Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 182: Die under peonies, and be a ghost even if you are romantic

Tang Clan, outside the mountain gate.

Not long after stepping onto the Tang Clan's mountain gate, a familiar figure appeared before Zhao Zhen.

"You're really not dead? Wait, are you a human or a ghost? If you're a ghost, give me a heads-up~"

Even without looking, Zhao Zhen could roughly guess the person's identity from that tone of voice.

"Sister Lu, do you really want to see me die?"

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, but couldn't help rolling her eyes at Lu Huizhong.

"How could your sister possibly want you to die? After all, there aren't many interesting people like you in this world anymore."

Lu Huizhong laughed and, as always, joked with Zhao Zhen.

"But I really didn't expect that after suffering such serious injuries, with my heart pierced, I would actually survive."

Wow, your vitality is even stronger than a cockroach's!

As she spoke, Lu Huizhong also marveled at Zhao Zhen, turning around to look at him.

"Haha, didn't I already say? There are definitely people in this world who can take my life, but it will never be these little devils."

After exchanging a few jokes with Lu Huizhong, Zhao Zhen asked:

"Sister Lu, I've come to thank Sect Leader Tang and also to apologize to him. I hope you can inform him of my situation."

"no need."

Lu Huizhong shook her head.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen was stunned and looked at Lu Huizhong with some confusion.

"Let me put it this way, the sect leader sent me out to see you."

"What do you mean?"

Isn't the meaning obvious enough?

Lu Huizhong blinked.

A moment later, looking at Zhao Zhen's bewildered expression, Lu Huizhong chuckled.

“Brother Zhao Zhen, I’ve noticed that you can be as shrewd as a monkey at times, but you can also be incredibly foolish at others.”

Don't you understand? The fact that the sect leader won't see you makes his attitude very clear.

You don't need to thank me, and you certainly don't need to apologize.

For my Tang Clan, no matter how great the losses are, this incident is ultimately just a business deal.

Since it's a business transaction, and we've already received payment in advance, profits and losses are perfectly normal, so you don't need to go see the gatekeeper anymore.

“Sister Lu, I understand the rules of the Tang Clan, but even so…”

Zhao Zhen wanted to say something more, but after seeing Lu Huizhong's calm eyes, his heart also gradually calmed down.

Yes, the Tang Clan leader's attitude is already so clear, so why should I keep bothering the Tang Clan's peace and quiet?
"In that case, I understand."

After seeing Zhao Zhen nod in relief, a smile immediately returned to Lu Huizhong's face.

"That's right, this is the Zhao Zhen I know~"
The sect leader asked me to tell you that although we did lose quite a bit of money doing business with you, the Tang Clan will still accept similar business opportunities in the future!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

He looked up at the Tang Clan's mountain gate in the distance, and bowed deeply in the direction of the Tang Clan with a respectful expression.

"Since Sect Leader Tang is unwilling to see me, I won't force him. I'm leaving soon. Before I go, Sister Lu, aren't you going to see me off?"

Lu Huizhong was slightly taken aback, but ultimately nodded.

The two walked side by side down the mountain, and Zhao Zhen told her how he had narrowly escaped death and returned.

After hearing Zhao Zhen's story, Lu Huizhong couldn't help but nod repeatedly. "It seems that even God didn't want to take you. If I were in Ono Noriyoshi's shoes, I probably wouldn't have thought that you could survive under such circumstances."

"Speaking of which, that old bastard will probably die with his eyes wide open in disbelief. He risked the entire Hieiyama ninja clan's life-or-death attack, and in the end, you, kid, still managed to survive by sheer luck."

"So sometimes, you really have to believe in luck."

As I stand on this land that belongs to us, the fortune of this land naturally favors me.

They were ultimately nothing more than a bunch of foreign invaders; how could Heaven possibly be on their side?

"Hahaha, the people of the Tang Clan never believe in these illusory things. I only believe in this iron spike in my hand!"

As she spoke, Lu Huizhong suddenly pulled out a gleaming iron spike from her sleeve and waved it in front of Zhao Zhen.

In that instant, Zhao Zhen felt as if Lu Huizhong's presence had vanished without a trace.

"How was it? Were you scared?"

"It's alright, after all, Sister Lu, you wouldn't kill me here, would you?"

"Tsk, that's hard to say. After all, you know the rules of the Tang Clan. Today we risk our lives to protect you for this deal, but tomorrow, your head might end up on our Tang Clan's mission list."

"If that happens, Sister Lu, will you take action against me?"

"you guess?"

Lu Huizhong blinked and smiled noncommittally.

No one knows what this woman is really thinking; perhaps not even she herself knows.

"If you really decide to take action then, you must let me know that you are the one who killed me."

"why?"

"To die beneath the peony blossoms, even as a ghost, is still a romantic endeavor!"

"Go to hell!"

Lu Huizhong rolled her eyes, looking annoyed.

"Don't worry, the Tang Clan doesn't take on just any business. As long as you don't do anything immoral in the future, given your relationship with the Tang Clan, the sect leader would never set his sights on your head."

"Speaking of which, I've always had a question."

"You said."

"I've been in the Tang Sect for quite a while now, and I don't see many senior members. Are there very few disciples of the older generation in the Tang Sect? Or is it..."

"It's not as exaggerated as you think. After all, this kind of business is only a minority."

Lu Huizhong shook her head; of course she knew what Zhao Zhen was thinking.

"When members of the Tang Clan reach a certain age and become tired of the life of an assassin, they can leave the Tang Clan in anonymity with the permission of the sect leader. This is why it seems that there are not many senior Tang Clan masters."

"I see, that's how it is..."

Zhao Zhen nodded, then asked, "Sister Lu, do you think there will ever be a day when you get tired of this kind of life?"

"I?"

Lu Huizhong was slightly taken aback, and then fell into deep thought.

"I really hadn't thought of that. Like that crazy woman Tang Mingyi, I grew up in the Tang Clan. Missions have been with us since I can remember."

If one day I really had to stop doing this job, I honestly don't know what I would do.

"What if? What would you do if one day you really had to leave the Tang Sect?"

"Let me think... I think I should marry an ordinary person and live a simple, ordinary life with him?"

"Tsk, just before he dies, I'll whisper in his ear, 'Actually, I've killed people before,' and then see his expression. Haha, that would be really interesting!"

(End of this chapter)