As Shi Chun watched her leave, his Right-Eye Ability had confirmed that Elder Yin was not a fish, but he did not know whether she was the hidden insider the Demonic Path had forbidden him to kill indiscriminately.
Judging from their conversation just now, she probably was not. Otherwise, there would have been no need to say those things.
He headed up the mountain with doubts on his mind.
When he returned to the Disciplinary Affairs Court, Wu Jinliang noticed his low spirits and asked what was wrong.
Shi Chun did not hide it from him. He explained that the Demonic Path had taken his plan and handed it to someone else to carry out.
Wu Jinliang understood. Being pushed out of the plan meant losing the chance to manipulate things from the middle, and losing the chance to eat fish. No wonder he was unhappy.
Little did he know that what truly affected Shi Chun's mood was his relationship with Bian Weiying.
Given their current relationship, if there were no fish to eat, Shi Chun had no reason to lay murderous hands on Bian Weiying's family. If the Bian Family wanted to kill him, he could simply flee beforehand. There really was no need to undertake such a thankless task.
Elsewhere, Xia Fuli had also answered the summons and arrived at the little courtyard, where he met the Green-Robed Man beneath a tree.
"Green Hand, Master Qing," Feng Chi introduced him from the side.
Whoa! Xia Fuli was startled. This was a famous assassin of the Demonic Path, an expert at the Earth Immortal realm. No one knew his real name, but people called him Green Hand. He was a major criminal wanted by the Heavenly Court. Xia Fuli had long heard of him, but had never expected to