boyutpedia Chapter 543
Chapter 543
"Mr. Jiao, do you need Qianqian to take the initiative?" Shangguan Qian looked at Gong Shangjiao with anticipation, as if she couldn't wait to show her skills.
Shangguan Qian had been incredibly excited since the moment she arrived in Lixi Town. She seemed filled with curiosity about this town under the jurisdiction of Wufeng Headquarters, and she was also looking forward to interacting with Wufeng's "brothers and sisters" in Lixi Town.
Gong Shangjiao sat steadily at the table, his gaze fixed on the topographic map, lost in thought. After hearing Shangguan Qian's question, he simply waved his hand and said, "Your bait isn't strong enough. Let them contact you first. That's when the bait will start to work."
Shangguan Qian pondered for a moment and felt that Gong Shangjiao's words made sense. After all, operating alone under Wu Feng's watchful eye, she would likely encounter various difficulties and obstacles. Furthermore, she had a secret weapon in her hand, so why rush?
Therefore, Shangguan Qian decided to follow Gong Shangjiao's advice, keep his troops in place, and wait for those people without a front to come to him.
After returning to her bedroom, Shangguan Qian's mood was still unsettled. She paced around the room excitedly, imagining how those Wufeng people would approach her. As time passed and night fell, Shangguan Qian's anticipation grew stronger.
Sure enough, before nightfall, the window paper of Shangguan Qian's room was suddenly broken by a stone. Shangguan Qian was delighted and quickly walked to the window and looked out. She saw a figure standing outside the window. It was someone she had never seen in Wufeng before.
Shangguan Qian believed that under Jackdaw Qi's guidance, she knew most of the assassins, if not all of them. But the man before her was someone she had never seen before, and his aura made her want to run away instinctively.
"I wonder who I am and why I want to break my daughter's window paper?" Shangguan Qian pretended to be calm and asked the people below.
"Shangguan Qian, a charm-level assassin trained by Jackdaw Seven, successfully sneaked into the palace and became Gong Shangjiao's fiancée." The person below was Jackdaw Two.
Jackdaw forced a smile, but in Shangguan Qian's eyes, he looked like a visitor from hell.
"Shangguan Qian, an orphan of the Gushan Sect, lost all his memories due to a severe blow. He was then picked up by Dian Zhu and trained to become a sword."
Jackdaw II was like a peeper in the dark, exposing Shangguan Qian's identity that had been hidden for a long time.
Shangguan Qian felt a chill on her back, and her voice trembled, "Who are you? Since you know that I am Mr. Gongmen Gong Er's fiancée, you are not afraid of me..."
Shangguan Qian watched helplessly as the man below just took a step and instantly appeared in her room, even only three steps away from her.
"Why do you want to know all your secrets?" Jackdaw II just stood in the room and looked quietly at Shangguan Qian who was leaning against the window.
"You can rest assured, I won't do anything to you! However, I can't say the same about those who want to climb up in Wufeng!"
Jackdaw Two walked slowly to a stool, sat down steadily, and then slowly poured himself a cup of steaming hot tea.
Although Shangguan Qian heard Jackdaw 2's words, she didn't dare to let her guard down and remained alert. Just as Jackdaw 2 picked up the teacup to drink, Shangguan Qian quickly pulled out the poison Gong Yuanzheng had given her from her sleeve and threw it at Jackdaw 2 without hesitation.
However, what surprised Shangguan Qian was that Jackdaw II seemed to be completely unaware of the danger and was still leisurely sipping his tea without even raising his head.
Seeing this, Shangguan Qian knew that if she didn't leave now, when would she leave? She made a quick decision, dodged and jumped out of the window, then ran towards Gong Shangjiao's room like an arrow.
At this time, Jackdaw II seemed to be really controlled by the poison that Shangguan Qian had sprinkled. He sat there motionless, watching Shangguan Qian flee the scene like a flying bird.
Shangguan Qian ran all the way and finally arrived at Gong Shangjiao's door. She was out of breath, her heart was beating like a drum, and she pushed the door open with trembling hands.
However, when she saw who was standing in the room, her eyes widened and her face was full of disbelief.
"You! This is impossible! Weren't you poisoned? How could you be here?" Shangguan Qian's voice became a little hoarse due to shock. She pointed at the man standing in Gong Shang's corner room, but her body seemed to have lost support and slid down from the door frame.
After Shangguan Qian realized that she had no way out, she suddenly pulled out the hairpin from her head and stabbed the man with force, but was stopped by Gong Shangjiao halfway.
"Mr. Jiao, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you and Wu Feng have reached some kind of deal?"
Shangguan Qian looked at Gong Shangjiao, who had stopped her, in disbelief. Wasn't it said that Gong Shangjiao and Wufeng had an irreconcilable feud? Why would Gong Shangjiao stop her from killing Wufeng when he was right in front of her?
Shangguan Qian suddenly thought of something and smiled miserably. "It seems that what people outside say about Mr. Gong Er being upright and honest is just a false reputation! The real Gong Shangjiao is nothing but a hypocrite seeking fame and reputation!"
Unexpectedly, as Shangguan Qian finished speaking, the man suddenly sneered, "Gong Shangjiao, you didn't even tell this young lady?"
Shangguan Qian was momentarily confused, but she still held the hairpin in her hand, ready to give the man or herself a quick death at any moment. "What do you mean by that?"
Gong Shangjiao released his grip on Shangguan Qian's wrist. "What he meant was that he wasn't Wufeng's man, but a spy I planted there."
The man gently pressed his hand against his chin, and a human skin mask as thin as a cicada's wing appeared in his hand, and the original face appeared in Shangguan Qian's eyes.
"I've been nicknamed the Thousand Faces Lord, and this is the first time I've revealed my true face to others in front of Mr. Horn Remover."
Even though the Thousand Faces Lord explained it this way and revealed his true face, Shangguan Qian still couldn't immediately dispel her suspicions.
"Back then, Yuan Zheng's brother came to the palace gate once. His words enlightened me. Why is it that only Wu Feng can send people into the palace gate, while we can only passively accept their manipulation."
Gong Shangjiao spoke up to confirm on behalf of Qianmianjun that he was indeed Gong Shangjiao's man, and not someone sent by Wufeng to spy on information.
"But I was always surrounded by people from Wufeng, so I didn't send those around me out. Instead, I asked Yuanzheng's brother to send someone into Wufeng."
Qianmianjun sat down next to Gong Shangjiao and poured himself a cup of hot tea. "I've never met Master Jiao before. We always communicated through my superiors. After going through dozens of relays, some information from Wufeng was finally passed to Master Jiao."
Although Shangguan Qian still had some doubts about Qianmianjun, she put down the hairpin at Gong Shangjiao's suggestion and asked, "So, you are not from Wufeng?"
"Of course I'm not a seamless person. I was simply trained by my master according to some of this person's living habits. Then, Lord Zhao personally took him away without anyone noticing. Then, I replaced him as the frontless Jackdaw."
Qianmianjun was extremely disgusted with Wufeng. "Wufeng clearly robbed so much gold and silver treasures, but he was too stingy to give us instructors any better clothes or rooms. He wears pitch black clothes every day. The room he lives in is also cold and damp. It really proves what the master said, 'like a maggot in the gutter.'"
Shangguan Qian didn't know how to respond. After all, her current official identity was still the Wufeng Mei-level assassin. If she agreed with Qianmianjun's words, wouldn't she be saying that she was a maggot? If she didn't agree, it seemed like something was wrong.