Master, Please Look at the Memory Crystal!

Night Owl and Black Sha eventually left the inn...

There was nothing they could do... As the crowds on the street grew larger, it seemed like some people were starting to recognize them.

Are these two wanted criminals?

Let me see!

"They do look a bit alike..."

Night Owl and Black Sha fled in disarray...

There's nothing we can do; one of them is currently wanted with a hefty bounty by the Gathering Fire Sect, and the other by the Meng Lineage plus Chu Xinghe's imitator...

In a dilapidated little room Luofeng City...

Night Owl kept calling for Soul-Returning One Blade with his communication token!

"I'm sorry, the target you are looking for is not within a thousand miles..."

The summons kept repeating the same sentence...

Black Sha and Night Owl are teary-eyed right now, what the hell is going on here?

Is this some kind of "Soul-Returning One Blade" or a scammer?

What happened to the promise that high-level assassinations always happen by surprise?

But isn't this a bit too advanced?

This is all about high-end stuff; what about assassination?

Black Sha said to Night Owl, "Don't panic, let's go through this from the beginning..."

What was the purpose of this Soul-Returning One Blade? Was he here to assassinate someone...?

But... did he not attempt the assassination at all? Did he simply fly away?

The two nodded simultaneously, and even looked at the memory crystal again, still not entirely convinced.

Above the memory crystal, Soul-Returning One Blade's cold voice rang out. "Take this memory crystal and record the scene of me killing. After I complete the mission, I will leave immediately and hand this memory crystal over to your master!"

Then, Soul-Returning One Blade leaped into the air and headed towards the inn...

Then, the Soul-Returning One Blade flew up to the inn...

Then, the Soul-Returning One Blade flew farther and farther away...

In the very end... he disappeared at the edge of the sky...

Black Sha and Night Owl watched the memory crystal over and over again...

Finally, Black Sha spoke up, "Night Owl, I suspect our master might have been scammed this time..."

Night Owl: "..."

If this had happened before, Black Sha had dared to say such a thing to him, Night Owl would have slapped Black Sha so hard he couldn't take care of himself, and directly questioned Black Sha, "Who do you think you are? How dare you slander your master like this?"

But at this moment, Night Owl said, "Come on... tell me, besides the fact that our master has been scammed, what other explanation is there?"

Look at this guy, Soul-Returning One Blade, he said something about fleeing a thousand miles if he missed a single strike...

The problem is, he didn't even make a move; he simply vanished thousands of miles away... If this isn't fraud, what is it?

The Night Owl was completely dumbfounded...

Is this some kind of ghost story...? Our Moon Shadow Cult has suffered defeats and heavy losses before...

But that's nothing... we've made it through...

But now, we've been scammed?

Our entire Number One Treasury was swindled away? If word gets out, how will our Moon Shadow Cult survive?

What the hell is this "Soul-Returning One Blade"? What the hell is this "Number One Assassin in the World"... This guy is clearly the number one con artist in the world!

Furthermore, Night Owl said, "This 'Soul-Returning One Blade,' couldn't you at least put on an act?"

Could you lend a hand at that inn?

What do you mean by flying away like that?

You didn't even turn around... are you just committing pure fraud?

Guihai Yidao had no idea what Black Sha and Night Owl were thinking at that moment...

However, Soul-Returning One Blade, who was 36,758 miles away, found a desolate mountain and dug a bottomless cave in it. After entering the cave, he sealed the entrance!

He then followed the underground currents within the cave, drilling deeper and deeper into the underground river. From there, he descended into a water-permeable layer, dug a hole at an angle downwards, and hid himself inside...

Even at this moment, Soul-Returning One Blade was still trembling... Since his debut, Soul-Returning One Blade had killed countless people...

Soul-Returning One Blade once said that he had always been dealing with death.

But in that instant last night, Soul-Returning One Blade realized what true death was.

What Night Owl and Black Sha saw was the Soul-Returning One Blade flying onto the roof of the inn and then flying away...

However, this was not actually the case. Just as Soul-Returning One Blade was about to fly over the inn, his Eye of Divine Sense had already been activated. Although he was still outside the inn, his Divine Sense had already penetrated into the inn.

But just after Soul-Returning One Blade's Divine Sense found its target, Soul-Returning One Blade decided to act according to his past habits.

The killing habit of Soul-Returning One Blade is to lock onto the opponent with his Divine Sense, rendering them completely immobile, and then deliver a direct blow to send the target to their death!

Therefore, the Divine Sense preceded the Soul-Returning One Blade.

The first thing the Divine Sense of the Soul-Returning One Blade touched was that guy who was called the actor who played Ma Liang!

But just as Soul-Returning One Blade's Divine Sense touched the opponent...

A terrifying power, unlike anything Soul-Returning One Blade had ever felt in his life, surged forth from the opponent!

In that instant, the heavens and earth seemed to be occupied by countless ghosts. Countless powerful ghosts roared and howled madly. Any one of those ghosts could tear Guihai Yidao strike!

In that instant, Soul-Returning One Blade nearly scared his soul away!

Ma Liang, the Master of Ghost Valley!

This is really Ma Liang, the Master of Ghost Valley!

The Moon Shadow Cult me to fuck your ancestors!

If your Moon Shadow Cult is going to die, why drag me down with you...? You're offering me this little bit of money to assassinate Ma Liang?

And that's not even the scariest part...

The most terrifying thing is that Soul-Returning One Blade has figured it out: if this is Ma Liang... then wouldn't the other one be... Chu Xinghe!

In the blink of an eye, Soul-Returning One Blade didn't even have time to change his pants!

The Soul-Returning One Blade terrified him into turning into a coward...

Soul-Returning One Blade claimed to be incredibly arrogant, but even he wasn't arrogant enough to think he could assassinate Ma Liang, right?

That's because Ma Liang and I are from completely different worlds...

With just one look from Ma Liang, I wouldn't even know how I died...

You Moon Shadow Cult this little bit of money, and you expect me to assassinate the real Ma Liang and the real Chu Xinghe...

Just when Soul-Returning One Blade thought he was going to die today, he heard a voice!

"Roll!"

"Okay..."

Soul-Returning One Blade didn't want to know who told him to leave. Soul-Returning One Blade only knew that from this day forward, Soul-Returning One Blade would cease to exist... That I, Soul-Returning One Blade, could survive today is a rebirth...

I, Soul-Returning One Blade, swear to the heavens, I won't dwell on what I've done in the past, but if I survive today, I promise to be a good person from now on... I, Soul-Returning One Blade, only want to be a good person now...

Everything happened in an instant, so Black Sha and Night Owl saw the Soul-Returning One Blade fly onto the inn and then fly away at an even faster speed...

It flew farther and farther away... never once looking back...

He left so resolutely... so coldly... so without looking back...

Soul-Returning One Blade hid underground and immediately activated the Turtle Breathing Great Art... For the next five years, Soul-Muddling One Blade will remain like a corpse, without any trace of life, hidden in this underground place where no one will ever discover him...

What the hell? Are you saying I, Soul-Returning One Blade, am worried about the Moon Shadow Cult causing trouble?

What the hell am I worried about? The Moon Shadow Cult? I'd better wipe them out in five years, otherwise, even if they don't come after me with the Soul-Returning One Blade Moon Shadow Cult, I'll fight them to the death!

Black Sha and Night Owl had no idea what Soul-Returning One Blade had gone through... At this moment, Black Sha and Night Owl only had one thought...

This is some kind of "Soul-Returning One Blade"... it's a scam!

My lord has encountered a swindler... He's been completely scammed...

The message was answered again... This time it was from the Lord...

"How was it? The mission was accomplished?" The lord seemed to be in a very good mood at this moment.

After all, with Soul-Returning One Blade) at their disposal, the lord knows there's no chance of failure; after all, it's Soul-Returning One Blade...

Night Owl's statement was spot on; using the Soul-Returning One Blade to kill Yue Ling was somewhat like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

However, the Lord knew that Yue Ling's life or death was of utmost importance, so he still chose to use the Soul-Returning One Blade!

"Soul-Returning One Blade already left?" The lord asked, noticing that Soul-Returning One Blade was not present.

Night Owl and Black Sha nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice...

They're gone... not just gone... they've vanished without a trace...

"That's how the Soul-Returning One Blade works. It's said that if it misses, the attacker will flee a thousand miles away, and even if it succeeds, it will leave immediately..." The lord smiled.

Night Owl nodded vigorously... His master was right, he had indeed fled a thousand miles away... but it seems he forgot to make a move before fleeing...

Black Sha nodded...

"You two, say something... tell me the whole story! What the hell are you?" The master looked at the two of them with displeasure.

Finally, Black Sha spoke, "My lord, please look at the memory crystal!"

Black Sha said, "My lord, don't be impatient. After we examine the memory crystal, those who remain silent won't be us..."

Soon, the images from the memory crystal began to play, opening with Soul-Returning One Blade Dao's arrogant words...

Then, Soul-Returning One Blade soared into the air...

Then... the Soul-Returning One Blade... disappeared...

Then the Soul-Returning One Blade... grew farther and farther away... a thousand miles away...

Lord: "????????????????"

It must be said that Black Sha's strategy this time was truly flawless... It was said that the Lord remained silent after looking at the memory crystal, and indeed, the Lord did not utter a word after looking at the memory crystal...

At this moment, Black Sha said, "Come, come, my lord, it's your turn to speak now..."

Please begin your speech...

As they say, the Lord is the Lord after all... About half an hour later... the Lord finally recovered a bit.

"So... that Soul-Returning One Blade didn't even make a move, it just ran away?"

Black Sha: "My lord, look at the memory crystal!"

Black Sha played the memory crystal again...

Lord: "..."

Lord: "I'm asking you why he ran away?"

Night Owl: "My lord, please look at the memory crystal!"

Lord: "..."

Whether the master is speechless or not, Night Owl doesn't know. Night Owl thinks to himself, "Master, look at yourself, are you even asking a human question...?"

You ask us why he ran away?

Isn't this memory crystal right here? Tell us, how can you tell why he ran away?

Finally, Black Sha spoke up, "My lord... this time... you seem to have... been scammed..."

Lord: "..."