Slaying Together

"What urgent matter brought the Tower Lord here in the middle of the night?" Both the aura and figure emerging from the shadows sent a chill through Ye Zhen's heart.

Myriad Stars Tower's defenses over their treasure vault had reached an utterly perverse level. Behind layer upon layer of defenses, a Palace Opening Realm King personally stood guard within the vault.

Under such circumstances, anyone who plunged in headfirst would likely walk straight into a trap.

Fortunately, Ye Zhen had currently taken on Tower Lord Yan Cong's appearance. Otherwise, he would already have suffered this Palace Opening Realm King's storm-like assault.

"Heh... there is some urgent business!"

To keep this Palace Opening Realm King from growing suspicious, Ye Zhen replied with a somewhat stiff expression while rapidly calculating in his mind.

If he wanted to obtain the treasures within Myriad Stars Tower's vault, there was absolutely no getting around the Palace Opening Realm King before him. Moreover, Ye Zhen did not know the procedures Tower Lord Yan Cong followed when personally entering the treasure vault to retrieve items. He believed that the appearance of Yan Cong he had assumed could not deceive this man for long. Perhaps he would be exposed after only a few breaths.

Then the best choice was—strike first!

"Oh, right. Elder Du asked this Tower Lord to bring you something!" Since he did not know the name of the Palace Opening Realm King before him, Ye Zhen abruptly blurted out something completely out of the blue.

The martial artist in the shadows revealed a faintly amused smile. "Oh? Old Du brought me something? What is it?"

"A bottle of fine wine. Catch!"

Almost the instant Ye Zhen's words left his mouth, he crushed the three mid-grade Heaven-tier offensive talismans he had been clutching. They transformed into