People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 237, Jing Ni's Abnormal Behavior
Luo Mansion, Xinzheng.

The Luo family steward hurried towards the inner courtyard, stopping only outside Jing Ni's door. He knocked and called out.

"Madam, the Imperial Physician requests an audience late at night."

The once dark room was instantly illuminated, and a beautiful figure appeared in the window.

Jing Ni was still wearing her purple metallic combat suit, a habit of hers. As a top-tier assassin of the Luo Wang organization, she had to remain vigilant at all times and in all places.

"What does he want with me?" A hint of doubt flickered in Jingni's beautiful eyes.

Xu Qing had never let his guard down, and now, contrary to his usual behavior, he came to see her at night, forcing her to be careful, fearing it might be a new test from Xu Qing.

"Reporting to Madam, a great fire broke out in Xinzheng tonight, which also affected the Imperial Hospital. The Imperial Physician was leading people to fight the fire and suffered burns himself. As for the purpose of coming to see you, he said that there were villains causing trouble in the city, so he came specifically to check on your safety."

The assassin from Luo Wang outside the door recounted all the information he had obtained. Although Xinzheng was the capital of Han, Luo Wang could still easily learn about the actions of the Han court.

Upon hearing this, Jingni frowned slightly, her eyes filled with even more doubt.

From these few simple words, she really couldn't figure out Xu Qing's true purpose in coming to see her. Whether Xu Qing really had other ideas about her or came to test her, she had to see Xu Qing, after all, such an opportunity to get close to Xu Qing was not common.

"Go and treat him well, and tell him to allow me to change my clothes before I see him," Jingni said in a deep voice.

"promise."

Without hesitation, the assassin from Luo Wang turned and walked towards the outer courtyard.

Jing Ni slowly got up and walked to the bronze mirror in the room. Looking at herself in the mirror, her brows furrowed slightly, but the Jing Ni in the mirror seemed to come alive, her eyes full of smiles.

"What? Are you planning to see this Imperial Physician yourself this time?"

A smile appeared on Jingni's cold and pretty face in the mirror as she said with a grin.

Jing Ni remained silent upon hearing this, showing no sign of panic. Firstly, as an assassin, remaining calm in the face of danger was a fundamental skill for her, and secondly, she had anticipated this situation.

The Net's disguise techniques are powerful, capable of completely transforming one person into another, and even allowing one to fully inherit the opponent's strength and methods when mastered.

However, the side effects are also very obvious. It is easy to lose oneself in the switching of various appearances and personalities, and develop another personality.

This disguised technique was stolen by Luo Wang from the Shenyin lineage. Because they only obtained half of the technique, it had this drawback.

As far as Jingni knows, the person who had just successfully assassinated Lord Xinling, Hei Bai Xuan Jian, in the State of Wei possessed these nine personalities.

After encountering some kind of misfortune, he killed Qian Sha, one of the Eight Linglong. Later, in order to make up for the loss of the Eight Linglong, he evolved into Qian Sha. Later, due to an important mission, Hei Bai Xuan Jian killed the other seven people.

Because the other party had already mastered the art of disguise, they easily manipulated the other seven people, creating a situation where they were of different minds but united as one, with eight sides in one body.

Knowing the drawbacks of the disguise technique, Jing Ni always completes her missions as quickly as possible to reduce side effects. However, this time she has spent half a year getting close to Xu Qing, and the time she spent pretending to be Luo Jing has caused her to have an additional personality.

She naturally had a solution to this, which was to eliminate the Luo Jing personality. She tried it, but failed.

Looking at Luo Jing in the bronze mirror, Jing Ni remained silent. When she saw the smile on the other's lips, her eyes flashed with coldness.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at that murderous intent in those eyes. How can such a jarring look appear on that pretty face?" Luo Jing teased in the mirror. "You should know that it would be easy for me to eliminate you," Jing Ni said coldly.

Instead of being worried, Luo Jing in the mirror smiled and continued to look at Jing Ni with a gentle smile, saying softly...

"Really? Haven't you already tried? Why am I still here?"

Jing Ni fell silent again, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. Luo Jing in the mirror rippled like a stone thrown into a lake, gradually becoming illusory.

“I have said that you and I are one, and you cannot erase me, just as you are a person, not a real sword.”

A flash of sword light, and the bronze mirror shattered. Luo Jing in the mirror gradually disappeared, while Jing Ni's killing intent intensified. She wanted to erase Luo Jing's personality, but she couldn't.

Because Luo Jing is no longer simply a product of disguise techniques, but more like her inner demons.

"Once the mission is over, everything will return to normal," Jing Ni muttered to herself, her previously somewhat broken gaze regaining its resolve.

Thinking that Xu Qing was still waiting for her in the outer courtyard, Jing Ni stopped thinking about Luo Jing. This time, when she saw Xu Qing, she could no longer put herself in Luo Jing's shoes, because she needed to observe Xu Qing's expression to determine the other party's true purpose for coming.

As she spoke, Jingni gradually relaxed the muscles on her face, revealing a gentle and charming smile, and her slender fingers unbuttoned her clothes.

The purple-white metallic combat suit was slowly removed, revealing a back as white as fresh snow.

It's hard to imagine that such a jade-like back belongs to a top-tier assassin. The entire back is white, smooth, and without any scars. Two pale red bodice ropes pass through the slender waist, with red knots settling into the hollow of the waist.

The bright candlelight cast Jing Ni's silhouette on the wall. She slowly removed her metal fishnet stockings and put on a pair of flesh-colored stockings in return.

Jingni put on a white nightgown, letting her tied-up hair fall loosely. Her face revealed a mature charm that was three parts gentleness and four parts cold elegance, but upon closer inspection, one could still see the indifference hidden between her brows.

With her small feet stepping into bright yellow round-toed shoes, Jingni swayed her waist and headed towards the guest room where Xu Qing was.

Inside the guest room of the Luo residence.

Xu Qing sat calmly, sipping his tea, showing no trace of the sorrow he had felt earlier in the Han King's palace.

"Judging by the time, they should be here soon. I just wonder if my sudden visit caught Luo Jing off guard," Xu Qing thought to himself.

He knocked on the Luo family's door late at night, not because he was concerned about Luo Jing's situation due to the fire in the city. Wouldn't it have been better for him to check on Zi Nu and his sister-in-law Nong Yu instead? Perhaps Nong Yu was so touched that she let him stay the night.

His purpose in coming to find Luo Jing was naturally to test whether she was Jing Ni.

The situation in Qin is not much better than in Han. Ying Zheng is a puppet and is actively trying to regain royal power. Queen Dowager Zhao Ji is deeply trapped in Lao Ai's magic tricks. Lao Ai is thinking about how to consolidate his power all day long and has a powerful tool like the Net in his hands.

As for Lü Buwei, it's hard to judge him. He both clung to the power he held and gave Ying Zheng opportunities to rule personally at every turn, putting him in a dilemma.

In addition, there were various relatives of the emperor and scholars from the six states who were entrenched in the Qin state. If he chose to help Ying Zheng, most of these people would likely become his enemies.

Especially Lao Ai; if he wanted to help Ying Zheng, he would inevitably have to stand on the opposite side of Lao Ai.

Lao Ai was not a man of long-term vision like Lü Buwei. If he was pushed too far, Lao Ai might actually dare to attack him in secret. Therefore, he had to bring a few helpers or subordinates with him.

(End of this chapter)