Worried-Was That Wrong?

"Coward!"

Verdant Green Maiden spoke softly. "I'm not some villain. I won't send you to your deaths for nothing! If you trust me, come to Great Ci'en Temple tomorrow. Of course, if you come, that means you've accepted this task from me! No backing out."

"Take your time thinking it over. You still have one night. No rush."

With that, Verdant Green Maiden rose and left.

Gao De remained where he was, his face full of astonishment. It took him a long while to come back to himself.

"My lord, you..."

The Bad People on either side looked at him worriedly.

"Cough, cough..."

Gao De coughed, then turned to look at them and said gravely, "Not one word of what happened today is to leave this place! Otherwise..."

As he spoke, he raised a hand and made a throat-slitting gesture, sending a chill through them.

The Bad People all nodded. "Yes! My lord, don't worry. We absolutely won't spread it around!"

They knew their limits.

They couldn't just get tangled up in something like this!

As for reporting it to Li Zhi in hopes of climbing the ranks?

Don't be ridiculous!

If they reported this, the big figure might be fine, but they themselves could easily be beaten to death and dragged off to be buried!

To those Big Figures, the death of a Bad Person was no great matter.

"Go patrol the streets!"

Gao De swept a hand and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Everyone bowed their heads.

After they had all left, Gao De sat alone in his chair, pondering what Verdant Green Maiden had told him just now.

Tomorrow... Great Ci'en Temple?

Should he go, or not? Perhaps this really might be his chance?

But that was Prince Jin, Li Zhi—the royal family. Investigating him...

"Ah!"

"What a