Bai Zihe's sudden appearance caught everyone by surprise.
Yan Zhiyun also froze for half a second, then immediately pushed him away: "Junior brother, what are you doing here?"
"Go, you go quickly!"
However, it was too late.
The assassins recognized Bai Zihe at a glance.
"He is..."
"Bai Zihe, the target of this mission!"
"Quick, surround him, don't give him a chance to escape!"
"Since he's here to die, we'll oblige him!"
"Kill him and collect the reward!"
"..."
At that moment, everyone scattered and surrounded Bai Zihe and Yan Zhiyun.
All the assassins present were ranked in the top hundred on the Ming Mie List.
They had killed more people than ordinary people had played poker!
Waves of killing intent converged, vast and unstoppable like a boundless ocean, directly isolating Bai Zihe and Yan Zhiyun from the outside world.
This formation.
Let alone two living people...
Even a toad would have its warts burst if it tried to sneak out!
"Wuming, I really didn't expect this."
An assassin stepped forward. A ferocious scar marred his face, instilling fear in all who saw it.
He sneered at Yan Zhiyun, a cold, sinister smile playing on his lips.
"So Bai Zihe is your junior brother. No wonder you, who are always elusive, issued a summons for us to leave."
"I think you're... anxious, aren't you?"
As he spoke, he surveyed the other assassins and asked with a smile, "Everyone, the Ming Mie Alliance has an order: from the moment we join the alliance, our family, loved ones..."
"Are no longer related to us."
"Only the target is the eternal and sole pursuit!"
"Wuming openly harbors his junior brother and even attempts to make us retreat. Such behavior..."
"What should be done?"
His words immediately elicited a chorus of responses.
Given the chance to drag down Wuming, the number one assassin on the list, they would show no mercy.
"Report to the Alliance and await judgment!"
"Wait to be hunted by countless assassins!"
"To oppose the Alliance is a dead end!"
"Wuming, you never expected this, did you, that you'd have this day!"
They laughed and spoke with unbridled arrogance.
It was as if Bai Zihe and Yan Zhiyun were already meat on the chopping block, awaiting slaughter.
"Have you laughed enough?"
A cold voice interrupted them.
It was Bai Zihe.
As his voice faded, he threw something.
It was the head of the scarred assassin who had just taken the lead, severed by Bai Zihe!
"With just you lot, you dare to threaten to hunt my senior sister?"
Cold glints flickered in Bai Zihe's eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd with chilling intent.
The assassins were stunned at first, then erupted in fury.
"Bai Zihe, how dare you!"
"You still dare to act ferociously now..."
Each of them shouted in rage, but Bai Zihe cut them off.
"Stop your dog barking, come at me all at once!"
Swish!
Rumble!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
At that moment, the enraged assassins unleashed their signature techniques, all directed at Bai Zihe.
Throwing knives, poisoned darts, long swords, firearms...
If Bai Zihe were struck by any one of them, it would mean instant death.
However...
Boom boom boom!
Bai Zihe spread his hands, and all the attacks froze in mid-air, then returned along their original path at even greater speed.
"Pfft—"
"Ah..."
"Ooh—"
A symphony of screams.
None of the charging assassins could stand.
All of them fell in pools of blood, severed limbs and broken bodies, blood splattering everywhere, creating a bloody scene that felt like stepping into a realm of Asuras.
Yan Zhiyun was stunned speechless at the sight.
These were elite assassins from the Ming Mie List, each with the strength of a high-level Xiantian martial artist, and they attacked in a swarm...
Yet, they were all taken down by her junior brother in one go!
Just how powerful must he be?
Whoosh!
A flash of golden light, and a figure fell to the ground in the distance.
It was an assassin who had attempted to flee upon seeing the tide turn.
Not a single assassin was left!
Bai Zihe walked over to Yan Zhiyun, who was still in a daze: "Seventh Senior Sister, are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine."
Yan Zhiyun replied blankly, still not having fully recovered.
Bai Zihe looked at the throwing knife stuck in her arm, an injury sustained for his sake.
His heart ached, and he gently placed Yan Zhiyun on a large rock: "Seventh Senior Sister, let me bandage your wound here."
"It might hurt a little, bear with it."
Yan Zhiyun finally came to her senses. Looking at her junior brother carefully cleaning her wound, a warmth surged in her heart.
But in the next moment...
"Hiss—"
Yan Zhiyun gasped.
It turned out Bai Zihe had pulled out the throwing knife.
"Seventh Senior Sister, did I hurt you?"
Hearing her voice, Bai Zihe looked up and asked sheepishly.
"It's fine, continue!"
"I can bear it!"
Yan Zhiyun gritted her teeth.
Rustle!
Just then, a group of law enforcement officers suddenly appeared, surrounding Bai Zihe and Yan Zhiyun.
Dark gun barrels were all aimed at Bai Zihe.
"You are suspected of murder. Come with us!"
The leader was a female officer named Tan Mengli.
She had received word of foreign assassins gathering here, intending to do harm, and had rushed over, only to witness Bai Zihe slaughtering so many people, mistaking him for an assassin.
"Murder?"
Bai Zihe paused his bandaging and raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you going to ask why I killed these people?"
"Or ask..."
"Who were these people I killed?"
His tone carried a hint of questioning, and a trace of disdain.
Hearing this, Tan Mengli immediately became angry: "No matter the reason, your actions are wrong."
"Please come with us for an investigation."
"Or..."
Her gaze deepened, her hand tightening on her pistol, finger resting on the trigger.
The unspoken threat was palpable!
Bai Zihe ignored her, meticulously finishing bandaging Yan Zhiyun's wound, then said slowly, "What if I don't?"
This remark was like igniting a fuse. The law enforcement officers accompanying Tan Mengli immediately disengaged their safety catches.
With just one command from Tan Mengli, they could turn Bai Zihe into a sieve!
The atmosphere immediately became extremely tense.
Tan Mengli had personally witnessed Bai Zihe slaughtering so many people, and knew he was an extremely dangerous individual, daring not to show any negligence.
During the standoff, fine beads of sweat even appeared on her forehead.
Just as Tan Mengli was about to break under the oppressive tension, Bai Zihe suddenly spoke.
"Fine."
"Since you want to take me in for questioning, I will comply."
Bai Zihe was not a butcher, nor a mad killer who killed indiscriminately.
Facing his fellow Great Xia citizens, and with his injured Seventh Senior Sister beside him, Bai Zihe ultimately did not act, choosing instead to surrender.
His gaze fell upon Tan Mengli's face, with a hint of amusement.
"It's easy for you to take me back now."
"But when you want me to come out... that will be difficult."