From the rooftop of a building two to three kilometers away.
Jiong Sen and his two companions, who had been observing Yan Hua Xiao Yuan, fixed their gaze on the seemingly solitary figure by the stone table in the courtyard.
At this moment, the person appeared quite at ease, but in the eyes of the trio, this was merely their final enjoyment.
The next moment, Jiong Sen glanced at his two companions and said, "There should be no other ambushes in the separate courtyard. We can act now. The old rule applies: leave no trace!"
The other two nodded upon hearing this.
They had observed for a long time, and no one had left Yan Hua Xiao Yuan, which meant the remaining Earth-rank executive of the Dark Association was not inside.
None of them believed that the person would ignore the attack on the intelligence station.
Immediately after.
The three of them left the top of the building, officially entering assassination mode.
...
By the stone table.
Lan Yue drank tea, cup after cup, a hint of anxiety gradually appearing in her relaxed gaze.
Time ticked by, and the teapot was already empty.
She was unsure if her act of pretending would expose any flaws, especially since it was late and she should be resting.
However, if she left this place, she would enter Ye Cang Tian's blind spot. If something unexpected were to happen then, she would not be confident in fending it off alone.
"Stay calm, they're here!"
"Three directions, one person from the left, right, and rear!"
"In a moment, dodge and evade with all your might; leave everything else to me!"
Just as Lan Yue was growing anxious, Ye Cang Tian's voice reached her.
Ye Cang Tian cultivated mental power combat techniques, and his mental power was incredibly formidable. His senses, along with the increase in his mental power, continuously improved.
Therefore, even though the opponents had concealed their auras, Ye Cang Tian had still locked onto them with perfect accuracy.
After all, concealing one's aura could not be done completely; there would always be a slight leakage.
People with low cultivation were unable to detect this faint trace, but for a freak like Ye Cang Tian, who was powerful in terms of mental power, sensing these traces was not a problem.
"Okay, I understand."
Upon hearing Ye Cang Tian's words, Lan Yue's heart leaped into her throat.
It was important to note that she was about to face three Earth-rank powerhouses simultaneously. With her strength, even a head-on confrontation would be difficult to win.
What's more, the opponents were now attacking from the shadows. If she made the slightest mistake, Ye Cang Tian might not even have time to rescue her!
"Quick, dodge!"
Just as Lan Yue tensed her entire body, ready to evade, Ye Cang Tian's voice entered her ears again.
Lan Yue was startled and sprang forward like a startled rabbit.
Although she felt no aura or any abnormality, she had absolute trust in Ye Cang Tian.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three consecutive sounds of air being broken through reached her. Several strands of Lan Yue's long, dark hair, illuminated by the moonlight, fluttered down.
She had narrowly avoided the attacks and was already breaking into a cold sweat. If Ye Cang Tian hadn't warned her, she would likely be dead by now!
On the other side.
Not far behind her, three figures flashed into existence and stopped.
They looked at the woman who had dodged in a disheveled manner with surprise and disbelief.
None of them had expected her to successfully evade their surprise attack and escape.
It was as if she had already anticipated their attacks, but how could such a thing be possible!
They had undergone nearly half a month of training and believed they had mastered the essence of assassination.
Moreover, they had used this same technique when assassinating Qing Dao before.
Qing Dao had only managed to block the attacks from the sides, but he had been fatally struck in the back, which led to a significant decrease in his combat power and his eventual death at their hands.
Yet, Lan Yue, whose strength was comparable to Qing Dao's, had now evaded their attacks. They truly found it hard to believe.
"Lan Yue, you've really given us a big surprise!"
"We intended to reduce your suffering, but it seems you disagree!"
"Then, I'm sorry, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Jiong Sen's gaze swept towards Lan Yue, and he spoke first, mockingly.
Even though their first strike had been evaded, so what?
Now that they were three, and skilled in assassination, dealing with Lan Yue should be a piece of cake.
In Jiong Sen's opinion.
As long as one person could attract Lan Yue's attention head-on, and the other two carried out the assassination, Lan Yue would have no chance of survival.
Phew!
On the other side, having evaded the three's attack, Lan Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.
The enemy's first attack had been the most difficult to defend against, as they were hidden and she was exposed. However, the subsequent battle would be much easier.
She could see their moves and dodging was not as strenuous. Furthermore, she had a powerful ally hidden in the shadows who had not yet made a move!
"Lan Yue, try to get some information out of them."
Just then, Ye Cang Tian's voice came through the earphone.
The reason Ye Cang Tian had not appeared was that the three opponents had ceased their attack.
The crisis had temporarily been resolved, so there was no need for him to show himself. Now, while the opponents were relaxed, it was the best time to extract information.
Listening to Ye Cang Tian's words, Lan Yue's gaze locked onto the red-robed bishop who had just spoken, and she snorted, "Hey, big guy..."
"I am Jiong Sen, the new Red-Robed Bishop of the Temple of Light, not 'big guy'!"
Seeing Lan Yue pointing at him, Jiong Sen was somewhat annoyed and immediately interrupted her.
"Alright, Jiong Sen!"
"We have no past grievances and no current enmities. Why are you assassinating me? It seems Qing Dao was also assassinated by you!"
Lan Yue glanced at him and asked through gritted teeth.
Jiong Sen cast a disdainful look at Lan Yue and said impatiently, "They all say big breasts mean no brains, but your breasts aren't big, so why do you lack brains? Don't you know if we have any grievances?"
"You..."
Lan Yue's eyes immediately showed a flash of anger.
As a woman, she naturally detested anyone commenting on her figure.
Hidden in the shadows, Ye Cang Tian reminded her in a low voice, "Ask the important questions. There were five of them in total. Besides these three, where are the other two?"
Hearing the reminder, Lan Yue suppressed her anger and coldly snorted, asking, "Stop the nonsense. When you killed Qing Dao, there were five people, but when you came to kill me, there were only three. What? You look down on me? Where are the other two?"
"Heh, women's thoughts are so peculiar. They're even jealous about such things!"
Jiong Sen immediately laughed.
The two red-robed bishops beside him also showed amused smiles.
Seeing their faces full of smiles, Lan Yue snorted disdainfully and said, "What? You have the guts to do it, but not to say it? Isn't that too disgraceful for the Temple of Light?"
"Fine, since you're about to die, I'll tell you, so you can die as an informed ghost."
Hearing the taunting words, Jiong Sen chuckled and continued, "It was also the three of us when we killed Qing Dao. Lord Sahar and Qiao did not act."
"To deal with you, they naturally didn't need to act either, so Lord Sahar and the others didn't come."
"Ask them about the next target!"
Ye Cang Tian heard everything clearly and whispered to Lan Yue through the walkie-talkie.
Lan Yue also cooperated perfectly and asked.
"I'm sorry, we haven't decided on the next target yet. Besides, such matters are not decided by us. You're asking the wrong person."
"Alright, time is about up, so stop wasting my time. No one can help you today. If you don't want to die an ugly death, you should just end it yourself!"
Saying this, Jiong Sen raised his cross, and the smile in his eyes turned into a sharp killing intent.
For them, delaying was not a good thing.
If the Earth-rank expert who had left earlier returned, it would be quite troublesome for them.
Therefore, it was better to resolve Lan Yue as quickly as possible.
"Heh, three new Red-Robed Bishops want to kill me? Isn't that too childish?"
"Do you think I was merely admiring the moon here?"
Seeing Jiong Sen and the others rekindle their killing intent, Lan Yue suddenly smiled mockingly and said.
"Hahaha, interesting, interesting!"
"Lan Yue, I'm becoming more and more impressed with you. You're still putting up a brave front when you're at your wit's end!"
"Do you think we're idiots?"
Upon hearing Lan Yue's words, Jiong Sen was not the least bit nervous. Instead, he burst into defiant laughter.
He was confident that after attacking the Dark Association's intelligence station twice, he had drawn away all the strong individuals from the area.
Hearing this, Lan Yue cast a disdainful glance at the three and smiled, "Idiots, why don't you turn around and look to see if anyone is there?"
Huh?
Hearing Lan Yue's words, the three couldn't help but glance back.