"I hit the nail on the head."
Seeing this, Qinghua Yueming smiled.
Truthfully, he had been gambling earlier. What he had said about the main family and the Shadow Pavilion was true, but he knew perfectly well that if certain things really needed doing, they would still turn to the Shadow Pavilion.
There had been cases where the city lord below was given no instructions to cooperate, but those were high-level assassinations. The Dongfang Family certainly fit the criteria, because they had Dongfang Teng among their ranks!
Most importantly, the Dongfang Family's main branch was also in the imperial capital, and was even one of its few top families.
But now...
This fellow's reaction made it clear that his gamble had paid off. The assassin had not been dispatched by the main family; someone lower down had taken it upon themselves to arrange this.
That also meant this matter had ties to the Qinghua Lineage, but not particularly strong ones. Even if word reached the imperial capital, it would not implicate anyone important or even cause much of a stir.
"You-"
The assassin abruptly raised his head and glared at Qinghua Yueming. He knew he had been caught.
His reaction just now had completely exposed his circumstances, even revealing that the person behind him was not from the Qinghua Lineage.
That also meant Qinghua Yueming would show him no mercy, nor would he stop attacking him, because he had already become the other man's bargaining chip.
At that thought, the assassin suddenly sprang into action. His aura raged as he charged straight at Qinghua Yueming, snarling through gritted teeth, "You damned bastard! Die!"
Qinghua Yueming showed no fear. He raised the spear in his hand and blocked the assassin's attack. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he said,