An Yiqing’s gentle words sent chills down the spines of the men in black, and their hearts began to waver. Their relationship with "that man" was merely one of employment, and if they were to die, that man might not even bother looking for them. As the girl had said, perhaps they would end up without a proper burial or even a complete corpse.
After much deliberation and An Yiqing’s subtle persuasion, the men in black gritted their teeth.
"If we tell the truth, will you really let us go?"
An Yiqing’s eyebrows lifted slightly as she nodded, "I swear, I will let you go!"
With An Yiqing’s promise, the men in black glanced at one another before slowly recounting the events, "We are brothers by blood, our parents died when we were young, and we were later taken in by an old man. From him, we learned some half-baked ancient martial arts and the craft of thievery. After the old man died, we went to Xuandu City on our own and made some name for ourselves. Some days ago, a man approached us, saying he wanted us to find something in the An Family. If we succeeded, he would give each of us ten million."
"What did he ask you to steal?"
"A bracelet, but he didn’t specify which. The man only said that if we found the item in the An Family, we were to steal it and hand it over to him."
The words of the men in black caused An Yiqing’s heart to jolt as she abruptly raised her head to look at a stunned An Zhihang and An Zhiyan.
How many more secrets of the An Family were there to be known? Why steal now and not earlier, precisely when the An Family had regained their original physical condition? What exactly was hidden here? Was it coincidence or intentional? And who was that man?
A series of questions sent An Yiqing’s thoughts into disarray. She sat motionless in her chair, brow furrowed deeply in contemplation.
Seeing that she was deep in thought, An Zhihang and An Zhiyan couldn’t help but frown as well. Just how many knew of the An Family’s secrets, and if this was done deliberately, then the medicine had already been taken by Li Wanniang, and the An Family’s special physical abilities had been awakened. What else could be inside the bracelet that was worth risking so much to steal?
The three siblings felt as if the An Family were engulfed in a dense fog, surrounded by lurking enemies, any careless move might result in being devoured without leaving a trace of bone behind!
After a moment, An Yiqing lifted her head and asked in a soft voice, "Did any of you see what that man in black looked like?"
The five men in black looked at each other, then shook their heads in confusion, "We saw him, but we can’t remember clearly."
"You saw him but can’t remember?" An Yiqing’s brow furrowed, "Do you think I would believe that?"
"It’s all true. The man was about 1.75 meters tall, we indeed saw his face, but we just can’t remember what he looked like. It’s as if there was a fog obscuring his face, not allowing a clear view, yet he definitely had facial features," explained one of the men in black hastily upon seeing An Yiqing’s disbelief.
Not clear? Obscured by fog? Are there such odd people in this world?
A sense of foreboding weighed on An Yiqing’s heart. In this world, those who practice ancient martial arts can only manage to control their aura to go unnoticed when they’ve reached a certain level of power. But even so, that would just make them less noticeable, not unrememberable. This mysterious person must be practicing some peculiar secret technique that made everyone overlook his appearance.
No matter how one looked at it, this man was definitely a formidable opponent.
How should this situation be resolved? An Yiqing truly was at a loss.