<h4>Chapter 1192: Chapter 1191: The n of the Smiling Hidden Knife</h4>


    From this strike, Su Yang already knew that the assassin’s strength indeed surpassed Lü Donglin’s.


    Lü Donglin was a bit stronger than Su Yang, but after Su Yang had killed the Terrestrial Immortal, the gap between them was notrge.


    However, the fact that Smiling Hidden Knife was able to send Su Yang retreating three steps with a single palm strike showed that his strength was considerably greater than Su Yang’s.


    Lü Donglin struggled to get up but ultimately didn’t have the strength to stand.


    He was already seriously wounded from his battle with Lü Wenbang and had then been ambushed by Smiling Hidden Knife, who stabbed him through the chest. Then, after exchanging a palm strike with Smiling Hidden Knife which caused him internal injuries, he had no strength left to heal himself and now most of his clothes were soaked with fresh blood—his condition was extremely critical.


    "Su Yang, you go first!" Lü Donglin said through gritted teeth. "You are no match for him."


    Su Yang looked at Lü Donglin and said crisply, "I won’t go!"


    "If you don’t go, both of us will die here!" Lü Donglin shouted. "Such a sacrifice isn’t worth it. Go back, get stronger, and you can avenge meter!"


    "I won’t avenge you!" Su Yang said coldly. "Either we both die here and let your uncle avenge us, or we both leave here alive, and nobody needs to seek revenge."


    "The young are truly loyal, huh!" Smiling Hidden Knifeughed. "Looks like you two really n to have the Beigong War God take revenge for you?"


    "Who will fall has yet to be determined. Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue with such grand words?" Su Yang said coldly.


    "At this point, it’s clear who the prey will be. What do I have to fear?" Smiling Hidden Knife said. "What, do you think you can turn the tables and kill me?"


    Su Yang: "It’s not entirely impossible!"


    "Ha ha ha...," Smiling Hidden Knifeughed heartily. "Su Yang, you really are quite arrogant. No wonder the person who hired me was willing to pay an extra thirty percent to have you killed too. With that attitude, you must have offended quite a few people, right?"


    "Who hired you?" Su Yang asked coldly.


    Smiling Hidden Knife: "Don’t you know the rules of the Assassin’s Circle? The employer’s information is not to be disclosed!"


    "Aren’t you confident you can kill us? Are you afraid of a dead man revealing secrets?" Su Yang retorted.


    "There are rules that cannot be broken!" Smiling Hidden Knife paused for a moment. "However, I can let you know who hired those two assassins!"


    "Doesn’t that break the rules?" Su Yang said deeply.


    "If the employer reveals his own identity, then it doesn’t break the rules!" Smiling Hidden Knife said with a chuckle.


    Su Yang and Lü Donglin’s expressions changed, and Lü Donglin asked gravely, "Were those two assassins hired by you?"


    "That’s right!" Smiling Hidden Knifeughed loudly. "How about that? Weren’t they useful? They directly misled both of you, making you lower your guard. Then I took you by surprise, leaving you unprepared. How’s the n?"


    Su Yang and Lü Donglin exchanged a nce, both smiling bitterly. Just a moment ago, they were mocking the assassin’s n; now they finally understood the assassin’s true scheme. They had both indeed fallen into the trap and been sessfully ambushed.


    Now, they truly dared not underestimate these powerful assassins anymore. The assassins’ methods and ns were truly unpredictable. Even Su Yang and Lü Donglin could not have imagined that an assassin would hire other assassins to set the stage. It was exceedingly difficult to guard against!


    "Killing is an art and a science," Smiling Hidden Knife said leisurely. "Especially for high-level assassins like us, the jobs we take are extremely difficult targets. They are either individuals with tremendous strength or with noble status. Either way, they are particrly hard to kill, so you have to make thorough preparations,e up with the best n, and aim to kill in one blow, without any mistakes. If you fail, you lose not just the job but potentially your life as an assassin."


    "That’s why every time I kill someone, I take a long time to design the n. Like this time killing you, I nned for a long time to make everything wless before starting. And as it turns out, my n was indeed very sessful. How about it, do you have more respect for us assassins now?"


    Amidst loudughter, pride that he could not hide resounded in his tone. This sessful n pleased him greatly.


    Considering the formidable strength of both Lü Donglin and Su Yang, he wouldn’t stand much chance fighting both of them together. But with this n, he had severely wounded Lü Donglin first and thus took the initiative; from there, the battle was without doubt.


    After this mission, his reputation would rise even further. After all, this task seemed almost impossible toplete before!


    "What does a wless n matter!" Su Yang suddenly said coldly. "Have you ever thought that you might still die here?"


    Smiling Hidden Knife nced at Su Yang and sneered, "Just you?"


    "Just me!" Su Yang nodded.


    "Ha ha ha..." Smiling Hidden Knifeughed, tilting his head back. "You understand the gap between you and me, don’t you? Or do you actually think you can ascend to Terrestrial Immortal and then kill me? Ah, that really is a method. Only, do you think you have the chance to ascend in front of me?"


    Ascending to Terrestrial Immortal takes some time. Su Yang didn’t know this before, so he didn’t stop Wan Tianxiang. Otherwise, he would have attacked Wan Tianxiang during the ascension, and that would have been the end of it.


    But Smiling Hidden Knife, with his richbat experience, would definitely not make such a mistake. It was simply impossible for Su Yang to ascend to Terrestrial Immortal in his presence!


    "There’s no need to ascend to Terrestrial Immortal to deal with you!" Su Yang said coldly.


    "You’re very confident!" Smiling Hidden Knifeughed again. "I know you wear a powerful treasure armor that can fend off attacks from Terrestrial Immortals. But can you withstand it once, twice, or even a hundred times?"


    "Enough talk!" Su Yang said coldly. "The oue will be clear after the fight!"


    "You’re right!" Smiling Hidden Knife nodded. "Since you’re so eager to die first, I’ll grant your wish."


    Before his voice faded, Smiling Hidden Knife disappeared on the spot and appeared in front of Su Yang in an instant, sending down another palm strike.


    Su Yang was already prepared and met Smiling Hidden Knife’s palm with his own. Just like before, Su Yang was forced back three steps, churning his internal energy even more violently.