Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 34

Qian Rushan continued:

“You’ll rest at the company tonight. Don’t go anywhere, don’t leave the group building for half a step.”

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll take you to the examination hall.”

“The examination hall will be guarded by experts from the three major schools. There’s no harm in us going early; people will just think you’re preparing for the exam.”

“—This will ensure your safety to the greatest extent possible.”

“Alright, I won’t go anywhere tonight. Thank you for your trouble, Manager Qian,” Shen Ye said sincerely.

Suddenly, a loud helicopter propeller sound came from outside.

An assistant walked into the room and respectfully said:

“Manager, we’re waiting for you.”

“I still have a few things to do. See you tomorrow.” Qian Rushan rubbed his face, as if to ward off all fatigue.

“See you tomorrow,” Shen Ye said.

On the other side.

West郊, Maplewood Hotel.

Xiao Mengyu got out of the car with Zhao Yibing and stood on the street opposite the hotel.

She gazed at the hotel across the street, her autumn-like eyes like a deep, silently flowing sea, inscrutable.

Killing intent…

It was hidden so well, almost imperceptible.

Only through comprehensive and meticulous observation could one detect a mad and terrifying malice, constantly converging into faint wisps of killing intent.

This killing intent was deeply self-suppressed, so the street and the surroundings of the hotel still appeared peaceful.

The opponent was like a seasoned hunter, waiting for their prey to fall into the net.

Xiao Mengyu lightly parted her ruby lips and slowly said:

“That netizen provided you with a large number of elixirs and high-grade nutrient solutions to help you improve your grades, and also took the lead in getting you recommended for a key high school—is that right?”

Zhao Yibing pouted, remained silent, and looked a little annoyed.

Xiao Mengyu glanced at her.

Zhao Yibing felt an inexplicable chill in her heart, so she braced herself and said:

“As long as I lead the students to deal with Shen Ye, discredit him, and attack him, I can get everything the other party provides.”

—She wondered if that expert, who never showed their face, would be angry that she brought this person along.

If he got angry—

Would her recommendation be revoked?

When she met that expert, she definitely had to state that she was threatened by this girl!

“Have you ever thought that since Shen Ye was signed by the Human Martial Arts Group, your mission has completely failed—do you know what your fate will be?”

Xiao Mengyu asked.

“You kidnapped me, and I will definitely call the police afterwards,” Zhao Yibing said in a threatening tone.

Xiao Mengyu was silent for a moment.

Forget it.

This was a truly young girl.

She had never encountered the real world.

What she did to Shen Ye, she only saw as a transaction to gain benefits, but she had no idea that this transaction was just bait, with a deadly sharp fishhook hanging behind it.

She took the bait.

“Zhao Yibing, I’m giving you two choices.”

Xiao Mengyu said softly.

“What kind of trick are you trying to pull now?” Zhao Yibing said, annoyed.

Xiao Mengyu said, “The first choice, you stand here, or hide nearby, and after I’m done here, you come out as a witness and testify to everything you know.”

“The second choice, you pretend you never met me and go directly to meet your netizen, and I will also pretend not to know you.”

“Choose, Zhao Yibing.”

“—Your destiny is decided by you, and I will respect your choice.”

Zhao Yibing didn’t hesitate for a minute and rushed towards the hotel across the street.

Xiao Mengyu, true to her word, didn’t stop her at all, but merely watched her walk into the hotel, make a call, and then be invited into the elevator.

Five or six minutes later.

Xiao Mengyu raised her hand and gently pressed on the sword scabbard.

The long sword moved, and with a “clang,” it sprang out of the scabbard by several inches.

Across the street.

In the hotel room.

“Bingbing—allow me to call you that. You are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen, and the most talented young woman.”

“I’m willing to be your recommender, to help you get into a provincial key high school, and I can even sponsor your studies.”

In the spacious suite, the man elegantly raised a glass of red wine and drank it in one gulp.

Zhao Yibing still felt a little uneasy.

She looked at the bouquet of white roses in front of her, then at the man’s attractive, mature face, and couldn’t help but wring her hands together, bowing slightly as she said:

“Mr. Han, thank you for your kindness. I don’t know how to repay you. As for Shen Ye’s matter— “

“You don’t need to worry about his affairs,” the man said with a smile.

“Really? I don’t have to go against him anymore?” Zhao Yibing asked worriedly, “But he was signed by the Human Martial Arts Group, and I’m afraid he’ll get revenge on me later.”

“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, he won’t be able to get revenge on you,” the man said.

The man’s voice was full of certainty, which gradually put Zhao Yibing at ease.

“Mr. Han, you just said you were planning to sponsor me?”

She asked cautiously.

The smile on the man’s face became even more sincere.

She liked money.

—The difficulty had been reduced significantly.

“Bingbing, I do intend to sponsor you,” the man said with a firm tone.

He was about to say more when his right eyelid suddenly twitched.

A powerful, bone-chilling sword intent pierced through the wall, already locking onto him.

That sword was brewing.

If he did nothing and let it continue to gather momentum—

“Mr. Han, what’s wrong?”

Zhao Yibing asked, puzzled.

“Nothing,” the man immediately said with a smile, “Give me your bank account number, and I’ll transfer some money to you now.”

“Ah,” Zhao Yibing said with delight, “Thank you so much then.”

She lowered her head to rummage through her bag, took out her phone, and was about to look at it, when she suddenly shivered uncontrollably.

The man secretly clenched his fist.

Damn it.

This sword energy was too fierce, even she was affected.

He had to speed up the process, otherwise this romantic encounter would be completely ruined.

This was an unexpected challenge on the spot!

—Even so, it couldn’t stop his enthusiasm.

He would persist in completing this artistic creation!

The man quickly pulled out his phone, and while transferring money to Zhao Yibing, he said gently:

“Bingbing, not only are you extremely talented, but you also have a kind heart. I’ve decided to sponsor you through high school, but it won’t stop there.”

“What do you mean?” Zhao Yibing asked.

Ding!

On her phone, a sum of money arrived.

That long string of numbers almost made Zhao Yibing forget to breathe.

The man stared into her eyes.

Her pupils were filled with trepidation, but it was quickly replaced by an uncontrollable desire surging from the depths of her soul.

Taking advantage of this moment, the man leaned forward, and whispered into her ear, “I have the qualification to recommend a student to take the entrance exam for one of the top three high schools in the world, Bingbing.”

The three major high schools!

Zhao Yibing felt a rush of dizziness, almost screaming in excitement.

That was the utmost honor!

There, she could learn truly powerful professional skills!

Once she entered and studied there, she would rise swiftly, and never again have to associate with ordinary people!

“Mr. Han, are you telling the truth?”

She asked in a trembling voice.

The man took out his phone, quickly entered a long string of passwords, and casually said:

“I made a great contribution in an aerial archaeological expedition back then.”

“Kunlun gave me this password. As long as I use it, my research successor will be qualified to participate in the joint entrance examination of the three major high schools.”

“Now I’m giving this spot to you.”

“But… my strength…” Zhao Yibing said nervously.

“It’s okay, with me here, I’ll help you improve your strength,” the man said.

Zhao Yibing’s phone suddenly rang.

She looked down.

A document with thirteen trustworthy markers appeared on her phone, indicating that she had qualified for the entrance exam of the three major high schools.

—The more trustworthy markers, the higher Kunlun’s attention.

In other words—

This was absolutely impossible to fake!

Zhao Yibing was struck by immense happiness, she even felt dizzy, almost unable to stand steady.

A pair of large, warm hands steadied her.

“Mr. Han!”

She cried out, excited and happy.

“Hmm, happy? Bingbing?” The man smiled understandingly.

“Happy!” Zhao Yibing nodded heavily.

Her eyes were filled with tears of excitement, and the curve of her mouth grew wider and wider, almost unable to stop herself from dancing with joy.

At this moment.

The man’s hand moved.

At this happiest moment for her—

Before trouble could arrive, he had to make this utterly romantic encounter, like a budding flower, fall to the ground and turn to mud.

The climax of the movement was right here.

He would personally pluck her, letting everything come to an abrupt end!

In an instant.

Something seemed to have happened.

But the two still stood in place without moving.

Nor did the room change.

Only the man—

The man held his breath, his face showing a mixture of nervousness and apprehension.

With one hand, he gently lifted an object, while his other hand blurred into an afterimage, quickly pulling countless steel wires from thin air. His slender fingers, like playing a piano, swiftly stitched up the wound.

After a full seven or eight breaths.

The man finally let out a sigh of relief.

In front of him, the headless body of the young girl stood still, miraculously without any blood flowing from her neck, and the wound was even completely stitched up, forming a smooth surface, as if there had never been a head there originally.

Only then did the man have time to look at the object in his hand.

—The girl’s head.

Even though she was dead, there was still joy on the girl’s face, as if she was full of hope and longing for the future, unaware that she had already died.

The man held the head in both hands and examined it back and forth.

In her eyes, there were still tears of excitement that had not yet cooled.

“Excellent, Bingbing, you and I have created this great work of art together.”

The man’s cheeks flushed, and his breathing was rapid, like a young man seeing the love of his life for the first time.

Suddenly.

The air in the room began to flow rapidly.

The man’s expression changed, and he immediately let out an angry roar:

“No!”

He stood in front of Zhao Yibing’s Corpse, crashing through the wall as a cold light sent him flying.

Xiao Mengyu appeared silently.

She appeared at the spot where the man had been standing, holding a long sword, and silently glanced at Zhao Yibing’s Corpse.

“Don’t touch her, you can have anything you want, just don’t touch her!”

The man’s pleading voice echoed from afar, accompanied by mad, hysterical killing intent.

Xiao Mengyu’s expression hardened, and she raised her long sword.

Certainly unexpected.

With her sword energy holding him back, she had initially thought he wouldn’t act immediately.

Who knew this guy was so crazy!

Just now, the ominous aura from him was so intense, it surpassed her understanding.

Now was the moment of truth.

The next moment.

Countless sharply honed steel wires suddenly appeared in the room.

The man appeared on the other side of the room, his fingers moving slightly, and the steel wires like surging waves swept towards Xiao Mengyu.

Zhao Yibing’s Corpse and head, however, were gently lifted by several steel wires and placed in the corner with a soft and gentle force.

Xiao Mengyu suddenly rushed forward, slashing at Zhao Yibing’s Corpse with a sword.

Cling-clang-ding-ding-ding—

The steel wires and the long sword clashed back and forth with a sound like a torrential downpour, and the overflowing sword energy etched fine, dense sword marks onto the walls.

“Enough! Don’t hurt her!”

The man roared.

“Unless you tell me who hired you, I will do my best to destroy this Corpse.” Xiao Mengyu’s hand trembled, and another sword shadow flew from the long sword.

The man had no choice but to abandon his attack and fully defend Zhao Yibing, quickly saying:

“If you leave now, for the sake of the Luo family, I can still refrain from pursuing you, but if you dare to pry into my artwork—”

“I will kill you!”

Xiao Mengyu immediately retorted, “You can try to kill me, but I want to know the employer’s information!”

“Dream on!” the man said.

Whirr—

The long sword in Xiao Mengyu’s hand suddenly blurred.

A colossal sword shadow emerged from the sword’s spine, radiating a terrifyingly sharp aura.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—

The sound of the sword humming grew more and more magnificent, drowning out all other sounds.

The man’s pupils contracted.

Although he could withstand such swordsmanship, he definitely wouldn’t be able to protect Zhao Yibing.

“Bingbing!”

The man stared reluctantly at Zhao Yibing’s Corpse, his eyes gradually turning red.

An unprecedented killing intent born of despair emerged from him.

Behind him, a grotesque, bloody puppet quietly hovered in the void.

—He, too, was about to go all out.

“Let’s make a deal.”

Xiao Mengyu, however, spoke at this moment.

“Deal?” The man gnashed his teeth, asking a final question before making his move.

—Even though the sword’s hum was deafening, he could still clearly hear the other party’s words.

“As long as you tell me who the employer is, I will allow you to pursue and kill me. Whether you succeed or not, I guarantee I won’t use the Luo family’s power, nor will I let anyone from the Luo family seek revenge on you.”

Xiao Mengyu continued calmly, “If you kill me, my Corpse is yours to dispose of.”

The man was stunned.

He looked at Xiao Mengyu’s exquisite beauty, at her valiant appearance with the long sword in hand, and at the lofty sword intent in her autumn-like eyes—

The boiling killing intent that filled the entire room suddenly vanished completely.

“Are you… serious?”

The man asked in a voice alternating between trepidation and shyness.

“Serious,” Xiao Mengyu said.

A smile slowly bloomed on the man’s face.

“This is truly a headache,” he said, his eyes squinted in a smile, his brows slightly furrowed, as if encountering something both shy and extremely troublesome.

But ultimately, he continued in a delightful tone:

“For your sake, I betrayed my employer, which means I violated the strict rules of the Assassin Alliance. In the future, I will also face pursuit from the Assassin Alliance.”

“Are you scared?” Xiao Mengyu mocked.

“Ah, my lovely maiden, to possess you, I am willing to make such a sacrifice,” the man articulated with rising and falling tones, “I hope in the near future, I can hold you tightly in my arms, and give you countless kisses as fervent as the equator.”

“My sword will cut you to pieces,” Xiao Mengyu said calmly.

“Ah, that would be another kind of beauty. Just hearing your heavenly voice excites me already—I don’t refuse it, unless you can’t do it.” The man bowed gracefully.

The deal has been made!

Now only one thing remains.

The “Assassin” emitted countless rustling sounds of steel wires rubbing against each other.

Each steel wire, as if alive, probed back and forth in the void, constantly sensing the girl’s sword energy, trying to grasp her true strength.

The long sword in the girl’s hand suddenly trembled, erupting in a piercing hum.

Sharp sword energy and steel wires probed each other, leaving deep scratches on the floor, walls, and ceiling.

The battle is about to begin!