Vol 1 Chapter 23 (1/2)

Chapter 23: The assassin

Old Ha’s corpse was sprawled on the bed, the body covered with the cotton blanket Only a pair of legs was exposed and the smell of blood was faint It was obvious that the assassin had already taken care of him If Fei Jie had not trained Fan Xian’s nose to be sensitive, he ht have missed it

Fan Xian remained silent in the corner The dark blanketed both the assassin and him

He tried Five-Bay within his body flowed gently and his heartbeat began to har of the streets

The assassin had not left The agents of the Eh After poisoning Fan Xian, they would wait until night to confir in the cover of night to escape Danzhou port Since the assassin had impersonated Old Ha’s nephew in this city, he must be familiar with this place and will not seek another surveillance site

Since things had gone beyond Fan Xian’s calculations, he had carefully observed the room Other than the ice cold corpse of Old Ha on the bed, there were no signs of anyone

Hugging the wall, hethat he did not knock into anything andto other inconspicuous corners of the room

Inching along the walls, he reached the side of the balcony Rays of light seeped through theOld Ha was obviously not affluent enough to afford a glass hich hy the lighting in the rooht, using the contrasts of light and dark to blend into the shadows (Rike a ninja ~MCM)

After standing there for quite a long time, he furrowed his brows Perhaps he was mistaken; the assassin who tried to poison him may have already left Danzhou port If that was the case, co care of Housekeeper Zhou would have been unwise

He walked to the bedside intending to have a look at the cause of death of poor Old ha However, he began to feel edgier as he got closer and closer to the bed He could hear a slight change in pressure fro was hidden by the furor down in the otten closer to the bed that he ed to catch wind of it

The assassin discovered that so behind Old Ha’s corpse

The breathing behind the corpse on the bed was very stable, with only around seven breaths exchanged in a minute If Fan Xian did not possess an extraordinarily abundant inner energy that enhanced his hearing, he ht not have heard it

Fan Xian’s footsteps stopped Staring at the bed for a long time, he wondered if this was a trap

The hawking outside theremained noisy Fro closely, one couldits way here

He knew that the building faced athe road to becooes by, it would probably face er and waited quietly

The assassin behind the corpse was also waiting patiently He did not h he was certain that the other person possessed the sa tiers in Danzhou port Perhaps he should have left i the evidence and not stayed around where there was a possibility that he could have been discovered

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