Punishment Mission (End of Volume Fourteen)

Yagyu Yukiyoku's strength was unquestionably among the very best even among Reincarnators. Even Veteran Intruders would be effortlessly killed in seconds when facing him, so quickly that those nearby might not even notice.

Thus, the fall of such a peerless expert caused an uproar when he appeared at Japan's place of rebirth.

"So you failed? With your strength, Yuan Shikai must have acted personally. That old fox has become even more cunning."

"And he actually managed to keep you there, leaving you no chance to escape. It seems his strength has grown again during this time."

Choosing Yagyu Yukiyoku for this operation undoubtedly demonstrated Japan's regard for Shirley.

Unlike the threat posed by rising stars and prodigies, if Shirley successfully completed this Political Marriage, China would directly gain an old established great power as an ally. Japan would never allow that.

They had deliberated repeatedly while selecting someone, before this old powerhouse, Yagyu Yukiyoku, volunteered to travel to China and carry out the operation.

His abilities, whether in assassination or retreating afterward, were exceptionally strong.

Yet he had still fallen in China.

"Yuan Shikai..."

Yagyu Yukiyoku, his face deathly pale, had just crawled out of a pond resembling an amniotic sac, his body still covered in viscous fluid. He muttered softly.

I thought that with my sword techniques perfected, even if I couldn't defeat him, I could at least protect myself. It seems I still underestimated you!

"What about the young people we sent? How should we arrange them?"

"News just came in that your disciple has also appeared at his place of rebirth, but the others should still be fine."

"Your filed plan stated that you were supposed to conduct the ambush in the outskirts of China's imperial capital. Your disciple was your assistant at the time, while the