Encountered an Ambush

Nie Zeng had been temporarily loaned to Shulitu, Tie Linglong needed to focus on her training, Molin had other duties, and most of the others had been sent to Jade City. Gu Shenwei had no choice but to make Han Fen his bodyguard.

Although Han Wuxian considered her a work in progress, Han Fen was still an excellent assassin. She had worked with the Dragon King before and performed very well. But now she no longer thought of herself as an assassin. She was a prisoner, an idler, and a "sycophant." So after hiding for less than an hour, she came out.

Gu Shenwei could sense her creeping back and forth behind him without making a sound, so he suddenly spun around.

Han Fen froze in place, still in a tiptoeing pose, her hands held before her chest as if she were carrying a large bowl.

The two stared at each other in silence, as though neither could see the other. In the end, Gu Shenwei admitted defeat. He couldn't outlast a madwoman. "What are you doing?"

"I'm acting as the Dragon King's bodyguard." Han Fen remained completely motionless except for her mouth.

"You can move now."

Han Fen immediately relaxed and grinned as she walked over to the table, then stood beside the Dragon King, propping her chin on one hand. "This map isn't good."

"What's wrong with it?"

"It's poorly drawn. The lines are too rough, and there's too much blank space."

"Why were you pacing behind me just now?"

"Huh? I was—learning how to walk."

"You don't know how to walk?"

"Hehe, of course I do. The Dragon King has seen me. I'm learning a new way to walk."

"Was there something wrong with the old way?"

"Walking is part of disguise, too. Sometimes you can look