After ten o'clock at night, a strong wind suddenly blew through South Port, carrying moisture in the air, signaling that a storm was imminent.
Under the cover of night, Taishan, clad in a black stealth suit and wearing a black mask, moved with lightning speed towards the affluent district of Repulse Bay.
As Niesen had predicted, under Zheng Tianyuan's gradual persuasion and after much deliberation, Taishan had decided to assassinate Jiang Wuming that very night!
Of course, Taishan risked severe punishment from the Martial Department by attempting to assassinate Jiang Wuming for reasons beyond what Niesen had mentioned – avenging Tiger and eliminating a future threat to the Tai family. There was one more crucial reason.
The Dark Web had placed a bounty on Jiang Wuming – assassins from all over the world would try their best to eliminate him!
This way, as long as he left no trace during the assassination of Jiang Wuming, it would be difficult for the Martial Department to trace it back to him, and they would likely suspect foreign assassins.
Despite Taishan believing the assassination plan was feasible, as he prepared to execute it, a sense of unease suddenly washed over him.
On one hand, he was a banner of South Port's martial arts community, deeply immersed in the Way of Martial Arts, and always conscious of his status. It was for this very reason that the Tai family had no achievements in the commercial sector.
Such experiences and habits made him inwardly resistant to assassination, and coupled with his lack of experience, he was essentially fumbling in the dark.
On the other hand, he knew that the leader of the Battle Dragon Hall had once infiltrated Japan alone for Jiang Wuming, bloodied the headquarters of the Sanhe Association belonging to the Sato family, and killed a master from the Sato family.
He knew that the ranking of that Sato family master on the global two-star War God list far surpassed his own.
There was also a rumor circulating that the leader of the Battle Dragon Hall was suspected of owing Jiang Zhan a favor and was secretly protecting Jiang Wuming!
Due to this lingering unease, after infiltrating the affluent district of Repulse Bay, Taishan dared not proceed directly to the villa where Jiang Wuming was staying with Zhao Shanhe. Instead, he hid in the distant woods, observing from afar.
He wanted to ascertain if anyone was secretly protecting Jiang Wuming, and then wait until later in the night to make his move!
Meanwhile.
A thousand meters away from Zhao Shanhe's villa, on a hilltop, Ye Feng, dressed in a black combat suit and holding a military telescope, was observing the villa.
He had infiltrated South Port covertly under orders from his superiors to investigate the matter of foreign operatives entering South Port.
Before arriving in South Port, he suspected that foreign operatives might be connected to Jiang Wuming – specifically sent to Dragon Country to assassinate Jiang Wuming!
The facts had proven his judgment correct!
This afternoon, Wang Liang personally apprehended two foreign assassins and informed Ye Feng that there were no more hidden foreign operatives in South Port.
On the surface, Ye Feng praised Wang Liang's capabilities, but he secretly harbored doubts.
Killers had already infiltrated before Jiang Wuming arrived in South Port, which defied logic – how would the assassins know Jiang Wuming would be coming to South Port?
If this was a meticulously planned trap set by assassins for Jiang Wuming, it would never be exposed so easily!
Because of this lingering doubt, Ye Feng came here secretly, without informing Wang Liang, intending to verify his judgment.
At the same time, he was also ensuring the completion of his mission – if there were indeed other foreign operatives lurking in South Port, and they assassinated Jiang Wuming while he remained unaware, then his mission would be a failure.
This was something he absolutely could not allow!
Since joining the Battle Dragon Special Forces, he had never once failed a mission!
"Jiang Wuming, it's your immense fortune to have me secretly protect you!"
Seeing Jiang Wuming sitting cross-legged on a stone table in the villa's courtyard, seemingly cultivating, Ye Feng couldn't help but murmur to himself through the military telescope.
As the words fell, he decided that if no foreign operatives appeared by tomorrow morning, he would go find Jiang Wuming to complete the task assigned by Ye Zheng – to gauge Jiang Wuming's true capabilities!
However—
Ye Feng never dreamed that while he was observing Jiang Wuming, Jiang Wuming had already discovered his presence.
After Jiang Wuming left the Central Tower, he had predicted that assassins would attempt to assassinate him that night.
Having made this prediction, Jiang Wuming did not take Dongfang Xiaoyao to leave South Port overnight, nor did he even let Dongfang Xiaoyao leave alone. Instead, he chose to wait in the villa.
This was because, in his opinion, Dongfang Xiaoyao leaving alone posed a risk.
As for Dongfang Xiaoyao staying by his side, unless an assassin at the three-star War God realm appeared, he would kill any who came!
Upon returning to the villa, Jiang Wuming first sent the driver away, then instructed Dongfang Xiaoyao to stay in the villa. He himself sat cross-legged in the courtyard, circulating his spiritual power to its limit, sensing everything around him.
With his powerful spiritual energy, Jiang Wuming not only detected that he was being monitored by Ye Feng but also keenly sensed four other presences.
One two-star War God, and three one-star War Gods, all concealed in the darkness.
Among them was Taishan, hidden in the woods!
However, despite sensing all of this, Jiang Wuming did not deliberately cast his gaze towards anyone. He simply sat cross-legged in the villa, patiently waiting for his enemies to walk into his trap.
In the room on the second floor of the villa, Dongfang Xiaoyao stood by the window, gazing at Jiang Wuming's back, her eyes filled with excitement.
Ever since she had come to Dragon Country, she hadn't had the chance to follow Jiang Wuming, nor had she had the opportunity to witness his art of killing.
Tonight, she would get her wish!
...
At midnight, the three assassins, possessing the strength of one-star War Gods, moved almost simultaneously.
They swept towards the villa at high speed from three different directions.
Jiang Wuming sensed this immediately and deduced from it that these three assassins had colluded beforehand to attack together!
Just as Jiang Wuming had predicted, although these three assassins hailed from different assassin organizations, they had jointly accepted the mission to assassinate Jiang Wuming, aiming to complete it together and then split the reward!
Approximately ten seconds later, the three assassins arrived at the villa almost simultaneously, leaping over the wall with great coordination and entering the villa's courtyard. Their gazes, sharp as knives, swept towards Jiang Wuming, who was sitting cross-legged at the stone table.
Under the night sky, Jiang Wuming seemed oblivious to the assassins' arrival, still sitting at the stone table with his eyes closed, motionless.
"Heh… the intelligence indicated this guy was arrogant and conceited, and it was right – he knew we were here, yet he didn't even spare us a glance!"
Seeing this, the female assassin among the three let out a cold laugh.
"I love crushing arrogant martial arts prodigies the most!"
"Enough with the talk, kill him as quickly as possible, and then let's leave!"
The other two assassins spoke in turn, their gazes on Jiang Wuming as if he were a fish on a chopping block, free for them to slaughter.
Swish!
Just then, Jiang Wuming suddenly opened his eyes, his expression calm as he looked at the three assassins and uttered astonishing words: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, do you believe me?"
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Startled by Jiang Wuming's words, the faces of the three assassins instantly changed. They all looked at Jiang Wuming with expressions of suspicion.
Believe.
Inside the villa.
The girl told herself.
In the courtyard.
The young man stood up.
The hunt had begun!
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