Stargazer: Mr. Lamp God... Please Lend Yourself to Me!
"If you kill me, you might not receive the hundred thousand taels of gold, because they may kill you to silence you so that the matter of close imperial relatives killing each other does not come to light. Not only would you get no money, you might lose your life as well."
"But if you do not kill me, you will definitely receive three hundred thousand taels of gold. Because my life is the only thing I have." Stargazer raised her chin and spoke to the seemingly empty forest before her.
"But I want to kill you. Would you really let me go?"
"But have I been hurt yet?"
"Uh, no..." Raven found it strange as well. Why could Stargazer, the Imperial Grandson before her, so easily evade her attacks?
Let alone injuring Stargazer, Raven had not even knocked off a single strand of her hair.
"Then come out and talk. Since you will be protecting me all the way from now on, we should at least meet face-to-face." Stargazer said.
"Protect you all the way?"
"That's right. If I die, you will not get the three hundred thousand taels of gold. Otherwise, why would I offer three times the price?"
"That sounds like a loss..."
"As an assassin, you are still not quite qualified. If this were merely a family dispute involving hired murder, it would naturally be fine. But in an imperial struggle, they will kill you as well for the sake of their reputation. And if you protect me along the way, even if I break my word and do not give you three hundred thousand taels of gold, I would not mind ensuring that you spend the rest of your life well fed and clothed."
Raven, hidden