Assassination! "Whether it's Female Immortal Yunhua's son or that Monkey, both are quite capable. Protecting Xuanzang on his journey for scriptures would be more than easy for them. Why do you still need to bring someone else into the fold?"
"And... in Chang'an, of all places?"
"If you'd intended to bring him into the fold from the start, why go somewhere else first and make a round trip like this?"
Saro poured out all her doubts in one breath, then stared intently at Verdant Green Maiden.
"Heh..."
Verdant Green Maiden laughed.
Seeing her laugh only left Saro more baffled. Her expression was lost, but before she could continue questioning, Verdant Green Maiden said, "Saro! You've only been following me for a few days, and you've already learned phrases like 'bring someone into the fold.' Not bad, not bad. I'm very pleased! Keep it up."
Saro: "..."
Was that the important part?
With a helpless look, she was just about to speak when Verdant Green Maiden continued, "Indeed! Any one of those three would be enough to protect Xuanzang!"
"But... I'm having all three of them go together for far more than just the journey for scriptures!"
Hearing this, Saro frowned.
"Then... why?"
After she asked that question, Verdant Green Maiden abruptly stopped walking and turned to look at her. Beneath the night sky, Verdant Green Maiden's brown-green vertical pupils gleamed.
Within those eyes, Saro saw a trace of indifference and the faintest hint of killing intent.
In that instant, she felt as though she had nearly died!
Never mind whether she was a match for Verdant Green Maiden—at least, just now, Verdant Green Maiden had truly wanted to kill her for an instant!
This...
She dared kill her?
Realizing this, Saro's pupils contracted sharply.
"Cough, cough—"
She could not help