Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

The woman in the distance wore a pink and white gauze dress, and her figure was absolutely first-class. Although she was wearing a veil, Lu Feng could still recognize her at a glance as the Princess of Western Chu.

Yu Ningyan.

Behind her were four people from the Western Chu delegation whom Lu Feng had met before; they were probably her bodyguards.

At this moment, Yu Ningyan was examining the trinkets being sold by the vendor, seemingly shopping.

Meeting her here was somewhat unexpected, but Lu Feng didn't intend to pay too much attention to it. Just as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of a man wearing a bamboo hat walking away from Yu Ningyan not far away.

In particular, a dagger slipped out of the man's sleeve.

assassin!

A thought popped into Lu Feng's mind, and when he looked again, he was immediately surprised.

He noticed that at least eight people were staring intently at Yu Ningyan, and they were slowly approaching.

interesting.

"It seems someone wants this Princess of Western Chu to die in the capital of Qian Kingdom."

With these thoughts in mind, Lu Feng walked towards the shadows in the darkness.

In front of the stall.

The attendant stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Shouldn't we head back? The other party hasn't shown up yet; perhaps something has delayed them."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ningyan frowned slightly. She had already sent someone to submit her itinerary to the officials of the Ministry of Rites of Qian Kingdom, and she was to leave the capital tomorrow to return to Western Chu.

Unexpectedly, on her way back to the state guesthouse after seeing off the person on the trip, she was handed a note inviting her to meet him on this street at this time that evening.

She arrived as promised, but never saw the other person appear, and she didn't know why.

"Go back."

Following her subordinate's advice, Yu Ningyan prepared to return home.

Just then, a figure wearing a bamboo hat, whose face was obscured, pushed aside the person in front of him and swiftly thrust his right hand towards the princess of Western Chu.

The change happened so fast that Yu Ningyan had no time to react. When she saw the gleaming dagger coming towards her, she was completely terrified.

"Assassins! Protect the princess!"

It was the guard who had been close to her who suddenly reacted and pulled Yu Ningyan behind him, only to have her heart pierced by a dagger!

"The troublesome guy!"

When his first attack failed, the assassin in the straw hat cursed under his breath and slapped the guard on the forehead with his left hand. Blood spurted out and splashed all over Yu Ningyan behind him!

The Princess of Western Chu was immediately terrified and her face turned pale.

Lu Feng, who was in the shadows, nodded as he watched this scene: "Interesting. To be able to kill someone in the head with one blow, he must be at least a fifth-rank expert, and a master at that."

The pedestrians and vendors around were terrified when they saw this and screamed as they fled, creating chaos.

With a single blow, the assassin in the straw hat dealt with the troublesome guard. He then drew his dagger, slapped the guard's corpse aside, and charged towards Yu Ningyan with the dagger raised.

However, the failed attack was enough for Yu Ningyan's three guards to react.

He immediately blocked Yu Ningyan's path, "Your Highness, let's go!"

After saying that, he also struck out with his palm towards the assassin in the bamboo hat. How could the princess go on a diplomatic mission without a few skilled guards?

The guard and the assassin in the bamboo hat were locked in a fierce battle, and for a time it was difficult to determine a winner.

Startled, Yu Ningyan's pink and white gauze dress was now stained with blood, but she quickly regained her senses and shouted, "Retreat!"

However, there was more than one assassin!

Then a slender and agile figure appeared from the left, like a monkey, holding a short dagger in each hand and precisely moving through the chaotic crowd to Yu Ningyan's side!

"Protect His Highness!"

The remaining two guards, while pulling Yu Ningyan away, kept a watchful eye on their surroundings and naturally spotted the second assassin.

One of them immediately grabbed two confused civilians, intending to use them as scapegoats.

Lu Feng clicked his tongue.

The moment the panic of the two civilians who were used as scapegoats vanished, they simultaneously raised their arms and elbowed the guard in the chest!

The immense force instantly shattered the guard's ribs, who exclaimed in disbelief, "You... too!"

The two assassins, disguised as civilians, remained silent. One of them shattered the guard's throat with a cleaver and threw him away!

The second unexpected turn of events completely threw Yu Ningyan into a panic.

She never imagined that she would be assassinated in the capital of the Qian Kingdom! And that there would be so many assassins!

"Your Highness, run! I'll hold them off!"

With only one guard left, he stepped forward to block Yu Ningyan's path. His palms moved swiftly and powerfully, containing strong true energy, and he actually managed to trap the three assassins who came at him all by himself!

But just then, a mocking and disdainful voice rang out: "Can you stop it?"

The voice fell silent.

A figure rushed up to the guard like a ghost and punched him in the chest!

That condensed fist energy was extremely powerful, yet it didn't even knock the guard away, but it shattered the guard's heart with a single punch! The blood that splattered from behind directly stained Yu Ningyan's gauze dress red!

Instant kill!

Lu Feng squinted in the shadows and touched his chest. This punch reminded him of bad memories. The person who threw the punch was at least a fourth-rank!

The terrifying punch not only killed Yu Ningyan's last guard.

The reason of the Western Chu princess was also shattered. She completely broke down and roared, "Why did you kill me!"

But the assassin didn't respond at all. The person who threw the last punch seemed unwilling to attack this weak woman with no cultivation, and said coldly, "Make your move."

The remaining three assassins immediately brandished their daggers and attacked Yu Ningyan, who was not far away!

As four dazzling blades came hurtling towards her, Yu Ningyan smiled bitterly, her eyes wide as she accepted her fate. She seemed to want to see clearly who was trying to kill her!

However, the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared from the right, grabbed the arm of the first assassin who was holding the dagger, and forcibly tore the arm off.

A piercing scream rang out!

Unexpected changes occur again!

"Who are you!"

The assassin who had killed the guard with a single punch was shocked when he saw the masked man suddenly appear. He hadn't even noticed the man getting close!

"A kind person who happened to be passing by."

The masked man was naturally Lu Feng. He responded jokingly, but Yu Ningyan, who had escaped unscathed, was shocked. It was him!

"Mind your own business!"

The man in the straw hat rushed over; he had already dealt with the guards, and his dagger instantly stabbed towards Lu Feng.

However, an astonishing scene unfolded: Lu Feng instantly caught the deadly dagger between two fingers, and then used the force of his two fingers to break it in two!

Then, as the hooded assassin charged toward him due to inertia, he pointed two fingers at the hooded assassin's chest, and a burst of true energy emanated from it!

With a loud bang, the assassin in the straw hat fell backward, a bloody hole blasted open in his chest, and he died on the spot from the continuous bleeding!

"This is... the Pulse-Breaking Finger!"

The assassin was shocked and cursed inwardly what the Southern Jing Kingdom was up to!

"A little discerning."

Lu Feng praised, "Can we leave now? You might not be my match in a head-on confrontation."

Considering that cultivating the Breaking Meridian Finger requires at least a fourth-grade cultivation level, a head-on confrontation might not necessarily be enough to defeat the opponent, and the Qian Kingdom's troops are likely to arrive soon.

The expert assassin scoffed, "You'll regret this."

After saying that, he stepped back. Lu Feng immediately turned around and reached out to help Yu Ningyan, who had fallen to the ground, up.

At the same time, the assassin suddenly turned around and unleashed a powerful punch aimed at Lu Feng's heart!

A change within a change!