Preparation (Part 1)

Bohan, Inner City.

Lai found the house beside the City Lord's Mansion, walked straight in, and went up to the second floor.

This time, she did not see the heaps of grain on the first floor. It seemed they had been dealt with long ago.

When the door to the second floor opened, a respectful voice came from within.

"Welcome, my lady. I thought you had forgotten about me?"

Kyle dipped slightly and signaled for the guard beside him, who had assumed a fighting stance, to lower his weapon.

This guard seemed to be newly hired by Kyle. Of Kyle's original three guards, the other two were still present. They had sensed Lai's presence early on, so rather than raise their weapons, they slowly retreated to the corner.

One of the guards even stumbled as he backed away, as though he still feared their previous battle with Lai.

Only after all three guards had retreated to the corner did Lai speak in a joking tone.

"Wouldn't it be a good thing for you if I forgot about you?"

Kyle lowered his head, not daring to look at the smile on Lai's face, and merely bowed as he replied.

"You misunderstand, my lady. If I failed to complete the task you gave me, I wouldn't even be able to sleep peacefully."

Kyle was telling the truth. He truly did not dare gamble on whether Lai had really forgotten him, because he simply could not afford to lose.

It was something ordered by a Third Order professional, and more importantly, it involved murdering his own brother.

Under such circumstances, he could never seek help from his father or his father's deputy. Keeping this matter buried in his heart was already greatly beneficial to him.

However, after Lai killed the second young master,