Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 628: Chapter 624: The Assassin Reappears

”Zhiqing, you’re really a bit forgetful, aren’t you? I was your high school classmate. Have you forgotten? There was a very ordinary girl who often sat in the back corner of the classroom, always quiet. Do you not remember? Zhiqing, I never expected that after so many years we could meet again. Are you here to watch Mu Qingxue’s concert today as well? Do you like Mu Qingxue too? I love the song she sang tonight, ’The Ugly Duckling.’ I wonder when I’ll be able to find my own Mr. Right.”

The woman’s face was brimming with a radiant smile, and from her tone, she sounded just like a long-lost classmate. As she spoke, she walked toward Bai Zhiqing.

However, the more she acted like this, the more Lu Tianxing felt it was eerie because he detected an extreme discomfort coming from this woman, like the feeling you get when a venomous snake targets you in the jungle, yet he couldn’t sense any killing intent coming from her at all.

There were only two plausible explanations for this reaction: first, this woman was truly Bai Zhiqing’s classmate; second, the woman was very strong, skilled in assassination, and thus an assassin—capable of perfectly concealing her intent to kill so that not even he could detect the slightest hint.

”Wife, wait a second.”

Seeing Bai Zhiqing about to walk over, Lu Tianxing frowned slightly, quickly pulling Bai Zhiqing back and said with a smile, ”Ha ha, classmate, it’s so late now, aren’t you going home to your husband? Besides, it’s dangerous for a woman to not return home so late. If something happened, it would be crying to heaven in vain and calling to earth with no answer, right? There’s no rush to catch up, don’t you think?”

”It’s okay, I just wanted to say hello to Zhiqing. Have you become so successful now that you don’t even recognize an old classmate? Sigh, never mind, you were always cold in high school anyway, it didn’t matter whether you had friends or not,” the woman said, shaking her head, ready to turn and leave.

”Lu Tianxing...”

Bai Zhiqing hadn’t finished her sentence when Lu Tianxing interrupted, ”Wife, do you really think she’s your classmate? What a coincidence to run into a classmate like this in such a place.”

Lu Tianxing chuckled coldly, his gaze frosty as he stared at the woman and said in a deep voice, ”Who exactly are you.”

”I am Bai Zhiqing’s classmate, what’s wrong?” The woman turned around, a perplexed look on her face.

”Is that so?”

Lu Tianxing scoffed, stepped forward, and pounced like lightning toward the woman. His fingers formed into a claw, aiming straight for the woman’s head.

His True Qi burst forth wildly, carrying tremendous power in its ferocious strike. If the woman didn’t dodge, her head could very likely be crushed by his claw.

Watching this unfold, Bai Zhiqing instinctively wanted to stop Lu Tianxing. The words reached her lips, but she swallowed them down, believing he wouldn’t act recklessly.

”Whoosh!”

Just as Lu Tianxing’s palm was about to strike, the woman’s eyes suddenly turned ice-cold. With a flick of her arm, a jet-black dagger appeared in her hand and, in one swift motion, she slashed it directly at Lu Tianxing’s throat.

This dagger was incredibly eerie, as if it could tear through the True Qi Shield, arriving beside Lu Tianxing in an instant.

”Not good.”

Lu Tianxing’s expression changed slightly, and with a stomp, he burst backward in an instant.

The glint of cold light grazed close to his neck, the chilly sensation causing his skin to break out involuntarily with goosebumps.

”Who are you, really?”

Lu Tianxing’s expression became more solemn as he looked at the individual who was no longer a woman but an ordinary-looking young man. After the fight broke out, his aura fluctuated strangely, bones twisted, and he transformed directly from a woman into an ordinary-looking young man.

Bai Zhiqing was shocked to witness this scene, astonishment written all over her face. She couldn’t understand how a woman could suddenly turn into a man—this was more shocking than anything.

”Your killer.”

The man coldly stared at Lu Tianxing, his eyes devoid of fluctuation, his entire being akin to a killing machine.

”Kill me? You think you can manage that?” Lu Tianxing sneered, though his eyes glinted with icy murderous intent.

”Whether I can or not, you’ll only know after I’ve tried.”

No sooner had his words fallen than the man’s figure flashed, his speed lightning-fast. In the blink of an eye, he appeared at Lu Tianxing’s side, his dagger exuding a sinister aura as it aimed for Lu Tianxing’s throat.

Upon witnessing this scene, a bloodthirsty smile emerged on Lu Tianxing’s face, his fists clenched tightly together as he ferociously launched a punch.

The wild force surged out instantaneously, piercing through the air and landing heavily on the man’s dagger.

”Break!”

The man’s face changed slightly. His dagger danced wildly in his hands, like a butterfly passing flowers, turning into streaks of ink light, tearing Lu Tianxing’s True Qi into shreds.

”Not bad, but die,” Lu Tianxing charged at the man, six arms suddenly growing out of his back, wielding unprecedentedly fierce power as the Unbeatable Emperor Fist bombarded the man with a violent essence.

”Judge, it’s useless, you won’t be able to stop me.”

The man watched the overwhelming force surging towards him and his figure flickered repeatedly, instantly transforming into over a dozen identical shadows scattering in all directions, making it impossible to capture which one was the real him.

”Trying to leave?” Lu Tianxing scoffed, just as he was about to give chase. However, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis looming, causing his heart to sound an alarm, and his eyelids twitched.

”Dammit.”

Lu Tianxing’s expression changed slightly, his gaze sweeping over Bai Zhiqing. The sense of danger suddenly intensified, and without pursuing the man, he teleported beside Bai Zhiqing. His True Qi erupted, enveloping both the Mandala and Bai Zhiqing within it.

”Bang!”

In that instant, a faint gunshot resounded, and a unique bullet, whistling through the air, slammed into Lu Tianxing’s True Qi Shield, emitting a crisp sound.

Just as the gunfire rang out, the voice of the man who had just fled echoed again: ”Judge, you do have some skill. Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. You can’t die yet. Remember my name—I’m Shadow Stab. Remember it well since, sooner or later, you will die by my hands.”

”Shadow Stab? Who exactly are you, and who sent you?”

”The next time we meet, you’ll know who sent me.”

His voice once again came from all around.

After these words, the man hidden in the shadows immediately departed, very decisively, without any hesitation.

This gave Lu Tianxing an ominous premonition. Decisive in killing, the man had seen that he was no match and without any hesitation had retreated straight away. Such a person was terrifying, someone who could be both rigid and flexible, adept at biding their time. Letting a person like this escape meant that he and Bai Zhiqing would always be in danger.