Dual Cultivation

Later that night, after eating dinner with the Tian Family, Yuan returned to his room.

Inside his room, Yuan practiced the Soul Nourishment Array that Huang Chen had taught him.

Golden array symbols filled the room, and Yuan could feel his soul strength strengthening very slightly.

A few hours into the night, when it was slightly past midnight, Feng Yuxiang suddenly said, "Young Master, there's an expert nearby, and he's spying on us."

Still focused on his array symbols, Yuan casually said, "I am aware. Let's just wait and see what he's planning on doing first. Don't come out. I don't want to alert him."

"I understand."

Unbeknownst the Assassin Mao, his presence had already been noticed by his target.

'A mere child. I will finish this in a minute and leave.' Assassin Mao suddenly consumed a pill, which altered his appearance to look exactly like Tian Yanyu.

After making sure that there was nobody near Yuan's room, he approached the door and knocked on it.

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Yuan stopped whatever he was doing and went to open the door to find Tian Yanyu standing there.

And without saying a word, Assassin Mao entered the room with a seductive smile on his face.

"Miss Yanyu? What's wrong? Are you still worried about the Lin Family? I'm telling you, it'll be fine." Yuan said to her with a gentle smile on his face.

Assassin Mao laughed inwardly, feeling quite gleeful about how well his plan was working.

He then placed his hands on Yuan's shoulders before guiding him to the bed.

"Oh? What are you doing?" Yuan asked her as he laid on the bed, looking a little nervous.

Assassin Mao, still with Tian Yanyu's appearance, placed a finger on his own lips and made a quite shushing sound.

"Shhh…"

"Ah… I see…" Yuan's nervous smile became filled with excitement, and he closed his eyes.

"Go ahead. Do whatever you want."

It was at this moment Assassin Mao retrieved a dagger from his spatial ring and stabbed it towards Yuan's chest where his heart was located.

"DIE!"

Assassin Mao shouted when the tip of the blade reached Yuan's chest.

However, almost as though he'd struck steel, the blade halted right on top of Yuan's clothes.

Yuan slowly opened his eyes and spoke in a calm voice, his gaze completely tranquil, "This wasn't what I had in mind, Miss Yanyu."

'Shit!'

Assassin Mao had no idea what had just happened and couldn't comprehend why he couldn't penetrate Yuan's skin with his Heaven-grade spiritual treasure.

However, it was clear to him that his target was still alive.

Assassin Mao suddenly released his cultivation base, filling the room with the aura of a 5th level Spirit King.

He then lifted his dagger into the air and plunged it down for a second time.

ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴡᴇʙɴ(oᴠ)ᴇʟ. ᴄᴏᴍ.

However, just like the last time, his dagger was stopped by Yuan's skin.

"I don't think this is how you captivate a man's heart, Miss Yanyu." Yuan uttered this remark in a sarcastic tone.

"H-How…?!" Assassin Mao was in disbelief, and he tried pushing his dagger with all of his might, but it was pointless.

It was at this moment Assassin Mao and Yuan could hear the sound of footsteps rushing towards their location.

"Yuan! Is everything okay?! What was that spiritual energy just now?!" Tian Yanyu's panicked voice resounded.

"Fuck!" Realizing that his mission had failed, Assassin Mao immediately turned towards the door and prepared to escape.

However, right as he reached the door, a hand suddenly grabbed his neck from behind, yanking him back into the room.

"Ugh!" Assassin Mao tried to break the hold on his neck, but he was unsuccessful.

Tian Yanyu and her caretaker showed up a moment later to see Yuan choking someone who looked exactly like Tian Yanyu.

"W-What in heaven's name is going on here?!" Tian Yanyu exclaimed when she saw this puzzling scene.

"Hey, Miss Yanyu. This rat disguised as you just tried to assassinate me." Yuan calmly explained to her.

"What?!"

"Let me go, you bastard!" Assassin Mao spoke in his original voice, startling Tian Yanyu.

And he continued, "Do you know who I am?! If you don't let me go, my fellow brothers and sisters from the Silent Rippers will hunt you down!"

"Silent Rippers?!" Tian Yanyu was terrified upon hearing this name.

However, Yuan didn't recognize them and asked, "Silent Rippers? Never heard of you guys. Are you mercenaries or bandits?"

"Y-Yuan! They're neither of those! They're a notorious group of assassins that have terrorized the Third Heaven for hundreds of years!" Tian Yanyu quickly said.

"Oh? Assassins, huh? This meant someone had put a hit on me. Who was it? The Lin Family?"

"As if I'd tell you anything! Hurry up and unhand me! If my companions don't hear from me by tomorrow, they will all come rushing here!" Assassin Mao said.

"I'm already being hunted, so it wouldn't make a difference if I kill you or not, since I will be hunted anyways." Yuan smiled.

"W-Wait! We can work something out!" Assassin Mao quickly said.

"You have a minute to change my mind."

"We will stop the assassination and go after those that tried you kill you! How does that sound?" Assassin Mao said.

"Don't listen to him, Yuan!" Tian Yanyu suddenly said.

"The Silent Rippers will always finish their job! And since the Lin Family is involved, they won't stop hunting you unless the Lin Family cancels the mission!"

Yuan smiled and said, "I never intended to listen to him. I just wanted to see what kind of excuse he'll give."

"W-W-Wait! I swear! I am not lying! If you kill me, my companions will definitely kill you!"

"Then I shouldn't waste anymore time and start preparing to greet them." Yuan said, and without any hesitation, crushed the assassin's neck, killing him in an instant.

When Assassin Mao's body limped, Yuan tossed his body out into the courtyard and dusted his hands.

"..."

Tian Yanyu stared at Assassin Mao's dead body with a speechless look on her face.

'He killed one of the Silent Ripper's assassins just like that? Just how powerful is he?' She wondered inwardly.