The corpse beside them was still lying there all alone on the ground.
Qi Yuan leisurely smiled as she bent down and looked at them: “I know that people like you who work as assassins all have very tight mouths.”
The assassins were bewildered by Qi Yuan and had no idea what medicine she was selling in her gourd. To the point that the things they had originally prepared to say had all been said by Qi Yuan first, leaving them instead with nothing to say.
This complete unknown and terror was even more panic-inducing than torture.
Qi Yuan stared at them without blinking: “But I have a way to deal with people like you.”
What way?
One of the assassins finally reacted belatedly and felt that he could not continue being led around by Qi Yuan like this, so he stiffened his neck and sneered: “If you really had a way, would you still be here wasting words with us?”
If she truly had a method, she would have killed them directly long ago.
How could she possibly kill one and leave two alive?
This woman was clearly deliberately bluffing them, trying to disturb their minds so she could take the opportunity to ask something useful.
After being reminded like this, the other person immediately reacted as well: “Kill us if you want, but don’t even think about getting anything out of us!”
Babao gave a hey and immediately took off his shoe and raised the sole, planning to slap the two across the mouth with it.
After all, he felt these two were truly far too disrespectful toward Qi Yuan.
But Liujin pulled him back first, glared at him, and scolded in a low voice: “Miss already knows what she’s doing. Stop causing trouble!”
Babao immediately felt somewhat regretful. His shoe sole really hurt when it hit people.
These two really had no luck.
Qi Yuan was not angry in the slightest and instead laughed lightly: “You came to assassinate Wen Mingfeng, right? Tell me, if Wen Mingfeng didn’t die, and His Highness the Imperial Grandson not only doesn’t kill you, but also takes you and Wen Mingfeng together to the northwest to find Old Master Lu, would the people behind you believe you?”
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Wen Mingfeng didn’t die?
How could he possibly not be dead? If the corpse they hacked apart in the carriage just now wasn’t Wen Mingfeng, then who was it?
No… it wasn’t a matter of whether Wen Mingfeng was dead or not.
The key point was that Qi Yuan would say Wen Mingfeng wasn’t dead!
Just like how Wen Mingfeng was clearly already dead, yet Qi Yuan still used him to lure them into taking the bait.
No wonder Qi Yuan said there was no use even if they refused to confess.
Because Qi Yuan intended to use a sowing discord scheme!
And no wonder Qi Yuan killed one of their companions.
Because only then would the act seem more real.
The woman in front of them was simply too terrifying!
No!
If Xiao Yunting truly did this, then they would definitely die without even a corpse left behind!
Lord Qingyan had always been the kind of person who would rather wrongly kill a thousand than let a single one go. The two of them immediately struggled violently and glared furiously as they pointed at Qi Yuan and cursed: “Poisonous woman! If you do this, you’ll die a horrible death! You’ll die a horrible death!”
Qi Yuan looked at them with a smile on her face: “Now look here, how can you say such things? You came to kill people, yet I neither torture you for a confession nor kill you. I’m even finding you a good way out and a good master…”
Her expression suddenly darkened, and she abruptly raised her hand and viciously twisted the chin of the person in front: “Why aren’t you thanking me instead of still being so oblivious to death?”
The speed at which she changed expressions was even faster than the star actors in an opera troupe.
The two of them were both left completely at a loss by her enormous shift in demeanor.
Qi Yuan sneered and let go, then turned to Xiao Yunting and laughed: “Your Highness, look, I found two excellent helpers for you. You absolutely must reward them properly.”
Xiao Yunting had been watching Qi Yuan with a smile the entire time. Hearing her say this now, he immediately smiled and agreed: “Of course. I will personally take them back to the capital. Along the way, I’ll make sure everyone sees them. Not only that…”
He smilingly added: “I’ll also grant them official rank and lavish rewards upon them.”
What kind of reward was this?
This was clearly because they weren’t dying fast enough!
The two looked at Qi Yuan, then at Xiao Yunting, and immediately could not help cursing inwardly.
Truly, every pot has its matching lid. These two were equally ruthless and black-hearted, simply a perfect match!
Qi Yuan had already coldly risen to her feet and raised her brows at Xiao Yunting: “Your Highness, then what are we waiting for? Let’s do it. I think the two of them can hardly wait anymore.”
Who exactly could hardly wait?!
The two men finally began to panic somewhat. They understood perfectly well that Xiao Yunting and Qi Yuan were blatantly trying to make them die.
No, it should be said, they wanted them to suffer a fate worse than death.
And they really were capable of doing it!
But if they truly did this, then what meaning did their persistence now still have?
Not to mention that Qi Yuan had already dug out the poison sacs hidden in their teeth ahead of time. Right now, even dying was impossible for them.
Even if they could die, once they died, they would still become traitors.
This was truly bullying people too much.
At this point, even their deaths would become a joke.
Having lived this long, they felt that no matter how exhausting and bitter life in the shadow guard camp had once been, it had never been as mentally crushing as facing this couple.
Xiao Yunting waved his hand grandly.
Babao immediately stepped forward and grinned strangely at the two of them a few times: “This way please, you two!”
Trying to fight Miss Qi alone was already overestimating yourselves, and now you even wanted to take on His Highness too? What were you thinking?
If they died, it would already count as their ancestors accumulating virtue.
They truly did not know life from death.
Babao’s movements were not slow in the slightest. Seeing that he was really about to drag them away by the backs of their collars,
The two finally panicked completely.
Mainly because not panicking was impossible.
When dealing with other people, at least one could more or less figure out their temperament.
But Miss Qi was completely different.
Her brain seemed not quite the same as a normal person’s; she thought of whatever came to mind.
And once she made a decision, she absolutely would not change it.
When their collars were lifted up, one of them finally broke down: “No! Your Highness, Miss Qi, I can talk! I’ll talk, I’ll talk!”
Babao clicked his tongue.
Wouldn’t it have been better to say so earlier? All this wasted effort.
Qi Yuan slowly turned her head to glance at him: “There’s no need for you to speak freely now. I’ll ask, and you answer.”
The man swallowed hard. His entire complexion dimmed along with him, as though his spirit had been drained away, and he could only nod continuously.
Qi Yuan then asked indifferently: “Where do you usually stay?”
Huh?
The man raised his head in astonishment and looked at Qi Yuan, completely unable to understand what exactly she wanted to do.
Shouldn’t she be asking who they took orders from and why they came to assassinate Wen Mingfeng?
Why was she instead directly asking where they lived?
Qi Yuan’s expression turned cold: “Answer whatever I ask.”
The man immediately opened his mouth instinctively: “We stay in Rouge Alley in the south of the city.”
Qi Yuan followed up closely with another question: “How many people are there altogether?”
The man’s lips trembled: “Twenty-three people.”
The number was not large.
Qi Yuan fell silent for a moment, then smiled again as she looked at them: “You know your leader’s name too, right?”
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