The middle-aged man nodded and smiled, "So it's Lord Kuss. I am Fang Jiu. Commander Pang sent us to meet you. Please come with us into the city, sir!"

The man nodded, tucked the letter into his sleeve, and then gestured to the men behind him. They nodded and were about to spur their horses to follow when—

'Whoosh! '

Several streaks of silver light flashed across the sky like lightning!

'puff! '

'Um! ’

The sound of a cold blade piercing a throat rang out. Before anyone could react, the two guards behind Lord Kuss suddenly widened their eyes, their bodies jolted, and they let out a muffled groan. Before they could utter a word, they instinctively clutched their throats and fell off their horses.

'Bang! Bang!'

Two heavy thuds echoed as everyone turned around to see the two guards clutching their throats, their eyes wide and trembling, unable to utter a sound. Blood oozed from between their fingers, and the sharp throwing knives were completely embedded in their throats. The gleaming hilts reflected the crimson blood, creating a strangely alluring and eerie sight.

The two guards struggled for a moment, then finally died.

"There are assassins!"

Suddenly someone shouted, and everyone snapped out of their daze, drawing their weapons and looking around warily.

At this moment, a faint, cold smile appeared on Sikong Jin's handsome face as he rode his horse among the bushes. He put the telescope in his hand back into his sleeve, pulled down the single eye mask on his head, and then took out a strange half-mask from his sleeve and put it on.

"Who! Who launched the sneak attack? Show yourself!"

From below came Kuss's angry voice, and one could also vaguely hear the unease in his heart.

The evening breeze blew continuously, and all around was quiet. Apart from the howling wind, there was not a sound. However, the faint smell of blood in the air constantly reminded them that danger was approaching.

As they received no response for a long time, their unease grew, and their hands, gripping their weapons, began to tremble.

"Who attacked us? Get out here if you don't want to die—"

'Whoosh! '

Before Kus could finish speaking, a white figure suddenly flashed out from the roadside bushes like a ghost. A chilling glint flashed before his eyes, and he slashed at the glint with his swift knife!

'Ding! '

As a brilliant burst of sparks bloomed in the air, a sharp clashing of swords pierced the silent sky.

After the initial attack, the white figure retreated with lightning speed, landing lightly on the open ground not far behind Kuss. However, before Kuss could react, the white figure had already struck again with lightning speed—

A white figure rushed forward, several crisscrossing, chaotic flashes of cold light swept past, and two screams rang out!

"Who are you?! How dare you kill us in broad daylight? Don't you want to live?! Brothers, get them!"

Fang Jiu also roared, and the six Khans behind him suddenly spurred their horses and charged forward.

However, the white figure suddenly turned around and unleashed a palm strike at the group of people who rushed forward. A thunderous sound rang out, horses neighed, and amidst the rising dust, the three people in the lead fell from their horses. Before they could react, the white figure had already swiftly swept towards Kus.

'Ding ding!'

'Bah! '

Amidst the flashing swords and clashing blades, a dense killing intent was rapidly surging. Amidst the intense sparks, a scream rang out. In just a few rounds, Kuss had been struck in the heart by a sword and kicked off his horse by the white figure.

Fang Jiu and the others were shocked when they saw the bright sword light flashing in front of them. They were so frightened that they dismounted and begged for their lives!

"Great hero, spare my life! Great hero, spare my life! I have no idea how I offended you, please spare my life!"

Sikong Jin threw down the sword in her hand, bent down to pick up the dagger that had fallen beside Kus, rolled up his sleeve, found the secret letter, and the money pouch and other things, stuffed them all into her own sleeve, opened the secret letter and glanced at it a few times, and then, holding the dagger, walked towards Fang Jiu and the others who were kneeling and kowtowing in front of her.

Sikong Jin stopped in front of Fang Jiu, bent down slightly, tapped Fang Jiu's head with the sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Come on, tell me, do you want to live or die?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Jiu trembled with fear, kowtowing frantically and shouting in terror, "I want him alive! I want him alive! Master! Master, spare my life!"

"Alive! Alive! Spare my life, sir!"

The six burly men behind him also shouted in panic, trembling with fear.

Seeing the men turn ashen-faced with fear, Sikong Jin nodded with satisfaction, straightened up, and, with one hand covering the sword resting on the ground, handed a small porcelain bottle to Fang Jiu. "If you want them alive, you can eat this. One pill each. Anyone who dares to disobey will be torn to pieces!"

"Yes! Yes, I'll eat! I'll eat right away!"

Seeing the chilling glint of the blade flashing before him, Fang Jiu didn't dare utter a sound. He quickly took the small porcelain bottle, uncorked it, and cautiously poured out a red pill, swallowing it with trembling hands. The six burly men behind him also panicked and scrambled over to swallow the red pill as well.

Seeing that all seven had taken the pills, Sikong Jin nodded, stroked his chin, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, now raise your heads..."

"Please spare us, sir! We dare not! Please, sir, let us go. For the sake of my eighty-year-old mother and my three-year-old son, please have mercy on us!"

"Yes, please spare my life, sir! My mother is over ninety years old, and my wife is pregnant with a child she hasn't had a chance to give birth to..."

"Don't kill me! I don't know anything!"

Sikong Jin frowned, looking at the group of people weeping and wailing in front of him, and shouted impatiently, "All of you shut the hell up! I'll make you hold your heads up!"

"We dare not, sir!"

"Say one more word and I'll tear you to pieces!"

Startled by this threat, the group immediately looked up at Sikong Jin.

Sikong Jin rubbed her nose, the dagger she held, stuck in the ground, gleaming with a chilling light. She lowered her gaze, looking calmly at Fang Jiu and the others, and said in a low voice, "Listen to me, what you just ingested was my unique poison, the Soul-Severing Pill. If you don't have the antidote within a month, you'll bleed from all seven orifices, your bodies will fester, and you'll die. Only I have the antidote. If you want to live, you must obey my orders!"

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