Room 2015.
Zi'ang and Mao Wei, who had already registered, exchanged glances. Zi'ang yawned, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Boom boom boom.
When the knocking stopped, a voice from inside said, "Come in."
Pushing open the door, two members of the Twelve Zodiacs walked in and saw Hyperion, whom they had seen downstairs before, reading a book in the spacious living room. A masked man was peeling an apple with a dagger, and a figure in a black robe was standing at the window with his back to the door.
At this time, the figure turned around, and he was wearing a strange mask on his face. The mask had many lines that were woven into an eye.
This is the 'Twelve Zodiacs' and the leader of the Shadowless, Midnight.
"Here we are, Ziang, Maowei." Midnight's voice was gentle under the mask, "Come in quickly."
"Too slow. I thought you two had died on the road." said the man peeling the apple. He was also wearing a mask with the word "ugly" on it.
"Your mouth still stinks, Chouliang." Mao Wei snorted, walked to the other side of the living room, pulled a chair and sat down.
The man named Chouliang said slowly, "Nonsense, I brush my teeth regularly, how can my mouth stink?"
He finished peeling the apple, lifted a corner of his mask, revealing his open mouth, and began to bite it with a crunching sound.
There was another knock on the door, and then Chen Hu, dressed as a waiter, came in with a plate with a bottle of wine and several glasses on it. He opened the bottle like a real waiter, filled each glass, and then smiled and said, "I found this in the hotel's wine cellar. I think it's pretty good. You can drink and chat."
When a cup was placed in front of Hyperion, the bookish man put down his book, shook his head and said, "I don't drink."
Ziang beside him took it with a smile: "Then let me drink it."
He tried it and nodded, "It's really good."
Mao Wei looked at Midnight impatiently and said, "Let's get down to business. It's getting late. It's past my usual bedtime."
After eating the apple, Chou Liang smiled and said, "Are you still a child? Going to bed so early?"
Mao Wei snorted, "You don't know that staying up late is the enemy of beauty. I don't blame you. Really, it's hard for me to ask for anything from someone as ignorant as you."
Chou Liang said without any self-consciousness: "Why do you have to be so beautiful? Anyway, no man would like you if they knew your true face."
Mao Wei's mouth twitched and she said, "Shut your mouth, or I'll kill you."
Chou Liang shrugged his shoulders and said, "What makes you feel like you can kill me? Even if I give you one hand and one leg, you may not be able to kill me."
"alright."
Before the situation deteriorated further, Midnight said, "Lin Jianping has arrived at Lieyang Castle today."
The room finally quieted down, and the members of the Twelve Zodiacs all looked at their leader. Midnight continued, "Hyperion, please explain the situation to everyone."
Hyperion glanced at everyone slowly, staying longer on Mao Wei and Chou Liang, and then said, "I will only say it once. If you missed it or didn't remember it, find it yourself."
Let others ask. My throat has been uncomfortable recently, so I don’t want to talk too much. ”
No one has any objections.
The young man put the book on his knees and said leisurely, "Lin Jianping arrived in the morning. The young lord of Lieyang Fort personally brought the high officials of the fort to greet him. The residents of the city also lined the streets to welcome him. Lieyang Fort received this permanent member of the Golden Council with the highest standards of etiquette."
"what the hell."
Mao Wei laughed contemptuously, "I thought the city lord who could develop a fortress to this scale in a short period of time was quite capable, but it turns out he is just a vulgar person who used the highest standards of etiquette to curry favor with Lin Jianping so that he could enter the council and have a seat? It's really disappointing. Before coming here, I still had some expectations for him."
Chou Liang beside him smiled deeply and said, "I don't need you to think highly of me. Besides, even if you think highly of me, I might not think highly of you."
"I heard that the city lord has three young wives. Young, what a beautiful word."
Snapped.
The cup in Mao Wei's hand shattered into pieces. She looked at the guy wearing the mask and asked, "Do you really want to die?"
Chou Liang spread his hands and said, "Are people not allowed to tell the truth now?"
"That's it."
Chen Hu, a middle-aged man dressed as a waiter but exuding an amazing aura, glanced sharply at Mao Wei and Chou Liang: "I know Midnight doesn't object to our competition and confrontation with each other, but now is not the time. You should all stop talking and focus on the next thing!"
Hyperion also said: "Chen Hu is right, and you are disrespecting the fruits of my labor. Next time, I will not say anything, and I hope you fail in the operation and get killed, so that I will have a lot less to say to you in the future."
Chou Liang stood up and bowed to Mao Wei in all seriousness, saying, "Forgive my gaffe, ma'am. I will control my mouth and never let it say anything that would displease you."
Mao Wei snorted and turned her head to look elsewhere.
Hyperion glanced at them and continued, "There is one very strange thing. When they met, Lin Jianping and the city lord stared at each other for a moment, and then as if they had reached some consensus, the two of them tacitly treated the previous events as if nothing had happened. But I am sure that something must have happened."
"Unfortunately, there are too few clues and information. I can't deduce anything."
Midnight asked calmly, "How many people did Lin Jianping bring?"
"There is only one person who can truly be called a master."
Hyperion raised a finger and said, "That's Lin Jianping's female relative, a 'Pacifier' named Li Yi, but she's only rank 6."
"As we all know, peacemakers are not known for their combat power. Even if they reach the Heavenly Rank, they cannot form effective combat power in a head-on conflict, at least they cannot match other classes of the same level."
"But their abilities are amazing, and they are very effective in providing support and delivering unexpected attacks."
"As for a rank 6, you just need to pay a little attention to it."
Ziang yawned twice and said, "So our difficulty in this assassination is indeed still Lin Jianping, the super strong man of rank 10?"
"yes."
Hyperion pushed his glasses down on his nose and said:
"However, I want to remind you. If you take action in Lieyang Castle, there is a more than 70% chance that the city lord will intervene."
Midnight said nonchalantly: "This is normal. If Lin Jianping gets into trouble in his own fortress, it will be difficult for him to explain to the Golden Court."
Hyperion nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Therefore, in addition to Lin Jianping, we must also take into account the possible variables in Lieyang Castle."
"So, who are the people in Lieyang Castle who can be considered as fighting forces?" Midnight went straight to the point.
Hyperion counted on his fingers and said, "The first one must be the Lord of Lieyang Castle, the man named Tianyang. There is already a lot of information showing that he is a celestial rank and possesses a great celestial phenomenon."
"When he was in the Central Continent, he had a conflict with the bishop of the Cardinals of the Church of War there. They confronted each other with meteorology, and many people witnessed it. In addition, the 'Strongest Fist' Peter Desmonk personally invited him to join the Golden Council. It can be imagined that this city lord is definitely not a simple character."
"In the entire Lieyang Castle, he should be the second strongest person after Lin Jianping."
"In addition to this city lord, there are at least two other Heavenly Ranks in Lieyang Castle. One is a general under the city lord, a tall woman in red who wields a golden sword. I don't know her specific name, but from the intelligence I have collected, her combat power should also be at the Heavenly Rank level. However, she has never shown her aura, so it is impossible to tell whether she is hiding her strength or has no aura."
"The other one is a man named Kasa, but he is not a strong man from Lieyang Fort. He lives in the desert for a long time. It seems that he lives in Lieyang Fort because the mayor of this fortress took him and the people of a village in."
"From the interactions between them, if necessary, the city lord should ask Kasa to help. This desert warrior is undoubtedly a celestial rank, and has meteorological features, but they should only be ordinary warrior meteorological features, not a great celestial phenomenon."
Mao Wei snapped open her pocket watch and glanced at it, saying, "You just mentioned that it was inside Lieyang Castle. So, do you think there will be Heavenly Ranks coming from outside Lieyang Castle as well?"
Hyperion nodded slightly: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Liyang Fort has many allies. Previously there were Ares Fort, Lightning Fort, and Silver Dragon Fort; now there are Iron Blood Fort and Dark Moon Fort. If Lin Jianping announces the city lord's qualifications as a councillor, it is not difficult to imagine that there will be a celebration next. In that case, it is natural to invite allies to participate and show their influence."
"In that case, there are more Heavenly Ranks in Lieyang Castle than those mentioned above. However, if something happens, I think the ones who will go all out to protect Lin Jianping or even hunt us down are only those mentioned above."
Midnight said in a deep voice: "Then, let's use these people as imaginary enemies. Hyperion, deduce the entire process of assassinating Lin Jianping, including the several evacuation routes we have planned, and deduce what will happen when we act according to the plan."
"Then, tomorrow night, we will do our best to assassinate Lin Jianping."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss it, it will be hard to find such an opportunity again in the future!"
Just as everyone nodded, Ziang, who looked listless, raised his hand and said, "I don't want to pour cold water on you, but I think it's necessary to remind you that Lin Jianping is not a fool. Would he really be so careless as to sell us such a good opportunity?"
"I'm a little worried. Maybe this is a trap, a trap for us."