Why the Jing State Liu Family?
There were many reasons.
First, someone from the Liu Family had just died in Shu State after a conflict with the Xiao Family.
Second, Liu Jing had worked with Black Tooth before—once when the Illusory Sound Sect and Liu Lang robbed the Xiao Family of its medicinal herbs, and another time when they targeted Hundred Herbs Hall.
Although both attempts ended in failure, Black Tooth had indeed earned quite a bit of silver from the Liu Family.
In fact, those prior failures made Chen Yi's mission all the more favorable.
With these thoughts in mind, Chen Yi finished his preparations, grabbed the silver notes hidden in his room, and slipped silently out of the Spring Lotus Garden. He wound his way through the streets and alleys, heading for the house in the West Market.
It was now deep into the night.
The streets were mostly empty, the narrow alleys even more so.
The few people he did encounter were mostly drunks or gamblers.
