Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 214: Innocence of Beauty
"My mission is to kill you!"
By the bonfire in the mountain temple, Ani was warming herself by the fire while telling Xu Zun her story.
But the first sentence of the story surprised Xu Zun. He didn't expect that Ani came here just for the assassination.
No wonder, every time I get close to Ani, Ku Niang appears.
It turned out that Ku Niang did not want to disturb her good fortune, but had already sensed Ani's murderous intention.
"My background is not fake," Ani said, "I am really the maid of Ai Yu, the princess of the Naiman tribe in Haimier County, Yuanzhou.
"Just because I was prettier than her, I was humiliated and abused since I was a child. You can't imagine what I went through at such a young age...
"If they didn't want to sell me for a good price, they would have ruined my appearance long ago!"
Ani narrated all this calmly, but Xu Zun felt extremely distressed when he heard it. It is sad to see .
"Later, they sold me, but they didn't know that the one who bought me was from Xuanmen." Ani continued, "I grew up in a place similar to Qinglan Temple, but the training I received was different.
"I was not forced to take the medicine by them because I have an innate hatred," Ani said. "Whenever I think of the ugly faces of Princess Ayu and others, I swear to use my efforts to prove that my face is innocent."
"Then..." Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "Did you take revenge on them?"
"No," Ani shook her head. "It's a pity that their family was implicated in the case of the county governor reselling national artifacts, and they have been exiled. I heard that Princess Ayu also became a maid in another family. I don't know what she is like now..."
Xu Zun nodded silently without making any comment. It seemed that evil would be punished.
"After I finished my studies, I initially served as a Xuanmen messenger," Ani continued, "mainly responsible for delivering people and medicine to Shangyuan City!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun's eyes lit up, "Are you the Holy Envoy?"
"You know all this?" Ani was surprised and shook her head. "How can I be a Holy Envoy at my young age? I am just an errand boy at best."
"Send someone and some medicine..." Xu Zun asked, "Who and what medicine?"
"The people are naturally those qualified girls who were collected from all over the place. They are all beautiful and smart." Ani replied, "There's no need to ask about the medicine, right? It's the kind that can brainwash and control them."
oh……
Xu Zun recalled that when he framed Li Jinlou, it was Ani who provided them with the hallucinogenic pill.
"So... where did you get to Shangyuan City? Who is your supervisor?" Xu Zun asked hurriedly.
"Yuanzhou," Ani replied, "but with my arrest, I'm afraid all the contact stations I know about have been withdrawn!"
"Where is your supervisor?" Xu Zun asked again.
"He is a Taoist master from Yuanzhou," Ani said, "He trained me. I only know his appearance, but I don't know his background.
“Afterwards, I don’t know whether he made a mistake or got a promotion, and I never saw him again.
"Since then, I have been assigned to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and have become Lu Jinlong's subordinate."
"So that's the case," Xu Zun asked again, "So, Lu Jinlong is also a Xuanmen Daozun-level figure?"
"Yes," Ani nodded, "Marquis Changping has a wide network of contacts, he should be a relatively important figure in Xuanmen!"
"Then..." Xu Zun asked, " Where is his mother, Taoist Qinglan?"
"It should be another Taoist priest," Ani said, "Before the incident, I didn't know anything about Taoist priest Qinglan and Qinglan Temple."
"What do you mainly do for Lu Jinlong?"
"Let's send people and medicine," Ani said, "I just said that the contact points are all in Yuanzhou, and they must have been evacuated."
"Then..." Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "What about Lu Xiaofeng? Did you do it too?"
"No," Ani said, "Lu Xiaofeng should be an accident. It was Lu Jinlong who was good at making decisions, but he didn't expect that he would become the key factor in the total collapse.
“It is said that Lu Xiaofeng’s father accidentally found out something that might threaten Lu Jinlong, so Lu Jinlong wanted to kill them all.
"And Lu Xiaofeng is an incomparable favored daughter of heaven, so I took the opportunity to take her in."
"So..." Xu Zun frowned, "Lu Xiaofeng's family is all dead?"
"Luo Yu did it," Ani shook her head, "I didn't know about it. In fact, I just came to Shangyuan City not long ago, and I don't know a lot of things.
"The mission I received was to be sent to Chongtian Temple with Lu Xiaofeng, and then send Wei Bei back to destroy Chongtian Temple and put on a show for you.
"I think that Lu Jinlong had already discovered that Lu Xiaofeng was a fatal flaw, so he wanted to make up for it as much as possible! He even went so far as to destroy Chongtian Temple!"
"Oh..." Xu Zun nodded, "So, you approached me and insisted on being my maid just to get close to me? Didn't you just say that you wanted to assassinate me?"
"Of course not at the beginning," Ani explained, "Lu Jinlong found that you were a very difficult guy, so he sent me to be undercover beside you and understand your actions.
"If I find out that you have the potential to discover secrets and threaten Xuanmen, I will kill you immediately!"
"So that's how it is..." Xu Zun finally understood the whole story.
"But..." Ani looked at the carriage in the distance and said helplessly, "I didn't expect that you would have a female ghost to protect you. I don't have any chance in front of her! I can't believe that there are such powerful masters in this world."
Hearing this, Xu Zun also looked at the carriage where Ku Niang was, and felt deeply moved. It seemed that saving Ku Niang in the cellar was a blessing in disguise.
"Okay, let's talk about the important topic!" Xu Zun turned his gaze back to Ani and asked solemnly, "What are the girls trained by Qinglan Temple used for?"
"Well..." Ani said, "Maybe you also want to be trained as a backbone force like me ?"
"Nonsense!" Xu Zun glared at Annie. "You can figure this out with your fingernail. There's no need to find stunning beauties to train core members, right?"
"Oh... that's right," Ani thought for a while and shook her head, "Then I don't know! Before you destroyed Qinglan Temple, I thought the base was in Changping Marquis Mansion!
"Because every time I sent people and medicine, I gave them to Changping Hou. But I didn't expect that the real base was in Qinglan Temple."
"Really?" Xu Zun was very disappointed. He didn't expect that Ani didn't know the purpose of those beautiful women.
"Sir, you said before that Xuanmen was going to take action in the Holy Capital," Ani guessed, "Could these girls have been sent to the palace as concubines? Are they going to assassinate the Queen Mother and the Emperor?"
Xu Zun frowned and remained silent.
Before this, he had learned from Cai Kun that Lu Jinlong and Taoist Qinglan had not sent any women into the palace.
Therefore, those trained female killers must have other uses.
"Then..." Xu Zun thought for a moment and asked again, "Lu Jinlong is the Marquis of Changping and enjoys a noble position. Why did he and his mother join Xuanmen?"
"I don't know about that either," Ani replied. "According to the rules of the Xuanmen sect, anyone who secretly inquires about the identity of others will be executed!"
"Then..." Xu Zun asked a more crucial question, "What do you know about the Holy City?
"If you can provide useful information and help us resolve this crisis, then you can warm my bed openly!"
Hearing Xu Zun's words, Ani's cheeks turned slightly red, but she still shook her head gently:
"The various branches of Xuanmen are all connected through single lines, especially in a place like the Holy City, it is even more impossible for ordinary Xuanmen disciples like us to understand..."
