Was he taken away by the people who discovered him, or did he wake up and escape on his own?
Wei Wei couldn't be sure.
The only certainty was that she didn't see anyone and dared not stay any longer.
She had just turned to leave when a sharp sword was already placed against her neck from behind.
Wei Wei slowly looked at the person standing behind her, and it really was the assassin who had disappeared into the pit!
He's only holding on by sheer willpower right now.
His face looked terribly pale.
There were many cuts on its body from thorns, and some fine thorns were still firmly stuck in its flesh.
In short, it was truly tragic.
Wei Wei managed a weak smile: "Sir, let's talk this out."
The assassin no longer cared about maintaining his mystery; he pulled off the black mask from his face, revealing a slightly gloomy expression.
Her throat sounded injured, and her voice was extremely harsh: "Do you stand by what you said at the beginning?"
Wei Wei paused for a moment before realizing what he meant.
He immediately nodded and said, "I mean what I say!"
The assassin didn't confirm anything further, but continued, "I want ten thousand taels of gold. Can you afford it?"
Wei Wei's lips twitched, and she secretly thought, "I might as well just rob the national treasury."
She certainly wouldn't foolishly nod in agreement; that would seem too fake.
A forced smile appeared on her face: "You jest, sir. I might be able to scrape together ten thousand taels of silver, but I'm truly powerless to offer gold."
The assassin smiled strangely: "No, you can produce it."
He asked, "Do you know who I just saw while hiding here?"
Wei Wei's expression changed, and her eyes widened: "Has someone been here?"
“Of course,” the assassin said. “Aren’t you disappointed that you didn’t run into him? Let me tell you, it’s our Cang Kingdom’s Crown Prince, Jiang Yu, who’s here.”
"Do you think he would have been able to find you if he had stayed here a little longer?"
Wei Wei laughed awkwardly: "I don't know any prince. I'm just a businesswoman."
"Even if he comes, he's not here to save me."
The assassin didn't believe him. He said in a rough voice, "Don't lie to me. I just want money now."
"As long as I get the money, I won't take your life."
Wei Wei nodded in agreement: "I know, I'm willing to give you all my assets, but you're asking for too much. Even if I sold myself, I couldn't do it."
The assassin thought about it for a while, and for some reason, he agreed.
“I will take you into the city. You should immediately have someone prepare the money.”
"If you dare to try anything funny, I will kill you."
"Okay, okay." What else could Wei Wei do but agree?
However, neither of them was in a good position to go into the city at the moment, and the assassin finally remembered.
"You, help me remove the thorns from my body!"
Wei Wei was pushed by the assassin.
The sword in her hand was still very close to her.
Wei Wei looked very embarrassed: "Men and women shouldn't touch each other, this..."
The assassin was losing patience: "Don't try anything funny. If you're worried about not being able to get married, I'll take you with me."
What kind of statement is this?
But after Wei Wei met those cloudy eyes, she fell silent.
We absolutely must not provoke him now; let's get out of here first.
He lowered his head and reached out to pull one of the thorns off the assassin's arm.
It's really sharp; it would be better if it were a bit bigger.
She threw the thing away and went to pull out another one.
Unexpectedly, the assassin's other hand suddenly reached out towards Wei Wei's face.
Startled, she took a step back, her eyes blazing with anger as she looked at him: "What are you going to do?"
The assassin chuckled: "I hadn't realized you were so pretty."
Looking at this half-dead man, Wei Wei's anger burned fiercely.
This beast! A person is about to die, yet he still acts so despicable!
Her gaze lingered on his face for a moment, and her murderous intent surged.
Assassins are quite sensitive to murderous intent.
As if sensing Wei Wei's hostility, he chuckled: "Want to kill me? I can sever your head with one sword!"
Wei Wei looked up at her and smiled slightly: "Why would I want to kill you?"
"I've had a martial arts dream since I was little. I only want to get close to you when I see you, and I wish I could keep you by my side."
Hearing her words were so sincere, the assassin couldn't help but smile smugly: "If you're really willing, I can indeed take you away."
"But you have to listen to me from now on. If I tell you to go east, you don't have to go west, or I'll beat you to death."
Wei Wei nodded obediently: "I'll listen to you."
"Let's remove those thorns from your body first; they look rather painful."
After she finished speaking, she slowly stretched out her hand and then pressed it hard on the assassin's hand holding the sword!
With her other hand, she swiftly pulled a silver hairpin from her head and thrust it toward the assassin's throat!
How shameless! He even wants to take her with him?
Go to hell!
With the silver hairpin only an inch from his throat, the assassin unleashed the last of his strength.
Wei Wei was slammed to the ground by his palm, and her internal organs seemed to shift in pain.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood with a "whoosh" sound!
"You bitch! How dare you plot against me!"
The assassin let out a vicious roar and raised his sword to stab Wei Wei!
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
