Chapter 400: Turbulent Undercurrents (2/2)

“What makes you so flustered?” Elder Zhao was surprised to see the steward looking slightly disturbed and he was intrigued. This steward had previously been their best assassin. He was a cold blooded figure and not much could ruffle his feathers.

“The empress has been here to set up a task,” he said cutting straight to the problem.

“It is not the first time she has turned to us, why are you so flustered?” Elder Zhao asked with a frown.

“This time she wanted us to kill Sir Xue Wei.”

“Sir Xue Wei?” The eyes of Elder Zhao widened in shock.

“Isn’t that the one that we heard from the headquarters to never touch? The one who has a VIP clearance and someone our two bosses values greatly?”

“That is indeed the person.”

“Crap.”

Both were silent for some time, but then Elder Zhao sighed. “We got to forfeit this mission. We cannot go against our superiors’ orders and honestly I am not willing to go against This Sir Xue Wei.”

“I agree,” the steward nodded his head, “at the same time I think we should warn him that the empress has made her move. It might not mean much, but it shows our loyalty.”

Elder Zhao nodded his head, “that’s what we will do then.”

The steward sent a letter to Xue Wei, and another to the empress.

As soon as they were delivered Xue Wei and the empress were both ind deep thought.

The empress was confused as to why they would need more time to consider the task. It was a mere assassination did it really need so much conside raw action? Her letter had stated that they did not reject the offer but they had not accepted it yet either.

At the same time, the letter sent to Xue Wei contained the knowledge that the empress had went to an assassination organisation to get rid of him

He was slightly confused as to why the Golden Chambers went out of their way to warm him, but he was grateful for their assistance.

Xue Wei was instantly able to combine two and two and figure out that the first prince was behind the empress’ hostility.

A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he thought of the fact that they looked for outside assassins, it showed that they were very ruthless and willing to do anything to succeed.

And he did not doubt that although they had failed their first attempt, they would undoubtedly continue until either he died or they did.