Chapter 47: The Fish May Die, but the Net May Not Break

Being sized up by Li Zhangsheng's gentle smile, Anmei felt goosebumps all over!

Although Li Zhangsheng had no aura whatsoever, not even a trace of energy emanating, yet he gave Anmei an overwhelming sense of oppression!

After all, the unknown is the most terrifying!

"By the way, you still haven't answered me— which faction are you from?" Li Zhangsheng sat down again and took a leisurely sip of wine.

His demeanor didn't look like he was interrogating under torture; rather, it seemed he was chatting with Anmei as usual.

Li Zhangsheng also knew that this woman couldn't have come to the Longevity Gate for no reason, and had precisely sought him out!

He guessed she had come to kill him, and judging from her earlier reaction, she seemed to have employed some means, but those means were ineffective against Li Zhangsheng!

"The Underworld!"

Anmei answered with a solemn gaze, which was also quite perceptive.

Of course, she had no need to conceal her identity,

"Do you know who hired you to kill me?" Li Zhangsheng remained calm and composed.

Anmei shook her head and said, "I don't know. We in the Underworld have no knowledge of the employer's identity; we only know that once we receive an order, we pursue it to the death."

"Last time Kunxuzi came to assassinate you and failed in your hands, so I came!"

"All right." Li Zhangsheng didn't mind, then lifted the restraint on Anmei and said, "You may go."

"You're letting me go?" Anmei seemed somewhat surprised.

"The assassination failed, yet the other side actually wants to let me go— what kind of thing is this?"

Li Zhangsheng looked at Anmei with interest and said:

"I've always been tender-hearted toward beauties; upon seeing a beautiful woman, I can't bear to strike a killing blow, and I could never do something as ruthless as crushing flowers!"

"Tsk tsk, killing a beauty like you would be utterly against heavenly principle!"

"To be honest, Anmei is indeed the woman Li Zhangsheng has seen in the past hundred thousand years who rates a ninety-seven out of a hundred in his heart!"

"Women with such looks are rare in this world; killing her would truly be a pity……"

"Not a chance!"

Li Zhangsheng gave a faint smile.

Letting her go was merely Li Zhangsheng's plan to see where she headed, then locate the Underworld's headquarters, intending to wipe out this assassin organization that repeatedly came to cause him trouble!

After all, Li Zhangsheng's creed is— if you dare provoke me, I will exterminate your lineage.

No exception!

Moreover, Li Zhangsheng had already planted a tracking mark on Anmei, a method unique to him, extremely concealed; Anmei could never detect it!

"You really intend to let me leave?" Anmei narrowed her eyes, still doubtful, unable to believe such good fortune exists in this world!

"Certainly." Li Zhangsheng laughed freely and said, "Go tell your elders that I don't want to make too many enemies, so have them stop sending people after me."

"The martial world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relations and worldly affairs."

Saying this, Li Zhangsheng lifted the wine jug and gave Anmei a token toast, saying, "Tell them from now on we'll keep to our own waters and not intrude on each other's!"

"After all, I came to kill you, yet you spared my life—I feel indebted. Do you want some compensation?" Anmei gave Li Zhangsheng a soul‑captivating glance, twisted her slender waist, and sent an autumnal glance his way.

Li Zhangsheng, a veteran of flower‑gathering himself, would hardly miss her meaning; he chuckled and said, "Today isn't suitable— how about next time?"

"Fine, then I'll be off." Anmei said with a charming smile, "Someone like you is truly interesting; next time I'll come find you and we can chat to our hearts' content."

"Most welcome." Li Zhangsheng said with an innocent, harmless expression.

Whoosh!

"Goodbye!" Anmei waved her hand, and immediately vanished from the spot.

Li Zhangsheng's lips curled into an arc!

After Anmei left, she fully activated her escape divine ability— the Void Escape Technique!

Her figure darted through the void at full speed, her expression still grim, showing no sign of relaxing!

Although the white‑clad youth's letting her go seemed to indicate he didn't want to break with the Underworld, …

"Hmph, only a fool would believe his words."

Anmei silently thought, after a few uses of the Void Escape Technique she had left the Nine Provinces Continent and arrived on an unfamiliar land.

She stood in mid‑air, looked toward the space behind her, saw that the white‑clad youth had not pursued, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, she casually landed in a mountain, pointed with her hand, and created a cave abode!

Anmei stayed in that cave abode for four or five days; upon realizing the white‑clad youth still hadn't come for her, she took out a sound‑transmission token and said, "Master, the white‑clad one is dangerous— do not send anyone else!"

Having spoken, she immediately crushed the sound‑transmission token, acting with great caution!

After finishing everything, she began to set up formations around her!

In an instant, countless transparent barriers enveloped the entire mountain where her cave abode lay!

Once the formations were in place, she then held her breath, sat cross‑legged, deployed her cultivated soul divine ability, and conducted a thorough full‑body inspection of herself!

Her soul wandered over every inch of her body, missing nothing!

After three days, she detected a trace on her chest, dozens of times smaller than a speck of dust!

"As expected, I knew he certainly didn't harbor good intentions."

Anmei smiled and also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After three days and nights of continuous inspection, she finally managed to detect the tracking mark the white‑clad youth had left on her.

"What a fine technique," Anmei murmured in astonishment, "If I hadn't cultivated my soul divine ability to perfection, I probably wouldn't have found the aura trail he left on me."

Even though she had perfected her soul divine ability and managed to detect the mark, it still took her a full three days!!

"This person is too terrifying," Anmei couldn't help but feel a lingering fear!

Earlier, upon hearing him utter a single "steady" word, she found herself unable to move.

Could this be the legendary immortal art— Word‑Follows‑Law?

Swish!

Anmei activated the Qi flow throughout her body, then took the positioning mark that Li Zhangsheng had left on her chest and carefully placed it on a stone in the cave residence.

Having finished everything, she vanished with a swoosh!

Whew!

Finally, I can go back!

"Master, having received my transmission, should not send anyone to assassinate that white‑clothed youth to his death, and my life token hasn't shattered; they also know I'm still alive."

Anmei murmured, "After returning, you must tell Master to cancel this order."

"That person is indeed too terrifying; getting tangled with him would cause the fish to die and the net to break; the Underworld isn't worth it!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Anmei used several teleportation talismans, and teleported through empty space to many locations; after several rounds of travel, she finally entered a gray space resembling a secret realm…

Meanwhile, inside the Longevity Gate, Li Zhangsheng rose slowly from the rattan chair, stretched lazily, and with a smile at the corner of his mouth said, "The fish may die, but the net might not break!"

As soon as the words fell, his figure vanished from the spot…