At that, Guan Liang looked up and glanced at the little girl.
He said nothing, lowering his head to continue looking at his Jade Abacus.
While passing through the corridor earlier, the two of them had happened to see an advertisement for the Tarot Club.
His superior had casually remarked that it looked interesting, only to encounter this little girl moments later.
The girl was around Hua's age and showed no shyness around strangers, approaching the two of them on her own to bring up tarot cards.
Both men immediately realized something was wrong.
They quickly recalled the assassins they had encountered before: either members of unusual species that never grew up, or Mechanical Lifeforms disguised as children.
Suspicious. Far too suspicious.
Drawing on their extensive experience of being assassination targets, they quickly reacted and divided the work.
His superior, who appeared to be the enemy's target, would draw her hostility and distract her.
Guan Liang would message the guards concealed around the area.
Considering the many Xianzhou natives out on the water, most of the guards were dispatched to the other yachts.
They were responsible for eliminating potential threats and protecting all the Xianzhou natives present. They also had to steer the yachts away from the waters around Guan Liang and his superior to keep anyone else from being caught in an accident.
Out of the corner of his eye, Guan Liang saw the surrounding yachts heading off in other directions and breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed their passengers had noticed nothing amiss.
The small number of remaining guards were making their way toward the two men.
His superior seemed very interested in tarot cards, even bending down slightly to ask what they meant.
With a smile in his eyes, Xianyu watched the little girl before him