Heavenly Pearl Mountain's annex residence!
After resolving Yu Fu'er's matter, Zhou You was about to lead his personal guards back to the estate when they stepped out of the annex residence.
A sudden change erupted, so abrupt and swift that no one had time to react.
The empty air before them held not the slightest fluctuation of Blood Qi, no scent emitted by living creatures, nor even the faintest tremor of power.
Yet from that seemingly vacant space, a cluster of human figures suddenly emerged.
What formidable concealment methods. With so many people present, not one had detected anything amiss. The enemy was undoubtedly among the world's most elite assassins.
"Soundless, colorless, scentless—it's the Impermanent Killers! Retreat!"
Yu Fu'er had arrived in the capital earliest and had heard of several formidable major factions. The moment she saw this scene, she guessed their origins.
The instant she spoke, a cluster of bone-chilling silver light struck her squarely in the chest, sharp, decisive, and utterly merciless.
Yu Fu'er's thoughts froze at once, leaving only one thought behind. He wants to kill... Zhou You!
That was right. Standing behind her was Zhou You, protected by numerous personal guards.
The Impermanent Killer's target was none other than the adopted son Martial Grandmaster Zhou Nanwang had recently brought home—Zhou Daqian.
At that instant, everyone understood. They absolutely could not let him succeed, or a cataclysmic disaster would soon descend upon them.
But the timing the Impermanent Killer had chosen was far too vicious. The silver light pierced through Yu Fu'er's body in one stroke, and Zhou You stood only an arm's length beyond her, leaving him no room to evade or dodge.
It was a rather brilliant tactic. Using Yu Fu'er's body to conceal the killing blow prevented Zhou You from judging the attack, making