that the current Martial Arts Association is far less powerful than it used to be.Today, Miyajima Yuuta brought two grandmasters from the Tojo Clan and one of the Hashiba family's shrine maidens. He'...As soon as the sun rose in the east, Fang Yu heard a crashing sound coming from the next-door guest room.

Fang Yu got up leisurely. After a quick wash in the bathroom, he came to the living room, poured himself a glass of plain water, and then walked to the guest room door.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Violet bound hand and foot, struggling desperately. She writhed on the ground like a fish out of water.

"Doing such intense exercise so early in the morning isn't very good from a health perspective," Fang Yu said to Violet with a slight smile.

Violet raised her head, her purple eyes fixed on Fang Yu, her face grim.

After waking up this morning, she found herself bound in a strange environment. When she realized her inner energy was completely unusable, her heart sank.

Remembering the last moment before she fell into unconsciousness, she knew she was most likely in Fang Yu's hands.

This left her feeling hopeless.

As a top assassin, a powerhouse on the Dark List, she had encountered many similar perilous situations before she truly became powerful. However, with her strength and extraordinary courage, she always managed to escape death's grasp.

After she founded the Violet Organization, she grew more powerful and found herself in fewer dangerous situations.

But now, she has fallen into her nightmare, under Fang Yu's hand!

This time, she had no confidence in escaping alive!

"What do you want to do" After a few seconds of silence, Violet forced herself to calm down and looked up at Fang Yu, asking.

"I'm very interested in that stone inside you, so I caught you to study it properly." Fang Yu said bluntly.

Upon hearing Fang Yu's words, Violet's heart skipped a beat.

The crystals within her body, they are her greatest reliance, the foundation upon which she built everything she has today!

Without this crystal, she would fall from the ranks of the strong and become ordinary!

She would rather lose her life than give up this crystal!

Looking at Fang Yu's faint smile, Violet felt increasingly uneasy, her breaths becoming more and more rapid.

She could no longer sense the presence of the crystal stone within her!

What did Fang Yu do to her!

Could it be that the crystal has already been removed from Fang Yu's body

"You needn't be too nervous, I won't do anything to you for now." Fang Yu smiled.

Fang Yu's smile wasn't exactly sunny, but there wasn't a hint of darkness to it either.

But to Violet, it was the smile of a demon!

Fear and panic gradually took hold of her heart.

Before Fang Yu, even though she was a battle-hardened veteran and the leader of a mature killer organization, she couldn't remain calm!

“What do you have to do to let me go” Violet gritted her teeth, trying hard to keep her voice from trembling, asked.

"Everyone says they'll look into it. Research is a process, so if it goes quickly, it might be done in three or five days, but if it takes longer, it could be three to five years. You're still young, so there's no need to rush." Fang Yu said.

three to five years…

At the sound of those words, Violet trembled throughout her body and her face paled.

"I went for a morning run, see you later."

Fang Yu turned and walked out of the guest room, closing the door behind him.

Violet stared intently at the door to the guest room, then rolled over and lay flat on the floor, breathing heavily.

It is very quiet around here.

Her profession was an assassin, and she knew that fear and panic were negative emotions that wouldn't help her in any situation.

She must calm down and think of a way to escape.

After a dozen seconds, Violet heard a clicking sound from outside her door.

Fang Yu went out.

This is an opportunity.

Violet sat up.

Her legs were bound together at the lower leg with a thick rope, her hands tied behind her back at the wrists.

This kind of binding isn't professional, Violet can still stand up.

After getting up, Violet looked at the door in front of her, approaching it with little hops. Then she turned around and, using the hands tied behind her back, twisted the doorknob, successfully opening the door.

< Violet turned and leaped out of the living room, surveying her surroundings, gathering useful information. >

Ahead is a massive floor-to-ceiling window, outside of which stretches the hundred meters high above.

Escape from unreality through the window.

Then, we can only leave from the main entrance.

We need to get these ropes off our hands and feet first.

violet saw the kitchen, her eyes lit up, and she bounced into it.

There is a shelf in the kitchen with knives and fruit knives on it.

Violet immediately approached, grabbing a fruit knife from behind her back, and then slowly using the blade to cut the rope binding her wrists.

Although she couldn't access her internal energy now, she was a trained assassin after all. Her awareness and experience with blades far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

"Bang!"

After nearly a minute of sawing with a fruit knife, the rope finally broke.

After her hands were freed, Violet's face lit up with joy. She immediately crouched down and untied the rope from her leg.

Completely freeing her hands and feet, Violet strode out of the kitchen, across the living room, and toward the front door.

Push open the door, and you'll be able to leave here smoothly!

Violet placed her hand on the doorknob, ready to turn it.

"Ah!"

At this moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain and let out a cry as she collapsed to the ground.

"Even without being able to use your energy, you managed to untie the rope in just a few minutes. I have to admit, you're pretty impressive." Fang Yu's voice reached Violet's ears.

Violet's face changed drastically, her eyes widening as she looked around, but she couldn't see Fang Yu's figure.

"You don't need to look, I'm sitting in the breakfast shop downstairs from your building right now. This voice is reaching you through the imprint left on your soul." Fang Yu spoke calmly. "And the pain you felt just now was caused by me tearing at your soul using that imprint."

To put it plainly, your life and death are in my hands.

Upon hearing this, Violet's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, that pain from the soul came over me again!

"Ah..."

Violet screamed in pain, rolling on the ground.

After a dozen seconds, the intense pain subsided.

Violet was drenched in sweat, her face pale.

At this moment, she was no different from any other frail woman; there was none of the formidable aura of a killer queen.

"Just stay here, do you need me to bring you breakfast" Fang Yu asked.

Violet was utterly despairing, unable to answer Fang Yu's words at all.

"If you don't say anything, it means no. There are five dollars left." Fang Yu said.

……

Huaibei, Shuang Han Palace.

"Master, there are people from another noble family here again... they insist on seeing you," A female disciple hurried to the meticulously crafted building and said to Su Lengyun who was meditating.

"Which family" Su Lengyun opened her eyes and asked.

"It seems to be the Chen family..." the female disciple replied.

Chen Family…

Su Lengyun's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she stood up.

Since Fang Yu beat Han Tianyu last time, the Han family hasn't come to the door again.

After the fall of the Zheng family, the landscape of the Huaibei martial arts world underwent a drastic change. The Chen and Han families, who had previously been relegated to second or third place, and even some lesser-known martial arts clans, all vied for the top position.

Those clans that had originally been attached to the Zheng family all flocked to other prominent families. Most of them were taken in by the Han and Chen families.

Even the two major sects that had always insisted on independence have now taken sides.

Throughout the entire Huaibei martial arts world, only the Frost Palace remains unaffiliated with any influential family.

The arrival of the Chen family was actually within Su Lengyun's expectations.

Su Lengyun arrived at the living room and saw five people standing in it.

One of them was dressed in a suit, and the other four wore black martial robes. They were all masters at the Grandmaster level.

Upon seeing Su Lengyun's true form, the man in a suit had a flash of astonishment and greed in his eyes. He spoke, "Palace Master Su, it's an honor to finally meet you. My name is Chen Yong, the third-generation direct descendant of the Chen family..."

"State your purpose." Su Lengyun said in a cold voice.

“Hehehe, that’s right. The current situation in Huaibei, I presume Lord Su already knows well. Major sects have all partnered with aristocratic families… And our Chen family is one of the most advantageous among them. We hope…” Chen Yong didn't mince words and openly began recruiting.

"Since the founding of our Frost Cold Palace, we have always adhered to independence and will never become a vassal of any family. This is the rule left by our ancestors, and I will not break it," Su Lengyun said.

"Rules are made by people, and they should adapt to the changing times. In this current situation, which sect can still remain independent" Chen Yong said.

Su Lengyun was just about to speak.

"Master Su, you really need to think this through. There were two other sects before your Frost Cold Palace that refused to become affiliated with a noble family, but now... they've all compromised, haven't they" Chen Yong said with a smile on his face.maintaining a balance.At this rate, Fang Yu and Huayan would not be able to catch up to the Youhan Clan army. Instead, they would encounter other armies along the way."Shall we chase after them" Hua Y...