The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant

A call of ”Mother Quan” made the fleeing woman pause, her expression shifting instantly. She looked down the road ahead, pressed her lips together.

Could it be that she would never return?

Turning her head, she wore a look of timidity and fear as she gazed at the ordinary-looking man in black dark clothing opposite her—someone whose appearance among a crowd would be easily forgotten.

But Mother Quan, no, one should say Illusory Fox, was merely a codename.

She knew people like him were best cultivated as Hidden Guards or Death Soldiers, as such faces seemed safe and unremarkable.

”Mister, you, have you mistaken me for someone else?”

Illusory Fox asked timidly.

The man smiled gently: ”From Mother Quan to Hai Yan, and now once again, changing your face repeatedly. Difficult, isn’t it, to prepare so many disguises, even compressing your bones, doesn’t it hurt?”

Illusory Fox’s gaze was calm; indeed, she couldn’t go back.

She lowered her eyes, and as the man approached, suddenly her breath tightened, she raised the bamboo basket she was carrying, and a flying needle shot towards the man at high speed.

The man was already aware, deftly dodging as a fierce gust struck at her knee.

Illusory Fox’s knee ached, she knelt on one knee, looked up at him with a smile, about to bite open the poison sac hidden in her teeth.

”Is Madam Bai dead for sure?”

Illusory Fox’s movements paused, and this hesitation gave the other side time; a swift movement later, he dislocated her jaw and took away the poison sac hidden between her teeth.

The man snorted, nearly succumbing to the villain’s trope of talking too much, oh wait, he’s the righteous side.

”She isn’t dead?” Illusory Fox’s gaze was sharp.

The man glanced sideways at her: ”You guess?”

Illusory Fox: ”...”

What kind of Hidden Guard training produces someone with no seriousness at all.

Illusory Fox’s eyes darkened, her brows furrowed. His ability to intercept her here and see through several of her disguises clearly meant their actions were under his watch. Could it be that Bai Shuilian was truly rescued?

How was it possible? She clearly saw that house collapse, and the person pulled out was indeed Madam Bai.

But, was it really her? She didn’t thoroughly identify it. Although the corpse was in Bai Shuilian’s clothes, what if it was swapped just like her?

In her moment of doubt, her hand moved slightly. Seeing him bend down, she lifted her wrist, and the sleeve arrow hidden in her wrist shot out, striking the man’s shoulder armor.

The man groaned, aware of the numbing in his shoulder armor, hurriedly pressing several major acupuncture points. Illusory Fox snapped her dislocated jaw back in place and took the chance to escape with a few leaps.

The man swallowed a Detoxification Pill, muttering about the most poisonous being a woman’s heart, just as someone landed in front of him.

”For how big a deal, look at you whining like this, Jia Si, have you gone soft?”

The man glanced at the person beside him: ”Easy to talk standing, how about you try taking an arrow? Still not going to chase?”

”Ah Qi has already gone after her, let’s see if this Golden Cicada will lead us to bust their lair.” The young man who arrived shot him a glance and was about to dash away with a quick toe tap.

Jia Si: ”Hey, help me up, will you? Jia Liu, are you even human?”

Jia Liu: ”No time, got to make a show of chasing the Golden Cicada, you take care.”

Jia Si watched him disappear with a few leaps, spat once, thinking how they were all just going through the motions, no wonder they didn’t even have real names.

He stood up, rubbing his wounded shoulder armor, cursing that even feigned injury tactics were tough, he’d have to call in sick when he got back.