King of Assassins-Chapter 198 - 186: The Thief’s Heart Never Dies

Zhongjing City is very large, with a population four times that of Mingjing City.

The city’s rings have been built up to the thirteenth loop, forming a massive supercity circle.

As the political capital of Pegasus Star, Zhongjing City’s level of prosperity is unmatched by Mingjing City.

Various flying cars and ships shuttle back and forth in the sky, like schools of fish in the ocean.

The entire sky seems to be occupied by these vehicles.

The vehicles crisscrossing on the ground seem even more numerous, and the network of intricate roads is dizzying to anyone who looks.

Jiang Xuejun, having visited Zhongjing City many times, appeared quite composed.

Someone like Xu Lingyun was astonished, staring wide-eyed at the scenery outside the window. Other members of the Sword Team had similar expressions.

Qingyi Fei Niao was also quite curious, showing keen interest in everything, although not as overwhelmed as Xu Lingyun.

Yun Qingshang and Gao Xuan were the calmest of all.

Gao Xuan sat with his eyes closed, exuding an aura of steadiness and mystery.

Yun Qingshang was indifferent to all external things. After all, just a few more flying cars—what’s so fascinating about that?

"Alright, don’t act like country bumpkins, it’s embarrassing."

Jiang Xuejun couldn’t bear to watch any longer. She stood up and said, "We represent Mingjing City, represent Mingjing University. We should mind our behavior and not disgrace our hometown."

"What’s there to fear while hiding in the car, there are no outsiders around..." Xu Lingyun mumbled.

Jiang Xuejun glared at Xu Lingyun: "You’re the most foolish. Behave yourself."

Xu Lingyun muttered, "Now that she’s advanced in position, her temper’s grown as well."

"What did you say?" Jiang Xuejun’s face dropped. Recently, she had been spending nights with Gao Xuan, and she wouldn’t tolerate anyone speaking nonsense about it.

Even though everyone in the Sword Team knew about it, no one dared mention it in front of Jiang Xuejun.

"I was wrong, godmother."

Seeing Jiang Xuejun about to get angry, Xu Lingyun grinned and begged for forgiveness.

"You’re still talking nonsense." Jiang Xuejun was so furious she was about to draw her sword.

Xu Lingyun quickly shouted, "Don’t do it, I’m your son after all."

"I don’t have such an ungrateful son."

Jiang Xuejun said, unable to hold back her laughter.

The other team members burst into laughter, even the corners of Qingyi Fei Niao’s mouth curled up, making the atmosphere lively.

Gao Xuan smiled as well. Having spent two months with these young ones, he held some sentiment towards them.

Especially Jiang Xuejun, Qingyi Fei Niao, and Xu Lingyun, they were quite amusing.

Gao Xuan felt a tinge of sadness as he thought about his imminent departure.

Honestly, there were no vested interests between him and this group of youngsters. Their interactions were simple, and the feelings purer.

With the wisdom of two lifetimes, he knew such friendships were rare treasures. As he interacted with older people with more interests at stake, it would become harder to find friends like these in the future.

Jiang Xuejun smiled as she sat back down beside Gao Xuan, "Your godson is too ungrateful, you should teach him a lesson."

Gao Xuan wanted to tell Jiang Xuejun about his departure, but seeing her in such a good mood, he hesitated.

The group of young men and women chatted and laughed, arriving soon at the Yuelai Inn where they’d be staying.

This building, modeled after ancient inns, was a popular internet-famous hotel in Zhongjing City, and very expensive.

Thanks to Gao Xuan’s outstanding performance leading the team, the school provided a substantial budget, allowing them to afford staying at Yuelai Inn.

This inn features a nine-tier floating structure, with each floor of the inn standing independently, layer upon layer.

Its antique architectural style blends with modern magnetic suspension building techniques, adding a whimsical touch to its classical charm, which is visually stunning.

Because of the school’s funding, they reserved the ninth floor in advance. Everyone stayed in luxury suites.

Gao Xuan, naturally, stayed in the best room, where all the furniture was made of solid wood, and modern design elements were cleverly hidden.

Even the household robot was styled as a wooden figure from ancient times. These details left Gao Xuan quite satisfied.

Gao Xuan opened the window; had he opened his eyes, he could directly overlook the surrounding scenery. Of course, air glass surrounded the window, physically isolating it from the outside to ensure safety.

"This inn is nice," Wei Yue said with a smile as she walked in from outside.

Gao Xuan turned to Wei Yue and smiled, "President Wei is staying here too."

"I’m in the opposite wing,"

Wei Yue said, "This trip can also be considered a bit of a vacation for me."

Gao Xuan invited Wei Yue to sit down and said, "President Wei, is there something on your mind?"

Wei Yue pondered for a moment before saying, "Gao Xuan, you’ll be leaving Pegasus Star soon, won’t you?"

"Yes, I plan to go to Taurus in December."

There was nothing to hide about this; besides, Wei Yue was not considered an outsider, so Gao Xuan spoke openly.

"Pegasus Star is indeed too small and restricts you,"

Wei Yue remarked with a bit of sentiment, "The universe is vast and endless; I’m afraid we won’t have many opportunities to meet again."

Gao Xuan nodded. Indeed, without special circumstances, it would be challenging for their lives to intersect in the future.

"The internal factional struggles within the Xiao Family are intense; be cautious when you arrive in Taurus..."

While Wei Yue didn’t know much about the Xiao Family, she was aware of the family’s complexity. Gao Xuan, an outsider without solid connections, could easily get caught in internal conflicts.

Wei Yue offered Gao Xuan some words of caution, "You’ve saved our lives, yet I’ve never been able to repay you. If you need anything, feel free to ask me."

Since Gao Xuan was leaving, Wei Yue didn’t want to owe a favor. She hoped to help Gao Xuan within her capacity.

"President Wei, you’re too kind."

Gao Xuan said, "If I need any help, I’ll definitely look for you."

"Alright, then have a good rest. Wish you good luck in tomorrow’s competition."

Wei Yue stood up and said, "I have another meeting this afternoon, so I’ll be leaving first."

Gao Xuan escorted Wei Yue out, and before Wei Yue even left the hospital, Gao Xuan sensed a touch of malice.

This malice wasn’t directed at him, but at Wei Yue. Otherwise, being so close to Wei Yue, he wouldn’t have sensed it.

Gao Xuan’s spiritual power extended along the malice, yet he couldn’t find its source.

It must have been blocked by some force, thus making it impossible to locate the other party.

Gao Xuan speculated it might have something to do with the meeting in the afternoon, maybe the other side wanted to assassinate Wei Yue.

This was quite normal, after all, it was Wei Yue’s first time leaving Mingjing City in months. If Blood Shadow was in Mingjing City, this would be a great opportunity to make a move.

Gao Xuan didn’t pay much attention to it either, with Wei Yue’s sudden rise, there will always be various enemies.

Coupled with the Blood Shadow incident, who knows how many people were displeased with Wei Yue.

Many people feared Blood Shadow, but not everyone did.

Especially in Zhongjing City; if they really killed Wei Yue, even if Blood Shadow wanted revenge, they wouldn’t know who to target.

Another possibility was that they wanted to test Blood Shadow.

There were too many people wanting to kill Blood Shadow. If they couldn’t find Blood Shadow, killing Wei Yue to see Blood Shadow’s reaction was also good. Anyway, the cost wouldn’t be high.

No matter who they are, since they had been discovered by him, there was only one path—death.

...

In the rooftop parking lot of the Wanying Hotel, several sharp-eyed assassins were nervously setting up various arrangements.

Attempting to assassinate Wei Yue in a place like Zhongjing City was actually quite risky. It’s just that the money offered was too much to refuse.

With Wei Yue’s status, he would surely take a flying car. A group of assassins hacked into the parking lot’s surveillance and began making various setups.

The leader among these assassins was Poisonous Bee, the second-ranked expert on the East Continent’s assassin list.

Due to Blood Shadow’s meteoric rise, causing a series of shocking cases, Blood Shadow had long become the first on the East Continent’s assassin list.

The previously top-ranking Poisonous Bee was thus ranked second.

In truth, Poisonous Bee didn’t care much about the rankings; fame could earn a killer more money, but it could also get them killed faster.

Poisonous Bee wouldn’t look for trouble with Blood Shadow for the sake of fame. He’d studied Blood Shadow, and this boss was too formidable to contend with.

However, not being able to compete was one thing, but the risk of killing Wei Yue was minimized.

As for how angry Blood Shadow gets, Poisonous Bee didn’t care anymore.

Once this job was done, he would immediately leave Pegasus Star on a flying ship. No matter how capable Blood Shadow was, he couldn’t find him.

Poisonous Bee’s aim was clear: he was a killer to make money. Killing Wei Yue had nothing to do with personal grudges.

"Everyone, withdraw."

Poisonous Bee checked the site setup, confirmed there were no issues, and let the others leave first.

These subordinates had been working with him for many years and were quite coordinated.

For this ambush of Wei Yue, they had placed explosive charges on parking slot number three.

The directional explosive charges could instantly destroy the vehicle. Even though Wei Yue was an expert, he might not withstand this strike.

Even if Wei Yue could withstand it, Poisonous Bee would release Poison Bee Darts from the side. These super-sized darts could kill her just by scraping her skin.

That’s why he’s called Poisonous Bee; he’s adept at using Poison Bee Darts.

This special poison dart, driven by Source Power, flew very fast with erratic flight paths. Under his spiritual control, it could change direction and speed at will, penetrating various armors. Extremely powerful.

Wei Yue was just a ninth-level cultivator, still within the Spiritual Element. Even in direct combat, Poisonous Bee was confident of handling her in three moves.

Setting up the explosive charges was just to save effort.

Of course, Poisonous Bee and his team didn’t dare make too much commotion in Zhongjing City.

Such explosive charges made very little noise, with a limited directional explosion range. They might not even damage the parking lot.

After all, there were very few reckless killers like Blood Shadow.

Zhongjing City was the political capital of Pegasus Star; causing too big a scene would be uncontrollable.

Poisonous Bee and company were ready, just waiting for Wei Yue’s flying car.

Wei Yue was completely unaware of all this.

She arrived at the hotel on schedule in her flying car, and under the guidance of the hotel’s Light Computer, her flying car descended toward parking slot number three.

"Stop the car."

The sudden message popping up on Wei Yue’s personal communication watch sent a shiver through her. But she immediately realized it was a message from Blood Shadow.

Without hesitation, she shouted, "Stop the car."

The bodyguard driving ahead didn’t know what happened, but out of adherence to Wei Yue, he stopped the car.

Watching Wei Yue’s flying car suddenly stop, Poisonous Bee immediately sensed something was wrong.

In the communication channel, he whispered, "Everyone, leave now."

Before Poisonous Bee finished speaking, a foreboding sense welled up inside. Before he could react, a streak of blood-red light pierced straight through his forehead.

"Blood Shadow... It’s over..."

In utter terror and disbelief, Poisonous Bee’s consciousness was swiftly consumed by endless darkness.