Assassins never cared for any sort of rule or law. So long as they could kill their target, they could do anything. As someone who had undergone much tempering, Xiang Shaoyun had his guard up at all times. However, this particular assassin had noiselessly mounted a sneak attack during a chaotic situation, and was almost impossible to guard against.

Fortunately, the chaos also somehow worked in Xiang Shaoyun's favor. One of the women in the crowd suddenly pounced on Xiang Shaoyun in order to get a spot for herself. She started rubbing her curvy body against him, hoping that she could seduce him by doing that. Her actions caused Xiang Shaoyun to lose his footing and move to the side, something the assassin had not...