In a tavern not far away, on the second floor, Jiang Yun and Jiang Yuan sit by the window.
From this position, they can see exactly where Lu Ye and Jiang Qingge are located.
Jiang Yuan, with a worried expression, whispered, "Brother Yun, isn't what we're doing here too risky?"
"If anyone finds out that you and I dared to make a move against Jiang Qingge... we would absolutely have no place to be buried."
Jiang Yun snorted coldly, his voice sinister, "With me here, what are you afraid of? She finally came out alone tonight without any guards, just brought along that useless Condensing Origin Third Layer pretend husband."
"With such advantageous timing and conditions, if we miss this chance, we'll surely regret it in the future!"
"Moreover, I hired an assassin from the Yellow Springs Pavilion, the most renowned assassin organization in Xuanzhou; as long as you pay enough, there's no task they can't complete."
"Look, they've made their move!" At this moment, a malicious grin appeared on Jiang Yun's face.
Jiang Qingge's ethereal beauty had made many side branch younger members of the Jiang Family secretly infatuated with her.
But that day, for the sake of the outsider Lu Ye, she had struck Jiang Yun, fully triggering Jiang Yun's twisted mentality.
A glint of regret flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes, but there was more of a hint of madness.
Jiang Yuan kept his head down, not daring to look at this scene.
Jiang Qingge tonight... will surely die.
The moment he learned that Jiang Qingge had left the mansion with Lu Ye, Jiang Yun immediately contacted the Cloud Leaf City branch of the Yellow Springs Pavilion.
Considering Lu Ye's Condensing Origin Third Layer strength, to be safe, they dispatched a Condensing Origin Fifth Layer Iron Medal Assassin.
In such a sudden attack, Jiang Yuan couldn't fathom how these two could possibly escape.
On the street.
With a focused gaze, Lu Ye stared at the vendor who suddenly drew a dagger and stabbed viciously, his inner strength surging as he pointed the Mountain Splitting Finger!
Swoosh!
A blood hole pierced directly through the wrist of the vendor-assassin, causing his dagger to fall.
The assassin's eyes were fierce, not expecting the opponent to be so tough!
The intelligence was completely wrong.
But adhering to basic assassin professionalism, he pulled out a box of poisoned silver needles and quickly pressed launch!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
In an instant, several silver needles shot straight towards Lu Ye.
Lu Ye's expression didn't change in the slightest.
After stepping into the Postnatal Realm, the control over one's inner strength was beyond what the Condensing Origin Realm could imagine.
Moreover, the greatest difference compared to the initial blood and Qi training in the Condensing Origin Realm is that in the Postnatal Realm, one can condense Qi into Gang!
However, an assassination of this level didn't require him to reveal his true capability of condensing Qi into Gang just yet.
With a wave of his hand, Lu Ye suddenly formed a slightly weaker inner Qi barrier.
In the blink of an eye, all the silver needles that shot violently were intercepted and instantly reflected.
"Inner Qi barrier... you are at Condensing Origin late-stage?!"
The assassin stared wide-eyed in fear, cursing the task provider's ancestors back eighteen generations.
This was nowhere near a Condensing Origin Third Layer?!
The Seventh to Ninth Layer of Condensing Origin is considered late-stage, already having a preliminary grasp of the inner Qi barrier!
After reaching the Postnatal Realm, it transforms into the more profound process of condensing Qi into Gang.
Plop, plop!
All the poisoned silver needles were caught by the assassin's flesh without missing a single one.
At this moment, a sense of regret inexplicably arose in the assassin's heart...
"Had I known this... I wouldn't have used such potent poison."
The thought flashed through the assassin's mind, and he instantly fell dead.
Without a sound, Lu Ye calmly dragged the vendor-assassin's money pouch before displaying a cool demeanor.
"There's danger outside; I'll take you back first."
Jiang Qingge was completely stunned at this moment.
Seeing the assassin suddenly pull out a dagger, her face pale, she had intended to step in front of the man, if only to buy him a little time.
Anyway, living didn't seem meaningful.
But everything that followed happened in a flash.
The assassin who came to kill them was poisoned by his poisonous silver needles, his life force snapped.
Hearing Lu Ye's words, Jiang Qingge carefully checked him, seeing he wasn't injured, she quickly nodded, "Alright, let's go back."
Upstairs in the tavern.
Jiang Yun was dumbfounded, his malicious expression hadn't even faded away.
The inner Qi shield that Lu Ye summoned in an instant made Jiang Yun's pupils contract sharply.
"Inner Qi Protection... he's at Condensing Origin Seventh Layer?!"
This person was sent by the Red Cloud Sect as a fake marriage partner, supposedly a Servant Disciple... actually hiding this deeply!
This level of strength clearly meets the standard of a true Inner Sect Disciple.
They've all been deceived!
"This time, consider yourselves lucky, but with your true cards revealed, next time you won't be as fortunate." Jiang Yun's voice, filled with resentment, echoed in his heart.
...
On the other side.
The two encountered no further crises until they reached the gate of the Jiang Mansion.
After escorting Jiang Qingge to the entrance of the inner courtyard, Lu Ye directly turned towards his own small courtyard.
Jiang Qingge bit her red lip slightly, speaking softly, "Are you... at Condensing Origin Seventh Layer?"
Though she couldn't cultivate, Jiang Qingge had often heard of the strength of the late phase of the Condensing Origin Realm.
Thick inner Qi protection, ordinary blades and swords would likely fail!
Hearing the assassin shout out Lu Ye's strength, Jiang Qingge's shock was like hearing that night... he was a Servant.
Wasn't it said that Servant Disciples have extremely poor talent?
To achieve Condensing Origin Seventh Layer at this age clearly had nothing to do with poor talent.
Hearing this, Lu Ye turned his head and looked at Jiang Qingge with no expression, not speaking, and walked directly towards the small courtyard in Zone C.
This completely indifferent gaze, as if looking at a stranger, suddenly made the complicated emotions in Jiang Qingge burst into anger.
What does he mean by this?
I actively inquired, yet he doesn't even want to say a word?
"What do you mean by this?" Jiang Qingge bit her red lips slightly and said, "After all... I am your newly wedded bride of the three kneelings, and you don't even want to say a single word to me."
"I heard that you talk quite a lot when you're with my younger sister."
Many people wanted to have a couple of words with her, Jiang Qingge, but she always gave them no attention.
Now... she was being treated like this by someone; it was simply against the Heavenly principles.
Moreover, why can one laugh heartily with the younger sister, yet display no emotion to Jiang Qingge?
Pausing his steps, Lu Ye faintly shook his head.
"Miss Qingge, the path is your own choice; you and I now are just taking what we need, playing a part in this charade."
Looking at Lu Ye with that expressionless, stranger-like look, Jiang Qingge's feelings were complex.
Indeed, she didn't hold a candle to the younger sister in his heart.
He wouldn't even spend a few coins on her for a string of candied hawthorn.
Yet... She, Jiang Qingge, was the righteously married wife with three kneelings as the matchmaker!
Gazing at the youth wrapped in a mysterious veil of mystery, Jiang Qingge ground her teeth.
Taking a gentle breath, Jiang Qingge suddenly smiled, breathtakingly.
"Perhaps I've wronged before, Lu Ye, if... I could give you a chance?"
A chance?
Give him a chance?
After hearing this, Lu Ye almost laughed.
What was delayed had already been too late.
She really thought she could do whatever she wanted just because she was beautiful and had the title of the first Fairy of Cloud Leaf City?
"If you haven't taken your medicine, go back and take it; I'm exhausted, so I'll go back and rest."
With a cold glance at Jiang Qingge, whose smile froze on her face, Lu Ye left without a trace of hesitation.