Mo Nian was completely naked in a bathtub with his eyes closed in relaxation. Occasionally, he let out moans of pleasure.
Above him, two pretty maidservants were kneading his shoulders. At this moment, Mo Nian was euphoric and thoughts about Kong Xiang were absent from his mind.
All of a sudden, he felt the air around him congeal, as if he was being confined. Right when he wanted to unleash his Cultivation Base, runes manifested around him, sealing his path of retreat. He was also dismayed to find out he couldn't access his qi.
A fiery bow streaked the air, piercing into Mo Nian's forehead. His entire body combusted immediately, burning to ashes which floated on the water in the bathtub. From the moment he was attacked, he didn't even have the time to say a word. As for the maidservants, it was unknown when and how they fell unconscious but they were not hurt in the very least.
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"The assassination was very clean," Qin Yu was at the scene of the crime, carefully examining the traces of the event. "The killer is proficient in bow techniques, possesses a means to conceal his aura and has a fire elemental affinity." His mind analyzed the battle pattern of all the disciples fighting for the post of Successor, but none of them fit the profile. He also considered the subordinates under them, but even though some profiles did matched going by that train of thought, there was no way a mere subordinate of a Successor would have the ability to kill another Successor.
"I wonder who exactly the killer is," He sighed, "Mo Nian had way too many enemies for me to pinpoint the most likely killer"
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"Ho ho, to think you are quite vengeful, kid," Master Fei and Kong Xiang were drinking tea in the Vanquishing Sea. Kong Xiang's eyes flashed coldly.
"Not so much, to be honest" Actually, Mo Nian's assassination was carried out by him. Even though Granny Huo was killed by his Master, he had no intentions of letting off the main culprit. Kong Xiang only had one thought for anyone trying to kill him, it was to kill them before they could succeed.
This vengeful streak could be attributed to the experience of his clan's extermination. Since then, he had developed a killing intent against anyone seeking to kill him. While he was pretty chill about everything else, he wasn't at all lenient with anyone looking for his death, as far as he had the chance, he would nip it in the board.
"Smart move. Given that nobody knows you have fire elemental affinity, you wouldn't be associated with the crime at all. Not to mention you used archery skills you haven't revealed before and the fact that your Cultivation Base is much lower than his," He coughed. "I have quite a good disciple, I'm so proud, so proud."
Kong Xiang was struck speechless, "You are proud your disciple is sneaking around killing enemies?"
"Kid, the death of an enemy is a burden off the chest and one less problem off the deck." He deviated, "Now, do you have any other issues to settle before you leave the Sect?"
"I think I'll see Yu Yan"
"Okay"
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"Senior Apprentice Brother, you are leaving?" She piped, somewhat sadly.
Kong Xiang smiled, "Yes, but just for a little while. I'll be back so I can go with the Sect Leader to the Battle Royale."
"Are you going out for training?" She asked curiosity. Kong Xiang nodded.
"All the best, Big Brother. I'm rooting for you" He chuckled and swiftly vanished. She looked at the now empty spot and sighed.