"Crow?"
Upon hearing the man in black's words, Ye Shishi's expression changed. "Are you a remnant of the Kill Dao Association?"
"No, I am not."
The man in black shook his head and calmly replied, "Although the Kill Dao Association is infamous, it is not qualified for me to join. I am not part of the Kill Dao Association."
"If you are not part of the Kill Dao Association, then who are you, and why do you want to kill me?"
Ye Shishi was surprised that the man in black had no connection to the Kill Dao Association. She asked.
"Miss Ye, please do not misunderstand. I do not want to kill you. I merely want you to disappear, to never appear again."
The man in black's smile was as warm as a spring breeze. Anyone unaware would think he was Ye Shishi's friend. However, despite his warm smile, his eyes were as cold as a thousand-year-old ice.
"Disappear where do you want me to disappear to?"
Ye Shishi scoffed upon hearing the man in black's words.
"I think Africa would be quite nice. There are places there that still haven't gotten internet or electricity. Miss Ye can go there to live a life completely cut off from the world. Rest assured, I guarantee the material aspects will be provided, and your current quality of life will absolutely not be diminished."
The man in black smiled and said, "I have said all I can. I hope Miss Ye will cooperate and not force me to act, because I truly dislike resorting to violence."
"I am different from others. If a matter can be resolved with words, I will never resort to violence. It is simply too inelegant."
Hearing this, Ye Shishi smiled. "If you don't want to act, I'm afraid I must disappoint you, because today, you have no choice but to act."
Ye Shishi pointed to the woman in white beside her, smiling. "If you can defeat her, then we can talk, alright?"
"Alright, since Miss Ye has said so, I can only respectfully accept your terms."
The man in black looked at the woman in white beside Ye Shishi. He noticed she had two wooden swords hanging from her waist and a greatsword on her back. This greatsword, including the hilt, was 1.8 meters long and 20 centimeters wide. It was incredibly thick, weighing at least seven to eight hundred jin. He wondered who could carry such a greatsword with ease, let alone wield it.
In an instant, a hint of seriousness appeared in the man in black's eyes as he looked at the woman in white.
"Crow? That is not a good name, as it represents disaster and death. However, meeting me today, this is not your disaster, it is yours."
The corners of the woman in white's lips curved upwards. A smile appeared on her icy face as she spoke to the man in black, "I have three swords on me: one profound iron greatsword and two wooden swords, one long and one short. Which one do you wish me to use?"
"A Jian, I wish you would use the profound iron greatsword. After so many years, I have never seen you use this sword."
Before the man in black could speak, Ye Shishi preempted him, smiling. "I heard this sword is forged from profound iron from beyond the heavens, and it weighs eighteen hundred jin. Even the monstrous Li Yuanba of the Sui and Tang dynasties could not wield this greatsword. I want to see you wield it."
"What? An eighteen-hundred jin profound iron greatsword?"
Hearing Ye Shishi's words, the man in black's face changed dramatically. If what Ye Shishi said was true, then this sword should not exist. No matter how powerful a martial artist was, they could not wield a greatsword weighing several thousand jin to kill enemies.
However, in the next moment, the man in black witnessed a scene that he found utterly unbelievable.
He saw that after hearing Ye Shishi's words, the woman in white raised her hand, grabbed the hilt of the greatsword, and directly pulled it out. What had appeared to the man in black as a seven to eight hundred jin greatsword felt as light as a feather in the woman in white's hand. She showed no signs of strain whatsoever.
"This..."
If it wasn't innate divine strength, then it was an unprecedented level of internal energy. But regardless of the reason, the man in black knew the woman in white was no easy opponent. It seemed his mission today would not be completed so easily.
"Miss, do you want him dead or alive?"
With the greatsword in hand, the woman in white's face grew even colder. She asked Ye Shishi.
"Alive. I want to know who sent him."
Ye Shishi smiled. "I haven't been angry for a long time, but today, I am truly angry. The people from the Kill Dao Association are all dead, so I desperately need someone to vent on."
"Alright, since you want him alive, then I will give him to you alive."
Hearing Ye Shishi's words, the woman in white said coldly, and in the next second, she charged forward with her sword.
Even though she held a greatsword weighing several thousand jin, the woman in white's speed was extreme. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of the man in black and brought her sword down.
The greatsword, weighing thousands of jin, was swung down with such force that it instantly carried immense power. The man in black felt an unprecedented pressure, making him feel as though he was suffocating.
The man in black knew that this sword strike, let alone for him, but for anyone, was impossible to block head-on. If anyone dared to block it, they would suffer broken bones and tendons, and would be left with at most half a life.
Since he could not block it, he could only evade. The man in black moved with incredible speed, using a flash step to appear twenty meters away.
However, even though he evaded the greatsword's attack, the sword qi that swept out from the swing reached twenty meters away. The man in black was struck by the sword qi, instantly breaking more than a dozen ribs, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"What?"
The man in black could hardly believe it. The sweeping sword qi alone had wounded him so severely. In that instant, his gaze towards the woman in white was filled with terror and disbelief.
"You... are you Dugu Jian?"
The man in black knew that if there was anyone in this world whose sword could reach such terrifying heights, it could only be one person: the Grandmaster of the Sword Dao, Dugu Jian.
From the moment Dugu Jian began to practice the sword, her sword mastery was unrivaled. There was no one in this world whose swordsmanship surpassed hers. The man in black thought to himself, if the woman before him was indeed Dugu Jian, then it would be very difficult for him to leave here today.
"A Jian, it seems he is not foolish. At least he recognized you."
Ye Shishi smiled upon hearing this. "It seems your reputation as the Grandmaster of the Sword Dao is quite significant. You've only made one move, and he's already recognized you."
"Are you truly Dugu Jian?"
Hearing Ye Shishi's words, the man in black's face was shocked as he shouted at the woman in white again.
"Swish——"
The woman in white did not answer Crow. She gripped the greatsword in her hand and, with a flash step, appeared before him, delivering another powerful sword strike.
This strike was faster and more domineering than the previous one. Facing this strike, Crow felt as though he had never been closer to death.
Crow knew that it was impossible for him to make Ye Shishi disappear today. All he could do now was find a way to save his own life.