Chapter 341 - 339: The Mysterious Woman
The woman’s words made Chen Tianlong stop in his tracks again. He turned his head and took another look at the woman. Although he couldn’t see her face, he could slightly judge from her eyes and voice that she was likely a woman in her forties.
"Who exactly are you? How do you know about my Soul-Stealing Three Needles?" Chen Tianlong asked in surprise.
"Haha, you don’t need to know who I am. All you need to do is agree to my request," the woman in black chuckled slowly and calmly.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath and thought for a moment. He really wanted to know the secret of the Soul-Stealing Three Needles. From the beginning, Chen Tianlong felt that Old Bai’s ultimate skill couldn’t possibly be that ineffective.
If this move alone was enough to make Yan Nanfei invincible back in the day, then one could only say people back then must have been really pathetic.
"State your terms!"
After pondering for a moment, Chen Tianlong asked coldly.
"Help me kill Ouyang Meijia," the woman’s voice was firm and resolute.
"Why?"
"You don’t need to know the reason, just answer me, will you agree or not?"
"Sorry, I can’t do that!"
Chen Tianlong gasped. He never expected that within the Ouyang Manor, someone would want to kill the young lady here. This woman had to be eliminated; otherwise, Meijia might be in danger.
"But you no longer have a choice, because I’ve already told you the secret. If you don’t accept the task, not only will you not learn the secret of the Soul-Stealing Three Needles, but I won’t let you go either."
The woman’s voice suddenly turned cold, and she also pulled out a dagger, which gleamed under the moonlight.
Chen Tianlong took two steps back, unsure of who this woman was. But the idea of killing Ouyang Meijia was out of the question.
Ouyang Meijia, in a certain sense, was a great benefactor. Without her introduction, Chen Tianlong could never have entered the Ice Hall with Wu Mengting. It housed three thousand troops.
Obviously, asking him to kill his benefactor was not something he would accept, even during his time with the Assassin Group, let alone now.
"Aren’t you wearing a veil? I don’t even know you."
Just as Chen Tianlong finished speaking, the woman shamelessly pulled down her veil, and from her face, Chen Tianlong instantly recognized another face.
Ouyang Jian!
This person must be related to Ouyang Jian. From her features, she bore a striking resemblance to Ouyang Jian.
Chen Tianlong pondered for a moment. This person was in her forties and looked a lot like Ouyang Jian. Siblings were out of the question, so it could only be his mother or aunt.
"Who are you to Ouyang Jian?"
Chen Tianlong knew that he couldn’t rid himself of this woman’s entanglement now.
No need to ask; she would definitely say, now that I’ve removed the veil, you’ve recognized me. If you don’t agree, I can only kill you to silence you.
"Haha, you’re very clever, you understood at a glance!"
The woman retracted her stern face, replacing it with a chuckle, then started walking toward Chen Tianlong.
In the moonlight, Chen Tianlong finally saw the woman’s face clearly.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong was quite surprised. This woman was astonishingly well-maintained; only her voice betrayed her age. Her fair face showed no signs of aging, as if she had undergone beauty treatments.
"Chen Tianlong, just one word, kill or not?"
The woman spoke decisively as if she had complete confidence in dealing with Chen Tianlong, with a hint of subtle threat.
"Looking at your posture, it’s as if you have me all figured out. If that’s the case, why don’t you do the killing yourself?"
Chen Tianlong asked somewhat puzzled.
"Hmph, that’s none of your business!"
"Haha, because you can’t kill me at all!"
Chen Tianlong directly exposed, "Don’t think that just because you know Old Bai’s Soul-Stealing Three Needles, you’re very formidable."
"Is that so?"
The woman in black’s expression suddenly changed. With a flip of her right hand, three silver needles appeared, and she threw them at Chen Tianlong. Initially, Chen Tianlong was indifferent, but the next moment, he was a bit terrified.
As soon as the three silver needles left the woman’s hand, they suddenly turned into nine, with the coverage tripled, and they were very fast.
Ghost Shadow Flash!
Chen Tianlong used the Assassin Group’s unique skill again, barely managing to dodge a disaster, but he was left feeling lingering fear.
This woman was too mysterious. Even though he knew she had some connection to Ouyang Jian, what exactly that connection was, Chen Tianlong truly didn’t know, without any evidence to capture her.
After dodging the attack, Chen Tianlong noticed the woman quickly running towards a building when she decided not to attack him further.
That place seemed to be the Library Pavilion of the Ouyang Manor. After realizing this, Chen Tianlong knew that apart from this move, the woman had no real strength. Out of curiosity, Chen Tianlong quickly followed her.
After all, this woman in black brought too many questions to him.
Why kill Ouyang Meijia?
And why does she know the secret of the Soul-Stealing Three Needles and can even perform the skill of turning three needles into nine?
With these questions in mind, Chen Tianlong quickly followed her. He stopped in front of a large mansion because aside from being the Library Pavilion, it was also Ouyang Xiu’s harem.
It was said to be the place where his wives lived.
Ouyang Xiu had three wives. The first wife was naturally Ouyang Meijia’s mother, who was already dead, but her status remained. The other two wives still lived in this large mansion.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"
Upon reaching the entrance of the villa, a woman suddenly stepped out, dressed luxuriously, with a rather arrogant demeanor, accompanied by two maids.
She looked around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Chen Tianlong guessed she might be Ouyang Xiu’s young wife.
"Sorry, I just saw someone in black break into your residence. I don’t know who it was, so I came to check. If I’ve disturbed you, please forgive me."
Being at others’ mercy, Chen Tianlong spoke respectfully.
"Oh, then you can leave now. I walked all the way here from my room and didn’t see any person in black that you mentioned. Maybe they went somewhere else."
The woman said impatiently.
"Alright then."
Facing such an unyielding woman, Chen Tianlong couldn’t be bothered to argue with her. He would just find another way in later; it wasn’t hard at all.
Watching Chen Tianlong’s departing figure, the woman let out a sigh of relief, then returned to her bedroom after standing for a moment.
Two minutes later, behind the villa, a nimble figure flashed and entered through a balcony of a lit room. Chen Tianlong wanted to see if the woman would be there.
However, as Chen Tianlong lightly pushed open the back door of the balcony, he heard the sound of water splashing from inside. He darted into the room and, after scrutinizing it, found several pieces of women’s clothing inside.
Suddenly, someone walked out of the bathroom, and their eyes met, both freezing in place.