And so, each of the three, with their own thoughts in mind, wandered through the bustling crowd.
Like three fish hidden in the undercurrent, they appear calm on the surface, but each has their own plans beneath.
Time slipped by unnoticed until night fell, like a giant black ribbon slowly enveloping the sky above Suzhou.
At this moment, Shen Shuchou finally stopped and stood in the direction of the suburbs.
The figure that had been quietly following behind him was like a hunter who had been waiting for a long time. Seizing the opportunity, it suddenly accelerated and, in a few flashes, stood firmly in front of Shen Shuchou.
Shen Shuchou looked up and found that the person standing in front of him was not the blonde woman, but a middle-aged man with a calm face.
Shen Shuchou stared silently at the man without saying a word, because he keenly sensed that another person had appeared behind him.
"Are you from the Xu family?"
Accompanied by a cold voice, the blonde woman slowly emerged from the darkness behind her.
Her gaze, like a sharp dagger, shot straight at the middle-aged man, and she asked coldly.
The middle-aged man, realizing his identity had been exposed, remained calm and composed, simply replying, "That's right, and who are you?"
"You don't need to know my identity. All you need to know is that you cannot touch him."
The blonde woman's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile, before she walked gracefully to Shen Shuchou's side.
"My master wants him dead, and you can't stop me."
The middle-aged man had no expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, your master of the house is Xu Xianwen, right?"
The blonde woman's smile faded, her expression turned serious, and she stared intently at the middle-aged man.
Upon hearing the name "Xu Xianwen," a glint flashed in Shen Shuchou's eyes.
He truly hadn't expected that Xu Xianwen would act so hastily and send people to deal with him so quickly.
The middle-aged man fell silent; this silence was undoubtedly a tacit agreement.
Immediately afterwards, he vanished from his spot like a black lightning bolt, rushing towards Shen Shuchou with lightning speed.
It moved so fast that it seemed to tear through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
Seeing this, the blonde woman parted her lips slightly and whispered urgently in Shen Shuchou's ear, "Go quickly."
Before she finished speaking, her figure shot towards the middle-aged man like a streak of light, resolutely standing in front of Shen Shuchou.
"boom!"
The moment the two made contact, a deafening roar suddenly erupted in the air, as if a heavy bomb had exploded right next to their ears.
The blonde woman's figure was like a cannonball that had been hit, instantly blasted away by the powerful impact.
Her slender arm, under the middle-aged man's immense strength, felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and she couldn't stop feeling numb; a piercing pain spread from her arm throughout her entire body.
At the same time, a trickle of bright red blood slowly oozed from the corner of her mouth, standing out starkly against her pale face.
"The Soul of Body Refinement"
The blonde woman stared intently at the middle-aged man with a solemn expression, speaking slowly and deliberately.
The instant the two attacked, Shen Shuchou's keen eyes discerned their cultivation levels.
The blonde woman was only at the peak of the Golden Core stage, while the middle-aged man opposite her was a powerful Nascent Soul stage expert.
The gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Golden Core Realm is like an insurmountable chasm, with a world of difference in strength.
After landing a successful blow, the middle-aged man didn't pause at all; he clenched his fist tightly.
With a heavy stomp of his foot, the ground instantly cracked like a spider web, and he once again covered several meters, charging wildly towards the blonde woman.
Wherever he went, the ground seemed unable to bear the weight and collapsed, leaving a deep footprint.
Faced with this fierce punch, the blonde woman, who had suffered a great loss, knew that confronting it head-on was not a wise move.
Her eyes narrowed, and a gleaming curved blade instantly appeared in her hand.
The golden bell on his wrist rang suddenly, and the curved blade sliced through the air, leaving behind three cold, crescent-shaped glints.
Suddenly, blue aura patterns appeared around the middle-aged man, and the black iron qi wrapped around his fist shattered the blade into dust.
Seeing how powerful the middle-aged man was, the blonde woman's face instantly turned ashen.
However, when her gaze unconsciously swept towards Shen Shuchou behind her, she gritted her teeth and unleashed her full power to its peak.
In an instant, countless sharp blade energies burst forth from the curved blade in her hand, sweeping out in all directions like a raging storm.
These sword energies crisscrossed, instantly transforming into a huge and dense net of swords, which swept towards the middle-aged man with overwhelming force.
Wherever the blade net passed, the air seemed to be cut by sharp blades, emitting a sharp "hissing" sound.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man suddenly curled his lips into a sinister smile, which looked particularly eerie and terrifying in the night.
Immediately afterwards, his bones burst forth with a series of crisp sounds like popping beans, and with these strange sounds, his body suddenly swelled to more than three feet in size.
At this moment, he resembled an ancient behemoth, exuding a chilling aura.
Suddenly, he opened his blood-red maw like a hungry beast and bit into the incoming, howling sword energy.
In an instant, the blade energy collided with his teeth, producing a piercing "crackling" sound, like solid ice being shattered.
The blade energy that splashed onto him was like a red-hot iron touching his skin, making a "sizzling" sound, accompanied by wisps of green smoke rising up.
Almost at the same instant he shattered the blade's energy, his enormous fist, imbued with immense force, slammed towards the blonde woman.
Wherever the fist struck, the air was compressed into a visible shockwave, whipping up the surrounding sand and dust.
Upon seeing this, the blonde woman inwardly cried out in alarm, but she showed no sign of backing down.
She bit her lower lip tightly, quickly grabbed the knife with both hands, and desperately tried to block the incoming fist.
"boom!"
The power of this punch was beyond imagination; the blonde woman's figure was as fragile as an ant in the face of this terrifying force.
In a mere instant, she was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, arcing through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Her body scraped violently against the ground, leaving a long trail of blood.
At that moment, it felt as if all the bones in her body had been shattered, her limbs were weak and powerless, and after struggling a few times, she could no longer stand up.
"Ants!"
The middle-aged man gave a disdainful sneer.
Immediately, he took a step forward, his movements seemingly slow, yet he arrived in front of Shen Shuchou in an instant.
He lowered his head slightly, looking down at Shen Shuchou. In his eyes, Shen Shuchou was nothing more than an insignificant being, not even as great as an ant.
He had hoped to see in Shen Shuchou's eyes the fear and despair that most people feel when facing death.
But what met his eyes was a pair of eyes as calm as a deep pool, without the slightest ripple.
Aren't you afraid?
Seeing the prey so close, the middle-aged man didn't rush to make a move, but instead teased the man with a playful tone.
Before Shen Shuchou could speak, the blonde woman on the other side anxiously said, "You...you can't kill him, he's a member of the Shen family."
At this moment, the blonde woman didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to reveal Shen Shuchou's identity as soon as possible, hoping to save his life.
Upon hearing the blonde woman's words, the middle-aged man's bloodthirsty gaze paused slightly.
Immediately, he began to scrutinize Shen Shuchou from head to toe, his mind filled with suspicion.
He never expected that this person, whose cultivation level he couldn't detect at all, would be connected to the Shen family.
"If you kill him, the Shen family will not let your Xu family off the hook."
Upon seeing this, the blonde woman issued a further warning, attempting to intimidate the middle-aged man.
"Hehe, I've met all the direct descendants of the Shen family, but I've never heard of this kid. Even if he really is a member of the Shen family, he's just an insignificant bastard."
The middle-aged man sneered repeatedly, his words filled with doubt about Shen Shuchou's identity.
Upon hearing this, the blonde woman fell silent, because what the middle-aged man said was indeed true.
Shen Shuchou's position in the Shen family was indeed insignificant; one could even say he was merely a sacrifice for the Shen family.
At least 90% of the current Shen family members are unaware of his existence.
Seeing the blonde woman remain silent, the middle-aged man became even more certain of his judgment.
But then the blonde woman continued, "But he does indeed have the blood of the Shen family flowing through his veins. If you kill him, the Shen family might not take any drastic action because of the Xu family's power, but you will definitely have to pay with your life."
Unfortunately, her words did not have any deterrent effect on the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man continued to sneer, his tone laced with cruelty: "It's simple, I'll kill you too, and then all the trouble will be over."
Upon hearing this, the blonde woman felt a chill instantly spread from the soles of her feet throughout her entire body.
Just as the middle-aged man, his face contorted with rage, was about to make his move, a sharp "whoosh" sound suddenly pierced the air from the distant sky.
The middle-aged man suddenly felt uneasy, and a strong sense of crisis welled up in his heart.
He quickly looked up and saw a dazzling silver light shining under the pitch-black night sky.
Moreover, the silver light was hurtling towards him with lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, the silver light appeared before his eyes, and the middle-aged man finally saw what it was.
It turned out to be a silver spear, its blade gleaming with a cold light, like a shooting star piercing the night, carrying a terrifying killing intent capable of destroying the world, descending straight down.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man didn't have time to think. He instantly stretched out a hand and grabbed the silver spear, attempting to stop it with his own strength.
However, the moment his hand touched the silver spear, he heard a "sizzling" sound, and a powerful force surged through the spear.
Unlike the sword energy that had just been ineffective against him, the aura emanating from this silver spear instantly began to refine his proud body.
The middle-aged man felt a surge of intense heat coursing through his body, and he was forced backward by the immense force of the silver spear.
He left two deep marks on the ground with his feet, and retreated hundreds of meters before regaining his balance.
"Shut up! The Xu family dares to cause trouble on my turf? Are you tired of living?"
At the same time, a majestic and domineering voice descended with the howling wind.
Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared before Shen Shuchou like a ghost, languid yet elegant.
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