Luo Feixue watched Yang Feilong's stunned expression, her face flushed, and she chuckled sheepishly, "I was just joking, don't take it seriously!"
"Was it really just a joke? But I've already taken it seriously." Yang Feilong chuckled, recovering his composure. Looking at Luo Feixue, his heart felt unsteady.
He thought he had settled down, but looking at Luo Feixue's exquisite beauty, his heart still couldn't help but flutter.
Luo Feixue, seeing Yang Feilong's expression, was unsure if he was being serious or not. She felt awkward continuing the conversation and said, "Next, I plan to go into seclusion for a while."
"Are you going into seclusion to break through to Tianwu Realm? What about after that?" Yang Feilong mused, then asked, "Do you have any plans for your future?"
Hearing Yang Feilong's question, Luo Feixue opened her mouth, then shook her head with a wry smile, "I've always been forced to carry out missions by the Huangquan Sect, so besides fulfilling missions, I really don't know what else to do."
"Before, you were doing things against your will just to survive. Now, you can completely pursue what you truly want to do." Yang Feilong said after a moment of thought. "By the way, do you still have family?"
"Probably not!" Luo Feixue shook her head. "Ever since I can remember, I've been in an orphanage. Not long after I arrived, the orphanage caught fire. I know the fire was set by people from the Huangquan Sect. Some people were also taken away besides me, but most of them died during the brutal training or missions. Very few are still alive..."
Luo Feixue trailed off here.
"The few companions who survived are the friends who betrayed you, aren't they?" Yang Feilong couldn't help but say upon hearing this.
Luo Feixue gave a bitter smile.
She didn't answer, but it was as if she had already told Yang Feilong, yes, she was betrayed by the companions she considered childhood sweethearts.
"I haven't changed, but I didn't expect them to have changed." Luo Feixue sighed. "I clearly told them that if they were willing to leave the Huangquan Sect, I could provide the antidote. Why did they betray me? Isn't freedom important? Or perhaps, they want to become Ba Wu Realm experts and become one of the enforcers of the Huangquan Sect!"
"It's not that freedom isn't important, but they fear the Huangquan Sect and dare not betray them. Not everyone has the courage to fight for survival when facing death." Yang Feilong said. "From now on, you need to cut ties with your so-called friends. Otherwise, you will be found again."
"I know there won't be a second or third time." Luo Feixue nodded earnestly. "I understand that much!"
Yang Feilong looked at Luo Feixue. Her expression was serious at the moment. As for whether her heart truly felt the same, Yang Feilong couldn't be sure. She was different from ordinary assassins; she hadn't completely become a killing machine. But what about those people? Perhaps they had long resigned themselves to their fate.
Or perhaps, as Luo Feixue said, they wanted to become enforcers of the Huangquan Sect.
And becoming a Ba Wu Realm expert would grant them great authority within the Huangquan Sect.
After all, existences at the Ba Wu Realm level were top-tier combatants in any force. Although the Huangquan Sect was incredibly powerful, they didn't have many Ba Wu Realm experts.
But many assassins died on missions. How many actually broke through to the Ba Wu Realm? Even with Luo Feixue's exceptional talent and confidence in reaching the Tianwu Realm, breaking through to the Ba Wu Realm? She had no confidence at all. Perhaps, she would die on a mission before she could reach the Ba Wu Realm.
Given the nature of assassins and the opportunity to leave, after careful consideration, Luo Feixue decided to escape. But not everyone had such courage.
"Let's find a place. I'll treat your wounds first, then we can talk further!" Yang Feilong said. "This is not a good place to talk."
"Okay." Luo Feixue nodded. "I have a safe place to stay that the Huangquan Sect doesn't know about. I'll take you there."
"Alright!"
After that, Yang Feilong briefly tidied up the battlefield and left the area following Luo Feixue's guidance.
Not long after, the two arrived at a villa.
"This villa wasn't bought under my name," Luo Feixue said.
"Mm." Yang Feilong nodded.
Despite being an assassin, because Luo Feixue was quite powerful and held a higher rank, she had a considerable degree of freedom, allowing her to acquire some assets.
From this, it could be seen that Luo Feixue had already planned to leave the Huangquan Sect for some time. However, she had suppressed the thought due to the poison in her body. With Yang Feilong's help, she finally made that choice.
...
In the villa, Yang Feilong treated Luo Feixue.
Luo Feixue's injuries were not light, but not too severe either. The attacker initially didn't intend to kill Luo Feixue but to possess her. It was only later, seeing Luo Feixue's resolute defiance, that he attacked more fiercely. At that moment, Yang Feilong arrived.
After healing Luo Feixue, Yang Feilong stayed in the villa.
Time flew by, and a night passed.
After a night of treatment, Luo Feixue's injuries had recovered by about seventy to eighty percent. Yang Feilong then chose to take his leave.
Although Luo Feixue was reluctant, she didn't try to detain him excessively. She had already made up her mind to find Yang Feilong in Lan Hai City after her cultivation broke through to the Tianwu Realm.
As for seeking revenge on the Huangquan Sect? She was too busy hiding to even consider revenge now.
The Huangquan Sect was a top-tier power, and Luo Feixue hadn't even touched the true core of the Huangquan Sect, let alone known the location of their stronghold. Therefore, even if Yang Feilong wanted to enlist the help of experts like Old Fang from the General Police Bureau, it would be useless.
Destroying one branch of the Huangquan Sect would not cripple them. Instead, it would alert them and potentially anger the Huangquan Sect, which would have severe consequences for the police bureau.
This was because once the Huangquan Sect retaliated, the damage caused would be immense.
The Huangquan Sect had too many experts, all skilled in assassination.
And who among the police bureau officers didn't have relatives, friends, or family members?
Unless they could capture the entire Huangquan Sect in one go, or at least capture their high-ranking members, the General Police Bureau would not act rashly.
"I'm leaving, goodbye." Yang Feilong waved at Luo Feixue. "No need to see me off."
"Mm." Luo Feixue nodded.
The main reason was that she was in her true form at the moment. If anyone discovered she was with Yang Feilong, it would be detrimental to him.
The next moment, Yang Feilong's figure vanished before Luo Feixue's eyes.
Watching Yang Feilong disappear, Luo Feixue felt a sense of loss, but she quickly composed herself.
"I'll go find him after my cultivation breaks through. I won't think about anything else for now!" Luo Feixue murmured to herself, then turned and went back into the house.
However, she also knew that breaking through to the Tianwu Realm was not an easy task. She didn't expect to break through in ten days or half a month. With good luck, breaking through within a month would be considered good. If unlucky, it might take two to three months, or even longer.