The information Jiang Hei gave about Li Yue before described her as extremely cold, selfless, and impartial. Su Yang didn't know her well, but he preferred to keep his distance from people like her.
After leaving the Yang Wei, Su Yang arrived in the capital city of Sang Country and stayed at Sakata Chong's mansion.
It was a very large estate where everyone from the Assassination Hall resided. Sakata Chong had offered, and Su Yang initially didn't want to accept, but it was already very late, and Su Yang didn't want to trouble himself further.
Besides, Sakata Chong wouldn't dare to harbor any ill intentions towards Su Yang, so Su Yang agreed to stay at his mansion.
Coincidentally, just as they arrived in Sang Country, Li Yue, who had been investigating at Sakata Chong's mansion without stopping, happened to encounter them.
It wasn't exactly an encounter, as Li Yue was in the shadows, while Su Yang and his group were in the open.
"Boss, there seem to be faces of people from Long Country over there."
Li Yue and her team were observing from above the mansion's roof when they saw Sakata Chong welcoming Su Yang and his companions inside. One of Li Yue's subordinates recognized Su Yang and the others.
Li Yue also saw them, but it was deep night, and she couldn't clearly make out their appearances. It was her subordinate's sharp eyes that identified them as from Long Country.
Upon hearing her subordinate's words, Li Yue focused her gaze in that direction and then spotted Su Yang.
However, she didn't recognize the person in front as Su Yang at that moment. She only recognized Yuan Kui.
"D-class fugitive Yuan Kui," Li Yue murmured.
"What?" Her subordinates, hearing her murmur, immediately looked towards Su Yang. Seeing the muscles on the large man, they confirmed his identity.
"I heard he escaped not long ago... and he's actually in Sang Country. Boss, could he be colluding with the people of Sang Country?"
The situation was becoming increasingly complex for Li Yue. For a moment, her mind couldn't keep up.
They were here to investigate Xie Feng's matter and apprehend Shangguan Zhongtang. But in the mansion of Sang Country's assassination organization, they saw a fugitive from Long Country, and...
Li Yue squinted, trying to get a clear look at the man leading the group.
But no matter how she looked, she couldn't see clearly. She could only vaguely discern that he seemed to be a young man of exceptional appearance.
"Is the leader Shangguan Zhongtang?"
The subordinates whispered amongst themselves. Li Yue pursed her lips and said, "How old is Shangguan Zhongtang? How could the leader be Shangguan Zhongtang?"
After speaking, Li Yue pondered for a moment and then made a decision: "You all disperse within Sakata Chong's mansion and search for Xie Feng's whereabouts. Remember to prioritize your safety.
Finding Xie Feng is our main objective for coming here today.
Secondly, apprehend Shangguan Zhongtang. We have intel that Shangguan Zhongtang is near the coastline, so he can't escape. We need to find Xie Feng as quickly as possible before dawn, and then apprehend Shangguan Zhongtang after sunrise."
As soon as the mission was assigned, the group of eight or nine people immediately agreed and disappeared into the night.
Instantly, Li Yue was the only one left on the rooftop.
Having connections with Sang Country... and a fugitive from Long Country as a subordinate. If Li Yue were just an investigator at this moment, it would be one thing. But Li Yue also held the position of president of Long Country's Dragon Association.
As the president of the Dragon Association, she had to know who this leader was.
Having connections with Sang Country's assassination organization, and a D-class fugitive from Long Country as a subordinate.
This configuration alone indicated that he was no ordinary person.
For a short while, Li Yue couldn't possibly connect this matter to Su Yang. Her understanding of Su Yang was still limited to the events in Qingcheng.
And Li Yue was unaware that on the coastline, along with Shangguan Zhongtang, people from the eight great families of Qingcheng had also arrived.
Li Yue pursed her lips, watched Sakata Chong usher the group into the house, watched Sakata Chong leave, and watched the lights inside the house extinguish.
Then, Li Yue waited for a moment before entering Su Yang's room.
Li Yue had received proper training before, and she knew that people like them, moving in the martial world, wouldn't be without their defenses. Therefore, before entering the room, Li Yue had first sent in some knockout gas.
After waiting a bit longer, Li Yue put on a gas mask and entered the room.
Most mansions in Sang Country resembled the architecture of Long Country from centuries or millennia ago. Upon entering the room, Li Yue walked towards the bed.
She flipped open the quilt, only to find the bed empty!
Immediately, Li Yue's heart seemed to stop.
She had absolutely not expected the bed to be empty.
Seeing that the bed was empty, Li Yue quickly realized she might have been tricked and rushed to run outside.
However, a pair of large hands appeared from nowhere, wrapped around Li Yue's waist, and pulled her towards the bed.
"Don't move."
A magnetic voice, exclusively male, reached Li Yue's ears, along with a cold, sharp object pressed against her chin.
The moment Su Yang entered Sakata Chong's mansion, he had sensed someone on the nearby rooftop. Su Yang initially thought it was Sakata Chong's rival. But then he considered that Su Yang had already bought over Sakata Chong's rivals, so if they were to make a move now, they would have consulted Su Yang first.
However, Su Yang didn't know who the intruder was until just now.
It was only after the person entered that Su Yang clearly saw the Long Country special training uniform Li Yue was wearing.
"Who are you?!" Li Yue hissed angrily, "As a person from Long Country, trading with people from Sang Country, are you worthy of our ancestors?!"
Hearing this, Su Yang smiled faintly, then moved his hand and removed the gas mask from Li Yue's face.
He then snapped his fingers, and the lights in the room were turned on.
The blinding light caused Li Yue's eyes to sting, and she instinctively used her arm to shield her eyes.
Su Yang calmly sat on the table in front of the bed.
After clearly seeing Li Yue's face, he let out a whistle.
"Wow, President looks like Xi Shi."
Li Yue's face flushed upon hearing this. She recalled Su Yang's voice and the faint scent on him when he was close, making her feel hot all over.
"How dare you!"
Li Yue stood up from the bed, glaring at Su Yang, and said, "You know my identity, yet you dare to flirt with me?!"
"How did I flirt with you?" Su Yang asked with a raised eyebrow and a smile.
"You!" Li Yue's face was filled with shame. Having grown up under Li Feng's protection, all the young men around her were wary of Li Yue's status, and no one had ever whistled flirtatiously at her.
Moreover, Li Yue had never been in a relationship in her life.
Su Yang looked at Li Yue's flushed face, stood up, and took two steps forward. "President, don't be so innocent, you're making me feel quite embarrassed."