After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

The night was as dark as ink, spilling across the eaves and roof tiles of Lingzhou City. At this moment, all was quiet, and ordinary people had fallen into a deep sleep.

After parting ways at Zuixianlou, the group didn't think much of it, assuming it was just Duan Ming making a casual joke. After all, the other party hadn't done anything wrong. Yue Zijin secretly thought that the other party had just mentioned it casually.

Deep in the courtyard, around midnight, Yue Zi was fast asleep in bed when suddenly he heard the sound of the roof tiles trembling.

A very faint sound of wind breaking through the silence of the night.

"call out--"

Three short arrows, gleaming with a cold light, suddenly shot out from the shadows outside the window, heading straight for Pei Yunlian's bed in her bedroom!

Although Pei Yunlian was new to the martial arts world, her vigilance was already ingrained in her bones. Upon hearing the sound, she suddenly opened her eyes and rolled off the bed. In the instant, the short arrow "thud thud thud" stuck to the bed board, the arrow tail still buzzing and vibrating.

"There's an assassin!"

He grabbed the longsword from under his pillow, leaped to the window with a light touch of his toes, and flung open the window—in the darkness, several masked figures in black robes swept across the courtyard wall like ghosts, their curved blades reflecting the cold moonlight.

Almost simultaneously, noises also came from the next few rooms.

Tangxi's room was right next to Su Ning's. When she heard the noise, she pulled out the whip wrapped around her waist and pushed open the door. Just then, she saw two assassins sneaking towards Su Ning's door.

"You audacious thieves! Who sent you here?"

Tang Xi's eyebrows shot up, and her whip lashed out like a serpent, whistling through the air as it reached for the assassin's wrist. The two men, seeing this, hurriedly parried with their swords, the sound of metal clashing piercingly sharp.

Yue Zijin rushed out, his palm brimming with scorching internal energy, and began fighting with several black-clad assassins.

Turning to Pei Yunlian beside him, he called out, "You go protect Susu and Brother You first, I'll hold them off for a bit!"

Before the sounds of fighting had subsided, a sharp whistle suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard wall.

Wave after wave of assassins arrived, their movements as swift as ghosts, all rushing towards Tangxi.

Tangxi's whip was entangled in an assassin's curved blade, and her strength was firmly restrained, making it impossible for her to break free for a moment. In that instant, two assassins in black had bypassed her and rushed towards Su Ning's door.

Pei Yunlian's sword energy surged, killing the two black-clad assassins. However, there were too many people who came later, and they were well-trained, so he couldn't spare any time.

The door was forced open, and amidst the flying debris, Su Ning, who had just put on her veil, looked at the masked assassin with a slightly sharp gaze. She had seen those exposed eyes not long ago.

The assassin suddenly threw out a cloud of powder, but Su Ning had already used her wind manipulation ability to block it as soon as it came, and pretended to be knocked unconscious.

After succeeding, the assassin no longer cared about the others.

The remaining assassins were quickly dealt with by the group, but the leader, carrying the unconscious Su Ning, swiftly sped away, his toes barely touching the ground as he stepped over the green tiles of the courtyard wall.

It's obvious that this group of people is targeting Su Ning.

"You audacious little thief, let go of Su Su!"

Just as Tang Xi and Pei Yunlian were about to give chase, they were interrupted by a series of hidden weapons flying through the air. When they opened their eyes again, the person had already disappeared.

Although Tang Xi was anxious, she still turned around to check if the others were injured, until You Xunchun came out of the house with a pale face: "You guys go after them quickly, I'm fine. Those people's target is Su Ning, so they definitely won't take her life anytime soon."

Although Yue Zijin had suffered some external injuries, he was still worried about Su Ning, so he went to chase after her as well.

The fact that no one from the inn where they were staying came out after such a big incident can only mean that the innkeeper was with the group of thieves.

Unfortunately, the innkeeper, who was still there when I returned in the evening, had somehow packed his bags and run away, leaving only unsuspecting customers or waiters behind.

A cold wind whistled past Su Ning's ears, and soon she realized that she had been stuffed into a carriage.

Now that Su Ning has the ability to control the wind, she doesn't resist. Firstly, she doesn't want to expose herself in front of the main characters, and secondly, she wants to see what the person behind the scenes is really after all.

Thirdly, bad deeds should naturally be done quietly. Murder is something that only heaven, earth, you, and I know.

When the carriage stopped, Su Ning pretended to slowly wake up and coldly watched the person who lifted the curtain.

"Young Master Duan, what is the meaning of this?"

Su Ning's eyes were cold, and her veil had long been removed, revealing a face that was hard to find anywhere else in the world.

Duan Ming's figure was exposed in the moonlight, and Su Ning could clearly see the amazement and infatuation in his eyes.

"If she is truly a stunning beauty, then Xu Heyu, who is praised by everyone, is nothing more than a common woman in your eyes," Duan Ming murmured.

Who are you working for?

Seeing that although he was infatuated, he did not make any advances towards her, Su Ning knew that what happened that night could not have been planned by him alone.

"Miss Su is indeed exceptionally intelligent; only a beauty like you is worthy of my revealing my identity."

Duan Ming smiled and took out a string of bells from his sleeve.

"Are you from the Ten-Mile Hanging Bell?"

Su Ning wasn't surprised that he would reveal his identity. After all, to him, she was just a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken, and he was already confident of victory.

"Was your approach to Zijin premeditated?"

Unfortunately, Duan Ming did not reply, but only stated the purpose of his visit: "Miss Su, our sect leader is very interested in you. Rest assured, we will certainly not harm you."

"After all, who could bear to hurt a beauty like you?"

He looked at Su Ning, as if sighing, or perhaps murmuring.

After saying that, he opened the curtain, but unfortunately Su Ning would not obediently do as he wished.

Su Ning lifted the curtain, her eyelashes fluttering slightly. A sharp glint flashed in her clear, cold eyes. Her body moved without wind, her hair swaying gently, and the stagnant air around her seemed to be stirred by an invisible force.

"rise."

A very soft murmur.

In an instant, the scattered pebbles, accumulated dust, and even the drooping leaves on the ground all rose into the air.

These tiny objects seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, coalescing into an unstoppable current of air that shot towards the person with a whooshing sound.

Duan Ming's pupils contracted sharply, and before he could even utter a cry of alarm, he felt a chill between his brows—first, the inconspicuous leaf pierced his skin, and then, sand and candle shavings embedded themselves into his flesh like sharp blades.

He stood frozen in place, fine beads of blood seeping from his neck. When he collapsed to the ground, his eyes were still wide open, filled with disbelief and terror.

"Young Master Duan, I am not a fish to be slaughtered at your mercy."

Su Ning stared at the corpse before her, her words devoid of any emotion.