Chapter 72: Repelling the Fourth Realm Assassin

Let's go.

In the restaurant, Lu Xun led the two women away.

The farce provoked by Liu Mei thus came to an end.

"Qiang Ge... wuu wuu wuu~"

Liu Mei covered her swollen face and burst into tears.

"Lu Xun, I'll kill you!"

Lin Qiang, who had climbed up from the ground, furious, took out a talisman and rushed out.

"Meow~"

Just as Lu Xun and the two stepped out of the restaurant, the little white in his bosom suddenly cried out.

"Careful!"

Lu Xun's eyelid twitched, and without hesitation he crushed a Golden Bell talisman.

Fei Tai'a had given him more than one Golden Bell talisman—he had three in total.

After giving one to Bai Ling, he still had two left.

A flash of golden light appeared, and a huge Golden Bell with flowing runes instantly enveloped the three.

"Pfft!"

Lin Qiang, who had just rushed out, happened to hit the Golden Bell, was bounced straight back, struck Liu Mei, and both flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground and falling unconscious.

"Boom!"

Almost at the same moment, a fierce blade light slammed hard onto the Golden Bell, shaking the runes apart.

The Golden Bell shuddered violently, fine cracks appearing on its surface.

"Fourth Realm!"

Lu Xun Lu Xun's eyes narrowed.

The one who ambushed him was a Fourth Realm master!

Fortunately, he had a Golden Bell talisman.

"Boom boom boom~"

A figure clad in tight clothing and wearing a mask appeared outside.

His assault came like a tide; the war blade in his hand turned into a sky‑filling cold light, wildly chopping at the tottering Golden Bell.

This was that Fourth Realm master.

A fourth‑grade Golden Bell talisman can hold off a Fourth Realm expert for a while.

This time is not fixed; it depends on the talisman's own quality and the strength of the Fourth Realm expert.

Generally speaking, blocking for more than a minute is no problem.

But this Fourth Realm master clearly intended a quick battle, his attacks unusually fierce.

The runes on the golden giant bell were disappearing rapidly.

This Golden Bell talisman would hardly last a minute.

Lu Xun held another Golden Bell talisman in his hand, ready to activate it at any moment.

"Master, you must absolutely not fall asleep."

Lu Xun's peripheral glance turned toward the sky.

Since Lu Xun killed that Third Realm assassin last time, these days no new assassin has come.

Third Realm assassins would hardly dare to come kill Lu Xun.

The He family again raised the bounty to four million units of Dark Energy.

Therefore, any assassin who comes next will surely be of Fourth Realm or higher.

Only a thousand days as a thief—who can guard against thieves for a thousand days?

So, Lu Xun accompanying Chu Youqing on a stroll today also harbored the thought of luring the snake out of its hole.

As long as we beat these guys into fear, they won't dare to assassinate Lu Xun.

And sure enough, this drew out a Fourth Realm master‑level assassin.

"Lu Xun, this talisman can barely hold; I still have one."

Murong Wan pulled a talisman from her bosom.

This should be Murong Zhan's trump card given to her.

"Wait a bit longer."

Lu Xun said in a deep voice.

"Boom boom boom~"

The Fourth Realm master attacked madly, trying to break the Golden Bell talisman.

"It's about to break!"

The Golden Bell talisman can't hold any longer.

Just as the Golden Bell was about to shatter, a brilliant sword light fell like a meteor from the heavens!

"Pfft!"

Blood spurted; though the assassin dodged in time, he still had an arm cut off.

He grunted, without hesitation crushed a talisman, and turned into a stream of light fleeing toward the city outskirts.

"You think you can run?"

Fei Tai'a's figure flashed and vanished, giving chase.

Not long after, Fei Tai'a returned again.

"Teacher, how is it?"

Lu Xun saw Fei Tai'a and withdrew the Golden Bell Talisman.

"He used a fifth-grade Evasion Talisman, and as your master I couldn't catch him; these years... I have neglected my duties."

Fei Tai'a let out a sigh.

Although he is a fifth-realm grand master, because his dao heart is shattered, his cultivation has not advanced but regressed, and his combat power has also declined severely.

Fei Tai'a picked up the arm of the fourth-realm assassin from the ground, examined it, and said: "With this arm, the people of the Martial Manor should be able to lock onto the target."

Fifth-grade Evasion Talisman!

This is also a talisman used for fleeing.

This fourth-realm assassin certainly has many trump cards.

The people of the Martial Manor arrived quickly.

The fourth-realm assassin's attack didn't last long, less than a minute, but the destruction it caused to the surroundings was not small.

Although his attacks all landed on the golden giant bell, the surging true qi shattered the glass of many surrounding buildings.

If it weren't for the fact that these buildings basically have protective formations, being shaken down would not be impossible.

Not many people were injured; the most seriously injured were Lin Qiang and Liu Mei, and this pair still haven't woken up to this day.

"Chu Youqing, don't leave school for a while lately; focus on your cultivation."

"Mm!"

An hour later, at the main gate of Qingxu Academy, Lu Xun sent Chu Youqing back.

Then, Lu Xun also sent Murong Wan back to Northern Dipper University.

Along the way, Murong Wan didn't speak much.

Just before they parted, Lu Xun forcibly stuffed several bottles of pills refined by Bai Ling into her hand.

"Miss Murong, just consider it as borrowing from me."

Lu Xun would not allow refusal.

If it were before, Lu Xun giving things like this, Murong Wan would most likely not accept.

However, after Lu Xun entered the palace for the second time, her attitude toward him became complicated, and today's assassination by a fourth-realm grand master made her feel the importance of cultivation.

Murong Wan pursed her lips and ultimately accepted it silently.

"Lu Xun, the target has been locked: a fourth-realm grand master named Zhao Jia. The Martial Manor has already issued a wanted order for him. This guy dared to attack my student; rest assured, he won't escape."

The next day, Fei Tai'a found Lu Xun and gave him several more talismans.

Lu Xun suffered two consecutive assassination attempts, and Fei Tai'a also sensed something, but did not ask further.

Lu Xun thought about it, but still did not tell Fei Tai'a about the bounty on the dark web.

The He family chose the dark web precisely because it leaves no evidence there.

This grudge, Lu Xun will avenge it himself in the future.

"Boss, should I leave?"

The next day, in the Spirit Elixir Pavilion, Bai Ling wrung her fingers, her eye sockets slightly red.

"What's wrong, Bai Ling?"

Lu Xun was somewhat puzzled; could it be that Bai Ling wants to give up?

"I heard you were assassinated again; it's all my fault..."

Bai Ling felt that she was the cause of Lu Xun's assassination.

"Bai Ling, this has nothing to do with you; just focus on your alchemy."

Lu Xun chuckled.

The promotion of the Jia clan's pills is still ongoing.

Jia Yuxi hasn't looked for Lu Xun again.

From the bounty on Bai Ling on the dark web, it seems she or the Jia clan should have made a two-pronged plan.

One is to continue applying pressure through commercial warfare; the other is to hope that an assassin kills Bai Ling.

However, Bai Ling rarely leaves the Spirit Elixir Pavilion, and with the recent promotion of the Jia clan's pills, Qingbei Jie has become even livelier.

Assassins don't easily find opportunities to act.

Until this day,

When Bai Ling used up the alchemy materials in her hand and personally went out to purchase raw materials, an accident occurred.

An assassin silently approached her and then launched a fierce attack.

At that moment, suddenly, a sword light fiercely attacked, driving the assassin back.

"I've been waiting for you."

The one who emitted the sword light was none other than Lu Xun.

Lu Xun's long sword in his hand continuously emitted sword qi; the Formless Sword technique made even ordinary clairvoyance unable to see clearly.

"Star Shift, Dipper Turn!"

The assassin also knows a martial skill that transfers damage with one hand.

"Let you transfer enough!"

Lu Xun's sword qi, like a violent storm, submerged the assassin.

Not long after, the assassin collapsed in a pool of blood.

Lu Xun flourished his sword and sheathed it.

"Boss..."

Seeing Lu Xun, Bai Ling felt surprised, happy, and moved.