Yang Xiu with the Potential of an Assassin

"Beauty, eating alone? Do you mind if I keep you company?" After Zhu Zhuyun ate alone for nearly ten minutes,

Yang Xiu appeared at Zhu Zhuyun's table. Without caring whether the other person agreed or not, he sat down directly opposite her and started eating on his own.

"Mmm, these dishes are not bad."

"Handsome, did you know that some things can get you killed if you eat them?" Zhu Zhuyun said with a smiling expression.

"I see you've eaten so much and you're fine. How could someone have poisoned the food?" Yang Xiu wore a look that said he didn't believe her.

"However, regarding what you said about things getting people killed, I want to tell you this: some things really will get people killed once you do them."

Zhu Zhuyun lost her previous nonchalance. Her expression turned gloomy, but she quickly returned to calm.

"Handsome, what do you mean? How come I don't understand a single word?"

"Hehe, it doesn't mean anything. You'll know in the future."

"These dishes really are quite delicious. I'll treat you next time. Of course, that depends on whether you still have the chance."

Yang Xiu smiled mysteriously, then got up and left.

Zhu Zhuyun watched Yang Xiu's receding back. Her expression shifted for a good while, and in the end, she left without doing anything.

Inside a secret chamber,

Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi sat facing each other, and they began plotting once more.

"Have you found the assassins, Dai Weisi?"

"Today I passed the news about Dai Mubai to that girl Zhuqing. With her personality, she'll head to the Heaven Dou Empire."

"The assassins have been found, but the eldest young miss of the Zhu Family even refuses to spare her own younger sister."

"Tell me, what would happen if your parents found out?" Dai Weisi said with a playful expression.

"You don't need to worry about this matter. After all, we have an agreement—helping each other out. I assume you still won't betray me," Zhu Zhuyun said very charmingly.

"You said she's going to the Heaven Dou Empire. Do you want people to make a move on the road?"

"Even though she doesn't have any feelings for your younger brother, the two of us are their shared enemy, so they'll join forces."

"Is that so! I'll have them make a move as soon as possible. The moment Zhu Zhuqing leaves, let me know."

"Right. A few days ago, I ran into a strange person. Help me check up on him. Just thinking of him makes me feel uneasy, as if he'll ruin our plans." Zhu Zhuyun suddenly thought of Yang Xiu. The feeling Yang Xiu gave her was extremely mysterious, and that pair of eyes that seemed to pierce through everything even made her feel a bit scared.

"What kind of person could possibly make you afraid? Now I'm curious, too."

"Then I'll help you look into it."

Finally, Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi chatted a bit more before both of them departed separately.

Only, they didn't realize that after they left, two figures followed them out as well.

...Several more days passed.

"Sect Master, the assassin organization's lair has been found. This place is somewhat surprising—it's actually right across the street at that Happy Spring Courtyard. The ones taking the missions are just a few guys around level 20 and level 30. The strongest people in their organization are only two Soul Saints and six Soul Emperors, totaling a bit over a hundred people."

"Should I go wipe them out?"

"Don't alert the enemy just yet. Once the Zhu Family's second young miss leaves the city, you two follow her. Leave those assassins to me. Whoever dares to reach out a hand, I'll chop off their claws."

"Sect Master, how can that do? If it's just you alone, what will you do if there's danger? Why don't..."

Yang Xiu directly cut off Hua Xiong's words, then said with a somewhat helpless expression,

"Alright, alright. That being said, you follow her, and Zhang Liao will follow me, but without my permission, no one is allowed to make a move. How's that?"

"This... very well, Sect Master."

One night, Zhu Zhuqing packed her settled luggage, took one last look at the room she lived in, and slowly departed.

In a secluded spot, watching Zhu Zhuqing's departing figure,

Yang Xiu signaled Hua Xiong beside him. After waiting for about ten minutes, Yang Xiu headed toward the room of the Zhu Family's eldest young miss. Using Stealth, Yang Xiu entered Zhu Zhuqing's room without the slightest effort. Looking at Zhu Zhuqing who was close enough to touch, Yang Xiu muttered in a voice only he could hear,

"I'll collect a bit of interest first. I'll let you live, so Zhuqing can come and settle accounts with you in the end."

Yang Xiu took a dagger out of his system space, wrapped it in Void Force, and swiftly slashed twice across Zhu Zhuqing's face. Before Zhu Zhuqing could even react, he severed the tendons in her left hand as well. He didn't hold back out of pity for Zhu Zhuqing's beauty. Although Yang Xiu liked this type of girl, he was extremely devoted. Whether in his past life or this present one, once he made up his mind, even if she wasn't the most beautiful girl, his love wouldn't decrease by a single fraction.

The intense wave of pain jolted Zhu Zhuqing awake from her cultivation. Seeing Yang Xiu right in front of her, she prepared to scream, but a dagger landed against her throat.

This forced her to endure the pain, as she didn't want to die yet. After calming down for a good while, she controlled herself and finally said with some fear,

"Who on earth are you? I don't recall offending you. Why are you harming me?"

"I remember telling you that some things really will get people killed once you do them."

"Can you make it clear to me so I can die with understanding? What on earth did I do?" Zhu Zhuqing said somewhat anxiously.

"What did you do? Think about it carefully yourself. If you can't figure it out, then forget it."

"I don't plan on killing you right now. Someone will settle accounts with you in the future."

No matter how foolish Zhu Zhuqing was, she finally reacted.

"You're someone from Zhu Zhuqing's side... What benefits did she give you? I can offer double."

"What she gives, you could never give."

Yang Xiu looked at Zhu Zhuqing's face, which was being eroded by the Void Force, and smiled bizarrely.

The areas eroded by the Void Force would leave behind a hollow pit even if they were eventually healed.

"Alright, Big Brother here has other things to do. You go to sleep for a bit first," Yang Xiu said, not waiting for Zhu Zhuqing to react before directly knocking her out. He struck with particular heaviness; she might not even wake up by dawn.

Yang Xiu took one final look at Zhu Zhuqing and muttered to himself,

"Damn it, why can't a heart be as big as a chest? It forced me to ruin a flower with ruthless hands."

Yang Xiu departed in Stealth and quickly returned to the hotel.

"How is it? Have they made a move?"

Yang Xiu asked Zhang Liao, who was monitoring the opposite side.

"Mm. 15 went out—two Soul Ancestors, and the rest are Soul Grandmasters."

"Wait by the entrance. If any fish slip through the net, throw them back in for me. Don't let a single one go."

Soon, Yang Xiu used Stealth to enter the Happy Spring Courtyard. In front of a rather secluded side door, he pulled out his dagger, swept it across the two assassins guarding the door, and slipped through like a gust of wind. Beyond the side door was a long, downward-sloping secret passageway that was extremely dark and nearly 100 meters long. Another door appeared before Yang Xiu. Looking at the two Soul Ancestor guards,

Yang Xiu didn't hesitate at all. He ended their lives with the dagger in his hand. Until the moment of death, they didn't feel any pain or threat.

Yang Xiu entered the basement at this point. The basement was very spacious, resembling a small castle, which made sense given that it had to accommodate over 100 people living there.

They didn't notice Yang Xiu in his Stealth state. At this moment, Yang Xiu resembled an assassin far more than they did, and he began a bloody slaughter. Yang Xiu felt no awkwardness whatsoever regarding killing. Having transmigrated to the Dou Continent for over three years, he had already adapted to this world where the strong ruled. Although he had killed very few people, he held no aversion to it either.

Just like that, Yang Xiu began a room-by-room massacre starting from the outer perimeter.

He didn't miss a single person—there were men, women, old, and young alike. Since they had chosen to become assassins, they should have prepared themselves for the realization that they could be killed.

By the end, when only a little over ten people remained, the heavy scent of blood finally aroused their vigilance. After all, they were people who lingered on the edge of life and death. Prompted by the orders of the two Soul Saints, dead bodies were soon discovered, and they quickly gathered together.

One Soul Saint said, "Summon your Martial Souls, everyone back-to-back." He himself directly unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.

Faced with this situation, Yang Xiu didn't overthink it; he knew this was an inevitable outcome sooner or later.

At this moment, one of the two Soul Saints spoke up, suppressing his anger as he said,

"Will Your Excellency please show yourself and meet us? If there is any offense, we can offer compensation."

To have killed so many of them without them perceiving a thing—in his mind, this person could similarly threaten his life without him perceiving it.

As an assassin, he knew that one day he would offend someone he couldn't afford to provoke. At the same time, he also wanted to draw Yang Xiu out into the open, because an unseen enemy was always the most dangerous one.

Faced with this situation, Yang Xiu began to ponder. Assassinating them all one by one was impossible. He wondered if he could take down one of the Soul Saints first.

Using the Clone Technique, Yang Xiu maneuvered two clones in Stealth until they were not far from the group, and unleashed the Claw of Fate at one of the Soul Saints. The immense threat made this Soul Saint feel uneasy, though he didn't know where the unease came from. Until the Claw of Fate touched him, under the threat of death, he unleashed his fifth soul skill, attacking one of the two figures that had manifested. Fate still favored Yang Xiu, and the Claw of Fate scored a critical hit. The massive damage directly shattered this Soul Saint's Martial Soul Avatar and slit his throat. Until his dying breath, he didn't understand why the figure he had just struck vanished like a bubble.

At the same time, the other clone also dissipated amidst a barrage of soul skills. Seizing this opportunity, Yang Xiu materialized right beside the two Soul Emperors, directly slit their throats, and vanished once more.

The surviving Soul Saint watched Yang Xiu disappear, then looked at the two dead Soul Emperors. He grew terrified; he didn't want to die yet.

"Your Excellency, can you show yourself? Whatever you want, we can give it to you!"

Yang Xiu didn't answer him. The air suddenly grew terrifyingly quiet. They could all hear the beating of their own hearts and feel their own terror.

Two of them finally cracked under the pressure and ran frantically toward the exit. But before they had run twenty or thirty meters, Yang Xiu appeared like a ghost right before them, ended their lives, and vanished again. At the same time, right where Yang Xiu had vanished, that Soul Saint reacted and released a soul skill. The ground sank down deeply, but because he used a single-target soul skill, it failed to affect Yang Xiu.

For a moment, silence descended once more.