“Are you really willing to let me go?”
A look of joy appeared on Feng Ming Heishan’s face.
After all, he was not an assassin. He did not have the habit of committing suicide at the slightest provocation. If he could live, naturally he did not want to die.
“Of course, provided that you tell the truth.”
Ling Xiao said calmly, “To be honest, although you ambushed me, you did not manage to injure me in the end. I also do not wish to form a deadly enmity with the Emperor because of you.”
At this moment, Ling Xiao resembled a gentle big bad wolf, showing a warm smile while in reality already opening his bloody maw.
“Alright, I will tell you. I ambushed you because you expelled my younger brother Feng Ming Yaishan from the Heavenly Origin Treasure Pagoda. This was not ordered by my father. He does not even know about this matter.”
Feng Ming Heishan replied.
“You are lying!”
Ling Xiao’s expression suddenly turned gloomy.
“No, I am not lying.”
Feng Ming Heishan shook his head.
“Since you are lying, do not blame me. Today you can only die here.”
Ling Xiao said indifferently.
“You cannot kill me. I am the son of the Emperor, and I truly spoke the truth. My father does not know about this.”
Feng Ming Heishan shook his head.
“The shield of being the Emperor’s son cannot stop me from killing you. Now I give you one last chance. Tell the truth.”
Ling Xiao said coldly.
“Hahaha, you despicable and shameless Ling Xiao. I understand now. You were never interested in hearing the truth. You just wanted me to frame my father. Do not even dream about it.”
Feng Ming Heishan suddenly burst into loud laughter.
Ling Xiao let out a soft sigh and said, “What a filial child. But do you know that at this very moment, your father is standing over there, watching you being captured by me? Even if I kill you, he will not come out.
He knew you were coming to kill me.
He even tacitly approved it.
You should understand your father the best. Could anything you do escape his eyes?
He simply sent you here to die. Once I kill you, he can justifiably go to the elders of the Ice Phoenix Clan to deal with me. Do you still not understand?
I truly feel pity for you. I really do not want to kill you, but unfortunately, you are too foolish.”
“No, you are talking nonsense. I do not believe it. I do not believe it!”
Although Feng Ming Heishan roared loudly, deep down he knew that Ling Xiao was right.
His father knew every single one of his actions.
He did not know whether his father was really standing over there, but the fact that his father had tacitly approved of today’s ambush on Ling Xiao was absolutely correct. Ling Xiao had not lied about that.
But he refused to admit that his father would simply watch him be killed without lifting a finger.
Ling Xiao looked into the distance, his gaze deep and profound.
“Feng Ming Wuliang, you sent him here to die. As a father, that is truly despicable. However, I must kill him because he refuses to tell the truth, and he nearly succeeded in killing me. According to my personality, I will not let him go.”
Ling Xiao said calmly, “Do you believe that even if you kill him, you still cannot do anything to me!”
With those words, he suddenly struck out with a sword.
Feng Ming Heishan vanished.
His entire body seemed to disappear from this space and time in an instant.
Just like the Blood Skull from before.
From afar, a terrifying killing intent spread over. A cold voice said, “Ling Xiao, with Yue Nv protecting you now, I indeed cannot touch you. But do you really think that one Yue Nv is enough to let you run rampant?
Today you killed my son, and you have already angered the higher-ups of the Ice Phoenix Clan.
Our protectors will begin to act.
Their power is not something one Yue Nv can oppose. Just wait and see.”
The voice grew more distant until it finally disappeared into the horizon.
“You heard that, right? He really was there. I did not lie to you. Having a father like that, you truly are unlucky!”
Ling Xiao looked up at the sky, as if speaking to the air, but the corners of his mouth curved into a smug smile.
“Let’s go back.”
Ling Xiao suddenly touched the wound on his body.
Although he had taken healing pills, those pills were not omnipotent after all. Moreover, that thrust had injured his internal organs. At this moment, he truly felt exhausted.
“Back!”
Yue Nv appeared, carried the drowsy Ling Xiao on her back, and disappeared along the mountain path.
“Let’s go too.”
Feng Yanran glanced at the figure in the sky and took a deep breath.
If it had not been raining tonight, the vegetation covering the entire mountain would probably have been completely burned to ashes.
The air still carried the charred stench of corpses.
She had come to know Ling Xiao once again.
Anyone who became his enemy should probably prepare themselves for such a cruel death.
The martial world!
The Mysterious Realm!
She felt that in the future, it would be better for her not to get involved in such conflicts.
She still preferred to live an ordinary life.
Perhaps she should gradually reduce the number of times she met Ling Xiao.
Otherwise, the deeper she fell, the more painful it would be later.
She was truly afraid, afraid of the day when her cousin would stand against Ling Xiao.
She really did not know whom she should help, or how to help.
…
At the same time, inside the Ling Yue Courtyard of the Righteous Alliance.
Jia Tianfeng, Kong Ming, and a group of young martial artists were anxiously waiting there.
Although the table was filled with fine wine and delicacies, no one had any appetite.
Tonight, they were waiting for a result.
Would Ling Xiao die or not?
Jia Tianfeng had no confidence in his heart, because that person had shown such terrifying vitality, like a cockroach that seemed impossible to kill no matter what.
“Brother Jia, are you worried?”
Kong Ming asked.
“Yes. Although that old fellow sent out such a lineup, combined with Feng Xidao, plus that idiot Feng Ming Heishan’s ambush, Ling Xiao should be dead without a doubt. Yet my heart still feels uneasy.”
Jia Tianfeng said with a bitter smile.
“I feel the same.”
Kong Ming’s face also turned somewhat pale. He sighed and said, “Ling Xiao is too resilient, and he has powerful protectors like Yue Nv and Leng Mei by his side. It is probably very hard to kill him.”
“You can rest assured on that point. Someone just came to report that Yue Nv and Leng Mei did not appear. Ling Xiao is seriously injured.”
Jia Tianfeng said.
If those two had been present, he would have even less confidence in killing Ling Xiao.
“In that case, what is there to worry about?”
Kong Ming’s expression immediately brightened. “Dozens of half-step Cave Heaven Realm breakthrough-stage bronze-medal assassins, five First Cave Heaven Realm silver-medal assassins, one Second Cave Heaven Realm silver second-level assassin, and one Second Cave Heaven Realm Justice Divine Guard.
With such a lineup, forget about Ling Xiao. Even any of the bottom five among the Ten Phoenix Sons should be easily dealt with, right?”
“You are right. It must be like that.”
Jia Tianfeng thought about it and could not find any reason for Ling Xiao to still be alive. Without Yue Nv and Leng Mei to help him, unless Ling Xiao’s cultivation had reached the Third Cave Heaven Realm or above, it was impossible for him to survive.
And even if he were at the Third Cave Heaven Realm, facing those terrifying assassins, survival would still be impossible.
After all, when it came to the critical moment, assassins were willing to perish together to complete the mission.
That was the professional ethic of assassins.
