Though she clearly lacked even the strength to truss a chicken, she still tried to assassinate Fang Qianyuan, and a trace of pity flashed through his eyes.
"You must be connected to the Qian Clan. Those people really weren't thorough-they actually let you slip through. Still, you probably never imagined that my flesh had long since transcended the mortal realm and become immune to all poisons. Ordinary poison can do nothing to me."
"As for assassination..."
Fang Qianyuan glanced at the dagger lying on the ground and said mildly, "Even a genuine magical artifact cannot pierce my Dharma Robe unless an expert wields it."
Fang Qianyuan possessed the physical gifts bestowed by the Treasure Pill, as well as a transcendent body tempered by drawing spiritual energy into himself after advancing to Earth Rank.
Ordinary mortals could not hurt him in the slightest, whatever means they used.
Perhaps that was precisely why the city's aristocratic clans had not carefully verified this woman's identity.
In any case, they could confirm that she had no cultivation and was merely an ordinary mortal woman.
"You villain! You killed my parents and destroyed my lineage! Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I'll never let you go!" The woman seemed finally to recognize the absolute gulf between herself and a Spirit Tamer. A despair that almost resembled release appeared on her face, and tears streamed down her cheeks as she cried out.
"How dare you show Elder Fang such disrespect!" Her curses alerted the guards in the City Lord's Mansion. Once they realized what had happened, terror filled their faces, and they rushed forward, ready to hack her into pieces.
Fang Qianyuan waved a hand instead. "Forget it. Send her out of the mansion and give her some money. Let her make what she will