It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Master, there are refrigerated ingredients in the kitchen."

I nodded, indicating that I would eat later, and let Alayya go to work. After she left, I picked up the wooden bowl, scratched the chicken thigh with my fingernails, sniffed it, and then put the wooden bowl aside.

poisonous.

Although it was a poison I had never come into contact with and it was difficult to detect, I could clearly feel that it was poisoned. As for why I was so skilled, it was sad to say that I had been poisoned countless times in my two lifetimes. If I were Shennong, I would have tasted all the herbs by now. The poison hidden in the chicken leg was deep into the meat. It was obviously not applied by Alayya when she roasted it, but was poisoned in the raw chicken leg in advance.

Come to think of it, isn't there only one person who can sneak into the City Lord's Mansion without being noticed?

The last bit of heat from the roasted chicken legs lingered in the air.

I smiled bitterly. It seems that not only does she have to bypass Lingwu, but even Xiluo is a little shaken. She rarely used poisoning in the past because it was difficult to control and could easily cause accidental injuries. But now, she must want to kill me more than ever before.

As for the reason, I can roughly guess it, so I won't blame her for anything.

It's just that things have become a little troublesome again.

I took the roasted chicken legs outside, tore the chicken into pieces, buried them in the soil, and brought back only the bones in a bowl, pretending to have finished eating. Then I took a piece of red-hot charcoal with tongs, walked to the kitchen, and threw it on the pile of firewood. Soon after I returned to the office, there was a loud noise outside, and many people came to put out the fire with water.

Although the kitchen was saved, the food piled inside was burned to ashes.

I don't know how to persuade Alayya and the others to throw away the ingredients that might have been poisoned, so I can only use this simple and crude method.

I don’t know if it was the retribution for playing with fire during the day, but that night I was also awakened by the fire.

At first I just felt a little hot, but soon I felt that the heat was a bit too much, as if I had returned to summer.

I opened my eyes and before I had time to react, the beam above my head came crashing down.

I rolled over to avoid it, and the beam crashed into the place where I was sleeping. The piercing sound almost broke my eardrums, and the dust and exhaust gas blocked my trachea, making me cough uncontrollably. In the mess, I touched the window and jumped out like a high jump star. The next moment, the whole house collapsed into a pile of ruins.

Fortunately, I had set a fire during the day, so everyone was alert. This time, Fileta came quickly and used water magic to put out the flames directly, so that the fire did not affect the entire city lord's mansion.

But I really didn't start the fire this time. As for who started it, it's self-evident.

Bai Huang was also furious when she arrived, and vowed to catch this slippery little thief and avenge me. I smiled and said to her, "Don't make it sound like I've sacrificed myself." But Bai Huang poked me in the chest and said, "You can still laugh." Alaiya nervously pulled my hand to check if I was injured, but apart from being covered in dust, I was fine, so they could rest assured.

I thought that was all Shiloh could come up with.

Until the next day, Alayya went out to buy ingredients and did not come back.

A stranger knocked on the door of the city lord's mansion. He was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar. He held a note in his hand, saying that someone had asked him to give it to me. I took the note from him, and there were only a few words on it.

"Tonight. South of the city. Come alone."

I held the note for a long time, then smiled bitterly and shook my head.

54. Leave without saying goodbye

I didn't tell He Yue and Fileta about this, I just said I was going to go out with Alaya tonight, so I left first. Fileta looked a little envious, but after hesitating for a while, she didn't ask if I could take her with me, and went back to the library to read.

I changed into casual clothes and walked towards the south of the city.

Even though Xiluo didn't say it clearly in the note, I knew where she was referring to. The place where I first met her was the granary in the south of the city. The soldiers on guard outside the granary still stood straight, but their deterrent power was really limited. This time there was no Bai Huang to calm the situation. With Xiluo's level, it was easy for her to get in.

After breaking through the outer defense line, the patrolling soldiers inside seemed a little stretched.

I walked quietly in the darkness until I reached the door of the granary.

A circle of torches were still stuck on the outer wall of the granary, illuminating the surrounding darkness. I suddenly realized that today was also a cloudy day, with no moon, no stars, and the sky and earth were pitch black. There was almost no light except the light of the flames. But even the flames were swaying constantly in the cold wind, and it seemed that they were about to go out.

Shiloh was standing there.

Alayya fell to the ground unconscious. Shiloh stood quietly, his mask covering half of his face, leaving only his dark eyes exposed. He looked at me coldly and said calmly:

"You came."

I said:

"Yes, although it sounds a bit overstepping my authority for a young master like me to come and protect my own guards, it's my fault that my Knight Commander was not well-trained and was kidnapped for no reason. Forget the polite words, Shiloh. Now you are no longer the little assassin who tasted delicious food with me, but the young master of the hidden guards, right?"

Shiloh was silent for a while and said:

"She's been poisoned. She will fall asleep, and the poison will slowly eat away at her nerves, making it impossible for her to wake up again. If you want to save her..."

Shiloh's chest heaved violently. He pulled out a knife from his waist, pointed the tip of the knife at me, and said slowly:

"Take your life in exchange."

I looked away and glanced at Alayya. After making sure she was safe, I said to Shiloh:

"Before that, I still want to ask you why."

Shiloh replied:

"No reason, just because I am the young master of the Hidden Guard! And you are the Lord of Yuxi City, and you are on our Hidden Guard list."

I shook my head:

"That's not the answer I want. This fact has been a foregone conclusion since you first came to Yuxi City. But you didn't take such radical measures as you do now. What I want to know is the reason for your change now."

Shiloh remained silent.

I raised my eyebrows and asked:

"Because of the so-called Ten Kings of Hell?"

Xi Luo's hand holding the knife trembled slightly. When this name sounded, her pupils trembled again, as if she had heard something extremely terrifying. She answered with difficulty:

"You don't understand."

I scratched my head and said:

"Ah... I really don't understand. But after all, aren't there only ten assassins?"

Shiloh suddenly swung the dagger in his hand excitedly and said hurriedly:

"Just? That's why I said you don't understand at all! The Ten Kings of Hell are assassins second only to the Grand Commander, and each one of them is like a monster! They don't need a reason to kill, they are demons... They have no mercy, they are darkness itself. On the nights when they act, the moon will retreat and the stars will dim. Once they assassinate someone, that person will definitely die miserably, do you know that? Such monsters are in Rivet City, and they are very close to Yuxi City!"

Shiloh's eyes were covered with mist, the dagger in his hand was shaking, and he was gasping for breath.

When she calmed down, she suddenly said to me:

"I promised you that no one can kill you except me."

She raised her arm, wiped her eyes, wiped away the water from the corners of her eyes, pointed the dagger at me, and said:

"I have seen the masters kill people. First, the fingers, then the palms, then the elbows, then the shoulders. The joints were removed one by one. The flesh, tendons, and bones were all cut open with a knife, and blood flowed everywhere. In the end, the limbs were broken into small pieces, followed by the ribs, the internal organs, the neck, the facial features, and the head. After a person's body was dissected, they pieced together the fragments of the corpse and reassembled it into a person full of cracks, and they enjoyed it. They always laughed, and they laughed while killing people."

Shiloh's eyes were filled with despair, and he said:

"I can't defeat them, and neither can you. They are the true gods of death, the pinnacle of assassins..."

She swung the dagger in her hand and shouted:

"In that case! Why not... let me do it..."

Those eyes looked at me coldly, and even though there was a hint of crying in her voice, Shiloh spoke without any hesitation.

I sighed and said:

"Okay. Give the antidote to Alayya, and I'll give you a chance to kill me."

Shiloh stared at me intently and said nothing.

I laughed and said:

"Don't worry, when have I ever lied to you?"

She took the pills from her arms and fed them to Alayya, then walked towards me holding the knife.

I stretched out my arms to her as if to hug her.

Shiloh's pace was slow at first, but as he approached me, it suddenly quickened.

Instantly, the fierce killing intent bloomed to its fullest, and the cold wind suddenly rose, sweeping across the world. All the torches were vulnerable to the strong wind and were extinguished, leaving only a wisp of green smoke that disappeared into the night. This is the young genius of the assassin, this is the level of the seventh level of perfection. The killing aura in that instant sealed every position in all directions, just like a spider web that trapped me in place.

In the darkness, the only sounds that could be heard were Shiloh's footsteps and each other's breathing, which was very close to them.

When the knife came, I didn't dodge.

When my skin was pierced, the pain hit my mind. My body fell backwards, and the blood mist I spewed out was the same color as the darkness.

I suddenly feel like complaining.

Shouldn't the knife have stopped a few centimeters away from my chest at this moment, and then she would have thrown herself into my arms and burst into tears?

What a miscalculation.

However, it can’t be said to be a complete miscalculation.

……

As my body fell to the ground, soft lips covered mine.

It’s a pity that the taste of blood in my mouth was not romantic at all, and it even ruined the good atmosphere completely.

No one could see each other in the darkness. I hugged her cold little body, coughed twice, and asked:

"I gave you a chance... but it was useless. Ahem, why did you miss the target a little bit? Are your hands shaking?"

I couldn't see her expression clearly, I could only feel her lying on me, crying silently.

The cold blade was very close to the heart.

Even every time the heart beats, it will touch the cold blade. The clear touch enters the mind, making the back cold.

Shiloh argued softly:

"I'm not shaking. I'm just a little hungry."

After a long time, Shiloh whispered in my ear:

"Leave now. Don't stay in Yuxi City anymore... Really, the farther away the better. It's best to go to the demon clan's territory and never come back... I didn't kill you tonight, but they will be here soon, and no one can stop them. Not even Lord Yunyang can."

I opened my eyes, but I couldn't see anything clearly. I spat out the blood foam in my mouth and said slowly:

"Just because my father can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it. In terms of family background, how many people can beat that Lingwu Lord?"

I shook my head and continued:

"I finally got Yuxi City with great difficulty, and I'm not going to leave. Besides, I promised you that we would go fishing and grill fish together next year. Where will I get fish to catch in the Demon Tribe? The demons will treat me like a fish when they see me, and they want to catch me and grill me. What's the point of going there? I'm not going."

Shiloh's tone was filled with despair:

"…I beg you."

I hugged her tightly with one hand, fumbled to wipe away the tears on her face, and said calmly:

"You are already a big kid, it's time for you to live more eagerly. You are not a tool, but a living person. Do whatever you want to do. If you can't do it, just come to me. Lingwu, to be honest, is very strong, but this is Yuxi City, my territory. So don't worry about the Lingwu Lord, the Hidden Guards, the Grand Commander and the Ten Kings of Hell. As long as you want to stay, I will go to talk to them."

Shiloh said nothing.

After a while, she held the hilt of the dagger and said:

"I'll go first."

Wait, isn't your line a bit weird... Can you stop riding on me and say this? ?

Before I could complain, Shiloh pulled out a knife and I spat out another mouthful of blood on the ground.

She whispered:

"Let me think about it."

I asked:

"how long?"

Shiloh replied:

"Tomorrow night. Under the bridge."

That was the place where she met Changqing when she was unconscious due to a high fever.

I nodded. It was really not the right time to say anything tonight. I had to bandage the wound on my chest. Alaiya was about to wake up, so I had to take her back. And I knew I couldn't force Shiloh to make any choice now, so I gave her a little more time.

Thinking of this, I replied:

"Okay, see you tomorrow night."

After returning home, I spent the whole night thinking about how to convince Xi Luo, and I deduced many arguments myself and found the most suitable one. Then the next afternoon, I bought two hot meat buns, put them in a paper bag, and took them to find her under the bridge.

However, when I got under the bridge, all I saw was a neatly folded nightgown.

On the clothes, there was a small stone pressing down a note with only two simple words on it: