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The boy slowly sat up, then removed his mask as he said, "I have an agreement with Liu Jinglong. If you find me, then my assassination attempt has failed, and I have to become his disciple and cultivate under him, so don't kill me!"
"Where is he?" Chen Ping'an asked.
The boy shook his head as he replied, "He told me to tell you that he's going to make a trip to the capital of the Great Seal Script Empire first, then come and find us after that."
A look of frustration then appeared on the boy's face as he slammed his fist into the ground and he grumbled, "This is my first-ever assassination job!"
Chen Ping'an drifted down onto the ground, then made his way out of the reeds, using his hiking pole to clear out a path.
After some hesitation, the boy gritted his teeth and cast his mask aside, then followed Chen Ping'an onto the path.
Chen Ping'an slowed down slightly, and the boy mustered up some courage before catching up to him.
The two of them began walking alongside each other. There were some rumors swirling around within Deer Cutter Mountain pertaining to Chen Ping'an. The boy was deemed a bright prospect by Deer Cutter Mountain and had been receiving training as an assassin from a young age. Furthermore, he had grown up by the mountain master's side his entire life, so he was privy to some secrets.
From what he had heard, Chen Ping'an appeared like an innocuous and easygoing scholar, but following the first failed assassination attempt on him, another hit was ordered on him almost immediately thereafter.
The mountain master had once told the boy that Chen Ping'an was someone who was prone to getting himself into a lot of trouble, but was also very good at getting himself out of trouble.
"Are you a swordsman?" Chen Ping'an asked.
The boy nodded as he replied, "My master told me that I'm very precious for my aptitude as a swordsman,...
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