Chen Yuan didn't find anything strange about the assassination that Nie Qiyun was facing. From the letter he sent back to the Sky Survey Division and his cautious attitude before, it was clear that the danger Nie Qiyun encountered had not receded at all. On the contrary, it was even more dangerous.

But this was exactly what Chen Yuan wanted. The reason why he agreed to Tao Qingyuan's request to come and meet Nie Qiyun was not to let him live, or to return unscathed.

In the past, he couldn't spare the time. Chen Yuan's main targets were opportunities, Tang Qian, and Xu Lingtian. A Tiangang martial artist couldn't arouse his interest.

But that didn't mean Chen Yuan would let him go.

Holding grudges was Chen Yuan's nature!

Treat me with respect, and I'll repay you tenfold. Wrong me even an inch, and I'll wipe out your whole family. This was Chen Yuan's motto in this dangerous Jianghu.

Nie Qiyun had repeatedly opposed him, so his death was not a pity.

Even before, when Chen Yuan went to Da Gu Mountain in Qingshui County to perform a task, and the news was leaked, leading to the Blood Demon Elder's assassination attempt, Chen Yuan had some suspicions that Nie Qiyun was behind it.

Although Tao Qingyuan didn't say it explicitly, it was clear from his words that he also had some doubts.

After all, the tasks performed by Sky Survey Envoys were not top secret, but they were definitely not something that ordinary people could know. For example, this time Nie Qiyun was performing a task, Chen Yuan didn't get any news at all.

He could only learn something from Tao Qingyuan's mouth.

Looking at the fight ahead, Chen Yuan's lips curled up slightly. The guy who was assassinating Nie Qiyun was quite strong, forcing Nie Qiyun to deal with him in a bit of a hurry.

His injuries were indeed not light.

"Sir, shall we..."

Yan Qing's eyes flashed with light. Since he had expressed his attitude to Chen Yuan with Mo Donghe before, Yan Qing no longer hid it and directly wanted to ask Chen Yuan if he should take the opportunity to kill Nie Qiyun.

To this, Chen Yuan waved his hand, signaling him not to panic. If he could use someone else's hand to kill Nie Qiyun, that would naturally be the best. Chen Yuan, who wanted to climb to a high position in the Sky Survey Division, didn't want any obvious notoriety on his own name.

Wu Daxiang's swordsmanship was fierce, taking Nie Qiyun's vitals with every move. And Nie Qiyun's response was also very dangerous. Although he couldn't support his protective *Gang Qi*, as a Tiangang martial artist, he was more than enough to face a Ning Sha martial artist.

Ten breaths later, both sides had left many injuries on each other. Nie Qiyun had been cut open in several places, and blood was flowing.

At this moment, he finally discovered Chen Yuan and Yan Qing, who were not far from him. The surrounding people had already run away, and anyone who wasn't an idiot could tell that something was wrong with the two people who remained.

Moreover, he had a feeling that the eyes of the two people watching the battle seemed to be playful.

'Who are these people?'

Nie Qiyun's mind constantly recalled the identities of the two, but no matter how he thought about it, he just felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Over the years, Nie Qiyun had offended many people, and he had no shortage of enemies. Perhaps the two of them were among them.

Now, Nie Qiyun really felt that his luck this time seemed to be too bad. If there were no accidents, he probably wouldn't be able to return alive this time.

"Get lost!"

With a roar, Nie Qiyun exploded, knocking away the sword in Wu Daxiang's hand. The sharp Yanling Saber left a deep, bone-deep wound on Wu Daxiang.

But at the same time, Wu Daxiang also shot a hidden arrow into Nie Qiyun's left eye.

With a beast-like roar, Nie Qiyun gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow from his eye, which still had a red eye attached to it.

"Go!"

Nie Qiyun only had this one thought in his mind.

Live, I can't die!

If he died, he would really lose everything.

"Sir, Nie Qiyun wants to leave."

Yan Qing held a flying knife between his fingers, his eyes locked on Nie Qiyun.

"He can't leave."

Chen Yuan smiled indifferently. Nie Qiyun was really at the end of his rope now. How could he possibly slip away under his eyes?

Who allowed it?

Saying that, Chen Yuan took a step and glided dozens of meters in the void, getting very close to Nie Qiyun. At the same time, a faint voice echoed:

"Nie Qiyun, Yama is here to claim your life."

Hearing this voice, Nie Qiyun's heart turned cold. He suddenly looked back and, sure enough, the two guys who had been watching had made their move.

But...

For some reason, he felt that this voice was unusually familiar.

"This brother, since we both want to kill the Nies, why don't we join forces?" Wu Daxiang said loudly, covering the knife wound on his chest.

However, what responded to him was not words, but a Xuan Black *Gang Qi* that arrived in an instant.

"Bang."

Blood mist rose, and Wu Daxiang's upper body exploded suddenly.

Without too much nonsense, Chen Yuan's moves were all killing moves. Although what he responded with was *Gang Qi*, Chen Yuan cursed him as a piece of trash in his heart.

Chen Yuan had hoped that he would kill Nie Qiyun before.

But he couldn't take care of an injured Nie Qiyun for so long, and he was even slashed once, so he could only do it himself.

Lest it be delayed for too long and something else happen.

Anyway, there was no one around anymore. After killing Nie Qiyun, he could do some disguising and it would be over.

"Who are you?"

Nie Qiyun glared with his one good eye, staring intently at Chen Yuan. He could be sure that he had never seen this appearance before, but the vague sense of familiarity in his heart was even stronger.

"There's no need for a dead man to know too much."

The villain dies from talking too much. Compared to Nie Qiyun, Chen Yuan did seem like a villain. Of course, the most important thing was that revealing his true identity in front of Nie Qiyun wouldn't give him that thorough sense of satisfaction.

Therefore, after Chen Yuan finished speaking, he raised his palm, and a touch of Xuan Black Xuan Yin *Gang Qi* gathered in his hand.

"Swoosh!"

Suddenly, before Chen Yuan could make a move, a blood arrow suddenly shot out from a tree more than two hundred meters away, its speed almost instantaneous.

That blood arrow exuded a cold aura. It was the most dangerous situation Chen Yuan had faced since he came to Nanling Prefecture.

Almost without thinking, Chen Yuan supported his Xuan Yuan Protective *Gang Qi*.

Faint red and Xuan Black *Gang Qi* circulated on his body.

This was Chen Yuan's subconscious reaction, because his habit was to maintain a vigilant heart at all times. But that blood arrow was obviously not an ordinary arrow.

The moment it encountered the *Gang Qi*, it easily passed through it and went straight for Chen Yuan's heart.

"Gang-Breaking Arrow!"

This was a thought in Chen Yuan's mind when he saw the *Gang Qi* dissolving.

Only the legendary Gang-Breaking Arrow could penetrate the *Gang Qi* of a martial artist so easily. It was a great killing weapon in Jianghu that targeted martial artists below the Dan Realm. Each Gang-Breaking Arrow was a powerful weapon.

It was engraved with a killing formation and was a weapon of war.

It had always been a secret of the imperial court. He never thought he would encounter such a thing!

This time, the killing move was aimed at him. At this moment, Chen Yuan suddenly realized this. But fortunately, Chen Yuan had some preparations.

He had long ago used the Dragon Scale as a heart protector, protecting his chest. Although the Gang-Breaking Arrow was strong, it was not to the point where it could shatter the Dragon Scale.

However, Chen Yuan still took advantage of the situation to fall to the ground from the void, wanting to see who hated him so much that they wanted to kill him with one blow, leaving no way out.

This shocked Nie Qiyun on the spot.

And Yan Qing was startled, goosebumps rising on his body, sensing something was wrong. But looking at Chen Yuan, who had fallen to the ground, he didn't leave. Instead, he rushed towards Chen Yuan at an extremely fast speed.

He also sent a signal, asking Yue Shan and others who were following them from afar to come quickly.

The moment he helped Chen Yuan, Yan Qing heard Chen Yuan's voice in his ear:

"Don't act rashly yet."

Hearing this familiar sentence, the heart that Yan Qing had been holding in his throat instantly relaxed. His eyes were fixed on the tree that suddenly exploded in the distance. A figure in black, tapping several times in the void, slowly stopped in the air.

The figure in black did not reveal his true face, and his whole body was wrapped in a black robe.

"It's you!"

Nie Qiyun's pupils shrank deeply. He recognized this familiar figure at a glance. It was he who had killed the Sky Survey Guard who had brought him here, and had also seriously injured him.

The person he was most afraid of and wary of was this person. As for that Wu Daxiang, no one present took him seriously.

Wu Daxiang: "Do you have any manners?"

The black-robed man glanced at Nie Qiyun, his voice quite hoarse:

"Your mission is complete, not bad. You lured Chen Yuan out of Nanling Prefecture City."

"Chen Yuan, he is Chen Yuan!"

Nie Qiyun's eyes were full of shock. At the same time, he felt a sense of understanding. It turned out that the inexplicable sense of familiarity came from Chen Yuan.

And he was just a tool.

Although he was very unhappy in his heart, Nie Qiyun still squeezed out a smile:

"Since Senior, your goal has been achieved, then Nie will take his leave."

The man in black shook his head:

"Now that you're here, let's all stay."

Saying that, he flicked his black robe, and a blood-colored *Gang Qi* was instantly shot out. Nie Qiyun's hair stood on end. He waved his saber to slash, but the *Gang Qi* was too terrifying.

The Yanling Saber was instantly knocked open, and a small hole was punched in Nie Qiyun's neck.

"Boom."

Nie Qiyun's body crashed to the ground.

If it were at ordinary times, he wouldn't be so vulnerable. But he was already seriously injured, and one of his eyes was injured. Facing the sudden attack of a Tongxuan powerhouse, it was impossible for him to resist.

After solving the miscellaneous fish in his eyes, the man in black did not relax his vigilance. Instead, he looked at Chen Yuan, who was being blocked behind Yan Qing, with great interest and said:

"How could the Demon Blade be so vulnerable? Don't pretend with these tricks."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan's eyes suddenly opened. He jumped up, squinted his eyes, looked at the black-robed man in front of him, raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Who are you, and why did you set up this scheme to kill Chen?"

"He's actually fine?"

Looking at Chen Yuan, who was unscathed, the black-robed man was obviously a little surprised. He could guess that Chen Yuan most likely wasn't dead, but he didn't expect that he would be safe and sound under the long-planned Gang-Breaking Arrow.

The Demon Blade, as expected, lives up to its name!

"As expected of a talent on the Qianlong Ranking top 100, worth the price of three Yuan Crystals." The black-robed man chuckled sinisterly.

"Yuan Crystals..."

Chen Yuan's heart was shocked. He was naturally no stranger to this thing. He had investigated this thing before. It was worth at least ten thousand taels of silver.

No wonder they could hire a Tongxuan powerhouse to do it himself.

"You just need to know that I come from the Seven Killings Hall."

This was the black-robed man's answer.

"Seven Killings No Fate..."

Chen Yuan nodded. He had heard of the saying "Seven Killings No Fate, Seven Killings Hall." He didn't expect that he would encounter the assassination of the world's top forces so soon.

The price of three Yuan Crystals is really expensive.

However, only such a price can hire the killer of the Seven Killings Hall.

"I didn't expect the Seven Killings Hall to kill me. You even have to find ways to lure me out of Nanling Prefecture City. I thought you dared to do it anytime, anywhere." Chen Yuan stared at the person in front of him.

"You're wrong. Luring you out is just a choice. Actually, I wanted to lure Tao Qingyuan out. In this way, it can better reflect the power of my Seven Killings Hall by making a move in Nanling Prefecture."

The black-robed man's voice was indifferent.

As long as the price is high enough, there are few people in the world they dare not kill.

Of course, it's not a problem that Chen Yuan came out; in fact, it makes things a bit easier.

Chen Yuan nodded, then inadvertently opened his Heavenly Eye, looked at the black-robed man in front of him whose body was blooming with blue light, and asked:

"Have you ever heard the roar of a dragon?"