During this wait, time slowly passed, and night began to cover the entire Imperial City.
And as the night came, the business of the Golden Sea Pavilion, too, became more and more hot, and the tables on the second floor were almost full.
At this time, the store assistant came over and said respectfully to Lin Hao, "This customer, have you finished your meal?"
Looking at the already empty dinner plates, Lin Hao nodded and said, "Well, I'm waiting for someone, so I'll sit down for a bit longer."
Saying that, Lin Hao casually pulled out two gold coins and handed them to the store assistant as a tip.
However, the store assistant showed no signs of leaving, and continued to stand here, smilingly saying, "There is a VIP room on the third floor of this store, so the guest can move there to wait, and there is an entertainer playing a small song called Purple Night's Promise."
Hearing this, Lin Hao was about to say that he didn't need to, but then his heart stirred.
Purple night's appointment?
Lin Hao was slightly surprised, could it be a code word?
Because, his superior, whose name was Purple Night, had agreed to meet here.
The appointment of the purple night, if it was associated, it was an extremely good match.
It wasn't hard to see that woman, she was really cautious.
Immediately, Lin Hao understood and indifferently said, "That's fine."
Just like that, Lin Hao arrived at the VIP room on the third floor of the restaurant under the guidance of the store assistant.
Here, there was a private room, that was arranged like a maze.
And the soundproofing effect was extremely good, the noisy sound downstairs was barely heard here.
Xiao Bai was wearing a leather cap, his eyes staring around curiously.
"Guest, if you want to listen to the Purple Night's Promise's ditty, it's in the third VIP room on the right side of this corridor, please make yourself at home."
The store assistant wore a professional smile on his face and said in a respectful tone.
"Uh-huh."
Lin Hao nodded indifferently, then walked straight inside.
In this calm environment, the sound of Lin Hao's footsteps between his walks was crisp and loud.
Lin Hao's face was calm, but the spiritual energy in his body was already running quietly, ready for any sudden change.
Although Violet Night was his superior, he had only met him twice from the time they met to the present face.
For that kind of cold-blooded and ruthless assassin, Lin Hao secretly kept an extra eye out.
Soon, Lin Hao came to the box that the shopkeeper had mentioned.
However, he saw that the door of the box wasn't made of wood, but a metal door, which seemed incredibly sturdy.
Moreover, one could vaguely sense a faint fluctuation of spiritual qi.
Today, during the runic course he practiced in the spell class, Lin Hao had a slight understanding of it, guessing that the interior of this metal door should conceal runic formations.
However, he couldn't determine whether the runes contained within it were dangerous or not.
After a slight hesitation, Lin Hao took out an iron bar from his storage ring and knocked twice on the metal door, without any physical contact.
"Clang~!"
In the midst of this knocking, a ringing sound like that of a bell was emitted.
At the same time, Lin Hao stepped to the right side of his feet, his body not choosing to stand right in front of the doorway.
Not long after, the metal door opened.
What met his eyes was a purple silhouette, whose face was cold and colorful, and whose eyes were as clear as water, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
This person was none other than Lin Hao's top boss, Purple Night.
"You're quite cautious."
Violet Night's gaze turned, looking at Lin Hao standing by the side of the door, as well as the iron sword in his hand, and couldn't help but say.
"In our line of work, it's still safer to be careful in everything."
Lin Hao didn't think so and smiled blandly.
"Very opinionated, not bad."
As Violet Night spoke, the corner of her mouth sketched out a shallow arc.
Normally, she was always as cold as ice and frost, but at this moment, this light smile gave people a sense of astonishment like a snowflake blooming.
"Come in."
Immediately, Violet Night brought Lin Hao and walked into the chamber.
Borrowing the vision of the four treasures, Lin Hao surveyed the environment inside.
However, he saw that the area of the interior was very spacious, and the surrounding walls were all cast in metal, almost airtight.
In the center area, there was a long table and dozens of chairs.
It looked like a conference room with a solemn atmosphere.
At the very front of the table, there was a man wearing a black robe, sitting upright.
On his face, he wore a dark gold mask, picking up the upper half of his face, and was unable to see his face.
But with a powerful aura, it was not a small character at first glance.
"There are three organizations in the Underworld Pavilion, Sky, Fire, and Cloud."
Violet Night looked at Lin Hao and explained, "Each group, has a different division of tasks."
"Heaven group, main killing and attacking."
"Fire group, main punishment."
"Cloud group, responsible for intelligence gathering."
Saying this, Violet Night's tone paused slightly.
She gazed at Lin Hao and continued, "Here, besides me and you, there is another person, and I believe that with your ability, you should have noticed it long ago as well."
"He is the leader of our Heavenly Group, named Dark Eagle."
After listening to what Violet Night said, Lin Hao secretly nodded.
It was considered a preliminary understanding of the scale of the Underworld Pavilion, and that none of the members within it used their real names.
"So you're Jing Ke, you look even younger than I imagined."
At this moment, that masked man, 'Dark Eagle', suddenly spoke.
His voice, calm and powerful, spoke in a tone that gave off a sense of strategizing.
"Listening to Violet Night, you said that you have completed your mission, do you have any proof?"
Dark Eagle's face was stoic as he inquired.
It seemed that there was very little credibility for Lin Hao being able to assassinate his prey so quickly.
This was because in recent years, Yang Chengji had all lurked in the core courtyard area of the Tianyan Academy, and the assassins sent out by the Underworld Pavilion had failed and returned every single time.
Even during this period, Yang Chengji was caught in a counter trap, losing two senior assassins.
As for the Lin Hao in front of him, from the breath, it was obvious that he only had a cultivation level of around third level warrior.
Facing Yang Chengji, not to mention sneaking into the core courtyard area, even if he was fighting alone, it was quite tricky.
Therefore, all kinds of doubts circled together really made it impossible to believe that Yang Chengji had really been assassinated by Lin Hao.
"I've always spoken one way or the other."
Lin Hao said with a bland, unassuming face, "Since the mission has been accomplished, why should I make a fuss about it."
After saying that, he didn't talk too much nonsense with the other party, and his right hand touched his storage ring, taking out a bloody package and directly throwing it on the table in front of him.
"This is?"
Seeing Lin Hao's action, Violet Night was slightly surprised.
Dark Eagle's eyes sank slightly, as if he had already guessed something.
"Don't you guys want vouchers, this is the proof."
"No need to guess, just open it and see."
The corner of Lin Hao's mouth flicked.
As he spoke, he pulled out a chair and casually sat down.
That cozy stance was completely devoid of the feeling of constraint that one would feel when facing a superior.
In his opinion, the relationship between the two sides was just like an employment relationship.
You give money, I do the work.
If the price can't be agreed upon, the contract will be terminated.
His point of view was that he would not submit to any organization.