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Chapter 8 Are you hiding something from your aunt?

It took Chu Yuqin a long time to finally come to her senses.

A murderous glint flashed in her eyes. The ninth-rank martial artist who assassinated Lu Chen was dead, so this ninth-rank martial artist in front of her could not be let go.

Although it's unknown what Lu Chen's possession is, it's something that could give an ordinary person the ability to kill a ninth-rank martial artist.

This proves that the thing is extremely powerful. If this gets out, it will definitely cause a global upheaval.

Bai Hong was still shocked by Liu Tong's sudden fall to the ground. He had just come to his senses and wanted to escape from the place.

However, in the instant Bai Hong was lost in thought, it seemed as if rain was falling from the sky, with raindrops and the illusory shadows of petals slowly descending.

The next moment, several beams of white light appeared around Bai Hong's body. Only then did Bai Hong realize what was happening, and his expression changed drastically. "Not good!"

Just then, Chu Yuqin spoke softly.

"Nine Swords Fall Like a Rain of Flowers!"

The next moment, the phantoms of raindrops and petals became incredibly frenzied, attacking Bai Hong's body relentlessly.

In battles between ninth-rank martial artists, victory or defeat often hinges on a single moment.

When a martial artist loses focus, it is easy for their opponent to seize the opportunity.

Chu Yuqin seized the opportunity when Bai Hong was distracted and directly unleashed her most powerful sword technique.

Seeing Bai Hong slowly fall to the ground in front of Chu Yuqin, Lu Chen was stunned. Chu Yuqin's sword strike was too fast, and he hadn't seen it clearly at all.

By the time he realized what was happening, he only saw several white sword lights flash past the ninth-rank martial artist's body before he collapsed to the ground.

Is this the strength of a ninth-rank martial artist?

That's really impressive!

Although Lu Chen had just dealt with a ninth-rank martial artist, he had used firearms, and he still longed to improve his martial arts skills as soon as possible.

Firearms are ultimately external possessions.

If it were a situation like the one just now, where someone used a firearm when no one was paying attention, killing a ninth-rank martial artist would be no different from killing a chicken.

However, if the other party is on guard, killing a ninth-rank martial artist might not be so easy.

Especially after seeing the speed at which Chu Yuqin drew her sword, Lu Chen's smug satisfaction at killing a ninth-rank martial artist vanished instantly.

When the Blood Moon Tower members saw that their two elders had fallen to the ground, they knew that the mission had failed, so they all fled.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

The eighth-rank martial artist who was fighting Li Feng saw that both ninth-rank martial artists were dead. He knew that if this continued, he might also die here. So he turned around and fled into the woods without hesitation.

Seeing that the Blood Moon Tower members were about to escape, Chu Yuqin coldly said to the guards and the royal guards, "Kill them all! Don't let a single one escape!"

The situation then changed instantly. Li Feng, along with his soldiers and the royal guards, surrounded and wiped out the remaining Blood Moon Tower assassins.

Although these assassins were of the third or fourth rank in strength, they were just there to make up the numbers. Their main task was to hold off the guards and the royal guards until Lu Chen was assassinated by their elders.

Now that their mission has failed, their only option is to run away.

At the same time, Lu Chen saw that the eighth-rank martial artist from Blood Moon Tower was about to escape, so he stepped out of the carriage and took out his Barrett rifle.

He had never used this gun before and wanted to try it out.

Chu Yuqin originally intended to chase after that eighth-rank martial artist, but when she saw the black stick-like thing in Lu Chen's hand, she was stunned.

Lu Chen quickly lay down on the ground and aimed the black stick at the fleeing eighth-rank martial artist from Blood Moon Tower.

Gang...

With a dull and loud thud, the head of the fleeing eighth-rank martial artist instantly exploded.

Chu Yuqin stood frozen in place once again.

At such a distance, an eighth-rank martial artist was gone in an instant.

She watched Lu Chen grow up, but she never knew that Lu Chen had such a powerful weapon.

What are eighth-rank and ninth-rank officials? They're nothing to Lu Chen.

Upon seeing that black metal rod, even Chu Yuqin, a ninth-rank martial artist, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Eighth and ninth-rank martial artists are capable of fighting against grandmasters, and some powerful ninth-rank martial artists can even fight to a draw with grandmasters.

However, the eighth and ninth ranks, which were once coveted by various forces, were killed by Lu Chen, an ordinary person, like chickens.

Chu Yuqin knew very well that Lu Chen had never practiced martial arts. Lu Chen had grown up under her protection, and she did not want Lu Chen to suffer the pain of practicing martial arts.

What does it mean that an ordinary person, wielding an unknown weapon, can instantly kill eighth and ninth-rank martial artists?

This means that once Lu Chen's weapon is widely adopted, the entire martial arts world will be overthrown, and from now on, the status of martial artists will plummet.

After a long while, Chu Yuqin finally recovered.

Now is not the time to think about these things; taking care of the Blood Moon Tower assassins is the top priority.

Immediately, Chu Yuqin pushed off with her toes and rushed towards the assassins of the Blood Moon Tower.

Without the ninth-rank martial artist restraining Chu Yuqin, the third-rank martial artists in Blood Moon Tower were no more than ants in front of her.

Wherever Chu Yuqin passed, there were only the corpses of Blood Moon Tower assassins.

Soon, all the assassins of Blood Moon Tower were surrounded and wiped out.

Of course, Lu Chen and his group also paid a heavy price. Li Feng's guard team was reduced to only about a hundred people, and only fifty or sixty of the royal guards survived.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Lu Chen felt no emotion whatsoever.

Lu Chen knew very well that the path to becoming an emperor was inevitably paved with blood.

Today's battle is just the beginning.

Just as Lu Chen was staring at the corpse, a graceful figure appeared behind him.

"Chen'er, tell me the truth, are you hiding something from your aunt?"

Chu Yuqin's tone carried a hint of resentment. As Lu Chen's aunt, she had watched him grow up and even arranged all the work in the Prince's Mansion. Yet, she had no idea when Lu Chen had acquired such a terrifying weapon.

That weapon definitely doesn't belong to Lu Chen; there's no need to even think about it.

All she wanted to know was who had provided Lu Chen with such a terrifying weapon, and what their purpose was.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. The other party must have some conditions for providing Lu Chen with such a powerful weapon. Chu Yuqin was very afraid that Lu Chen would fall into an even bigger conspiracy.

Chu Yuqin now only wants Lu Chen to live a peaceful and stable life after he goes to Beijun.

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment after hearing Chu Yuqin's voice.

He only wanted to test the power of the gun and didn't think about how to explain it afterward.

Those were eighth and ninth-rank martial artists, and they vanished in an instant before him. If word got out...

At this moment, Lu Chen turned to look at Chu Yuqin, and replied with an innocent and bright smile, "Aunt Chu, what could I possibly be hiding from you?"

Seeing Lu Chen trying to bluff and cover it up, Chu Yuqin sighed and continued, "Tell me, who gave you those two weapons you were holding just now?"

Lu Chen feigned ignorance and said, "Weapons? What weapons?"

Chu Yuqin rolled her eyes at Lu Chen. "Do you think your aunt is blind?"

Lu Chen then took out a black Desert Eagle from his pocket, removed the magazine, and asked, "Is this what you mean?"

(End of this chapter)