Durin's Diary

Chapter 929 Peach Blossom Hermitage

Dulin returned to the Marshal's Mansion and told the old man about what had happened from the sky.

"You decide for yourself. You can trust the Internal Security Bureau to handle things, but they're not professionals when it comes to dealing with assassins. You'll have to keep an eye on them," the old man advised Du Lin.

"Alright, by the way, are there any small buildings around here? That silly woman gave me some bugs." Du Lin said, raising his hand and revealing a small beetle in his palm.

"It seems she's determined to have you; she must be an extremely powerful assassin. But I'm curious, didn't she notice anything wrong with you?" The young general asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Do you think he's a bit of a legend?" the old man chuckled.

The young general paused, looking at Du Lin's attire. He felt that the shirt and trousers made him look more like a wealthy grandson from a family in the capital than a legendary figure.

He felt relieved, took a key out of his pocket and handed it to Dulin. Then he went to the city defense map and pointed out a location to Dulin: "Here, a two-story building. Go out from here, turn left into the alley, walk straight through the alley and go south for 100 meters and you'll see it. There are two empty flowerpots in the second-floor window. There are two doors on the first floor, an outer metal door and an inner wooden door, green in color. You can see it through the metal gate. The round-handled key opens the outer metal door, and the square-handled key opens the inner wooden door. The building is specifically for the families of officials from the capital who come to the city on official business."

“If the assassins see us move in, they’ll assume we’re the real deal, right?” Dulin took the keys. “Then we’ll be going.”

"Go ahead, but be careful. Don't spend all your time hunting geese, or you might get pecked in the eye by a gosling." After saying this, the old man looked at Du Lin, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Dulin grinned: "Leave it to me, don't worry."

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Finally, after playing another hand of cards, she finally met the person she was waiting for.

It was a middle-aged man with dark skin, wearing a robe unique to Changtang, exchanging chips in the front hall.

She picked up the wine glass beside her, which, in the heavens, signified that she was quitting this round.

The dealer sensibly skipped dealing the cards.

He quickly walked to her side and sat down in the empty seat next to her.

"You've finally arrived, darling," she said with a smile, as if they were lovers who had known each other for a long time.

The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed. He took a glass of wine from the tray the waiter handed him and said, "I'm sorry, I've been very busy lately. Work and other matters have made it difficult for me to find time."

“It’s alright, let’s talk on the second floor.” After saying that, she stood up and gestured for him to follow.

So he stood up too.

There were many customers like this, and no one paid attention to the actions of a man and a woman. But when she went up to the second floor with him, she noticed that the dealer was still dealing cards.

He was lucky today. In order to wait for the special envoy behind him, she had to lose a lot of money to him, so she should be able to get the bonus.

The dealer was her downline. This man was greedy for money, and she catered to his desires. After a while, he was willing to open the staff entrance for her, allowing her to enter safely from the back.

After all, there are detection arrays here. Even if she is a master assassin, she would not dare to expose herself in public, since no one knows if there are any tough guys among the guests that day.

As for why he was so careful, we'll have to let the former master assassin, whose head is still hanging outside the city gates, explain. He swaggered in that day, unaware that the array's algorithm had been updated, causing the illusion to fail. And he was also unlucky; his old master, who came from the sky back then, was still around, and among the guests he brought were four legends.

But it was also thanks to him that she was able to come to this wonderful world and enjoy the good life, unlike her brothers and sisters in the Northeast who had to live with the wind and sand all day long.

"How's the intelligence gathering going?" she asked, turning her head as she pushed open the door to her reserved private room. "It's difficult. The people of Changtang are very tight-lipped. I've only heard rumors from them while playing cards. My identity is that of a merchant from within the Great Wall. I don't earn much money. If I spend too much, I might be targeted by the people of Changtang."

"This is the identity we finally managed to find for you. Seven of our brothers and sisters died for this identity." She said, then took the intelligence: "By the way, two unfamiliar little candle dragons came down to the sky today. One of them seems to be quite lucky. I've already sent out the guide worms. If everything goes well, I'll gather my sisters and start the operation tonight."

“That’s Zhulongzi! They must have very tight protection. You must be crazy!” he retorted.

"Don't worry, I won't act rashly. But you guys, why wasn't it mentioned in your intelligence report that Zhulongzi is here?"

"What are you writing? Just two hours ago, a car entered the Marshal's Mansion, and the young general from Changtang was in the driver's seat! Anyone who can get him to drive must be a legend! Were the children a boy and a girl, and was there an old Zhulong in the passenger seat? I don't recommend you take any action," he replied.

This answer made her raise her eyebrows: "Interesting. The young general of Changtang was driving a car with three candle dragons. It can be confirmed that the two people who appeared in the sky were children. That is to say, their elders and that young general are still in the Marshal's Mansion... Do you know what he looks like?"

"It's no use knowing, besides, I can't be across from the Marshal's Mansion. It was the intelligence officer on the other side who just handed over the information. His existence can't be exposed, do you understand?"

“I understand, that’s fine then. I still have the same idea: if we can kill Zhulong, it will be beneficial to our future military strategy. What if he grows stronger in the future?”

"...Alright then, I can only wish you success, but today we met in heaven, and too many people saw it. If you fail, I will have to lose this identity as well."

“If I fail, other brothers and sisters will take my place. They will give you a new identity. Don’t worry, the sun will rise as usual, and you and I will no longer see each other’s faces. Isn’t that a good thing for you?”

She smiled and raised her glass, saying, "Well then, I wish you all the best for the future."

"Heh." He chuckled and raised his glass. "Let's wish you live to see tomorrow first. I've heard that kind of talk far too many times from your exes."

She smiled and drank the wine with him in one gulp.

She got up and left the private room.

He watched them go without saying a word.

As she descended the steps, preparing to leave through the special passage at the back door, she looked up and saw him standing by the railing, peering out.

She smiled and blew a kiss.

As an individual with independent consciousness, she understood his thoughts, but unfortunately, she and he were nothing more than puppets and tools in the hands of the gods.

As a puppet, one must be aware of one's role as a puppet.

As a tool, one must possess the qualities of a tool.

Thinking of this, she walked into the employee passage and let the employees who came out pass. The assassin master, who concealed his presence with illusion magic, was waiting until the employee carrying the trash bag opened the employee passage. Only then did she follow him out through the back door.

As she walked out of the alley, exposing herself to everyone's view once again, she turned her head to look in the direction where the guiding worm had been.

If I remember correctly, that's the direction of the Marshal's Mansion.

Interesting. Since you really are guests from that distant capital, why don't you just stay here at Yumen Pass?

(End of this chapter)