Chapter 418 - 290: Deep Cold Snowy Night, Shadow Assassination (Part 3)

"I know nothing, kill me." After a moment, she spat out this sentence and resignedly closed her eyes, awaiting death.

It was the same sentence, the assassin named ’Ying Ren’ had said it before.

Chu Ming frowned slightly, "The three of Ying Ren are already dead."

Mei’s chest heaved more violently upon hearing this.

"Who hired you?" Chu Ming tried to ask.

Mei only focused on breathing, without replying.

Chu Ming’s heart thought moved slightly, and Primordial Qi flowed at his fingertips.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, there were several slight bursts inside the woman’s body, making Mei more painful, with fresh crimson already seeping from her mouth.

Indeed, she still wouldn’t speak.

Ying Ren wouldn’t talk even after most of his flesh was excised with a Primordial Artifact, presumably this woman was the same.

"I can detoxify the lethal poison near your heart." Chu Ming retracted the Primordial Technique and spoke calmly.

Mei’s body visibly paused, yet she still kept her eyes tightly shut.

Chu Ming naturally noticed changes in the woman’s body.

It seemed this woman knew something.

Flipping his hand, he took out an elixir: "This pill can suppress the poison in your heart."

Regardless of whether the woman heard it or not, he snapped his fingers, forcing the elixir into the woman’s mouth.

Before she could spit it out, her throat was grabbed by a large hand, causing the elixir to slip down.

Chu Ming pinched the woman’s neck and lifted her up.

The woman made no futile struggles, her eyes hollow, just waiting for death.

But soon, there was a hint of confusion in her dim eyes, followed by surprise.

The tightly coiled black threads around her heart began to fade.

Could this elixir really suppress the Black Death Powder?

Black Death Powder, the poison used by Shadow Tower to control its assassins.

Seeing the woman’s change in expression, Chu Ming knew the elixir was working, so he released his grip and let the woman go.

"Speak?"

The dark thread pressing on her heart for years dimmed, giving the woman hope for life.

"We assassins are but a part of the assassination chain," the woman raised her head, looking at the young man in white, "We don’t know who our employer is."

"Even if we knew, we couldn’t say it, the Black Death Pill will consume our assassins’ hearts before we speak."

Chu Ming frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "What do you know?"

"I..." the woman hesitated before saying, "I can tell you where to find the employer’s information, but you must fulfill your promise to detoxify me."

"Alright." Chu Ming nodded.

"Detoxify me first," the woman pushed further.

Chu Ming looked down coldly, "Speak, or die."

Hiss...

The woman faced those eyes and instantly felt icy cold.

"Outside the Qin Capital, Yongping Medical Clinic, the proprietor Hua Zaizhu is our contact, she definitely has the employer’s information!"

Yongping Medical Clinic?

Chu Ming’s eyes flashed slightly.

He knew this place, a clinic, known for saving lives and taking little to no money, and it was somewhat famous in Qin Capital.

Unexpectedly, behind the clinic was the contact point for an assassination organization like Shadow Tower.

"If you don’t believe me, you can go check!" the woman said upon seeing Chu Ming’s silence, thinking he might not believe her.

Chu Ming indeed wouldn’t fully believe.

After a pause, he took out a Shadow Tower badge engraved with ’Ying Ren’, along with an elixir.

"This pill can detoxify the lethal poison in your heart." Chu Ming flicked the elixir.

The woman grabbed it in a single motion, bringing it close to her nose to sniff carefully.

The medicinal fragrance emitted from the elixir was much like the one she swallowed earlier, and even more intense.

Mei felt a rush of joy.

"These engravings, are they the number of tasks Ying Ren completed?" Chu Ming seemed to idly play with the badge, intentionally showing the side to the woman.

Mei nodded, "Ying Ren is our leader among a few, having completed thirty-seven tasks."

Then, she sent the elixir into her mouth, hurriedly swallowing it.

As the medicinal power dissolved, the black threads at her heart broke inch by inch.

It seemed she was really going to free herself from the control of the Black Death Pill.

Chu Ming turned and took a badge engraved with ’Mei’, then asked, "So, you’ve completed twenty-one tasks, and if tonight succeeds, it will be twenty-two?"

Mei was stunned, suddenly sensing something ominous: "Why does sir ask this? Do you plan to go back on your word?"

"Didn’t I give you the elixir?" Chu Ming looked at the woman.

Mei felt the black threads at her heart break inch by inch, and although she was supposed to be joyful, she instantly realized something was wrong.

Aside from the heart, all her organs began sending out severe pains.

"You..." The woman weakly crawled to the ground, "You’re untrustworthy."

Chu Ming looked on coldly: "I only promised to detoxify the poison in your heart, I never said I wouldn’t kill you."

"Pfft..." The woman spewed a mouthful of black blood, her consciousness gradually scattered until it dissipated.

Chu Ming wouldn’t kill innocent people, but clearly, this woman was not innocent.

After spending some time dealing with the woman’s body, Chu Ming returned to the room, pondering the current situation.

Tang Man had turned against Tang Xuan, very likely to defect to Grand Commandant Pei Qing’s side.

The gold jade box containing Pei Family’s aura and Blood Evil Sect’s aura was in his hand, Pei Family would certainly search for it.

But whether it’s Tang Man or Pei Family, they don’t know the gold jade box is in his hand, their primary suspect would definitely be Tang Xuan, who was in prison.

Tang Man probably wants to kill Tang Xuan to avenge the annihilation of the family, Pei Family wouldn’t easily let Tang Xuan go for the gold jade box.

Hence, with Pei Family’s involvement, Tang Xuan, even as a member of the Tang Family, will not be in a good situation.

"Tang Family’s Tang Xuan is in contact with the Blood Evil Sect, while Pei Family colludes with King of North Snow, both are pillars of the Qin Dynasty..."

Chu Ming took out the gold jade box, looking at it calmly.

If this gold jade box can be used well, it might yield unexpected gains.

"Tang Family and Pei Family fighting against each other? Giving a headache to the one on the Dragon Throne?"