My Years in the Jianghu with the Prince: A Time of Unethical Conduct

Chapter 159 Assassination and Getting Lost

"boom--"

A loud bang came from the direction of Dongfang Yuan's courtyard.

The door was smashed open, and a figure with its head severed flew out.

"You're truly courting death! You scum dare to try and ambush me?!"

Dongfang Yuan walked out of the room, disdainfully kicking away the corpse on the ground.

He then glanced outside the courtyard, his gaze darkening, and said coldly, "Get out here, all of you!"

"Swish-swish-swish-"

In an instant, the branches in the courtyard seemed to be blown about by something, and the leaves fell one after another.

Several dark figures flashed through the air and landed in front of Dongfang Yuan in an instant.

Judging from their attire, they were dressed in black, covering themselves up completely, with only their eyes showing.

It's obvious to anyone who sees them what kind of shady things they're up to.

"Hmph, a bunch of lowlifes! Don't they know who I am? Do they really think the head of the Wind and Cloud Tower Master is so easy to take?!"

Dongfang Yuan sneered, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the group.

The men in black exchanged glances, and then one of them said in a deep voice:

"If you take someone's money, you're expected to solve their problems. In our line of work, we don't care who you are."

"Hmph, really?"

Dongfang Yuan chuckled, remaining motionless. "Then let's see if you have the ability!"

Seeing this, the assassins no longer hesitated and attacked together.

"Hey OP, watch out!"

Upon seeing this, someone who had rushed over shouted in a panic, trying to warn Dongfang Yuan.

But Dongfang Yuan seemed not to hear, only raising an eyebrow and revealing a look of disdain.

He raised his hand and waved it, his long robe fluttering in the wind. Instantly, the assassins were sent flying in two, just like those who had failed in their initial assassination attempt.

"Hmph, you fool who's courting death."

Dongfang Yuan withdrew his hand and stepped over the corpses scattered on the ground with disdain.

"That little brat Xie Yan thinks he can do anything to me like this? How laughable."

A few days later——

"Bang bang bang-"

Several more familiar loud noises followed.

Dongfang Yuan's door was blown open for who knows how many times.

This time, he no longer looked relaxed, and he was no longer in the mood to make sarcastic remarks.

Instead, his eyes were dark and swollen, his expression was listless, and even his clothes were no longer neat and had become messy.

But that makes sense. Anyone would have to be on guard against being poisoned while eating or drinking, attacked while using the toilet, and harassed day and night, unable to get a good night's sleep...

I'm afraid that in the end, their mental state will become somewhat abnormal.

Dongfang Yuan took a deep breath, looked at his subordinates who had arrived late again, and gritted his teeth, saying, "What are you bunch of useless trash doing?! You've guarded Fengyun Tower like a sieve, and now anyone can just walk in?!"

He was furious, and even suspected that his subordinates in the building were doing it on purpose.

But the assassins below looked at each other in bewilderment.

Honestly, all the assassins in the world, except for Xie Yan, dress the same way—

He was dressed in black and wore a black mask; the only thing visible on his body was his pair of eyes.

At first glance, they all look the same. How can they be so easily identified as friend or foe?

Besides, this isn't some legitimate organization, so how could they possibly have every assassin clock in and out?

Although they were cursing inwardly, no one dared to utter a sound, letting Dongfang Yuan rage on. They could only kneel down and admit their mistakes.

After a burst of impotent rage, Dongfang Yuan gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes menacingly.

"Well, it seems I've been too low-key, to the point that they've forgotten who the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world is!"

The assassins: ...So we're still the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world? We've been so thoroughly humiliated by this guy surnamed Xie that we've almost forgotten.

The assassins looked up at him in confusion, only to see Dongfang Yuan's hand gripping the door frame, which he then forcefully pulled off.

"Investigate! Find out all the forces that have tried to assassinate me these past few days! Then give them a taste of their own medicine and send men to take out their leader!"

But when he gave the order, no one moved; instead, they all looked troubled.

"What, do you all have a death wish?! You're not even doing the things I asked you to do!"

Dongfang Yuan's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

The lead assassin secretly wiped away his sweat, exchanged a glance with the others, and then one of them reluctantly stepped forward and spoke with an embarrassed expression.

"No, Master, didn't you order all the assassins to stop accepting missions... to set traps in the building, and wait for Xie Yan to come to us?"

The moment these words were spoken, the air froze.

Dongfang Yuan: "..."

...I was so angry that I forgot about this whole thing.

So, if Xie Yan dawdles and doesn't arrive, he'll be harassed for another day, right?!

So, in everyone's sight, Dongfang Yuan's face changed from green to red, then from red to white, and finally turned into a multicolored black.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger that was about to erupt.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Then send some men out to find out where that little beast Xie Yan is!"

"Pullingleng——"

A flock of birds was startled out of the forest and flew scrambled into the sky.

A loud roar echoed through the forest, shaking the leaves.

The roar silenced everything.

Following the sound, they saw a gleaming tiger standing on a boulder, glaring menacingly at the man and horse before them.

The man on horseback was none other than Xie Yan, whom countless people coveted.

At that moment, he whistled and raised an eyebrow at the tiger with great interest.

"Eh-"

Masala let out a long howl and began pawing the ground with his hooves, looking as if he wanted to go head-to-head with the tiger.

The tiger was stunned. It had stopped countless people and animals, but this was the first time it had ever seen someone not run away in terror, but instead dare to provoke it!

"Eh-"

Masala let out another roar, and the tiger finally came to its senses. With a fierce roar, it pounced on the two of them.

The next second, the two passed each other.

Xie Yan slowly withdrew the sword from her hand.

Masala remained standing unharmed, while the tiger collapsed to the ground, blood splattering everywhere.

But Xie Yan's cool moment didn't last two seconds before she let out her umpteenth sneeze of the past few days—

"Ah chirp!"

"Sigh, is this the trouble of being popular? Being constantly on people's minds."

Xie Yan sighed softly, spurred his horse, and rode away.

Half an hour later, the man and the horse returned to their original spot.

Xie Yan stared at the tiger's carcass on the ground and said sadly, "Hiss... Which way should I go?"