"Alright, with me around, what's there to be nervous about?" Zhou Hong comforted her.
At this moment, the Night Assassin's face was still covered with a black cloth, leaving only her eyes exposed.
"Senior, among those pursuing me, one is a Venerable from the Dugu family, known as Venerable Changyin. I heard his martial arts realm has reached level seventy-five of the Martial Master stage," the Night Assassin said with great fear.
"Level seventy-five of the Martial Master stage, heh, I wonder if that's powerful," Zhou Hong said indifferently. He didn't know his own level, so he was unsure if he was an opponent.
"Senior, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you are not his match?"
"I don't know. Once he arrives, we'll spar and find out," Zhou Hong said calmly.
The Night Assassin was speechless.
Just then, over a dozen people surrounded them from all directions. Among them, an old man with a white beard was the fastest, appearing within a few meters of Zhou Hong almost instantly.
"Hmph, you little thief, where do you think you can escape to? Which one of you is the Night Assassin?" the old man said, glancing at Zhou Hong and the Night Assassin.
Zhou Hong said directly, "I am the Night Assassin. I killed one of your Dugu family's pampered young masters."
"Truly arrogant! To still dare... at the brink of death!"
"So what? Say it, go on, I want to hear it." In the next second, without even seeing how Zhou Hong moved, the old man, before finishing his sentence, found himself being choked by the neck and hung up by Zhou Hong. Zhou Hong even encouraged him to finish his words.
Stunned, the Night Assassin was completely dumbfounded. The pursuers rushing in from other directions were also shocked. In their hearts, one of the three strongest Venerables of their family was an unimaginable existence. Venerable Changyin coming to capture the Night Assassin was like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. They never expected to see their family's Venerable Changyin being held by the neck and hung up by a young man.
"You...!" Venerable Changyin was also dumbfounded. He struggled in Zhou Hong's grasp, seemingly unable to believe that he hadn't even had time to react.
"I thought level seventy-five of the Martial Master stage was so powerful, it would have me begging for mercy. I almost prepared my will. But unexpectedly, it's truly disappointing." Zhou Hong shook his head with a wry smile. He himself didn't expect that someone at level seventy-five of the Martial Master stage would be about the same as those infamous five young masters from school in his hands.
Fortunately, Venerable Changyin didn't know Zhou Hong's thoughts at this moment. If he knew Zhou Hong equated him with the five young masters of Jinzhou University, he might have died of frustration.
"Senior, spare my life, senior, spare my life." The old man immediately began to beg for mercy.
"You don't look like a good person. You're this old, with such a long beard, and you're still out here chasing a young girl. Today, I'll give you a choice: I kill you and spare the rest. Or, I kill the rest and spare you. You choose."
"Kill them. I am a Venerable of the family. The family cannot be without me," the old man said without thinking.
"Tsk tsk, so selfish. In that case, I'll kill you and spare your family's young ones."
"No, senior, you break your promise."
"Heh heh, don't you know I like to do the opposite? If you were truly righteous and said to kill you and preserve the younger generation of the family, perhaps I could grant you that."
"You...?" The old man wanted to cry but had no tears. In any case, he was going to die either way.
"Alright, time to go."
As Zhou Hong spoke, he exerted force with his hand, and with a snap, the old man's head was twisted off by Zhou Hong. Zhou Hong threw his corpse to the ground.
"Senior, spare our lives." The remaining dozen or so pursuers from the Dugu family all knelt down and begged for mercy.
Zhou Hong sent a palm strike towards them from a distance.
In the next second, all dozen pursuers fainted.
Zhou Hong didn't kill them. His palm strike had merely caused them to lose their memories.
"Senior, are they dead?" the Night Assassin quickly asked.
"No, they've just fainted. When they wake up, they will forget everything they just saw."
"Thank you, senior, for saving my life a second time." The Night Assassin immediately knelt and said.
"Alright, no need to be so polite. There are no outsiders now, so you don't need to cover your face anymore. Let me see your face." Zhou Hong chuckled.
The Night Assassin immediately removed her mask.
Zhou Hong clicked his tongue.
"As expected, a peerless beauty. You look even better in person than in your photo," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
The Night Assassin's face turned slightly red, showing a hint of shyness.
"By the way, I still don't know your name?" Zhou Hong asked.
"My name is Liu Zhen Feixu."
"Liu Zhen Feixu? That's a rather strange name."
"Yes, Liu Zhen is my family's surname."
"Oh, oh. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. You can also go home with peace of mind. I believe from now on, ordinary people won't dare to chase after you again." Zhou Hong finished speaking and prepared to leave.
"Wait, senior, are you a hermit expert? Where are you going now?" Liu Zhen Feixu quickly asked, seemingly reluctant for Zhou Hong to leave.
"I'm not a hermit expert. I'm just a very ordinary small-town citizen, living in a small city. I'm currently a live-in son-in-law to a wealthy family, and I myself am a talented graduate from a university, majoring in accounting."
"Ah." Liu Zhen Feixu looked at Zhou Hong with disbelief. Such a powerful person was actually someone's live-in son-in-law, and also a university student majoring in accounting. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, no one would believe her if she told them.
She wondered which wealthy young lady was so lucky to have such an incredible live-in son-in-law.
Liu Zhen Feixu felt a pang of jealousy. Although she was from a lower-tier family in the capital, she was still far superior to families in ordinary cities.
"Senior, are you returning to the inn from before?" Liu Zhen Feixu quickly asked.
"Yes, I have a friend waiting for me there."
"What a coincidence! My luggage is still there, and I need to check out. Why don't we go together?" Liu Zhen Feixu invited, seemingly wanting to spend more time with Zhou Hong and learn more about him.
"Alright, then I'll carry you and rush back at the fastest speed."
"Mhm." Liu Zhen Feixu nodded with a blushing face.
Zhou Hong immediately scooped Liu Zhen Feixu up by the waist and rushed down the mountain.
One day later, Zhou Hong returned to the small town where they had been before.
Liu Hua was still waiting there.
"Liu Hua." Zhou Hong shouted at the entrance of the inn.
"Zhou Hong, you're back." Hearing Zhou Hong's shout, Liu Hua quickly ran over.
"Whoa! Isn't that that...?" Liu Hua was startled when he saw a beautiful woman following Zhou Hong. He immediately recognized her as the beautiful woman known as the Night Assassin from her photos.
"Shhh! Keep your voice down." Zhou Hong quickly stopped Liu Hua from shouting.