The man in black was thrown to the ground by the blast wave of the bursting fire talisman. However, before he could recover from the impact, he saw a long leg sweep across his face, followed by a heavy kick from a leather boot to his chin!
The kick was powerful, sending the man flying again. While he was still in mid-air, a sharp dagger sliced across his throat.
By the time his body landed, his life had also extinguished. It was then that Wang Bingxia saw the dagger in Aurora's hand.
Wang Bingxia was somewhat shocked, almost collapsing to the ground. This was not surprising. Wang Bingxia was not from the martial world, and this was the first time she had witnessed someone being killed before her eyes. Such a reaction was quite normal.
Zhang Caifeng noticed Wang Bingxia's distress and walked over, patting her on the back.
"Bingxia, you don't need to worry too much. This is normal. This is the martial world!
In the martial world, one is not in control of oneself. If Aurora hadn't killed him, imagine how tragic the consequences would be for us if we fell into these people's hands!
In other words, this was self-defense!"
Wang Bingxia took a few deep breaths and nodded resolutely, "I understand, Caifeng. Don't worry, I will definitely adapt. I won't be a burden to Ling Tian!"
The three of them quickly ran to the end of the wooden boardwalk, where a small dock was located. Beside the dock stood a small house made of light steel color panels.
Inside the small house was a small boat, about six to seven meters long, equipped with a pair of oars and a very small motor.
On sunny days, Ling Tian often took Wang Bingxia out on the lake, practicing on the boat, reading books, and fishing. It was a truly idyllic life!
The door to the small house was a roller shutter door with a password lock. Wang Bingxia quickly entered the password, and the roller shutter door slowly opened. Just then, Situ Lansheng, along with seven other men in black, arrived from the side.
Just moments ago, although far away, Situ Lansheng had personally witnessed his subordinate being killed. Aurora's swift dagger work to the throat was truly clean and efficient!
Another subordinate had been blown into the lake by the explosion, his fate unknown, but judging by the look of things, he was likely not going to survive!
This made the veins on Situ Lansheng's forehead bulge!
After all, in his eyes, bringing a group of elite subordinates from the Situ family to capture a helpless little girl like Wang Bingxia should have been a simple task. Even if this little girl had a few bodyguards, how could the bodyguards of the Wang family compare to the elites of the Situ family!
Therefore, before coming, he had confidently assured Situ Liuguang.
In fact, their actions this time, helping Situ Liuguang capture Wang Bingxia, were also a personal undertaking, a form of taking sides and investing.
Although Situ Lansheng was a worshipper of the Situ family, he was only at the lowest level. Whether he could gain a higher status and more cultivation resources within the family depended, on one hand, on his strength and contributions to the family, and on the other hand, on finding a powerful patron.
And Situ Liuguang was a strong contender for the next family head of the Situ family, so Situ Lansheng decided to latch onto this powerful patron!
But he never expected such an inauspicious start to his mission, losing two subordinates in just one encounter!
Situ Lansheng and his men formed a semi-circle, surrounding Wang Bingxia and the other two women on the dock.
Zhang Caifeng asked Aurora to protect Wang Bingxia, and she stood resolutely in front of everyone, holding her long sword!
"Who are you people, and why are you causing trouble here!" Zhang Caifeng questioned.
Situ Lansheng frowned. He looked at Zhang Caifeng, the young girl before him holding a long sword in her left hand and a talisman in her right.
One must know that talismans were incredibly powerful. Many sects would treasure a single talisman, keeping it as an heirloom and their ultimate trump card.
Yet, this young girl before him had already used one talisman, and surprisingly, she still had another one in her hand!
Upon further consideration, being skilled in swordsmanship and also using talismans, such a sect was as rare as a phoenix feather in the entire China. Generally, there was only one sect that fit both these characteristics, and that was Longhu Mountain!
Situ Lansheng felt the situation was becoming tricky. Once Longhu Mountain was involved, the matter would become significant!
One must know that Longhu Mountain also had a thousand-year heritage. Although their influence and financial strength in the secular world might not match that of the Situ family, Longhu Mountain had the entire Daoist sect standing behind them!
Moreover, Longhu Mountain's mastery of martial arts and talismans made any force dare not underestimate them. Especially now, as the Immortal Palace asteroid drew closer to Earth and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was recovering, Longhu Mountain's strength was also steadily increasing!
If this matter was not handled well and Longhu Mountain was involved, it would bring immense trouble to the Situ family, trouble that even Situ Liuguang might not be able to resolve!
"You little girl, who are you, and why did you kill my subordinates!"
"I am Zhang Caifeng, the daughter of the Sect Master of Longhu Mountain, and this is my home!
You people, armed and trespassing into our home, I was merely acting in self-defense. How dare you ask me why I killed your subordinates!
I warn you, leave here immediately, or I will use the talismans of Longhu Mountain to entertain you properly!"
Situ Lansheng's heart sank upon hearing this. It was as he feared. This girl was indeed from Longhu Mountain, and even more so, she was the daughter of the Sect Master of Longhu Mountain. This made the trouble even greater.
"How is this your home? Little girl, even if you lie, it should at least be logical!"
"Heh, Ling Tian is my man, and this is Ling Tian's home, so naturally, it is also my home!" Zhang Caifeng said with pride in her voice.
Upon hearing this, Situ Lansheng felt completely bewildered. Before coming here, he knew that Wang Bingxia was Ling Tian's fiancée. But he never expected that Ling Tian would have other women!
The key point was that Zhang Caifeng, as the daughter of the Sect Master of Longhu Mountain, could walk with her head held high in the martial world, yet now she was sharing a husband with another woman. This simply shattered his worldview.
"Miss Zhang, we are not here to cause trouble. On the contrary, we are here to invite Ms. Wang Bingxia to be our guest!
Our young master has admired Ms. Wang for a long time and has many things he wishes to discuss with her!
There has been a misunderstanding here. As long as you clear the way and let Ms. Wang leave with us, we will consider today's events as if they never happened!"
"You say that so easily. We don't even know who you people are, how can we let Bingxia go with you!
Besides, who knows which KTV your young master works at!"