Duan Gujin had already detected the oddness in the hands of the female assassin using his Divine Sense Inspection. What he had to do was to either decisively shoot the female assassin dead or to capture her alive.

But no matter which scenario, the time he had to contemplate was hurried.

His mind stirred, and he quickly threw two Flying Knives with his right hand, which shot toward the ropes that bound the female assassin.

The female assassin couldn't see through Duan Gujin's action; she just felt that Duan Gujin was very likely aiming to sever the ropes indeed.

Since the other party only wanted to shoot the ropes, she dared not make any other movements, lest the other party suddenly threw a Flying Knife at her.

Hearing the urgent whooshing of the Flying Knives by her ear, the female assassin knew that Duan Gujin's throwing was very skillful and precise.

If he saw through her and decided to shoot her with his Flying Knife, she would really be in danger.

She had meticulously set up this death trap, and she didn't want her efforts to be wasted in vain.

As an assassin, she knew that as long as her identity had not been exposed, she still had many opportunities to assassinate Duan Gujin.

Once her identity was revealed, she would be in trouble.

Therefore, she maintained a calm demeanor in the face of Duan Gujin's successive Flying Knives.

She was very clear in her heart that if Duan Gujin realized she was a female assassin, she might be shot into a hornet's nest the next moment.

Seeing that the female assassin didn't make any moves, Duan Gujin felt relieved, knowing he had successfully bluffed the female assassin.

When his body was less than two meters away from the female assassin, his hands, which seemed to be reaching out to rescue her, suddenly changed moves.

His hands transformed into palms, and he swiftly struck, aiming only at the female assassin's body.

The female assassin sensed danger when she saw Duan Gujin's movements and felt that the situation was unfavorable.

However, just when she was about to fight back, three continuous strong forces struck towards her chest, sealing her acupoints.

She knew something was bad, her complexion drastically changed, and her body tried to dodge to the side, avoiding Duan Gujin's attack.

But it was already too late.

Immediately after, Duan Gujin struck the female assassin's body with more than a dozen streams of dark force in rapid succession, sealing all her acupoints and rendering her unable to move.

Feeling that the other party was indeed sealed, Duan Gujin took a deep breath of relief.

He stepped forward, and took away the Hidden Weapons from the female assassin's hands.

Seeing her Hidden Weapons taken away by the other party, the female assassin suddenly understood and turned ashen-faced.

Only now did she realize that the other party had already seen through her identity from before.

Recalling how the other party had attacked the ropes that were binding her, she realized that had been Duan Gujin's Eye-blocking Technique, aimed to confuse her.

It was precisely because Duan Gujin had thrown several Flying Knives at the ropes binding her body that she was deceived, failing to prepare her defense in advance, and then, she was successfully ambushed by Duan Gujin.

Everything before was a strategy to lead her into the trap step by step, and ultimately, she was ensnared.

Thinking of this, the female assassin even harbored thoughts of death.

She had originally thought that she was undiscovered and could launch a surprise attack, but she didn't expect that she would be captured alive by the other party.

To be captured alive, the consequences—she didn't even need to think with her toes to know how terrifying they were.

Duan Gujin quickly rushed forward, forcing the female assassin to swallow a Divinity Transformation Pill.

After a while, the female assassin's eyes became hazy, her pupils dilated, and her gaze was lifeless.

Duan Gujin took out a Soul Transformation Seal from his storage ring and then began to control the bewildered female assassin.

A while later, the female assassin revealed everything she knew.

"Who ordered you to come here and assassinate me?"

"I was invited here to set up a trap to kill someone named Duan Gujin. I'm just following orders to kill; I don't know who offered a high price to have you killed!"

The female assassin answered.

Duan Gujin knew that the woman was not lying at this time. Assassin organizations have a very strict set of rules.

Normally, in assassin organizations, there are specific people responsible for taking orders.

Once the person taking the orders deems the task doable, it would be assigned to the assassins below, and those assassins wouldn't know more specific details, nor would they be able to know who is offering the high price.

"Then do you have a way to stop those assassins outside from continuing to rush up here?"

Duan Gujin's mind was spinning rapidly as he asked.

"I have a way. I can send out a signal to tell them that I have already succeeded! Once they see my signal, they will retreat immediately."

"Good, please send out the signal flare immediately and have those assassins retreat!"

Duan Gujin had already taken control of the female assassin, directing her to send out the signal flare.

The female assassin's eyes had already become hazy at this point, losing control over her body; she could only act according to Duan Gujin's orders.

Although the female assassin's cultivation reached the Ninth Layer of Martial Sect, her Spiritual Power was not strong, and she was quickly controlled by Duan Gujin using the Divinity Transformation Pill and the Soul Transformation Seal.

A loud bang resonated, followed by a brilliant light streaking across the night sky, emitting dazzling brightness that illuminated the night.

The fifty-plus assassins following closely behind Duan Gujin saw the signal flare and knew that their assassination mission had succeeded.

Since the mission was successful, there was no need for them to stay in the territory of the Blood Killing Sect any longer. They did not wish to be caught by the disciples of the Blood Killing Sect and then be identified as assassins.

That was not the outcome they wanted to see.

Those fifty-plus assassins immediately turned and fled, quickly disappearing without a trace.

Seeing that the fifty-plus assassins had departed, Duan Gujin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately, he thought of Yan Chunxue.

"Where is she? Where is she?"

Duan Gujin immediately asked.

"She's being held in an inn in a small town below!"

The female assassin replied.

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered as he asked, "Then have you set any traps there?"

"No, we were planning to ambush you here. We have the advantage in numbers, and I personally took the lead. I believed we would succeed! So, we didn't set any traps there."

"Oh, then take me to find Yan Chunxue."

"Alright!"

With the guidance of the female assassin, Duan Gujin soon located Yan Chunxue.

After ascertaining that there were no ambushes nearby and verifying that the person locked in the room was indeed Yan Chunxue, Duan Gujin made his move and rescued Yan Chunxue.

When he brought Yan Chunxue back to the Blood Killing Sect, he suddenly thought of a question.

"There's no doubt that this operation was planned by Gu Tianzhen, but what I can't understand is, since the person who previously threw a Flying Knife at my door was a high-level expert of the Martial Emperor Realm, why has that Emperor Wu expert not appeared until now?"

Duan Gujin had previously inquired with the female assassin and found out that among those assassins, she was the strongest, and the person who shot the Flying Knife toward Duan Gujin's door was not one of the assassins from the assassin organization.

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered with hesitation; the current situation seemed as if he had successfully resolved the situation with Yan Chunxue and knew that the assassins must have been hired by Gu Tianzhen, but his heart was filled with mounting suspicion.

The most baffling mystery was why the expert of the Martial Emperor Realm had not made a move until now.

This operation by the assassin organization seemed flawless; however, Duan Gujin always felt an unusual sense in his heart.

But for the moment, he could not articulate why he had that unusual feeling.

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