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Chapter 4 - Falling Cliffs
Looking at the fine iron eagle plume arrow on the ground, Li Mu's pupils shrank. He realized that there were two big words carved on the arrow — Shadow Killer.
”Friends of the Shadow Door, please show yourself. I, Li Mu, have never offended you, why would you want to assassinate me?”
Li Mu's eyes were like lightning, staring straight at the forest in the distance as he shouted loudly.
The Shadow Door was a huge assassination organization and its power was located in the surrounding cities of the Sunset Cloud City. It was rumored that there were Innate realm experts overseeing the operation.
Shadow Door usually took on assassinations missions, regardless of status or family, as long as they could afford it, there were no people they couldn't kill.
Although Li Mu had never gone far, he had heard of some of the powers within Muyun City. Thus, when he saw the carved arrow, he immediately knew the identity of the person who had come.
”Hahaha, as expected of a genius from the Li Family. He's so young, yet he knows of the existence of my Shadow Door!”
In the face of Li Mu's shouts, five figures walked out from the forest in the distance. All five of them were dressed in black, with their faces covered with cloth, and held swords and bows in their hands.
”Everyone, how have I offended you all?” Although he was unable to use his elemental energy, the unique sensing ability of the Pre-Sky Realm did not affect him in the slightest. Among the five opponents, three of them were solid, three of them were at the early Houtian realm, and one at the middle Houtian realm.
”Our Shadow Door has always been accepting money to help others get rid of their affliction. Kid, you have not offended our Shadow Door, but you offended our employer. Someone spent fifty thousand silver to take your life, you cannot blame us!”
Five disciples of the Shadow Door surrounded Li Mu, and one of them, the one who was obviously the leader, laughed coldly, the person with the highest cultivation, who was at least a mid stage precelestial.
”Fifty thousand taels of silver is such a huge sum of money. A cripple like me who doesn't have much time left is actually worth that much money. My five friends, seeing that I am about to die, can you make me understand who is trying to take my life time and time again?”
”Brat, don't even think about prying into my words. Among all the rules of my Shadow Door, revealing the information of your employer is the biggest taboo. In any case, it's death so you should go and rest in peace! ”Before I die, I can tell you, my code name is Shadow 49.”
The leader of the Shadow Door waved her hand, and all the people of Shadow Door shot their bows and arrows at Li Mu.
Li Mu subconsciously retreated, but at this moment, he was at the peak of Setting Sun Summit. Not far away from him was a towering cliff, and he had nowhere to retreat to.
I'll accept it in your hands today, but I'm very curious. Although many people know that I am poisoned and am unable to use my Essence, but for me to leave the Li Family, other than the limited number of people in the Li Family, it's impossible for anyone else to know about it.
”You're a dying man anyways, so I'll reveal something to you. You guessed right, the mastermind was indeed related to your Li family, but as for who, you should ask Hades!”
As Ying 49 finished speaking, the broadknife in his hand lit up with a yellow light, it was one of the symbols of the sword that had been infused with vitality. The broadknife flashed with yellow light, transforming into a blade image that slashed towards Li Mu.
”Clang!” With a crisp sound, Li Mu gathered all of the strength in his body and waved his sword to meet it. However, as a person who was unable to use his vitality, how could he, who was only relying on brute force, be a match for his opponent? Under his opponent's blade, he was forced to take a few steps back.
”Can't you let me go? In the future, when I return to the Li Clan, I will definitely repay the Li Clan's kindness! ” Looking at the hundred and fifty meter tall cliff behind him, and then looking at the five people from Shadow Door, Li Mu clenched his fists tightly, feeling a little unresigned.
”If we let you go back, will we still be able to live?” Give me your life! ” After saying that, Ying Forty-nine took out the longbow on his back. He drew an arrow from the bow, and at the same time, a stream of Essence Qi poured into the refined iron eagle plume arrow in his hand.
Along with Ying forty-nine streams of Yuan Qi pouring into the arrow, the arrow began glowing with a faint yellow light, and a destructive power started spreading out from the arrow.
Sensing the terror of the arrows, Li Mu looked hatefully at the five people in front of him. Without waiting for them to attack, he decisively turned around and jumped off the thirty thousand meter tall cliff.
This was the first time Li Mu felt that he was floating in the air, even though the death knell was ringing, he still felt that it was very strange.
In the end, Li Mu felt that he was too tired, he was too tired from living. Even if he had many regrets, such as the news about his own mother, the Li Clan's people who tried to poison him, the peak of their martial arts that he had yearned for in his time, all of these would eventually disappear with the passing of today.
The sound of the wind beside his ears was still hurried, but just as Li Mu was about to die, an invisible force suddenly surged forth from one side, it seemed to be a berserk Qi flow, under its effect, Li Mu felt the sky spinning and the earth spinning, as though it had struck something.
Li Mu felt dizzy and his head hurt. He did not have the time to open his eyes to size up before he fainted.
On Setting Sun Summit, the forty-five man team members looked at each other in dismay. Li Mu jumping off the cliff was somewhat out of their expectations.
”Chief, that kid jumped down just like that. I'm afraid his employer won't be able to explain when we get back!”
A Shadow Door disciple said towards Shadow Forty-nine with some misgivings.