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A flash of cold light appeared, and a dagger was pressed against Xiao Ce's neck.

Xiao Ce showed no panic or intention to dodge; instead, he wore a smile on his face.

"What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm joking?"

Nie Bing's face was as cold as ice, and the dagger in her hand was pressed against Xiao Ce's neck.

Xiao Ce looked at Nie Bing and said, "You really didn't disappoint me! As expected, you still made your move!"

"What do you mean? You knew all along that I would kill you?" Nie Bing asked, puzzled.

Xiao Ce glanced behind Nie Bing and said, "What I mean is, villains die from talking too much!"

Nie Bing didn't understand what Xiao Ce meant.

I felt like I was stung on the neck by something.

Then his whole body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Nie Bing was surprised to find that a person completely covered up had appeared behind him at some point.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "You've come at the perfect time! Da Lei is right, you really are a born assassin! Have you thought of a name yet?"

The person, who was wrapped up tightly, bowed to Xiao Ce and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, not yet."

Xiao Ce said, "Then you can call yourself Night Owl."

The person, who was completely covered up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for bestowing this name upon me."

"What about the others?"

Night Cat followed Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, as you instructed, they are all lying in ambush around the area."

Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction: "When will she regain control of her body?"

Night Owl replied, "I've only temporarily sealed the acupoints. They will automatically unseal in about half an hour."

"Is there any way to keep her like this for longer?"

Night Cat took out a paper packet of powder from his person: "Your Highness, this is a bone-softening powder. It will make her body weak and powerless, and she will be unable to resist for at least twelve hours!"

Xiao Ce smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Good stuff, go and arrange it for her."

Night Owl bowed in agreement, then took a teapot, poured a cup of water, and added some medicinal powder.

After stirring it for a moment, he used two fingers to pry open Nie Bing's pink lips and poured the medicine into her mouth.

With a gentle lift of her chin, she swallowed all the medicine.

Nie Bing was filled with regret and glared angrily at Xiao Ce.

Seeing this, Xiao Ce said to Nie Bing, "Miss Nie, are you regretting not stabbing me to death just now?"

As he spoke, Xiao Ce said nonchalantly, "It's no use regretting it now. There's no medicine for regret in this world!"

Night Cat said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, she has her acupoints sealed and cannot speak."

Xiao Ce asked, "After she's untied, will she be able to speak? She probably won't be able to move."

Night Owl shook his head and said, "She took some sedative, so she can't move, but she can still talk!"

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "Alright, release her pressure points! It's no fun if she can't talk!"

Night Owl nodded, his hands moving as if by magic.

He took out a silver needle and gave Nie Bing an acupuncture treatment.

Nie Bing suddenly realized what was happening and was able to speak immediately.

"Xiao Ce, you piece of trash, just kill me."

Hey, it actually works!

"Night Owl, Da Lei is right, you really are amazing! Are you sure she won't regain her strength?"

Night Owl said with absolute certainty, "Your Highness, I'm absolutely certain! Not even a cow could get up."

Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction and then said to Night Cat, "Alright, go outside and wait."

Night Owl nodded and said, "What about the others..."

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised: "There are other people in this house?"

Night Owl nodded: "To ensure your absolute safety, there are three more people."

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "The person who tried to harm me is already like a dead fish. You can all leave now."

The night owl nodded, making a very strange, sharp sound.

Just then, three people dressed in identical clothes, completely covered up, emerged from various corners of the room, bowed to Xiao Ce, and said, "Your Highness, we will take our leave."

Xiao Ce felt a chill run down his spine. These people were truly terrifying. He knew in advance that there were people hiding here, but he didn't know where they were hiding.

"Are you sure no one's here?"

The night owl nodded.

"Then you all wait outside. Then go outside the city to let Da Lei know that I am safe and sound, and tell him that I will come to find him after I have dealt with things here."

Xiao Ce only found out last night when he was chatting with Da Lei.

There were fifty of these assassins on the King's side in the town.

They were all orphans left over from the war, and were adopted by the King of the town.

Then, they were selected from thousands of people. After special training and screening, fifty people were chosen from among the best.

The twelve people given to Xiao Ce were the top twelve out of the fifty.

They are the elite of the elite!

Originally, he was responsible for the safety of the King of the town.

Da Lei is ranked first, while Ye Mao is ranked second. They are proficient in poisons, infiltration, assassination, and the like.

The fact that Night Cat was able to silently approach Nie Bing and paralyze her with a single needle is enough to prove his strength.

Yesterday, Da Lei said that the twelve of them not only have extremely high abilities in stealth and concealment, but also each have their own unique abilities.

Yesterday, Xiao Ce didn't take it to heart.

Now I see it with my own eyes. It seems Da Lei wasn't exaggerating; it seems the least valuable thing the King of Zhen gave him were those silver notes.

These twelve warriors are the real treasure.

I wouldn't trade it for anything.

He was thinking about giving their team a cool name, something like 'Iron Egg'.

After all, it's not very auspicious to always call someone a suicide soldier.

In fact, he had already sensed Nie Bing's murderous intent towards him while he was in Yin Pan'er's carriage.

Because Yin Pan'er seemed to trust her a lot, and there was still a long way to go in the future.

Xiao Ce wouldn't feel at ease keeping this lightning bolt by his side all the time!

He then feigned seduction, luring Nie Bing to a horse race bet with him, just to give her this opportunity and test her.

They just left their carriage.

He then asked Da Lei to have the rest of the group go ahead and wait for him in Pingshun City.

Everything went very smoothly afterward. When he arrived at the city gate, he found that the assassins were already waiting.

When Nie Bing came over, he tested her by asking her to stay with him.

Nie Bing, who was originally such a proud woman, actually agreed to sleep with him.

And he seemed a little anxious.

Something unusual must be going on, and he was certain that Nie Bing wanted to harm him.

He decided to play along and deliberately announced loudly that he was going to the Yuelai Inn.

After hearing this, Night Owl and his group left two people behind to protect them secretly.

The others went ahead and went to the Yuelai Inn to lie in wait.

Later, Xiao Ce asked for a room, and in order to let Night Cat and the others go and lie in ambush first, he specially ate downstairs.

We waited for a while before going up!

Everything was planned by Xiao Ce himself, and fortunately, these people were capable enough!

That's how we managed to keep Nie Bing here!

...

"You piece of trash, kill me! Kill me!"

Nie Bing's voice pulled him back from his thoughts.

Xiao Ce walked over to Nie Bing and squatted down: "Miss Nie, what are you joking about?"

Nie Bing glared at Xiao Ce and said, "If you don't kill me, then I will definitely kill you! I swear!"

Xiao Ce laughed out loud: "What right do you have to threaten me now?"

Nie Bing was speechless for a moment.

Xiao Ce stared intently at Nie Bing, his face hardening, and said, "You have no right to negotiate with me now. From now on, you will do exactly what I say, understand?"

Nie Bing glared at him and said, "You piece of trash, I won't say a word!"

Xiao Ce smiled slightly and said, "Very well! I hope you can keep being stubborn!"

A pair of hands reached towards Nie Bing's clothes.

"What do you want to do?"

"Xiao Ce, get your filthy hands off me!"

"Xiao Ce, stop! I'm going to kill you!"

"Xiao Ce! I will tear you to pieces!"

...

As Nie Bing's clothes were removed one by one.

Her fair, creamy skin was revealed.

Because she practices martial arts, she has a very good figure with not an ounce of excess fat.

In particular, she has a unique, virginal fragrance.

Nie Bing saw that Xiao Ce's verbal threats were completely ineffective.

She wished she could tear Xiao Ce to pieces, but unfortunately, she had no strength left.

Thinking about Yin Pan'er, Xiao Ce in front of him even dared to do the daughter of the prime minister.

And what about myself!

She was left with only a pair of undergarments.

But Xiao Ce showed no sign of stopping!

She immediately burst into tears...

"What do you want to know! Stop...stop! Stop! I'll tell you!"

Xiao Ce gently patted her smooth skin, withdrew his hand from her undergarments, and said with a smile, "That's right! You could have said so earlier!"

"Who ordered you to kill me?"

Whether from anger or fear, Nie Bing trembled uncontrollably: "No one! I wanted to kill you myself!"

Xiao Ce shook his head and said, "Are you sure?"

Nie Bing seemed to be struggling with her thoughts, and after a moment she said, "It's myself!"

Xiao Ce shook his head.

He grabbed her undergarment with one hand and ripped it off.

The sight before him truly made Xiao Ce's heart skip a beat.

He understood a word for the first time.

What does it mean to break free from constraints?