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Chapter 107 The Death of Du Huan
Fang Yunhua and Yuan Suiyun were the first to leave the tent.

Hu Tiehua was the next to rush out.

Given his personality, it's not surprising that he did this.

Chu Liuxiang, who had already realized that the current situation was likely a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, remained motionless in place.

But his inaction doesn't mean that the cunning Ji Bingyan will remain inactive.

Without saying a word, he grabbed Chu Liuxiang and rushed out.

The situation outside isn't as chaotic as I imagined.

The warriors under the command of the King of Kucha were clearly the best of the best, skilled in battle. Although they were not calm when unexpected events occurred, they did not completely panic.

However, the fire was quite large all around. Most of the trees in the oasis, as well as the tents where the warriors spent the night, were ablaze, and some of the camels and horses in the enclosures had also escaped.

At this moment, most of the warriors were busy putting out the fire, and a few were rushing to catch up with the camels and horses. There was no one guarding the area around the tent where the King of Kucha was stationed.

Ji Bingyan rushed out and grabbed one of them, saying sternly:
"Where are the guards outside the prince's tent?"

The warrior stared wide-eyed, his face filled with panic, unable to understand the Central Plains dialect.

Fortunately, another person rushed over and respectfully said:
"We know that Your Highness's tent is filled with martial arts heroes, enough to protect Your Highness's safety."

Ji Bingyan slowly released her hand and gave a cold smile.

"It was indeed a diversionary tactic."

This made Chu Liuxiang, who was standing to the side, somewhat resentful.

"If you know all this, why did you drag me out of here?"

Ji Bingyan's smile became even more mysterious: "I brought you out so that they could put on a show. Besides, isn't this an excellent opportunity to screen out who is human and who is ghost?"

Chu Liuxiang pondered for a moment and nodded.

He had already discerned that the Pipa Princess guarding the King of Kucha was also a skilled fighter. Moreover, before their arrival, the King of Kucha had already survived several assassination attempts, so he should not be in any danger in the short term.

Taking this opportunity, he also wanted to see which side the Wu brothers, Lu Xiaofeng, and Hua Manlou were on.

He didn't rush back to the tent, but Ji Bingyan was worried about Hu Tiehua's safety and went to look for him. Chu Liuxiang followed behind him, also carefully observing the surrounding situation.

The fire has been brought under control.

But faint shouts of battle could be heard in the distance.

Previously, the King of Kucha did not reveal how many martial arts masters were coming to assassinate him, but only pointed out that there was a powerful figure among them who was skilled in using a long sword.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the camp is likely to be attacked by a wave of assassins during the chaos caused by the fire.

Moreover, the swordsman mentioned by the King of Kucha, who was considered an invincible master of swordsmanship, also caught Chu Liuxiang's attention.

He had subconsciously mistaken the other party for Fang Yunhua, but now, as he carefully recalled the expression on the face of the King of Kucha when he talked about this matter, he guessed that the other party might know his true identity.

Because the momentary fear that flashed in his eyes was definitely not directed at a complete stranger.

However, from his observations of the King of Kucha over the past two days, he had already discovered that the other party's knowledge of martial arts was very shallow. For example, he couldn't even understand Hu Tiehua's Butterfly Double Flight technique, and he had never even heard of his name.

This only fueled his more doubts.

"Little Hu is in danger!" Just as Chu Liuxiang was deep in thought, the exclamation in his ear made Chu Liuxiang look puzzled. After looking in the direction Ji Bingyan pointed, he immediately used his lightness skill to rush towards Hu Tiehua, who was already surrounded.
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On the other side, inside the large tent.

Seeing that most of those who were supposed to leave had already gone, the Wu brothers revealed their true colors.

The two were hired by Shi Guanyin and joined in order to gain the trust of the King of Kucha before taking action.

Now that Chu Liuxiang and his two companions are gone, and Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou, whom he fears, have also already left, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

They just overlooked one person.

The seemingly delicate and frail Pipa Princess.

She was skilled at killing, and the pipa she always held in her arms contained several hidden weapons. After the Wu brothers proudly declared their villainous stance, one of them was already seriously injured.

Another person attempted to retaliate with the 64-hand Dragon Sword, but was blocked one by one by the Pipa Princess's strange defensive stance. Her weapon was naturally the pipa in her hand. She used strange, mysterious, and fast moves to meet, intercept, bump, collide, and smash.

For a short while, this prevented Wu Baiyun from making a breakthrough.

He knew he couldn't afford to delay any longer, so after a few moves, his attacks became increasingly aggressive, and eventually he even closed in, hoping to win by taking a risk.

Suddenly, a flash of silver light appeared.

Princess Pipa parted her hands, and the curved neck of the pipa rose up effortlessly, the white blade on the neck like frost, piercing into Wu Baiyun's stomach with lightning speed.

Wu Baiyun dropped his longsword, staggered backward, his face full of shock and doubt. Even as he lay dying, he still couldn't understand how he had been killed.

After Princess Pipa stepped forward and confirmed that the other Wu Qingtian had also died from a hidden weapon, the pipa she had been holding tightly fell to the ground with a thud.

The battle just now was far from as easy as it seemed, and Princess Pipa was still somewhat uncomfortable with this kind of killing, which meant that her current condition was not very good.

Her body was still pressed against the tent as she approached the King of Kucha, who had finally managed to calm himself down.

Suddenly, two hands pierced through the tent and darted in like lightning, one on each side, seizing Princess Pipa's two arms.

The King of Kucha was so shocked that he dropped the wine cup he had just picked up.

With three soft "plop" sounds, three figures burst through the tent and entered.

All three had pale faces and wore black clothes.

The person on the right was none other than the assassin, Ruthless Du Huan, who was supposed to have left. He was holding Princess Pipa's arm tightly with his left hand, while his right hand was draped around his neck with a white cloth.

The person on the left was thin and bony, with his head seemingly tucked into his neck, but his eyes gleamed with golden light, making him look like a large monkey with fiery eyes.

Princess Pipa felt as if her arms were clamped by steel, and the pain almost brought her to tears, but she gritted her teeth and didn't utter a sound.

Of course, the most crucial person was the last one. When he appeared with his sword, the cowardly King of Kucha trembled like a quail. However, after he stepped into the tent and took a few steps, his pale and indifferent face suddenly furrowed his brows.

At that moment, the pipa that Princess Pipa had previously tossed aside in the corner was picked up by a long, slender hand with distinct knuckles.

This pipa is no light instrument; the fact that it could block Wu Baiyun's Dragon Travel Sword already indicates that it was made entirely of refined iron and was quite heavy. Yet this unexpected person easily lifted the pipa with one hand.

As the clear stringed instrument rang out, two beams of cold light shot directly at Du Huan and the monkey-like man!

Swish!Swish!
The cold string was like a blade, and Du Huan, who couldn't react in time, had his throat slit open. As blood gushed out, he also saw the face of the person who had come to him.

His face was filled with disbelief, but he was still trying to squeeze out three words.

"Lu Xiaofeng."

(End of this chapter)