The Return Of The God Level Assassin

LOOKING at Guiying fidgeting, Luo Yan knew he already hit the jackpot. ”Relax, Iʼm just testing you. They donʼt know about Wei yet,” he said, still whispering. Guiying gave him a skeptical glance. ”Iʼm just like you. Iʼm also under the command of the Wei Kingdom.”

The girl still looked at her as if she didnʼt believe an ounce of what he just said. ”I- I donʼt know what youʼre talking about.”

Luo Yan, in return, looked at her with impatience. ”Letʼs not play that kind of game, Guiying. I donʼt have the patience. If you just did your job well, we wouldnʼt even be having this conversation,” he said coldly.

Guiyingʼs face turned red in humiliation. Then she glared at Luo Yan. ”If you didnʼt get in the way, I wouldnʼt have failed!”

Guiying might have as well confessed in doing the deed because of what she just blurted out. Luo Yan almost laughed. This NPC was probably programmed in a way that once someone suspected her, she would be easily fl.u.s.tered. And if she was pushed hard, she would probably reveal information she shouldnʼt. Exactly like what sheʼs doing now.

”If you actually have the sense to observe your surroundings, then you might have noticed that one of the crown princeʼs dark guards were already rushing towards the smoke the moment you threw that dagger. If I didnʼt intercept it, he would have already captured you. You wouldnʼt be sitting here. Instead, youʼd be in some torture chamber. Or worse, already dead,” he said, looking at her as if sheʼs the most stupid girl in the world.

”But weʼre still put in prison anyway,” she retorted.

”Yes. But weʼre still alive, arenʼt we? Because of my quick thinking, I managed to buy us some time. Enough time for aid to arrive.”

Guiying suddenly stopped glaring at him after he said that. ”Help is coming? Did Madam Ru tell this to you?”

Madam Ru? Sheʼs also involved? Knowing that didnʼt really surprised Luo Yan that much. Sheʼs the owner of the pavilion. Being oblivious about the identities of her courtesans seemed almost impossible. That explained her calm demeanor despite this stark situation.

No wonder he saw her and Guiying talking in hushed tones before the banquet started. He didnʼt think much back then. Because he thought that she was just talking to her about the performance. He should have known that that was kind of impossible. Theyʼre NPCs. They wouldnʼt act that way unless itʼs related to the plot. Thatʼs his negligence, not taking note of it sooner.

”Yes,” he answered Guiying.

The girl seemed to let out a long sigh of relief when she heard that. ”How come Madam Ru never told me about you?”

”Iʼm a hidden piece. Only supposed to be activated when needed. Do you really think that the person groomed by Madam Ru to be the number one courtesan in our pavilion wouldnʼt be part of this?”

”What are the two of you whispering about?” Zhenya suddenly called, clearly much more irritated than before.

”Itʼs none of your concern,” Luo Yan said coolly before pulling Guiying to one corner of the prison cell. He still needed to get as much information as possible from this NPC. He turned to Guiying and he could still see hesitation in her eyes. ”What, you still donʼt believe me? Do you think that I would confidently get in the way of that dagger you threw if I didnʼt have the antidote for the poison laced on it? If not, I wouldnʼt be standing here all alive and well. I would be dead minutes after I was stabbed by that dagger.”

”Yes, I know. It just seemed so unreal. I never even suspected you,” Guiying said, finally believing him.

”Thatʼs because unlike you, Iʼm good at my job.”

”Yes, yes, youʼre Shishi whoʼs good at everything,” the girl said pouting. ”But how come Madam Ru never mentioned you to me? I know most of the girls from Wei being kept in Yuexing Pavilion.”

”Maybe because sheʼs afraid you would never manage to keep it in. Besides, she also didnʼt tell those girls about me, so thereʼs no need for you to hold a grudge against her,” Luo Yan said with a straight face, no one could even tell heʼs lying.

”Why would I hold a grudge? I would just be another rat on the street of Wei if not for Madam Ru,” Guiying said a bit emotional. ”Are you also an orphan from Wei, Shishi? I remembered youʼre already there before I even came.”

”You already know Iʼm an orphan. Letʼs not talk about that and just talk about something much more important,” he said. ”Did you and Madam Ru talk about the next plan? I didnʼt have the time to talk to her because of all the commotion. If you two have a plan, it might affect with the rescue thatʼs coming.”

”According to the plan, after the prince was assassinated, men wearing black clothes would appear and cause a commotion. The crime of assassinating the prince would fall on them. And then we would go scot free.”

Black clothed men? Theyʼre most probably from Wei. But because of Luo Yanʼs interception, they hadnʼt had the time to appear. Theyʼre probably still inside the manor, waiting for the right time to act. Maybe they would even try to rescue Madam Ru.

Then he suddenly noticed something from what Guiying said. She only mentioned the crown prince. She didnʼt say anything about Prince Lin Rong. ”Itʼs weird though that Prince Lin Rong was the one who ended up poisoned.”

”I know. The crown prince was the only target tonight. I was also surprised when Prince Lin Rong collapsed,” Guiying said, confirming Luo Yanʼs guess.

”Could Madam Ru also have connections in the manor?” he asked.

”Iʼm not really sure.”

So this was the extent of this NPCs knowledge. No wonder itʼs easy to get information from her. If a player only had contact with this NPC, they would definitely end up with the conclusion that the Wei Kingdom was the one behind the assassination. They wouldnʼt get the full answer to the Mysteries.

It seemed like itʼs time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Madam Ru.