The dainty wontons rolled off the assassin's head. The scalding soup trickled down the black mask covering his head, burning the exposed skin red. There were even shrimps and seaweed in the soup... It actually smelled quite nice...
The assassin remained expressionless, feeling that his long - standing career had been challenged.
At the sight of the glinting sword in the assassin's hand, Su Qingwen finally realized that this masked man was an assassin sent to kill Hua Yueye!
If she were an ordinary girl, she would have cowered behind her man by now, shivering and looking pitiable, waiting for her man to show off his skills and rescue her to win her heart.
Hua Yueye was indeed gearing up for a face - to - face fight with the assassin. He had just placed his things on the ground when Su Qingwen heard a system prompt.
[System: Special plot character triggered. Special plot mission initiated. Please, host, challenge the assassin single - handedly and emerge victorious. Mission reward: A fragment of the main plot clue.]
"Not bad!" Su Qingwen immediately perked up. Sometimes, circumstances force one's hand, and money can make the world go round.
Her eyes lit up. She pulled back Hua Yueye, who was about to make a move, puffed out her chest, and imitated the voice of a chivalrous hero. "In broad daylight, under the clear sky, you dare to attempt an assassination. Today, I, Su Qingwen, shall uphold justice for the heavens!"
The assassin glanced at the pitch - black sky and then at the obviously helpless woman in front of him. The corner of his mouth twitched as he felt mocked.
Su Qingwen, who clearly picked up on this sense of mockery, was indignant.
She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her scrawny arms. She was determined to use her "quail egg" to deal a fatal blow to the "pebble" opposite.
Su Qingwen asked the system in her mind, "What's my chance of defeating this assassin single - handedly?"
The system immediately began its analysis.
[System: Analysis shows that the opponent is the number one killer of the Wulin Yexue organization, nicknamed 'Thousand - Gold Life'. His combat power is 98, and his agility is 95, with a 99.9% chance of victory. Su Qingwen: Unknown, without any martial arts expertise. Her combat power is 32, and her agility is 47, with a 0.01% chance of victory.]
"0.01% is practically zero... Damn it! Then why am I supposed to challenge the assassin alone? Isn't that just sending me to my death? Can I still back out now?" Su Qingwen had been full of confidence, thinking she had a cheat code. But upon hearing these numbers, she now stood there trembling with cold sweat, racking her brain for a perfect escape plan.
[System: Don't panic! There must be a way to clear this game. This assassin is like a mini - boss. If you can't even defeat this mini - boss, how can you expect to defeat the final big boss? That would be a pipe dream!] The system launched into its sales pitch.
"You make a good point, but I still can't beat him. I'm just a baby! A level 10 newbie, while this assassin is almost at the max level!" Su Qingwen gave up struggling.
[System: You can always ask the system for help at this time!]
"So, there is a cheat code after all?"
[System: You can have the cheat code, but it'll cost you.] The system showed its true colors as a greedy merchant.
"I've got no money, and I'm not giving my life. But I'm open to a little flirting, as long as it's with a handsome man." Su Qingwen, the stingy one, decided to go all out.
[System: You earned some points from the last achievement. You can exchange them for a time - limited combat power card!] The system coaxed her.
Su Qingwen frowned. "Do you mean you planned this all along?"
[System: Ahem, I do business with integrity. How could I have pre - arranged this?]
"Then hurry up and exchange it!"
Soon, the sound of coins dropping into a bag rang out.
The system exchanged a Diamond - Hard Body card from the store, with a time limit of 20 minutes.
Damn it! Such a short time. It must have been pre - arranged. Su Qingwen grumbled.
[System: Twenty minutes of diamond - hard body means you're as tough as brass. Think about it. In a fight between masters, one strike can be decisive. Twenty minutes is more than enough for you to kill him hundreds of times!] The system started to tout the product's features.
Su Qingwen immediately clicked to use the card. After it took effect, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and charged straight at the assassin. "Aaaaaaaah!"
The assassin saw this woman charging like a stupid bull and tried to flick her over with his finger.
But he didn't expect...
"Crunch!" The assassin's index finger bone snapped.
The assassin broke out in a cold sweat from the pain and almost cried out. Then, remembering his aloof image, he managed to hold it in. He was a professional assassin after all!
But this forehead... It was too hard!
Su Qingwen's eyes lit up. Seeing that she had indeed become a little powerhouse, she sneered and regarded the assassin in front of her like a chick.
The assassin's expression turned serious. He thought to himself, This person's moves are unpredictable. She seems stupid but actually hides deadly moves. Could she be a master playing the fool to catch her prey?
He took a step back and decided to have a real fight.
Like the wind, his moves came suddenly. He leaped into the air and kicked down. If this kick landed on a vital spot, Su Qingwen would either die or be seriously injured.
However, Su Qingwen simply crossed her arms like Ultraman.
The assassin sneered inwardly. He thought, Do you really think you can block it like this?
Actually, Su Qingwen just instinctively wanted to protect her pretty face. "I thought we had an agreement. Don't hit people in the face!"
The assassin sneered again and kicked down without mercy.
"Crunch!"... The familiar sound echoed.
The assassin lost his balance. Wait, his calf bone seemed to be broken... Had he really met his match this time?
The assassin immediately wanted to beg for mercy, thinking that according to the rules of the martial world, admitting defeat would suffice.
But Su Qingwen wasn't from the martial world. She peeked through her fingers and saw that the assassin seemed to be on the verge of collapse. So, she took the opportunity to punch and kick him wildly. Normally, these weak punches and kicks wouldn't even tickle.
But now, she had a buff!
The poor assassin was like a truck had run over him.
The assassin collapsed on the ground.
Hua Yueye went up to check and found that the assassin had multiple fractures all over his body. He looked at Su Qingwen in shock.
Feeling embarrassed about cheating, Su Qingwen didn't dare to meet his admiring gaze. She coughed and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a martial arts master before?"
"I've seen, but I've never seen someone as well - hidden as you." Because she had been so useless before...
"Have you met some expert recently? But that's not right. You've been in the palace all this time..." someone wondered.
Su Qingwen could only explain that it was taught by her bodyguard, since there was no one else around her who knew martial arts.
"What kind of person has such amazing skills? I must reward him handsomely."
Not long after, Song Yunqing received an imperial edict.
The edict promoted him to the commander of the imperial guards.
Song Yunqing stood there, holding the edict, utterly confused. He was just sitting in the palace when an official title dropped from the sky...