âYouâre evil.â Semelâs bantering voice came from the back of his mind: âMust you tease the poor girl so? I recall Old Chris gave you the âEye of Enchantmentâ. Using that, you could have made her divulge everything without any resistance.â
Du Weiâs mouth curled into a smile, his answer was very simple:
âIt pleases me!â
âThe first question.â Du Wei sat upright, his face stern while looking at the little prisoner before him: âTell me ⌠⌠What training did you do to get such a great body?â
ââŚâŚ? ? ? ? ?â The female assassin was probably in shock because she never thought the first question proposed by this noble would be such a silly one.
Du Wei saw how stupefied the other side was so he continued: âMy patience is not so good. If you donât answer, I can immediately start my task of stripping your clothes away.â
ââŚâŚ I practice a special type of Taijutsu.â Finally, the female assassin caved in. Listening to her voice, it was obvious she was gritting her teeth when speaking.
Once she was done, she stared nervously at Du Wei. Although her mask covered the majority of her face, the fear and worry in her eyes cannot be hidden.
But ⌠âŚ
Du Wei deliberately made a sighing sound: âIâm sorry ⌠⌠The answer is too general, Iâm not satisfied with it.â
Under the exclaiming cry of the female assassin, Du Wei casually flicked his fingers to remove the binding on the girl. However, before the female assassin can get her thoughts together after realizing her body was free again, a sharp ripping sound came from the location where her top skimpy garment should have been.
Zzzzitttttt
Next thing she knew, her upper garment was in shreds and her naked breasts were open for all to see!
Du Wei watched on with great interest as the female assassin squealed in great surprise. He really had to hand it to her. Seeing those breasts without any cover was a sight to behold: big and round, yet firm and bouncy, truly the definition of an eye candy.
Du Weiâs laugh became even more devious while the female assassin struggled to cover up her breasts with her arms.
âYou!!! Despicable!!!â The female assassin wanted to shout aloud but was interrupted by Du Weiâs threat: âGo ahead and scream. Come on. When my men outside hear the commotion, they will rush in all at once. Let me remind you, all my subordinates are men. If you donât mind flashing your body to two hundred men in their prime, then by all means, go ahead and scream!â
Sure enough, this intimidation was more effective than anything else. Upon hearing his words, the female assassin quickly closed her mouth and crammed herself into a corner of the room, all the while trying to keep her breasts covered from Du Weiâs lecherous eyes.
But unfortunately⌠⌠Her ânatural capitalâ is just too good. By contrast, her slender arms are too small.
Enduring his urge to laugh, Du Wei sat in his chair and whole heartily watched on as the girl gave him a good show.
âWell then, why donât we continue with the questioning? I believe with that lesson you will know how to properly answer me.â Du Wei coughed once to clear his throat: âSame question as before, where did you train your body?â
â⌠⌠Snowy! Snowy Mountain!!â Female assassin pressed down her voice and howled at Du Wei.
âWhy do you want to assassinate Rugaard?â
âBecause Rugaard killed Gold Wolf Head and betrayed the agreement between him and the people of the grassland.â
âWhat is Snowy Mountain and who is your leader?â
âSnowy Mountain is the Holy Land of the Shamans ⌠⌠Our leader is the great Shaman King.â
The female assassin has been completely defeated.
âThe last question.â Du Wei smiled: âYour name.â
âEir⌠⌠Eir Aoi, my name is Eir Aoi.â Female Assassinâs voice was full of weakness.
(To make it easier to read, I will just call her Aoi.)
Du Wei laughs a little and suddenly stood up, his eyes beaming a strange light. Then gently lifting one of his fingers, he swayed it back and forth at the female assassin.
Zzzzitttttt
Under that ripping sound, the last cover to hide the female assassinâs most important part was forcibly removed from her body.
Following a loud scream, the female assassinâs voice already sounded like she was crying. Then in desperation, she used one arm to cover her breasts and the other to cover her lower part: âI ⌠⌠I already answered your question, why did you ⌠âŚâ Her face full of humiliation as she asked this.
âBecause I want to see!â
Du Wei showed an absolutely âfor realâ face and gave a very scoundrel like reply.
The answer nearly caused this girl called Aoi to faint.
âYou see ⌠⌠Isnât this much better?â Du Weiâs mouth curled into a broad smile: âSomeone once told me a woman usually tells the truth when they are naked. And ⌠⌠Your body is not only very tempting; you also seem to know how to show off your charms in the best light. During todayâs banquet, you clearly used your body to seduce the audience; in that case, I will look as I please.â
Aoi no longer called out; instead, she gave Du Wei a hateful stare: âYouâŚ.. Are you done looking yet!â
âNo.â Du Wei made no attempt at hiding his scoundrel like thoughts.
Meanwhile, Aoi wanted to puke blood as she struggled to keep herself from fainting.
In a shameless smile, Du Wei continues to press on: âYour body is in great shape, the best Iâve ever seen. As I recall, whenever a man comes across such a fine body, they usually want to do something else besides just lookingâŚ..â
With that, Du Wei stood up.
Female assassin really is frightened now: âDonât you come here ⌠⌠I-I will kill myself!â Though she says this, but the hiccups in her voice wasnât very convincing.
The truth is Du Wei really wasnât afraid of the girl committing suicide.
Just when he wanted to say something else to mess with this female assassin, a discontent voice came from the back of his mind: âEnough, this much is enough. Are you really going to use such means to deal with the girl?â
Du Wei did not reply, his sight landing on Aoiâs slender leg.
Although the roomâs light wasnât very bright, but under this degree of light, Aoiâs long legs was even more alluring as she tries to curl herself into a body. Her action may not had been intentional, but moving her legs like that is a perfect way to entice a manâs desire to conquer!
Suddenly, Du Wei spoke again, his gaze focused entirely on the female assassin: âYou must think my methods are very despicable, right?â
âOh, so Iâm a contemptible scoundrel for using a âwomanâsâ asset against you.â Du Wei stretches out his voice and pretends to sneer in contempt.
Pointing his finger directly at the female assassinâs face: âYou, did you not use your womanly charms to carry out your assassination attempt?â
Aoi was at a loss for words.
Du Wei really was sneering this time: âSo itâs fine for you to use your womanly trait to kill others, while Iâm a despicable scoundrel for doing the same? Let me tell you, its woman like you that I hate the most! Hypocrite, a total hypocrite!! You listen and listen carefullyâŚâŚ If you use your assets as a bargaining chip, then you better be prepared for others to do the same to you because the choice is yours! Donât shamelessly scold someone for your own decision, understand?!â
After saying that, Du Wei points to the window behind the female assassin: âYou can pull down the curtain from the window and cover your body. Donât worry; Iâm not interested in you.â
Despite his goodwill, the female assassin suddenly rolled hers eyes and passed out on the ground.
Du Wei was stupefied for a second: âSemel, you see? She at least has a sense of shame for passing out like that after my scolding.â
From the back of his mind, Semel seems to sigh at his comment: âYour thought pattern is really hard to understand.â
The event of an assassin appearing in his room caused those down below to become tense for a good while. But instead of making a big ruckus out of the whole ordeal, Du Wei ordered the event to be hushed up and to have the girl stashed away into a crate.
âDonât give her food or water. Two or three days of hunger wonât kill her.â Du Wei doesnât seem to have a sense of kindness to the opposite sex: âJust keep an air hole open to not suffocate her.â
The enemy is the enemy. Regardless of the gender, they are all the same.
âSnowy Mountain⌠⌠Interesting.â Du Wei sighed.
The room only had him and Hussein inside: âWhatâs your take on the matter?â He asks the Saint Knight.
Hussein thought for a moment: âI donât know. We have close to no information on this so called Snowy Mountain.â
âWait till we go back, this female assassin will give us some information.â Du Wei sighs again at the troublesome situation: âBut then again, Iâm beginning to feel lucky that Alpha didnât take the native generalâs head. Letting the Northwest Army take credit for Gold Wolf Head ended up saving us some trouble.â
When the next day came around, Du Wei got up very late. By the time he did wake up in the afternoon though, he was quickly informed by someone that there was a messenger waiting for him outside. The messenger was already here by the morning, but because Du Wei was still asleep, the messenger didnât dare wake Du Wei up and could only wait in the living room.
As usual, the person to come is none other than the fatty Totoro.
Totoro no longer looked as well as he was a few days ago. For an assassin to appear during the banquet, the pressure hanging over his back is more than what this fatty desire.
Although his peers wouldnât believe Totoro is a traitor that colluded with some outsiders to kill the Army Head, butâŚâŚ This charge of âfailureâ is enough to make the fatty suffer for a good while.
âDuke!â Seeing Du Wei walk into the living room, Totoro promptly stood up to receive the Duke: âGeneral Rugaard sent me here today to invite your Dukeship to go on a hunting trip.â
âOh?â Du Wei was slightly stunned: âSince its General Rugaardâs invitation, then donât mind if I do. General Totoro, please wait a minute while I change my outfit.â
Pausing, Du Wei suddenly dropped his voice and asked: âOne last thing ⌠⌠Just wondering if the female assassin is caught yet. When I was sleeping last night, I could hear the clamping of soldiers running through the streets the entire night.â
Totoroâs face immediately turned ugly for a few seconds. Pausing in his words, he shakes his head: âThis ⌠⌠Not yet. Duke, this event outraged General Rugaard and because of that, the soldiers in charge of security were harshly whipped for their incompetence. Also, there are the people involved with the assassin and the slave girl themselves. Aigh, such a shame, those beautiful girls that I boughtâŚ..â
Du Wei blew a whistle: âSeems General Rugaard is not the type to be gentle to the opposite sex. Ruining a good flower is a true crime. I must advise the general today when I see him.â
Only then did Totoro show a smile: âDuke, the generalâs mood is not very good. The people around him canât speak up so only you can persuade the general. After all, you are an important guest; the Army Head must give you some face.â
Du Wei suddenly moved away from the subject: âFor todayâs hunt, the brave generals from last nightâs party will be present right?â
Totoro smiled: âGeneral Shrek offended you yesterday so he likely wonât be able to participate today. Since heâs being punished by washing the outhouse for a month, I can assume heâs there right now.â
Du Wei pretended to let out a sigh: âSuch a shame⌠⌠General Shrekâs archery is truly superb, I didnât want to offend him yesterday, but a bet is a bet, there must be a winner. Really, General Rugaard is justâŚ..â
Looking at Du Weiâs face, Totoro thought: Itâs all because of you! Yet now you are making yourself out to be a good guy.
The fatty may not think kindly of Du Wei, but Totoro is not brave enough to show it openly: âDuke mustnât think like that. The Army Head is a man of right and wrong, everyone following him respects him for being unbiased.â
Exchanging a few more words, Du Wei then headed back inside to change his clothes. Together with Hussein by his side, the trio made their way out of the city and into a forest not too far from Watt City. To be able to find so much green in this barren landscape is a rarity in itself.
In the army there arenât many activities to relax in; therefore, one of the most popular ways for a soldier to relieve their stress is by hunting.
The hunt had long begun this morning. Under Rugaardâs order, the one thousand soldiers he brought with him were currently making their round of driving the animals out of their hiding place.
By the time Du Wei reached the base camp set inside the forest, Rugaard was already ready to go in anticipation of Du Wei.
Surprisingly, this midget was abnormally tough looking on horseback. Strapping a long bow to his back, he had his black stallion carry his spear and sword on each side to make it easier for him to reach.
âDu Wei, was your rest last night well?â Rugaard calls out from afar in a loud booming voice.
Sitting on his horse, Du Wei faintly smiled and nodded: âNot bad⌠⌠There was just the late night sound of horse and men running through the streets.â
Rugaardâs face slight twitched but was promptly covered up with a smile. Turning to the people behind him, this midget orders: âLast I had you go catch the assassin, not disturb our guest! Today forward, any soldiers passing through the Dukeâs residence are to make a detour.â
The people in the back immediately followed with a nod.
Exchanging a few polite words, Rugaard then points to a young man behind him, âCome Du Wei, let me introduce to you my son! His age is similar to you so the two of you must talk some more.â