The sequel to the Shen family's melodramatic storyline
Everyone returned to the courtyard of the Bafanglaicai Inn for lunch. The fact that they finished their meals and even ordered a few more was the greatest compliment to today's lunch.
That night, the darkness and wind made it the perfect setting for a nighttime raid.
Xiao Liunian, dressed entirely in black, set off on a nighttime reconnaissance mission: to locate the subordinate he had seen during the day at the Mo family residence, who was standing to the left and behind Mo Bai.
"Mumu, are you sure this is the leader of the assassin organization, the last surviving member of the Shen family?" To fit the scenario of a night raid, the system lowered its voice even when communicating with Xiao Liunian in their consciousness.
"He's probably the leader of the assassin organization, and the Shen family's orphan is still undetermined!" Xiao Liunian screamed inwardly when she heard the cat speak. "My cat is so cute!" So, to match the cat's voice, she lowered her voice to further enhance the atmosphere and mystery of the night investigation.
In a small courtyard somewhere belonging to the Mo family, this was a resting place arranged by the Mo family for the leader of the assassin organization.
Meanwhile, Xiao Liunian and the target of the system's nighttime investigation were cleaning their weapon in the room—a pitch-black stick, but under the dim light of the candles in the room, the stick seemed to emit a glow.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Three spheres burst through the window. The person inside immediately grabbed a long stick to defend himself, then kicked open the door with his left foot and came outside. His eyes quickly scanned the courtyard, and finally his gaze fell on the only angle and position in the courtyard that could send hidden weapons into the room—the tree in the courtyard.
After locking onto the location, the assassin leader immediately swung his right club, the force of which sent pebbles flying from the yard straight towards the tree trunk, intending to force the person hiding in the tree to reveal themselves.
Upon discovering that his hiding place had been discovered, Xiao Liunian leaped out of the tree and arrived at the top of the side room wall.
"I never imagined that the Mo family's guards were so highly skilled. I am truly impressed!" Xiao Liunian prepared to express his goodwill.
However, the people in the courtyard did not see this as friendly, nor did they want to listen to Xiao Liunian's nonsense. They rose from the courtyard, their right hands wielding a staff with immense power, aiming at Xiao Liunian.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Liunian reacted quickly, dodging to the right and using the tool tree as a springboard to move towards the outside of Pingjiang City. The rooftop where Xiao Liunian had just stood was no longer the same after the blow, demonstrating the power of the strike.
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
The others, who arrived late after hearing the commotion in the courtyard, chattered excitedly!
"A thief has broken in! I'll be right back!" As soon as he finished speaking, he chased after Xiao Liunian in the direction he had left.
"Mumu, why do you always hide in trees?" It was the same last time we went to the Underworld, and it was the same this time during the night raid. I wonder if it will be the same in future operations?
"I don't know. Who told it to have a tree growing in its yard? Where else can it hide if not in a tree? If it stands on the wall or the roof, it will be spotted immediately." Xiao Liunian didn't know either; it was just a subconscious choice.
"But you were discovered even though you were hiding in the tree!"
"Isn't there still a buffer?"
The system wanted to say something more, but after thinking about it, it decided to stay silent.
"Mumu, I've noticed that this assassin organization leader is different from the last one?" The system excitedly meowed in the consciousness space.
"What's different?" Xiao Liunian wanted to know what differences could be found by the existence of a system, which is either technology, metaphysics, or an unknown substance, but she had a strange feeling.
"Last time, the Lord of Yama was very polite! He only attacked after you greeted him, but this one has no manners at all. He started attacking before you could even finish speaking! No wonder he's the second-best assassin organization! Second!" The system in the consciousness space was very confident, emphasizing "second" again!
"You're right!" Xiao Liunian thought the system was cute and adorable, and the meowing sounded quite pleasant.
"I'm amazing, aren't I!" the system said proudly.
"However, if it were me, I would also fight first and then talk." Xiao Liunian felt that he still needed to teach this cute system some common sense.
"If someone is a beginner in hidden weapons, it means they have ill intentions. In this situation, you should defeat them directly before discussing anything else."
"If the person with ill intentions is just trying to buy time so they can do something else, like poisoning someone, giving them time will only harm you!"
"So don't waste time talking nonsense!"
Xiao Liunian has finished explaining the great life lessons to the cat today.
Within the system space, it seems that the profound truths spoken by Xiao Liunian have been absorbed quite well... I guess.
While explaining things to the system, Xiao Liunian used his lightness skill to arrive at a lakeside, where two boats were thoughtfully placed.
Therefore, it was easy to imagine what would happen next. Xiao Liunian quickly rowed to the center of the lake, intending to use the moonlight to appreciate the tranquil scenery at this moment.
However, this tranquil scene was not enjoyed for long before it was broken by the arrival of newcomers.
"What brings you here, sir?" The leader of the second assassin organization asked politely, though it came late.
"I've come to acknowledge our kinship! I've heard you're Shen Zhuo's son." Xiao Liunian was preparing a sentimental little story. "I'm a distant relative of the Shen family, who were wiped out by the Underworld ten years ago."
"According to seniority, I am the younger aunt of the head of the Shen family, so I am your great-aunt."
"I heard from a reliable person, so I intend to lend you a hand!"
"Oh, right, I remember your nickname is Qiuqiu? What's your real name? I'm getting old, I can't quite remember!" Xiao Liunian thought the visitor was quite patient, after all, he was willing to listen to his wife's full of holes in her story.
"How does my eight- or nine-year-old great-aunt plan to help me?" the visitor replied.
“There’s no chance of winning against Yan Li directly for now. He still has the behemoth that is the Yama Palace. Why don’t we take advantage of everyone’s attention being on the Mo family and have your great-aunt take you to wipe out one or two branches of the Yama Palace to weaken Yan Li’s strength?” Xiao Liunian continued her role-playing.
"Sure, which branch would you like to start with?" The visitor seemed surprised that Xiao Liunian was so thick-skinned, as thick as a city wall. If this person had been born during the time when the Great Wall was being built, his thick skin would have been more useful than any material.
"Take a look at this first!" Xiao Liunian tossed the visitor a map showing the distribution of the Yama Palace's forces.
"However, what should I call you? I can't just call you by your nickname, Qiuqiu, can I?" Xiao Liunian asked.
“No Yan!” Zhang Yun replied.
From this moment on, the visitor finally had a name.
"Oh dear! I've mistaken you for someone else!" Xiao Liunian exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.
"Does recognizing the wrong relatives prevent me from visiting the branch of the Yama's Palace?" Wu Yan retorted. In Wu Yan's view, this person had brought him here with the real purpose of seeking his cooperation to eliminate Yan Li, and the so-called recognition of relatives was just a bunch of fabricated nonsense.
"Where would you like to go for the first cooperative site?" Xiao Liunian finished her role-playing.
"Ganzhou," Wu Yan suggested.
"Are you sure you can leave the Mo family? After all, the ancestors of the Shen and Mo families have a deep connection." Xiao Liunian confirmed his guess; this was not an orphan of the Shen family, but he still needed to verify it!
"What does the relationship between the Shen and Mo families have to do with me?" Wu Yan's implication was that he was not a member of the Shen family.
"May I ask who you are?" Xiao Liunian asked curiously.
"Does revenge need to consider status?" Wu Yan asked sarcastically.
"Avengers, are they born with a special destiny? Anyone can take revenge! It's just that I've read too many storybooks, and the protagonists of revenge in those stories all have complicated backgrounds." Xiao Liunian also borrowed a famous saying from the ancients.
"Then I'll just be a background character!" Wu Yan thought of his past self. His family of five lived in a mountain village. Because his father stumbled upon some secrets while hunting in the mountains, all seven members of the family were accidentally burned to death. If he hadn't been lucky, he wouldn't be alive now.
"Would the head of the Mo family agree to your departure?" The Mo family is not to be trifled with!
“My legs are my own!” Wu Yan replied.
"What about your subordinates? Did they also evacuate? Aren't you afraid of damaging your organization's reputation?" Xiao Liunian thought this was quite absurd.
"I'm the only member of this organization!"
"Then what about the rumors that you foretold and then wiped out the whole family?" Xiao Liunian was shocked.
“Two wealthy chicken farmers were competing with each other. One of them engaged in unfair competition, which displeased the other. The other gave me a warning a few days in advance and then hired me to kill all of the other's chickens as a warning. Afterwards, I left some silver as compensation.”
"Anything else you have questions about?"
What is this? What is this? What is this?!
The leader of this assassin organization in front of us is real except for his martial arts skills; nothing else about him is genuine.
Why didn't Lan Sa check this aspect?
Is this something that has been overlooked?
Does this mean that the more widely circulated news is true?
It seems I'll have to give Lan Sa some advice when I get back: only verify things myself; otherwise, be skeptical!
And I think I need to reflect on this too!
"Any more questions?" Wu Yan asked.
"One last question: Who exactly are you?"
“A person preparing for the imperial examination!” Wu Yan replied. “You have asked so many questions, yet I still don’t know how to address you?”
"My surname is Liu."
"Miss Liu! Let's set off together tomorrow night. We'll travel at night using our light-footed skills. If things go smoothly, we can reach Ganzhou in three days. Then we can rest and prepare for our next move!" Wu Yan made the plan.
“Alright! It’s a deal. We’ll meet here at 1:15 PM tomorrow!” Xiao Liunian replied.
"Mumu, he's really amazing!" The cat in the consciousness space was already numb.
"He's a real talent!" Xiao Liunian said with admiration.
After returning to the courtyard of the Bafanglaicai Inn, Xiao Liunian immediately summoned the cat and then... to reduce the shock he felt that night.
"Mumu, you're going to use your light-footed skills to travel at night for three days! Are you sure you can do it?" Light-footed skills traveling at night is such a niche term.
"Let's give it a try first. Maybe it's a way to solidify our skills! If it doesn't work, we'll ride horses and travel by day and rest by night," Xiao Liunian replied.
"Mumu, do you think Wuyan's skill was honed in this way?" the system guessed.
"Perhaps." Xiao Liunian felt that the system's guess this time might be correct.
"Go to sleep, I'm sleepy! Night raids are not easy!" Xiao Liunian hugged the fluffy creature and drifted off to sleep.
"Mumu, then we can spend another day exploring and eating in Pingjiang City tomorrow!" As expected of a cat, nocturnal, Thirteen is very energetic now.
“Let’s go look for the treasure tomorrow,” Xiao Liunian replied.
"You already know where the treasure is?" The system was shocked. When did this happen?!
"Okay! I'll tell you tomorrow, time to sleep!" Xiao Liunian forced the cat to sleep.
But I reckon the cat in my arms didn't sleep a wink all night.
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