"National Preceptor! May I ask who this is...?!"
After draining the Osmanthus Brew in her crystal cup, Zi Nu slowly set it down and finally turned her gaze toward the taciturn Jing Ni.
As someone whose intelligence network spanned all seven states, Zi Nu naturally knew of Web's assassin Jing Ni. Yet she did not know what the real Jing Ni looked like.
After all, it was said throughout the martial world that anyone who saw Jing Ni's true face was basically dead.
Thus, even though the assassin with Web's exceptionally high success rate sat right across from Zi Nu, she naturally had no idea of her true identity.
"Her name is Jing Ni."
The moment Qing Mo casually spoke the name "Jing Ni," Zi Nu, who had just been radiating seductive charm, froze on the spot.
"National Preceptor, you said this young lady is called... Jing Ni?"
"That's right. You heard correctly. Her name is Jing Ni."
"The one this humble woman knows of...?!"
"That very one. A former Web assassin."
After receiving Qing Mo's confirmation again, Zi Nu leaned her head back slightly and began carefully studying Jing Ni before her.
After all, she had heard some things about Web's assassin Jing Ni.
But aside from knowing that Web's Jing Ni was a woman, all Zi Nu knew was her astonishingly high assassination success rate.
What Zi Nu had never expected was that Jing Ni's true appearance would be that of such a fair-skinned, beautiful woman.
This really was...!
Yet Zi Nu immediately realized that Qing Mo had said "former Web assassin." That meant...?!
"National Preceptor! If I remember correctly, isn't Jing Ni an assassin of Web?!"
"Then why is she by your side?!"
"Could it be that the National Preceptor is also one of Web's people?!"
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