Princess Agent: Season 1

Chapter 29

"Tell me! Where is Xiaoba?" Chu Qiao's voice sounded out coldly. She pushed her dagger forward, inflicting a wound on the man. Crimson red blood oozed out of his neck.

"Who...who is Xiaoba?" The scheming man, no longer as arrogant as before, cowered in fear and stammered, "I don't know any Xiaoba...I just work for people."

"Xiaoba is the owner of this baggage. The child that you impersonated."

"I...I don't know," the dwarf replied. "Someone under Fourth Young Master approached me. I am a guest of the Zhuge family. I don't have any problem with you."

"You don't know?" Chu Qiao frowned and sized up the man. Seeing that the dwarf was nodding non-stop, she was overwhelmed with anger. With a few swift motions of her wrists, the man's eyes widened, his pupils dilating. His limbs stiffened, unable to breathe. There was only one long, bloody wound on his neck.

"You are not suited to be a hitman. Since you will die sooner or later, you might as well do something good before you die." Chu Qiao stared coldly at the man's corpse. She squatted down and unfastened his clothes with a swift slice.

There was not to be a moment of peace in Zhen Huang City that night. Even though it was in the wee hours of the night, the eastern city gates were still brightly lit. The fourth young master of the Zhuge family was personally stationed there, requesting the mobilization of half of the troops in Zhen Huang to apprehend the servants who had escaped from the Zhuge Residence. A few waves of soldiers had departed, but there was still no news.

Zhuge Yue sat on his horse. The eastern gate behind him was like a giant lion in slumber. His servants followed behind him solemnly, not daring to make a sound for fear of agitating him.

"Fourth Young Master!" Zhu Cheng, wearing a grey robe, dashed swiftly to Zhuge Yue's side, whispering in his ear, "Fourth Young Master, First Young Master wants you to go back to the house now."

Zhuge Yue, pretending that he did not hear anything, continued to stare in front of him, his face devoid of any emotion.

Zhu Cheng hurriedly continued, "There is news that Yan Xun has escaped the city, along with people from the Zhi Zi Residence. The Wei family messed up big time. Wei Jing had two of his fingers chopped off and was taken hostage.

Zhuge Yue frowned upon hearing this. He thought for a long while before replying, "Yan Xun?"

"Yes," Zhu Cheng rambled on, "It was at Jiuwai Main Street, between Bai Lan Temple and Zi Wei Square."

The young Zhuge Yue replied deeply, "In what direction did they come from?"

"I think...I think it was from the direction of Chi Shui Lake."

"How audacious!" Zhuge Yue sneered, his eyebrows raised up. It dawned on him why Wei Shuye had surrounded the Zhuge residence in Ba Xing alley and wounded the servants inside.

"In what direction did Yan Xun escape to?"

"Fourth Young Master, First Young Master specifically instructed you not to interfere in this matter. Please do not interfere!"

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to talk, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching in the distance. A small, skinny man wearing a large hat approached on his horse. He threw a small corpse on the ground before he had even reached Zhuge Yue's side. He was dressed in green leather armor, indicating that he had been murdered by someone from Yan Xun's party.

A servant standing at the side exclaimed loudly, "Fourth Young Master, Hu Sheng is back."

Zhuge Yue stared at the corpse that was sprawled on the ground. His body was stiff, his hair was messy, and his clothes were stained with mud and blood. It could be seen that he had been dead for many hours. Zhuge Yue was overwhelmed with rage. He slowly raised his head, staring sharply at the dwarf who was no taller than three feet. He uttered slowly, "You killed her?"