"So, what are your plans next?" Yang Feilong looked at Luo Feixue and asked.
"I don't know either," Luo Feixue shook her head. "Let's just evade the Yellow Springs Sect's pursuit first!"
"The Yellow Springs Sect is so powerful, can you really evade them?" Yang Feilong said worriedly.
Although the full details of the Yellow Springs Sect were unclear, based on Luo Feixue's words, its foundation was deep. Yang Feilong, even if he wanted to protect Luo Feixue, would be unable to do so. He was simply too weak to oppose the Yellow Springs Sect.
"The Yellow Springs Sect's strength is not weaker than top ancient martial arts families like the Yang family," Luo Feixue said after a moment's thought. "Perhaps, I can't evade them!"
Yang Feilong fell silent upon hearing this. "If I had known, I wouldn't have prepared the antidote for you."
"Detoxification was my own choice, it has nothing to do with you," Luo Feixue said softly, gazing at the night sky outside the window. "I'm just tired of a life where I have no control over myself. Moreover, this evasion has its drawbacks, but also its benefits."
"What do you mean by that?" Yang Feilong asked.
"The drawback is naturally that the next pursuers will be stronger assassins. The benefit is that for a while, the Yellow Springs Sect probably won't pursue me again. Firstly, it will take some time to confirm the deaths of those people. Before they are completely sure of their demise, they won't bother me again," Luo Feixue chuckled lightly.
"This is no way to live," Yang Feilong shook his head. "Is there any way to make the Yellow Springs Sect stop hunting you?"
"Yes," Luo Feixue said with a smile.
"Yes? What way?" Yang Feilong's eyes lit up.
"If I die, they naturally won't pursue me anymore!" Luo Feixue said with a laugh.
Yang Feilong: "..."
You might as well have not said anything.
"The Yellow Springs Sect hunts its traitors to the bitter end. Even Seven-Star Bronze-Rank assassins were dispatched before. The next ones will likely be no less than Seven-Star Bronze-Rank assassins," Luo Feixue said.
"Seven-Star Bronze-Rank assassins?" Yang Feilong was curious.
"The Yellow Springs Sect is a highly disciplined organization, with a Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master. It's rumored that the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master are the only two Ten-Star assassins!" Luo Feixue, having betrayed the Yellow Springs Sect, no longer had to abide by its rules. "Below the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master are several Protectors, said to be Nine-Star assassins, whose strength is comparable to the ninth level of ancient martial arts, the Venerable Martial Realm. Then there are the Elders, who are all Eight-Star assassins!"
"Nine-Star assassins are comparable to the ninth level of Venerable Martial Realm. Then the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master must have reached a level beyond the Venerable Martial Realm?" Yang Feilong's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had considerable knowledge and knew that the ninth level of Venerable Martial Realm was not the end of ancient martial arts. There were higher realms above it. Cultivators at that level were the founders of sects. Top ancient martial arts families like the Yang and Xiao families didn't have experts at that level!
Before, he had only thought the Yellow Springs Sect was a force comparable to families like the Yang and Xiao families. Now, it seemed the Yellow Springs Sect was much stronger than these top ancient martial arts families!
"I don't know. Perhaps they have, perhaps they haven't. Before, I was only a Six-Star assassin!" Luo Feixue shook her head.
"Alright!" Yang Feilong nodded, gaining a clearer understanding of the Yellow Springs Sect's power.
This force was strong, very strong. Perhaps only some hidden ancient martial arts families could match it.
Yes, Yang Feilong knew that some top ancient martial arts families were not the most powerful. Some hidden ancient martial arts families, with inheritances spanning countless years, might be no weaker than the Yellow Springs Sect, but these families rarely emerged into the world.
Next, Luo Feixue elaborated on what she knew.
Through Luo Feixue's description, Yang Feilong learned about the Yellow Springs Sect's structure.
The Yellow Springs Sect assessed its assassins and had a detailed classification for its disciples, from one star to ten stars.
Each star rank was divided into Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Ace assassins based on comprehensive performance evaluations.
"Where are you going?" Luo Feixue asked.
"Kyoto Dragon City," Yang Feilong said. "Do you have a destination?"
"You're going to the capital? I happen to have something to do there," Luo Feixue said after thinking for a moment. "Then let's go together!"
"What a coincidence?" Yang Feilong smiled. Although he was curious about what a killer like Luo Feixue was going to do in the capital, he didn't ask.
They chatted all the way. Towards the latter half of the night, the car entered the capital.
"Stop ahead!" Luo Feixue said.
"Should we exchange contact information?" Yang Feilong asked as he stopped the car.
"No need," Luo Feixue shook her head. "Leaving you my contact information would harm you."
Yang Feilong opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by Luo Feixue. "You have a family. Even if you're not afraid, I can't guarantee they won't take their anger out on those around you. However, I owe you a life today, and I will remember it."
"If I need to find you, how can I?" Yang Feilong asked after a moment of silence.
"That's true," Luo Feixue said after thinking. "It's just that all my current contact methods are unusable. I'll give you my new contact details once I get them."
"Alright! Be careful. Try to avoid conflict as much as possible. Although the Yellow Springs Sect is powerful, your hidden abilities are astonishing. If you hide yourself deliberately, I believe it won't be easy for the Yellow Springs Sect to find you!"
"I will. Goodbye!"
The car door moved, and the next moment, Luo Feixue's figure vanished from her spot.
Yang Feilong stopped by the roadside for a moment, but didn't linger. He then continued on his way.
Yang Feilong felt great pity for this woman. She was beautiful and powerful, yet she had no control over her own life. Previously, she was threatened by the Yellow Springs Sect and forced to carry out assassination missions, completely against her will. Now that she was free, she faced the pursuit of a behemoth like the Yellow Springs Sect.
Yang Feilong wanted to help her, but he was powerless because his strength was insufficient.
Before, Yang Feilong thought his strength was enough. But after hearing Luo Feixue's words, he understood that his strength was far from adequate.
Li Xiya wanted to kill her detestable father and free her mother from suffering, but he couldn't do it himself.
He wanted to rescue Luo Feixue, but he was no match for the Yellow Springs Sect!
Li Xiya's father was merely an eighth-tier esper, and he couldn't deal with him. The Yellow Springs Sect had two Ten-Star assassins, and their lowest combat power was the Venerable Martial Realm, possibly even exceeding the ninth level of ancient martial arts. What could he possibly do?
"There's still not enough time!" Yang Feilong sighed.
His cultivation progressed rapidly, but as his strength grew, the effect of dual cultivation diminished. Only dual cultivation with Li Xiya yielded significant results. With other women, the initial effect was good, but at other times, the effect was negligible, not much better than normal cultivation.
The main reason was the vast difference in strength, which greatly helped the other party but provided little benefit to himself.