Night lay heavy and dark, without a trace of moonlight.
Zhang Yuan sat cross-legged in meditation in the courtyard. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, reckoned the time, and decided it was about right. He shook Xiao Yuanjun awake from her half-doze on the stone bench beside him.
"Master, it's about time. Once we slaughter Lu Zhiming, we'll leave the city," Zhang Yuan said.
During the day, they had arranged with Liu Yihong to meet at the city gate at midnight and travel together to the Wen Kingdom Capital City.
But before leaving, they had to cut down that wolf-hearted Lu Zhiming.
Shaken awake, Xiao Yuanjun yawned sleepily like an ordinary mortal. Upon hearing that Zhang Yuan was ready to act, she immediately perked up, her eyes brightening.
"All right, let's go."
Zhang Yuan nodded.
The two acted with the speed of thunder and the force of the wind, veiling their heavenly secrets and karma, concealing their forms, and heading straight for the Lu Residence where Lu Zhiming lived.
Mystic Scenery City had no city-protecting grand formation, so Xiao Yuanjun could unleash Severing Past and Present, Leaving No Trace at the Celestial Person level. Even if a Celestial Person guarded the Lu Residence, she could quietly kill Lu Zhiming and leave.
The chance of discovery was practically zero.
Upon reaching the Lu Residence, they first located the Lu clan's Celestial Person. Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yuanjun then searched the residence, but found no sign of Lu Zhiming. Instead, they spotted his older cousin, Lu Zhiyu.
There were only two people in the entire residence, two auras.
"He's actually not home. What a pity. We'll have to look for another opportunity when we return."
Zhang Yuan sighed, deeply regretting that Lu Zhiming had lucked into escaping death.
They left the Lu