Chapter 496: The Wa Shi Ke

Xiao Tao noticed this sudden wrongness from the young, able-bodied men standing in the queue.

Every time grain was distributed, those who came were elderly people, or women and children—by this time, the social order and production order in Liangzhou had already been restored. Most young, able-bodied men had already begun to be active at their own work posts...

Since when did young, able-bodied men come to collect grain themselves?

Wrong!

Something is wrong!

She shouted this out loud.

Sure enough.

In that crowd, at least a dozen young, able-bodied men suddenly raised their heads, their eyes revealing murderous intent. Realizing they had been exposed, they didn't say a word; one by one, these men pulled hidden Daggers from their bodies and rushed toward Xie Chan and Feng Sanniang with lightning speed.

"Assassins!"

"Stop them!"

"There are assassins!"

Every time grain was distributed, there were many people, so naturally, many from the Liangzhou Army would come to guard; these men were also elites within the Liangzhou Army!

However...

Even so, their reaction speed was still too slow.

Shi Ke.

This fellow, known as the number one assassin of Longyan, had arranged the dozen or so assassins under his command with great ingenuity. They had been scouting the location here for many days... As soon as he uttered the word "Kill," assassins suddenly erupted from all directions simultaneously.

Even behind the high platform where grain was distributed, several people dressed in Liangzhou Army uniforms suddenly appeared.

There is a mole!

In an instant, Xie Chan felt murderous intent beginning to shroud her.

But she herself was the leader of the Night Walkers and possessed remarkable skills, so she drew the sword at her waist.

At this moment.

The cold gaze of the number one assassin of Longyan, Shi Ke, and the cold Dagger in his hand, had already locked onto Xie Chan.

What was shocking was...

No matter how others tried to intercept, Shi Ke's figure actually seemed to become distorted in mid-air; it was impossible to stop him!

"What?"

Feng Sanniang had been an armed escort for many years and was also a heroine among women. She had intended to protect her future daughter-in-law, but upon seeing this scene, her expression changed instantly: "You are a Wa?"

A Wa?

Many people at the scene exclaimed in surprise.

Legend had it that to the east of Longyan, there were Wa active on the sea. These people were agile and skilled in the art of concealment; many Wa were assassins. It was just that the land of Liangzhou should have been the furthest place from the East Sea, and no one expected a Wa to appear here.

"Stop him!"

"Kill!"

Feng Sanniang's expression turned stern, and she dared not be negligent. The long sword in her hand trembled violently, and instantly, the glint of blades and swords filled the air.

Xie Chan also faced the enemy as if facing a great threat.

"Kill!"

Shi Ke shouted coldly.

The dozen or so assassins struck at the same time, and their movements were even exactly the same!

Uniform and consistent!

Of course, the effect caused to the people present at this time was not just uniformity!

This kind of uniformity, in such a chaotic scene, combined with the surrounding buildings, the environment, and various complex factors, brought people a magical feeling, a chaotic feeling, and a dizzying feeling!

Which one is him?

Are they all him?

All dozen or so paths were filled with murderous intent!

Yet it was as if these dozen paths of murderous intent were also flickering and uncertain, yet condensed into one!

Dazed.

Xie Chan was dazed for a moment.

That cold-toned Dagger, reflected by the sunlight, emitted a dazzling murderous intent.

Shrouded in murderous intent!

Having been an armed escort for so many years, this was the first time Feng Sanniang had encountered such a bizarre expert, and she immediately shouted: "Chan'er, step back!"

Xie Chan thought to herself, as a young person and the dignified leader of the Night Walkers, why would she need an old woman to protect her? With a hardened heart, she also lunged forward alongside Feng Sanniang.

Soon.

These dozen or so assassins had already hacked and killed the Liangzhou soldiers blocking their path one by one.

"Ah!"

"Run!"

At this, the commoners who had come to collect grain could no longer care about the grain; they dropped their baskets and crates and turned to run.

Fear, along with the smell of blood, began to permeate the entire scene.

"Protect the Madam!"

"Protect General Xie!"

This time, in order to block the assassination attempt by these dozen or so assassins, the Liangzhou Army had already lost a dozen men in an instant!

Who would have thought.

After the first failure, these assassins did not flee at all; instead, these dozen or so people began to change direction.

"Find that person!"

Suddenly, Feng Sanniang realized.

Among these dozen or so people, only one was the true assassin!

Yes...

She hadn't noticed it just now, and was even more shocked at this moment; could it be that those dozen or so people from before were all killed by that one person?

In all of Longyan, who could have such ability?

Shi Ke?

Her expression changed drastically: "It's Shi Ke!"

The entire scene fell into chaos once again.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree!

The number one assassin of Longyan, Shi Ke, truly lived up to his reputation!

In just the first round, he had thrown the entire scene into disarray.

"Young Lady, be careful!"

No one had expected this.

The assassin who had just failed quickly launched a second attack. This time, Xiao Tao was responsible for protecting Xie Chan's back, while Feng Sanniang stood in front of Xie Chan.

Shi Ke's viper-like eyes once again stared at Xie Chan from an unknown direction.

In the eyes of others.

The scene was chaotic, with blades flashing and swords crossing, crisscrossing everywhere.

But in his eyes, everyone present, every building present, every ray of light present, and even the light reflected back by the doors, windows, and buildings... all perfectly constructed a home field of his own.

He moved within it like flowing clouds and water.

At this moment, in his eyes, Xie Chan was already a dead person.

The figures of the dozen or so people shifted once again.

His footsteps seemed neither fast nor slow, yet his figure had already arrived behind Xie Chan.

"Young Lady!"

Xiao Tao suddenly discovered that this most piercing killing intent was coming from her side; she wanted to intercept it, but the Dagger in Shi Ke's hand was ruthlessly plunged into her back.

Ruthless.

Cold-blooded.

"Pfft..."

Xiao Tao, this peerless expert who had always been by Xie Chan's side, thus easily lost her combat effectiveness, as well as her life...

"Xiao Tao!"

Xie Chan roared instantly, tears streaming down like rain.

"Young Lady..."

"Run... he is too strong..."

Xie Chan was in unbearable agony; Xiao Tao was the maidservant who had grown up with her since childhood, and she and she were like sisters, yet at this moment, she was killed right before her eyes! She had already lost her reason and drew her sword to slash in a rage.

"Chan'er!"

Feng Sanniang shouted, pulled her, and dragged her behind herself.

Who would have thought that Feng Sanniang's fierce strike would end up hitting nothing.

Her expression changed drastically at once.

Not right!

He had changed direction again!

Sure enough.

At this moment.

That plain and unremarkable, yet murderous face.

Appeared behind Xie Chan once again.

Shock!

Shi Ke said calmly: "Since I have come, I must take you away."

His cold voice appeared by Xie Chan's ear.

"You..."

Xie Chan was terrified.

The next moment.

The Dagger was ruthlessly thrust toward her lower abdomen.

"Chan'er!"

"No!"

Feng Sanniang roared again and turned to pounce over.

At the critical moment, she shielded Xie Chan's front once again.

That Dagger, along her back.

Was plunged in.

"Madam!"

"General Xie!"

Fresh blood sprayed wildly.