Section 450

Luo Yan was thoroughly puzzled.

In the past, whenever Red Rose saw him, she would try to kill him without a second word.

Her strikes were utterly merciless.

Expressionless and cold, there was only killing intent in her eyes.

So what was with this anger and hatred?

Shouldn't he be the one who was angry?

Ever since leaving the assassin training camp, this yandere female assassin had been relentlessly hunting him down.

Pain? That made even less sense.

How could a cold-blooded, merciless woman who killed without batting an eye…

…possibly feel an emotion like pain?

Shaking his head, Luo Yan thought he must have seen wrong and cast those thoughts aside.

"Red Rose, I really have an urgent matter right now. What will it take for you to get out of my way?"

Red Rose finally spoke.

"If you want to cause trouble for my Master, you'll have to step over my dead body first."

Her tone was extraordinarily devout.

Yet inside, Red Rose was going completely insane.

These weren't words she wanted to say at all.

In her heart, she wished she could tear Xu Hao into ten thousand pieces.

How could she possibly be so respectful?

It was all because Xu Hao had fed her that pill.

She was completely unable to control herself.

The Dark World only knew of Red Rose, not her true identity.

Luo Yan was the only one who knew who she really was.

And now, her most humiliating side was laid bare before him.

She was supposed to be renowned for her ferocity, killing without batting an eye.

Yet the cold and aloof Red Rose was actually calling someone 'Master' over and over again.

Her persona had completely shattered.

Luo Yan was feeling just as shell-shocked as she was.

He was entirely dumbfounded.

He even doubted whether something was wrong with his hearing.

What had he just heard?

This top-tier female assassin who tried to murder him on sight…

…was actually calling someone else 'Master'?

Had he gone crazy?

Or had the entire world gone mad?

[Ding… Luo Yan is extraordinarily shocked. Emotion Points +876…]

Luo Yan's mind suffered a massive blow.

It took him quite a while to process the news.

Then, he noticed a crucial detail in Red Rose's words.

Going inside to cause trouble for her master?

And right now, he was on his way to see Xu Hao.

Could it be…

Luo Yan's eyes widened, as if struck by lightning.

His face was filled with utter shock and disbelief.

Red Rose's master was Xu Hao?

How could that be possible?

Red Rose was at the Late Stage of Transformation Realm.

Why would she submit to Xu Hao?

Refusing to believe it, Luo Yan asked with a trembling voice,

"The master you're talking about… is Xu Hao?"

"Is Master's name something you are worthy of uttering?"

Red Rose's figure flickered, appearing before Luo Yan like a specter, and kicked him straight to the ground.

Yet in reality…

Red Rose was roaring frantically inside her mind.

This wasn't her at all!

How could she possibly defend an evil villain like Xu Hao?

Aside from anger and hatred, an indescribable fear surged within her eyes.

This feeling was as if another person was controlling her body.

She was reduced to a conscious secondary personality.

Even though she clearly knew what she was doing, she couldn't stop it.

If this continued, would she eventually be replaced entirely?

This time, Luo Yan slammed heavily onto the ground, unable to get up for a long while.

To be completely fair—

He and Red Rose had always held a grudge against each other.

She would come knocking from time to time trying to kill him.

Yet he had never harbored much real anger or hatred toward her in his heart.

Who could blame him when she was a beauty on par with Yan Wumei?

Luo Yan had even planned to easily suppress her once his cultivation surpassed hers.

Learning that Red Rose had taken Xu Hao as her master,

his mindset completely collapsed.

Wait a minute…

Luo Yan suddenly realized something.

The look of pain he had caught in Red Rose's eyes earlier…

…didn't seem to be because of him.

If it were because of Xu Hao, it would all make sense.

Connecting the dots,

he knew it!

How could a yandere female assassin like Red Rose willingly acknowledge someone as her master?

She must have been threatened.

Still, there was one thing he couldn't figure out.

Given Red Rose's cold-blooded ruthlessness, what could Xu Hao possibly use to threaten her?

Did Red Rose have family somewhere?

Were they being held hostage by Xu Hao?

At that thought, Luo Yan ignored the sharp pain and looked back up at Red Rose.

He stared directly into her eyes.

"Red Rose, I know this isn't what you want. You aren't doing this willingly, are you?"

Red Rose's eyes trembled slightly.

"Just as I thought."

Noticing the subtle shift in Red Rose's expression,

Luo Yan thought to himself.