Chapter 62 Assassination
After several days of careful preparation, Li Yunrui finally locked in an eighth-level master as her chess piece.
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel deep nostalgia for the former ninth-grade archer Yan Xiaoyi. Yan Xiaoyi's unparalleled assassination ability was what she longed for most at the moment.
However, due to various reasons, Yan Xiaoyi is no longer around, so Li Yunrui can only settle for the next best thing.
After some twists and turns, Li Yunrui successfully invited Lin Wan'er and used the mother-daughter relationship to draw Lin Wan'er out of sight.
Then, she used her power and status to cleverly disperse the guards around Fan Xian, creating an opportunity for the eighth-level assassin to take advantage of.
However, when the assassin quietly sneaked into Fan Xian's room, he encountered an unexpected scene.
Fan Xian was actually sitting on the bedside, his eyes blazing, showing no surprise at the assassin's arrival, as if he had everything under control.
"Assassin?" Fan Xian said calmly, with a hint of amusement in his tone.
The assassin's heart trembled. Although he was masked, he could still feel Fan Xian's extraordinary calmness and calmness.
He knew that the task was urgent and there was no room for hesitation, so he quickly adjusted his mentality and launched an attack on Fan Xian.
However, what the assassin never expected was that Fan Xian's strength had quietly broken through to the ninth level.
Even though he was seriously injured, he was still able to face this master at the pinnacle of the eighth level with ease.
With just one punch, the assassin felt as if he had been hit hard, his whole body was blown away, and blood spurted out from his mouth.
"Your true energy is not damaged!?"
The assassin was shocked and his eyes were full of disbelief.
He never expected that after being injured, Fan Xian not only recovered quickly, but also greatly increased his strength, reaching a height that was difficult for him to reach. At this moment, he knew that he was in a desperate situation and the mission could no longer be completed.
Fan Xian didn't say anything and quickly launched another offensive. The assassin tried to turn around and escape, but in front of Fan Xian, who had been promoted to the ninth rank, escaping was in vain.
In the past, Fan Xian was able to compete with those at the ninth level when he was at the eighth level, but now his strength has reached a higher level. Within a few moves, he accurately hit the assassin's neck with his palm knife, causing him to lose consciousness instantly.
After calming down the situation, Fan Xian immediately summoned Li Chengze.
"Your Highness, you are really good at predicting things. In just two days, the assassin arrived as promised."
Fan Xian said with lingering fear, feeling grateful for the horse charm provided by Li Chengze to help him recover quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous in the face of such a surprise attack.
"If I hadn't foreseen that Li Yunrui would take action, how could I have taken any risk to help you recover?"
Li Chengze responded, fully aware of the difficulty of prevention.
Speaking of this, Li Chengze noticed that Fan Xian's chest was stained with blood and his clothes were wet. He couldn't help but wonder:
"I remember that I helped you heal. Why is that?" Fan Xian explained easily:
"I have thought about it again and again. Although the internal injuries can be healed, if the external injuries are repaired as well, the risk will double. Therefore, after you left, I injured myself again as a precaution."
"Your operation is really flawless." Li Chengze nodded in praise after hearing this.
After some questioning and inference, both of them confirmed that this was a plan carefully planned by Li Yunrui to divert the tiger away from the mountain and create an opportunity for the assassin.
"Now that the matter is over, it's time for us to meet Li Yunrui." Fan Xian suggested, his tone revealing his determination and expectations for the next action.
Fan Xian, stumbling and covered in blood, slowly walked towards Li Yunrui's residence.
At the same time, Li Chengze decisively grabbed an eighth-level master and took him out of the door.
In Li Yunrui's bedroom, Li Yunrui was having a cordial conversation with Lin Wan'er.
Although Lin Wan'er was reluctant to leave, she realized that the night was getting late and prepared to leave, saying that she needed to go back to take care of the seriously injured Fan Xian.
"Mom, it's getting late, I have to go back." Lin Waner said softly.
Although Lin Wan'er didn't want to end this warm conversation, she knew her responsibility as a wife and needed to go back and take care of Fan Xian. "Wan'er," Li Yunrui said softly when Lin Wan'er stood up,
"It's late at night, why not spend the night at my place. Fan Xian will be taken care of by his sister, so he should be fine."
"How can this be done?
" Lin Waner immediately refused, "Fan Xian needs to recuperate now. As his wife, it is my duty to take care of him. How can I leave it to others?"
Lin Wan'er suddenly felt something strange. Although she believed that her mother had deep feelings for her, Li Yunrui's behavior tonight seemed a bit unusual.
She continued to ask:
"Mother, can you really not let go of the grudge between you and Fan Xian for me?"
Li Yunrui was silent for a moment, then caressed Lin Wan'er's cheek, sighed, and said: "Wan'er, it's my mother's fault for putting you in such a dilemma. If you really ask like this, I will never do it again in my life. Haven't done anything for you."
"I promise you, from now on, I will never be an enemy of Fan Xian again."
Grudges dissipate with life and death, and tonight's assassination operation, no matter what the outcome, will end the entanglement between them.
"Really?" Lin Wan'er looked at Li Yunrui in surprise and asked in disbelief.
"Of course, since mother made her promise to you, she will naturally not break her promise."
Li Yunrui smiled and nodded gently, his tone full of affirmation.
"Mother, what did you do?" Lin Wan'er did not feel happy about this. Instead, she frowned and asked seriously.
Indeed, Li Yunrui's behavior tonight was unusual, as if he was silently conveying some kind of farewell message.
Now, when her mother really agreed to reconcile with Fan Xian, Lin Waner's intuition told her that things were not simple.
The doubts in her heart seemed to be verified at this moment. If mother could really let go of her grudge with Fan Xian, why did she have to wait until today to agree?
"You are such a smart child, worthy of being my daughter, Li Yunrui."
Li Yunrui looked at Lin Wan'er's reaction with a proud smile on his face, seemingly satisfied with his daughter's keen insight.
"Mother, what have you done?
Tell me now!"
Lin Wan'er was not interested in her mother's praise. Her face was full of anxiety, eager to know the truth.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise——
Just when Li Yunrui was about to respond, the door to the room suddenly suffered a heavy blow and burst open. The two door panels collapsed to the ground weakly.
Then, Fan Xian's figure came into view. He held his chest tightly with one hand, stained with blood, and staggered into the room.
Following closely behind him was Li Chengze, who easily subdued the eighth-grade or above assassin like an eagle hunting, and walked in side by side with Fan Xian, his imposing manner imposing.
"Fan Xian! You...what happened to you?"
When Lin Wan'er saw this scene, her face turned pale, she exclaimed, and immediately rushed forward to help the shaky Fan Xian.
However, Li Yunrui's attention was not focused on Fan Xian, but unexpectedly turned to Li Chengze.
Seeing Li Chengze dragging the burly assassin with ease, her eyes were filled with disbelief: "You...you actually have martial arts skills?"
Indeed, the weight of an adult man is unusual. Without a foundation in martial arts, even moving it would be extremely difficult, let alone Li Chengze, who can lift it easily with one hand.
Faced with Li Yunrui's surprise, Li Chengze did not respond directly, but asked in a rhetorical manner:
"My father is good at martial arts, and so are my brothers, even His Royal Highness. Why can't I have this ability?"
Hearing this, Li Yunrui was stunned for a moment, and then burst into hearty laughter:
“Haha, that makes sense!
Your family is all very skilled, but they keep it secret. It’s really a distinctive family style. !
I didn’t expect that even I would be so completely deceived by you, Chengze, your method is really brilliant!”
If you think about it carefully, you will find that this family has hidden dragons and crouching tigers, each mastering unknown martial arts. This tacit understanding and mystery are truly breathtaking.
(End of chapter)