Demon Lord Gets Married

Chapter 113 - A Mountain Higher than a Mountain

As the footsteps approached, Yin Xu and Teng Yu realized these people had begun to spread out, surrounding and attacking them.

“Can you handle him?” Yin Xu silently mouthed.

Teng Yu nodded and firmly squeezed Yin Xu's hand, indicating his confidence. Yin Xu raised an eyebrow, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it in another direction.

“Pata.” The stone struck a tree trunk, making a slight noise, which immediately drew the attention of the group of black-clad individuals.

In that moment, Yin Xu leapt onto a branch, flipped through the air, and kicked the nearest black-clad man. The man fell to the ground unprepared, and before he could get up, Yin Xu's cold dagger had slashed his neck.

Fresh blood spurted out. The man in black convulsed briefly before losing his breath.

Yin Xu didn't check if the man was dead or alive. His attack had already drawn the attention of the other black-clad men. While they attacked him from all sides, Teng Yu stealthily approached another black-clad man from behind. By the time the man sensed someone behind him, Teng Yu's hand was already around his neck.

In an instant, two black-clad men were dead, but this exposed Teng Yu and Yin Xu. The remaining black-clad men automatically split into two groups, surrounding Yin Xu and Teng Yu separately.

“Who are you? Why are you in Shenlu Mountain?” Teng Yu shouted with all his might.

“Heh, the ones who want your life!” One of the black-clad men gestured, and all ten of them attacked simultaneously.

Teng Yu remained cautious. This group of black-clad men had strong auras, steady steps, and their moves showed they were not weak, likely as skilled as his Dark Guard.

He never imagined such a group would be hiding in Shenlu Mountain.

Fortunately, the Emperor had already returned to the capital. Otherwise, if he had followed his plan to hunt in the mountains, things could have gone terribly wrong.

Although Teng Yu hated the Emperor, he didn't want him to die at the hands of outsiders.

The black-clad men grew increasingly shocked as they fought. They initially thought these two were just young noblemen, but they persisted against the siege of ten men without showing any weakness.

“Ugh…” A black-clad man was stabbed in the chest by Teng Yu's dagger. He groaned, held his chest, retreated two steps, quickly applied medicine to his wounds, then rejoined the fight.

Teng Yu could tell these black-clad men were either warriors from families or assassin groups. Their moves were ruthless, and they knew human weaknesses well.

When facing such opponents, he couldn't rely solely on his inner strength and moves. If he couldn't win, being caught by the enemy would result in serious injury.

Teng Yu fought while keeping an eye on Yin Xu. Although they seemed evenly matched, he wasn't sure if Yin Xu could easily defeat his opponents.

But his worry was unfounded. After about ten moves, he still had nine opponents, while Yin Xu had six left.

Yin Xu noticed the situation on his side as well. After dodging a black-clothed man's sword, he retreated a few steps, leaned against a tree, and shouted, “Want to bet?”

“Bet on what?” Teng Yu's fist struck a black-clothed man's head, resulting in a clear bone-cracking sound, followed by the black-clothed man's voice as his brain matter spilled out.

“It's what we discussed last night. Whoever finishes off these people first wins.”

Teng Yu swept the legs of one of the black-clothed men and turned to observe the battlefield on Yin Xu's side, “Alright, but you'll have to start over.”

“Fine, then I'll wait for you to kill two more people.” Yin Xu smiled at the black-clothed men and joked, “How about taking a break?”

“Cut the nonsense!” Did this young man think they were here to play and would actually wait for someone?

However, they didn't expect that a youth who didn't even look 15 years old would have such exceptional skills. Although their organization had no shortage of talented and intelligent individuals, as well as gold medal assassins, they had been trained since childhood, enduring hellish training with inhuman willpower.

Yin Xu's lips curled into a smile, “This young master never talks nonsense. I said that if he kills two more people, he will wait.”

“Hmph, that depends on whether we agree or not!” The black-clothed man intensified his attacks, with all six attacking simultaneously, each aiming at a weak point on Yin Xu's body.

But how could Yin Xu let them succeed? He quickly extricated himself from the encirclement and began to maneuver around the small forest area.

“What kind of footwork is this?” The six black-clothed men stood back-to-back, only seeing a single figure darting around them, but whenever they attacked, they missed. Whenever they struck, the opponent's shadow was already four or five steps away.

Just as the black-clothed men were feeling helpless against Yin Xu, a whistle came from Teng Yu's side. They turned their heads and saw that their comrades had also left.

The two groups exchanged glances, with no intention of surrendering.

On the contrary, they valued their lives. If they failed the mission, they wouldn't be sentenced to death. However, losing to two people would truly cost them their lives.

As the fierce battle continued, both Teng Yu and Yin Xu unleashed their strongest fighting strength. To them, they were not only facing their six opponents but also the issue of dignity that they had been debating over.

The black-clothed men quickly found themselves at a disadvantage under this assault. One of them seized the chaos to launch a signal flare into the air. Black smoke accompanied by an ear-piercing explosion echoed through the forest.

“This is bad!” Teng Yu and Yin Xu's hearts tightened, knowing that the enemy had reinforcements.

They had no idea how many men in black had arrived, nor the level of the remaining men in black, but judging by the vanguard, they feared more enemies were on the way.

If it was just one or two, it wouldn't be a problem, but if another group arrived, even with three heads and six arms, they wouldn't stand a chance.

Yin Xu condensed Demonic Qi in his palm, and when a black-clothed man swung his palm towards him, he directly countered with the Demonic Qi. It entered the opponent's body, eliciting a miserable scream.

This was the first scream since the battle began. Every one of the men who died had remained silent. Even with a dagger piercing their hearts, they never cried out.

When everyone turned to look, they saw his entire body twitching, black blood oozing from his seven orifices, his skin turning a dark gray. In an instant, the once tall and strong man rapidly shrank, his body melting visibly until only a pool of blood remained, leaving behind a complete set of black clothes.

“Gudong.” Some of them swallowed their saliva, their faces turning pale with fright. Everyone's expressions were grim, deeply disturbed by this sight.

Teng Yu was the first to recover from the shock. Taking advantage of the moment when the others were still in a daze, he struck the back of one of the black-clothed men, causing blue flames to quickly spread and instantly engulf the man in a ball of fire.

Just as the remaining black-clothed men were about to retreat, rustling footsteps could be heard all around the forest. From the sound, it was clear there were no fewer people than before.

This time, it was Teng Yu and Yin Xu who felt their scalps tingle. Unable to deal with the remaining black-clothed men, they quickly stood back to back.

At a glance, the area they were in was completely surrounded by three times the number of people from before. These newcomers were also dressed in black, but their faces were not covered by scarves; instead, they wore masks of different colors.

“Sky Piercing Sect?” Teng Yu blurted out.

Yin Xu found the name familiar but couldn't recall where he'd heard it before. Teng Yu quietly reminded him: “Sky Piercing Pavilion.”

Yin Xu suddenly realized. The dagger in his hand was bought from Sky Piercing Pavilion. At that time, Teng Yu had told him that a powerful force backed this Sky Piercing Pavilion and that it housed a hidden assassination organization—it must be this group.

“So it's the Third Prince. Nice to meet you!” The black-clothed man wearing the Golden Ghost Mask walked forward and greeted Teng Yu with a bow, teasingly saying, “So it turns out the world has misjudged the Third Prince, who actually possesses a body full of martial arts and experience. I wonder if His Majesty will feel joy or sorrow upon learning this.”

“There's no need for sire to worry about that. It's certainly better than knowing that the Sky Piercing Sect is in chaos.”

“Since the Third Prince has said so, I truly can't let you leave safely today. Otherwise, the imperial government will have to issue an order to pursue you tomorrow.”

“Do you think you will be safe and sound after killing us? Are you sure everything is going as planned?”

“Otherwise? Hehe, all thanks to the Third Prince for daring to enter the heart of the forest without even bringing a guard. Once you all die, we'll dig a pit and bury you.”

The masked man glanced at Yin Xu and suddenly realized something, “I presume this is the Seventh Young Master Huo, rumored to be favored by the Third Prince.”

Yin Xu was not in the mood to respond. He carefully observed the surroundings, looking for an opening.

In his previous life, he had been surrounded before. It wouldn't be easy to take him down.

“May I know your name, sir?” Teng Yu held Yin Xu's hand behind his back and lightly wrote a word on his palm with his finger.

“Third Prince will not know of a nameless junior.”

“This Highness knows that the Patriarch of Sky Piercing Sect is the infamous Tong Wei Hua. The Left Right Protectorate operates both overtly and covertly under his command. I presume you are the one overseeing the dark forces?”

“Haha… As expected of the dragon's descendant, someone with both vision and bravery. He is far superior to the First and Second Princes, such a shame…” As soon as he finished speaking, he signaled to the assassins, and a chilling murderous aura enveloped them.

Teng Yu and Yin Xu were not ones to sit idly by and wait for death. As the enemy charged, they also moved. Teng Yu discarded his dagger and took a long sword from a fallen foe.

“Eh, Flame Yang Spell?” The masked man exclaimed in shock at the sword in Teng Yu's hand. Everyone in the martial world knew the Huo Family was famous for its Flame Yang Spell, a top-tier technique even in the martial arts world, said to be practiced only by Huo Family disciples.

How did the Third Prince obtain the Flame Yang Spell? Could it be that the Huo Family had allied with the Third Prince?

It seemed unlikely; the royal family's teachings couldn't be easily disregarded. If the Huo Family truly sided with the Third Prince, they would face global contempt.

Knowing Huo Zhengquan's character, he would never do something so dishonorable.

While still in a daze, a gust of wind struck him. The masked man instinctively stepped back and turned to see his attacker.

He was even more astonished. Standing outside the battle circle, surrounded by dozens of assassins, even a fly couldn't escape.

But how did Huo Family's Seventh Young Master break free? Clenching his fists, the masked man laughed loudly, saying, “Today has truly opened my eyes. There's always a higher mountain!”

“You talk too much!” Yin Xu propelled himself forward, like a sharp unsheathed sword flying towards the masked man's face.

However, before he could touch the man's clothes, he was intercepted by a man in black from both the left and right.

Yin Xu made a swift decision, grabbing a blade swung at him. The sharp blade cut his palm, but in the next moment, it was sliced in two, the wound blackened and smoking.

Yin Xu licked his palm wound, a ghostly smile on his lips: “Not bad, but the weapon is quite subpar.”

Among the Sky Piercing Sect, probably only the Sect Leader possessed such strength to break this heavy greatsword.

Appearances can be deceiving!

“To me, a long blade is merely an embellishment. It's not my specialty.” The man discarded the broken blade and took out two gloves from his belt. The gloves glowed with a silver light, clearly not ordinary.

Yin Xu thought to himself: It seems this Sky Piercing Sect is indeed wealthy. After settling today's matter, I must raid their lair, even if it's just to compensate for today's bloodshed.