Chapter 19: Third-rate Spy
The remaining few people also broke in, but before Zhuxing could make a move, they were killed by him.
She even felt that there was no need for her to bring him back. He was a dormant beast, and even the blood in his body belonged to someone else. He didn't need her at all.
It seemed like she had done nothing to take him away from there.
The dusk gradually fades away and daylight comes.
After the charcoal fire went out, there was still a piece of unburned branch left.
He had already dealt with the body on the ground and buried it behind the house. However, the bloodstains on the ground were difficult to clean up, so he covered them with weeds. The remaining smell of blood lingered in the air.
Zhuxing didn't feel at ease sleeping in the same room with him. He was so powerful that she seemed to be able to vaguely hear the sounds of those people dying in her dreams. He didn't seem like a killer, at least he didn't seem like a killer like Huiyingmen and the others.
Although the fellow disciples of Huiyingmen sometimes kill people, Zhuxing has asked them and found out that killing does not feel good.
She couldn't see through this man at all. The chilling feeling he felt when he drew his sword made her feel terrified. He wasn't afraid of killing, nor was he afraid of being killed. It was as if he didn't care about anything or anyone at all.
He has great contempt for all living things.
They parted ways in the bamboo forest, each preparing to leave.
He walked a few steps and stopped, remembering to thank her.
"Thank you, young lady, for saving me when I was exhausted." He said devoutly.
"No need to thank me, it's just a small favor." He admitted that it was she who saved him. Zhuxing breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.
Her dress was almost colorless, but her face was very beautiful, dignified and graceful, like the white and beautiful little flowers that emerge from the grass in the forest after the rain.
"May I know your name, young lady?"
"Star Chaser." She smiled again.
"My name is Chai Che." He lowered his eyes slightly.
"Well, Mr. Chai, see you later." Zhuxing said as he mounted his horse.
"Wait a minute." He called her.
He took the tassel off the sword and handed it to her. "Thank you for saving me, young lady. If you need me in the future, you can send this to the Ruyi Pawnshop in Xiu Tu or the Shengkui Pawnshop in Chang'an. No matter where, I will do my best to help."
Zhuxing declined, "The sky is high and the earth is far away, we may not meet again, so I won't bother you anymore."
She rode up the path, through the dense green bamboo forest. It was better not to see such people as often as she could, she thought.
Several lights in the room were still on, but usually the young master would have gone to bed at this time.
Jiaoran and Shaofeng were originally serving on the side, but the young master said that he had not seen his teacher for a long time and they were not needed to serve here.
On the day Fenghuangchu returned, he discussed the situation in Chang'an with the governor for a long time during the day, and also talked about the rebellion of the Chief Clerk of Huzhou. The governor did not let him go until the evening.
Xiaoju waited for a long time before bringing him to the young master's garden.
Jiaoran's eyes met Fenghuang Chick's and she looked away, pretending not to be familiar with her. It was not until Jiaoran was about to leave the house that Fenghuang Chick seemed to remember her existence.
He asked politely, "How has Miss Jiaoran been doing in the Governor's Mansion?"
She said that the young master was kind, so everything was fine. Jiaoran felt uneasy. The return of the Phoenix Chick meant that everything would start to go according to his plan. Every step forward was to get the Gaoshan Shou back.
What if he asked her to kill Mu Jin? She almost trembled at the thought of this terrible thought. Would she do it? Maybe, maybe not. Jiao Ran's mind went blank.
Mu Jin took over and said that she was a hardworking girl and thanked the teacher for sending her here.
When Fenghuangchi saw Jiaoran leave, he leaned against the soft couch beside him, his sitting posture unruly, his eyes filled with joy and excitement. "I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Mu Jin skimmed off the foam on the tea. "Bad news may not be that bad news to you, so you don't care. But to me, it must be a big blow."
He gave Mu Jin an approving look and said, "Your mind works quickly."
Mu Jin filled the teapot for the phoenix chick.
"The bad news is that your second brother, Chai Che, is unharmed. You should be able to see him when the governor holds a family dinner later."
Mu Jin only smiled, a gentle smile, "If we can't succeed in one strike, we won't have any chance when he returns to the Governor's Mansion."
"Chai Che killed so many of my men, I have done my best. He was born in Chang'an and is a famous teacher. He is also favored by your Majesty and the Queen. Although he is a hostage, his internal and external abilities are indeed strong."
"I know, that's why I asked you to be more careful before. I didn't expect that even you couldn't succeed." Mu Jin felt a little regretful.
Phoenix Chick smiled, "Everyone who knew about this operation is dead except me. I've killed those who are still alive. Don't worry, he won't be able to find out about you."
Mu Jin shook his head. "Chai Che, how could you not doubt me?" Chai Che had grown up with him. They could understand each other's thoughts with just a glance, even when they were very young. Over the years, the more he hated Chai Che, the more he feared him.
Childhood playmates eventually became mortal enemies.
"So what? He has no evidence, what else can he do to you?"
Mu Jin's eyes suddenly dimmed. "I've heard that Chai Che is a man of integrity. He solved countless serious cases in just six months after joining the Censorate. He also stayed out of the court's factional struggles. His swordsmanship is so good that he has few rivals in Chang'an. If he comes back, my uncle will be even more powerful."
Phoenix Cub said, "My lord, you are too kind to him. It's just that you misjudged the timing this time. You didn't send reinforcements to attack him when he was exhausted. Otherwise, he would have been killed. If you are worried, I will find a way to kill him later."
He asked about Jiaoran's origins.
Fenghuangchu said that she was just a disciple of a small sect in the world.
"What kind of sect is it?" Mu Jin asked.
"Kill people." Just as he spoke, he heard Mu Jin chuckle. Fenghuang Chu continued, "They need to learn how to kill people at the most appropriate time, seize the best opportunity, kill people in the most rapid and effective way, and then get away with it safely."
"Jiaoran too?" Mu Jin didn't quite believe that her kung fu could kill people.
"She's a specially chosen piece of trash, a third-rate spy. But as a substitute, she's the most suitable. Didn't I tell you, sir, that no one is more suitable than her?"
Phoenix Cub said that the lives of people like them were worthless. As killing weapons, they were cold-blooded and could be abandoned at any time. They were as agile and cunning as poisonous snakes and wild foxes. Disguise, ambush, and assassination were all they had to do.
Mu Jin just listened quietly without responding.
Phoenix Cub said, "There are some powerful ones who can kill people in an instant. It's impossible for a sect to be full of useless people."
"Then why is she still alive?" He seized on the loophole in his words. If she were truly completely incompetent, the sect would have abandoned her long ago.
"Perhaps it's just that the sect couldn't bear it at the moment." He took a sip of tea and sneered, "Just like the young master."
"The tea is good tea, Buddha's grace and rain, the best cloud tea." Fenghuangchu's taste has always been excellent, whether it is judging tea or judging people.
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