Chapter 256 - An Apricot Tree Leaning Over The Wall
"Miss Bai, Elder Sun, I am sorry to interrupt your leisure time, but I came across a situation, which I feel the need to inform you about."
Jiang Wei seemed regretful of his sudden arrival, and he lowered his head as if he feared to be held responsible. Even the eyes displayed a sincere need to apologize, but only the man himself knew how reliable these shown emotions were.
Bai Rouyun had long since understood that this young man was very different from the character he displayed in front of others, but she also had a sense of danger when being around him.
The danger was not because this person wished to harm her, but more of a natural aura of the strongest experts.
Such a person, who contained an innate aura like this, would be able to destroy her as long as he wished, but he had not done so yet, so Bai Rouyun was not in a hurry to confront him.
Instead she observed the reaction of Elder Sun, and she noticed that the older man did not seem to notice anything amiss.
Narrowing her eyes, she moved her gaze to Jiang Wei again, only to notice that he had raised his eyes, and the infatuated admiration was written all over his face as he looked at her. Such a gaze could not help but make her lips twitch, mainly because both she and Jiang Wei were very well aware of the fact that he was merely acting.
"Do not worry, we were merely playing a game of chess. Why not tell us what you found?"
Seeing that Jiang Wei intended to keep on acting, Bai Rouyun had no other option than to accompany him. She would not do anything rash for now, and when she was about to confront him, she would also do so without others present.
"Miss Bai, I was heading to the Blue Water Inst.i.tute today, and while there, I encountered a teacher. This teacher was sneaking around making me feel puzzled, so I paid extra attention.
"Soon, this teacher snuck out of the school grounds, and he found a group of mercenaries. The mercenaries are among the most skilled experts within Canglan City that can be hired for money privately.
"I decided to find out what his purpose was, but I was shocked when it turned out that this dog-like teacher wanted to make the whole mercenary regiment encircle you and your comrades on the way to the next contest, and then eradicate you all!"
Bai Rouyun looked at Jiang Wei with a smile on her face. The smile seemed gentle and soft, but it made a chill run down the spine of the young man.
Elder Sun, who was seated opposite of her, noticed that she seemed somewhat excited about the news, but he did not notice the meaningful glance that was sent to Jiang Wei.
Although Bai Rouyun appreciated the news that he brought her, she also knew that he was doing this for his own purpose. As for the reasons, she had a few theories, but Jiang Wei was good at hiding his true thoughts, making it very hard for her to know exactly what the truth was.
"Miss Bai, we should bring a group of experts from the Eternal Shadow Palace along when traveling to the contest. I would suggest that we hide in the back, and when the mercenaries arrive, we will attack and eradicate them all!"
Elder Sun was not a benevolent person. He had raised Li Moyun to become a ruthless and determined expert who could stand at the apex of the continent, so he would no let these mercenaries go free after harming his new mistress.
However Bai Rouyun did not immediately agree.
"If we wish to keep playing, then that would be the most suitable option. If we do destroy the whole mercenary group when they arrive, the teacher will be able to go free without any danger. This will, in turn, give him more time to attack us later, which might even provide us with a certain amount of threat and entertainment.
"On this continent, not many will be willing to attack me due to the reputation of my husband, and thus this man would be suitable to keep for the sake of training.
"However, his level of scheming is really a bit too low. The ability to hire a mercenary squad makes it seem as if he did not fully consider my ident.i.ty.
"Even though my husband is not present, my position as the Mistress of the Eternal Shadow Palace is not only for show, but if it was, there would still be experts to protect me for the sake of keeping their master"s face."
Elder Sun was surprised when hearing what Bai Rouyun had said. His initial intention was to let the teacher die during the chaos of the battle, but it seemed that the young lady had other plans.
"Then I will begin to find a team that can follow you in the shadows. Do you wish to have any experts following by your side, so that they might put their guards down?"
Bai Rouyun nodded her head. She had indeed planned on taking two experts with her in full sight to lower the other"s guards.
"I wish to take Little Chu and Jiang Wei with me."
Hearing her decision, both Jiang Wei and Elder Sun were surprised. Little Chu was obvious, as he had been left behind to protect her by Li Moyun, but Jiang Wei would not usually be given this task.
Jiang Wei himself knew that the young lady doubted him, yet she still dared to take him along, which made him appreciate her courage, while Elder Sun began to worry whether or not Bai Rouyun intended to become an apricot tree leaning over the wall (idiom for a cheating wife).