You're Worthy of Being the Mastermind Behind the Scenes?

　　After leaving the League of a.s.sa.s.sins, I didn't return to Liu Shan Men. Instead, I forewent sleep to stake out nearby.

　　What I told Meng Jiangnan was a trap.

　　I knew that he wouldn't have told me how to contact the Black Winds Thirteen Wings, so I'm getting him to contact them while I tail him from behind to track them down.

　　Who's accusing me of being treacherous?! It's called being smart!

　　I honestly don't really want to bother with the Black Winds Thirteen Wings stirring up trouble in the capital.

　　But as a loyal reader of the Black and White Reflection, and a man that enjoys gossip, I have to see what the Black Winds Thirteen Wings are up to no matter what. A mere thirteen a.s.sa.s.sins are trying to challenge the imperial court; don't you think that's newsworthy?

　　If the ident.i.ty of the mastermind is newsworthy, I can write a reader's letter to the Black and White Reflection publishers and sell the big scoop for some extra cash.

　　Thanks to me lazing around and eating well most of the time, I'm actually well rested. It's the middle of the night. It's quiet, so it was silent and still other than the night watch gong and occasional dog bark.

　　I ordered some beef and wine and a nearby tavern, and then went to a noodle shop to buy some steamed buns filled with mince lamb. I then sat on the roof of a large house, eating as I silently waited.

　　The true essence of a delicacy is not the food itself, but whether or not the occasion, atmosphere and so forth match, just as with martial arts.

　　I first picked up a few pieces of beef smothered in soybean sauce. The combination of beef and soy sauce were perfect. Eating this in the middle of the night is a form of enjoyment. I then grabbed a beef tendon agate and mixed it with the transparent fatty part and somewhat cooled part, and put it in my mouth. If you eat just one part, you won't be satisfied, but eat them together and it's perfect. The oily part goes together perfectly with the dry part. It's like the nerdy cowherd, and gentle and cute moon weaver. It's a match made in heaven.

　　I also snuck into the storage room to steal some grape wine that was brewed using methods pa.s.sed down in the Western regions. Its mellow fragrance was perfect alongside the beef.

　　Ahhh, the bliss is infinite.

　　While I was giving my review of the food, they started to move in the teahouse.

　　A group of people sneakily came out of the teahouse dressed in black. From where I was sitting, there were eight of them. Among them was the young girl I met earlier today, Cai Die, and the sword wielder, Ning Shan. It looks like they're Boss Meng's men.

　　They set out once they confirmed that there was n.o.body nearby. I was in fact very far away from them. They probably never imagined I'd be able to see them so clearly from such a far distance.

　　After they set out, I stayed where I was.

　　Hah, are you trying to fool me? Do you need to send eight people to notify the Black Winds Thirteen Wings? Boss Meng was evidently not among them as well.