Unfortunately, she had just taken a step when she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and then fainted.
Zuan went over and picked her up: "Why did you knock her out?"
The female assassin withdrew her hand and snorted, "What, feeling sorry for me?"
"I don't care if she dies." Zu An said as he threw Chu Youzhao onto the couch next to him.
Female assassin: "..."
"Don't break her, or your wife will come after you."
“This guy deserves a beating,” Zuan said, though he had just used a gentle force to support her, so she wouldn’t fall. “My wife? Why do you sound so jealous?”
As she spoke, she removed the veil from her face, revealing a delicate and beautiful face—it was none other than Xue'er, Qiao Xueying, whom she had not seen for a long time.
"When did you recognize me?" Qiao Xueying looked at him with a smile, her beautiful eyes curving like crescent moons.
"When I saw your eyes." Although Zuan said this, he was secretly a little guilty. When he first saw her, he just felt that she was familiar and he was not so sure. It was not until he heard her voice that he was sure.
Of course, he's not stupid; how could he possibly tell the truth in this situation?
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xueying was overjoyed: "Hmph, I thought you had forgotten me after all this time."
Zuan pulled her into his arms: "My beauty is so kind, how could I forget her?"
Qiao Xueying blushed slightly, a hint of shyness in her eyes: "You're getting more and more glib."
"Wasn't this how you were when you first met me?" Zuan said with a grin.
"You have the nerve to say that? When we first met, I wanted to cut your tongue out." Qiao Xueying recalled the past, and a sweet feeling rose in her heart.
Seeing the girl's moist, delicate red lips in his arms, Zu'an recalled everything that had happened in the secret realm, and a feeling of pity welled up in his heart. He kissed her directly.
"Waaah..." The girl's body stiffened instinctively when she was suddenly attacked, but she quickly softened and hugged her lover, responding shyly and tenderly.
After a long silence, Qiao Xueying hurriedly pushed him away, her cheeks burning: "Time is of the essence, let's get down to business."
The sounds of fighting outside could be heard intermittently, and Zu'an knew that guards could break in at any moment, so he dared not act recklessly anymore: "How did you end up in an assassin organization?"
"After we separated, I returned to the capital ahead of time to rescue my clansmen. Because many of them were being controlled by the Shi family, I had to rely on the power of other forces, so I joined the Shadow Pavilion," Qiao Xueying explained.
“Shadow Pavilion?” Zu An was taken aback. The name itself suggested a clandestine and secretive entity.
“The Shadow Pavilion is the most mysterious and powerful assassin organization in the world. As long as you can afford the price, they can kill anyone. Of course, they definitely can't kill someone of the emperor’s level,” Qiao Xueying replied. “I came here specifically because I learned that the Shadow Pavilion’s target was you. I didn’t expect that you would be so powerful after we last met. You took care of four sixth-rank assassins.”
Zuan smiled slightly: "You took care of one of them."
"Hmph, I always thought you were chivalrous towards women, but I never expected you to be so chivalrous towards men too." Qiao Xueying rolled her eyes at him. This guy had the nerve to say that she had attacked her companion, but once exposed, it would mean betrayal. The Shadow Pavilion was extremely strict in dealing with traitors.
Zuan chuckled awkwardly: "Chu Yan is, after all, her older sister. How could I just stand by and do nothing?"
Judging from the other party's tone, he seemed unaware that Chu Youzhao was a woman. He did not explain, as this was probably the biggest secret of the Chu family, as it had far-reaching consequences. He couldn't reveal it to others.
"By the way, who is the leader of the Shadow Pavilion? Do you know who hired the Shadow Pavilion to kill me? Or did the Shadow Pavilion itself want to kill me?" Zu An pressed. From the road to the capital until today, it seemed that the Shadow Pavilion had organized several assassination attempts. He had to find out who his enemies were.
Qiao Xueying shook her head: "The master of Youying Pavilion is the most mysterious person in the world. I'm afraid no one in the world knows his identity except himself. However, it should be that someone else commissioned Youying Pavilion to assassinate you, but Youying Pavilion has always been extremely secretive about the identities of its clients, so it's impossible for anyone to know who it is."
Zuan reached out and tidied a few stray strands of hair around her temples: "You must be living in great danger in an assassin organization like this."
Sensing his deep concern, Qiao Xueying's smile deepened: "Don't worry, I have many skills, and it's not that dangerous. Besides, I need to use the power of the Shadow Pavilion to help my people."
"By the way, I've arranged for a group of clansmen to leave the city early tomorrow morning. You come with me now, and I'll get you in. We should have a 70-80% chance of successfully sneaking out of the capital tomorrow." Qiao Xueying pulled him away.
Zu An was taken aback: "You came here specifically to save me?"
Qiao Xueying snorted: "You're my man, who else would I save if not you?"
Zuan was deeply moved and immediately hugged her tightly.
"Oh dear, carry me outside first, Zhu Xiechi is sure to be back soon, if we don't leave now it will be too late." Feeling that familiar and warm embrace, Qiao Xueying recalled everything that happened in the secret realm, and her legs felt a little weak.
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