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n405 The Trap Assassin

nAll the assassins, including Zhen Gang, chose to remain silent at this moment. However, their eyes were filled with pain and anger.

nThey would never have thought there really was a spy.

nAfter all, they were brought up by Zhao Gao and carefully cultivated.

nThe assassin knew that it was useless to explain the betrayal now. What he had done had deeply hurt his brothers.

nSo he didn’t say anything, but bowed to the crowd and apologized.

nTo everyone’s surprise, after the third bow, the killer’s remorseful and guilty eyes suddenly turned cold.

nUnder everyone’s gaze, he suddenly turned around and thrust his right hand at Zhao Gao, who had his back facing him!

nA cold glint flashed and instantly stabbed into Zhao Gao’s back.

n“Sect Master!”

nAlmost at the same time, shouts rang out.

nThe Trap assassins, including Zhen Gang, jumped up almost at the same time and instantly attacked the betraying killers.

nThey didn’t expect that the traitor not only sold out The Trap but also wanted to kill the Sect Master.

nThis result was hard to accept.

nIn their eyes, Zhao Gao seemed to be completely unaware of what was happening behind him as he was stabbed by the sharp dagger.

nEven if Zhao Gao knew about it, he would not be able to dodge such a close-range attack!

nThe crowd had no time to stop the betraying killer.

nZhao Gao might be heavily injured, or even die.

nTo everyone’s surprise, the dagger that was stabbed into Zhao Gao’s back did not turn red. Instead, it stopped.

n“How is that possible?” The assassin’s confident face turned into a frightened expression as he exclaimed in disbelief.

nThe feeling from the dagger in his hand made the traitor killer clearly feel that the dagger had not pierced Zhao Gao’s body.

n“Nothing is impossible.” Zhao Gao’s face was filled with regret as he looked at the traitor. As he spoke softly, he raised his right hand and patted the assassin’s forehead.

nBang!

nThe betraying killer flew backward like a broken zither, blood rippling. He brushed past several people who had jumped at him and fell hard on the door.

nThe wooden door was broken, and wood chips flew everywhere.

nBlood flowed from the traitor’s forehead.

nHis face was filled with disbelief and his eyes were ashen.

nThe betraying assassin was dead!

n“Why do you have to do this!” Zhao Gao said with a pained expression as he slowly retracted his palm.

n“Sect Master? Are you all right?”

n“Sect Master!”

nThe nervous crowd gathered around Zhao Gao and asked him about the situation.

nZhen Gang didn’t open his mouth to ask. Instead, the moment he landed, he looked at the corpse of the traitor and remained silent.

nOthers might not know this, but Zhen Gang knew that Zhao Gao had become an earth realm cultivator three years ago.

nHowever, Zhao Gao chose to hide the truth. He even forcefully suppressed his cultivation.

nHe predicted that the Zhao State was about to face a huge crisis.

nHence, Zhao Gao chose to stay behind and help the Zhao State through this crisis!

nOnly Zhen Gang knew about this!

n“Don’t worry, his killing intent is too strong. There’s no way he can ambush me. Now that the Zhai Xing Pavilion has been exposed, we have to retreat as soon as possible. I’ll draw them away later. You guys go and inform the other brothers to spread out and hide,” Zhao Gao continued.

n“Sect Master?” the six top assassins shouted in unison.

nThey knew what Zhao Gao meant. He was prepared to sacrifice himself in order to protect the assassins!

n“This is an order! Besides, it won’t be that easy to kill me!” Zhao Gao interrupted the crowd and shouted coldly.

n“The situation has changed, so I hope that you can temporarily take over the Sect Master’s position!” Zhao Gao turned to Zhen Gang and continued,

n“I’ll go with you!” Zhen Gang said in a low voice.

nEveryone was pushing the idea of following Zhao Gao to attract the enemy.

nThey knew that the ten cultivators led by the beast cultivator were not something Zhao Gao could fight against.

nThere were also tens of thousands of England troops stationed there.

nZhao Gao’s decision was undoubtedly to use his life in exchange for an opportunity for the assassins trapped in The Trap to escape.

n“Don’t fight, just do as I say!” Zhao Gao made his decision.

n“Sect Master, let’s go together. Before they arrive, we can hide our identities and escape. There’s still hope.” Zhen Gang suddenly suggested.

n“Your identities are hidden, so they don’t know. You can hide by changing your clothes, but my identity is well known.” Zhao Gao shook his head and said.

n“But…” Zhen Gang was unwilling to give up and wanted to continue explaining.

n“Zhen Gang is acting as the Sect Master and is in charge of the escape of the killer trap. We must leave safely!” Zhao Gao interrupted him and looked at the crowd with an unquestionable gaze.

n“Yes!” Zhen Gang’s entire body trembled as he cupped his hands and bowed.

nHe led the other six assassins out of the door in a hurry and left the Zhai Xing Pavilion through a secret passage.

nSince someone had betrayed them, no matter how much information he had leaked, the Zhai Xing Pavilion was no longer safe.

nThus, Zhen Gang and the others couldn’t leave through the door and could only leave through a secret passage.

nAfter everyone left, Zhao Gao sat back down at the wooden table.

n“Since you’ve already come, why hide?” Zhao Gao looked at the cold body at the door and said indifferently.

nThe window behind him suddenly opened, and a cold breeze blew past.

nA skinny old man wearing a white robe with blue patterns appeared behind Zhao Gao.

nThe scrawny old man was the great guardian of the freezing cold sea, Soul Destroyer, who had a terrifying body clone.

n“It’s cold in Handan City, please have a cup of hot tea to keep warm.” Zhao Gao seemed to have anticipated Soul Destroyer’s appearance. He did not turn around. Instead, he picked up the teapot on the wooden table and poured himself a cup of tea.

nThe teacup that had just been filled with tea flew out and quickly flew towards Soul Destroyer.

nSoul Destroyer smiled and grabbed the teacup as it approached. He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

n“Good tea! Too bad it’s cold!” Soul Destroyer threw out his right hand and the teacup in his hand flew toward Zhao Gao.

nThe teacup that was approaching Zhao Gao shattered in mid-air.

n“We haven’t seen each other for a hundred years, but you’re still the same.” Soul Destroyer shook his head helplessly.

n“I haven’t changed, and you’re the same.” Zhao Gao stood up and turned to Soul Destroyer.

n“The Trap is a poisonous nail hanging in Master’s plan, we have to pull it out!” Soul Destroyer said as he looked at Zhao Gao.

n“Many thanks!” Zhao Gao smiled and said something he shouldn’t have said.

nZhao Gao was expressing his gratitude to Soul Destroyer.

nIn fact, Soul Destroyer had already arrived before the people from The Trap had left.

nZhao Gao had also noticed him, but the two of them had a tacit understanding not to expose it.

nSoul Destroyer chose to let The Trap assassins leave, and Zhao Gao chose to give up on leading The Trap assassins to fight to the death.

n“No need to thank me. I’ll let the others go on account of our old acquaintances. As for you, I’m sorry!” Soul Destroyer said apologetically.

n“You took the risk to let the others go, so you’ve already paid off the favor you owe me.” Zhao Gao raised his hand at Soul Destroyer!

nSoul Destroyer’s old face revealed helplessness and nostalgia.

nHowever, the two of them did not move.

nBecause they were all accumulating power and waiting for the right moment!

nTwo terrifying auras shot up into the sky.

nThe two of them moved almost at the same time, and their fists and palms collided instantly.

nA huge wave of air swept out from between the two of them, directly lifting the roof of the Zhai Xing Pavilion.

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