So fast!
The girl in white was frightened stiff.
To match the white-clad girl's height, Han Zhiqi deliberately dropped to one knee, his face pressed close to her ear. From a distance, the two looked as though they were embracing.
"Don't move, or I'll cut your throat immediately."
"I... I won't move. Please... please don't kill me."
The white-clad girl's throat had been pierced, making her speech slurred. Though she said she would not move, her small body continued to tremble. She could feel the cold seeping through her throat and invading her body.
"Who are you?"
"I... I'm Rui's sister."
"Who is Rui?"
"Rui... Rui is my younger brother. No, no, I... I was forced to do it. He's not my brother. He... he's Lower Rank 5 of the Twelve Kizuki."
"The Twelve Kizuki?"
Han Zhiqi could hardly believe his ears. At first, he thought he had misheard, but only after the girl gave another affirmative grunt did he confirm that he had heard correctly.
He had never expected to encounter one of the Twelve Kizuki here. But then again, if it were not one of the Twenty Kizuki, who else could have killed so many demon slayers?
A powerful surge of delight flooded his heart, quickening his breathing. He wished he could fly straight to the Twelve Kizuki and demand to know whether he had seen his sister and where she was now.
"Where can I find him?"
"He... he's at..."
Just as the girl was about to reveal Rui's location, she visibly hesitated. She knew full well how powerful Rui was. Though the two before her were formidable, they were still far inferior to Rui.
If Rui learned that she had betrayed him, the retaliation awaiting her would likely be even more horrific.
"He... he's by the