Chapter 1269: 529: Treasure of the Secret Vault, The Abandoned [Seeking Subscription] _2

His gaze suspiciously watched Zhou Chun, and he immediately said, “Little Friend Zhou, please explain in more detail, tell us about the Dharma Treasures and Divine Skills the assassin used against you.”

“Yes, I obey, elder.”

Zhou Chun responded with a sound, then recounted the detailed situation of the confrontation at the time.

After listening to his retelling, Baiyue True Person’s eyes suddenly flickered with brilliance, and he suddenly said to Zhou Chun, “I understand the situation. Little Friend Zhou, you stay in our sect temporarily. I will consult with several Nascent Soul ancestors of our sect to see if they know the assassin’s origin!”

“I understand, I’ll leave everything to you, Sect Leader True Person.”

Zhou Chun solemnly bowed to Baiyue True Person and then withdrew to wait.

After waiting at the Moon Wheel Sect’s mountain gate for a day, Zhou Chun was finally summoned again by Baiyue True Person to the Sect Leader’s main hall.

“I have consulted several ancestors, and based on the ancestors’ judgment, the assassin targeting you is likely from the Eastern Ice Barbarian Country, belonging to a sect influence named Ice Hell Sect. This influence is an assassin organization, specifically hired to assassinate high-level cultivators of other countries!”

Baiyue True Person said this with a slightly grave tone and continued, “According to our sect’s ancestors, to maintain its credibility, the assassins of Ice Hell Sect would continue their assassination attempts after a failure, unless they are certain they cannot handle the target, then they would stop their actions!”

“But even if the dispatched assassins cease their attempts, as long as the employer is willing to continue raising the bounty, Ice Hell Sect will still send higher-level assassins to target the intended one!”

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Chun’s expression drastically changed.

This was precisely what Zhou Chun was most worried about in his heart.

After his expression changed several times, he bowed deeply to Baiyue True Person and said, “I dare to plead that Sect Leader True Person make the decision for me and the Zhou Family!”

If the situation is truly as severe as Baiyue True Person described, then the only one capable of helping the Zhou Family out of trouble currently is the Moon Wheel Sect.

Otherwise, even if Zhou Chun hides within the family’s mountain gate, the cultivators from the Green Lotus Temple and the assassins from the Ice Hell Sect would definitely find ways to force him out!

However, in face of Zhou Chun’s request, Baiyue True Person wore a look of dismay and said, “Little Friend Zhou, you may not know that the assassins of Ice Hell Sect have a rule that prevents them from targeting cultivators of major influences protected by Nascent Soul Stage True Persons.”

“But, correspondingly, the various major influences will not easily offend this assassin organization to avoid being targeted by them!”

“If our sect were to directly send someone to deal with that assassin for you, it wouldn’t be feasible!”

Upon saying this, Baiyue True Person seemed to feel that this response was too perfunctory, so he looked at Zhou Chun and said, “How about this, I will give you a Secret Talisman crafted by an ancestor of our sect. This talisman in hand is enough to protect you under the hands of a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator for more than an hour, giving you ample time to retreat to your family’s mountain gate or elsewhere.”

“As long as the assassin’s task fails again and it is determined they cannot assassinate you with their own strength, they will naturally give up!”

However, after hearing these words, Zhou Chun showed no trace of joy, and instead said with a difficult expression, “Sect Leader True Person, you also mentioned that as long as the employer is willing to raise the bounty, the Ice Hell Sect will continue to send even stronger assassins to target me.”

“Even if I manage to repel the current assassin with the Secret Talisman you bestowed, what should I do when the Ice Hell Sect sends a Golden Core Late Stage assassin?”

A Golden Core Middle Stage assassin, Zhou Chun could barely handle.

But if a Golden Core Late Stage assassin came, even if he hid within the family’s mountain gate, he would likely not escape this person’s assassination.

These professional assassins must possess extremely high sneaking and assassination skills, entirely different from the amateur figures like the Dragon Transformation Sect’s Black Dragon Hall Master Di Long back then.

But in face of Zhou Chun’s lament, Baiyue True Person chose to avoid answering directly and only said in a low voice, “Even for the Ice Hell Sect, such an assassin organization would not have more than a handful of Golden Core Late Stage assassins. Moving them requires an exceptional price, and I reckon the employer may not be willing to pay such a high price!”

This answer certainly could not convince Zhou Chun. He straightforwardly looked directly at Baiyue True Person and said, “Sect Leader True Person, don’t we both know who hired the Ice Hell Sect’s assassins? Can’t they just be made to withdraw the commission?”

He further said in a deep voice, “You had mentioned before that after the duel, no matter the outcome, neither side could use any excuse to retaliate against the victor!”

Upon hearing these words, Baiyue True Person’s expression first shifted slightly, showing signs of displeasure, but he still shook his head and said, “Little Friend Zhou, I understand your meaning, but unless there is proof, even our sect cannot directly slander a reputable sect, especially prominent ones like the Green Lotus Temple with such a pristine reputation!”

This answer completely made Zhou Chun lose hope in him and the Moon Wheel Sect.

Although Zhou Chun was already aware after the duel that the Moon Wheel Sect was not a reliable support, he still hoped he could show off with this facade to defend his family.

However, this time he truly understood. Once it involves potential loss of feathers, these major powers always cherish their own feathers and will never care about the life and death of their vassals!