Volume One, Chapter Two Hundred and Forty-Four
When Zhao Fu opened his eyes again, he found himself hanging suspended. A woman stood before him—it was Ying Li, with only a single garment draped over her body.
Zhao Fu felt somewhat nervous, because this was not a clone; his true body had been captured.
With a faint smile, Ying Li looked at Zhao Fu and said, "Did you think I wouldn't know when you broke into the courtyard just now?"
Zhao Fu was startled. He truly had thought Ying Li had not noticed him. Now it seemed he had underestimated her too much. The clown had been himself all along.
Zhao Fu asked, "Then why didn't you make a move against me?"
Ying Li chuckled. "I wanted to see who was pulling the strings behind you. So it was Ying Ya who sent you here. She's a little too arrogant."
Judging from Ying Li's manner, she should have known everything. Ying Ya had also underestimated the woman before her, thinking Ying Li did not need to be taken seriously, when everything had been within Ying Li's control.
Zhao Fu asked, "What are you planning to do now?"
Ying Li chuckled. "I'm rather curious about your abilities. In such a short time, you managed to subdue the nine great assassins of our Shadowfish Clan."
Zhao Fu's expression changed, and he was greatly shocked. He had not expected Ying Li to know about this as well.
Ying Li chuckled. "I have a domain that covers the entire city. From the moment you entered this place, I began to keep an eye on you."
Zhao Fu's face darkened. "So I've been doing everything right under your nose?"
Ying Li smiled. "Mm!"
Zhao Fu looked at Ying Li. "Then why did you indulge me in