Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"...Don't stuff yourselves to death," Yelü Gan couldn't help but complain.

"It's good to die from overeating, that's the most comfortable way to die. Lamb skewers, lamb skewers, it's not a loss to die for lamb skewers." An Yi mumbled between bites.

Yelü Qi said helplessly, "Who said you were going to die?"

"Not have to die??"

An Yi's movements froze instantly, his eyes wide as he stared at Yelü Qi.

"Nobody's forcing you to die."

"We are assassins."

"There was no assassination attempt, was there?"

An Yi's eyes lit up: "You're willing to let us go?"

"As long as you are willing to testify for us at the appropriate time and identify the eldest prince."

"Yes, of course I'm willing! Second Prince, Third Prince, just say the word, and I'll lead my brothers to assassinate the First Prince!"

These people in An Yi are all without parents or relatives. They have been raised in the shadows and are forced to do shameful things.

Their lives were the most precious thing to them, and since they could save their lives by joining Yelü Qi and others, they naturally chose to do so.

Working for someone else doesn't matter, and besides, working for Yelü Qi and his men comes with such delicious roasted mutton.

Almost without hesitation, An Yi nodded in agreement.

"We are all willing to testify on behalf of the two princes!"

"The eldest prince has harmed his own siblings; he will be punished!"

The assassins became excited and stopped forcibly stuffing meat into their mouths.

Yelü Qi and his men were quite satisfied. Killing a few assassins was nothing; the real goal was to bring down the mastermind behind it all.

"Madam Shen, thank goodness you made roasted mutton today, otherwise, we might not have had a good night." Yelü Qi's tone was full of gratitude and relief.

Yelü Gan chimed in, "That's right, Madam Shen, you're amazing, it's like you can predict the future."

Shen Qing quickly waved his hand: "It's just a coincidence, I just happen to prefer the riverside..."

There's something about that about you sounding a little guilty.

Fortunately, the system task was completed.

I wonder what reward the system will give.

"It's getting late, I'm going back to the carriage. You can continue, continue..."

Shen Qing stood up and walked back to the carriage.

She was afraid that if they kept talking, they would make things too complicated.

As soon as she got into the carriage, she immediately opened the system.

[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have successfully lured the assassin.]

Then, silence fell over the air.

Shen Qing: ? ?

Just a congratulatory message? What about the reward? What about her reward?

[This mission is for the safety of the host, therefore there is no reward.]

Shen Qing: "..."

So stingy.

No wonder they didn't mention the reward beforehand; it turns out they were waiting for her here all along.

With her unparalleled martial arts skills, why would she fear a few assassins?

She won't do any more tasks with no reward next time she hears about them; she'll be furious with this stingy system!

Thinking of this, Shen Qing picked up Tuanzi and kissed her several more times.

I'm so annoyed by the system that I need to pet a cat to relieve my frustration.

[You're insane!!]

[The cat was sleeping soundly, so shut up!]

No, no! Meow, I don't want it anymore!!

Little Dumpling ate his fill today too.

Shen Qing specially reserved a piece of the leanest mutton for Tuanzi to roast. He didn't marinate or season it. After roasting and cooling it, he shredded it into thin strips so that the kitten could eat it easily.

After finishing his meal, Tuanzi climbed onto the carriage and went to sleep. While he was sleeping soundly, Shen Qing grabbed him and gave him a series of passionate kisses.

If this person hadn't been Shen Qing, she would have been tempted to use her claws.

The person and the cat played around for a while, then snuggled together and fell asleep.

......

At this moment, all the Liao soldiers had finished eating and dispersed in twos and threes. The only one still eating was An Er.

An Yi couldn't stand it anymore. He walked up to An Er and said in a tone of exasperation, "Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?"

Dark Two: Chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew.

It smells so good! It tastes so good! I could eat ten more skewers.

Completely immersed in his own world, he ignored An Yi completely.

An Yi took a deep breath, snatched the lamb skewers from An Er's hands, and shouted, "Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?!"

An Er looked up, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Boss? When did you get here?"

"These lamb skewers are so delicious! You have to try them, they're incredibly fragrant, you just can't stop eating them."

Dark One: "..."

I was so engrossed in eating that I only just realized what they were doing.

That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous.

He only knew that An Er was a glutton, but he didn't expect him to be this gluttonous.

"I've been here for ages, and I've already finished eating!" An Yi said through gritted teeth. "Now I want to ask you, what did you tell the Second Prince and the others?"

"You finished eating already? Was it especially delicious? I think it was especially delicious too. I wish I could eat it every day."

An Er snatched the lamb skewers from An Yi's hand and stuffed them into his mouth.

He has always had a big appetite since he was a child, and when he encounters delicious food, his appetite increases even more.

It smells so good!

Dark One: "..."

The answer was completely irrelevant.

"You two, grab him and stop him from eating!" An Yi shouted.

An San, accompanied by another assassin, immediately stepped forward and grabbed An Er's arms from both sides.

"Sheep, sheep, sheep, my lamb skewers—"

An Yi: "Stop with the lamb skewers, hurry up and tell me what you told the Second Prince and the others."

"What could I say? I just said, 'Your mutton smells so good, can I have some?'"

"Anything else?"

"Then they agreed, and I started eating. The lamb skewers were so delicious, they were simply the most delicious food in the world."

"That's it?"

"That's all. Then I just kept eating until you tied me up."

An Er was helpless; he had only been eating since he arrived and hadn't done anything at all.

"Is it really gone?" An Yi was starting to doubt his own existence.

"It's really gone."

An Yi couldn't help but slap his forehead. Good grief, he'd been tricked.

After all that, Dark Two didn't say anything.

"I should have known better than to say we were assassins sent by the eldest prince..."

"Boss, do you think people won't notice if we don't tell them?" An Er asked innocently.

Dressed entirely in black, from head to toe, and with a black cloth covering his mouth if he weren't eating skewers, he'd definitely look like an assassin.

Dark One: "..."

It seems that's true. Their all-black attire makes it convenient for them to commit murder at night, but their appearance in public is indeed very abrupt and strange.

Fine, he'll accept his fate now that he's been burned by these lamb skewers.

Perhaps this is destiny.

I don't know if there will be anything to eat tomorrow.

One night passed.

The group packed their things and prepared to depart for the capital.

An Yi and his men also donned the uniforms of Liao soldiers and mingled into the army.

After another day of travel, they finally arrived at the capital of the Liao Kingdom in the afternoon.