Liang Shuguang looked down at the blood sword protruding from his chest, his face filled with shock.
His fingers twitched, as if he wanted to raise his hand to touch the tip of the blade piercing through his chest, but in the end, they only drooped limply.
Just a moment ago, when no one was paying attention, blood had condensed behind him into a blood sword.
The blood sword had impaled Liang Shuguang from behind, its tip piercing through his chest, a purple aura swirling around its crimson blade!
The purple aura condensed and coalesced, forming a figure that appeared beside him. It was Wan Qianhong.
However, she was now completely encased in purple armor, her entire body exuding a heart-palpitating aura—the state of Unceasing Purple.
Meanwhile, a purple current was drifting from "Bai Feifei's" virtual Heart of the World. As soon as it appeared, it vanished into thin air, flowing to some unknown destination.
In the entire square, the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people froze instantly.
Those who had still been hesitating whether to charge and attack "Bai Feifei" were now completely rooted to the spot.
No one could have imagined that while "Bai Feifei" drew everyone's attention, the one who actually delivered the fatal blow would be someone else.
“Have you ever heard of the saying: ‘The wolf in front feigns sleep, only to lure the enemy’?” Xu Mo stood a dozen meters away, pointing at Liang Shuguang as he laughed out loud.
“How about that?”
This was, of course, a strategy Xu Mo had planned long ago.
He would use his own influence to draw the attention of the entire city, making everyone believe it was a head-on assault, while allowing Wan Qianhong, hidden in the shadows, to carry out the actual assassination.
Liang Shuguang lowered his head to look at the blood sword in his chest. Blood welled from the corner of his mouth as he gave "Bai Feifei" a faint smile.
Then, his head slumped, and he stopped moving entirely.
Xu Mo raised an eyebrow in surprise. Under the sensing of his Heart of the World Medal, this man's life force had truly vanished.
He was dead just like that?
That seemed highly unlikely...
Xu Mo couldn't help but scratch his head. After staring at the corpse for a few seconds, he shrugged and smiled.
“It looks like you failed my test. What a shame. I guess the show you prepared won't be happening after all.”
Having said that, he raised his head and pointed at Wan Qianhong, who stood behind Liang Shuguang.
“You did an excellent job!”
“He failed the test, but you passed. Congratulations, apprentice!”
Wan Qianhong stood there, completely enveloped in her purple armor, naturally showing no expression.
Xu Mo knew that Wan Qianhong actually had to reveal her true strength and couldn't fake being unpredictable like he did. Therefore, he proactively spoke up to let everyone know she was just a newcomer.
Only after he finished his eccentric remarks did everyone present finally react in shock to what had unfolded before their eyes.
She... actually succeeded in the decapitation?!
Just like that?
Standing below the platform, Qiu Jing's wrinkled face showed pure astonishment for the first time.
The other high-ranking officials from different cities who had been invited were also completely dumbfounded.
When they received the invitation, Liang Shuguang had claimed he had a major discovery to announce, something related to the power of the Evil Gods of the Old Days!
How did you just drop dead like this?!
Huh?
What on earth is wrong with Dawn City's internal affairs right now?!
This farce began and ended so abruptly, like a movie, leaving everyone with a lingering sense of unreality.
In the crowd, Scorpio Kong Man's eyes lit up.
Her gaze drifted back and forth between "Bai Feifei" and Wan Qianhong, her peach blossom eyes shimmering with a strange brilliance, the curve of her lips impossible to suppress.
This must be the Masked Hermit Society, right?
Truly brilliant. To think today's storyline would actually open with the assassination of a City Lord! It made her look forward to what would happen next.
As for Liang Shuguang, whom she had previously found quite interesting, he was now completely and ruthlessly ignored.
Irrelevant.
At the very front of the stands, several figures had their eyes instantly flash with red light after accepting the reality of the City Lord's death.
An elder of the Xu family turned pale, while several elders of the Huang family had flickering gazes. There were also several others who had previously been only Rank 5 Scavengers but had somehow become Edgerunners.
Amidst their shock and disbelief, they exchanged knowing looks.
The City Lord is dead?!
In that case... does that mean no one can control them anymore?
The invisible leash tied around their necks, known to no one else, had snapped in such a bizarre fashion.
This man... was finally dead!
At the same time, a figure appeared beside Liang Shuguang without warning.
Liu Yun, who had not appeared at all during this grand ceremony, arrived instantly.
She stood beside Liang Shuguang's wheelchair, her hand trembling slightly as she placed it on his carotid artery.
As she did so, Liu Yun raised her head and looked at Wan Qianhong in utter disbelief.
Almost instantly, she recognized that the person before her was Wan Qianhong!
Although it was her first time seeing Wan Qianhong in this form, and although she had never known that Wan Qianhong had joined the Masked Hermit Society... how could she fail to recognize the disciple she regarded as her spiritual anchor?
For a moment, shock, grief, and incomprehension intertwined, leaving her speechless.
Wan Qianhong did not dare to look into her mentor's eyes and deliberately turned her head away.
In truth, Wan Qianhong herself had not expected this assassination to go so smoothly.
Looking at the man whose head had slumped before her, her mind went completely blank.
When "Bai Feifei" was planning this earlier, he had told her that the City Lord could not be that simple. The assassination was merely a way to say hello, and if it failed, she should immediately flee and observe their movements.
But who could have imagined... he really was that simple!
Dazed, she stood somewhat at a loss. Facing her mentor and the scene before her, she seemed completely unsure of what to do.
Just then, she suddenly recalled a passage "Bai Feifei" had spoken to her earlier:
“In the off chance that you actually succeed in the assassination, it most likely means... the show has already begun!”
“When that time comes, don't worry about anything else. Just go and do what you believe is the right thing to do.”
“Remember, absolutely do not care about the consequences, do not consider right or wrong, and do not weigh gains or losses. Just follow your first instinct and do what you think you should do most.”
"Bai Feifei" had told her too many things at the time, and she hadn't had the chance to think deeply about this passage. But now, the reality of the choice lay right before her.
The thing she should do most...
Wan Qianhong averted her gaze, taking in the expressions of the countless citizens of Dawn City below.
She could sense their blood, so she naturally understood their emotions as well.
At this moment, Wan Qianhong took a deep breath. Without looking at her mentor again, she transformed into a beam of blood-red light and soared into the sky!
Standing high above the city, directly over the heads of all the citizens and under the watch of countless gazes, her cry rang out from beneath the purple armor:
“People of Dawn City.”
“Today is not a celebration, but a sham!”
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