Even a Great Grandmaster Can Only Shake Their Head!

"Nian, do I have the same information appearing on me as you and Gu Wanqing?"

Liu Menghan wanted to confirm whether she bore the same mark.

"Yes, Aunt. I expect you can feel it too—that sensation of your thoughts and soul merging together. At the same time, other memories will appear in your mind. Those should all be things that truly happened."

Liu Nian recounted everything she knew to Liu Menghan.

"Does that mean you were also involved in the siege against Lin Ao back then? What role did you play in it? Why didn't I know?"

Liu Menghan was puzzled. After Ye Chen had sent Liu Nian back, she had arranged for her to attend school, and during that time, she had never heard Liu Nian mention being involved in the affairs concerning Lin Ao.

Back then, she had said she was taken in by a kind couple and raised as their foster daughter; Liu Menghan had even verified it, and there had been no issues.

Could there be something she didn't know?

"Aunt, I am 'Night Heron'."

Liu Nian said the name calmly, but Liu Menghan thought she was hearing things.

"What did you say? I didn't catch that."

Liu Nian had no choice but to repeat herself: "Aunt! I said I am 'Night Heron', the youngest female assassin of Yama Hall! I started killing at 15..."

Before Liu Nian could finish, Liu Menghan covered her little mouth.

"Nian, wait a moment, let me process this."

Liu Menghan's face was filled with shock and heartache.

She knew what Yama Hall was—it was Ye Chen's force, the number one assassin group in Huaxia that lurked in the shadows.

For any assassin in Yama Hall with even a shred of reputation, one could not imagine the inhuman training they had been subjected to.

Liu Menghan pulled Liu Nian tightly into her arms.

Her eyes turned red, and two lines of clear tears flowed down.

"Nian, does this mean the foster parents you spoke of were all fake? You were in Yama Hall all those years you were missing, and it was all Ye Chen's doing?"

Liu Menghan had figured it out. Liu Nian would never lie to her; if this was the case, it definitely had something to do with Ye Chen.

"Yes. Ye Chen knew I was a child of the Liu Family long ago, but he still sent me to Yama Hall for brainwashing. He had me return to the Liu Family to act as a sleeper agent, to help him obtain internal information, force the Liu Family to turn against the Lin Family, and then allow him to smoothly annex the Liu Family."

"At the same time, he sent me to assassinate Uncle Lin Ao countless times. Only when I was assassinating Uncle Lin Ao did I ever feel a shred of freedom and warmth."

Liu Nian muttered continuously in Liu Menghan's arms, slowly pouring out the truth.

Liu Menghan wept while gently patting Liu Nian's back, soothing her emotions.

Her gaze turned cold. Ye Chen! I, Liu Menghan, will absolutely not let you off.

Ye Chen had first appeared a few months later at the birthday banquet for the two elders of the Liu Family. At that time, they had invited the whole city to celebrate, as the elders' health had been failing day by day since Liu Nian went missing, so they held a grand banquet to bring them some good fortune.

That was when Liu Menghan met Lin Ao. Later, Lin Ao began to pursue her. Lin Ao had hidden his engagement to Gu Wanqing, and his passionate pursuit had moved Liu Menghan, which then led to the plot points of Lin Ao getting engaged or married, only to have the bride snatched away by Xiao Fan.

Whenever Liu Menghan would go out to talk to Lin Ao, Lin Ao would act like a madman trying to possess her, and that was when Ye Chen would appear.

Ye Chen would beat Lin Ao severely, and from then on, this man Ye Chen would constantly appear before her eyes. He revealed his identity as part of Yama Hall, and afterward, the Liu Family faced constant business crises; he provided evidence claiming it was Lin Ao's doing, and then he would continuously help the Liu Family.

Thinking back now, were those crises really caused by Lin Ao?

Could it not have been Ye Chen acting with intent?

This time, she learned even more: Ye Chen had actually thrown Nian into Yama Hall to be trained as an assassin!

The anger in her heart became increasingly impossible to quell.

"Aunt, I want to become stronger. I want to protect the Liu Family, protect you, and protect Uncle Lin Ao."

Liu Nian looked up and gazed earnestly at Liu Menghan, using her chubby little hands to wipe away her aunt's tears.

"With Aunt here this time, Nian just needs to live her own life. Leave it to Aunt."

Liu Nian shook her head: "Aunt, I know the capabilities of Yama Hall and the person Ye Chen is better than you do. I must become stronger."

"By the way, Aunt, back then I only knew you hated Uncle Lin Ao very much. What was the reason?"

Liu Nian finally asked the question that had been buried deepest in her heart.

Liu Menghan was stunned; she had indeed never mentioned this to Liu Nian.

"Well, I was pursued by Lin Ao... and then..."

Liu Menghan told Liu Nian the whole story from beginning to end.

"So? I want to ask you, Aunt, were you sincere? Or were you not in control? Did you truly fall for Uncle Lin Ao?"

After listening, Liu Nian had a feeling that Liu Menghan might be like her—doing certain things without being in control.

Liu Menghan paused, her eyes somewhat dazed.

She was carefully recalling every encounter.

The first time, she felt as though her thoughts and actions were being manipulated.

But from the second time onward, things became different.

Starting from the second time, Lin Ao would become somewhat different; from time to time, it was as if he were a different person, just like that night when he had snuck into her room.

Ever since that night, she finally realized her own 'existence'.

For the third time, then the fourth, she discovered that she had truly fallen for Lin Ao.

Liu Menghan beamed, her thoughts suddenly clear.

"I really do like Lin Ao."

Liu Menghan took a deep breath.

"I've decided, this time I'll be the one to make the first move! I am determined to win Lin Ao over!"

Liu Menghan's eyes gleamed; she could already see Lin Ao bowing down before her.

Liu Nian, held in Liu Menghan's arms, rested a hand on her forehead.

Gu Wanqing was already on the offensive, and now her own aunt wanted to jump into the fray as well.

Should she say it or not? Was Uncle Lin Ao blessed, or was he suffering?

And who should she help when the time came?

Definitely her aunt, since she felt that her aunt was absolutely no match for Sister Wanqing.

She had no idea just how fierce Sister Wanqing had been at the amusement park.

At this moment, Lin Ao had no idea that Liu Menghan had already issued a military order to herself, vowing to capture him.

Things had veered off into a direction he couldn't even imagine.

Meanwhile, Lin Ao was busy at home.

"Uncle Zhang, help me order some steel plates like these, the kind that even a missile can't penetrate."

"Yes, yes, reinforce every door with several layers of these plates inside."

"And this bulletproof glass, get me several layers of it. Yes, several layers."

"Isn't there some kind of laser detector? Use the resources of the Lin Corporation to get some Gatling guns or something, the kind that can precisely detect and strike."

"Go all out on it."

"Also, build me an air-raid shelter."

"The budget? As long as the Lin Corporation doesn't collapse, just pile on the budget as much as you can!"

Ever since returning from the hospital, Lin Ao had been busy with his plan to renovate the Lin Family Manor.

On the way back, Lin Ao had been thinking about how he could effectively defend against Xiao Fan.

He had been assassinated at home so many times; the dignified Lin Family Manor was treated like a public thoroughfare, as if Xiao Fan were coming to his own home. What kind of nonsense was that?

He slapped his forehead! He was so rich, why hadn't he used money to solve the problem?

And so, he decided to use the best materials in the world to transform his house into a steel fortress!

Why hadn't he thought of that before?

Once it was finished, even if dozens of Great Grandmasters came, they would only be able to shake their heads and leave!

He didn't believe it!

Just you wait, Xiao Fan.

You had better not resort to those petty, underhanded tactics, otherwise, entering the Lin Family Manor will only leave you with a world of hurt!

Had Lin Ao not realized that he had also gone off the rails?