7 Shadow lurking (1/2)

During these past three years, the help that Liu Sheng Xiao had given to Jiao Yu gave her a second chance to lead a life she could never ask for.

She once wished to the heavens that if she got a chance to have a rebirth she would want to be reborn as a daughter from a noble family but unfortunately, she would never be able to become someone she was not. Even after taking the identity of Liu Sheng Xiao's deceased daughter.

According to what the servants told her, Liu Sheng Xiao's daughter had a very weak body due to an illness she developed when she was still an infant and because of that she could not go out to go

and play with the other young misses from a noble family and fearing that something might happen to her outside of the count's courtyard, Liu Sheng Xiao's daughter was forbidden to go out even during the times where she should've gone to banquet's, festivals, and even with the royal family's invitation, making the daughter of Liu Sheng Xiao the most mysterious and unknown person in Ding capital.

But who would've thought that even after taking precautions and forbidding her from going outside, the daughter of the count of Wen Yi drowned in the pond on his own courtyard, never was seen and never to be seen.

And because of frustrations, regret and embarrassment, Liu Sheng Xiao wasted his life after his only daughter's death, he wished that he could turn back the time and let his daughter have whatever she wants and let her go out and play. At first, Jiao Yu didn't agree to the condition that Liu Sheng Xiao which was to take and live the identity of his daughter but after knowing what kind of people is in Jing capital, it was her luck and misfortune she could be Liu Sheng Xiao's daughter after all adopted children are not to be treated with respect and people from the noble family would always scorn at them while being the sick young miss of Liu family will give her restriction towards her actions and Jiao Yu needed to pretend the 'sick' and 'weak' miss, which she was not able to act during the incident today.

She just hoped that no one was able to detect her actions and as for Fan Zi Yi, though she is very amiable and loves to play, she at least have a redeeming quality to always keep secrets.

When Jiao Yu finished taking a bath and changed clothes, she went directly to Liu Sheng Xiao's study and there she found an elderly man wearing an official's uniform with his hair pulled up with a jade buckle.

”Where have you been?” Liu Sheng Xiao folded the scroll on his hand and put them on the table. ”And please don't say you were in Xia Renmin because I already went there but you were never there.”

Jiao Yu was slightly surprised to know that he went there and felt the tension in the air but only said, ”What happened?”

Liu Sheng Xiao sighed and go around the table to hold Jiao Yu's hands, ”The plan failed and we've gained a lot of loss this time.”

Ah, the plan... Jiao Yu almost completely forgot it, it was two years ago when she found out Liu Sheng Xiao was working under someone and it was not the person who is seating on the dragon seat but someone else. Unfortunately, she got involved with it and left with no choice, she became a part of the organization they created.

The organization was created in secret and only a few who were involved in it knew about the organization, the court, royal family or the emperor did not know the organization existed under their noses.

Liu Sheng Xiao explained to her that the organization was not a simple organization with a common goal, the organization, consisting of assassins, thieves, hunters, peasant, soldiers, and officials who have different reasons, beliefs and have their own goals in joining the organization. No one restricted them of doing what they wanted but only if they have tasks ordered by the higher-ups then that's the time they need to do their everything to succeed it. There should be no failure and loss to report.

”What did the higher-ups said?” Having her hand held in Liu Sheng Xiao's hand made Jiao Yu's feelings on edge.

”They said, 'Let Tiger do it.”

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