Pei Zhouyang took a deep breath: "An, come out."
A figure appeared by the window. The person knelt down, not daring to look up at Pei Zhouyang, and said respectfully, "Your Highness."
“Go investigate the people from last night.” Pei Zhouyang felt a headache coming on. The strange feeling in his body reminded him of what had happened last night. He should be glad he pretended to be lame and in a wheelchair, otherwise…
"Last night?" The dark voice sounded somewhat puzzled.
"Someone broke into my room last night, didn't you know?" Pei Zhouyang narrowed his eyes and looked at An. An was one of the top guards, yet he hadn't noticed the person. But even so, how could he not have heard the commotion last night?
"Your subordinate did not notice anything amiss. I beg Your Highness to punish me!" An lowered his head even further. The mess on the bed clearly indicated that someone had been in there without his noticing.
Pei Zhouyang frowned. The bracelet on his wrist was probably put on him by that person. What was this? Such a powerful assassin was easily subdued by him, and... it was simply too absurd.
“Go check out the person named Ji Panyang. He’s an assassin, but that might not be his real name. He’s probably not very old.” Pei Zhouyang thought for a few seconds and then added, “He’s a man. Go check.”
He admitted that he had mixed feelings for a moment. What difference did it make whether he said this clue or not? But he still respectfully said yes and then slipped away.
Pei Zhouyang sighed and gritted his teeth: "Someone come here."
The servants outside opened the door and were taken aback by the scene inside, but quickly reacted by helping Pei Zhouyang change his clothes, putting him in a wheelchair, and then starting to tidy up the room.
Meanwhile, Pan Yang returned to Dark Night, and the people of Dark Night were somewhat puzzled by his quick return.
"The mission failed," Pan Yang said nonchalantly.
The Dark Elder looked Pan Yang up and down, noting that he wasn't injured: "You still have a day, and besides, you don't seem to be hurt."
“Oh, then let me put it another way.” Pan Yang thought for a second or two. He remembered that the mission was to become the leader of the Dark Night Pavilion: “I quit. I want to be the leader.”
The elder paused for two seconds, then found it laughable: "Boy, don't be too arrogant. Although you became a second-class assassin in just half a month, you must have a death wish to become the Pavilion Master."
Pan Yang looked at him and said that if he had just killed this elder and fought his way to Ouyang Luo, forcing him to step down, he would have completed his mission, right?
001 clearly anticipated Pan Yang's idea and immediately spoke up: "No, host, calm down! Slow down, slow down! At least follow the script! Go find Ouyang Luo after you become a Grade A!"
"..." Fine, Pan Yang was speechless and said expressionlessly, "I won't take the mission to assassinate the Regent. Let's find another mission."
"You think you can just refuse to answer like that?" The elder thought to himself that this man must have lost his mind after going out for a while. He looked at him incredulously, then sneered, "Since you're giving up the mission, you have to abide by the rules. Go and receive your punishment. I'll give the mission to someone else."
What punishment? He actually wants me, the big boss, to be punished! Now he needs to think about how to overthrow Dark Night. After thinking for a long time, he decided to start now.
He then drew his Free and Unfettered Sword and slashed down. The elder clearly hadn't expected him to attack so suddenly, and half of his sleeve was cut off: "Ji Panyang! Are you trying to betray Dark Night?!"
"No." As he spoke, Pan Yang made his move. The elder was so angry that he laughed. However, before he could say anything, he was kicked away by Pan Yang. The speed was so fast that he was completely caught off guard.
The elder, who was lying on the ground, saw Ji Panyang walking towards them step by step. He suddenly stood up and almost fell again, clutching his chest and a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth: "Ji Panyang, you should think carefully. You are going to make an enemy of the entire Dark Night Pavilion!"
"No, I just don't want to be punished," Pan Yang blinked and said honestly.
"Ah?" The elder coughed up a mouthful of blood, his hand trembling as he pointed at Fan Yang: "You!"
Pan Yang clenched his wrist. Could it be that he really wanted to tear down the Dark Night Pavilion? But 001 wouldn't allow it to be done so quickly. Should he tear down half of it first?
The elder then fainted. Pan Yang took a few steps back. This had nothing to do with him. The elder was just trying to get away with something and couldn't take a beating. How could an elder have such low martial arts skills?
Then, Pan Yang looked around and found that there was no one else around. Should he leave or not? But he didn't know where Ouyang Luo was. What should he do?
"Ji Panyang, what are you doing!" a voice rang out.
Pan Yang looked at the person who had suddenly appeared and fell silent. Was he going to have to deal with another person? He clenched his wrist and thought, "Maybe I should just flip half of them over first."
"You actually beat the elder! That's amazing!" The man's eyes lit up as he looked at Pan Yang with admiration.
"In that case, since you defeated him, you can directly ask the Pavilion Master for permission to become the new Elder." The man stroked his chin, exuding excitement. "My god, that's amazing! Oh right, did you complete that assassination mission you accepted?"
"I've given up." Pan Yang said calmly, then took a few steps back. He felt that this person was a little off his mind.
"Give up!? Why?" The man's eyes widened. He thought for a few seconds and then clapped his hands. "I get it! You must have thought it was too easy! Oh, right, the mission to assassinate the Regent has a bounty of 700,000 taels of silver. I'm going to do it. Want to join me? We can split it 20/80, you get 80% and I get 20%. Oh, so what was that mission you gave up?"
"Assassinate Regent Pei Zhouyang." Pan Yang's voice was flat.
The man froze for a few seconds, then looked at Huan Yang in disbelief: "So, what was the reason you gave up?"
"He is mine, my love."
"Hmm..." The man chuckled dryly twice: "What misunderstanding! This is the best-paying quest right now, and it also raises your level the most. I bet a lot of people have already taken it, so what about you?"
Pan Yang sighed, seemingly somewhat helpless. The world of the big shots was too troublesome: "Let's spread the word that I've defected. Oh, and if possible, tell Ouyang Luo that I know who my parents are."
"Huh?" The man was a little confused. He was about to ask more questions when Pan Yang left. He sniffed, looked at the elder lying unconscious on the ground, gathered his energy in his dantian, and shouted.
"Oh no! Ji Panyang has been forced into the Dark Night Pavilion! The elder is injured! This is terrible!" After shouting this, he ran away as fast as he could, not wanting to cause himself any more trouble.
After leaving Dark Night Pavilion, Pan Yang changed his clothes, but he was still dressed in black. He said he wanted to be a ruthless killer, or rather, he just wanted to pretend.
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