How Did You Get Bloodstains on You?

The dagger was still stained with blood, with a few drops falling on Gu Shiyan's neck.

If it were an ordinary young girl, she would have been scared out of her wits.

Gu Shiyan looked at him and smiled.

Indeed, it was Zhongye. She had finally caught the fish she wanted.

"Do you want to kill me? Look at you now, can't even hold the dagger steady!"

She taunted Zhongye, who had an arrow stuck in his chest, and the blood oozing from the wound was black and foul-smelling. Zhongye became furious.

"You can give it a try!"

In an instant, his dagger stabbed towards Gu Shiyan's neck. The thirteen-year-old girl gave a seductive smile.

In an instant, the dagger was pressed against Zhongye's neck. Zhongye was greatly shocked.

"You, you actually..."

knew martial arts!

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Shiyan made a gesture for him to be silent.

"Shh! Do you want to live?"

Suppressing his shock, Zhongye nodded and said, "Yes."

Gu Shiyan used the dagger to lift his chin, squinting her eyes, and said, "Good, I can save you, but there is one condition: from today onwards, you must be loyal to me."

Zhongye's gaze became particularly dark, and he stared coldly at Gu Shiyan, unable to suppress the killing intent in his eyes.

Did she know who he was? How dare she speak such words.

Gu Shiyan couldn't be unaware of what he was thinking.

She sneered, "Is the number one assassin of the Zhaixing Tower? But now, aren't you just like a stray dog?"

Zhongye's pupils suddenly contracted.

"How do you know?"

His expression changed drastically, and when he looked at Gu Shiyan, his eyes were full of vigilance.

"Who are you?"

"Surprised? Unexpected? I thought you would be pleasantly surprised."

Gu Shiyan casually aimed the dagger at Zhongye's chest, her eyes cold and chilling.

In her previous life, Gu Yunshang had saved him. From then on, he became a dog by Gu Yunshang's side and did many unspeakable things for her.

It was only by chance that she learned he was the number one assassin of the Zhaixing Tower.

The Zhaixing Tower was the largest assassin organization in the world, specializing in assassinations and selling information. It was rumored that as long as you could afford the price, there was no one the Zhaixing Tower couldn't kill.

Zhongye's eyes flickered like a predatory beast in the dark night, emitting a green light.

He smiled ferociously, "Do you know what poison I've been afflicted with? You can't save me."

In other words, he wouldn't be loyal to her.

Gu Shiyan nonchalantly curled her lips.

"Isn't it the Soul-Seizing Powder? How would you know I can't save you if you don't try?"

As she spoke, she took out a gold needle she carried with her and sealed Zhongye's acupoints in a few moves, preventing the spread of the Soul-Seizing Powder.

Zhongye was greatly shocked by her skill.

"Are you from the Divine Physician Valley?"

"I only want your answer. Your life or death is in your hands."

Gu Shiyan couldn't be bothered to waste words with him. She had already revealed her strength. It was up to him to choose.

What she wanted was absolute loyalty.

Zhongye looked at Gu Shiyan, put down his guard, and smiled.

"Alright, as long as you can neutralize the Soul-Seizing Powder in my body, I will be loyal to you and never betray you. Otherwise, I will have nowhere to be buried."

Gu Shiyan waited for this response.

Zhongye stared intently as the young girl, who was only in her teens, administered the acupuncture. Her gaze was focused, and her movements were swift and precise.

Soon, the turbulent qi and blood in his body began to calm down. Gu Shiyan put away the gold needles and prepared to ask him who he had encountered that caused him such a miserable state.

"Stop the carriage!" Just then, someone forced their carriage to a halt. The footsteps were disciplined and well-trained. It was the city's Imperial Guards. Soon, someone approached to inspect the carriage. When the curtain was lifted, the person outside saw Gu Shiyan, and Gu Shiyan also saw the person outside. It was Ji Beiyuan, slightly taken aback. It turned out to be her, the fierce and formidable Fifth Miss of the Gu family.

As she looked at Ji Beiyuan, a trace of darkness flashed in Gu Shiyan's eyes. It was him, better than anyone else.

"Your Highness, what are you doing? Could it be that you..." Gu Shiyan took the initiative, tightly pursing her lips, her eyes reddening. The words she spoke were even more suggestive.

Ji Beiyuan's face darkened. "Get down. Have you seen any suspicious individuals?" Gu Shiyan bit her lip and got off the carriage. She looked up at Ji Beiyuan in confusion.

"What suspicious individuals?" She muttered under her breath, "To me, Your Highness is the most suspicious one."

"What did you say?" Ji Beiyuan dismounted.

Gu Shiyan's face turned pale, looking extremely fearful of him, continuously retreating. Two Imperial Guards boarded the carriage, carefully searching it, and then jumped off.

"Reporting to Third Highness, we didn't find anything."

Gu Shiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, may I go back now?"

She gazed softly at Ji Beiyuan, her watery eyes appearing particularly innocent. If Ji Beiyuan hadn't witnessed her fierce appearance before, he would have been deceived by her current demeanor.

He looked at Gu Shiyan intently, raising his right hand slightly. Gu Shiyan curtseyed towards him and turned to get back on the carriage.

"Hold on." Suddenly, Ji Beiyuan strode forward, looking down at her from a higher position with a gloomy expression. "Why do you have bloodstains on you?"