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Later that day, at Ji Wuye's manor, Ji Wuye smashed the zither that Baifeng had given to Nong Yu on the ground.

Then, Ji Wuye said in an angry voice to seven people who were working at the Sparrow Pavilion that were all kneeling down in fear in front of him, "Tell me!

Who was it?!"

All of the seven people remained fearful and silent.

Then, Ji Wuye said, "The seven of you were watching over Nong Yu in the Sparrow Pavilion and yet none of you saw how this zither had entered the Pavilion.

Did you know that because of this zither, the whole pavilion was covered with birds everywhere.

Now tell me...

Who was it?!"

All of the seven people remained silent and fearful.

Then, Ji Wuye turned to Moya who was also in the room and said to him, "Moya, do you know who it was?"

Moya said, "General, I was busy carrying out the duties you have told me to carry outside, so I didn't have the time to check at the Sparrow Pavillion."

Right after Moya said this, Ji Wuye's falcon flew in from a window back to him.

The falcon landed on Ji Wuye's hand.

Then, Ji Wuye said to Moya, "Moya, what do you think about my falcon?"

Moya said, "General, your falcon is a very smart and brave falcon."

Ji Wuye said, "That's right...

My falcon has never returned back to me empty handed.

Everytime it returned to me, it would bring back a prey.

Sometimes, the prey would even be two times its size too."

Moya said, "General, your falcon really is talented, rare, and unique."

After Moya had said this, Ji Wuye said, "However, the last few days.

My little yellow bird inside of its cage went missing.

Its cage was on the floor when I went to see it."

Then, Ji Wuye turned to Moya and said, "Moya, do you think that it could have been my falcon who had attacked my little yellow bird."

Moya said, "General, your falcon is so loyal to you, therefore why would it disobey you and attack your little yellow bird.

Also, you have kept those two birds together with you for three years now.

If your falcon really was to attack your little yellow bird, then why did it wait three years to do so?"

Ji Wuye grinned and said, "That's right, why would it wait three years to do so."

After saying this, Ji Wuye petted his falcon that was on his hand.

Then, while he was petting the falcon, he strangled it with his hand and held it in the air.

The seven people who were kneeling were shocked and scared when they saw this.

Moya felt agitated when he saw this too.

Then, after a while, the falcon is dead now, so Ji Wuye threw it on the ground.

After that, Ji Wuye said, "What a pity that such a good falcon has to die for breaking the rules."

Although Ji Wuye was just talking about the falcon, but Moya knew that Ji Wuye was referring to him when Ji Wuye said this.

Therefore, Moya felt a bit agitated in him.

Then, Ji Wuye said to his troops inside the manor, "Drag those seven away and kill them."

All of the seven people who were kneeling down on the floor in fear were all dragged away by Ji Wuye's troops and were all killed with swords.

Moya saw all of this, but just remained emotionless on the outside.

Then, Ji Wuye said to Moya, "Moya, I have a mission for you to carry out."

The scene shifts to Baifeng.

Baifeng was sitting on a tall building looking over to the Sparrow Pavilion that Nong Yu was in.

Then, Moya came and said to Baifeng, "Time to go, there's a new mission."

After saying this, the two left.

Moya and Baifeng went into the forest.

Then, while they were in the forest, Moya said to Baifeng, "Although the Sparrow Pavilion is really beautiful on the outside, on the inside, it is no different from a prison."

Baifeng said, "Perhaps it was meant to be a prison from the start when it was first built."

Moya said, "Perhaps so."

Then, Baifeng said, "You know what I hate most about that place."

Moya said, "What?"

Baifeng said, "A prison shouldn't be decorated that beautifully."

Moya and Baifeng both remained quiet as they looked out into the city from the tall ravine in the forest that they were both standing on.

Then, Baifeng said to Moya, "What is the mission for today?"

Right after Baifeng had said this, Moya used his lightness skills to appear right in back of Baifeng and punched Baifeng hard on the back.

Baifeng grunted and fell to the ground.

Then, he said to Moya, "Why?"

Moya said, "It seems like you have forgotten my name(Moya means Ink Crow).

A crow is a herald of death."

After hearing this, Baifeng said while he was still on the ground, "So, that means that today's mission objective is me."

Moya said, "Correct."

Then, Baifeng said, "Was it Ji Wuye's order?"

Moya said, "The training we've received from ever since we were young was to only accept one person's command."

After hearing this, Baifeng said, "You want to kill me."

Moya said, "Another training we received is that commands must be executed.

I've told you, and yet you were still stubborn.

I've told you not to have anything to do with the Sparrow Pavilion, therefore why did you go back over there."

Baifeng said, "I just went to see Nong Yu, what was wrong with that?"

After Baifeng had said this, Moya became angry at Baifeng, so he strangled Baifeng with his hand.

Then he said to Baifeng in an angry tone, "You idiot!

Because of the sudden appearance of a zither at the Sparrow Pavilion, seven people had been killed already.

Now tell me, what did they die for.

You never listen...

You are always so stubborn.

You were the cause of their deaths."

Baifeng said to Moya while he was strangling him, "The person responsible for their deaths...

Should be the person who issued their death sentences."

Moya hit Baifeng angrily after Baifeng had said this and sent him flying into a tree.

Baifeng hit the tree and laid on the tree in pain.

Then, Baifeng said to Moya, "I know why you are so mad."

Moya said in a calm angry tone, "You would never understand."

Baifeng said, "You are aware of this too.

No one was filled with guilt about their death and no one seems to worry or even care at all.

You are angry because we are the same as them.

You saw our own reflections in them."

After hearing this, Moya said to Baifeng, "The reason you did this, was all because of Nong Yu."

Baifeng said, "Maybe it is the same as being inside a cage.

I saw my own reflection in her."

After hearing this, Moya said to Baifeng, "Leave."

Baifeng got up and said, "What about your mission?"

Moya said, "We both have to start escaping now."

Baifeng said, "We both know Ji Wuye's methods, he won't let us off."

Then, Moya said, "Between the two of us, who's lightness skill is better."

Baifeng said, "What do you mean?"

Moya said, "Only the faster one between the two of us would live when Ji Wuye sends his men to come after us."

After hearing Moya say this, Baifeng said, "I'll be faster than you in the future."

Moya said, "There's no time for the future.

You have to be faster now.

From the moment we disobeyed Ji Wuye, death would approach.

You'll have to be fast enough to escape death, understand."

Baifeng said, "Understood."

Then, Moya said, "Then, until next time."

Baifeng said, "We're not leaving together?"

Moya said, "We have to seperate.

This way, Ji Wuye won't focus all of his forces on chasing both of us together."

After saying this, Moya left into the forest.

Then, after Moya had left into the forest, Baifeng looked over into the city from the cliff he was standing on and saw the Sparrow Pavilion there, so he flew there.

After Baifeng had left back into the city, Moya saw him going back into the city from within the forest.

Then, Moya sensed a group of assassins that were sent by Ji Wuye nearby him, so he went back and hid in a hidden place in the forest.

Then, he saw the assassins chasing after Baifeng into the city.

As Baifeng was going to the Sparrow Pavilion, he sensed some people chasing him, so he used his lightness skills to hide in unexpected locations in the city to get rid of the people who were chasing after him.

After a while, he got rid of all of the people who were chasing after him and went over to the Sparrow Pavilion.

Nong Yu was inside her room in the Sparrow Pavilion.

Then, she heard a voice from her window saying to her, "I came to say goodbye."

Nong Yu turned around and saw Baifeng standing by her window with his lightness skills.

Then, she said to him, "You're leaving."

Baifeng said, "Yes."

Then, Nong Yu said, "Before I came here, there were many women that have come to stay in this place before me too.

Did you come to say farewell to them also?"

Baifeng said, "No...

This is the first time, and would also be the last."

Nong Yu said in a calm voice, "Why is that?"

Baifeng said, "Because I have to leave too."

Nong Yu said, "Where are you going?"

Baifeng said, "Anywhere that is not here.

I came to ask you to come with me."

Nong Yu said, "What if I tell you that I chose to remain here."

Baifeng said in a confused tone, "Why is that?"

Nong Yu said, "I never have a choice to begin with.

Therefore, I can't choose to leave with you.

Forget about me.

It's almost sunset, you should leave."

Baifeng said, "I don't believe that someone like you would choose to remain in a place like this.

If you won't leave with me now, then I would keep on coming again to ask you to leave with me until you've agreed to leave with me."

After saying this, Baifeng left the Sparrow Pavilion with his lightness skills.

Nong Yu just looked at the window as Baifeng left the room.

Later, while Nong Yu was still organizing the stuff on her desk, she said, "Since because you are already here, why don't you show yourself?"

After Nong Yu had said this, Moya came out from behind a window curtain and said, "Being able to sense my presence, that tells that you are not just any normal people.

Who are you exactly?"

Nong Yu said to Moya, "Lord Moya, you sneaked into my room like this, I'm going to tell the general that you came into my room to bully me."

MoYa said, "If he knows about who you really are, perhaps he would be more interested in you instead."

Nong Yu said, "Are you going to tell him?"

Moya said, "Why not?"

Nong Yu said, "Do you think he would listen to a subordinate who defies order like you."

Moya said, "Whatever you are planning to do, I am giving you a heads up warning, you should stop immediately."

Nong Yu said, "Since you have chosen to disobey the general's order, why are you telling me this?"

Moya said, "Do you think I'm doing this to protect Ji Wuyi?

Ji Wuyi's strength is much more terrifying than you think it is.

I don't know why you are doing this, but I'm pretty sure you have a good reason for it.

You still have time to leave this place if you want to."

Nong Yu said, "Ever since I came here, I have never planned to leave this place."

Moya said, "What if Baifeng came to get you again?"

Nong Yu said, "Perhaps he should forget about everything that has ever happened here and forget about me.

No matter what, I cannot leave with him."

Moya left the room after hearing Nong Yu say this.