"The guy inside isn't very alert. If we..."
"Good!"
After a brief discussion, Chi Feng and Gu Yuan quickly settled on a new plan: they would pose as retainers of Man Yue Palace, then seize their chance to kill their target.
Chi Feng gave the gate a hard shove.
He threw open the tightly shut gate of Clearwind Courtyard and swaggered straight in.
"Hahaha..."
"We heard a new retainer had moved into Clearwind Courtyard, so my brother and I came to take a look!"
Tea fragrance curled through the courtyard, and a gentle breeze stirred the air.
Li Yun sat beside a stone table, a teacup between his fingers. He looked up, his face full of bewilderment.
Honestly, he had not quite caught on.
What were these two trying to pull?
Seeing his reaction, Chi Feng and Gu Yuan grew even more contemptuous.
Just as they had thought—this man had no sense of danger. If either of them had been in his place, they would never have reacted like that. Whoever the visitor was, anyone who dared shove open their courtyard gate would have been met with an attack!
With so little caution, he deserved to die at their hands.
That sky-high bounty was as good as theirs!
With that thought, they swaggered over to Li Yun and sat down at the stone table right in front of him.
Li Yun was still staring at them.
Gu Yuan gave a displeased snort. "What are you standing around for? Make us some tea. Don't you know the first thing about treating guests?"
Li Yun almost laughed from sheer exasperation.
Now he understood.
These two really were pretending to be retainers of Man Yue Palace. He just did not know what they wanted.
But that did not matter.
Before they had pushed