People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Chapter 9 Jing Ni Wants to Kill Cao Ze

"Madam, you wouldn't want your husband to die and the mission to fail, would you?"

As night deepened, Cao Ze whispered in Jing Ni's ear.

Jing Ni glared at Cao Ze. After spending many days together in the same room, she had barely gotten used to Cao Ze's unserious manner.

After silently saying "No, I really want to" in her heart, Jingni spoke, her expression still cold and aloof.

"Speak your mind."

Cao Ze rubbed his hands together and said, "Let's discuss it and kill that An Lulu, what do you think?"

Jingni said, "I have seen this person before. His strength is no less than that of a first-class master in the martial arts world. It is almost impossible to kill him in the midst of an army. Even a grandmaster could not do it."

Cao Ze was delighted with his achievements over the past period of time; surprisingly, his wife Jingni did not reject him outright.

It seems that flirting with Jingni every day isn't always a case of trying to win her over.

"No need for all that trouble. This idiot, I don't know if he's brain-dead or not, he spent the whole day beating me up, it's outrageous!"

Cao Ze grumbled in Jing Ni's ear, complaining that he looked so innocent, yet she bullied him like this. Did she really think he had no backing?

Jing Ni stood up, gripping her somewhat worn Jing Ni sword. Cao Ze thought that his wife, Jing Ni, though not saying it aloud, was going to help him avenge himself through her actions.

Before he could even begin to lavish praise on their marital bliss, Jingni held a sword to his neck.

Cao Ze froze, the smile still on his face.

"that……"

He didn't ask, "Is she going to abuse her husband?" because he genuinely sensed the murderous intent, which is hard to fake.

Jing Ni said coldly, "Tell me the truth, what's going on now?"

For the past two weeks, unbeknownst to others, she has been frequently scouting between the city and the palace.

As a top-ranking member of the Luo Wang organization, even without being proficient in espionage skills, half a month would be enough for her to figure out the current situation.

What's more, there's that frivolous guy Cao Ze, who's always spouting nonsense in her ear.

Cao Ze breathed a sigh of relief, he really thought Jing Ni's aunt had come.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation.

Jing Ni isn't stupid; she wouldn't believe everything he says, otherwise she would have died in the Luo Wang mission long ago.

So Cao Ze pretended to be calm and explained the actual situation.

He would occasionally glance at the Jingni Sword, which gleamed coldly. It was quite beautiful; it would be even more perfect if it weren't around his neck.

Jingni frowned slightly, not because she discovered that Cao Ze was lying, but because after verifying the situation with her, she confirmed that Cao Ze was telling the truth.

He actually spoke the truth. Isn't it said that war is based on deception?

This makes it very difficult for her to make up her mind to kill him!

If Cao Ze knew what Jing Ni was really thinking, he would definitely say, "Silly girl, you've suffered because you didn't study enough. You don't know there's another part to that statement: 'What is real is also unreal, and what is unreal is also real.'"

Now he has no need to deceive Jing Ni. Many things have already been settled during the two weeks that Jing Ni was "doing nothing".

Seeing Jingni struggling, Cao Ze pressed his advantage, slightly exaggerating the facts: "The envoy sent by the Wolf King has returned, and eighteen tribes have responded, totaling two hundred thousand people. Although the enemy has one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand against one hundred thousand, the advantage is on our side! Madam, you must be rational!"

"Reason? Reason tells me that I should kill you now!"

Cao Ze stared at Jing Ni in astonishment.

What the hell? Did Jing Ni find out something he didn't know?

Seeing that Jingni's mental state was a bit off and she was not saying a word, Cao Ze did not dare to move either.

A struggle flashed in Jingni's eyes as she gripped the Jingni Sword tightly, as if only in this way could she feel a little security and realize that she was still alive.

After a while, Cao Ze got a taste of it and tried to turn his stiff neck.

Seeing that Jing Ni was still holding the sword and remained motionless, he quietly took two steps back and carefully glanced at the sword in Jing Ni's hand that was gleaming with a cold light. This girl seemed to be trapped in some kind of... in his Taoist jargon, it was a mental demon.

So-called inner demons are not that scary. Everyone encounters them to some extent. Some are ego, some are desire, just to varying degrees. The more severe ones are called demonic possession.

Strange, why is Jingni experiencing inner demons at this time?

After a long while, Jing Ni slowly sheathed her sword and remained silent.

Although she didn't know why she had fallen in love, she knew that she had indeed fallen in love, and the murderous intent she had felt towards Cao Ze just now was the best proof of that.

As an assassin, the worst thing is to fall in love; once you do, there is no distance between you and death.

She wanted to live.

When Cao Ze saw Jing Ni retract her sword, did he mean she had overcome her inner demons?

"Are you alright?"

Cao Ze asked cautiously.

Judging from An Lulu's expression, he wouldn't rest until he killed him.

There's a saying: "If you can be a thief for a thousand days, you can't be a thief for a thousand days."

We should take down Anrulu first.

Jing Ni, please don't go crazy.

If this were in modern times, he would definitely keep his distance from a girl like that.

But now I can only become a mentor who can reach the depths of Jingni's heart and try to help her return to normal.

Jing Ni said calmly, "Tomorrow, I will disguise myself as your bodyguard and help you kill An Lulu. However, from now on, don't say those things again."

Cao Ze was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "What did you say?"

She immediately realized what "惊鲵" referred to.

Jing Ni said coldly, "You know!"

Cao Ze didn't pretend to be stupid; that would be too simplistic and clumsy.

Instead, she sincerely asked, "Do you like me too?"

Jingni vehemently protested, "No! Who would like someone like you!"

Cao Ze smiled.

That's how women are; they always lie, and the prettier they are, the better they are at lying.

"You are so wonderful."

Cao Ze said from the bottom of his heart that compared to the cold and aloof Jing Ni, this somewhat reckless Jing Ni made him feel more at ease, as if she were really alive, rather than like the Jing Ni Sword, which was only cold and bloody.

Jingni sighed softly, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Don't hurt me, I want to live."

Cao Ze said, "I can help you."

Jing Ni didn't speak, nor did she hide her expression, revealing a bitter smile that was different from usual.

"You don't know what you're going to face."

In her view, Cao Ze was simply ignorant and fearless, just repeating his previous sweet nothings to her.

Cao Ze really wanted to become a contrarian and argue with Jing Ni, but he saw that Jing Ni simply turned around and left without looking back. He had no chance to show off, which made him very depressed.

Cao Ze muttered, "It's just a net, what's the big deal?"

Avoiding the problem won't solve it.

At worst, he could go work for Ying Zheng; I don't believe Yan Ri wouldn't give Cao Cao some face.

Thinking of Ying Zheng, Cao Ze scratched his head. It seemed that there was still quite a while before Ying Zheng ran away from home.

I wonder if I can use my persuasive skills to stick to the First Emperor as a hanger-on, and start my life on a fast track to great success, without having to worry about being killed by Ying Zheng like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Suddenly, Cao Ze realized an extremely serious problem.

He seems to have fallen for Jing Ni, and it's not just in a way that's attracted to her looks or figure.

Oh no, did I end up fooling myself in the process of fooling Jing Ni?

No, no, no, it was just talk, it was just a fling, it was just a one-day marriage.

He can't hang himself on one tree; there's a whole forest waiting for him to hang himself in.

Cao Ze quickly started to mentally prepare himself; after all, he was determined to become a fishpond owner.

Meanwhile, Jingni, sitting on the rooftop, gazed intently at the bright moon radiating a soft glow.

She had no idea what improper things Cao Ze was thinking.

Because she didn't know what she was thinking.

She felt that the past two weeks had been like a dream, a dream that was somewhat heartwarming, but also very dangerous for her.

Let's just treat it as a dream, and forget each other in the vast world.

Jing Ni silently set the ending for her story with Cao Ze.

She was an assassin, and assassins have no emotions.

For assassins, there is only death and life.

She wanted to live.

Chapter 10 was awesome! We two are truly amazing!

The next day.

Cao Ze stood on the city wall, looking at An Lulu, who was riding a horse and carrying a hammer, with disdain, ready to strike him again.

Do you really think he's easy to bully?

"Be discreet and don't expose yourself."

Cao Ze whispered a few more words to Jing Ni, who was disguised as a soldier.

Jing Ni gave Cao Ze a strange look, "Okay."