The palace where the coming-of-age ceremony was held was much more secure than usual. At this point, it would be virtually impossible to climb over the wall and get in.
He Yunxiao seemed to have only two options left: either enter through the main gate or find another way to sneak into the palace discreetly.
Yesterday, while preparing contingency plans, He Yunxiao racked his brains but couldn't come up with a way to sneak into the palace during the strictly guarded coming-of-age ceremony. But soon, He Yunxiao realized he was being too narrow-minded. When it came to infiltrating the palace, Yan Kingdom assassins were definitely the experts!
When He Yunxiao scaled the palace wall at night, he barely managed to avoid being discovered by the palace guards thanks to his unparalleled lightness skill. However, those assassins of the seventh or eighth rank were able to sneak into the palace just like him.
There's definitely something fishy going on!
Just imagine what the assassins from the Yan Kingdom would do!
Chang Le Casino!
After He Yunxiao slipped away from Jiang Wuyou's car, he immediately went home and changed into an inconspicuous outfit before heading to Chang Le Gambling House. Because his appearance was so distinctive, he could only wear a half-mask to cover his face.
Having scouted the location yesterday, He Yunxiao's trip to Chang Le Casino today went smoothly.
Stepping past the noisy, small groups of people, He Yunxiao stood in front of the gambling den counter and said mysteriously, "The world of martial arts is far away."
The maid over there understood immediately, "The court is too high. Guest, please follow me."
The basement level of Chang Le Gambling House is the basement level of the entire Yin Jing Jianghu (martial arts world), a kingdom belonging to assassins.
Before reaching the actual underground level, one must pass through a very narrow passage. Due to the secrecy surrounding the assassins' identities, only one person is allowed to pass at a time. The walls of the passage are covered with various bounty notices. He Yunxiao even saw himself and his father, He Yuanhao, in this passage.
He Yuanhao, reward of 100,000 taels. He Yunxiao, reward of 50 taels.
Damn it!
He Yunxiao walked through the long corridor, at the end of which was a brightly lit room. The room was simply furnished, with only three wooden doors, a tea table, and a young girl.
The young woman was sitting at the table, making tea for He Yunxiao, and said, "You came yesterday, are you here today to kill Meng Qingqian again?"
He Yunxiao nodded and said, "That's right."
"Have you thought it through? Of the assassins sent by Chang Le Gambling House to kill Meng Qingqian, less than one in a hundred will survive."
He Yunxiao thought to himself: Stop talking nonsense and let me go.
"It's alright, it's a blood feud, we have no choice but to kill."
The girl nodded, stopped asking questions, and got up to open the wooden door behind her.
"Whoever takes Meng Qingqian's head will receive 200,000 taels of silver; whoever kills her will receive 500 taels of silver in compensation from the client."
These things were already discussed yesterday. He Yunxiao nodded to indicate that he understood, and then he asked, "Um, may I ask who put up the bounty on He Yunxiao's head?"
The girl smiled but remained silent.
Seeing that she didn't intend to speak, He Yunxiao waved his hand and walked into the door.
After He Yunxiao left, the girl took out a notebook and added another stroke to the number chart after the character "九" (nine).
Every assassin who wanted to kill Meng Qingqian was clearly remembered by Chang Le Fang, and then reported to the assassins in full to the person they wanted to kill—Meng Qingqian. This is the real reason why assassins kill so few people, with "only one in a hundred surviving."
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