CHAPTER 193: CHAPTER 193: IS THAT ALL?

Gu Ningyue’s hope rekindled a bit. After asking about the shop’s name and Lin Ruixian had eaten and drunk his fill, the two went to the ’Lao Li’s Iron Shop’ mentioned by the woman in a blue robe.

"Ding—"

On the way, Gu Ningyue’s phone suddenly chimed with a notification sound.

She unlocked the phone, and the avatar of Ling Tianyou came into view: "Xia Yingbai, what’s your connection with him?"

Xia Yingbai! That was her master’s name!

Her hand trembled, and Gu Ningyue almost dropped her phone.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing Gu Ningyue’s face suddenly change color, Lin Ruixian leaned over to look at the conversation on the phone: "..."

"How does he know your master’s name?"

Gu Ningyue snapped back to her senses and shook her head fiercely: "I don’t know, but it’s likely that during my recent confused days, I said something in my sleep!"

At that time, she always had very strange dreams.

She even dreamt about the past many times.

Perhaps back then, she had said something, and Ling Tianyou just happened to hear it.

"So what’s your plan now?" Lin Ruixian asked her: "Ling Tianyou must have investigated your master; otherwise, he wouldn’t be asking you. He may already know your relationship!"

Gu Ningyue nodded; she knew this without Lin Ruixian saying it.

The intense sunlight shone on her as Gu Ningyue steadied her emotions and quickly typed out a message: "He’s my former master. Xia Yingbai taught me my skills, but we haven’t been in touch for a long time."

"Ding—"

"Is that all?" Ling Tianyou asked.

Gu Ningyue stared at the screen, not answering his question: "How did you know Xia Yingbai’s name? Have you met my master?"

Of course, Ling Tianyou couldn’t have met Xia Yingbai. She asked only to make sure Ling Tianyou wouldn’t come looking for her in the next few days.

"Ding—"

Ling Tianyou: "No. I was just curious about your connection with this person."

As expected, Gu Ningyue smirked: "So, you investigated me? If you don’t trust me, why bother asking? Just keep checking."

Her master was always a mysterious figure outside, and everything she knew came from her master.

In the organization, her master was always highly respected.

Especially her master’s art of disguise, which was even more stunning than photo editing apps.

So every time they completed a mission, the people who died under the blade didn’t even know whether her master was male or female, let alone their true appearance.

She didn’t believe that Ling Tianyou could find out anything.

Even getting just this name must have taken a lot of effort, right?

Thinking this way, most of Gu Ningyue’s panic disappeared.

"Ding—"

"Are you very angry?"

Gu Ningyue’s smile grew, but the words she typed carried an inexplicable emotion: "I want to be alone for a while. Let’s talk about this later! There are a lot of things going on recently."

After sending this message, Gu Ningyue didn’t look at her phone again.

Lin Ruixian, who had watched the whole thing, said with a smile: "Didn’t see it earlier, but you’re quite the heartbreaker."

Gu Ningyue was taken aback, "He investigated me first. What’s wrong with not wanting to deal with him? What about trust between people?"

Lin Ruixian crossed his arms and stood tall: "Then what about being here with me? You’re not without fault, are you?"

For some reason, seeing Gu Ningyue treat Ling Tianyou like this made Lin Ruixian inexplicably happy.

Although he knew Gu Ningyue was doing it for the Blood Jade and didn’t want to be disturbed, he just liked seeing Gu Ningyue act this way.

"Stop talking nonsense! We’re strictly business, nothing else." Gu Ningyue rolled her eyes: "Why does it sound like we’re sneaking around from you?"

Lin Ruixian laughed heartily: "Sneaking around? You dared to say that. Who books two rooms in a hotel to sneak around?"

Gu Ningyue said, "Just making sure you know that. Let’s go! The sun will set soon."

The two followed the directions the woman in the blue robe gave and quickly found ’Lao Li’s Iron Shop.’

In this bustling city, the iron shop seemed particularly out of place.

In these times, such iron shops were incredibly rare.

"Hello, are you the owner here?"

A middle-aged man with a bare chest waved a palm fan and nodded: "Yes! Are you two here to buy something? Feel free to come inside and take a look."

Gu Ningyue stated her request, and the middle-aged man looked somewhat troubled: "Young lady, you’ve come at a bad time. My skills are limited; you’ll need to ask my dad for something this intricate."

Gu Ningyue asked, "When will he be back?"

The middle-aged man said, "My dad hasn’t taken on work like this in the past couple of years. Do you have a sample? I can send it to him to see. If it’s very special, my dad might show some interest."

This question stumped Gu Ningyue, as the Qingyue Dagger had long sunk to the bottom of the sea. Where could she get a photo?

The engravings on it were very particular, and with her drawing skills, it would be difficult to depict them.

"No..."

"I do!"

Gu Ningyue turned her head, surprised to see Lin Ruixian. How did he have a photo of the Qingyue Dagger?

Lin Ruixian handed his phone to the middle-aged man: "Will this do?"

The middle-aged man took the phone, glanced at it for just a second, and exclaimed: "What a beautiful dagger. Even after all these years with my dad, it’s the first time I’ve seen something so beautiful."

"Let’s add each other as friends, and you can send me that picture; I’ll send it to my dad to ask him?"

Lin Ruixian glanced at Gu Ningyue: "No need, add her instead!"

Saying that, Lin Ruixian took the phone back and sent the photo to Gu Ningyue: "Let her send it to you!"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Alright! This dagger is truly beautiful."

After adding as friends, Gu Ningyue sent the picture. "If it can be made, how long would it take to get the dagger?"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment: "With such intricate engravings, just the scabbard would take three days. Judging by your accent, you don’t seem to be a local to Y City, right?"

Gu Ningyue nodded, "Yes, so can it be expedited?"

The middle-aged man chuckled: "I’m afraid not. My old man aims for perfection and meticulousness in this work, so as long as there’s no delay, that’s considered good."

"Okay. Then please, help me ask him." Gu Ningyue said.

The middle-aged man sent the photo, then reached out and called his father. "Hello? Dad, did you see the picture I just sent you? Do you want to make it?"