One Sword

Since killing the Seven Iron Horse Thieves last time, he hadn't had a job in seven or eight days.

As an assassin with the Assassin System, how could he grow without killing?

If he hadn't left the Mirror of Sin, there would naturally be no shortage of killing jobs.

But now, not only was he without an organization, he also had to evade the pursuit of the Mirror of Sin. It was truly difficult to take on killing jobs.

Since there was such an opportunity now, he naturally had to give it a try.

If this action could trigger a commission, that would be even better.

However, as soon as he said this, not only did Wu Qianhuan's eyes widen, but Xin Youhen also let out a cold snort:

"You don't know what's good for you."

"Do you know what you're saying?"

Wu Qianhuan also stared intently at Chu Qing.

Earlier in the front courtyard, she hadn't clearly seen Chu Qing's swordplay because his sword was too fast, and at the time, Wu Qianhuan's attention was entirely on the fake Chu Qing.

By the time she recovered, Chu Qing was standing on the wall acting cool.

Hearing him say this now, she just felt a bit confused...

How could Chu Qing possibly kill Xin Youhen?

Had he gone mad?

"Decide quickly, he's about to lose patience and make a move. If you don't commission me to kill him, with your martial arts, you'll most likely die by his hand."

Chu Qing raised his chin at Wu Qianhuan:

"But if I make a move, just one sword, this person will surely die."

"Hahahaha!!!!"

Hearing this, Xin Youhen couldn't help but laugh up at the sky:

"Xin has been roaming the martial world for over ten years, and this is the first time I've seen someone as arrogant as you!

"Alright, considering you amused me today, Xin will give you a chance. You can strike first with one sword, and let's see how you kill me with a single strike!"

Chu Qing didn't even look at him, only at Wu Qianhuan.

Wu Qianhuan took a deep breath and suddenly smiled:

"Okay, if you can truly kill him, then I will believe that you are not that person.

"I will pay a thousand taels of silver to commission you to kill him."

[Commission: Slay Xin Youhen!]

[Accept?]

Chu Qing's eyes lit up. It really appeared.

He had originally had a sudden thought, realizing there was a client, a target, and an assassin here, which was why he spoke up.

He hadn't expected it to actually work.

But if that were the case, could he use this to farm treasure chests?

Later, he could have Wu Qianhuan take him to the city lord's mansion dungeon, pull out those who had committed capital crimes, and commission him for each one?

However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt it might not work.

After all, if that were the case, why would his system be called the Assassin System?

Wouldn't it be better to just call it the Executioner System?

But whether it would work or not, he would have to try it later...

Thinking this, he already raised his sword and walked towards Xin Youhen.

Logically speaking, if they were to truly fight, Chu Qing was definitely not Xin Youhen's opponent.

If it were an assassination, there was a seventy to eighty percent chance of killing him in one blow.

But in this situation, he had no opportunity to disguise himself, hide, and then suddenly erupt and kill... Fortunately, his previous words weren't just empty talk.

Sometimes, killing a person doesn't just depend on martial arts.

Just like the Mirror of Sin assassinating Chu Yunfei, they definitely didn't just find someone with higher martial arts than Chu Yunfei and then beat him to death.

Instead, they planned a game of chess, dropping two pieces to checkmate Chu Yunfei.

If Chu Qing, this variable outside the chessboard, hadn't appeared, the outcome would have been unknown.

Now, Chu Qing killing Xin Youhen wasn't purely relying on martial arts... Although martial arts would play a decisive role, before that, he needed to gain a huge advantage.

And now, he had obtained this advantage.

It was the sword strike that Xin Youhen had offered.

This wasn't a coincidence... it was a calculation.

From the fact that Xin Youhen dared to break into the Chu Family alone and openly entered Chu Fan's courtyard to kill, one could see just how arrogant this person was.

So Chu Qing deliberately said he could kill Xin Youhen with one sword. Someone with such extreme confidence in their martial arts and such an arrogant personality, how could they possibly believe that a young person could kill them with one sword?

That's why he made the bold claim of letting Chu Qing strike first.

Besides that, Chu Qing also knew he was injured.

Although he hid it well, he couldn't hide it from Chu Qing.

Think about it, why would such an arrogant person resort to a sneak attack when dealing with a junior like Wu Qianhuan?

After failing to land a hit, based on his previous actions in Chu Fan's courtyard, he should have immediately thrown a second punch, a third punch, until he beat Wu Qianhuan to death.

But he didn't...

So Chu Qing speculated that he was injured while being pursued by Chu Fan's Junior Sister Wen and those two crazy women.

The strike just now might have made it seem like Wu Qianhuan was at a disadvantage, but he himself was definitely not unharmed.

The reason he hesitated and didn't make a move was because there was an extra swordsman in the arena whose depth and background he didn't know.

Therefore, he was playing it safe.

He wasn't in a hurry to attack; he was waiting for Chu Qing to leave.

Once Chu Qing was gone, facing Wu Qianhuan alone, he would have absolute certainty of victory.

Now, because of a single sentence from Chu Qing and a request from Wu Qianhuan, not only did Chu Qing not leave, but he was also facing off against Xin Youhen.

But this itself wasn't outside of Xin Youhen's acceptable range.

After all, his personality was still that arrogant. In a one-on-one situation, even facing a swordsman whose background he didn't know, he still had absolute confidence in winning.

As long as he killed Chu Qing first, preventing Chu Qing and Wu Qianhuan from teaming up, he could defeat them one by one and leave victorious.

Of course, Chu Qing couldn't guarantee that his speculation was absolutely correct.

But... as long as he was allowed to strike first, even if he couldn't kill him, he could injure him, making his injuries even worse.

Then, calling Wu Qianhuan to team up, no matter how skilled Xin Youhen was, he would likely be unable to escape death.

All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

Chu Qing's hand was already on the sword hilt. He looked up at Xin Youhen:

"Watch closely..."

The longsword slowly slid out of its sheath. The light shone on the sword body, emitting a magnificent radiance.

Just then, Chu Qing looked up and slightly moved the sword body. The reflected light landed directly on Xin Youhen's eyes.

Xin Youhen's eyes narrowed slightly. In that instant, the sword moved!

When did it leave the sheath?

Xin Youhen felt as if his eyes had missed a moment. He hadn't seen the longsword unsheathed.

But he felt a killing intent!

The killing intent and sword intent were mixed, and it seemed that the moment they were born, they had already pierced his heart.

Raise energy!

Gather momentum!

Strike!

In this short instant, Xin Youhen had already reacted.

However, just as his hands were barely raised, the whistling sound of a sword rang in his ears!

Buzz!!

The sound was in his ears... but the sword was in his heart.

All his movements stopped. Xin Youhen looked down at the sword in his chest, his face filled with disbelief:

"How... is this possible..."