Bai jie didn"t saw this shadow face but felt it was a enemy. Bai jie predator sense had alerted him of this danger. he had tried experiment with predator sense if it could detect future but it failed it only detects sense danger from direct confrontation. It was like a spider sense but much diffrent it felt more like a premonition. bai jie sensed this unknown presence and moved fast he picked up yi ying and attached themselves on the ceiling. he tried to hide their presence by covering yi ying with his spirit energy which seems to have worked. the shadow didn"t notice him.
when bai jie made sure they were alone again he jumped of the ceiling.
What bai jie didn"t notice the way he was holding yi ying. his body was against yi ying. yi ying could feel heat coming from him she felt very a strange sensation. when they were on the ground again he was still holding her in his arms yi ying could feel his breath on her face.
" yi ying try to act like you are sleeping fast "
bai jie had a very serious expression.
"okay" yi ying nodded. she didn"t know what was happening.
bai jie covered yi ying and went in to hiding again.
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shadow who was keeping an eye on yi Ying courtyard suddenly felt a powerful spirit energy. he ran towards her courtyard he entered the courtyard.
" where is she " shadow had one thought. shadow went into the courtyard with his maximum speed he can run. he activated his movement technique he looked around but didn"t see her.
shadow knew ji lan would kill him if he didn"t do the task properly he thought that a supreme expert has taken yi ying away he couldn"t find her with his spirit sense.
he ran out to find this elusive expert . he was going to look for outside he suddenly discovered her presence again.
he came rushing back in he saw at the side she was sleeping he finally felt relieved.
" Did I make a mistake I must have, I have to reduce my booze " thought the shadow and disappeared.
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bai jie was in deep thought " this guy was even stronger than ji lan this place seems very dangerous. who is this guy how did he infiltrate the household so easily "
" That guy do you know who was he " asked bai jie he came down from ceiling if he used all his strength he might be able to escape from this guy " I have to check the pattern if it"s useful " all the patterns he had recorded were all useless.
" no I don"t " yi ying replied. she felt fearful how could just come in ji household. " what do you think ".
Bai jie thought and said " I don"t know he seems to be here for you he was monitoring you did ji lan realized something "
" no I don"t think so but why do you think he was monitoring me " asked yi ying.
Bai jie didn"t know if he should tell her his doubts. he was very sure that her image in the eyes of others was very bad and it seemed very abstract he felt someone was creating these rumors to affect her. bai jie also noticed the strange behaviour of guards. he wasn"t sure before but the shadow confirmed his doubts something is very wrong in this place or at least ji lan had plans for yi ying.
" you didn"t tell him about your recovery from curse right "
" No should I " asked yi ying.
" No never I think you shouldn"t tell anyone what do know about ji lan I mean what villagers see him as " bai jie asked.
" They all worship him " yi ying replied.
" This is becoming very confusing every second " if he trust yi ying then ji lan was like a saint but bai jie had diffrent impression of ji lan.he nodded towards yi ying he didn"t say anything bai jie understood that from her perspective things have always been like this so she won"t notice what"s wrong.
yi ying thought for a while and said " I want ask a question and I want you to answer honestly. "
Bai came out of his deep thoughts. he nodded towards her.
" Do you think my life here was a facade " yi ying asked it was a question plaguing her mind more she listened to bai jie the more she felt like a idiot. she also seen the shadow it was definitely monitoring her because the shadow didn"t even try to look for bai jie if ji lan found out about him then he shouldn"t disappeared as soon as he saw her sleeping.
Bai jie looked at her " Yes from everything I have seen here ji lan has created a open prison for you. I don"t know the reason but it"s not good " said bai jie.
Yi ying closed her eyes she felt her world crumbling. She didn"t know why would she felt so trusted towards this stranger than she people she lived with more than 10 years. she opened her eyes " I can"t stay here anymore "
bai jie said " yes with that guy waiting here it"s very dangerous sooner or later he will find some abnormalities. You said ji lan said that we should leave after two days right it would be a good cover to make a escape. it would be better if we could make it look like someone took you away. "
" why all this facade " yi ying said.
" dear wife if you escaped we won"t be able to hide but if someone took you away from under qi gathering expert supervision it would create a illusion of a powerfull expert he won"t be able to look for you openly to not to offend a unknown enemy at least at least I think he won"t create a fuss " said bai jie.
" I don"t understand your reasoning " yi ying said.
" no problem when one is involved in something he couldn"t see a true picture if ji lan values his reputation that much that means he is hiding something you are his second in command if someone was investigating ji lan he would kidnap you find information about him you are his perfect cover a monster who eats people thats what most people belived about you and to also lay down a bait it will show his true intentions and the shadow you seen it was a qi gathering expert why would a mortal head maid have qi gathering expert watching over her don"t you think it"s ridiculous if something is too good to be true then something wrong with it "said bai ji.
" where do you learn such profound words then what about you also have some motives don"t you " said yi ying teasingly she was very impressed by his thinking but she also felt much more at ease by his side.
" hehe ofcourse I have motives " bai jie hugged yi ying " relax I am here with you " yi ying who was bottling up her emotions suddenly started crying. her whole world had turned upside down bai jie knew she was too head strong she wouldn"t show weakness she was smiling when she heard him she felt some p.r.i.c.ked a needle in her heart all the pent up emotions came out.
bai jie kept hugging her when he told her about his hypothesis she was too calm like he was telling her about someone else. this is a problem with strong minded people even if they are feeling pain they won"t show it they will keep a smiling they didn"t want others to know their weakness. she prefer to suffer alone than to share it with him.
" hey why did wake up I was really enjoying it " said bai jie when he saw yi ying get up.
" Thank you " yi ying said in a weak voice. yi ying felt very relaxed it felt like light was shining on her face she looked like a fairy. all the darkness in heart disappeared.
bai jie checked again her heart beat was calm blood flow was steady he nodded he remembered he relaxed his nerves he thought she won"t be able to handle the truth that her savior might not be the savior she thought he would be. bai jie knew it was her support in her life that someone was there for which allowed her to live untill now. he was very fearful of telling her the truth but it will someday come to light it will create a mental issue which may affect her whole life.
what bai jie didn"t know the first day they met the first time bai jie speak to her. He had become much more than anyone. He had unintentionally already became her biggest support. Yi Ying looked at bai jie again engraving his features in her heart.
" now I will tell you my plan listen closely" said bai jie.
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In the city
" dong shin did you find anything" asked the young man.
" young master it got complicated the people I sent both of them disappeared without a trace not even their bodies could be found I have readied another team for this task" said dong shin.
" You mean tracking emblem on their bodies was removed " the young man spoke. he went in to deep thought " in the barbarian lands who could have capability to remove a slave seal only elders posses such capabilities but why would they come to this barren place I have to check it myself " " I will go there myself don"t send anyone keep quiet for a while it could be a elder ".
both dong shin and jina felt terror grip their heart elders we"re supreme G.o.d"s in the barbarian lands. it is said they can shift mountains with a wave of their hand.
" yes young master would you need a escort " asked dong shin.
" no you don"t need to worry about it I have invited someone. " said the young man.
" yes " dong shin knew about these people young master invited.
even he couldn"t control this organization. No one knew where their base is they would complete a task and disappear even sects couldn"t find their roots. shadow a.s.sa.s.sin"s that was the name of the organisation they could kill anything and anyone in barbarian lands. if he was the leader of the barbarian lands then they were the ones who reside in the shadows hiding waiting for their prey.