After he walked for a while and looked around, among the many taxis and blue-plated cars waiting to pick up passengers, he unexpectedly saw a green compact car, the same model as his. Even venturing out to pick up passengers, it still seemed quite low-end.

Just as Li Yan found it somewhat amusing, the green compact car drove directly in front of him, and the driver stuck out their head.

At that moment, Li Yan, surrounded by several drivers asking where he was headed and trying to get him into their cars, noticed the green compact car and, more importantly, the face peeking out from the car window.

It was a pure and dreamy face. On a slightly chilly winter morning in S City, seeing her brought to mind a sense of otherworldly beauty, like someone in white robes dancing gracefully, only to be admired from afar.

Li Yan was mostly surprised that Yue Yao had come to pick him up!

What surprised him wasn't that Yue Yao knew his return time; the logistics staff were arranged by her, and she could easily find out. But it was still early; even Zhang Yurong hadn't gone to work yet, and she came here to pick him up. Wouldn't that arouse Zhang Yurong's suspicion?

"No need, someone is picking me up!"

Declining the drivers around him, Li Yan walked toward Yue Yao.

Seeing that someone was indeed picking him up, the drivers had no choice but to give up and quickly go to grab other passengers. This was the terminal, and quite a few people had just disembarked from that train.

As Li Yan walked over, Yue Yao had already gotten out of the car.

"Why did you come?" Li Yan asked softly, letting a smile appear on his face so as not to give her a sense of being questioned.

Yue Yao smiled at him: "King, your reputation precedes you in the martial world. Should I not come to greet you in such a triumphant return?"

"Haha, really? To have Queen come and meet me personally, shouldn't I feel very honored?" Li Yan smiled easily, but he didn't believe this reason. Their relationship wasn't truly hierarchical, and such formalities weren't necessary.

"What's going on?" he asked softly again.

"Nothing," Yue Yao shook her head, "I just felt uneasy. You've been in the limelight and gained both fame and fortune. Perhaps the other S-class assassins won't let you off so easily. I felt it was too calm. I couldn't feel at ease until I saw you myself..."

Hearing Yue Yao's words, a warm sensation filled Li Yan's heart. It was as if their minds were connected, their blood intertwined, and she constantly considered every possibility for him. Her entire life was for him, just like this moment, coming to pick him up simply because she felt uneasy, surely weaving a plausible excuse for Zhang Yurong.

He put his luggage down on the ground and reached out to touch her face, which felt a bit cold.

"Are you cold?"

"Not cold..." Yue Yao smiled, feeling the warmth of his hand.

Li Yan suddenly remembered something, "And earlier you..."

"I saw it; you were just saying goodbye with a kiss to a beauty," Yue Yao said calmly, "I'm used to it. However, now that you seem to want to settle down, perhaps you should be less indulgent."

Li Yan felt a bit embarrassed.

Just at this moment, he suddenly sensed a hint of killing intent!

This was a well-contained and suppressed killing intent. If the person wasn't so powerful, Li Yan might have overlooked it. Of course, if they weren't powerful, they wouldn't be able to conceal it so well.

At this point, sensing killing intent nearby, seemingly directed at him, along with Yue Yao's earlier intuition and analysis, Li Yan was certain there was danger! Perhaps he had truly been too relaxed spending these days with Li Jie, not giving it much thought.

Right now, there was no time for self-reproach. He quickly turned back, his gaze swiftly scanning the square outside the train station. At the same time, he whispered urgently, "Queen, best strategy, there's danger!"

His gaze sped around frantically, not missing any suspicious person or place. In one round of observation, he indeed spotted the most suspicious person among the arriving travelers. No, not just suspicious, but someone he could directly identify as the target!

It was a somewhat familiar face, one he'd seen, having walked alongside someone under dim streetlights before, the face of a Roca beauty...

The Roca "Rose"!

Seeing Rocana Rose being surrounded by several drivers, Li Yan knew this was extremely dangerous. Don't be fooled by her being a woman; she was a truly formidable S-class assassin. Though not as adept as him, she was someone capable of easily killing multiple Si Country agents. More importantly, her intelligence-gathering ability in the unfamiliar Yun Country was incredibly strong and patient, taking no risks without certainty.

It seemed that a few days ago, Rocana "Rose" had stopped shadowing the Si Country agents and began following him instead. Discovering the logistics staff, following up on the train, wasn't surprising. That she waited until now to act also proved her patience!

Yes, back in H City, even while relaxing with Li Jie and staying out of Julian and the Si Country people's matters, he was still on high alert within that environment. Rocana Rose, if tracking him, could only do so from a distance. The task was terminated, but he remained cautious, deeming it never a good time for action. It wasn't until he boarded the train and safely returned to S City that relaxation set in.

Perhaps Rocana "Rose" didn't buy a sleeper ticket, knowing there was no chance on the train, and dared not get close, awaiting Li Yan's relaxed state after arriving in S City.

When he kissed Li Jie earlier, it was the first crisis. But at that time, surrounded by a dense crowd, a shot wouldn't guarantee a kill, and Li Jie left quickly. Now, however, the sudden appearance of Yue Yao also lulled him. The target, shooting range, and some indirect cover from the drivers were all very clear.

All these factors combined meant Rocana "Rose" had no reason to miss this best opportunity!

Almost instantaneously, at the moment Li Yan saw Rocana Rose, her gun muzzle, already well-hidden between two drivers, aimed steadily at Li Yan, and she smiled the instant she caught his gaze because she had already pulled the trigger, originally planning to shoot King from behind, now able to watch him get shot in the face!

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