Ying Zheng's Invitation (II)

After silently weighing the pros and cons,

the four Sword Masters swiftly chose to submit.

Though "submit" was not quite the right word.

These Sword Masters were all high-ranking members of Web of Nets, with a certain degree of influence and authority. If Lü Buwei, the head of Web of Nets, were compared to an emperor, then these Sword Masters would be feudal kings—or princes, commandery kings, kings equal to the throne. As for the remaining Heaven Rank assassins, though few in number, they did exist and could be regarded as dukes.

They all had a certain say in matters.

"Serve" was a more fitting description.

Moreover, Web of Nets differed from the Bad People.

The Bad People's rule was: once a Bad Person, always a Bad Person. On top of that, with the absurdly powerful Yuan Tiangang keeping them in check, no one within the Bad People dared to leave the organization and act on their own.

Even those lone wanderers

were covert agents carrying out assignments.

They put down roots in a region,

lay low, and awaited orders.

That had nothing to do with leaving the organization.

But Web of Nets did offer the option of leaving. So long as one could withstand the pursuit, there was no issue. Although countless people had proven with their blood over the years that this path led only to death, success was not entirely impossible. Living under an assumed name was still possible. Take Jing Ni from the original story, for instance—if she had chosen to retire instead of marrying Tian Meng, she could have lived out her life peacefully.

There were no surveillance cameras in ancient times.

At worst, one could simply forgo official registration.

Hide away in some remote mountain forest,

and live off the land.

Even Web of