He said softly, "Sleepless, little brother Xianpo... go die!"
At the moment he closed in...
Lone Wanderer thrust his sword once more toward Xie Bumian's dantian.
Yet just as his sword radiance blasted forth, Lone Wanderer felt a pfft—something had pierced through his body.
Bang...
Lone Wanderer's sword radiance shattered. He blankly lowered his head and saw that a sword had pierced through his heart. Following the blade with his eyes, he saw that at some unknown moment, Xie Bumian was already holding a longsword in her hand.
It was she who had pierced him through. Her sneak attack had come even faster than his.
Xie Bumian had countered his ambush.
"Y-you-you... Yu Xianpo found you?"
"Impossible! Demon-Slaying Hall already sent people to watch every direction. No one could possibly have approached Sleepless Forest."
Lone Wanderer spoke in utter disbelief...
Long before preparing to assassinate the two veteran Sword Clan members, Demon-Slaying Hall had already sent people to keep watch.
Tilting her head...
Xie Bumian, who somehow seemed youthful and radiant, smiled as she spoke, "Brother Lone Wanderer, you still don't understand me well enough. My name is Bumian because I never sleep well. Actually, I really like lively places."
"Unlike you people, I never ignore any communication..."
"Even after hundreds or thousands of years, as long as there is any reaction from my communication stone, I will pay attention to it right away."
"I'm just that conflicted. I hate myself so much... I clearly like liveliness, yet I never dare take the initiative to contact others. I just wait and wait, waiting for someone to contact me first."
"As long as that happens, I'll be so, so happy..."
"And finally, a few days ago, Brother Xianpo contacted me."
His eyes widening, Lone Wanderer exploded with a boom, violently shattering