The Qin merchant's hand landed on the crossbow bolt.

It wasn't pulled out.

He just stared at her coldly.

"What did you do to Ayan?" he asked.

Woman: "Which Ayan are you talking about?"

The voice was flat and emotionless.

"That person said that no matter which Ayan it was, she killed her. Surprised? Unexpected?"

The last sentence is clearly imitating someone else's tone.

The words, spoken by her humanoid puppet, brought no surprises or unexpected events, only horror and eeriness.

That person.

She mentioned that person again.

Qin merchant: "Take off your mask."

Behind the mask, the woman's voice was strange and cold.

"You think I'll just pick it because you want me to? That's a different price."

The Qin merchant shook the blood off his hands.

"How much? Name your price."

The woman's voice sounded regretful.

"That won't work now. Only one customer can be placed per order."

Qin Shang continued to stare at her.

"Do I know you?"

Woman: "You don't know me, do you?"

She stood lightly on the white stone railing on the riverbank.

Looking down at the Qin merchants from their elevated position, their skirts fluttered as if about to be carried away by the wind.

The customer said that communicating with the target audience is also part of the transaction.

The Qin merchants remained unmoved.

"Who sent you tonight?"

The calm, strange female voice behind the mask.

"Finally, you've asked about this. I can tell you. That person said she's your father."

The night rain pattered softly.

The riverbank was completely silent.

The person spying from the stone bridge not far away sighed.

These words are more impactful when said in person.

Find someone to relay the message; it just created a comedic effect.

This statement had zero impact on the Qin merchants.

Qin Shang: "Is that person nearby?"

"you guess?"

The woman touched the white stones on the riverbank with her toes, then spread her sleeves and left.

"Young Master Qin, I had a lot of fun tonight. I hope we'll have another chance to play the masked game together."

Just as Qin Shang was about to give chase, his vision suddenly went black.

The arrows and crossbows were poisoned.

.

He fell silently into the grass by the riverbank.

The woman in white removed the green ghost mask from her face and threw it into the river.

They even took off the veil on their heads and threw it into the river.

She removed her outer robe, leaving only a black bodysuit underneath with no visible curves.

It took off and landed several times in the night sky like a hawk.

It landed on the lonely stone bridge where the opera had just been performed.

The two opera singers on the bridge had not yet left.

They crouched under the bridge railing, hands tucked in to avoid the rain, like two little quails.

The man in black looked down from his vantage point.

"You'll have to pay more. Who knew your target was the Embroidered Robe Envoy's Palace Attendant?"

The voice was cold and harsh; it was a man's voice.

The woman singing the female role in the opera waved her hand.

"add!"

The man in black said, "I have a brother who is injured, so I'll add another ten percent."

The woman waved her hand.

"add!"

Seeing how readily she paid, the man in black decided to offer his sugar daddy a discount.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and go. The Embroidered Robe Envoy will be here in no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

…

The people who helped fight ran away.

The person who hired the killer is still at the crime scene.

Yan Xiaosi: "Should we go over and finish them off?"

Qi Su thought for a moment.

"Forget it. Tonight isn't the time to finish off the enemy."

The murder of the male protagonist was a complicated affair, and they even hired someone specifically for it.

If I go and finish them off myself, wouldn't I just be back to square one?

Qi Su washed the paint off her face with the rainwater.

Yan Xiaosi, standing next to him, also disgustedly wiped the paint off his face with his sleeve.

It was pitch black, and there was no help.

Their stage makeup was all done by themselves.

That's right, the two young men in green robes and young men who were making a fuss on the stone bridge earlier.

It was Qi Su and Yan Xiaosi who made cameo appearances.

Yan Xiaosi looked at her with a very disdainful gaze.

What kind of nonsense were you singing just now?

Qi Su: "The sky is the color of rain after a storm, and I am waiting for you. The moonlight is scooped up, blurring the ending..."

Yan Xiaosi covered her ears and ran away.

Died young.

Qi Su was unconvinced.

"Don't be so ungrateful. Yun Wuyi should have been standing here. If he hadn't been busy, would you have gotten a bargain today?"

Yan Xiaosi: "I'll go back and apply for work injury compensation right now..."

Qi Su was the only one left on the stone bridge.

She stood there, exposed to the wind and rain, without moving.

Yan Xiaosi waited for her indefinitely, then ran back again.

What happened to you? Are you hurt?

Qi Su: "No."

Yan Xiaosi: "I knew it! You didn't even lift a finger. So what are you doing standing here? Reflecting on how you killed someone with your cunning schemes?"

Qi Su: "I am acting on behalf of Heaven, and I only kill those who deserve to die."

"Then what are you repenting for?"

"It's not a confession. You don't understand, the male lead's halo is very strong. I'm just seeing if I'll suddenly die."

"..."

"Okay, two minutes have passed, and so far it seems fine."

Qi Su started moving again.

They move as fast as rabbits.

"Hurry, hurry home. Light an incense stick to pay homage to Heaven, and perhaps this matter will be over."

After saying that, he ran away as fast as he could, as if being chased by a ghost.

Yan Xiaosi followed behind her

"If you're so scared, let me do it for you."

Qi Su: "What do you know? How can you entrust revenge to someone else? Would you let someone else help you when you enter the bridal chamber?"

Yan Xiaosi: "..."

He doesn't understand anything about the laws of nature or male protagonists.

In any case, he would never kill someone who deserves to be killed in such a hesitant and coy manner.

Bah! What does a little black bird know? Of course, Qi Su has her own considerations.

Qi Su was fully capable of killing him herself.

But it's unknown whether this strange world is connected to the so-called male protagonist.

For the time being.

Whether it's the Crown Prince, Yun Wuyi, or Prince Huai.

It seems that everyone has their own life trajectory.

The world seems normal enough not to go mad and collapse because of one person.

But Qi Su was forcibly dragged into this world by an unknown and powerful external force.

She naturally had to believe in that so-called Heavenly Way.

Even so, even if he is the male lead.

He attacked her again and again.

Jincheng, Huatan Temple, has been manipulated many times.

Before leaving Jincheng, he even issued an arrest warrant for her.

Back in the capital, he treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will.

Cast the amnesia spell.

Guan Zhenfu Division.

Good job, kid.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the male lead, and Qi Su was constantly worried that hurting him would trigger some kind of divine retribution that couldn't be explained by science...

This person has already been smashed to pieces.

Tonight, I finally got my revenge.

At the same time, they made a roundabout attempt to probe the issue.

Will harming the male lead really bring retribution? Hitting someone and running away—that feels so exciting.

.

The two returned to the Qishan Prince's Mansion.

Qi Su had just finished bathing when she saw Lady Song standing guard in the room with a serious expression.

Qi Su: "What's wrong?"

Could it be that the Qin merchants couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed?

Song Dynasty female official: "Emperor Wei Zhao has been assassinated. The Great Yan Dynasty is about to change."

Outside the door, a thunderous roar erupted.

The dark clouds that had been gathering for days suddenly turned into a torrential downpour.

The Great Yan Dynasty is indeed about to change.