Zhong Yi's heart was instantly gripped tightly.

An unprecedented surge of anger and killing intent gathered in his chest.

He immediately threw out two of his most expensive Talismans, then opened the door.

Two Sword Qi lunged at his head, but he was prepared and easily dodged them.

The three fully armed officers leading the charge burst through the door, only to be instantly consumed by the traps Zhong Yi had set, turning into a pool of blood.

Zhong Yi's eyes gleamed with cold light, and his figure merged with the shadows, disappearing into thin air.

“One, two, three...”

Through the bloody Qi, Zhong Yi cautiously used Daoist Magic to investigate the situation outside.

There were many people.

And every single one of them was a Cultivator at the Peak of Qi Refining.

Clearly, this was Advanced assistance called in by the Demon Suppression Division from the government.

“Suteir... she's fine.”

Feeling that Suteir had not suffered any harm, and was merely being held hostage, Zhong Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

The System's mission updated in the upper right corner: 【Mission: Hold target hostage, exchange for Suteir】.

A white light appeared next to the character in the middle of the three guards at the door.

Zhong Yi observed him; this person's equipment was more refined than the others, clearly indicating he was some kind of squad leader.

With that thought, he seized the opportunity, and the moment he emerged from the shadows, two Daoist Magics accurately killed the two subordinates on either side, and a gleaming dagger was pressed against the target's throat.

“Captain!”

As he expected, a commotion erupted around the corner, and countless arrows and Talismans were aimed at him.

“Don't move, or he's dead!”

After confirming that the hostage's identity was not ordinary, Zhong Yi, emboldened, shook the dagger in his hand, then glared fiercely at everyone.

“Hand over that girl, or... I'll have him buried with her!”

The officers surrounding the entire inn exchanged grave glances and whispered among themselves.

Their mission was to eliminate Li Ang; this little girl was an insignificant character.

Once Li Ang was dead, whether to kill or torture the girl in front of them was a trivial matter, something they could decide with a stomp of their foot.

Soon, they agreed to Zhong Yi's exchange proposal.

“Li, Li Ang...”

Suteir, with reddened eyes, rushed towards Zhong Yi.

At the same time, under the effect of Killer's Focus, Zhong Yi noticed the subtle movement of the opponent preparing to draw their bowstring.

Zhong Yi pulled Suteir into his arms, and with his Divine Sense circulating, a blood-colored Talisman behind the squad leader flashed red.

“Boom—!”

A tremendous roar, accompanied by countless flying flesh and blood, made for an incredibly tragic scene.

“Breaking faith, taking bribes, trampling lives...”

“You are unworthy of the Righteous Path.”

“Die!”

Zhong Yi held Suteir in his arms, muttering to himself with a cold expression, and quickly retreated back into the room.

Outside, more and louder footsteps could be heard.

Zhong Yi keenly sensed that the area was being surrounded by countless weapons.

Moreover, more and more Formations were being set up around the room.

If he didn't leave soon, he wouldn't be able to.

“Li Ang, I, I just went out to buy goat's milk, and on the way back, I just...”

Suteir was clearly frightened, crying incoherently.

Zhong Yi stroked the girl's short hair and gently patted her shoulder.

“I know, Suteir, you did very well.”

The brief moment of warmth was soon shattered by successive explosions. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Suteir had never seen such a scene, and immediately hugged her shoulders, trembling.

“What... what should we do!”

Suteir bit her lip, trembling.

“Listen to me, it's time for us to move again.”

Zhong Yi forced a relaxed smile, and after simply setting up a defensive Formation around them, he quickly activated Killer's Focus.

Under Killer's Focus, he quickly discovered the weak points in the Formation set up by the Demon Suppression Division.

Zhong Yi picked up a specialized cone for breaking Formations, pouring all his Devilish Qi into it, and chiseled away bit by bit.

With a “crack.”

The barrier and the wall simultaneously cracked open, forming a seam.

Zhong Yi carried Suteir into the tunnel, then carefully wrapped the green plant that had always been with him and placed it in Suteir's arms.

“It's too narrow here, you can't come in...”

Suteir immediately realized something was wrong and tried to leave, but Zhong Yi instantly pushed her back.

“I'm not leaving, I don't want to leave!”

Tears immediately streamed down the girl's cheeks.

“Listen, Suteir... if we move together, neither of us will escape.”

Zhong Yi looked at Suteir seriously, and with a smile, pinched her cheek.

“Some things, only I can do alone.”

At this moment, even though his actions were not controlled by Li Ang, he was saying words identical to the original story.

“I have a lot of money saved at Old Li's place. You go to the restaurant first, and when I've finished my business, we'll take ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) the money and go far away, okay?”

“No, you're lying to me, you just want to trick me into leaving...”

Upon hearing this, Suteir cried even harder.

“I don't want to lose you, Li Ang.”

Zhong Yi's nose instantly stung: “You won't lose me, I promise you.”

Faint, fragmented sounds came from outside the door, and a sense of crisis rose from behind him.

Zhong Yi took a deep breath and pushed Suteir into the tunnel: “There's no time, hurry and go.”

Suteir bit her silver teeth tightly, picked up Li Ang's green plant, and walked out, turning back and crying as she went: “Li Ang, I love you.”

The sudden confession made Zhong Yi, who had turned to face the enemy, pause slightly, then shake his head with a smile.

A massive explosion shattered the defensive barrier he had set up.

Zhong Yi, thrown by the heatwave, got up clumsily, glaring menacingly at the several golden-glowing figures in the billowing smoke.

“Indeed...”

Zhong Yi sighed.

“Is it time to use that move after all?”

He pulled out a small, transparent bottle from his backpack, the viscous blood inside sloshing around.

Facing this certain death situation, he could only use Li Ang's forbidden Daoist Magic as a Demonic Cultivator, the Blood Curse.

Only now did he finally understand why Lu Ze had arranged the last assassination mission to be impossible.

Clearly, a battle with the Demon Suppression Division was impossible to escape from unscathed without the Blood Curse.

Just as he was about to drink the blood and cast the Blood Curse, a prominent System notification appeared before him:

【Blood has been destroyed by Daoist Magic, unable to activate skill: Blood Curse】

“!!”

Zhong Yi's face drained of color.

The blood was destroyed by Daoist Magic, meaning the other party came prepared!

They clearly knew he possessed the Blood Curse, his ultimate trump card!

The only one who knew about this skill of his, besides Suteir, was one person—

That was the restaurant owner, Li Yougan, who assigned the assassination missions!

Intelligent as Zhong Yi was, he quickly came to a deduction:

He had been betrayed by Li Yougan!

Suteir was now heading to the restaurant, and he feared... Thinking of this, Zhong Yi's fists instantly clenched.

He swallowed a bottle of blood potion, slowly recovering his state, and with a burning anxiety, he actively attacked, slaying the leading enemy.

“Must be fast...”

“Must get there before she reaches the restaurant...”

“Kill all these damned Righteous Path Cultivators!”