"Sakada Sōgetsu, what is your purpose in secretly looking at the distribution map of the Yangwei Hao's mechanisms?"
"I was just curious, there was no secret peeking."
Sakada Sōgetsu rubbed her backside and climbed up the wall, afraid Su Yang would hit her again.
"You can't escape, so just honestly tell me your real purpose!"
"I told you, it was just curiosity. I shouldn't have helped you back to your room. A dog bites the hand that feeds it, ungrateful."
"If you don't tell me, there are ways to find out."
Su Yang, too lazy to ask further, used his "Insight Eye" on Sakada Sōgetsu.
He saw that Sakada Sōgetsu was indeed from the Sang Nation's Assassination Hall.
Originally, Sakada Sōgetsu intended to lead fifty subordinates, disguised as an ordinary mercenary group, to dive into Songhai to search for Sakada Yezakura's whereabouts.
Suddenly, a beam of light enveloped Sakada Sōgetsu and her fifty subordinates, teleporting them onto the Yangwei Hao.
Su Yang realized it must have been when he drew a lottery and got a female mercenary from the Sang Nation.
His luck was truly incredible, inadvertently resolving a problem.
"Sakada Sōgetsu, the biological niece of the Sang Nation's Assassination Hall Master, the younger sister of Sakada Yezakura, twenty-one years old this year, skilled in disguise and ninjutsu, am I correct?"
"You..."
Sakada Sōgetsu's eyes widened. She hadn't expected Su Yang to see through her identity with just one glance.
"Are you a devil?"
Sakada Sōgetsu pressed her hands against the wall and shuffled backward step by step.
Su Yang didn't care about her small movements. This was his territory; keeping a female mercenary wouldn't be difficult.
"Sakada Sōgetsu, you'd better answer my questions honestly, or I'll hand you over to Yuan Kui. I heard he hasn't touched a woman in ten years, so he must be desperately hungry now."
Sakada Sōgetsu imagined the ape-like Yuan Kui pressing down on her small body, a feeling worse than death.
"I told you, will you let me go?"
"Of course!"
"No other tricks?"
Su Yang shook his head, "I don't like playing tricks, I'm an honest person."
"Bah! You Dragon Country people are the most cunning, especially you, Su Yang. You're famous in Songhai as the King of Tricks. How dare you call yourself an honest person? Only a fool would believe you!"
Su Yang narrowed his eyes. Sakada Sōgetsu had indeed recognized him.
First, she called him "Master" to lower his guard.
Then, she found an opportunity to hold a memorial day for the Yangwei Hao, ordering all her subordinate female mercenaries to wear sexy dresses to lure Yuan Kui and his four companions for drinks.
Finally, Sakada Sōgetsu herself sneaked into Su Yang's room to steal the mechanism map of the Yangwei Hao, intending to control it.
If Sakada Sōgetsu had gained control of the Yangwei Hao, even Su Yang might not have escaped.
Achieving multiple objectives at once, Sakada Sōgetsu was indeed an elite trained by the Sang Nation's Assassination Hall, with profound schemes.
Su Yang took out his phone and dialed Shen Qiu's number, "Shen Qiu, come to my room."
"Yes, Boss!"
Hearing Shen Qiu coming down, Sakada Sōgetsu's heart became even more flustered.
The title of Poison Master was not for nothing.
Sakada Sōgetsu could imagine Su Yang would definitely have Shen Qiu drug her to force information about the Assassination Hall out of her.
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Sakada Sōgetsu's hand turned into a claw, attacking first, aiming for Su Yang's throat.
"Weak and powerless!"
Su Yang pinched Sakada Sōgetsu's wrist with two fingers. He applied force, making her small hand tremble, and she gritted her teeth in pain.
With a snap.
Sakada Sōgetsu's wrist was fractured. Her face turned pale and bloodless.
"Damn it, are all men in your Dragon Country this rough?"
"Showing tenderness depends on who the recipient is. As for you, a female assassin from the Sang Nation, do I need to be gentle?"
Su Yang's hand turned into a palm and struck towards Sakada Sōgetsu's neck.
With a smack.
Sakada Sōgetsu fell directly onto the bed. She tried to get up but found her body unable to exert any strength.
The neck is the central connection between the brain and the limbs. Once injured, it affects the lower body's movement.
Knock, knock, knock!
Outside the door, Shen Qiu knocked.
"Come in."
Shen Qiu pushed the door open and saw Sakada Sōgetsu lying on the bed.
"Boss, your subordinate didn't ruin your good time, did he?"
"Good time my foot! Did you bring the medicine?"
Shen Qiu carried a small box, "Boss, do you need to extend the time or be more vigorous?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? This woman is an assassin from the Sang Nation's Assassination Hall. I called you to drug her so she'd cooperate."
Su Yang flicked his finger and tapped Shen Qiu's head. The guy's mind was always on those things.
"Oh, oh, your subordinate understands now."
Shen Qiu rubbed his head and quickly took out a small bottle of pills from the box.
The pill was only as big as a little finger, entirely black, with black smoke swirling around it.
Shen Qiu put on gloves and poured the pill into his hand.
"Boss, this one will do."
Seeing Shen Qiu holding the pill so carefully, Su Yang didn't dare to reach for it.
"What does this pill do? Will it kill someone?"
Shen Qiu smiled and explained, "This pill is called the God-Devouring Pill. For the user, it can cause them to fall into an illusion and be at the mercy of others. In severe cases, it can damage the brain nerves and turn them into a vegetable."
Sakada Sōgetsu, lying on the bed, turned ashen upon hearing this.
Su Yang's subordinate was even more ruthless than she had imagined, even developing such a poison.
If she really took it, she would be completely defenseless and have no secrets left.
"Su Yang, I don't want to take that pill. I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"Oh? It's better to tell me earlier. Why do I have to drug you? You Sang Nation women are truly perverse!"
Su Yang waved his hand, signaling Shen Qiu to act.
Shen Qiu pried open Sakada Sōgetsu's mouth and forcibly stuffed a pill in.
"You... I said I would tell you, why did you still use medicine?"
Su Yang sneered, "I can't trust everything you say. Only if it's like this can I be sure the clues I get are real!"
Sakada Sōgetsu's face turned ashen. In the end, Su Yang still didn't trust her.
...
Three minutes later.
Sakada Sōgetsu had a black mark on her forehead and her eyes were vacant.
Shen Qiu explained softly, "She has entered an illusion. Fortunately, her willpower is strong, otherwise she would have truly become a fool."
"Can I start asking now?"
"Boss, please proceed!"
Shen Qiu packed up his medicine box and walked out of the room.
Su Yang waved his hand in front of Sakada Sōgetsu's eyes, but she still showed no reaction.
"Sōgetsu, do you know who I am?"
"Hall Master, why are you here?"
Sakada Sōgetsu's eyes showed surprise. The drug's effect made her mistake Su Yang for the Hall Master of the Assassination Hall.
"Sōgetsu, do you remember the mission to the Dragon Country?"
"I remember!"
"Then recount it!"
Sakada Sōgetsu's eyes became vacant again. The muscles in her face twitched, as if she were struggling.
Su Yang sighed inwardly. The core members of the Sang Nation's Assassination Hall were indeed difficult to deal with.
Even after taking the pill, Sakada Sōgetsu could still struggle with her willpower.
"Sōgetsu, have you forgotten your mission?"
"Hall Master, your subordinate has not forgotten. This trip to the Dragon Country is to find my sister, eliminate Su Yang, and sign a contract with people in Kyoto."