Ji Qian glanced at Ye Shikai with interest, seemingly amazed at his insight. He had discovered so quickly that they were being followed, and even used the Clone Skills from the Netherworld King Spell to create a fake Ye Shikai at the corner, leading those people into the alley.

"These people should have been sent by a local family to monitor us. Unexpectedly, as soon as we arrived, we were under surveillance. But fortunately, we've already shaken them off." Ye Shikai sighed lightly, indeed, people's hearts are hard to fathom. Apart from their hotel, they would likely be watched as soon as they stepped out.

"How did you realize it?" Ji Qian asked curiously.

"Those people looked tense and their expressions were tight, completely different from the people on the street. And although he was hiding it well, his eyes still glanced our way, looking twice in half a minute. What do you think?"

"Those people are probably trained from a young age in vision and hearing, so they're unusually keen." Ye Shikai continued.

"It seems that in Chang'an, our actions have still been exposed." Ji Qian sighed, no wonder there's a saying that strength can't suppress the local tyrant.

"You can't say that, I've checked the hotel, it's 'clean', and part of the hotel's shares belong to the Chen family. The staff inside have also been vetted, there shouldn't be any anomalies." Ye Shikai turned to look at Ji Qian and continued, "It's just that as soon as we step out, we're exposed, so we need to split up when going out."

"I'll go back at once to report to my father."

"Then I'll go back and talk to her." Ye Shikai stood up, speaking calmly, but as soon as he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something terrifying, looking stunned.

"What's wrong?" Ji Qian asked curiously.

"It's not good, the Ghost and his people are at the outskirts of Chang'an. If they've already been discovered, that would be disastrous."

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Chang'an, outskirts.

The Ghost led his people early to a certain place on the outskirts, which was also the meeting place for everyone the following day. Their early arrival served as "trailblazers."

"Report, sir, the base has been fully set up, and traps have been placed around." A Hidden Guard said softly outside the tent. The Ghost waved him away.

"Ghost, what's so mysterious about these ruins that the Boss would bring so many people here?" Demoness asked, a little puzzled. The awkward part was that they heard Ye Shikai's soon-to-be marriage target was the same as their assassination target that day. Although acting on Ji Qian's orders, who knows what Chen Yuxin thinks, or what path the Netherworld Palace will take in the future.

"Bai Qi was a famous general during the Warring States, known as the Human Slaughter, who ordered the killing of 400,000 surrendered soldiers at the Battle of Changping, an extremely rare event in Huaxia," the Ghost emphasized. "You all need to be careful. Not only are we involved in this operation, but everything must be done prudently."

"The Ghost is right. I don't think the Chen family is very reliable. This time, we're acting in Huaxia. If something goes wrong, we won't have any backup." Nightmare, usually calm and composed, uncharacteristically expressed his concerns before the action. Illusion Fox tried to comfort nearby, evidently sensing a vague foreboding about the operation.

"In any case, let's be cautious first. We'll discuss the rest when the Boss arrives tomorrow." As soon as the Ghost finished speaking, his face changed instantly. He quickly ducked down as a crossbow arrow shot in from outside, piercing a hole in the tent.

"Be careful, there's an ambush around." The Ghost shouted loudly, pressing a button that sounded the alarm. Nightmare, Demoness, and others quickly dropped down, while Illusion Fox knocked over a table, turning it into a shield. Several arrows immediately pierced the tent, embedding in the wooden table.

"Turn off the lights quickly, the shadows exposed our position." The Ghost yelled, and Nightmare channeled his Inner Strength to shatter the light bulb above into powder.

The four of them lay tightly on the mat. After about five or six seconds, the arrow shooting stopped. The four immediately got up and rushed out, a few Hidden Guards in the camp were injured.

The Ghost gazed into the darkness in front of him. All the lights in the camp had been turned off, uncertain whether the Hidden Guards had shut them down or the arrows had broken them. The entire camp was pitch black.

"Everyone, be aware, they're charging at us." The Ghost suddenly shouted, and at that moment, not far away, a Hidden Guard screamed miserably, but just once before it went silent, his throat had been slit...

"Be careful, the enemy is hiding in the shadows." The Ghost pulled out a flare and fired it into the sky.

"All of you, attack, leave none alive, kill them." The light from the flare illuminated the entire night. At this moment, everyone noticed countless bat-like objects in the trees above.

"It's an enemy attack, everyone close ranks." The Ghost yelled loudly. The creatures above, resembling giant bats, were the assassins group. Their two red glowing eyes were like those of vampire bats, sending chills down the spine. What's more frightening was that they were human, yet they could glide through the trees like bats.

Nightmare charged directly at them, stepping on a tree to leap into the air, throwing double axes. Two people fell from the sky, unable to even scream before Nightmare delivered an additional punch, killing them instantly.

"Don't panic, they're just assassins." Nightmare hurled one of the bodies into the air, shouting loudly. Trained by the Ghost, the Hidden Guards were courageous despite being startled, and quickly responded. After forming up, they began to fight back immediately.

The Ghost closely observed these sky assassins, darting through the treetops like birds, agile and swift, likely using Qinggong coupled with Inner Strength. Yet he hadn't heard of Inner Strength allowing someone to float in the air like leaves.

The Hidden Guards were strong, but the fluttering assassins above were like moths, impossible to guard against. In just a few minutes, several Hidden Guards were injured, with two losing their lives.

"Ghost, look at this." Demoness tugged his arm.

"What are you doing, can't you see I'm busy?" The Ghost replied impatiently, then froze seeing it. In Demoness's hand was actually a light machine gun.

"How did you bring this thing over?" The Ghost demanded loudly.

"There's no time for that now." Demoness waved, loading the bullets and aiming upwards.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.

The bullets poured out, immediately followed by the screams of the assassins above. What is this... machine gun shooting live targets?

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