Chapter 208: Joining Forces
Song Chongjin quickly suppressed that fierce look and, with an expressionless face, released Wang Yongzhu’s hand. They sat down on opposite sides of the table.
"How did you realize it—never mind, no need to ask. I just want to know, are you holed up in Qilidun out of necessity or for some other purpose?" Wang Yongzhu had wanted to ask Song Chongjin how he figured out something was amiss.
But upon reflection, she understood that she needed to change her persona. With a new role, there were bound to be slip-ups.
Given Song Chongjin’s suspicions that she was not who she appeared to be and could get close to her by using Wang Yongping as a pretext to scrutinize her intentions, it was no surprise he saw through her.
Even though she didn’t know why Song Chongjin mistook her for someone secretly replaced by Wang Yongzhu to monitor him, she didn’t care. That excuse was a good one and saved her the trouble of explaining herself further.
What was Song Chongjin’s goal, though? Why did he stay in Qilidun? This was critical to her mission.
Song Chongjin let out a cold laugh filled with scorn, "Is this what your master wants to know too? You can go back and ask your master. I’ve grown up in Qilidun since I was a child, ignorant of the outside world. My so-called father, whom I’ve never met, left two old servants to watch over me from a distance, fearing that I might starve to death. They begrudgingly taught me a few characters and I learned a bit of martial arts to make ends meet—is that enough to be a thorn in her side?"
"If she hadn’t repeatedly troubled me, trying to have me killed, how would I have known that from birth I’ve been a thorn in my master’s side, a nagging bother? As long as I live, she can’t sleep in peace! I would like to know, how am I, a bastard born from a fleeting tryst between a Noble Patron and a Maid, becoming such a nuisance in your master’s eyes?"
Just a few sentences, but the amount of information revealed was staggering.
Wang Yongzhu was internally engulfed by waves of shock, but her face remained impassive.
"The mission I received did not command me to end your life, and my master is not the person you have in mind. I think you’re mistaken!" Wang Yongzhu asserted with feigned solemnity.