Lei Wujie exclaimed excitedly, "Yue Ji smiles as she delivers her invitation; Ming Hou kills in fury.
"They're Yue Ji and Ming Hou, the killer duo ranked among the top five on the martial world's assassin rankings!"
"Why do you want to kill us?" Xiao Se asked Yue Ji, who stood at the entrance.
Yue Ji shook her head. "Actually, the invitation was meant for another friend inside, but our rule is that anyone who accepts an invitation must die.
"So tonight, the four of you will have to leave your lives here as well."
"I accepted your invitation, yet I'm still alive." A deep voice rang out. Lei Wujie saw a black figure descend from above and land steadily before him, standing between him and Yue Ji.
"And who might you be, brother?"
Lei Wujie was very curious about this newcomer in black. Anyone willing to step forward at a time like this already counted as a friend in his eyes.
"Tang Lian." Yue Ji smiled gently again. "And that's why we've come to kill you again, isn't it?"
"Tang Lian! You're Tang Lian! Snow Moon City's chief disciple! That makes you my senior brother!
"My name is Lei Wujie. I'm from the Lei Clan of Jiangnan Thunderclap Hall, and I'm on my way to Snow Moon City..." Lei Wujie cried in surprise.
Ming Hou was a man of few words. Seeing Lei Wujie carrying on so heedlessly, he planted his massive saber in the ground and attacked without further ado.
Caught off guard, Tang Lian could only shove Lei Wujie aside and hastily exchange a blow with Ming Hou. Neither gained the upper hand.
"You're injured?"
"You haven't fully cleared the Hundred Fragrances Powder poison from your system either!"
Yue Ji chuckled softly. "Tang Lian, you may have