"Hey, what do you want now!" Wu Tian stopped in his tracks, startled.
The girl stared at him coldly, saying nothing, but her posture clearly indicated a defensive stance.
Wu Tian thought, "What's her deal? Why is she so wary, making me seem like some kind of villain?"
He was supposed to be her benefactor. This behavior was truly disheartening.
However, he didn't voice these thoughts. Instead, he took two steps back and said, "Alright, alright, I get it. I won't come any closer, is that okay?"
"Don't worry, I just saved your life. I have no ulterior motives towards you."
"Since you're fine now, you can leave if you want. I won't stop you."
The girl was silent for a moment, then she sheathed her dagger and walked to the window.
She glanced back at Wu Tian, then produced a small wooden token from somewhere and casually tossed it onto the ground. With a leap, she disappeared through the window.
"Damn, she's really leaving?"
Wu Tian exclaimed, "Not even a thank you. How rude!"
He walked to the window and looked out, but the girl was nowhere to be seen.
If the girl wanted to leave, then let her. He hadn't intended to gain anything from her anyway.
He closed the window and then turned back to pick up the wooden token the girl had dropped.
Two characters, "Wu Tian," were written on the token in red paint.
"My name?" Wu Tian was slightly taken aback. He used his x-ray vision to examine the token but found nothing unusual about it.
Yet, he had a gut feeling that this token was significant.
Otherwise, why would the girl suddenly leave it for him?
He looked at it from every angle, unable to figure out what it was. He then remembered that Bai Ruoqi had more knowledge than him. Instead of puzzling over it himself, it would be better to ask Bai Ruoqi during the day.
So, he casually placed the token on the table, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
Unbeknownst to him, at that very moment, the girl had appeared on the roof of his house.
The girl stood tall, a picture of beauty under the moonlight.
She looked up at the bright moon, her eyes reflecting a faint glow, a hint of confusion in them.
"Wu... Tian?"
After a moment, she uttered the name with a questioning tone, then vanished with a swish.
The next day, as planned, Wu Tian took the token and went to Bai Ruoqi's place.
Bai Ruoqi was delighted by Wu Tian's visit.
She quickly invited him into her office and brought him a cup of fine tea.
She sat opposite Wu Tian and said with a smile, "Wu Tian, what brings you here for tea today?"
Wu Tian smiled and replied, "I'm not here for tea. I have something I wanted to ask you about, and I was wondering if you could help me with it."
"Something to ask me?" Bai Ruoqi was slightly taken aback. "What is it?"
Wu Tian took out the wooden token from his pocket, handed it to Bai Ruoqi, and asked, "Do you know what this token is?"
Bai Ruoqi took the token with a puzzled expression, but the moment she saw it, her pupils trembled slightly.
She looked at Wu Tian with a face full of anxiety, "Where did you get this from?"
Seeing her reaction, Wu Tian knew she recognized the item.
He said, "Don't ask me where I got it yet. Just tell me what it is."
Bai Ruoqi was silent for a moment, then placed the token on the coffee table and said, "This is a hunting token from the Shadow Hall."
"Shadow Hall? Hunting token?" Wu Tian was confused by these terms.
He couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Bai Ruoqi explained, "The Shadow Hall is a ninja organization from the country of Birds, and it's the largest ninja organization in the entire country of Birds."
"This organization specializes in assassination missions; they are creatures of the dark."
Hearing Bai Ruoqi's explanation, Wu Tian was shocked. "You mean it's an assassin organization?"
He finally understood. No wonder so many ninjas had come to kill him that night. It turned out the Shadow Hall had received an order.
Does that mean the girl was also an assassin from the Shadow Hall?
Bai Ruoqi looked at Wu Tian with a grave expression and said, "Wu Tian, tell me honestly, what is going on?"
"This token has your name on it, which means you've been targeted by the Shadow Hall."
"What kind of grudge do you have with someone that they would hire the Shadow Hall to deal with you?"
"Let me tell you, the Shadow Hall's fees are not cheap. Whoever hired them is determined to kill you!"
Wu Tian knew what was going on.
He had a match with Kameda Tarō during the day, and then he was ambushed at night. It was clearly related to Kameda Tarō.
More likely, the country of Birds wanted to suppress Chinese traditional medicine through Kameda Tarō, but they didn't expect him to intercept it.
The country of Birds was furious and therefore wanted to eliminate him.
Facing Bai Ruoqi's questions, Wu Tian didn't reply directly. Instead, he shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. Their ninja gave it to me."
"Their ninja gave it to you?" Bai Ruoqi became even more confused.
"That doesn't make sense. Why would they give this to you?"
Wu Tian asked, "What's wrong? Is there something special about this?"
Bai Ruoqi replied, "Of course there is. Let me tell you, hunting tokens usually only appear on corpses, signifying that the Shadow Hall has completed its mission."
"But you're alive and well. What are they doing giving this to you? Doesn't this mean they've given up on you as a target?"
"As far as I know, once the Shadow Hall takes action, they will definitely kill their target."
"After one failed mission, they will send more people until the target is killed."
"Because of this, the Shadow Hall has never failed a mission in a hundred years."
"You're alive, yet the hunting token is in your hands. This should be unprecedented for the Shadow Hall."
"Really?" Wu Tian was deeply shocked by Bai Ruoqi's words.
He had already figured out the girl's actions. Although the girl appeared cold and impolite, she had repaid his life-saving kindness.
It seemed he no longer had to worry about being hunted by the Shadow Hall.
Thinking of this, Wu Tian couldn't help but smile.
That person was truly not straightforward.
Seeing Wu Tian's expression, Bai Ruoqi couldn't help but ask, "What are you smiling about?"
"You still haven't answered my question. Why did the hunting token appear in your hands?"