wavenovel Chapter 38 Danger
Chapter 38 Danger
"Danger!"
Xia Xue sensed danger, spurred her horse and galloped away, heading in the opposite direction from the one that had brought her the danger.
"Just as I guessed."
The closer you are to the source of danger, the clearer its location becomes, and the lower the intensity of the danger.
"Now!"
As the location of the danger was pinpointed, the button Xia Xue was holding tightly instantly transformed into a black line and flew towards a patch of grass.
"what!"
A brief cry of pain was followed by the sound of a body collapsing to the ground.
"This time, I won't make the same mistake as last time."
Lost in thought, Xia Xue soared into the air, flying like a startled swan and gracefully landing beside the grass. With a flick of her right foot, she dealt with the smartwatch; with a tap of her right hand, she eliminated the Gu worm in the heart, preventing the assassin from being silenced.
Only then did Xia Xue breathe a sigh of relief and notice Lu Yuan riding up on horseback.
……
"It wasn't like this before."
In previous competitions between the two, Xia Xue always controlled her speed, keeping the distance neither too close nor too far.
But this time, Xia Xue seemed to have no intention of waiting for her at all.
Lu Yuan was quickly dropped to a distance of 100 meters.
Lu Yuan said angrily, "This guy doesn't even know how to give me a break."
Just then, she suddenly saw Xia Xue throw something out, followed by a scream from the bushes not far ahead.
Then she saw Xia Xue rise into the air and land in the grass. Only then did she notice that there was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties lying there, dressed in camouflage.
"Assassin?"
Lu Yuan quickly spurred her horse forward and watched in astonishment as Xia Xue lightly tapped the assassin's smartwatch with her toe, then lightly touched the assassin's chest with her finger.
A trickle of black blood spilled from the assassin's mouth. He looked at Xia Xue in shock, opened his mouth as if to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything. Then, waves of dizziness washed over him, and finally, he closed his eyes and fainted.
Lu Yuan frowned and said, "Are they here to kill me again?"
Xia Xue shook her head and said, "No, they've come to kill me."
Lu Yuan glanced at the smartwatch not far away and said knowingly, "People from Netherfire? They definitely didn't kill me; they don't have the guts."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xue's brows furrowed, and she turned to look at Lu Yuan.
"You know a lot about ghost fire?"
Lu Yuan clicked her tongue.
"I wouldn't say I understand them, but I know a little about them."
Xia Xue gently comforted herself as she ran over, her beloved horse rubbing its head against her hand repeatedly, and casually asked, "Tell me about it."
Lu Yuan glanced at the unconscious assassin, then at Xia Xue, and said carefully, "They're like a pack of hyenas, they'll take any job they can get."
"They'll take on any job, not just murder and arson, but even delivery or picking people up at the station, as long as they're paid."
"Of course, most of the missions are illegal, just to varying degrees."
"However, they are very perceptive; they dare not take on any task involving powerful individuals or forces."
"Our Lu family in Hong Kong has a certain status, so Netherfire never issues missions related to us."
Xia Xue asked, "Do you know where their hideout is?"
Lu Yuan glanced at Xia Xue in surprise.
This means exactly what she meant.
Lu Yuan quickly shook her head and said, "I don't know. I'm a law-abiding citizen. I don't even know about the hideout, let alone the base."
A hint of regret flashed in Xia Xue's eyes.
She used the Tracing the Source technique just now, but still couldn't find the Netherfire's location or lair.
However, it wasn't entirely without gains.
Lu Yuan sized up the assassin and found that even when he was unconscious, his aura was still very strong.
Lu Yuan clicked her tongue and said, "He seems to be a Dark Force martial artist. Generally speaking, Dark Force martial artists from the Netherfire Sect are top-notch assassins. They have a wealth of assassination experience. You actually spotted him from this far away. Your perception is really sharp."
Xia Xue turned her head and glanced in the direction where Xia Ke was standing, then glanced at the hidden weapon that had just fallen next to the assassin.
This time, we really have to thank Xia Ke. If it weren't for the precognitive talent she gained from Xia Ke, which allowed her to prepare in advance, we would have been in a very awkward situation even if we had managed to dodge it, let alone if we hadn't been able to.
Lu Yuan noticed something and exclaimed, "The dart is poisoned!"
Xia Xue followed Lu Yuan's gaze and saw that the hidden weapon that had fallen next to the assassin, as well as the ants around it, were all dead, even without direct contact.
Lu Yuanqian swallowed hard.
"This poison is incredibly potent."
Xia Xue looked up at the approaching drone, made a gesture, and pointed to the assassin lying in front of her.
The drone immediately responded by circling in the air.
Xia Xue made an OK sign.
Lu Yuan asked curiously, "You know about this?"
Xia Xue: "Just gesturing randomly."
Lu Yuan: ...
A sound of horses' hooves approached rapidly from afar.
A dark figure rushed over. Xia Jue dismounted and strode to Xia Xue's side. He frowned and looked Xia Xue over. After confirming that Xia Xue was alright, he looked at the assassin lying on the ground.
"Another member of the Underfire faction?"
Xia Xue pouted.
"Hidden strength".
Xia Jue's eyes instantly turned sharp.
"They actually used hidden force, huh? They really think too highly of the Xia family of Jiangcheng."
Even though the Xia family is the richest family in Jiangcheng, they still haven't been able to hire a bodyguard with the Dark Force level. This shows how rare and precious Dark Force martial artists are.
No matter how rich you are, it's all for nothing if you lack substance.
Xia Jue looked around.
There was no room for resistance.
Xia Jue gasped.
"Hiss~"
What level of martial artist would it take to render a martial artist with internal strength completely powerless to resist?
Xia Jue looked at Xia Xue with surprise and uncertainty.
"You're not some Grandmaster of Internal Energy, are you?"
She had suspected something about Chen Guodong before, but it hadn't been confirmed.
After all, making a judgment based solely on the marks left by a dagger is somewhat far-fetched.
But what about now?
A martial artist with internal strength.
It sold out instantly.
If this isn't a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, what else could it be?
Lu Yuan then realized what was happening and looked at Xia Xue in surprise.
Could Xia Xue really be a Grandmaster of Internal Energy?
Xia Xue is only eighteen years old.
Such a young master of internal energy.
is it possible?
"You, really?"
Xia Xue nodded naturally and readily admitted it.
"I have always been a Grandmaster of Internal Energy."
Xia Jue swallowed hard, her throat dry, and said, "Then why didn't you say anything?"
Xia Xue glanced at Xia Jue, puzzled, and said, "You didn't ask either."
Xia Xue looked puzzled and then said, "Besides, this isn't the first Dark Force martial artist I've defeated. Wasn't Aunt Sun, who was with Ruan Ling before, a Dark Force martial artist? You weren't this surprised then."
This time, Xia Jue was genuinely surprised.
"What did you say? Aunt Sun is a Dark Force martial artist? She's not a Bright Force martial artist?"
Xia Jue's face instantly turned gloomy.
"She is registered as a Ming Jin martial artist."
Xia Xue scratched her face with her fingers.
"Do I need to register? Nobody notified me. Um, not registering shouldn't be illegal, right?"
Lu Yuan watched from the sidelines, speechless.
She had never seen such a law-abiding martial artist.
Lu Yuan smiled and answered for Xia Jue, who was still furious: "The laws of the Dragon Kingdom are quite strict in this regard. However, these laws generally only apply to martial artists at the Ming Jin and An Jin levels. Once you reach the Hua Jin Grandmaster level, it depends on whether you give them face. Even if you don't give them face, they won't dare to say anything. They will just quietly register you and treat it as if you did it yourself. No one will cause you any trouble because of this small matter."
Xia Xue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I'm a law-abiding citizen."
For some reason, Lu Yuan always felt that Xia Xue was being sarcastic or unfriendly towards her.
After all, she had just said that she was a law-abiding citizen.