Otherwordly Evil Monarch

Chapters 101~110

Chapter 101 A Hair's Breadth!

"Pity! Such a pity! It would have been better if Jun Mo Xie was killed! At least, that would have made his bastard grandfather's heart ache!" Lady Yue'er said between gritted teeth. Hearing that Jun Mo Xie had unexpectedly escaped death caused her to feel extremely regretful. Under the boat, Jun Mo Xie was wracking his brain but was at a loss as to how he had offended this "Lady Yue'er." Judging from the bitter resentment in this young lady's voice, it sounded as if she had been violated a hundred times by Jun Mo Xie!

Lord Liu slowly pondered and said. "Now that this situation has escalated to this point, the mission to assassinate the Princess will be temporarily called off. We are fortunate to have acquired the Xuan beast tendons without a hitch. At this juncture, I can make arrangements for your departure from Tianxiang. Haha...as for the other issues, I'll personally report to my master and see what the old man has planned. Perhaps we may have to collaborate with your hall once again, and I'll have to inconvenience everyone to return at that time. Please send greetings to the Blood Sword Hall's Grandmaster on my behalf and tell him "although this was a failure, Er Ye is still grateful.'"

His voice suddenly became very solemn when he said these last words. Apparently, this sentence was quoting the direct words of this so-called "Er Ye." Jun Mo Xie was speechless as he twitched his mouth. Who doesn't know that Er Ye* is the Second Prince at this point? And you still try to be so mysterious!

[*Er Ye, or 二爷, literally translates to second grandpa or elder. It's not that far of a stretch to put two and two together.]

"Lord Liu, thank you for your generous words. As for our departure, we naturally have our means. We'll take our leave!" The three men immediately stood up and cupped their fists. "The Xuan beast tendons have been given to Lady Yue'er for safe keeping. Thirty tendons is not a small number so we hope that we will be informed as soon as this matter is resolved. That which belongs to us, we will personally come back to retrieve."

Lord Liu laughed. "No need to be polite. When you return, please ask the Grandmaster if he had given some thoughts to our request to assassinate an emperor. Regardless of his answer, please inform our side as early as possible!"

"Yes." The three men filed out and disappeared into the night. Lord Liu did not send them off.

"Lady Yue'er. The palace had already conducted a thorough purge after the incident with the princess and all three sides have lost men. But this does not concern us. What's more important is that the one behind all this is most likely the eldest brother. Therefore, you need to complete your assignment we've discussed earlier as quickly as possible. In case the information leak, do your best to arrange some subordinates to get into the palace! Be vigilant and maintain only a single line of communication!" Lord Liu lowered his voice and spoke urgently.

"Yes. Lord Liu and Er Ye can rest assured. I have already made preparation a long time ago and have selected only virgin maidens." Lady Yue'er's gentle and beautiful voice echoed. "If not for Er Ye's important plans, even Yue'er would want to go to the palace to play for a few days."

"Haha, Lady Yue'er is one of Tianxiang's top beauties! Who can resist your charms?" Lord Liu laughed a while before lowering his voice once again to speak. "Er Ye has ordered that we move forward with the plans to create crossbows out of the Xuan beast tendons. They might be needed at any time, so there is not a moment to waste. Since many parties are watching our every move, it would be inconvenient for us to be personally involved. That is why we entrust you with completing this task."

Lady Yue'er replied uneasily. "I naturally understand, but these strips of Xuan beast tendons are too exceptional. Using ordinary steel would not be able to bring out the full potential of these tendons. Unfortunately, we will not be able to employ Shen Bing Pu, even though his craftsmanship is unrivaled in Tianxiang, since a tall tree attracts the wind-attracts unwanted attention. Our only option is to do business with Jiangnan's famous Zhao Clan Trading Company. I have already sent messengers to get in touch with them before the auction, but I have not received a response yet."