Chapter 1 Death is a new beginning

From this point onward, the assassins within the organization were divided into two types: one was Xia Fan, and the other was everyone else

Xia Fan could hardly believe his eyes, and it seemed as if his breath had stopped at that moment

Xia Fan felt that he had somewhat lost his ability to think. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, who wore an expression of anger, he was instantly brought to tears.

Isn't this the little maid by my side before the family was exterminated

The distant artificial hill and fish pond, the open space and maid in the foreground... everything feels so strange yet so familiar...

How can there be no roughness at all on the hand

The girl who had long since turned to dry bones in that disaster, apart from her father, was the person he felt the most guilt towards in his heart

... ...

At the very beginning, when he just opened his eyes, his vision was somewhat blurred, which made Xia Fan unable to help but close his eyes again and reach out to rub his eyes.

In her opinion, Xia Fan would only shed tears due to the reason of having just been knocked unconscious by her

Xia Fan's head was spinning rapidly, and at the same time, he felt as if he was being embraced by someone, with an incredibly soft sensation on his cheek

However, the moment his hand was about to touch his eyelid, Xia Fan was completely stunned

Qingyang City, the Xia Family

Before Sha Fan, this task had already caused as many as twelve supreme-level assassins from Zufu and Tushu to meet their demise, all at the hands of that saint.

At this moment, his mood was truly unparalleled in its beauty, which naturally caused his tone of speech to become somewhat exuberant and lively.

Young master! Young master? Are you alright! Please do not scare me...

While lost in thought, Xia Fan cautiously observed his surroundings, a habit he had developed after becoming an assassin

He has truly been reborn

Ah!

A few meters behind Xia Fan, a beautiful and graceful young girl, holding a wooden sword, could not help but scold with a displeased expression as soon as Ya'er finished speaking

A face of a girl, both strange and somewhat familiar, appeared in this scene, causing Xia Fan to feel momentarily dazed

Ye Yiran was clearly taken aback by Xia Fan's tears, and for a moment, she was quite angry

Ye Yiran said with a face full of disgust

Yar's appearance instantly made Xia Fan understand what part he had felt to be incredibly soft just moments ago, and although it was somewhat embarrassing, he also felt that the texture was indeed quite pleasant

This is truly outrageous

Twenty years ago, my family was tragically exterminated due to a mysterious alchemical artifact of unknown rank. All members of the family perished in a single night, and only I managed to escape with that mysterious artifact, thanks to my father's desperate struggle.

Really back

In astonishment, Xia Fan suddenly opened his eyes again, and the images within his line of sight finally became clear.

At the edge of the Canglong Mountain Range, a true saint was ambushed and assassinated

Xia Fan! You are truly becoming more and more useless! I haven't even utilized the power of a martial artist! It was merely the application of normal swordsmanship techniques, and yet I was able to knock you out! What have you been doing all these years!

Nevertheless, Xia Fan still became the first martial artist within the Black Hand organization, and indeed throughout the entire Outer Realm, to achieve the remarkable feat of slaying a Saint while in the form of a mortal

Xia Fan turned his gaze towards the sound and saw Ya Er standing beside him, her hands clasped protectively over her chest, her face flushed with a deep crimson hue

What is going on in front of me

Young master! You are awake! That's wonderful! I knew that nothing would happen to you! I was truly terrified just now

At this moment, Ya'er, who was standing nearby, also came to her senses. She did not notice the strange expression on Xia Fan's face and simply exclaimed with excitement

Such a result not only dealt a significant blow to the overall strength of the Black Hand, but also caused its reputation to plummet within the sixteen nations of the Southern Region

Strange... How did I not notice that this little girl had developed so well ten years ago when I was with the library?

The misunderstanding led Ye Yiran's already near-freezing perception of Xia Fan to drop to a negative value

This caused him to instinctively reach out and grab at the side of his face, and then using that force, he propped himself up.

The sense of helplessness and fear from that time, even after twenty years of passage, remains vividly etched in his mind and will be unforgettable for a lifetime

A wave of urgent urging voices roused Xia Fan from his unconscious state

Hehe, what is there to be ashamed of? One should be true to oneself. If one needs to cry, then cry; if one needs to laugh, then laugh. If one always keeps things bottled up inside and presents a facade to the world, never allowing one's emotions to be expressed directly, then one can forget about reaching the pinnacle of martial arts in this lifetime.

Just as I steadied myself, a girl's scream suddenly rang out beside my ear

my fiancée

Previously, I only thought of my fiancé as an unreliable dandy, but now it seems that he is, in fact, a spineless coward without any backbone at all

A shocking event has recently occurred on the vast land of Kyushu, which has astonished the entire outer realm

But that was already twenty years ago

Is there really a chance to start over after all this?

All the clansmen have become wronged souls who died unjustly

Not right... I clearly died myself and the book! Just now, when I suddenly attacked that saint, although I successfully plunged the blade in my hand into the saint's chest, I was also obliterated on the spot by the saint's dying counterattack, leaving no trace of my body!

However, the expression of entitlement on his face, seen through Ye Yiran's eyes, was influenced by her long-standing inherent biases, leading her to simply perceive him as overly frivolous while shamelessly engaging in a brazen defense.

Xia Fan wiped away her tears and smiled broadly

The day after Xia Fan assassinated that saint

If only I could go back twenty years ... ... to see you again. ... ... That would be wonderful

But if that's the case, shedding tears directly, what kind of man is that

The notorious assassin organization known as the Black Hand, operating within the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Southern Region, has announced that its supreme-level assassin, Xia Fan, has successfully completed a high-level assassination mission assigned by the Black Hand

The sudden emergence of this voice caused Xia Fan to involuntarily shudder, and then he abruptly turned around to look at the girl who had scolded him, his entire body trembling uncontrollably due to excitement

This expression caused Xia Fan to be momentarily taken aback, and then he suddenly recalled that at this moment, he was not the supreme assassin of the underworld, but rather the most notorious dandy in Qingyang City

As for Ya'er, during that massacre, right before his eyes, she was brutally cut in half by someone in order to protect him

Thus, the successful assassination by Xia Fan this time holds extraordinary significance

The sun rises as usual, and nothing has changed

Then he saw the courtyard that, in his memory, should have long been reduced to a wasteland by fire

However, it is unfortunate that Xia Fan also lost his life during the assassination, falling victim to the dying counterattack of that saint, resulting in both he and the saint perishing together

Ye Yiran

The home from twenty years ago in my own memory

Just now, Xia Fan suddenly fainted after being stabbed in the chest by her sword during practice, which truly startled her. At this moment, seeing Xia Fan regain consciousness, the girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but her dissatisfaction with Xia Fan only intensified.

Yar?

What is going on now

You... why are you suddenly crying! It really infuriates me! You, a grown man, actually just cry whenever you want! Don't you feel any shame at all!

For twenty years, Xia Fan has not seen a single member of his family, not even once

The Pinnacle of Martial Arts? How shameless! With your current level, which is not even that of a martial artist, you dare to speak of the Pinnacle of Martial Arts! Xia Fan, when will you ever change this habit of exaggeration? Do you intend to live your life with such a detestable personality?