Take My Punch

"What is it, Hall Master?"

The one who spoke was none other than Du Peng, the deputy hall master who had taught Lu Yun the Primordial Fist not long ago.

Although he was already at the Innate Realm Mid-Stage, his perception was still far inferior to that of a veteran powerhouse like Lu Xingwen, so he had not noticed the earlier anomaly.

"It's nothing! There seemed to be some commotion in the hall just now, but it has quieted down again. I must have heard wrong."

Lu Xingwen withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

"Come to think of it, the Martial Arts Assessment is the day after tomorrow. I wonder what this year's situation will be like. Still, I can't speak for others, but there's absolutely no problem with Lu Yun's martial talent."

Du Peng changed the subject and took the initiative to mention this year's Martial Arts Assessment.

Ever since Lu Yun had sought him out yesterday, he had become Lu Yun's number one supporter. Since arriving here today, he had brought him up before Lu Xingwen time and again.

"Sigh!"

"Thank you for thinking so highly of him, Deputy Hall Master Du. If this child's dantian hadn't been injured, he should have been able to achieve a decent result in this Martial Arts Assessment."

"What a pity..."

Lu Xingwen did not take Du Peng's words to heart, merely seeing them as a gesture of goodwill toward him.

After all, no one understood Lu Yun's injuries better than he did.

Even if there had been some slight improvement these past few days, for there to have been any great change was almost impossible.

Besides, while Lu Yun's martial talent was indeed quite good, that depended on whom he was compared with.

Not to mention anyone else, Chu Hongxin's daughter, Chu Lingxue, far surpassed Lu Yun in martial talent alone.

Thinking of this, Lu Xingwen let out a soft sigh.

"Speaking of this Martial Arts Assessment, that little girl Ling Xue has a great deal of hope."

The Lu Family and the Chu Family had always been close, and Chu Lingxue often came by as well. Du Peng was quite familiar with her, so he nodded.

"Indeed! That girl is also a fine seedling for martial arts, but compared to Lu Yun, she still falls far short."

This left Lu Xingwen unsure how to respond.

He felt that ever since the past two days, Deputy Hall Master Du of his martial arts hall had suddenly become Lu Yun's die-hard fan.

No matter what topic they discussed, within three sentences, it always circled back to Lu Yun.

Meanwhile.

In a courtyard several hundred meters away, Lu Yun had already withdrawn his fist.

He stood motionless where he was.

His brows were tightly furrowed, as though he was pondering something.

"Strange..."

"When I was fully focused just now, how did I sense two extremely familiar auras dozens of kilometers away?"

"Since there's nothing else to do, I'd better go take a look and see what happened!"

Ever since he had advanced to the Divine Aperture Realm Complete, all three hundred and sixty-five acupoints throughout his body had opened. His perception was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Since doubt had arisen in his heart.

He immediately gathered his qi and focused his mind, looking toward the direction where he had sensed something unusual.

Very soon...

Two familiar figures appeared in his eyes. It was Chu Lingxue, being pursued by that assassin from that day.

Lu Yun was no longer the Wu Xia Amon of old.

With only a slight probe, he already knew the assassin's exact cultivation.

Unexpectedly, it was even higher than the Innate Realm Peak he had judged it to be that day.

He was actually... an Innate Realm Completion powerhouse.

This greatly exceeded Lu Yun's expectations.

"A dignified Innate Realm Completion powerhouse, with cultivation even higher than my father's. In tiny Tong City, he could still be considered somebody. Why would he lower himself and relentlessly hunt down a weak woman whose cultivation is far beneath his?"

What Lu Yun found most unbelievable was that he simply could not understand why this assassin, with such high cultivation, kept refusing to let Chu Lingxue go.

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Even if Chu Lingxue's father, Chu Hongxin, had some grudge with someone as Tong City's deputy city lord.

A debt had its debtor and a grievance had its owner. If they wanted revenge, they should seek Chu Hongxin. What was the point of killing his daughter?

"Forget it. Why think so much? I'll just capture him and interrogate him."

With that thought.

Lu Yun's figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he had already appeared several hundred meters away.

Several dozen kilometers from the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall.

On a long-abandoned suburban road, two blurry figures were racing forward.

The petite figure slightly ahead was Chu Lingxue, fleeing with all her might.

Her cultivation had originally been far lower than her opponent's.

Fortunately, after the previous assassination attempt, Chu Hongxin had specifically assigned her two high-level guards at the Innate Realm Early-Stage. When danger struck more than ten minutes ago, they had bought her a precious chance to catch her breath.

However, Chu Hongxin had not expected the assassin to already be an Innate Realm Completion powerhouse.

Thus, even Innate Realm experts had only managed to delay the assassin's footsteps slightly.

Fortunately, aside from her personal guards, Chu Lingxue had also prepared Divine Movement Talismans in advance. In an emergency, she only needed to activate them with her own blood to unleash astonishing speed in an instant.

Under normal circumstances, that would have been enough for Chu Lingxue to escape with her life.

Unfortunately, the assassin she had encountered possessed truly excessive cultivation.

Along the way, even though Chu Lingxue had activated three Divine Movement Talismans in succession, she still could not shake off the assassin's pursuit.

At this point, she had already used her last talisman. In a little while, she would only be a lamb awaiting slaughter, with no possibility of resistance whatsoever.

Even so, Chu Lingxue gripped the talisman tightly, a trace of determination showing in her beautiful eyes. She refused to give up so easily.

As long as her father received the news and arrived in time, she would be able to escape this dangerous situation.

"Though I don't know who you are, you should understand that this is Tong City. My father, Chu Hongxin, is the city lord here. You have pursued and tried to kill me time and again. Aren't you afraid of retaliation?"

As Chu Lingxue sped forward, she calmly transmitted her voice to the assassin not far behind her.

The assassin's face was veiled, concealing his true expression. Hearing Chu Lingxue's question, he merely gave a cold laugh and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"So what if it's Chu Hongxin? Is the Primordial Astral Realm so impressive? Even if he himself came here, as long as I kill you, I'm confident I can escape. You don't think you're the only one with methods to flee for your life, do you?"

"Besides..."

"I calculated it along the way just now. At Chu Hongxin's speed, it will take him at least another seven or eight minutes to get here from the City Lord's Manor."

"Your Divine Movement Talisman can last for at most another minute or two. That leaves more than enough time to kill you!"

Although he had means of escape, Chu Hongxin was still an entire major realm above him. Moreover, Chu Lingxue was Chu Hongxin's only precious daughter.

If he could leave ahead of time, he still did not want to directly face the fury of a Primordial Astral Realm powerhouse.

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing the assassin's words, Chu Lingxue's face grew even paler.

She had to admit that things would indeed unfold exactly as he had analyzed. By the time Chu Hongxin arrived, her corpse would likely already be cold.

Moreover, she could now clearly sense that her Divine Movement Talisman was nearly depleted.

It would probably last no more than another minute.

"For a junior who has only just entered the Postnatal Realm, lasting until now means you have some skill. Later, I can leave you an intact corpse."

The assassin spoke coldly, without a trace of emotion in his voice.

"You... are you truly determined to become enemies with the City Lord's Manor?"

Chu Lingxue spoke somewhat weakly. She knew that her hope of escaping today was exceedingly slim.

"Heh heh, now you know fear? Too bad I have already accepted someone else's commission. Today, I must kill you."

Watching Chu Lingxue's speed gradually slow, the assassin knew that her talisman was about to run out of energy. At that point, he would only need to move a finger, and this girl would immediately perish like a fragrant flower.

Just as he was preparing to strike, a majestic voice descended in an instant.

"Hmph!"

"You want to kill her?"

"Then... first take my punch!!!"