The man was also stunned, feeling a pang of guilt. He had wrongly accused her just now. She had no idea of the other party's background. Of course, if he hadn't tried to assassinate her tonight, he wouldn't have known such a formidable woman existed.
"My injuries today are thanks to her," the man replied with certainty after a moment's thought.
"You aren't mistaken, are you?" Mu Fei asked, after a long pause, considering the possibility.
"I thought I had the wrong person at first, but seeing her resemblance to you, I'm quite sure the other party is Mu Yan. If you recall your interactions with her, you'll find discrepancies you simply overlooked before," the man said. He wished he was mistaken, which would give him a chance to avenge her and keep his promise. But reality was cruel. The one who had sworn to avenge her was now dejected.
"So that's how it is. I could never figure out how my face was disfigured. If she were so skilled, she could have easily poisoned me in my sleep without anyone noticing," Mu Fei muttered to herself, stumbling backward, her spirit broken. She finally collapsed onto the bed. The thought of even this skilled man being helpless against Mu Yan made her despair. What chance did she have for revenge? Was she destined to be trampled underfoot by her, never to rise again?
"Though it might be inappropriate to say this now, for your own good in the future, it's best not to provoke her. Stay as far away from her as possible. We really can't afford to cross her," the man said, looking at her with concern. It wasn't to discourage her, but the opponent's martial arts were too unfathomable. He lacked confidence in himself.
Mu Fei ignored him, thinking him incompetent. He used to boast his martial arts were unparalleled, but now it seemed he was just so-so, unable to even defeat Mu Yan, and spewing discouraging words. Fortunately, she hadn't been foolish enough to leave with him. It was good she saw his true colors now. If she had followed him elsewhere and encountered powerful figures, would she have had to compromise herself? The thought alone made her feel stifled.
The man felt a little wronged by her lack of understanding, as he was doing this for her. Thinking of Wu Yue, who was suffering, he couldn't stay any longer and left without saying goodbye.
Mu Fei walked to the window and watched his receding figure, her heart breaking. "Alright Mu Fei, don't hold onto any more expectations. No one in this world truly cares for you. All the supposed good things you believed in were illusions. Never trust anyone easily again, and never get hurt again." Su Dan Novel Network.
As she spoke, tears streamed down Mu Fei's face, tasting salty and bitter on her lips, just like her current feelings.
The next morning, the Fifth Prince arrived at the dungeon. Looking at the delicate woman before him, he couldn't help but think of Wu Cai Wei. He hesitated to act, wanting to give her a chance. All she had to do was answer his questions honestly. Unfortunately, the other party was uncooperative. As soon as she heard his questions, she snorted coldly, lowered her head, and remained silent.
After some hesitation, the Fifth Prince ordered the interrogation to begin. Various torture methods were applied to her in the dungeon. Surprisingly, despite her young age, she was remarkably stubborn and endured it all. Although she couldn't help but cry out at times, she never uttered another word. This impressed the Fifth Prince. Even a grown man would struggle to remain expressionless under such torture.
However, seeing her weakened state, he stopped the proceedings. The interrogation would continue tomorrow. They couldn't kill her; they needed to play the long game to catch bigger fish.
That night, several figures stealthily approached the entrance of the dungeon. They pressed a button, releasing sleeping gas into the area, and then cautiously entered. They descended a long flight of stairs and arrived before a stone chamber. After much knocking, they discovered the mechanism and excitedly opened the stone door, only to find it empty.
"Not good, we've been tricked!" the leader shouted, quickly leading his men to retreat. But upon reaching the entrance, they found it had already been sealed.
They had anticipated various possibilities before coming. In such a situation, they immediately took out the explosives they had carried, lit the fuses, and hid behind the stone door.
Suddenly, Wu Cai Wei heard a deafening explosion, followed by the ground shaking. She gasped, realizing something was wrong. Without even picking up her weapon, she rushed towards the dungeon.
From a distance, she saw several figures crawling out of the dungeon and then quickly escaping. She only managed to engage with the one at the rear, watching helplessly as they got away. This time, Wu Cai Wei was furious. She was determined to capture them, otherwise, losing so much of her dungeon with nothing to show for it was unbearable.
With a blade at his throat, Wu Cai Mei finally felt some of her anger dissipate. She ordered her men to escort him away, resolving to interrogate him thoroughly the next day. Looking at the heavily damaged dungeon, Wu Cai Wei regretted not stopping the Fifth Prince from implementing this plan. While the Fifth Prince's manor had plenty of people, building a suitable dungeon required not only skill but also knowledge of mechanisms.
Since those people had escaped, but one of their men was captured, she was confident they would return, though not as brazenly as today.
Meanwhile, the Fifth Prince subjected the captured man to torture. Not everyone could endure it like Wu Yue. Knowing he faced a grim fate if captured, the man hesitated for a long time. After enduring rounds of torture, he finally spoke. It was then that the Fifth Prince learned the leader's name was Qiu Bai.
Hearing the name, he was somewhat surprised. If they hadn't met under such circumstances, the Fifth Prince might have tried to recruit him. Qiu Bai was the renowned number one assassin in the martial world, also the master of the Sword Immortal Pavilion. His business spanned the entire southern region, with investments in various industries, making him incredibly wealthy.
Even more remarkably, he was highly skilled in martial arts. Recently, it was rumored that after being ambushed by someone, he had taken up medicine and achieved considerable success. Though others envied his vast wealth, they could do nothing about him.
They sought his favor and begged him to inform them in advance or spare their lives if someone paid to have them killed, given their usual deference and existing acquaintance.
However, he couldn't comprehend why such a person would become his enemy. The captured man was also bewildered, stating he had no idea why, only that he was there to rescue Wu Yue. Wu Yue had grown up with them, and their bond was deep.
After confirming the man knew nothing further, the Fifth Prince imprisoned him with Wu Yue. These two were his bait, intended to lure Qiu Bai himself to the location to rescue them. He didn't believe Qiu Bai could escape his grasp repeatedly.