"Since I am sincerely discussing the commission with you, I will not deceive you on these important details."
Mr. Shuangyue leaned forward slightly and said solemnly.
The sound insulation of this tea house is not very good. She and the person opposite were sitting across from each other on a small table made of bamboo. The four walls were also made of bamboo. The outside air leaked through the gaps, and naturally there was a possibility of the sound leaking out. But neither the secrets nor the cold were what she needed to worry about at the moment.
Because this is a village close to Death Shadow Pavilion.
Even in the cold winter, this southern land is not covered by ice and snow. The wind that penetrated the room did not carry much chill, but the water vapor was heavier, making it appear damp. Moreover, the severe cold is what only humans fear the most, and the person she was talking to at this moment, Zaowu Chang, was a person from the Dead Shadow Pavilion—or rather, a monster from the Dead Shadow Pavilion, an evil messenger.
Instead of worrying about this "hole-filled" room leaking the secret of the conversation, the reputation of the evil messenger is more worth worrying about. But at the moment, the evil messenger is noncommittal to her appeal. Ye Xuici's fingers gently rubbed the tea cup. She hesitated, not sure whether she should agree to the deal.
"Let's see." After a brief silence, Ye Xuici just responded, "With our current positions and identities, we can't do much."
Shuoyue-kun sighed softly. Obviously, this was not the answer she wanted.
"I hope you can believe that although it is inconvenient to explain in detail, I do have my own way to call Master Lintian. I can guarantee this with my reputation as Liudao Impermanence."
"Well, I believe you." Ye Xuici nodded and said, seemingly tacitly understanding.
Her tone was very sincere, but unfortunately there was nothing more to say after she said it.
"Well, anyway, I have made it clear. If you think about it, this deal can take effect at any time." Mr. Shuangyue shook his head helplessly, "Let's talk about other topics. You can help them in the Death Shadow Pavilion. Have you been doing this for many years? Have you made any... special discoveries during this time? For example, are there anything unusual or activities that you think are unusual..."
Ye Xuici still smiled politely, but in comparison, her tone seemed a little indifferent, not as friendly as her expression.
"It turns out that I was a little pretentious, and whatever you said you could do to help me was all false. It was just incidental at best. Did this drunkard's intention turn out to be about the information about Death Shadow Pavilion? I Speaking of which, no wonder you want me to come to such a far place instead of going to Death Shadow Pavilion to say hello to your colleagues."
Regardless of whether Mr. Shuangyue meant this or not, there was a feeling that his words were being talked away at this moment. She let out a soft sigh through her nose, which felt a bit tough. She didn't expect Ye Xuici to believe her, so she just continued indifferently:
"I think you have misunderstood. These words are all casual. After all, the business is over, and I am not in a hurry to go back when I see you."
Ye Xuici covered her mouth with her hands and yawned half-seriously:
"Although it's December, you seem to be very leisurely. Are you trying to entertain me, or are you making fun of me? A man from the Six Paths Impermanence proposed this to an evil envoy who often works for Death Shadow Pavilion. The question - do you expect me to betray 'one of my own'? Or do you prefer me to talk nonsense and make up some interesting pretense to get rid of you? Anyway, I don't understand the mystery at all."
A bunch of soft nails were smashed down with a gun and a stick, and Mr. Shuangyue didn't know how to answer the question. It seems impossible to dig something out of Ye Xuici's mouth now, although she doesn't have much hope. She sighed secretly. In this regard, she was no match for the Evil Angel of Thieves who specialized in digging out secrets.
Then again...does Ye Xuici's ability really belong entirely to her? Or was it given to her by some external object and strengthened for her?
Mr. Shuangyue knew that in the hands of this evil angel, there was a fragment of Yun Wai Mirror. This situation can be considered to have been created by Lord Kauchue. The Yun Wai Mirror seems to be so consistent with the ability to steal information, so is Ye Xuici, who owns the broken mirror and becomes the evil envoy of the thief, inextricably linked to the fragment?
whether……
If she didn't have this fragment, and she lost this fragment... Will Ye Xuici's power as the evil envoy of the Thief be weakened in some way? Looking at the bright side, does this even mean that as long as she no longer possesses the fragments of Yun Waijing, she will even be deprived of the qualification to exist as the Evil Envoy of Thieves?
Although the idea is too simple, such a conjecture is not groundless, and it is not even impossible to implement it to verify this conjecture. However, Mr. Shuangyue knew that now was not the time.
At least right now, she can't do that. Ye Xuici, like Death Shadow Pavilion, needs to be regarded as a neutral existence for the time being - although even Death Shadow Pavilion may no longer be a truly neutral existence.
It can only be said that one benefit of this attitude is that Ye Xuici can still have a good conversation with her.
"The serious things you mentioned are not without issues that are still worthy of discussion." Ye Xuici sat up slightly and said seriously, "Can you really guarantee Master Lintian's attitude? You are unwilling to elaborate. He only said that he was guaranteeing it with the reputation of Six Paths Impermanence. Such a false name was still a little underwhelming to convince me. As for whether Lintian Master would help, I didn’t have any real feeling of being guaranteed."
She is very cautious, Shigeyue-kun thought. But being so concerned about this issue may also mean that she is seriously weighing it - seriously considering the possibility of agreeing to Lord Shuoyue's previous proposal. After thinking about it, she still asked with some confusion:
"Why do you say that? You know that I have a relationship with Master Lintian. It won't be a big problem if you want to ask him for help in this matter."
"There's one thing that maybe you don't know. Master Lintian came here before and wanted to enter the Shadow Pavilion to investigate, but was stopped by someone and couldn't go in." She said casually, "The matter of dogs catching mice. , these righteous warriors have done a lot. Ah, don’t get me wrong, I have no intention of targeting Master Lintian."
So there are indeed some secrets hidden inside the Death Shadow Pavilion that you don’t want others to know? Mr. Shuangyue was keenly aware of it. She asked: "No wonder I called you to speak so far away, and you agreed to me easily. Is this a proposal that suits your own interests?"
"You are really joking." Ye Xuici said lightly, "Look at every household in the towns and villages that doesn't have a door or a lock? Are they all hiding some ulterior secrets? Breaking into a private house cannot be justified anywhere. Are you willing to expose your family background to others easily? That is really too generous."
Her words were watertight, but Shuoyue-kun was not so easily deceived. Ye Xuici probably didn't know this, but both of them knew it well. These words were enough to temporarily block Shuangyue Lord's doubts.
But doubts will not be dismissed so casually... The fact that Master Lintian also doubts the Death Shadow Pavilion and even visited it in person is enough for Lord Shuangyue to reserve his attitude. She also knew a lot of information, such as the corpse pool in Death Shadow Pavilion - she could almost believe that the disease that caused panic among people everywhere was born and spread here.
There is another disaster that has caused a stir in the world in recent years, and it is also inextricably linked to the Death Shadow Pavilion. The puppet is a technology blatantly provided by the Shadow Pavilion to the Impermanent Ghosts, and the origin of its creation should still be buried within the domain of the Shadow Pavilion.
She heard from nearby monsters that strange smoke often emitted from the land of Qinglize, carrying an ominous atmosphere. Later, visible phenomena such as smoke disappeared and were no longer witnessed, but the special and strange aura still lingered among the vegetation and water. Is that smoke really no longer there? Mr. Shuangyue doesn't think so. Blindfolding is a common spell. If the people of Death Shadow Pavilion used it to cover up, it would not be a surprising new thing.
These are things that Lord Shuangyue has thought about for a long time. Just because of the many doubts that Death Shadow Pavilion already has, she should try harder to see if she can at least find out something valuable. She picked up the teacup and tried to ask again in a natural tone:
"I have heard a little bit about the family background of Death Shadow Pavilion. Besides you, is there another evil angel? It seems to be a bad-mouthed evil angel? Is he working for Death Shadow Pavilion like you now, or is there another one? arrange?"
"..."
It's a pity that Ye Xuici was already on guard. This kind of vigilance was not only difficult to dispel with a few words from Mr. Shuangyue, but it only got worse with her further questions.
"He has left Death Shadow Pavilion a long time ago." Ye Xuici stared at Lord Shuangyue for a while without smiling, and then replied in an unpleasant tone, "It's better to have a sense of moderation when inquiring about other people's inside information."
"I'm just asking casually. After all, you old people in the Shadow Pavilion are also old acquaintances of mine. For example, that She Ji—won't he go with the bad words?"
Ye Xuici's brows furrowed even more obviously. Her mood turned directly into a slightly biting sarcasm:
"You are very leisurely and care about other people's family affairs. How is your own family affairs? It seems that the troubles you have caused have not been cleaned up yet."
Shuangyue Jun was not unprepared. There were many people who provoked her about Qiyu, including this time. But when Ye Xuici actually used this as a sharp verbal weapon, she still felt a stinging displeasure.
Be calm. She told herself softly. This is just a means to interfere with thinking, and what she wants to do is to solve some troubles. Even if there is no definite information, she should still make a guess based on the known information.
She might as well think about it, Ye Xuici's refusal to respond directly, does this itself imply the answer? Combined with what the nearby monsters said, it has been a while since I saw She Ji... This is consistent with the possibility that he left with Suikou. If he was not in the Dead Shadow Pavilion, it would be understandable that there would be a shortage of manpower there, and all of this could logically lead to the result that Ye Xuici would come directly from the Dead Shadow Pavilion.
If there were no accidents, someone should have monitored the bad words. For example, Lord Ruyue or Lord Yingyue. But now...for some well-known reasons, the place is really out of supervision.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
There was a knock on the door of the teahouse suddenly. When Mr. Shuangyue looked over, Ye Xuici had already spoken:
"Come in."
Those who came were from the Death Shadow Pavilion.
…That’s right?
