skilled swordsman.
The area she moved through became wider and wider, and she drew closer and closer to the beautiful woman.
The song resounded like ocean waves, capturing the hearts and minds of those who listened. The only unexpected factor was Darius. His System was not for decoration. At the moment his soul began to waver, he felt a wave of warmth spread throughout his body, and his mind quickly became clear once more.
So the real intention was finally being revealed?
The young girl had already drawn near to the beautiful woman when her right hand suddenly moved, and a bright sword appeared in her grasp, sweeping toward the beautiful woman.
With that single slash, she looked like a fairy descending from the heavens, too beautiful for words.
"I already expected it would be you people!" It was at this moment that the beautiful woman suddenly slammed her hand onto the table. "Pa!" A table made of high-quality rosewood instantly shattered into pieces. The fragments shot toward the young girl like arrows released from a bow, and although the beautiful woman had moved later, the wooden fragments reached the young girl first.
"Ding, ding, ding."
The young girl waved her sword and deflected the wooden fragments. However, it was also at this moment that the three members of the Red Sea Army came back to their senses. All of them wore shocked expressions because they had reacted far too slowly. If they had been the targets of the young girl’s assassination attempt, they would have died from their carelessness.
"How dare you!" the three men shouted furiously in unison as they drew their respective weapons and charged at the young girl.
Who cared if she was an outstandingly beautiful woman? Anyone who dared make a move against an Imperial Consort had committed high treason and would have all of their relatives executed alongside them.
"Three smelly bugs!" The young girl’s eyes turned cold. Her sword swept forward in an arc, and instantly, three streaks of Sword Energy shot forth.
"What?!" The three members of the Red Sea Army gasped in shock. Three streaks of Sword Energy meant that this young girl had already reached that level. She was clearly a high-level Assassin of the second tier, and the terrifying power of her Sword Energy was not something the three men could withstand. As the Sword Energy swept through unhindered, "pu, pu, pu," wounds appeared across the chests of the three men, and blood gushed forth. They were killed in a single instant.
The young girl gave a light whistle and continued her attack on the beautiful woman.
"Murder!"
The few customers who had remained in the restaurant finally came to their senses and shouted in shock as they fled downstairs.
"Little girl, so you people are the ones who used the Falling Flower Command to lure this beautiful woman out?" The beautiful woman giggled. She did not stand up but instead used her bare hands to defend herself, firmly blocking the young girl’s sharp blade.
Upon closer inspection, a pale light could be seen wrapped around both her hands. Every time her hands clashed with the sword, the light brightened and blocked any damage that might have been inflicted by the blade.
The young girl did not respond. She simply increased the power behind her attacks, each slash becoming swifter and fiercer than the last.
"Little girl, who is your master?" The beautiful woman looked completely calm. She was in the Celestial Human Realm and completely dominated the young girl, who was only at the peak of the True Qi Realm, so she naturally appeared entirely at ease.
She was quite surprised that the assassins sent to target her would be so weak. She hadn’t expected the intelligence network of her court to be this outdated, but she did not care and merely played along.
"Kayla!"
The old man who had been playing the Bansuri at the side stopped playing. He lunged forward and leaped toward the beautiful woman. Waving his right hand, several strings from the Bansuri shot forward, coiling toward the beautiful woman.
"Thousand Threads Return to Origin?" The beautiful woman narrowed her eyes before smiling softly and saying, "You are not my type. This beautiful woman does not like being tied up by you. If you were a handsome man, then I might be a little interested."
Darius, seated to the side, watched with interest as he continued eating his meal. Every time he heard the words ’beautiful woman,’ his eyes nearly rolled until only the whites were visible.
’The true meaning of ego. Glorifying your looks so much that you’ve started referring to yourself that way, truly laughable.’ While it was true that she was indeed beautiful, the fact that she kept saying it herself revealed half of her personality, and it wasn’t anything pleasant.
