220: Bai Meng was assassinated

Gu Xiaoyue turned invisible and rushed into the room shared by White Gaze and Uncle Luosang.

She saw White Gaze being well-protected behind Uncle Luosang.

Four assassins dressed in night-traveler gear and wielding sharp blades were currently in a standoff with Uncle Luosang.

In the darkness, Uncle Luosang's eyes were bright and sharp, staring intently at the assassins.

"Who sent you?!"

He shouted in a low, angry voice, wanting to know the identity of the people behind this.

The leader of the assassins snorted coldly without answering, raised his blade, and led the charge to strike at White Gaze.

Before their blades could fall, Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand and flung out a dozen vines, binding them tightly.

"You—"

The assassin leader was taken aback; he had not expected someone else to be lying in wait.

This woman had managed to subdue them without a sound!

Although the four of them were not top-tier Beastmasters, they had been assassins for twenty years, and their skills in reconnaissance and concealment were among the best in Damon Country.

Yet, they had been completely unaware of this woman's arrival.

Since they had been captured, there was only one thing left to do—

The assassin leader signaled to the others, and they prepared to bite down on the poison sacs hidden in their teeth to commit suicide on the spot.

Gu Xiaoyue sneered and, with a series of clicks, dislocated the jaws of all four of them.

"Trying to commit suicide by poison? The show has only just begun!"

The four assassins wore expressions of terror; because their jaws were dislocated, saliva uncontrollably drooled out.

Not only could they not bite the poison sacs, but they could not even bite their tongues to commit suicide.

Uncle Luosang tied the four of them up again to prevent them from escaping.

"Actually, you don't need to ask to guess. White Gaze just awakened a Heaven-rank talent, and already someone is impatient to take his life—"

Gu Xiaoyue crossed her arms over her chest and sat on the sofa in a relatively comfortable position.

"Bai Yao's side must be Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's people, so the one most likely to make a move on White Gaze is probably Bai Shengrui, right? What do you say, Attendant Luosang?—"

Gu Xiaoyue saw Uncle Luosang's expression waver, while White Gaze looked as shocked as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Uncle Luosang, you are—"

"Yes, Young Master. I am the attendant arranged for you by the Prince!"

Uncle Luosang suddenly dropped to one knee and bowed respectfully to White Gaze.

"Not just Uncle Luosang, but the manager of the supermarket as well—they are all your father's people."

Gu Xiaoyue said this nonchalantly, while White Gaze was so shocked his jaw dropped.

"They—are all?"

He had originally thought that only Bai Yao's family had been sent by his father to keep an eye on him.

He never expected that Uncle Luosang, and even the supermarket manager who had traded the assassin's corpse with his sister, were all his father's people!

White Gaze looked at Gu Xiaoyue in disbelief; he was now even wondering if his sister had been sent by his father as well.

"They all are."

Gu Xiaoyue replied calmly; she was so certain for a reason.

At first, she had only found Manager Ba Te somewhat familiar, but later, during their interactions, she remembered.

When White Gaze went to the National Team of the Dragon Country to find her, the butler and attendant following him was Manager Ba Te, who had even retorted to Chu Li twice.

White Gaze collapsed to the floor, feeling drained, his eyes unfocused.

Who could he trust now?

"With your current talent, your father won't abandon you. He should be coming to take you back to the capital soon."

Since White Gaze had been assassinated, it meant his existence already threatened the interests of certain people, which was why they had tried to kill him.

But that person was definitely not Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi!

"I have already reported this to my Master, and he said he will rush over as soon as possible!"

Uncle Luosang cupped his hands and bowed to Gu Xiaoyue as well.

"When my Master arrives to pick up the Young Master, I ask that you accompany us on the journey!"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't say anything; she sat there quietly, closing her eyes to rest.

The group remained silent until dawn, when Manager Ba Te from the supermarket also arrived at the hotel.

He knocked, entered, and bowed respectfully to White Gaze.

"My Master will arrive later. The Young Master and Miss Gu Xiaoyue just need to wait a while."

The heart White Gaze had been holding onto finally died.

His sister was right after all. How many spies were really around him? Which ones were arranged by his father, and which ones were just passersby?

His worldview had almost been completely overturned...

After a night of rest, Bai Shengrui and his soldiers gathered at the hotel entrance, ready to depart.

Gu Xiaoyue looked down from the window; Bai Shengrui's demeanor today was completely different.

With his head held high and chest puffed out, he was full of military bearing.

He seemed to be waiting for someone's arrival—it had to be Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

She patted the somewhat dazed White Gaze.

"Pull yourself together."

White Gaze swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing, and his unfocused, heterochromatic eyes regained their luster.

"Sister—could it be—"

"Bai Shengrui is downstairs; he must be waiting for your father."

White Gaze lowered his head, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white.

Would Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi really come to pick him up?

Not because he was his son, but because of his Beastmaster talent!

How ironic!

But he would definitely return to his father's side; he still needed to uncover the truth about his mother's death!

He had firmly believed what he heard as a child—that his mother died during childbirth.

But the more he learned about Beastmaster knowledge later on, the more he felt there was something suspicious about his mother's death.

His mother was a high-ranking Beastmaster and had undergone body strengthening multiple times; how could she have died from childbirth?

Furthermore, his mother was also—extraordinary...

Gu Xiaoyue took a set of formal Damon Country attire out of her Yu Beast Space; although it wasn't top-tier material, it was presentable enough.

"Wash your face and freshen up, then put on these clothes. You should look presentable when you see your father in a bit."

White Gaze obediently did as Gu Xiaoyue said, washing up and dressing before sitting upright on the sofa.

Half a day passed, and Bai Shengrui waited outside in the open air.

The sun made him somewhat agitated, and beads of sweat covered his forehead.

The nearby roads had been blocked off, and commoners were not allowed to pass; only one road remained open leading to the hotel entrance.

At this moment, a man wearing formal attire and riding a white steed arrived, looking travel-worn, followed by a group of attendants.

Bai Shengrui and the soldiers all knelt on one knee, along with the hotel staff.

"Welcome, Father!"

"Welcome, Prince Yi!"

Bai Shengrui bowed respectfully, but Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi dismounted, walked past him, and headed straight upstairs to the hotel.

Bai Shengrui narrowed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and turned to follow.

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi walked to the door of White Gaze's room, and an attendant knocked a few times before pushing the door open.

White Gaze was still sitting upright on the sofa, with Gu Xiaoyue, Uncle Luosang, and Manager Ba Te standing behind him.

Seeing Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi enter, Uncle Luosang and Manager Ba Te immediately knelt on one knee.

Gu Xiaoyue knelt down with them as well, bowing her head low.

After all, he was a prince of Damon Country; she had to keep a low profile.

As for White Gaze, he was clearly at a loss; he didn't even know what kind of etiquette he should use when facing Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

Bai Shengrui frowned deeply, pointed at White Gaze's nose, and growled in a low voice.

"You bold commoner! Do you not know to bow when you see Prince Yi?"