Chapter 564 Assassination

In the hotel, Ji Xun received a message from the communicator and said to Chu Jiu and Nan Jing: "Leni and the others have arrived."

"Yeah."

Chu Jiu opened his eyes from meditation, nodded and prepared to get up.

Nan Jing also put away the angel.

It was drizzling outside the window, and the air was filled with the rusty smell of a mining city.

Ji Xun glanced at the mist outside the window, and then looked at Chu Jiu who was about to go out, and said: "Your brother will definitely take action this time. I guess there will be some unexpected means. Be careful."

Chu Jiu said as usual: "Yeah. We have to face it after all."

After a pause, she added: "If he really wants to take action against me, then the 'throne competition ceremony' will officially begin. This is a good thing for me."

"Yeah."

Ji Xun listened with a playful light in his eyes.

The Orlan Royal Court is the descendant of the old ministers who came to the East Wilderness from the Talen Dynasty. This is what must be won over to ascend the throne.

But in the final analysis, although Chujiu is the only legitimate heir to the throne according to Augustus's ancestral precepts, Arthur is still the actual king of the Oran court.

The struggle for the throne is an internal matter of Augustus, and court infighting is not uncommon in history.

Most of Oran's old ministers are still loyal to the king sitting on the throne.

Moreover, Arthur now controls the entire East Wilderness, and his royal power fate is much stronger than Chujiu.

This unequal royal power luck is also the most important shackle that has not improved much in Chujiu's fate.

But if the other party really sends someone to assassinate, it means that they recognize the qualifications of Chujiu's royal power competitor.

This is actually a good thing.

Chujiu needs a legitimate reason to ascend the throne.

So she must face it.

Ji Xun and the other two did not expect to encounter danger this time, and they were prepared.

They were also very curious about what King Arthur could do.

After changing into a black waterproof cloak, the three walked out of the hotel.

The rail trains in the city had stopped running, so Ji Xun and the other two walked towards the agreed location.

Probably because of the rain, the visibility on the foggy streets was low, and there were few pedestrians.

Even the beggars huddled under the eaves in the corners of the alleys. Occasionally, in the darkness, a pair of prying eyes could be seen staring at the three cloaked people walking in the rain.

Visibility in the rain and fog was low, and the street lights in the fog were like scattered yellow halos.

Water drops fell on the cloaks, dripping and making a clear sound, and no other sounds could be heard in the whole block.

Chujiu walked expressionlessly, and Nan Jing followed silently.

Ji Xun occasionally glanced at the rain and fog around him, and a thoughtful look occasionally appeared in his black eyes.

There were only a few masters in the Oran Royal Court who could really threaten the three of them.

If they really came, it would still make people look forward to it.

Of course, there must be some unexpected means.

The boots stepped into the puddle, and the dirty water splashed and stained the upper of the shoe.

As he walked, for some reason, Ji Xun found that he had goose bumps inexplicably, and the blood in his body was faintly excited.

This rain and fog made him feel the sense of crisis that he had not felt for a long time.

The corners of his mouth raised an arc, and he murmured in his heart: "Has it been targeted?"

After practicing the secret method of "My Heart is the Universe", the ability to perceive crisis has been raised to a level far beyond the rank.

Perhaps the existence hidden in the rain and fog did not know that he had been discovered.

Chujiu and Nanjing beside him saw the look Ji Xun cast, and realized something, but the three of them tacitly did not speak, and just continued walking.

Not long after, the three of them came to a dilapidated building in the north city. This was the mining union of the former Lige City, one of the iconic buildings in the city.

Now it is abandoned.

This place is too remote from the main street to beg for food, and next door is the ore station, which is very noisy at night, and even beggars are unwilling to live here.

Pushing open the dilapidated door, the inside is already full of cobwebs.

There are long chairs inside, which is spacious enough.

Ji Xun and the other two did not care that the environment was a bit bad. They found a chair in the front row, dusted it off, and sat down to wait for people.

Reni has been in exile for many years and has an instinctive alertness to crises.

Of course, he guessed that the Orlan Royal Court exiled the people of the Herlandes family this time, and there must be other purposes.

Most likely it was for His Majesty Chujiu.

But after communication, the two sides decided to meet up, and Reni could only bring everyone here.

Not long after, thousands of people from the train station arrived at the gate of the dilapidated mining union.

Most of the people in the Herlandes family did not know the purpose of their trip.

I have heard of Rig City.

Exile, maybe to be a slave miner, it's not strange.

Everyone was ready to die of old age in the mine.

Elsa, the clan leader, did not come. After all, someone was needed to take the blame for the failure of the previous mission in Innocence City, and the royal court also needed some hostages.

And as one of the four knights, the top combat power of "Forbidden Spell Master" Qiao Lin could not be released to help the enemy.

In addition to a few clan elders, the highest-ranking person in this exile team was Rick.

As a genius descendant of the Herlanders family and the hope for the future of the family, everyone regarded him as the backbone.

Lake looked at the abandoned old building in front of him and sensed that someone was waiting inside.

He glanced at Reni again, and without thinking much, he led the tribesmen in.

Not only because this old man was a person his grandmother had entrusted to him to be absolutely trustworthy, but also because he always felt that he had an inexplicable connection with this old man.

Reni looked around with a vigilant look, trying to find some hidden dangers.

But when he thought of Ji Xun's strength, he laughed at himself again.

Then he walked up.

More than a thousand forbidden spell masters with their families entered the hall and saw Ji Xun and the other two at a glance.

Chujiu and Nanjing did not cover their faces this time, and their beautiful faces also surprised everyone.

In fact, Reke had already recognized them. These were the three people he had seen outside the suburbs of Wuzui City last time.

But he didn't expect that their identities would be so special.

Before everyone could wonder about the identities of the three, Reni stepped forward and knighted, saying, "Your Majesty."

Then he turned to look at Nan Jing, "Your Highness the Priest."

Chujiu nodded to Reni, and the Holy Grail of Kingship swirling around her revealed her identity.

The people of the Herlandes family were not familiar with Chujiu, the illegitimate daughter of the previous king, but most of them knew Nan Jing.

After all, she was the only descendant of the High Priest.

As for the "Bai Family" of the newly appointed High Priest, no one in the King's Four Knights recognized it.

After hearing Reni's address, everyone understood that they were in front of a member of the Augustus royal family and the true High Priest of this generation.

Chujiu's identity could be discussed separately, but the South Priest was beyond doubt.

Several elders who knew Nan Jing saluted: "Meet the Nan priest."

"Yes."

Nan Jing nodded and introduced: "This is His Majesty Chujiu. The daughter of the previous king, she has merged the [Diamond Q-White Queen] mark, and the legitimate heir to the Augustus royal family."

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As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Some of the more than a thousand people were the backbones who had gone to the Innocence City before. In fact, they had already guessed some of the hidden secrets, probably another battle for the throne.

As a family of four knights, they knew very well that only the heir to the throne recognized by the Nan family high priest was the legitimate king.

But there have been many battles for the throne in Oran's history of more than 2,000 years, and the people of the Herlandes family are not surprised.

Usually, for these ministers, it is best not to choose a side in this kind of court infighting.

Just be loyal to the one on the throne.

But now the situation is different.

The tyranny of King Arthur of Oran has chilled the hearts of the people of the Herlandes family. Their family has been loyal to the royal family for generations, paying too much blood and life. Unexpectedly, the whole family was exiled.

Those who can come here are all "sinners", and they are more or less unwilling in their hearts.

Originally, they thought they would be exiled prisoners for life, but now, there is another choice at the crossroads of fate.

And it seems that this is a more correct choice than before.

The empty union hall fell into silence for a while.

Everyone looked at each other, and their eyes looked at the young man Rick in the crowd.

Seeing the eyes of the tribe members fall on him, Rick suddenly understood the deep meaning of the words his grandmother said before leaving.

This is the moment to decide the fate of the family.

He will choose the future path for the Herlanders family.

Rick instantly felt an extremely heavy pressure on his shoulders, and there was a bit of depth between his brows that did not belong to a teenager.

He glanced at Reni from the corner of his eye, and already knew the purpose of the old man bringing him here.

But he also deeply understood that this decision was difficult.

If they are not careful, they will lead their people to an irreversible situation.

Rick was unable to make a decision for a while, but suddenly he saw Ji Xun beside Chujiu, with a slightly different expression.

He originally thought that this was the enemy who caused his family to suffer, but after going back and thinking carefully, he realized that this person actually saved him and the entire family.

Regardless of whether the mission failed or not, their Four Knights family now has no place to stand in the royal court controlled by the Silver Moon Sect.

Being exiled may be the best way.

Besides, the [Thunder Scepter of Zeus] in his sleeve was given by this person.

When Rick thought of this, he could not raise any hostility in his heart.

According to the ancestral system, the one in front of him was the orthodox King Augustus, the king that their king swore to protect during the Four Knights era.

But the one on the throne now is also the king.

The family had sworn allegiance before.

Rick was in a difficult choice.

Finally, seeing the atmosphere becoming more and more solemn, his eyes stern, and suddenly understood the deep meaning of grandma asking him to come!

A few years ago, it was my grandmother and second grandfather, who were the clan leaders, who swore allegiance at King Arthur's coronation ceremony, and I was not qualified to go to the palace because of my young age.

In other words, I don't have to worry about violating any knight's oath.

When Rick understood the deep meaning of the elders, he also understood that they had actually made a choice for the future of the Herlandes family.

Thinking of this, Rick did not hesitate.

He stepped forward and performed the knight's salute respectfully like Reni: "Greetings to Lord Nan. Greetings to His Majesty Chujiu."

As soon as he expressed his position, everyone in the Herlandes family followed suit and saluted.

A new historical turning point in the East Wasteland seemed to become clear at this moment.

Ji Xun had expected this scene a long time ago.

At the beginning, he did not embarrass the people of the Herlandes family outside the suburbs of Innocence City. In fact, he had already seen this day.

As the family of the Four Knights of the King, their identity as the Guardian Knights had already determined the fate of their entire family.

They must be closely tied to the Augustus royal family.

The moon goddess Arachne would not let the Four Knights of the King stay in the royal court, and Arthur also needed them as bait.

Now the royal court lineage simply cannot accommodate them.

So many seemingly many choices, in fact, there is no choice at all.

However, Chujiu, who has no foundation in the East Wilderness, still has a long way to go to ascend the throne.

Ji Xun did not expect anything about the result. No matter how the people of the Herlandes family choose, it will not affect it.

What he cares more about is where the assassin sent by King Arthur is hiding.

The royal power is born extraordinary.

Chujiu is no longer the illegitimate daughter who didn't understand the royal rules at all. Under Griffith's teachings these days, she has the temperament of a superior like King Augustus on the throne.

Facing the salutes of the crowd, she also responded with full dignity.

At this moment, it seemed that her royal power suddenly improved a lot.

As the high priest, Nan Jing also stood there seriously, with a stern look and wisdom in his eyes.

Ji Xun also found it interesting to look at the two women. When the three of them were together in private, they didn't see such a serious side.

However, Ji Xun's premonition of crisis became stronger and stronger.

He scanned the more than a thousand people in front of him, carefully distinguishing the expressions on each person's face, and found nothing unusual.

However, the sense of crisis was like a substance.

At the same time, there was also Reni who was alert.

He also observed the surroundings.

"Strange, where is it hiding? Hehe, unexpected?"

Ji Xun couldn't figure out where the sense of crisis came from, and his thoughts flew around and started to deduce.

His eyes were empty as if he was in a daze, and everything around him became a factor in the deduction.

An important feature of the "I am the World" deduction is that only by allowing everything to happen can one bypass the limitations of one's own cognition and get the judgment closest to the truth.

Ji Xun guessed that the sense of crisis must be a means he had never seen before.

So he decisively gave up using his own experience to judge and fell into the current state of deduction that was almost absolutely rational.

Nan Jing was still explaining the experience of Chujiu, the exiled princess.

As the high priest, her words had an inexplicable conviction.

Soon, the people of the Herlandes family who knew the whole story gradually lost the sense of alienation, and they themselves did not realize that they began to recognize this "orthodox King Augustus" from the bottom of their hearts.

The scene was harmonious, and everything was moving in a smooth direction.

And suddenly, a breeze blew.

A window of the dilapidated union building creaked when it was blown, and at the same time, the angle of the light shining into the hall changed, and the shadow of the window on the ground was suddenly stretched.

Coincidentally, the shadow was close to Chujiu within 10 meters.

This was originally a normal environmental change in the eyes of anyone, but in Ji Xun's deduction, he captured the best time to assassinate!

"Here it comes!"

Ji Xun's eyes were still empty, but his body made a conditioned reflex.

A strange ripple suddenly lingered in his hand, and the spell was instantly completed: "Lightless Sun·Repulse!"

He didn't know what would happen, so he could only use repulsion to repel everything nearby and form an isolation barrier.

His sudden rise also made Chujiu and Nanjing around him suddenly alert.

The two women didn't sense anything unusual.

At this time, they saw a strange scene appear.

A scarlet dagger suddenly stabbed out from the shadow of the window on the ground.

The dagger had a sharp edge that seemed to be able to pierce through everything, and it went straight to Chujiu's chest.

Seeing this, Ji Xun and the other two discovered the assassin.

"What a brilliant stealth method!"

Being able to evade the all-round perception of the three people, this person has not only strength, but also stealth treasures, and even some secret techniques.

Chujiu and Ben came from the Oran Royal Court, and they knew the masters of the Royal Court very well.

There is only one person in the entire Oran Royal Court who can do such stealth and make the three people unable to sense it!

That is the leader of the "Black Knife Organization", the legendary "Emperor Shadow"!

The Emperor's Shadow!

The Black Knife Organization is an intelligence agency personally controlled by the King of the Oran Royal Court, and that mysterious leader has only been loyal to the king for thousands of years, and only the king has seen it!

Even the Nan family, as a lineage of the high priest, only knows about it, but has never seen it.

Ji Xun thought of this person first. In addition to hearing about this possible strongest assassin from Nan Jing before, he also heard about him from Jia Yu.

More than two hundred years ago, the former Orlan King's Court collapsed, and the Illuminati Hermitage directly participated in the final decisive battle.

That time, the Illuminati Hermitage suffered heavy casualties, and most of the thirteen knights were killed or injured.

Among them, the "Light Chasers" of that generation were also severely damaged.

Ji Xun was curious at the time why the fight was so tragic. After all, the ability of the Light Chasers was almost unsolvable in the East Wilderness.

And Jia Yu said that there was a shadow assassin who had never appeared in the intelligence beside the King of Orlan at that time!

It was that assassin who severely damaged the Light Chasers of that generation.

Now.

The ghostly guy is here!

Although Ji Xun and the other two were surprised by the assassin's hiding method, they were prepared for it and were not surprised at all.

On the contrary, the other party's appearance gave them a sense of relief.

Moreover, the guy hiding in the shadows did have extraordinary stealth ability, but in terms of strength, Ji Xun didn't think that there was anyone in the East Wilderness who could kill people under his nose except for a few God's Chosen.

The pre-predicted spell formed a repulsive field on Chujiu's body surface. The black shadow rushed over quickly, but it seemed to hit an invisible wall.

With this collision, his body also tilted.

With Ji Xun's current strength, it is extremely difficult to get close to him within the same level.

Moreover, Chujiu's own strength is also very strong.

Originally, this pre-predicted assassination would not pose any threat at all, but unexpectedly, an accident happened.

Although the assassin's figure was blocked, the scarlet dagger in his hand seemed to be completely unaffected by the repulsive force and stabbed directly into Chujiu's chest.

The speed was too fast. Before the scene in front of Ji Xun and the other two could react in their brains, the dagger pierced easily, bringing a flash of blood.

Then the whole dagger sank into Chujiu's chest.

It was because Ji Xun had just stopped that the sword did not hit the heart directly, but deviated by an inch.

"!!!"

Ji Xun's eyes suddenly became stern. This dagger could completely ignore his repulsive field, which even the ninth level could not do.

There is only one situation, that is, the law crushes!

The assassin's strength is far less than the ninth level, and is even a long way behind Ji Xun and the other two.

So there is only one explanation, that the scarlet dagger is a divine weapon.

Moreover, it is a divine weapon driven by divine power!

"The cause and effect will hit?!"

Ji Xun also understood that the attack just now was not that he and Chujiu did not block it.

It was a high-level rule power on the divine weapon.

Whenever he made a move, he would definitely hit.

Ji Xun thought of the evil weapon made by Alduin, the last emperor of Talen, the "Mad King" - the God-killing Demon Sword [Tyr's Front]!

He knew that the artifact had two entries: "Must Hit" and "God-killing".

But the scarlet color of the dagger just now was exactly the same as the greatsword.

This made Ji Xun instantly judge.

Not only the assassin came, but also an outer god!

The sudden assassination also caused the people of the Herlanders family present to be shocked.

Rennie shouted: "Be careful!"

Rick reacted the fastest and immediately activated the thunder method and attacked the assassin.

However, it was still too late.

Chujiu, the target, had been stabbed.

Seeing that the attack was successful, the assassin turned around and merged into the shadow, looking like he was running away.

Ji Xun's eyes suddenly showed a touch of violence, and the black aura all over his body instantly burst out. He raised his hand and punched in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, the shadow and the space were shattered.

With a "Puff" a mouthful of muffled blood spurted out, the assassin was seriously injured and revealed his shadow from stealth. But she did not dare to delay at all, staggering into the shadow and escaping again.

Ji Xun glanced at Chujiu from the corner of his eye. Although she was stabbed, she had the [Sismak Holy Grail] to protect her body. As long as she didn't die on the spot, her life would not be in danger.

What's more, there was Nan Jing.

Seeing this, Ji Xun's eyes turned cold, and he chased out the door without hesitation.

The figure disappeared on the spot.