"Bad guy, let go of Brother Feng!"

A young boy threw a stone at Leyu, who simply turned to let the stone hit the young man who ambushed him in the waist, causing him to cough painfully.

"You won't escape, Jing Zhengwei."

When Jing Zhengwei broke through Sea Cape Gate and had to fire into the crowd, Mr. Tie knew this rebellion was not initiated by him because it was clear he couldn't control these rioting people.

On the contrary, he was also one of the victims.

If you were to conceptualize the three most hated mountains by the people of Xuanzhu, they would certainly be the President of the Silver Blood Association, the Duke of Wanghai, and the Commander of the Heyang Army.

Jing Zhengwei was at the top of this rebellion's kill list.

This was also why Mr. Tie decisively collapsed Sea Cape Gate.

As long as Jing Zhengwei was trapped in the inner city.

Everywhere he looked, he would see enemies.

"Everyone, he is the Patriarch of the Jing Family, who has suppressed multiple worker protests, the current President of the Silver Blood Association, and an accomplice to the Linhai Army's plundering of Xuanzhu County, Jing Zhengwei."

Mr. Tie didn't say more, as it was already enough.

"That's right, I saw him on the street before, he's Jing Zhengwei!"

"We caught the President of the Silver Blood Association!"

"Don't let him go! Make him return the money the Linhai Army took!"

"Yes, the treasures of the Silver Blood Association are all with him, don't let him escape!"

Greed.

Anger.

Excitement.

All kinds of thoughts formed repeatedly in people's minds, finally turning into intense killing intent. Leyu observed Mr. Tie coming forward gradually, along with the armed people around him itching for action, wiped the blood flowing from his temple, and suddenly smiled.

"That's right!"

"I am the evil of this world, the Pot King of Xuanzhu, the abominable Patriarch of the Jing Family, the much-hated President of the Silver Blood Association, and the close ally of the Linhai Army's Blue Flame, Jing Zhengwei!"

"Since you dare to attack me, it means——"

"You are already prepared to die, right?!"

Suddenly, Leyu forcefully threw the young man he was holding toward the crowd, charged at Mr. Tie, and launched the Desolate Bite Light Burst——

Seeking death!

Mr. Tie didn't hesitate and directly faced the attack, even though he was heavily injured and unarmed, he could still definitely suppress and kill Jing Zhengwei!

At that very instant——

Suddenly it turned dark.

"Ah!?"

"I'm blind?"

"Where did the light go? Why did it suddenly disappear?"

"Damn! Who's bumping into me!"

"Who stepped on my foot!"

In the darkness, chaos and panic screamed everywhere. Mr. Tie, who missed his attack, immediately realized what had happened.

The darkness came quickly and disappeared just as fast; in a matter of seconds, it was gone. But Leyu, who was supposed to be in the center of the open space, was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Tie glanced around and immediately pointed to a small road by the city wall: "Jing Zhengwei escaped that way!"

Everyone looked over and saw a figure running swiftly, disappearing at the corner in no time, leaving everyone dumbfounded—weren't you so arrogant and domineering just now, why are you running?

The President of the Silver Blood Association is truly shameless!

"Chase him!"

"Our people are there too; he won't get far!"

"We can't let Jing Zhengwei escape!"

At this moment, several Tributor also came chasing. Looking at the heavily injured Mr. Tie, there was a glint in their eyes, but they spoke politely: "Mr. Tie, where is President Jing?"

"He's gone." Mr. Tie glanced at them: "Don't forget, there is still a Mr. Copper at the Duke of Wanghai's Mansion."

The latter sentence thoroughly crushed the dark thoughts that emerged in their minds. The Tributors exchanged glances and said: "Mr. Tie, since you are also heavily injured, let's just stop here and quickly go back to discuss strategies with our main family. You see how disrespectful these rioters are to us, and the main family needs our protection more now."

Apart from some civilians who went to hunt Jing Zhengwei, many people were still near Sea Cape Gate. While trying to clear the fiery ruins to let more people in, they surrounded the Tributors, eyeing them like prey.

Because it was obvious that these skilled Martial Artists were henchmen of the Silver Blood Association. To these rioters intending to burn down the inner city, they were the enemies.

The rioters, however, couldn't get a grasp on these Tributors' true abilities for a moment and didn't dare to act recklessly, or perhaps they were waiting for more people to surround them before killing them.

"No, you must pursue and kill Jing Zhengwei." Mr. Tie coughed twice, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "He must die!"

The Tributors squinted: "Mr. Tie, we're not in a superior-subordinate relationship with you, we just came to inform you that we're going back to protect the main family——"

"Do you know how he escaped just now?" Mr. Tie shouted sternly: "He created a dark curtain, putting everyone in darkness, so he succeeded in escaping!"

"Do you know how he blocked my slash? He used the Soul Purification Demonic Sword, relying on the Divine Weapon's defense to forcibly withstand my sword light!"

The Tributors were stunned. They were experienced Martial Artists; how could they not understand the subtext in Mr. Tie's words: "Mr. Tie, you mean——"

"That's right, he is the leader of the Assassin Organization, and he holds two Divine Weapons, the Veil of Strife, and the Soul Purification Demonic Sword!" Mr. Tie glared at them: "You've already offended him now, do you still think you can walk away unscathed?"

The Tributors felt a chill.

To offend the leader of the Assassin Organization.

This meant that from now on, they would worry about being assassinated by Hidden Sword Assassins every night.

They would have to watch every dark corner, every dimly lit path, to see if a white-haired person would jump out and kill them.

In comparison, offending the Imperial Court merely meant being wanted, but offending the Assassin Organization meant truly living on edge forever.

Moreover, Jing Zhengwei didn't seem that strong, and he had two Divine Weapons in his hands...

The Tributors exchanged looks, nodded, and directly used the Lingxu Battle Technique to chase after him.

Seeing this, Mr. Tie couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Now, Jing Zhengwei was completely finished.

With both the pursuit of the Tributors and the blockade of the rioters.

Even with two Divine Weapons in his hands, what awaited him was a dead end.

After bandaging his wounds, Mr. Tie dragged his crippled body back. Some rioters thought about stopping him, but he unleashed a light burst, instantly killing one, and the others, considering the shabby condition of his attire and injuries, decided it wasn't worth robbing him and let him leave.

Along the way, there were billowing black smoke, burning houses, residents of the noble inner city fleeing in panic, and rioters with torches running wild, resembling a scene from the apocalypse.

However, Mr. Tie's injuries were too severe, and he found a small alley to sit and wait for his physical and Spiritual Power to recover. He had learned a method in the Ta Bai Army for rapid recovery; although it shortened lifespan, he couldn't worry about that now. He had to restore his physical and Spiritual Power to normal levels first——

Suddenly.

The firelight disappeared.

The stars disappeared.

The world became dark.

Mr. Tie instinctively tried to grab his grass rope iron sword, but that sword was already broken and had been knocked away by the old man Liu.

"Jing Zhengwei?"

"Wrong, it's Fish." A girl's voice emerged in the darkness: "Fish is the user of the Veil of Strife."

"Are you here to kill me for Jing Zhengwei?"

"You could say no, or you could say yes. It's not because Jing Zhengwei never commissioned the Assassin Organization to kill you; it's yes because I am here to kill you because of him."

"Because he's the leader?"

"Wrong, it's because 'you made everyone else think he is the leader'."

"Mr. Tie hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly realized: "No wonder I keep hearing rumors about the Assassin leader being captured... no wonder influential merchants trust the Assassin Organization so much..."

"Oh? Is that so?" The girl was slightly surprised, then she added:

"Also, Fish quite likes Brother Jing Zhengwei."

In the darkness that dissipated, only the lifeless body of a middle-aged swordsman remained, eyes wide open in disbelief.