Chapter 54

As the man entered, he immediately fixed his gaze on everyone, his body tense, holding a peculiarly shaped, pitch-black dagger that was aesthetically pleasing, as if it devoured light, almost pulling at one's heart with a single glance.

Jiang Han stared at the dagger, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes, and he involuntarily took a step forward.

At this moment, a cool sensation emanated from his soul, and Jiang Han suddenly snapped out of it, abruptly stopping and hastily averting his gaze, his face showing shock.

"What kind of dagger is this? It can actually attract my attention, it's too terrifying!" Cold sweat broke out on Jiang Han's forehead as he looked up at the man, but he dared not look at the dagger again.

Jiang Han could imagine that if this had been a life-or-death battle, that moment of distraction would have allowed the dagger to pierce his heart, sending him to the underworld!

"That day, she indeed held back." Jiang Han recalled the battle with the man a while ago, when she said she had a trump card that she didn't use. Now it seemed that this dagger was one of her trump cards!

"Huh? This dagger, it seems to be..." Suddenly, Li Ao stared at the dagger with suspicion. At his level of cultivation, he naturally wouldn't be drawn in. He hesitated but didn't voice his guess.

"Kiss of Darkness!"

Elder Yun spoke softly, his eyes filled with shock and caution.

This made Jiang Han's heart race. This was the second time he had seen Elder Yun show caution, the first being when he mentioned Jiang Han's adoptive father, Ye Qianchou. From this, it was clear that this dagger had an extraordinary origin!

"Is it really the Kiss of Darkness?" Li Ao was greatly alarmed, his body tensing up, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as if he were on guard.

"No need to be cautious, he's not here." Elder Yun shook his head with a smile.

"Not here, that's good!" Li Ao let out a huge sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"It's called 'Kiss of Darkness'? What a peculiar name, but fitting!" Jiang Han said softly, "I only glanced at it, and my heart was almost drawn in."

Elder Yun nodded slowly, his expression grave. "This dagger has a shocking origin. I once met its previous owner and sparred with him, and I won by a half move! However, that person was an assassin. In a direct confrontation, I only won by a half move, but if he had attacked me in secret, I could have defended myself, but I would have been seriously injured!"

Jiang Han was stunned. He had never known the exact strength of Elder Yun, but it was definitely above the level of a Martial Venerable, perhaps not quite at the level of a Martial Saint, but not far off!

Yet, Elder Yun now said that in the hands of the dagger's previous owner, he would have been seriously injured!

"You don't need to be surprised. If it were me, I would probably have been killed in one strike!" Li Ao said with a bitter smile, noticing Jiang Han's shock.

At this moment, the innkeeper's face lit up with joy as he called out to the woman who had entered, "Yumo, you're back!"

Everyone was stunned. Although they had guessed that the woman had a reason to be here, they never expected her to be the innkeeper's granddaughter!

"Is this, is this a coincidence?" Jiang Han was speechless. He never thought that they, who had no connection, would end up with so many ties by chance.

In contrast to Jiang Han's speechlessness, Li Ao was drenched in cold sweat, secretly relieved that his grandson had not captured this woman.

Thinking of the legends surrounding that person, Li Ao's heart ached. Who knew if he would slaughter the city lord's residence in a fit of rage for this woman!

Nothing spreads without a reason, as the saying goes, where there's smoke, there's fire!

That person's ruthlessness and mystery were equally famous. He founded the first assassin organization and created a group of terrifying assassins, striking fear into the hearts of many!

Shadow Walker! Kiss of Darkness!

As famous as he was, so was the dagger in his hand, the Kiss of Darkness! And his title was Shadow Walker!

It was said that the only time he failed an assassination was against a half-Saint. After that failure, he disappeared.

Everyone thought he was dead, but his dagger reappeared in the world.

It seemed that everyone had been deceived; the Shadow Walker was not dead, just hiding!

"Grandpa!" A clear female voice called out. Yumo's expression was excited, but she also cautiously looked at Elder Yun and the others, too nervous to recognize Jiang Han at first.

Yumo felt bitter. She knew Wu Chi's status was high, and she had no right to oppose him, so she fled in a panic.

During her time outside, she heard the rumors Wu Chi deliberately spread. Knowing it was a trap, she still had to jump in and hurriedly returned.

She traveled cautiously, trying not to be discovered by Wu Chi's people, and finally made it here. But she was shocked to see the damaged door of the inn. She was worried that her grandfather had been hurt and rushed inside without thinking.

Seeing the scene before her, she was a bit dazed.

Wu Chi, that annoying fly, was lying unconscious and covered in blood. Two old men stood beside him, their depths unfathomable, and a young man with her grandfather.

Her first thought was that her grandfather was being threatened.

But looking at her grandfather's expression, it didn't seem like he was being threatened. He even greeted her with joy, which made her feel something was off.

If it were before, her grandfather would have signaled her to leave when he saw her, not called out her name with surprise!

"Shadow Walker, is he well?" Elder Yun suddenly asked, his gaze calm but penetrating to Yumo.

"I don't know what you mean." Yumo stared at Elder Yun cautiously, shaking her head.

"You don't know? Then where did you get that dagger? Don't tell me you found it." Li Ao chimed in, his tone suspicious.

"How do you know?" Yumo blurted out, her face showing genuine surprise.

Li Ao: "..."

Jiang Han was also speechless. Was this girl taking everyone for fools? According to Elder Yun and the others, the Kiss of Darkness was almost a divine weapon! Found? Try finding one yourself!

But Elder Yun's brows furrowed. He could tell that Yumo wasn't lying, which meant she really did find the dagger!

Thinking about this, Elder Yun's expression turned strange. "I believe you found it, but you must have seen its original owner, right?"

"Yes..." Yumo was about to answer when she suddenly stopped, cautious. "What does it have to do with you?"

"Yumo! Show respect to your benefactor!" The innkeeper suddenly spoke, though he didn't understand what Elder Yun and the others were saying, he was grateful to Elder Yun.

"Huh?" Yumo was taken aback.

"Of course, your benefactor. If it weren't for my master, you wouldn't be standing here safely talking to us." Jiang Han interjected.

Yumo's eyebrows furrowed, and her gaze turned to Jiang Han, causing her to pause.

"You, you are..."

"That's right, it's me!" Jiang Han walked up boldly. "Beautiful lady, it seems you remember me. Who would have thought we'd meet again, fate, fate!"

"Why are you here?" Yumo took a step back, staring at Jiang Han. "I already returned the jade pendant to you, what more do you want?"

"Hey, don't accuse the innocent!" Jiang Han was displeased. "Am I that petty? ... What kind of look is that? Don't look at me like that! Otherwise, I'll think you're in love with me!"

"Pervert!" Yumo's face turned red, and she spat, turning away from him.

"Still shy." Jiang Han shrugged and turned to the innkeeper. "Is your granddaughter usually this shy?"

"Uh." The innkeeper looked at Jiang Han strangely, a bit wary. "Young sir, you... know Yumo?"

"Know her, know her! Quite well!" Jiang Han nodded shamelessly. "We even exchanged blows under the moonlight... cough, exchanged ideas! How could we not be familiar?!"

Yumo's face turned red. Whatever Jiang Han said, it always sounded different. She quickly defended herself, "Grandpa, don't listen to him, I never exchanged ideas with him, I..."

"What do you mean? You dare say it wasn't you who deliberately bumped into me?" Jiang Han turned, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at her.

"This... This is completely different!" Yumo stomped her foot in anger, the Kiss of Darkness in her hand gleaming ominously, as if she wanted to strike Jiang Han.