The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Won.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, and as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in, his body was rapidly recovering.

However, just a second later, his body had recovered most of its strength.

At this moment, the two eight-star warriors on the other side also realized what was happening and tried to escape.

Explosive steps!

With a swift movement, he appeared directly in front of one of them, raising his knife.

Burn the heavens!

Clean and efficient, he cleaved the man in two.

The other person, however, had already fled in another direction.

Blood Shadow Escape!

He caught up in an instant and raised his knife again.

This time it was cut in half.

One slash and they're gone; killing eight-star generals is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

Of course, besides Lu Yuan's own formidable strength, it was also because these two had completely lost their fighting spirit and offered almost no effective resistance.

After killing the two men, Lu Yuan's injuries had recovered.

He came straight back and stood opposite the seven people.

His face was as gloomy as an ancient well.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan return, the nine-star general walked straight out.

"Director, please take off your mask."

Lu Yuan spoke, but his voice was devoid of any emotion.

The other party was slightly taken aback, then took off the mask, revealing himself to be Wu Jianming!

How did you know it was me?

Lu Yuan did not reply; in fact, he hadn't noticed it at first.

Although they were the people he knew best, he was so busy working that he hadn't paid any attention to their posture or subtle movements.

Just now, at the critical moment, with a large influx of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, Lu Yuan's eyes evolved.

By condensing the fourth star core and unlocking his physical abilities, Lu Yuan gained enhanced eyesight.

Night vision, farsightedness, detail vision, dynamic vision, and even perspective.

But because of the existence of space exploration, it actually doesn't mean much to him.

Moreover, Lu Yuan usually turns off his X-ray vision.

But just now, the moment my eyes evolved under the nourishment of spiritual energy, my X-ray vision was activated.

In an instant, Lu Yuan not only saw the flaws in the Lone Wolf Guard formation, but also the true faces behind the masks of these seven people.

Lu Yuan never expected it to be them.

"Director, you didn't come here to help me."

Without answering Wu Jianming's question, Lu Yuanming calmly said something.

Wu Jianming nodded, habitually lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.

"It's to kill you."

really.

Although he already had a judgment in his heart, Lu Yuan still felt a little heartache when he heard Wu Jianming say it himself.

I just feel sorry for her.

When someone close to you turns on you with a knife, it's not just your body that bleeds, but your heart too.

Why?

"Order."

Wu Jianming frowned, but his voice remained unwavering.

"The guild ordered me to kill you, and I must obey orders."

As expected, the order came from the guild hall; Lu Yuan had anticipated this as well.

But there was one thing he couldn't understand, so he asked again.

"When did you become one of Dugu Chongxiao's people?"

"As I just said, it was the association that gave the order, not any one individual."

"……so."

Lu Yuan nodded, understanding.

With the old master of the hall growing old and frail, and Dugu Chongxiao holding up the sky and the sea, a struggle for the highest power in the Star Hall was inevitable.

As the son-in-law of the Shen family, Lu Yuan naturally sided with the old master of the restaurant.

When Wu Jianming was ordered to kill him, he naturally thought of Dugu Chongxiao, but that was not the case.

Just as Wu Jianming said, it was an order from the guild hall.

In other words, it wasn't a factional dispute, but simply that the guild wanted Lu Yuan dead.

As for the reason, it's still that base, of course.

"A good move."

Only then did Lu Yuan truly understand the purpose of the guild sending Shen Fengxing to his base.

Not killing Shen Fengxing is like a fishbone stuck in my throat.

Killing Shen Fengxing would sow discord between him and the Shen family.

Besides these two points, there is actually another one: Shen Fengxing turned to Lu Yuan for help.

But in fact, the association had also thought of this.

It was later discovered that Shen Fengxing had indeed defected to Lu Yuan, but even so, resources, including military support, continued to be allocated to Shen Fengxing.

It seems incredibly foolish, but on the contrary, that's precisely where the guild's brilliance lies.

Now, as long as Lu Yuan is killed, the club can cooperate with Shen Fengxing from the inside and easily take over this base!

As for Shen Fengxing's loyalty to Lu Yuan, people are constantly changing.

While Lu Yuan was alive, Shen Fengxing chose to remain loyal to him. But if Lu Yuan died, what meaning would his loyalty hold? To maximize his own benefit and minimize his harm, cooperating with the guild would be the best option at that time.

"Yes, those people played a brilliant move. As for us, we're just pawns."

Wu Jianming smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.

Even with his current strength and status in the guild, he is still just a pawn.

After all, there's no need for so many players; even two on one side would be too many.

"Sometimes chess pieces will rebel."

Lu Yuan's face darkened, and although his voice was not loud, it was extremely resolute.

The guild's plan was indeed very good, but there was one condition: that he be killed!

If we can't take him down, everything will be in vain.

"One last question: Does Shen Fuyue know about my attempted murder?"

"Of course I don't know, you can rest assured about that."

Wu Jianming did not hesitate at all, and then smiled again.

"Think about it yourself, and you'll understand. How could they possibly tell the Grand Elder about this?"

"Indeed, but won't they anger Shen Fuyue because of this?"

"Of course the Grand Elder will be angry, but that's all he'll be. You should understand that."

"...That's right."

Lu Yuan frowned and couldn't help but sigh.

Shen Fuyue treated him well, even better than his own sons, at least treating him the same as his own sons.

But all of this is on the premise that Lu Yuan is alive and can be the husband of Shen Fuyue's daughter and the father of Shen Fuyue's grandson.

If Lu Yuan dies, nothing will matter.

Would you really send Shen Fuyue to turn against the guild for the sake of a dead man? That's something only a child would do.

Lu Yuan's death is already a major loss for Shen Fuyue. Going against the guild would only compound the damage and could put the Shen family in danger.

From a perspective of self-interest and for the sake of the bigger picture, Shen Fuyue had no choice but to give up on revenge, or at least to vent his anger. After all, he and Lu Yuan didn't have any real kinship, and if Lu Yuan was killed, he would only feel anger, not sadness.

At most, they could use Lu Yuan's death to try and win some support from the guild, such as the energy-absorbing mine, which the Shen family would still be operating.

People leave and things cool down; that's always been the way of the world.

"Understood, let's get started."

Having understood everything, there was no need for further words. With a soft shout, Lu Yuan drew his battle blade.

"Damn it, I really don't want to fight you."

Wu Jianming took a deep drag, finished the last bit of cigarette butt, spat it hard on the ground, and took out a battle axe.

The axe is large, but the handle is rather short. It feels a bit cramped if held with both hands, but it's too heavy if held with only one hand.

Wu Jianming gripped the giant axe in one hand, and without any fancy moves, charged straight at Lu Yuan, then cleaved down with the axe.