CHAPTER 2475  A SECOND ATTEMPT

The man's words were a bit surprising to the Servant girl, but she didn't show it on her face.

"It'll be my honor, Sir." The servant girl said with confidence.

"Very well, you know what to do." The man said looking straight at the woman. "Don't be like the Third Dagger and bring failure to our Hall. Get whatever equipment you might need from the others." He said with a hint of coldness.

"Of course. I shall not fail you." The Servant girl replied before turning around to talk to the others.

Ashy listened to their conversations and was a bit confused by the terms being used. 'I should inform master now.' She thought and sent out everything she had learned so far.

Lin Mu who was in the middle of stuffing a honey glazed haunch that was about the size a small sized log in his mouth, stopped as soon as he heard her voice.

He put down the haunch and focused on the information that Ashy was giving him. is the owner.

'To think she waited to move until the banquet… guessing coming here was worth more than I thought.' Lin Mu thought to himself.

"Lord Imperator, is it not to your liking?" The Treasury Minister asked seeing that Lin Mu had stopped.

But Lin Mu didn't respond to him, instead just focusing on Ashy's words. Seeing how serious Lin Mu looked, the Minister also didn't pry further and instead waited for him to reply. About five minutes later, Lin Mu was done and the hall had gone silent.

All the servants had stopped moving, the Treasury Minister having gestured for them to leave beforehand. The only ones left were Little Shrubby and the twins who were still eating.

"Looks like we'll have a big capture today, Minister." Lin Mu spoke.

"What do you mean, Lord Imperator?" he asked.

"They're trying to attempt another assassination and you're the target." Lin Mu stated, making the Minister's eyes go wide.

"They are now, are they…" The Treasury Minister's expression turned a bit grim. "And you're going to do something about it?" he asked.

"Of course. I'll need you to do somethings for me." Lin Mu replied, making the man nod. "Just say the word." The Treasury Minister said. ~SHAU~SHUA~SHUA~SHUA~

In the next second tens of people appeared in the hall, all dressed in dark robes and wearing masks. "I've been prepared for something like this." The man added.

"Perfect." Lin Mu said with a smile. "You just need to do this…" he explained the plan.

And while he was doing this, Ashy had also been given a few instructions.

The little black bird was now moving from shadow to shadow, checking up on all the things that were present in the hall. She looked at the documents that were kept as well as any items that looked important. And of course, she also got a good look at everyone that was there too.

Lin Mu had told her to do this just in case they destroyed the entire place before he arrived or something.

They didn't know who these people were, as Lin Mu didn't recognize the terms they were using either. Their interrogation with the previous assassin hadn't gone well either as she had simply died from a restriction that was place on her to not reveal any information.

Thus Lin Mu knew that it was better to obtain the information in person.

And now that he knew exactly where they were, he would have much better luck at it.

Ashy was perfect for the job, and the location was ideal for her too since there were plenty of shadows. She flitted around from shadow to shadow, with none the wiser. As long as the shadows were touching or intersecting, she could move without a trace which was great for her since a lot of the shadows also went up the walls, letting her get a good peek at the documents that were kept there.

While she couldn't flip the pages to read further, she could at least get the basic level information from them.

Though about ten minutes later, Ashy had to stop as the Servant girl was about to leave.

~SHUA~

She jumped into the girl's shadow as soon as it touched the walls and left with her. Soon, the Servant girl had left the furniture workshop and was already in the tunnel on the way back to the Imperial Grounds. The whole process had taken her less than forty minutes total, which was rather surprising.

Lin Mu was currently in the sky and was following the directions that Ashy had given him.

"That should be the garden shed." Lin Mu quickly scanned it sensing almost nothing from it. He didn't go in right away though, and waited till he felt the presence of the Servant Girl. 'She's certainly very calm about this.' Lin Mu didn't observe any nervousness or anxiety on her face. He let her leave before finally landing on the ground and entering the shed. He had already instructed the Treasury Minister on what needed to be done, thus he didn't need to worry about the girl's capture.

"Hmm… They went for a more mechanical approach." Lin Mu could sense the mechanisms attached to the button. "Guess this is how they've managed to keep it hidden so far." If there were formations used for this, chances of it being discovered by the people was higher.

Especially when there were regular inspections every week in the Imperial Grounds. "Phase." Of course Lin Mu was not going to follow the same procedures as the girl, and simply sank into the ground. After all, there was always a chance they had some alarms set up that he didn't know about. Once in the tunnel, he simply followed it straight and arrived at the Furniture Workshop.

"So close? This is barely outside the walls of the Imperial Grounds." Lin Mu was rather surprised. "This smell too… Pine Resin." He recognized it to be the same as what Little Shrubby had smelled.