On the rooftop of Haitain Pharmaceutical!
Although this was not the highest point of the surrounding buildings, it was extremely well-hidden and no one would notice it.
Ye Cangtian smoked and felt the wind.
The weather was slightly cold, and the wind was a bit piercing!
"I... I'm done eating!"
Kawada Mieko had finished the entire bag of meat buns, making Ye Cangtian shake his head and smile wryly. This girl really made up for two days of not eating with one meal!
Kawada Mieko wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth, first bowing deeply.
"Thank you for the buns! Please rest assured, I will go all out!"
Seeing the young lady draw her samurai sword with a serious expression, Ye Cangtian chuckled. He said unhurriedly, "No rush, let me ask you a few questions!"
"Ask away!" The other party was taken aback but nodded readily.
"You were adopted by the Kawada family, right? Kawada Ichiro isn't your biological brother, so why are you trying so hard?"
"When my parents died, my adoptive father took me in. So when my adoptive father asked me to avenge them, I naturally had to go all out!"
"So you don't know who your biological parents are?"
Kawada Mieko glanced at Ye Cangtian suspiciously but still nodded, "I was young then. My adoptive father said my parents were killed by pirates. When he saved me, my parents were already dead!"
Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "How do you know it wasn't the Kawada family who killed your entire family and then took you in as an adopted daughter because you were young?"
Kawada Mieko frowned but quickly gritted her teeth, "Impossible, you're talking nonsense! My adoptive father isn't that kind of person!"
"Alright then, next question! Have you ever killed anyone?"
"Yes!"
Kawada Mieko didn't understand why he was asking these things. She was an assassin, so of course she had killed people.
However, she added, "Once, a group of pirates broke into the base. I killed sixteen pirates that time!"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's brows relaxed. Pirates deserved to die, and this girl didn't seem like someone who would kill innocent people indiscriminately.
As for her claim of having killed pirates, Ye Cangtian shook his head and smiled.
That group of pirates were likely used by the Kawada family to test their new assassins. Many assassin organizations liked to do this.
They would create a riot and let the newly trained recruits face it. Only those who survived were elites.
So this girl was truly naive.
"Do you have any more questions?"
"Uh, not for now!"
"Then let's begin!"
Kawada Mieko bowed and then held her sword with both hands. "Please guide me!"
She moved first, her steps light, but her speed was incredibly fast. The samurai sword in her hand aimed directly at Ye Cangtian's face.
Ye Cangtian's lips curved slightly, and he shifted his body gently to the side.
Kawada Mieko was fast with her draw, and equally swift with her retraction. If one strike missed, she would change direction for a second strike.
Ye Cangtian was not in a hurry, dodging her attacks again and again.
However, gradually, surprise appeared on his face. Although this girl was a bit naive, even bordering on foolish, her strength was not weak at all.
Her draws were not sluggish, coupled with her agile speed.
This strength was considerable!
At least in Ye Cangtian's opinion, she was among the top experts in the assassin world.
However, such strength was still not enough to kill him!
"Bang!"
Ye Cangtian slapped the blade with his palm. The powerful force directly sent the samurai sword flying from her hand, and Kawada Mieko retreated several steps.
Kawada Mieko's face turned pale, filled with disbelief.
Ye Cangtian said with a faint smile, "You are no match for me, so give up your revenge!"
Kawada Mieko gritted her teeth, unwilling to give up. She shifted her body and rushed towards Ye Cangtian again.
The result was obvious!
She was no match for Ye Cangtian even with a samurai sword, let alone empty-handed?
So, she was soon sent flying backward, falling to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
However, she did not notice that before she landed, a jade pendant fell from her chest and onto the ground.
Ye Cangtian sighed and said, "Don't forget you are an assassin. As an assassin, you have already lost half the battle by fighting me head-on. How can you possibly defeat me?"
Kawada Mieko's eyes were vacant, and she seemed to have suffered a huge blow.
She couldn't get revenge!
Because the opponent was too strong! So strong that she had no chance at all. But if she couldn't get revenge, how could she face her adoptive father with honor?
Seeing her dejected, Ye Cangtian didn't try to comfort her. He saw the jade pendant lying on the ground not far away and felt it looked somewhat familiar.
He walked over, squatted down, and picked it up.
The jade pendant looked old. The front was carved with the character "Qin." Upon seeing this, Ye Cangtian was surprised.
He flipped the other side of the jade pendant. Sure enough, the back was also carved with a character, "Gu."
A strange expression appeared on Ye Cangtian's face, and he couldn't help but take out something from his person, which was also a jade pendant!
The two jade pendants were almost identical, and it was clear at a glance that they were a pair!
His jade pendant was given to him by Gu Yue when she left.
At that time, the girl had said that the jade pendant was a symbol of her identity and that she had worn it since she was young. Originally, there was another jade pendant that was a pair with this one, but that other one was with her sister, and her sister should have died that year!
Ye Cangtian took a deep breath. It seemed that Kawada Mieko was Gu Yue's lost sister, who hadn't died back then?
Just as he was spacing out, a sound of wind whizzed past his ear.
He saw Kawada Mieko, with a look of tragic determination, rushing towards the edge of the rooftop. This girl was actually going to commit suicide!
Ye Cangtian reacted quickly, rushing after her. As she leaped off, he grabbed her arm and exclaimed, "What are you doing?"
Kawada Mieko's upper body was already hanging over the edge of the rooftop. She looked down at the dense traffic below and felt the icy wind biting at her. She closed her eyes.
"I can't kill you, but I also have no face to return to my adoptive father!"
"Idiot!"
Ye Cangtian cursed, and with a surge of strength, he pulled her back up, glaring at her with a dark expression.
"Are you stupid? If you die, what about your family?"
"I'm an orphan, I don't have any family!" Kawada Mieko said with her head bowed.
Ye Cangtian sighed softly, picked up the jade pendant, and asked, "Let me ask you, where did you get this jade pendant?"
Kawada Mieko looked up and replied, "I don't know. I've been wearing it since I was young. It might have been left by my parents when I was a child!"
"Then look now!"
Ye Cangtian took out the other jade pendant and placed them together.
When Kawada Mieko saw the two identical jade pendants placed together, looking like a single entity, she was stunned.
Knowing her confusion, Ye Cangtian said, "Actually, your parents had two daughters back then, and there were two jade pendants. You have an elder sister!"