I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Isn't this a brilliant idea? I'm such a genius!"

"Sizzle—"

Qin Ge tore off the other leg of Xie Bingning's pants, leaving her with only her last line of defense.

"Wait a minute!" Xie Bingning was both embarrassed and angry, completely panicked. "I said..."

"I'll tell you whatever you want to know, but I have one condition."

"Snap—"

Qin Ge patted her fair, plump breasts; they felt quite nice. "Why didn't you do this sooner?"

"But you have no right to negotiate with me; you must obey unconditionally!"

"Don't think you're of much value to me. The Moyi Gang will send assassins to attack me again sooner or later. I'll kill you, and then I'll just capture another one!"

"If you don't say it, plenty of others will. I don't believe that everyone in Moyi Hall is as stubborn as you."

"My patience has its limits. If it weren't for your looks and figure, which I find attractive, do you think I would be so patient?"

"I do things entirely based on my mood. If you can make me happy, I might even help you rescue that person you care about!"

"Of course, if that person is your lover, then forget it. I can't guarantee I won't slap him to death!"

"While I still have a little patience left, tell me everything you know about the Ink Robe Hall!"

Xie Bingning remained silent for a long time, torn between her inner conflict, before finally choosing to compromise. "What do you want to know? Where should I begin?"

"Not bad, a promising young man!" Qin Ge pondered for a moment, "Let's start with Han Xiuyun!"

"You should know about Lady Han Xiuyun, whom your assassins from the Black Robe Hall mentioned, right? What is her status in your Black Robe Hall?"

Xie Bingning took a deep breath and said, "The Moyi Hall is divided into twelve departments, each corresponding to one of the twelve zodiac animals. Gu Qingya, Du Ruo, and I belong to the Dog department."

"And the head of our department is Lady Han Xiuyun!"

"Some time ago, someone offered a large sum of money to kill you. This task was handled by our department. At first, Lord Han sent Jiang Yun and another Earth Realm expert to carry out this task."

"Because they underestimated your strength, they were defeated and killed."

"We are worried about being targeted by the East Sea Shadow Martial Arts Hall, so we dare not make any moves in the East Sea easily, but we have been keeping an eye on you."

"We only got a second chance to strike when you left the East China Sea, but we still underestimated your strength and suffered heavy losses. Except for me, the entire army was wiped out."

"It was from then on that Han Xiuyun realized that you were not simple. He felt that you were a good opportunity to make a move in Jinling, so he sent Gu Qingya, a master of the Great Perfection of Earth Realm, and Du Ruo and the other two over."

Xie Bingning truthfully told Qin Ge about their plans in Jinling, including using Wu Nanzhi and cooperating with Lin Yuan.

"It really was that thieving old woman!"

"Han Xiuyun, oh Han Xiuyun, you're such a good actress!"

"Despite his high status in the Ink Robe Hall, he looked completely innocent and harmless when I questioned him to his face, almost making me believe him!"

Qin Ge had a headache. Should he really kill Lin Yao's biological mother?

"Wife?" Xie Bingning was confused. "Are you talking about Han Xiuyun?"

"Our department's Director Han is a man, or to be precise, an old man."

"Old man?" Qin Ge was stunned, as if he could hear a crackling sound of electricity in his brain.

"The Han Xiuyun you're talking about is an old man, not Han Xiuyun, the wife of Lin Chen from the Lin family, the richest family in Jinling?"

"No." Xie Bingning's answer was decisive and firm.

Qin Ge: "..."

This was awkward. Luckily, Han Xiuyun was so confident at the time that he had doubts and didn't do anything irreversible.

But Han Xiuyun of Moyitang must be insane!

What decent person would name a man Xiuyun?

"Um..." Xie Bingning bit her lip, "If you're not going to kill me, could you please not let Mo Yitang know I'm still alive?"

"I'm not negotiating with you, I'm making a request."

"If Mo Yitang finds out that I'm in your hands and still alive, my sister will be in danger."

"Your sister?" Qin Ge asked with interest. "Is she also an assassin from the Black Robe Gang?"

"As beautiful as you?"

Xie Bingning's eyes instantly turned cold. "If you're going to do something, come at me! Don't try anything with my sister!"

"Coming for you?" Qin Ge admired Xie Bingning's alluring figure, most of which was bare. "Are you sure?"

"If you had realized this sooner, you wouldn't have lost your arms and legs and suffered for nothing!"

"I'm sure!" Xie Bingning gritted her teeth. "As long as you don't touch her, I'm fine with anything!"

"If you can really rescue my sister and free her, I'll willingly serve you for the rest of my life!"

Her expression was sorrowful. "But I'm already crippled, so there's probably very little I can do for you."

"You're starting to look down on me now?" Qin Ge was immediately displeased by Xie Bingning's attitude. "She's living the high life with me, isn't that better than being an assassin?"

"Living a life of constant danger, not even knowing if you'll be alive tomorrow, isn't it a thousand times better to have someone by your side?"

"I might not even be interested in her, and you're already looking down on me on her behalf!"

Xie Bingning's lips moved, but she remained silent.

What could she say? She felt that what Qin Ge said actually made a lot of sense!

Looking at this guy again, he looks pretty good, like a respectable person, and his strength is unfathomable. It doesn't seem like it's a bad thing to be with him, right?

She was just a bit ruthless, even more so than a professional assassin like herself. She didn't even blink when she killed Gu Qingya and the others.

Then, without a word, all four of her limbs were broken...

"That's strange. If they're so unwilling, why did they make the two sisters become assassins together? Is it a family tradition?"

"We are orphans, adopted by the Moyi Hall since we were young. We had no choice."

"I see. They cultivate their own talent and hold their weakness in their hands, making it impossible for them not to be loyal. The Ink Robe Hall has quite the ingenuity!"

"Such an organization cannot operate in the light of day, and many secrets cannot be revealed. Therefore, many of the assassins in the Black Robe Hall are trained from a young age."

"It sounds pitiful, but I'm not a very compassionate person."

Qin Ge took out a pill and put it into Xie Bingning's mouth, then moved with lightning speed, tapping her body several times.

Xie Bingning's delicate body trembled. "What did you feed me?"

Once the words were out, she felt indifferent. If Qin Ge wanted to kill her, it would be as easy as turning his hand. What could she do to resist him?

"Poison!" Qin Ge said calmly. "I will never easily believe anything you say, you biting bamboo viper."

"It's better to add an extra layer of protection!"

"That's all for today. We'll see how you perform in the future."

Xie Bingning lay on the ground listening to Qin Ge leave, her feelings becoming complicated.

She didn't quite understand Qin Ge's meaning. Her limbs were already useless, so how could she possibly perform?

Didn't he say he was lusting after my beauty? Why didn't he do anything?