Title: Ancient Assassin Meets Modern-day Career Woman
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 1.1 - They meet (1)
Above the rugged cliff, the moon faintly glowed with a strange purple light and looked especially big. In the distance, dark clouds were rolling in the sky and moving closer. Flashes of lightning would occasionally illuminate the sky and earth for a split second. The sounds of muffled thunder could be faintly heard.
There were many leaping black figures on the tall cliff, and the shining blades of their swords cut through the dim night as they fiercely fought.
The collision between these blades often sent out short-lives sparks that disappeared into the night in the next second. The glint of these swords were almost too fast to be seen. For a short period, the clanging sounds were endless on the empty cliff as countless sword moves were exchanged.
The killing intent was enough to make one's skin crawl.
If one were to carefully look, they would see over ten people surrounding a man in black and intending to kill him.
The man in black's moves were ruthless and deadly. Each slash of his sword was seeking to take down his enemy with himself. In that small gap between life and death, he was able to force his opponent back.
In an instant, the rolling clouds had reached right above them. In one of the clouds, there was that faint purple glow again, which was exactly where the moon was last seen.
However, these people were fighting and couldn't be distracted. No one was looking up. They had dropped their torches during their pursuit. The night was as black as ink, and the man in black looked terrifying and would suddenly appear in front of them like a grim reaper.
Even though the pursuers knew they would win from having more people and the man in black would ultimately die, their own lives were also hanging from a thin thread. No one dared to relax.
Lighting pierced the earth, and the sky and earth was suddenly as bright as day.
In that blinding moment, the man in black killed two people in a row! They were aghast!
However, it was soon obvious that the man in black was at the end of his strength and was like an arrow that was about to fall.
The pursuers shouted and worked together to attack him from all sides. Little by little, they forced the man in black to the edge of the cliff.
Finally, the man in black had no space left to retreat. Moreover, on the way here, he had faintly seen torches and figures. More pursuers had caught up. The man in black saw them holding crossbows. There was no way out in front of him. Behind him… was the cliff.
The man in black slashed forward with his sword. The cutting edge of his sword drew a bright light in the dark night and forced the people fighting him at close quarters back. In that brief moment, the man in black jumped off the cliff.
Of course, he wasn't committing suicide. While he was falling rapidly, he took out a grappling hook from his clothes. He quickly threw out the grappling hook, firmly grasped onto the cliff rock with it, and slowed down his fall.
But, at this moment, a flash of lightning illuminated the earth! A strange white light erupted and enveloped the falling man.
Thunder resounded through the world, and the man in black disappeared.
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In another time and space, there was no wind or cloud. The night sky was clear with twinkling stars.
Far away from the bustling downtown, there was a car parked diagonally on the riverbank in the quiet outskirts.
Ruan Qing was sitting on the empty riverbank. She sipped the last bit of milk tea into her mouth. After forcefully chewing the milk tea pearls and swallowing, she stood up and flung the crushed milk tea cup into the river!
"I swear that I'll never spend another cent on a man again! If I continue to judge people based on their appearance, I'm worse than a dog! Guys that don't abide by the same virtues as women should go die!"
Her ex-boyfriend was younger than her by several years and still in college. He was tall, handsome, and had long legs and a six-pack. She had been captivated by his face and supported him for two years. She paid for his tuition fees, and he ate her food and spent her money.
She had happily thought she was raising a little wolf dog, but that was just her delusion. Her fake little wolf dog had cheated on her.
No matter how her ex-boyfriend wheedled and begged for forgiveness, it didn't change the fact that she had caught them in the act. She had angrily kicked him out of the apartment.
She had left her hometown and lived alone in Jiangcheng. She only has coworkers and no friends here. She had a meeting at work tomorrow and couldn't use alcohol to ease her failed relationship. She could only come to the deserted outskirts to release her anger.
She wasn't that sad. Their relationship was only physical, but people had to act ethically. Since he financially relied on her, he had to uphold traditionally female virtues.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste to spend money on him? It was the same principle as an idol being forbidden to fall in love because they relied on their fans to earn money.
Her campus love was unreliable and so was the blind date arranged by her parents. She had thought her current relationship could work out, but it turned out to be a trap.
The pain was in the past. After pondering, she swore to the deserted river that she would never raise a pretty boy again! Where it was a wolf puppy or a wolf dog, she didn't want any of them!
There was a faint echo as she shouted into the empty and dark night. She felt much better after venting her anger.
She returned to being single today. Tomorrow was a new beginning.