The air was filled with patterns of profound qi, interwoven into a net and condensed into a barrier.
The space in Jade Viewing Pavilion's rear courtyard had been completely sealed off.
Clearly, this female assassin had made thorough preparations. She did not wish to alert the people inside Jade Viewing Pavilion and intended to kill Ning Xiaochuan in the most secretive manner possible.
Moreover, she cultivated Daoist arts!
Ning Xiaochuan stood upon the ground. The earth beneath his feet seemed veiled by a layer of light; every step he took sent ripples spreading out.
"Who are you? How dare you assassinate the Manor Lord?" Situ Fengwu asked in a grave voice.
Ning Xiaochuan raised a hand to stop her. Smiling, he stared at the female assassin hovering in midair. "Mengyao, didn't you go bathe and change clothes? Could it be that this is the outfit you changed into to kill someone?"
The female assassin suspended in the air let out a laugh like silver bells. Her snow-white jade legs flickered in and out of sight beneath her black robe, while powerful demonic qi radiated from her body. "How did you know I would kill you?"
A gust of icy wind blew over, whipping up her black robe with a hunting rustle.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "Minister Tian sent you to my side because he wanted to use your hand to kill me, did he not? Once I was about to truly grow strong, that would be the time for you to kill me."
"But with my cultivation, how could I possibly kill you?" the female assassin asked with a smile.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "Because you concealed your cultivation. Your true methods are not Martial Dao Divine Powers, but Daoist spells!"
Xie Mengyao indeed cultivated both the Martial Dao and Daoist arts.