Chapter 297 - Accepting the Job
The clerk led Xue Qiming and Xue Niang into an inner room and opened a hidden door. Xue Niang craned her neck to peek inside.
The clerk glanced at Xue Niang and then at Xue Qiming, his expression hesitant. He seemed to want to say something but held back.
Xue Qiming noticed and waved his hand impatiently. "What about it? She's my disciple. You wouldn't dare try to stop her, would you?"
The clerk quickly put on a fawning smile and bowed. "I wouldn’t dare... I wouldn’t dare..."
Xue Qiming patted Xue Niang on the back of her head and instructed the clerk, "Go about your business. I know the way."
The clerk responded repeatedly and backed out of the room.
Xue Niang looked past the hidden door where a staircase descended, and asked, "Are we going down?"
Xue Qiming nodded. "There are two levels underground. The assassins inside the guild handle orders deeper below, while departments like the Secretariat Pavilion, which manage files and documents, are on the second floor."
Xue Niang nodded, getting the gist of it.
"Let's go down," Xue Qiming said, taking Xue Niang's small hand with a smile. "Let's hope we're lucky and get a mission for our route. Otherwise, the two of us will have to beg our way to Miaojiang."
The staircase wasn’t long, but the dim lighting made going downstairs feel eerie. Xue Niang instinctively moved closer to Xue Qiming, relieved that it didn’t take long before her feet were back on solid ground. They appeared to have reached the bottom.