"Who!" another masked man's face changed drastically, and he quickly drew the short knife at his waist.
With a crisp "ding," the spear accurately deflected the short knife and then pierced the masked man's neck, killing him!
"Brother Chu, is that you?" Zhou Hao turned to look at the dilapidated temple, but only saw a headless corpse.
"Little Hao, run!" At this moment, Chu Chen's voice came.
"Brother Chu, is that you?" Zhou Hao quickly asked.
"Escape quickly! I'll hold them off!" Chu Chen roared, his figure turning into an afterimage, appearing before Chu Chen in the blink of an eye.
"Kill!" Chu Chen roared, clenching his fists and unleashing a fierce boxing style, each move imbued with immense power, capable of shattering giant rocks with a single punch.
The three black-clothed men were caught off guard, struck in the chest repeatedly, spitting blood and falling to the ground.
"Who exactly are you people?" Chu Chen glared at the three black-clothed masked men.
"We are acting on the orders of the County Princess, specifically sent to take your head," the leading black-clothed man said indifferently.
"County Princess? What does she want?" Hearing this, Chu Chen's brows furrowed, a hint of confusion appearing in the depths of his eyes.
"Kill him!" the black-clothed man grunted, and the three black-clothed men pounced forward, their swords and sabers flashing with cold light.
"It's not that easy to kill me!" Chu Chen's gaze was icy.
Three muffled impacts sounded, and the three black-clothed men were instantly sent flying backward, crashing to the ground, spitting blood, and losing their combat ability.
Chu Chen retracted his fists, his cold gaze sweeping around, and said coldly, "I'll spare your lives for now.
If I find out you are people of the Nanyang County King, you will be executed without mercy!"
With that, Chu Chen left the dilapidated temple. He didn't know why the Nanyang County King wanted to assassinate him, but he had to leave here quickly.
"This guy is more powerful than I imagined," the Nanyang County King watched this scene from afar with a grim expression.
"Your Highness, shall we pursue?" the black-clothed masked man asked respectfully.
The Nanyang County King waved his hand and said with a chilling tone, "No need. He's already seriously injured and won't be able to run far."
The black-clothed masked man nodded, then led the remaining two black-clothed men back to Nanyang City.
At night, Chu Chen lay alone in bed, the scene of his recent fight with the Chu family guards replaying in his mind.
Those people's martial arts were extremely high, some even superior to his, which made Chu Chen very puzzled.
"The Chu family, what kind of existence is it?" Chu Chen was filled with doubt.
At the same time, in the Nanyang County King's mansion.
"Father, that brat Chu Chen is already poisoned and probably won't last long," Zhao Yunxiao said triumphantly.
"Haha..." The Nanyang County King laughed heartily, appearing extremely excited. "I knew he would fall for the trap.
Fortunately, we set up a net for him early on. This time, we can finally kill him."
"Father, this brat is cunning and tricky. I'm worried he won't die so easily," Zhao Yunxiao said.
"Don't worry. The scout I placed beside him told me that the brat is weak and limp all over and can't hold on much longer.
We just need to wait patiently, and he will surely die in the mass grave!" The Nanyang County King said confidently, as if he already saw Chu Chen being beaten to death.
"That's great!" Zhao Yunxiao jumped up excitedly. He had wanted to kill Chu Chen for a long time, and now Chu Chen was finally going to die.
"Report! Your Highness, that brat from the Chu family has escaped!" a soldier ran in to report, his face pale and full of panic.
"What! Escaped?" The Nanyang County King was furious and sent the soldier flying with a slap.
Zhao Yunxiao was also startled, his face showing a solemn expression. Chu Chen had actually escaped from the encirclement of three masked assassins!
"You scoundrels! You're useless!" The Nanyang County King was enraged and roared at the soldier, "Search for him! You must find him!"
"Yes!" The soldier, clutching his swollen cheek, withdrew from the room.
"Father, that Chu Chen is a congenital realm expert after all. It's not that simple to kill him," Zhao Yunxiao advised.
The Nanyang County King was silent for a moment, then said, "Yunxiao, immediately send people to the imperial palace and inform the royal family.
Let them help us deal with the Chu family. After success, I promise to help you take over the Chu family's assets."
"Yes!" Zhao Yunxiao cupped his fists and accepted the order, then hurried away.
The Nanyang County King narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Hmph, a mere Chu family, it's as easy as pie for me to destroy it!"
In the Chu family's back mountain, in the dark forest, two black-clothed masked men hid in the dense jungle, exuding a dangerous aura.
Suddenly, the black-clothed man on the left's eyes snapped open, his pupils turning yellow, emitting a faint golden glow.
"There's movement!" the black-clothed masked man on the right said vigilantly.
The black-clothed masked man on the left stood up and said in a low voice, "Let's follow and see. That kid named Chu was poisoned by us.
He definitely won't live long. Let's kill him now while we can."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two masked men silently crept forward, arriving beside Chu Chen and preparing to act.
"Bang bang!" At this critical moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out, and two bullets instantly pierced the chests of the two black-clothed masked men.
"Ah!" A shrill scream erupted from the mouths of the two black-clothed masked men.
Chu Chen slowly stood up, his face icy, and said coldly, "To think that the dignified Chu family guards would be willing to be someone else's dog, how truly despicable and shameless!"
"Why aren't you poisoned?" The black-clothed masked man stared at Chu Chen with wide eyes.
They had clearly given Chu Chen a potent poison and had also drugged his tea. There was absolutely no way it wouldn't work.
"Heh heh, I didn't want to kill you, but since you are stubborn and refuse to repent, then I can only send you to your demise," Chu Chen sneered.
The two black-clothed masked men exchanged glances, then gritted their teeth and fought to the death, charging at Chu Chen.
"Swish!" Chu Chen shifted his steps lightly, evading the attacks of the two daggers, then struck out like lightning, grabbing the necks of the two black-clothed masked men and easily twisting their necks.
After taking the antidote pill, the two black-clothed masked men quickly woke up, sitting in place with dazed expressions.
"Who sent you to kill me?" Chu Chen asked directly.
"The County King, it was the County King!" the two black-clothed masked men said in unison.
"Nanyang County King?" Chu Chen's brows furrowed. He had never heard of a Nanyang County King.
"The County King wants my life, so he sent people to impersonate me at the restaurant, deliberately lure me there, then ambush assassins to assassinate me, and finally frame the Chu family."
Chu Chen analyzed, inwardly cursing, "This old fox actually wants to frame the Chu family, how insidious and cunning."
"The County King is truly ruthless and decisive! Not only does he want to get rid of me, but he also wants to use this opportunity to eliminate the Chu family!"