151 The Pac (1/2)

With the sword and the scabbard thrown onto the ground, Gu Shenwei was holding on to his saber. His look was cold. It was as though the person lying on the bed was a human-figured target.

Although Xu Yanwei had seen all kinds of clients before, a chill still ran down her spine. Her body curled up like a baby. She begged fearfully, ”Please have mercy.”.

He walked to the front of the bed. He used his saber to lift the quilt that was covering Xu Yanwei. He could use blood to control Shopkeeper Lyu and bribe Xu Xiaoyi with money. Towards these fickle-minded ladies, he had to use different approaches. Sometimes, he even wanted to kill her.

The only person Gu Shenwei didn't dare to attack was Pot-bellied Buddha. Every time he thought of what that fat ugly man had done to his daughter, he felt extremely disgusted. In his opinion, even though this woman was sometimes filthier than a beggar crawling in the gutter, this filth stirred up his last bit of sympathy for her.

Gu Shenwei could not comprehend his emotions, but he did not want to inquire further. He only knew one thing. If he was unable to make Xu Yanwei surrender now, he would have to kill her.

His sympathy for her stopped here.

Xu Yanwei finally understood his gaze. Instead of the usual feelings of cruelty, abreaction, and desire, it displayed the strong will of a killer.

”Next time, you will earn enough money to escape from Jade City.”

Xu Yanwei looked at the knife in Gu Shenwei's hand and suddenly became shy for no particular reason. She nodded while pulling the quilt up unknowingly.

”However, you have to return your life, which you owed, back to me.”

Gu Shenwei had rescued the siblings twice before, but Xu Yanwei was unaware of this. To her, she never owed anyone anything. She would only obey and be controlled by her master. Hence, she nodded again.

”You have to work for me for three years. Then you and your brother will be free.”

This was an offer from a killer. Xu Yanwei nodded again. As she was good at acting, sometimes she couldn't even tell which roles were real. This time she was playing a new role, which was a businesswoman who didn't know the value of her goods.

She liked this role. All this while, she was being passed around like a wine jug. She never had a chance to make a deal.

”Speak up.”, Gu Shenwei ordered as he was slightly dissatisfied with Xu Yanwei's constant nodding.

”For three years, Xiaoyi and I will work for you. We'll do anything.”, she said with an emphasis on the last sentence.

There was a table, which was filled with the mess left behind by the previous customers, in the bedroom. Gu Shenwei poured away the wine in a glass and refilled it. He made a cut on his left wrist using his saber and dripped his blood into the glass. He turned and looked at her, who was on the bed.

Xu Yanwei dressed as quickly as she undressed. While she was getting off the bed, she draped her clothes over her. By the time she was off, she was neatly dressed. No one could do better than her in such a scenario.

”Give me your hand.”

”I'll do it myself.”

Xu Yanwei was filled with excitement and deeply fascinated by this strange yet mannish pact. She devoted herself wholeheartedly. She picked up the sword on the carpet and drew the sword out. She was shocked by the light, which was reflected off the sword. She brought the sword to the side of the table with both hands, as though she was holding a holy object.

By gently cutting herself, blood was oozing out from her smooth skin, as though it was a piece of compressed cotton. It was similar to a small blooming flower, whereby it bloomed and withered in a flash. Blood trickled down the delicate wrist.

Xu Yanwei turned her body after cutting herself. She felt giddy. She threw the sword away and grabbed onto the table. She stared at the blood fuse in the wine and smiled. She lifted the cup, drank a big mouthful and licked off the blood stain on her wrist.

Gu Shenwei took the glass and drank the remaining half.

His judgment was right. The seemingly delicate Xu Yanwei had a strong heart, which was stronger than most men.

Xu Yanwei called for her younger brother so that they could listen to the new master's orders.

Xu Xiaoyi locked the door. He could then leave his money reluctantly and headed upstairs.

The look of Mr. Huan surprised him. As he was familiar with all sorts of appearances that a satisfied client would have, he did not expect such a cold expression. His sister seemed weird as well. Her eyes were beaming as though she wanted to share a big secret.

Gu Shenwei repeated the deal to Xu Xiaoyi, as he didn't want to make Xu Xiaoyi perform the blood oath. Gu Shenwei began to make specific requests. He chose them to work for him after thoughtful considerations.

”Help me collect all the information related to the Stone Castle. I want to know all kinds of information, be it what kind of drinks the customers like or whose toes are shorter. I want to know all of this information, regardless how trivial or uncanny.”

The Xu siblings were born and grew up in the South City. They knew the place inside out, hence they were the best people to help Gu Shenwei collect information.

However, after listening to Mr. Huan's words, both of them became afraid and started finding excuses.

”Ah, I understand now. Stone Castle wanted to catch the spies so they wanted to hear what everyone is talking about. They would kill anyone who spoke ill about them.”, Xu Xiaoyi said while making a killer pose.

”You wanted to rise up the ranks. You wanted to know what kind of things your superiors like so that you could cater to their tastes.”, Xu Yanwei guessed. Her guess was more accurate.