Chapter 1500: Chapter 351_3
But they were not just him and Xiang Ziyu; they also had Wan Rendi.
Although Wan Rendi wasn’t strong in combat, his speed was incredibly fast.
Before the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth ended, whenever Wan Rendi went out with his senior brother and sister, he never took on combat responsibilities. During battles, he would hide on the side, and if someone fled, he would quietly follow and notify his senior brother and sister for pursuit and recognition.
As Cao Zhen’s words fell, Wan Rendi’s aura suddenly burst from afar.
Suddenly, the silver wings behind Cao Zhen trembled, and his figure appeared far away. Each flap of the silver wings took him a great distance.
Before long, he caught up with the last person fleeing.
The individual, seeing Cao Zhen and the silver wings behind him appearing before his eyes, sighed internally. He simply stopped; running further was futile, as continuing to run would only completely expose his back to Cao Zhen.
Yet, fighting Cao Zhen offered him no chance of victory either.
Although he had been running just now, he was aware of the battle behind him. Cao Zhen could severely injure his companions in an instant. The gap between them was indeed significantly large.
He even doubted that if Cao Zhen left the Hundred Peaks Sect alone, even an ambush on the way might not ensure Cao Zhen’s demise.
Of course, if the people from the Void Breaking Sect hadn’t left and engaged in battle with the Hundred Peaks Sect, and they suddenly attacked, they might have a certain chance to kill Cao Zhen.
But that chance was merely a possibility.
Cao Zhen was far stronger than what the information they had indicated.
And the information came from the Wanxiao Sect, collected during the last attack on the Hundred Peaks Sect by the Void Breaking Sect.
The information couldn’t be wrong.
This meant Cao Zhen had significantly improved in such a short time since the last Void Breaking Sect attack on the Hundred Peaks Sect?
How did Cao Zhen manage to improve so much in that period?
Even if he was a reincarnated Great Ability, it was frightening.
Cao Zhen looked at the only remaining assassin before him but didn’t act hastily. Instead, he slowly spoke, “No need to be so tense. Actually, we can make a deal.”
“For example, you tell me who sent you and whether your target is me.”
Across from him, the assassin suddenly laughed, “Our rule has always been to work for money, even if I wanted to tell you who sent us, I couldn’t say. Plus, even if I did tell you, would you let me go?”
“That depends on how much you can tell me,” Cao Zhen suddenly laughed, asking, “For example, about the Assassin Society.”
“Assassin Society? I don’t know much more about the Assassin Society than you do. I’m not a killer cultivated by the Assassin Society itself; I just joined the society and work for them. I also have my own sect and take tasks if they are suitable. If not, I am just an ordinary elder within the sect. I know nothing of the internal conditions of the Assassin Society.”
Cao Zhen nodded slightly, knowing there were two kinds of assassins in the Assassin Society: those they cultivated themselves and those they recruited externally.
These recruited assassins were also very free; they could accept a task whenever they wanted, and if they didn’t wish to accept it, the Assassin Society couldn’t force them.
For these people, the Assassin Society was merely a platform.
Some joined the Assassin Society purely for resources, knowing that killing comes with revenge.
Others joined purely for the sake of killing.
“Then… I’m not someone who goes to Mount Le to make the Great Buddha rise, and sit by myself. You have nothing of value to share with me, so you must die!”
Cao Zhen’s face turned cold, and a purple thunderbolt appeared in his hand.
Underground, Wan Rendi scratched his head confusedly.
Though after joining Four Treasures Peak, he often heard his master say some incomprehensible words, supposedly from the era his master was part of before.
Some words, after hearing them several times, he could understand.
But what did his master mean now?
What was Mount Le?
Moreover, making the Buddha rise? Did his master want to practice Zen?
What would happen to his two mistresses if his master practiced Zen?
And the senior sister!
Cao Zhen quickly exterminated the last assassin and casually handed the body over to Wan Rendi before turning back.
Xiang Ziyu and others had already wiped out the other five assassins.
Ling Xi saw her master return, sighing helplessly and took the initiative to report, “Master, all five were assassins recruited from outside by the Assassin Society. They know nothing.”
She paused slightly, somewhat worried, “Master, you must be cautious. It’s very likely that their target is you. Even if they failed this time, there would be a second and a third attempt.”
Once the Assassin Society takes a task, it doesn’t end until the task is successfully completed. They will make full attempts to assassinate three times.
But the Assassin Society doesn’t randomly try to assassinate someone three times and then claim mission failure while keeping the money. If they did, no one would assign tasks to them anymore.
The Assassin Society will still send appropriate assassins based on the target’s value since they also have to maintain their reputation.