Chapter 58 The Charlatan National Preceptor Was Captured by the Dark-Faced Tyrant (16)
If Xie Hanzhou knew he was being unfairly blamed, he would definitely refute Xie Tingsheng.
He taught Xie Tingsheng a lot, but someone seems to have surpassed his teacher.
He had no recollection of ever teaching him to be so insidious.
The deputy cabinet minister expressed reservations about this statement.
His Majesty is merely a tyrant. How could a tyrant raise such a treacherous and wicked son?
The answer is, of course, no.
Seeing that it was almost time, the deputy pavilion master took a cup of tea from Xie Tingsheng before leaving, and then slowly went to report back to Prince Ning.
Prince Ning had been waiting anxiously for a long time, and when he saw the Vice Pavilion Master again, he almost pounced on him.
Deputy Pavilion Master: I was terrified, it almost turned out to be unclean.
"Ahem... Well, the sect leader just said that this is feasible, but..."
When Xie Weiyan first heard the word "feasible," he was so excited that he couldn't express it. But the "but" that followed made him uneasy.
"But what? If it's about the price, then we can discuss it."
The deputy pavilion master's smile became much more genuine.
That's exactly what I've been waiting for.
"The sect leader said that this job requires 10,000 taels of gold. The Assassin's Pavilion will only make one move. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the Assassin's Pavilion will not be responsible for the outcome. If it fails, the money will not be refunded."
"Whether or not to do it is entirely up to His Highness Prince Ning."
"If you don't want to do it, that's fine too. We, the Assassin's Guild, will keep today's events a secret from the outside world."
Xie Weiyan was taken aback.
Ten thousand taels of gold? No refunds? And only one transaction?
Xie Weiyan frowned even more deeply; each of these demands was fluctuating around his bottom line.
If we don't do it... we'll miss the best opportunity, but if we do it, there are risks involved.
If we fail, wouldn't all that gold go down the drain?
Although Xie Weiyan was agitated, she was clearly still somewhat rational.
"It's alright, Your Highness can consider it carefully. After all, assassinating that person is no simple matter, and it's understandable that Your Highness has concerns."
"According to the Assassin's Guild, that person and the Imperial Preceptor have now arrived in Rain City, and it is still a few days' journey from Fengzhou. Your Highness can take your time to think about it."
"However, Your Highness would be best to decide whether to do it or not before praying for rain, since the return journey after the rain is the best time. We hope Your Highness will come up with a plan as soon as possible. The Assassin's Pavilion welcomes Your Highness's arrival at any time."
The deputy pavilion master's eyes flickered, and these words put pressure on Xie Weiyan without her even realizing it.
It also constantly reminded Xie Weiyan that this was the best opportunity for him to make his move; if he missed it, it would be gone forever, and such an opportunity would not come again.
I just don't know if Xie Weiyan will take the bait.
Xie Weiyan lowered her head, her mind filled with deep thoughts.
Just as the deputy pavilion master said, this is indeed an opportunity, but what if we miss it?
Even if you fail, there's only a 50% chance; if you don't do it, you're guaranteed to fail.
"How can I guarantee that your assassination guild will go to great lengths to assassinate me?"
The deputy pavilion master was taken aback.
Well, the brain has finally come online, albeit belatedly.
"Your Highness can rest assured. You may send someone you trust along with our assassins to monitor us and relay messages to Your Highness at any time."
"Our Assassin's Guild deals in killing, and Your Highness can rest assured about our reputation with our customers."
Of course, they are reliable to their guests.
But... Xie Weiyan isn't human! Then why should they be reliable?
As for the people Xie Weiyan trusts?
It doesn't matter; their assassin guild has its own ways of turning people into their own.
Xie Weiyan thought about it again and realized that what he said made sense, so she gritted her teeth and finalized the matter, and the two even signed a contract.
After Xie Weiyan left, the deputy pavilion master hummed a little tune in a good mood and tossed the contract in his hand to Xie Tingsheng.
"Look, it's done. He's really incredibly stupid. I just gave him a little analysis, and he immediately became restless."
The deputy pavilion master chuckled, "But speaking of which, this guy doesn't seem like someone from your royal family! You can't find anyone dumber than him in your family."
Xie Tingsheng paused slightly.
"No, if you really want to find it, you can."
"Like my own father~"
The deputy pavilion master nodded with a somewhat subtle expression. To be honest, the Prince of Anyang is indeed not very bright.
Xie Tingsheng's intelligence is mostly inherited from his mother, and under His Majesty's tutelage, he has surpassed his mother. Otherwise, how could he be so cunning?
Even if a person has eight hundred schemes, ten Xie Weiyans couldn't outwit Xie Tingsheng.
He had experienced this firsthand.
Otherwise, he, a man of such high standing, wouldn't have come here to serve as some mere deputy pavilion master.
"Hmm? Wenxi, what did you just say?" Xie Tingsheng stared at him with a half-smile, making Wenxi, the vice pavilion master, feel a chill run down his spine.
Being targeted by Xie Tingsheng is never a good thing.
Wenxi felt extremely annoyed; she had accidentally mumbled something while cricketing him.
He probably...didn't hear me, right?
Wenxi carefully observed Xie Tingsheng's expression, but couldn't discern anything from it.
"No, no, no, how could I dare! You must have misheard me."
"Yes, that's right, you must have misheard."
Someone is stubborn and won't admit it.
"Oh? Do you know that your eyes tend to wander when you lie?"
Wenxi: !!!
You pervert!
Wenxi almost cursed out loud.
Damn it, Xie Tingsheng, that pervert, was secretly observing him behind his back. No, is he crazy?
Damn it, as expected, there aren't any normal people in the Xie family.
"So what if I heard it? Does that mean what I said wasn't true?"
Wenxi simply admitted it openly. So what if she heard it? Xie Tingsheng wouldn't dare to do anything to her anyway.
"What is it?" Xie Tingsheng asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You're cunning, treacherous, and shameless to begin with, and you even went so far as to secretly observe me like a pervert. Are you alright?"
"Oh, so that's what you were saying to me just now."
Wen Xi almost lost her composure. So you didn't hear anything just now and were just trying to trick me?
Wenxi felt that if she stayed any longer, he would really drive her crazy.
He glared angrily at Xie Tingsheng before hurrying away, which made the people in the room laugh frequently.
"Sect Master, the Deputy Sect Master really is..."
"What's really the case?" Xie Tingsheng looked over with a sharp gaze.
Those stared at by him felt their scalp tingle and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
"You've all been gossiping about the deputy pavilion master behind his back, haven't you? Since you're so free, then you few can go on this mission."
Those whose names were mentioned immediately turned pale and had no choice but to accept the mission to go to Fengzhou.
They seriously suspected that the Pavilion Master was secretly plotting against them by going all the way to Fengzhou.
Meanwhile, in Rain City...
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