9 Snake and Rabbit 8 (1/2)

The demon king finally decided to go out and check on the little rabbit. She had always been a little odd, it couldn't be that just a few moments of entering closed cultivation and she had already gone completely crazy right? Oh, right, wasn't there that saying that rabbits will die of loneliness? It couldn't be helped, the demon king thought, deciding to go check up on the rabbit just in case.

As for Yin Mei, she wasn't sure why the demon king had come out, but was happy nonetheless. Immediately, a smug expression crept onto her face. It seems that she was forgetting her manners more and more, or it was more accurate to say, her true colors were showing.

She excitedly recounted her adventure, emphasizing how hard it was to get back here and how awesome she was and how much the demon king should appreciate her hard work. After doing so, she revealed the dragon bone sword. After she retrieved the sword from the sword grave, it had regained its true appearance. It was a sword that shined ice blue with various carvings on it, the hilt covered in fur and the characters Winter Moon engraved on the blade.

The demon king had actually only been half listening, but seeing the shining blue sword, Yin Mei immediately got his full attention.

”It's a sword made from the bone of an ice dragon.” Taking it out, the cold bit at Yin Mei's fingers, and she quickly handed it over to the demon king. She really wasn't compatible with the ice element! Her eyes were sparkling as she had an expression of ”praise me! praise me!” written on her face.

”You did good,” the demon king said, not stingy with his praise like he usually was. For him, this treasure could even be considered to be better than the mysterious rock, solely from the fact that this was made out of dragon bone. After all, the end goal of the demon king was to pass through the dragon gate to transform himself into a true dragon. This sword would be very beneficial for him. ”You can go ask Hu Shan to cook you whatever you want for dinner,” he added on, and Yin Mei immediately ran off in excitement.

Of course, the demon king would reward her with something else later, but for now, the sword was the most important.

Yin Mei didn't know, but actually this sword had almost completely cemented the demon king's decision in killing off the female lead. With the sword added to the mix, a furnace like the female lead was made unnecessary. It was much more useful to just kill her off in order to obtain the Nine Dragons Stove. ”Did you finish the check?” The demon king asked, and a voice appeared from thin air to answer him.

This voice was deep and cold, it was the sound of the hidden guard captain. ”Yes, Your Majesty. The furnace indeed possess a refining stove with the same description mentioned by Miss Bai.”

”Good, good! This Li Kingdom truly has many surprises.” The demon king chuckled lightly, his red lips curving up into a delighted smile. ”Ha... hahaha... hahahahaha! With this I'll finally be able to pass through the dragon gate! How delightful.”

”Congratulations, Your Majesty.” The hidden guard replied.

”What are you congratulating me for when we haven't even obtained the stove yet?” The demon king scoffed, scorning the hidden guard captain.

”Please accept my apologies. Should we...?” The hidden guard trailed off, waiting for the demon king to reply.

”No, not yet. So far, the little rabbit has been accurate. I want to see this hidden backing she mentioned, and if it's really as powerful as she says it is. There's no harm in being cautious. I've already been waiting for so long, being patient for a little more is no problem.” The demon king answered, stroking the blade of the dragon sword. ”Letting her out to play, and she comes back with so many good things. It's only right to let her do as she pleases for now.”

Meanwhile, Yin Mei was feeling very happy these next few days. Even the thought that she would soon be an accessory for murder couldn't get her feeling down. She was currently feeling that the mission might not be so impossible anymore. Yin Mei didn't even think they would need to do that convoluted plan of having the female lead get the male lead's golden finger first before stealing from the female lead either. After all, the male lead was about to get weakened from the assassination and the demon king had powered up with the mysterious rock and dragon sword!

When it came time for the assassination event, it was three days after she had come back to the manor, currently about one at night. The demon king was, as always, dressed in a casual robe that revealed too much of his skin for Yin Mei to feel comfortable. He was currently lounging on a chair under the moonlight, a steaming cup of tea placed on the small table beside him. The dew shone on the petals of white hibiscus flowers, creating a picturesque scene.

Yin Mei adjusted the cloak around her shoulders, looking like a night time assassin dressed in all black. ”I'll be right back!” She turned around and then with a jump, leapt over the manor wall. She had gotten more and more used to the difference in physical abilities. Originally, Yin Mei had been a shut in that couldn't even run for half a minute before being out of breath, but now she was pretty much super human. She could create holes in the wall with a single punch, run thousands of miles without breaking a sweat, and even fly on a sword... even Yin Mei felt that she was scary awesome now.

The reason that Yin Mei wasn't going with the demon king was one part feeling that she could handle this without the demon king, one part feeling bad dragging him around all the time, and fifty parts unable to invite him after he had sat down and wished her luck.

She jumped from house to house, following the handy dandy GPS feature of the system. After getting lost in the dimensional space for two weeks, she learned her lesson! Arriving at her destination, she landed in a hidden alleyway just in front of the male lead. This was the first time that she was seeing the male lead. Although it was dark, Yin Mei could see clearly. The ninth prince was sitting on the ground, his back leaned up against the wall. He had his hand pressed against his stomach, his black clothes stained an even darker black with blood. His eyes were narrowed, the moonlight reflecting in them.