Their initial plan was to find Dong Heng in the dance hall, take advantage of the hall’s unique environnt to approach him, and then Yin Yin Yin would deliver a fatal blow with precision, while Le Yu would be at the door to assist them in escaping after the assassination. It could be sumd up as ’killing a person every ten steps, leaving no trace for a thousand miles’.
Yes, it’s that simple.
No fancy poisoning, sches, deceit, or murders in secret chambers; the assassination plan was straightforwardly ’committing murder in the street’.
They find the target, kill them, and flee—what more is there to say?
As Yin Yin Yin puts it, ’the factors considered when formulating a plan should be as nurous as possible, while the steps of the plan should be as few as possible.’ The more cunning the mind, the more complex the plan, and the higher the likelihood of failure. It’s the kind of plan that involves ’fitting an elephant into a refrigerator with just three steps’ that is the most unpreventable killing blow.
Of course, while the plan is simple, Yin Yin Yin considers quite a lot. He needs to investigate Dong Heng’s movents thoroughly, and choosing the dance hall is the result of careful consideration because it is densely populated and dimly lit, making it easy to infiltrate. Moreover, Dong Heng would lower his guard towards strangers in such an environnt, and the weaker the light, the stronger Yin Yin Yin becos—while others grow weaker, he grows stronger.
But all these premises are contingent on Dong Heng acting alone.
Le Yu ran to the entrance and found Yin Yin Yin nearby. Yin Yin Yin gently pressed his lips, signaling not to talk, as they followed Dong Heng and others out of the dance hall.
After Dong Heng and Kui Zhao left the dance hall, they walked along Mirror Lake Road towards Bright Moon Street. Le Yu was about to follow when Yin Yin Yin pulled him along in the opposite direction.
Le Yu exclaid in surprise, "Plan canceled?"
"Plan A is canceled." Yin Yin Yin maintained his soft voice, "Now we’re executing Plan B... hurry up."
They strode quickly through the street, and Yin Yin Yin suddenly turned into an alley. After erging from the alley, Le Yu found themselves on the neon-lit Bright Moon Street.
Le Yu realized, "We’re getting ahead of them to ambush?"
"Yes." Yin Yin Yin said, "On the way ho from the dance hall, there’s a stretch where few pass by. Our chances of success are decent there."
"Then why not choose to ambush them on the road from the start?"
"Killing amid chaos has a higher success rate than a direct assault. In the dance hall, I can guarantee my first strike hits Dong Heng completely, but if we attack on the street, Dong Heng’s instinctive spiritual reaction will cause him to counterattack automatically." Yin Yin Yin’s tone carried so displeasure, "Moreover, such an attack is too crude, not in line with my aesthetics."
Le Yu nodded. Even though he had only t Dong Heng once, Le Yu could tell Dong Heng’s capabilities were not inferior to his. He himself could dodge bullets using spiritual power, so when faced with unexpected assassination, Dong Heng would naturally be able to react quickly.
However, is your aesthetic about using a disguise to confuse others during assassination... Le Yu silently criticized internally and asked:
"Can’t we ambush him at ho?"
"Although his family isn’t in Star Engraving County, he does have servants at ho. And in the ho of a director from the Imprisonnt Departnt, if there aren’t traps set up inside, he wouldn’t be our target to kill."
"As Ding Yi’s confidant, we aren’t the only ones wanting to kill Dong Heng."
Yin Yin Yin suddenly stopped, "We’re there."
Le Yu looked around and discovered they were at a side road of Bright Moon Street, so distance from the main road. Although the street lights were bright and the road was smooth, trees grew thickly on both sides, and the nearest building was at the end of the road, just standing there felt a bit lonely.
"You go stay across the street, and when Dong Heng passes by, find a way to smash these street lights." Yin Yin Yin pointed at the street lights, "Once you attract Dong Heng’s attention, I’ll seize the chance to assault Dong Heng from behind and then retreat swiftly."
This plan still bears Yin Yin Yin’s style, simply ’you provoke, I harvest’.
Le Yu nodded to indicate understanding and then asked a crucial question, "What if Kui Zhao appears with Dong Heng?"
Yin Yin Yin remained silent for a few seconds and asked, "Are you afraid of dying?"
Le Yu understood Yin Yin Yin’s implied aning.
Dealing with Dong Heng alone, both Le Yu and Yin Yin Yin would have no issues. But if it were Kui Zhao instead, that would be a different story.
When Le Yu first t Yin Yin Yin, Yin Yin Yin asked how likely Le Yu was to win in a fight against Kui Zhao. Le Yu said it was seventy to thirty, with Kui Zhao at seventy and him at thirty. Looking back now, Le Yu felt he was too pessimistic; it should be a complete defeat, and he would have ten out of ten chances.
Once the fight begins, Kui Zhao would kill him, then he would possess Kui Zhao, wouldn’t that an he won?
It was only after several battles that Le Yu figured out the details of the fight between Kui Zhao and Li Shi Jie. Those skills he thought were just ’so-so’, like Li Shi Jie’s borrowing of heaven to kill, or Kui Zhao’s light armor, he could not replicate any of them.
He couldn’t do it.
Using Le Yu’s current ’Beginning Level Eight Rice Flow Biting Battle Technique’ as a reference, both Li Shi Jie and Kui Zhao were at least interdiate levels. This disparity in realm showed how Le Yu easily defeated Gao Jin—he could make Gao Jin cry, and Kui Zhao could make him cry.
Of course, being a level higher doesn’t an Le Yu has no chance to retaliate. If Le Yu and Yin Yin Yin team up, double fists wouldn’t defy four hands, and being overwheld by sheer numbers might allow them a chance against Kui Zhao.
But their target this ti isn’t Kui Zhao, it’s Dong Heng!
Killing Dong Heng, simple difficulty; killing Kui Zhao, moderate difficulty; killing both Kui Zhao and Dong Heng, that’s hellish difficulty!
Kui Zhao and Dong Heng aren’t fools; when faced with an ambush, they’d surely rely on each other for defense. Their team effect is definitely greater than the sum of their parts, and their coordination might even be better than Le Yu and Yin Yin Yin’s—tonight is Le Yu and Yin Yin Yin’s first sweet dual queue, whereas for Kui Zhao and Dong Heng, they’re seasoned pros!
If Kui Zhao really appears alongside Dong Heng and they still follow through with the plan, it would an taking a huge risk to their lives.
"Afraid." Le Yu said, "So should we just go ho and sleep?"
Le Yu didn’t have the mindset of seeking death just because he had the ’Substitute for Death’ ability, and his first challenge ’Survive 15 Days’ was nearly complete. If he were to seek death, he should wait until this challenge was completed!
However, Yin Yin Yin seed not to want to sleep yet, "If you’re afraid of dying, then after smashing the street lights, just sprint north and head to the small road north of Mirror Lake Road, avoid the Patrol Execution Guard, and loop back ho."
He thought for a mont, then suddenly pulled out a small knife from his skirt, holding the blade to hand it to Le Yu, making Le Yu unable to resist focusing his gaze under his skirt—do all you Radiant people trend towards hiding weapons under your skirts?
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