Chapter 240: Petrified on the Spot (13)

"No, you took me to Old Chen's today; that alone makes it worth this price," Su Luo said with a smile.

To Su Xiaoyuan, it was just ten gold coins, but getting to know Old Chen, the Crystal Stone King, was of immense benefit to her. If Su Xiaoyuan hadn't led the way, she wouldn't have been able to enter Old Chen's home by herself.

"But…" Su Xiaoyuan still didn't dare to accept it.

Before Su Xiaoyuan could refuse again, Su Luo shot him a look. "Don't worry, I'll have more things for you to do in the future. Your task for today is finished, so go back quickly." She indeed had more use for Su Xiaoyuan later on.

After saying that, Su Luo left without looking back.

Because she could feel a pair of burning eyes staring at her back.

After turning here and there, Su Luo stopped in a dead alley, turned around, and smiled. "Are my friends from the Liu family personally escorting me home? I'm at my doorstep now; would you like to come in for a cup of tea?"

As soon as Su Luo finished speaking, two figures suddenly appeared before her.

The two had cold expressions, their eyes filled with killing intent. They walked toward Su Luo step by step, eventually surrounding her from both sides.

"You want to kill me? Why?" Su Luo raised an eyebrow and looked at the two.

"You know too much," one of them, a tall man, snorted coldly.

"Hand over the cyan crystal stone of your own accord, and we'll leave your corpse intact. Otherwise…" the short one grunted gloomily.

These two had very ordinary faces that would easily blend into a crowd, making them extremely hard to pick out. However, their strength was not low; they were actually both at the third rank.

Su Luo, however, was only at the second rank Peak.

If the two of them attacked together, she wouldn't be able to defeat them at all. Her only option now was to kill one of them first and then figure out the rest.

Su Luo calculated her move in an instant. She looked at the short man with a half-smile and said, "You want the cyan crystal stone? How hard can that be? Catch—"

Before she finished speaking, a small crystal stone cut through the air and flew into the distance.

This throw used all of Su Luo's strength, so the crystal stone flew quite far.

Su Luo had thrown it in the direction of the short man, so he sped backward, attempting to chase after the crystal stone.

And how could the tall man just stand by? His figure lunged forward like a phantom, also chasing after the crystal stone.

However, he overlooked the strange smile curling at the corner of someone's mouth.

Just as the tall man's figure passed by Su Luo, a square-shaped hand seal suddenly descended from the sky. This Great Void Hand Seal smashed squarely onto the top of the tall man's head.

The unprepared tall man's head was struck instantly. His vision went dark, and he felt a bit dizzy and lightheaded.

Although the hand seal didn't cause him any actual harm, the sudden attack still made him pause for a split second.

At that moment, a cold dagger had already appeared in Su Luo's hand.

Take your life while you're down!

This phrase had always been one of Su Luo's mottos.

While the tall man was still dizzy, the dagger in Su Luo's hand slashed across his throat without hesitation. Instantly, a spray of dark red blood splattered out from his throat… "Ugh…" The tall man watched helplessly as a mist of blood erupted from his throat. He raised his hand in disbelief to wipe it, but that touch made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He felt his life force draining away rapidly, with no time left even for a final countdown.