Chapter 51: What a Coincidence

Su Hao made a swift decision and loudly addressed everyone, "Wait for me a moment, I need to relieve myself."

He quickly took off his giant bundle and placed it on the ground. Stepping forward, he whispered, "Father, no matter what I tell you next, don't show any reaction."

Wu Yuntian subtly nodded without showing any expression.

Su Hao quickly continued, "About 200 meters ahead, on both sides of the road, there are ten people hiding—nine of them are elite warriors. Their target seems to be me."

Wu Yuntian's body tensed immediately, but he kept his face calm as he asked, "What's going on?"

Su Hao replied, "I can't explain it all right now. Let's take care of them first, and then I'll explain. I'll pretend to relieve myself and then sneak around to ambush them. Once I leave, you immediately inform Uncle Jianrong and Uncle Li. You three will protect Fatty and Qingqing in case of an emergency. I'm most worried they might target those two."

Wu Yuntian immediately refused, "No, going alone is suicide."

Su Hao said seriously, "Father, trust me. I'm already a Master warrior."

Wu Yuntian's heart skipped a beat! For a moment, he couldn't believe it. But he also knew that his son never lied. If Su Hao said he'd reached the Master level, it must be true.

Wu Yuntian fell into deep conflict, torn between trusting his instincts or believing his son.

"Father!" Su Hao reminded him.

Wu Yuntian nodded slowly.

"Give me a moment!" Su Hao shouted again. He casually pulled his blade from his giant bundle, holding it loosely in his hand as he slipped into the tall grass on the side of the road.

….

On the other side, Dan Sui, the spiky-haired man, glared toward Su Hao with bloodshot eyes full of hatred. Seeing Su Hao's group stop moving, he grew anxious and whispered to the middle-aged man next to him, "Dad, why did they stop?"

The middle-aged man, Dan Sui's father, was named Dan Liqin. He appeared to be a calm and reserved individual.

He glanced at Dan Sui with undisguised disdain in his eyes and said indifferently, "Be patient. Wait."

Dan Liqin had once doted on his son immensely, giving him whatever he wanted. But now that his son was crippled, he found himself beginning to resent him. A son who could no longer produce descendants—was he even still a son?

Despite his growing loathing, Dan Liqin tried his best to suppress it and maintain a semblance of normalcy.

Having heard that their enemy Wu Xiangwu was extremely powerful, Dan Liqin had spent a considerable amount of money to hire a group of professional killers—all elite warriors—with the goal of eliminating him in one decisive strike to avoid future complications.

Dan Sui clenched his teeth and spat, "Dad, I want Wu Xiangwu dead! I'll never forgive him. I'll personally torture him and end him myself. And that bitch He Qingqing—if she had agreed to my demands earlier, none of this would've happened. It's all her fault! I'll make her pay!"

Dan Liqin glanced at his son, feeling increasingly irritated the more he looked at him, and snapped, "Shut up, or I'll rip your mouth off."

Dan Sui looked at his father in disbelief.His dad had never shouted at him before. But today… why?

When did things change like this? His father felt so unfamiliar now!

Meanwhile, Su Hao stealthily approached with his blade in hand, planning to strike the moment he was discovered.

Unexpectedly, he was spotted as soon as he got within ten meters.

"Someone's sneaking up! It's the target!" A low voice called out, startling the other nine assassins, who immediately jumped up, abandoning their hiding spots and drawing their long blades.

All of them were dressed in tight warriors attire with black cloth covering their faces.

«Charge» Su Hao no longer concealed his presence. His Master-level blood Qi exploded, and he covered the ten meters in an instant.

«Shadow Step» Su Hao dashed past two elite warriors, his blade leaving two cold streaks in the air.

"Squelch∼!" The cuts were as smooth as slicing through a tomato.

The two elite assassins barely registered Su Hao's presence before their bodies went limp, collapsing to the ground. Their necks, along with their spines, were severed, leaving only a few tendons holding their heads in place.

"I used too much force!" Su Hao still had time to make a quick assessment.

Before the two elite assassins even hit the ground, Su Hao continued his assault.

«Shadow Step»

He sidestepped, dodging a slash aimed at him, and countered with a horizontal swing of his blade.

"Slash∼!"

The assassin's entire head fell cleanly to the ground. Decapitating the enemy quickly to minimize their suffering was Su Hao's only mercy.

Killing for the first time wasn't as he had imagined. Besides a slight twitch of his eyelid, his heart remained calm.

The death of his enemies felt no different from the many times he had died in previous lives at the hands of others.

In this brief existence, we all eventually lose everything. Su Hao was merely sending his foes on their way a little earlier.

"Master!!!"

As Su Hao decapitated another assassin, the remaining elite assassins were horrified. A powerful wave of fear shot from their spines to their skulls, making their scalps tingle as they halted their charge toward Su Hao.

Su Hao could even see the terror in their eyes.

Elite warriors stood no chance against a Master. Once in conflict, even escape was a fantasy.

The five remaining elite assassins hesitated, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

"Impossible!" Dan Sui, who was being dragged behind by his father Dan Liqin, was furious when he saw the hired assassins hesitating. He screamed, "How can he be a Master? Have you ever seen a Master this young? Attack him! Kill him, kill him!"

Su Hao flicked his blade, the blood on it splattering onto the ground in a straight line. He smiled broadly and said, "Dan Sui, my old classmate? What a coincidence!"

Dan Liqin immediately turned Dan Sui's face away and slapped him twice, scolding harshly, "You idiot, shut up!"

Dan Liqin, experienced as he was, could tell from Su Hao's speed that he was far beyond what an elite warrior could achieve.

Dan Liqin himself was a veteran high-tier elite warrior who had attempted to inscribe beast Veins for years without success, stuck at the step of completing a full beast Vein pattern.

He could remember the Vein patterns perfectly with his eyes open, but when he tried to draw them inside his body with his eyes closed,he would always make a slight mistake.

For years, he had struggled with this process, never completing even a single full inscription, let alone making any fine adjustments.

His terrible memory issue caused Dan Liqin endless frustration.

At this moment, Dan Liqin cursed his useless son for provoking a genius Master. He was already considering retreating.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he shouted, "If you want to live, go grab some hostages up ahead!"

With that, he dragged Dan Sui and fled.

Su Hao's eyes turned icy as he muttered, "Do you really think you have the chance to grab hostages?"

"Go grab them!"" one assassin shouted.

As soon as the words left his mouth, one of the elite assassins foolishly rushed toward Wu Yuntian and the others.

The other four assassins, however, scattered and fled in different directions.

Su Hao launched himself forward, kicking up dirt and rocks, and rushed toward the charging assassin.

The Assassin instantly realized he'd been tricked by his comrades. Just as Su Hao's blade pierced through his back and into his heart, he let out a desperate scream, "You bastards tricked me!!!"