BTTH : The Fallen Genius

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Chapter 72: Killing

Yao Chen speculated in her heart, and Yun Zhi, who knew Xiao Yan well, also guessed roughly.

The Xiao Clan, where Xiao Yan is from, is just a small family in the small Wutan city. The clan leader is only a Da Dou Shi, and it would be impossible for them to have access to forces capable of hiring a Dou Wang. After thinking about it, there were only two possibilities.

The Yun Lan Sect and the Nalan family.

One is the sect that Nalan Yanran belongs to, and the other is the family Nalan Yanran belongs to. Both are linked to the Xiao family due to the three-year agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan.

However, Yun Zhi/Yun Yun had met Nalan Yanran's father and grandfather. While they may have some flaws in their personalities, they were generally upright and cared about their reputation. Even though Nalan Yanran might marry Xiao Yan in three years, Yun Zhi found it hard to imagine them resorting to hiring assassins to kill someone—an act so despicable that it's almost beyond comprehension.

Thus, the only remaining possibility was one.

The Yun Lan Sect!

Once Yun Zhi reached this conclusion, her mood, which had finally calmed down over the past few days, instantly turned into intense anger!

Yes! She had been away from the sect for many days, and her teacher, Yun Shan, had been in closed-door training, so the sect had been mainly managed by the Great Elder, Yun Leng. Recently, she had indeed heard many voices in the Jia Ma Empire dissatisfied with the Yun Lan Sect. If the Yun Lan Sect had indeed engaged in some disgraceful activities, then as the Sect Leader, she indeed had a responsibility for failing to oversee it.

But Yun Zhi never expected that the Yun Lan Sect would actually fall so low as to hire a Dou Wang to assassinate a mere Dou Practitioner, simply because the person might one day humiliate the Yun Lan Sect's reputation!!!

This is utterly disgraceful!!

I have always taught you to be upright! I have always taught you to act with a clear conscience! Has it all been for nothing?!

Who is it? Who is dishonoring the Yun Lan Sect's reputation?!

Apart from the actions of the Yun Lan Sect, there was another thing that Yun Zhi simply couldn't accept.

Xiao Yan, a boy who was even more upright than Yun Shan and whom she had developed a fondness for, not only almost lost his life, but one day, he would inevitably learn of her identity and might even find out about the deeds of the Yun Lan Sect!

How would he look at her, the Sect Leader, once he knew?

Would he think that these actions were her orders?

Would he think that she, too, was a disgraceful and despicable person?

Would he think that their time together these past few days would be something he no longer wished to remember?

Damn it! Damn it!!!

The extreme anger caused Yun Zhi's Dou Qi to surge, and eventually, the powerful aura unique to a Dou Huang erupted completely!

The Yun Lan Sect can't be ignored anymore!!!

(What's wrong with Sister Yun Zhi? Why is she so angry all of a sudden?!)

Feeling the furious Dou Qi surging from Yun Zhi, Xiao Yan's face showed a look of shock.

Yao Chen remained silent, quietly watching Yun Zhi's explosive fury.

She seemed to have guessed Yun Zhi's identity.

If not, Yun Zhi wouldn't be this enraged just because Xiao Yan had almost died.

It must be because the actions of the Yun Lan Sect had caused her to feel ashamed in front of Xiao Yan.

That kind of humiliation and shame couldn't be easily overlooked, especially since the Yun Lan Sect's target of persecution was none other than Xiao Yan, the young man who had earned her admiration.

As both Xiao Yan and Yao Chen had judged, Yun Zhi was a very upright person.

It was precisely because Yun Zhi was so upright that she felt this anger and shame!

Her own sect was presented in such an unsightly way before Xiao Yan!

At that moment, the man in black was also staring in shock at Yun Zhi, whose killing intent was overwhelming. His heart began to race violently!

Damn it! Didn't the employer say that it was just a small Dou Practitioner? Why didn't they tell me there was a Dou Huang beside him?!

At this moment, the man in black had no thoughts about Xiao Yan. His only thought was:

Run!

Run fast!!

Run for your life!!

If I don't run now, I'm done for!!!

Without hesitation, the man in black turned and ran toward the forest, but Yun Zhi immediately detected his intentions.

"Think you can run?!"

Yun Zhi coldly shouted, and her sword flickered instantly. Four wind blades shot toward the fleeing man in black. The next moment, the Dou Wang was effortlessly reduced to a limp body, crashing heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

The man in black, who was now on the ground and could hardly turn over, let out a miserable scream as he belatedly realized his situation. Yun Zhi's anger showed no sign of subsiding as she slowly walked up, stepping hard on the man's back, causing his scream to stop abruptly, and another mouthful of blood erupted from him.

This cruel and ruthless scene did not stir much emotion in Xiao Yan.

Yun Zhi had saved his life, and the target of her brutality was the very person who had nearly killed him. Xiao Yan naturally wasn't afraid, nor did he feel any pity for the black-clad man's fate.

If you did it, you have to bear the consequences. That's the absolute truth.

Just a week of being together had made Xiao Yan unknowingly forget this until this moment when he suddenly realized.

This Yun Zhi, who seemed like an older sister from the neighborhood, was actually a rare Dou Huang expert in the entire Jia Ma Empire!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

Indeed, it was all just wishful thinking. No matter how much he liked the person, the disparity in their strength and status was undeniable.

To say something self-deprecating, he, a mere toad, shouldn't be dreaming of eating swan meat.

At this moment, Yun Zhi coldly stared at the black-clad man under her foot. Her sword tip lightly pressed against his head as she coldly interrogated him.

"Who sent you?"

"Eh?!"

Feeling the cold gleam at the back of his head, the man in black's heart tightened. He forgot the pain and hurriedly answered, afraid that if he was too slow, Yun Zhi would kill him with a single strike!

"I… I don't know!"

"Hmm?" Yun Zhi raised an eyebrow, pressing the sword more forcefully against his skull, "You don't know?"

Clearly, she didn't believe this answer. Her tone clearly showed her dissatisfaction.

The man in black nearly cried, hastily explaining.

"I… I swear I don't know who they are! I took the commission in the Black Corner Region. There's a special place for accepting assassination tasks there! They gave half the payment upfront, the other half after completing the task! I've never even met them!!!"

The man in black spoke quickly, spilling everything he knew.

Honestly, when he first heard the target was just a Dou Practitioner, the man in black had wondered if this was a trap.

But the reward offered was too tempting, and he felt it was worth taking the risk.

Moreover, after arriving in the Jia Ma Empire, he had checked, and Xiao Yan truly had no background. The strongest in the Xiao family was just a Da Dou Shi. Even the Nalan family, who had a marriage agreement with the Xiao family, only had Dou Wang experts. A person of his level could handle it easily, and even if he couldn't win, he could still escape. He'd planned to kill and flee, and even if they wanted to take revenge, how would they find him?

Thus, the man in black had carefully considered everything before accepting the mission. But he never expected that a Dou Huang bodyguard would be with Xiao Yan!

So this mission was a scam! If I knew there was a Dou Huang around Xiao Yan, even if you offered me ten times the reward, I wouldn't have taken it! What's the point of high pay if you don't live to spend it!!

The man in black deeply regretted it.

(End of this chapter)

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