Chapter 213: Reply

In a small courtyard in the northwest corner of Jingcheng, a lone oil lamp flickered in the night. Inside the simple room of the courtyard, a woman wearing black gauze sat quietly facing the light. The upper half of her face was exposed, her eyebrows and eyes revealing a beauty that could topple nations and cities.

Footsteps quietly approached from outside the room, followed by three long knocks and one short knock on the door.

The woman spoke lightly, her voice both melodious and cold: "The door is not locked, come in."

A handsome man pushed the door open and entered, smiling as he greeted: "Junior sister, big brother is back." His eyes were full of admiration.

The woman asked coldly: "How did it go?"

The man sat beside her, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and said: "The Emperor has given us a mission. This time, the targets are rebels from the north. The list is very long; Chen Tang of Yizhou, Zhong Nianyu of Lanzhou, and the Jiang Jiang Mingyu you have been thinking about are all on it."

Upon hearing the name Jiang Jiang Mingyu, the woman's body trembled violently, as if struck by lightning.

"Jiang Jiang Mingyu?" A wave of overwhelming killing intent and hatred enveloped her. "Senior brother, I don't care who you assassinate. I made a deal with Master; only I am to kill Jiang Jiang Mingyu!"

The man smiled indulgently: "Alright, alright, alright. I'll let you have Jiang Jiang Mingyu; as long as you are happy, junior sister. By the way, do you still remember what happened before?"

The woman's eyes sharpened: "Of course I remember; I will never forget it in this life. Jiang Jiang Mingyu killed my entire family. I wish to flay his skin and strip his tendons!"

The man nodded: "Fine, you take your time beating him up; big brother guarantees to break every bone in his body. Speaking of which, how should we arrange this mission? In my opinion, we should act separately; you focus on dealing with Jiang Jiang Mingyu, and I will cause trouble for those two. How about that?"

The woman pondered for a moment: "Very well, let's do it that way. We will confirm the details before we set out. I can no longer wait to make Jiang Jiang Mingyu pay for his blood debt; I swear I will not remain human until I carve out his heart and pull out his bones!"

The two discussed for a while longer; after the schedule was confirmed, the man took his leave. As the dying candle was just about to burn out, a pair of cold eyes shone from beneath the woman's veil; the gears of fate were about to begin turning...

Early the next morning, the woman rose at dawn, put on men's clothing, donned a hood, and prepared to set out. Before leaving, she stroked the soft sword at her waist and murmured: "Jiang Jiang Mingyu, you caused the death of my entire family; today I will definitely make you pay this blood debt!"

With the Mermaid Blade traveling the world, Jiang Jiang Mingyu cannot escape death in this life!

The woman sheathed her sword and strode northward with long, swift steps...

The night was deep, and in Jiang Jiang Mingyu's main camp, only a few lone lamps still flickered with candlelight.

Suddenly, the tent curtain was lifted, and Tu Tu Kesiluo walked in quickly.

Jiang Jiang Mingyu had not been sleeping; seeing him arrive, he immediately asked: "Tu Tu Kesiluo, how is it? Has Xu Xu Zhanhong given us a reply?"

Tu Tu Kesiluo took a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Jiang Mingyu, saying: "Jiang Da Ren, this is from Xu Xu Zhanhong to you."

Jiang Jiang Mingyu tore open the letter, glanced at it, slapped his thigh with a "pa" sound, and laughed: "Refreshing! This old brother Xu Xu Zhanhong is cool enough!"

Tu Tu Kesiluo hurriedly asked: "Did Xu Xu Zhanhong agree to our proposal?"

Jiang Jiang Mingyu laughed heartily and nodded: "Xu Xu Zhanhong is a true man; only because he covets this land of Xiawei does he look down on us as outsiders! He said that at the third watch tomorrow morning, he will lead his troops south while we move north; we will use fire as the signal, and both sides will attack Zhong Nianyu together!"

Tu Tu Kesiluo took the letter and glanced at it, raising an eyebrow: "Alright, my lord. Tomorrow morning we will issue the orders and prepare to deal with Zhong Nianyu. After taking him out, we will deal with Xu Xu Zhanhong; then this fat piece of meat, the Xiawei Commandery, will all belong to us!"

Jiang Jiang Mingyu paced back and forth and said lightly: "Xu Xu Zhanhong is no one to be trifled with; we must be careful. Perhaps he has already set his sights on us. Tu Tu Kesiluo, tomorrow you and Zhang Zhang Jiaqi must absolutely not fight hard against those two fellows, Zhong Nianyu and the others; keep a low profile. After the matter is done, we will deal with Xu Xu Zhanhong."

Tu Tu Kesiluo had originally been very curious about those two fierce warriors, Lu Lu Chuanwen and Zhong Jinqiang, and wanted to test their skills. But to avoid disrupting the grand plan, he had to swallow this thought and nodded: "Jiang Da Ren, rest assured. I have discussed it with Zhang Zhang Jiaqi; tomorrow we will absolutely not cross the threshold by a single step; the grand plan comes first!"

After Tu Tu Kesiluo left, Jiang Jiang Mingyu looked at the starry sky outside the window and smiled lightly: "After tomorrow night, Xiawei Commandery will be mine. As for the small fry in the remaining three commanderies, dealing with them is just a matter of time!"