Outside the bus station in Nanhua City, a young man dressed in black casual clothes, standing with a wicked smile and sharp, pitch-black eyes, seemed about twenty-six years old, holding a shoulder bag outside the bus station.

This man, named Zhang Xiaohao, possessed the body of a War God, was an orphan who, by a fortunate coincidence, was adopted by his master, Master Old Ghost, and was taught the supreme ancient martial art "Shennong Battle Sky Technique."

Because he possessed the War God body, he learned everything quickly: body refining at five, foundation establishment at twelve, and he broke through to the Hundred Veins Realm at twenty. He had been stuck at the Perfect Hundred Veins Realm for six years, never managing to break through to the next level.

Because of this, starting from age twenty, Zhang Xiaohao was sent into the worldly trials by his Master Old Ghost.

Over six years, Zhang Xiaohao completed many highly dangerous tasks, coming close to death several times. Fortunately, having mastered the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, a peerless divine skill that merged ancient medicine with divine techniques, he turned dangers into safety and earned numerous mighty merits. At the age of twenty-six, he was exceptionally granted the supreme honor of War God.

Meanwhile, he made a huge name internationally and became a world-class, top-tier assassin, known in the underworld as the man called War God!

This time returning to Nanhua City was the last mission arranged by Master Old Ghost. As long as he completed this mission, Zhang Xiaohao would be "free" afterward, keeping all the commissions from the missions he took.

For freedom and a hefty commission, Zhang Xiaohao had no choice but to descend from the mountain at the order.

However, this mission was unusual—it required him to marry a woman named Cheng Tianxue within a year.

Within that year, he had to protect her safety, ensuring she wasn't harmed at all.

That was why Zhang Xiaohao appeared at the bus station in Nanhua City.

Cheng Tianxue, female, twenty-three this year, the beautiful CEO of Bai Xue Cosmetics Company, stunningly beautiful, with a fiery figure and an ice-cold personality, uninterested in men, a typical career-driven strong woman.

Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaohao, with his sly smile, followed the address listed on his paper and headed towards Bai Xue Cosmetics Company.

As he turned a corner, he was met head-on by a stunning beauty.

Zhang Xiaohao's gaze was involuntarily captivated by her, wishing he could fly over to find out more about her, muttering to himself how beautiful she was.

"Hmph! Pervert! Filthy!" Cheng Tianxue gave Zhang Xiaohao a disgusted look and walked towards an alley.

With a ripping sound,

a van without a license plate suddenly stopped, the door opened, and four masked men wearing hoods, holding daggers in their hands, charged at Cheng Tianxue.

"Ah! What do you want to do? I'm warning you not to mess around. I am the CEO of Bai Xue Cosmetics Company. If you dare to touch me, you'll be behind bars for good!" Cheng Tianxue stepped back and said fearfully with her arms crossed.

"Heh heh... the CEO of Bai Xue Cosmetics Company? I'm so scared! As long as I complete this deal, I'll be living the high life afterward, and I can simply move somewhere else to live. What can you do to me?" the leader of the men said arrogantly.

At the same time, the four men coldly pressed towards Cheng Tianxue.

In a blink, Cheng Tianxue was cornered against a wall.

"Don't come any closer! Just let me go, and I can give you any amount of money you want!" Cheng Tianxue said frantically.

"Big brother, I've heard of Bai Xue Cosmetics Limited Company before; it's supposed to be the biggest private cosmetics company in Nanhua City, worth over a billion. Before we kidnap her, couldn't we extort some money from her? As long as we deliver her to the employer later, our mission would be considered complete," a subordinate suggested.

"Damn! How the hell is your brain so smart? Why didn't I think of that? Tell me, how much money should we ask from her?" the leader asked.

"A million should be manageable for her, right?"

"Are you fucking brain-dead? Only a million for a big company's CEO? You're embarrassing me out there; it should be at least ten million."

As he spoke, the leader held a dagger to Cheng Tianxue's neck and threatened, "Hand over ten million, and I'll let you go!"

"Are you serious?" Cheng Tianxue's eyes brightened.

"Quit your bullshit and hand over ten million within thirty seconds, or I'll slash a few lines on your pretty little face, turning you into a monster," he threatened.

"Don't hurt me! I'll pay! Is that not enough?" Cheng Tianxue cried out in panic.

"Quit playing tricks with me and hand over the ten million!" the leader urged once more.

Trembling, Cheng Tianxue fumbled in her LV designer handbag, reluctantly took out a checkbook, and wrote a check for ten million.

"Damn, you're such a fucking drag!" cursing loudly, the leader snatched the ten million check from her hand.

"Tsk tsk, now I'm regretting it. After all this effort, handing over this top-quality chick to the employer only nets us two million in commission, but this quick transaction made us ten million. Even without that two million, this ten million is enough for us brothers to spend for the rest of our lives."

"Bro, shall we tear up the contract? With these ten million in hand, it's enough for us brothers to spend. Besides, a top-quality woman like this isn't something those street walkers can compare to. If we miss this village, there won't be such a shop anymore. An opportunity doesn't come twice; bro, make a decision quickly!"

"Hmm, you're right! It's very secluded here anyway, and there's barely anyone around. If we act fast, even if something happens, they can't catch us!" the leader said luridly.

"What, what do you want to do? You've got the money, please just let me go. If it's not enough, I can give more," Cheng Tianxue said in panic, hearing their conversation.

"Damn! Just because you have money, do you think you're amazing? Do you think you can be arrogant? I'll tell you, not only do I want your money, but I also want you!"

"Don't come any closer. If you do, I'll scream for help," Cheng Tianxue said.

"Haha... scream all you want; go ahead and scream your lungs out. It's so secluded here, even if you scream till your throat is raw, no one can save you!" the leader boasted arrogantly.

"Why not let her scream once just to see?" Zhang Xiaohao strolled over.

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