After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

The bottle of pills was called "Body Nourishing," and its medicinal properties were mild and gentle, making it the perfect choice for Tang Li, who had never practiced martial arts.

Tang Li made no attempt to hide her desire. She tried to pull her hand away, but Han Zhou placed his hand over hers.

With his index finger and thumb encircling her slender wrist, Han Zhou felt the child's pulse, which beat faster than an adult's, throbbing rapidly beneath his fingertips.

"Today I have given you the elixir, but I also have a few words to say that I must inform you of first."

"Tang Li, I believe in you now, and I consider you one of my own."

The boy suddenly smiled and said, "Then you have to be one even if you're not."

It was clearly just a grip on her wrist, the movements were restrained, and the tone was gentle, but Tang Li thought it was far more chilling than the knife held to her throat yesterday.

"If you betray me, if I find out that you weren't on my side from the beginning, Tang Li," he chuckled, "for your own good, I have to reveal some of my methods in advance."

"I will strip you of your title as an assassin, ensuring you never graduate, and then I will personally interrogate you. But I will not ask you anything."

"--That way, I can ask you to spend more time with me."

This moment.

Tang Li felt that the thing that was holding her wrist was clearly a vicious demon that would devour anyone it wanted.

Han Zhou understood; he knew the player's mission was to successfully complete their apprenticeship as an assassin. Failure to do so would result in the player being trapped in the instance.

He even knew that the players he had interrogated before did not refuse to reveal their secrets, but that "someone" behind them forced them to "commit suicide."

So he said, I won't ask you anything.

They won't ask you anything, so they won't disturb the "person" behind it all.

You struggled and suffered torture, unable to die.

It was as if she were suddenly confronted by the wolf king's deep green eyes under the moonlight in a desolate wasteland. A chill ran through her veins, but Tang Li showed no fear, as if she could not understand the profound threat hidden within. She obediently accepted Han Zhou's warning.

She even smiled and said, "Although I'm not a particularly virtuous person, I still have my own boundaries."

"Now that I know the truth about the massacre of the Jiangyin clan, how could I possibly collude with them?"

"A group of heinous criminals; just thinking about them is disgusting."

Only then did King Zhou of Han show a satisfied expression.

As Tang Li left Han Zhou's courtyard and walked outside, she thought to herself.

—But you are no less impressive.

Qiu Wanting and Jiang Hui were worrying unnecessarily, and the comments section was also filled with unnecessary anxiety.

How could she be deceived by Han Zhou and harbor goodwill towards this sect?

Yes, Jie Bailing is guilty of heinous crimes. Is Jie Bailing a completely innocent victim?

The story the flower girl told her yesterday still echoed in her ears: her first murder assignment was for an innocent seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. She killed her using extremely cruel methods.

Killing thousands of people from three clans in Jiangyin for the sake of being a "top assassin" is a crime, but killing a young girl for profit is not?

When it comes to human lives, how can there be a distinction between the lesser and the greater?

Jie Bailing is a bloodthirsty villain, and his sect is no better. It's just that the "Jie Bailing" incident severely damaged the sect's interests, which is why they hate the traitor so much.

If you think Tang Li will be moved by this or even feel guilty towards the sect, then you are wrong.

Tang Li thought to herself.

The only thing I truly fear is having a guilty conscience.

But if I were to maneuver between two villains without worrying about accidentally hurting anyone, or that a single flap of a butterfly's wings would cause an innocent person to die.

That's great.

—I'm overjoyed.

Fifteen minutes later, Tang Li discreetly blended into the crowd and sneaked into the cafeteria for the most lavish breakfast she had in a short period of time. Only then did some belated viewers begin to send intermittent comments.

"...That's it?" "So she can openly consume pills right under the NPC's nose?" "More than that, even the pills were given to her by the NPC!" "This streamer didn't even spend any points! How did this happen! Ah—"

"So? What's the streamer's identity now?" "A player infiltrated into the NPC camp?" "An NPC spy sent back to the player camp?" "The streamer is a double agent?!"

The double agent, Ms. Tang Li, was fiercely devouring a meat bun that was half the size of her face.

Just then, a sharp question suddenly rang out.

"How dare you sit at the table?!"

A familiar voice.

"You've been rejected by the adults, you've been demoted to a menial servant! You still think you're a noble sect disciple? Ridiculous! Recognize your place, you're only fit to bow and scrape, waiting to clean up leftovers. How dare you eat at the table!"

Tang Li felt like she was listening to a classic cultivation novel, and was reading the part where the cannon fodder was spouting nonsense at the protagonist who had fallen on hard times. With those few brilliant lines in mind, Tang Li finished the last few bites of her steamed bun before finally raising her head slowly.

In the few seconds it took her to look up, she had already gone through three to five plans in her mind to make the other person so angry that they would crawl on the ground in frustration.

The middle-aged manager with the harsh face stood in front of the table, pointing his finger at her and scolding her with a livid face. Behind him was a thin boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.

Tang Li cleared her throat, put down her chopsticks, and was about to speak.

The young man stepped forward, a warm smile spreading across his otherwise unremarkable face. He tugged at the middle-aged manager's sleeve and said in a voice loud enough for Tang Li to hear, "Manager Li, please calm down. It's just that her status has changed so suddenly, and no one has yet reminded the little girl of proper conduct. She's still young, please be magnanimous and understanding."

Tang Li slowly raised her eyebrows.

Could this person be the player who first stepped forward, the one the middle-aged manager reported to Han Zhou about?

The middle-aged manager clearly thought highly of the boy and was happy to give him face. He also wanted to show off his authority in front of him, so he deliberately put on a merciful expression.

"Hmph, since you pleaded for her, I'll spare this stupid girl today." The middle-aged manager said, patting the boy's shoulder. "Liu Lang, you and this girl have switched identities. From now on, she will take over your previous menial tasks."

Tang Li thought to herself, "Just as I thought."

Liu Lang nodded eagerly: "That's perfect. I'll tell my sister about my previous job so she won't be too confused when she first arrives and miss the important tasks."

The middle-aged manager nodded in satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and then walked away with his hands behind his back, swaying as he went.

Watching his departing figure, Tang Li and Liu Lang cursed inwardly together.

"Don't be afraid, little sister," Liu Lang lied through his teeth, "Manager Li is a kind-hearted person despite his cold exterior."

Without carefully observing Tang Li's reaction, he chuckled to himself, "It's quite a coincidence. I think you have a kind face, and we are destined to meet, so I'll give you this to calm your nerves."

As he spoke, the thin boy stepped forward and stuffed something into Tang Li's hand.

Tang Li looked down.

They learned about Liu Lang's cause of death beforehand.