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几分钟前。

"Brother, aren't we being a bit too reckless?"

Su Wu hid in the shadows, looking at Xiao Yun who was fast asleep with his eyes closed, feeling a little uneasy.

"The target has just finished dinner, which is when their vigilance is at its lowest. Besides, the darkness is our domain, so what's the rush?"

Su Wen looked at his younger brother with some confusion.

Su Wu frowned and scratched his head.

Although he agreed with what his older brother said, for some reason, he felt uneasy.

"Maybe I'm just too tired..."

Su Wu let out a long breath, gripped the dagger in his hand, and nodded to Su Wen.

Su Wen nodded without saying anything more. Together, they used the shadows that were everywhere to gradually approach Xiao Yun in the room.

The room was silent except for the sound of even breathing.

They could move through the shadows without making a sound, not even a fluctuation of magical power, but the two brothers still felt tense.

Thump—thump—thump—

Hearts pounded, the two held their breath, and made their way to the best position to strike.

In the deathly silence, the two brothers exchanged a glance, and then, without any hesitation, launched their attack.

From the shadows beside Xiao Yun, a dozen slender tentacles extended and, in less than a second, wrapped around his hands and feet, binding his ability to resist.

Swah——

At the same time, a cold, metallic glint appeared, and as the shadowy tentacles bound Xiao Yun, a sharp dagger slashed viciously towards his throat.

"Go to hell!"

Su Wen roared inwardly, his wildly beating heart finally calming down.

The dagger in his hand was already against Xiao Yun's neck, and Su Wen could even feel Xiao Yun's body temperature.

However, the assassination did not go as smoothly as he had hoped.

Snapped--

A crisp sound reached his ears, and feeling the hard texture of the dagger, Su Wen's pupils contracted sharply.

"A spell barrier? Is casting a spell really that fast?"

He looked at the blue and white object blocking the blade, a look of doubt flashing across his eyes.

Su Wen retreated rapidly, but the sharp blade of the mithril sword stung his throat.

Even though Su Wen tried his best to escape, the sword tip, gleaming with a cold light, remained hovering a few millimeters in front of his neck, relentlessly pursuing him like a leech.

Su Wen was drenched in cold sweat. Looking into Xiao Yun's calm and unwavering eyes, his heart sank to the bottom.

This person is ridiculously strong!

"Brother, save me!"

Before he finished speaking, a sticky shadow surged beneath his feet, and more than a dozen tentacles stretched out, stabbing towards Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun flipped his left hand, and his magical spear danced, deflecting the incoming shadow tentacles.

But taking advantage of this brief opening, two more tentacles appeared behind Su Wen, pulling him back rapidly.

Xiao Yun stood there, staring at the crimson blood on the tip of the sword, his eyes flashing:

"Can the two brothers' talents and skills complement each other, with one being the physical entity and the other the reflection? That's interesting."

Across from him, Su Wen touched the blood in his throat, breathing rapidly, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

But the next second, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

He had promised Secretary Sun that he would complete the mission even if it meant dying here.

Su Wen's eyes instantly turned black, and the shadow beneath his feet wriggled, clinging to the dagger in his hand and transforming into a long sword.

"Shadows can even take on physical form!"

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and then he saw the shadow under Su Wen's feet slowly stand up and transform into a tall figure beside him.

"They can even fight together; this twin talent is truly impressive, but..."

Xiao Yun looked at the figure beside Su Wen with a complicated expression.

"Hey bro, it's time to go in."

Su Wen greeted him casually as usual, but received no response from Su Wu beside him for a long time.

"Brother?"

Su Wen turned his head in confusion, only to see a large black robe.

"No, where's my brother?"

Su Wen was completely bewildered. He shakily raised his head and bumped right into that pale, raven-like face.

"Gah? (What?)"

The Crow King tilted his head, and a look of sudden realization appeared in his pale eyes.

It raised its hand, turned the sickle in its hand, and brought Su Wu, who was hanging on it, to Su Wen.

"Gaga? (Is this what you're looking for?)"

On the sickle, Su Wu was trembling all over, and the moment he saw his older brother, he almost burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, brother, help! There's a monster!"

Su Wen shook his head and smiled bitterly, letting out a soft sigh, a resolute look flashing in his eyes.

He swung his shadow blade, not at his enemy, but at his own neck.

"I'm sorry, brother."

Before he came, he had already prepared himself to die.

He would be too ashamed to live if he failed to complete the mission, and he couldn't let the enemy follow the clues between the two of them to find Secretary Sun.

Only by atoning for his sins with his death and taking Su Wu away with his innate ability to be bound by life and death can he fulfill his final purpose.

Zheng—

The sound of clashing swords interrupted his thoughts the next second.

"Don't be in such a hurry."

Xiao Yun knocked the long sword out of his hand and then casually conjured a magical rope to bind him up.

"Such fine material and beautiful jade cannot be wasted..."

Seeing the glint in Xiao Yun's eyes, Su Wenhu shuddered, a chill running through his body.

An hour later, the screams from the balcony stopped.

Ji Mingyu wiped his hands, stood up, and sighed softly:

"He really is a tough guy."

Xiao Yun, standing to the side, frowned slightly:

"Didn't get an answer?"

"Just kidding, I'm a professional."

Ji Mingyu smiled and recounted the information he had obtained during the interrogation.

Upon hearing the information Ji Mingyu recounted, Xiao Yun couldn't help but show surprise in his eyes.

As expected of a professional, in just one hour, they thoroughly investigated the background of the Su brothers, Su Wen and Su Wu.

"The ninth-rank assassin's talent is the special twin talent - Shadow Twins, which is number 17 in the A-rank talents."

Upon seeing this number, Xiao Yun couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"Such a high ranking, no wonder they're so strong."

Hearing Xiao Yun's exclamation from the balcony, Su Wen's face flushed red, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

This guy not only won, but he also had to humiliate me.

Having the advantage of surprise attack and unleashing all his talents, yet being easily manipulated by others—what's so strong about that?

But in Xiao Yun's opinion, the two brothers were already among the strongest he had ever seen.

Given that he detected the attack beforehand and the ambush failed, the fact that this fragile assassin still had the strength to fight him head-on is quite remarkable.

"If it weren't for the system's warning, and the fact that the Raven King's talent just happened to completely outclass them, this assassination attempt would have been really difficult to handle."

Xiao Yun looked at Su Wen and Su Wu, his eyes flashing.

Ji Mingyu also asked about their past experiences, especially how they became professionals after "accidentally killing" ordinary people.

In Su Wen and Su Wu's view, this was an indelible sin, but Xiao Yun, who knew the inside story of the student council, immediately saw that something was wrong.

"These two guys must have been set up by that Secretary Sun..."

Xiao Yun lowered his head and pondered, his mind filled with a jumble of thoughts.

He originally intended to ask the two for information and then have the Crow King try to absorb their talents, or try using the [True Understanding of All Things] to deconstruct and give it to the Crow King.

But now it seems that Su Wen and Su Wu have even greater value.

"Perhaps I can use the two of them to dig a hole for the student council."

A glint flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes as he looked at Su Wen.

"Do you... want to live?"

Su Wen paused for a moment, then sneered and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm:

"If you don't want to, just kill me already."

Seeing his expression, Xiao Yun laughed.

Su Wen is the kind of person who is single-minded and stubborn. Once he has made up his mind about something, no one can persuade him otherwise.

But what if... everything he knows collapses from its very foundation?

"Don't be so quick to refuse."

Xiao Yun squatted down in front of him with a smile, her eyes gleaming with compassion:

"Let me tell you a story."

"hehe……"

Su Wen sneered, looking utterly disdainful.

There are really such naive people in this world who actually think they can be persuaded to surrender?

He closed his eyes, sat there calmly, and made up his mind not to believe a single word Xiao Yun said next.

Five minutes later...

Su Wen lowered his head, his eyes filled with confusion.

Xiao Yun's story is too outrageous—he was actually tricked and fooled by someone. The ordinary people he "accidentally killed" were all arranged by the student council with the purpose of cultivating him and taking him in as their lapdog.

How could that be...?

Su Wen shook his head and chuckled, but another voice rang out in his heart.

"But... what if?"

Xiao Yun looked at the silent Su Wen and waited quietly.

After a long time, he finally heard the words he wanted to hear.

"I agree to your terms."