Chapter 51:

Heading off

So What If I'm a Girl



Following Lan Du, they headed to a different ward of for the hospital.He was a bit confused as to why she was still staying at the hospital.

"Is there someone you're visiting?"He questioned

Lan Du smiled

"It isn't someone, its many"Lan Du chuckled and entered one of the largest rooms.Inside was over a dozen beds and many injured people, all around 16 to 17.

"Is there anyone you know here?"He asked

Lan Du didn't reply, she walked over to the beds with a big smile on her face.

"Hey boys, remember me?"Lan Du removed her mask and said cheekily, Liu Bu was behind her so he didn't see but he grew curious.When all of them turned their heads and saw her face, fear struck their heart to the deepest point.

Lan Du placed her mask back on and chuckled

"s-stay away!"

"Leave!Let me leave!I don't want to stay anymore!"

"Mummy!"

"Save me!No, don't come closer!"

"Nightmare, this is just a nightmare"

Liu Bu didn't expect such an exaggerated response from these students, he turned to Lan Du and felt that she was unfathomable.

"Hahahaha!You brats seem quite energetic, save you seen the so called seniors of yours yet?"Lan Du laughed

The group all huddled on their beds, not daring to even peak their heads out the blanket.

"What did you do to them?"Liu Bu asked

"Nothing, though I was the one who sent all of them here, but to be fair, they were the ones who picked a fight with me"Lan Du shrugged her shoulders and replied casually.

Liu Bu began to rethink his life choices, why did he decide to get to know Lan Du better?Did he just start hanging out with the devil's incarnation?

"Today I came to tell you some good news, I won't be haggling over what happened last time, your seniors received your punishment for you, can't say they were willing but I never really cared, but step into my territory again...I'll snap your legs and have you swim"Lan Du said cheerfully as if it was great news

The group all nodded, they didn't dare refute and only obediently nodded their heads as if their lives depended on it.In front of Lan Du, they were like meek kittens in front of a tiger, much less fight, they can't even talk back at the moment.

Lan Du smiled in satisfaction before turning her head back to the exit.

"We can go now, I'll just stay at a hotel for tonight so we should split up here"Lan Du said and waved her hand, Liu Bu however was still speechless at the fact that Lan Du sent over 20 people to the hospital, and from their reaction, she didn't give them a regular beating.

'Poor kids, they seem to be traumatised, little devil is just too scary...'

He shook his head and headed home, he felt that Lan Du was too much of a monster.He even started wondering why she was still in Viper rank and not directly promoted to Tiger.

Lan Du just headed to the closest hotel, she didn't bother with the quality and just bought a room for the night.It was relatively close to the mercenary guild so she wouldn't have to walk much to get there.

The day passed and Lan Du woke up late in the morning, it was almost 12 by the time she woke up and ended up causing her to rush.She grabbed everything she could and ran out the hotel for the mercenary guild.

When she arrived at the entrance, she saw a large group of people gathered there, she then saw Liu Bu there as well waiting.

"Am I late?"She asked

Liu Bu shook his head

"You're just on time"He smiled and said

He pointed at a man in front, he had a stern face and his bearing was composed.

"Thats our employer, Yu Tian, owner of Shuang Yu corporation"Liu Bu said

Lan Du looked around and saw many other mercenaries around, most were in Viper and Tiger rank, but beside Yu Tian, was someone of Dragon Rank.

"To think that even a dragon rank was attracted by the offer"Lan Du mumbled

Yu Tian turned around

"It is time to set off, I will warn you, the space trip itself won't be too dangerous, however, once we arrive at the planet, there will be many assassination attempts and the trip will be done on foot, it was decided to lower the chances of ambush since we won't be landing on a designated point, rather, it may very well be random"Yu Tian said

Lan Du rubbed her chin

"Why one foot?"Someone asked

"The assassins hired last time planted tracking devices on most my vehicles, I don't want to risk such a thing again"He replied

Lan Du understood the basic information and prepared herself, she tied a dagger to her waist and leg while keeping a smaller one in her sleeves.

Someone placed a hand over her shoulders when she was preparing

"This isn't a playground kid, get lost"He said roughly

Lan Du's eyes showed a cold glint as she elbowed the man's stomach, the man felt a shocking pain as he bent over slightly, the moment he did so, a palm came down from below and struck his chin heavily.

"Touch me again and I'll break the hand that touches me"Lan Du said coldly and turned her head

The man stared at her in shock, Liu Bu sighed and shook his head.

'Poor guy, little devil cannot be judged by his appearance' he thought to himself as he felt pity for the man who underestimated Lan Du.

Some mercenaries snickered when they saw the man collapse

"Can't even beat a newbie, such a disgrace"They said in mockery of him

Lan Du turned a deaf ear to what they said and waited for Yu Tian to give an order.Yu Tan naturally also saw the ordeal and smiled briefly before returning to his stern face.

"We're leaving"He then said and a large ship came down from above.It was so big that the roads were blocked off dozens of metres from the mercenary build and no citizens were allowed access nearby.The ship slowly opened up from behind and Yu Tian walked in.

"Get on, the first half of the trip will only take two days at most, as for when we get there, I trust you mercenaries have enough stamina"He smirked and entered the front

Lan Du followed closely along with other mercenaries, inside the ship was dozens of seats, there was also some tables and the beds were all clumped together.

Yu Tian entered a room where he would just rest and prepare plans for when they arrive.

"Little Devil, wanna play cards?"Liu Bu took out a deck of cards and sat around the table with a few other mercenaries.


"no, I'd rather keep up with my daily training"Lan Du shook her head and equiped a few more weights onto her arms and legs.

"eh, even at times like this, you really are strange"Liu Bu sighed and handed cards to the other mercenaries.

Lan Du balanced on one arm as she began pushing her body up and down, her body felt heavy but it was much better than before she drank the karmic dew.She could feel that her body is getting stronger more noticeably as the energy she obtained from the Karmic Dew poured through her body.

Some mercenaries gave her strange looks, others gave her looks of respect while the remaining took her as a fool for training here.However, beneath her mask, her eyes looked around the whole room, taking note of even the smallest detail.

She noticed two mercenaries were glancing at the room that Yu Tian was in, and she could feel a trace of well hidden hostility from the gazes.No other mercenaries took notice of this as they were busy with their own business.

Lan Du smirked beneath her mask as she memorised their faces, one was a well built man, he had a large X shaped scar on his shoulder and a scar across his nose.The other one was short but had a strong looking body, his chest was bare and wore a mini skull necklace.

Lan Du stopped after observing this and pretended to be taking a break.She sat near the room Yu Tian was at and closed her eyes.Her actions didn't catch any attention since more than half the mercenaries were taking a nap to preserve energy.

Time passed slowly, soon it was the evening and the ship crew began serving food to the mercenaries.Lan Du sat as close as she could with Yu Tian and made it seem normal.When she sat down, she was wearing a different mask, this one had a small part broken off at the bottom so she could eat the food without taking it off.

"Why do you never take your mask off?"Liu Bu asked

"I have a bad scar across the top half of my face, I prefer not to show it"Lan Du replied

She took a bug bite off the bread she had in hand and drank some soup.She finished her meal as soon as possible and changed her mask back to the usual one.

By the time everyone has finished their meals, the sky already darkened and the sun was setting.Yu Tian headed back to the room like before and the other mercenaries headed to sleep in the clumped beds.Lan Du naturally didn't sleep on the bed, she sat down at a seat and closed her eyes.

Late that night, Yu Tian's room was still lit up, he was seated at a small table with a cup of coffee at hand.He slowly took a sip and placed the cup down.

The door to his room slowly opened as two people stepped in.

"This is going to be easier than I thought"One of the smirked and said

The other one snickered

"Yu Tian, I bet you never expected this, did you?"They both took out a knife and smirked at him

Yu Tian frowned

"Who sent you two"He asked

"You an go ask Yama in hell!"

Just as when they were about to attack, Yu Tian saw a figure behind them.Then, two slender hands came from behind, grabbed each of them by the side of their face and slammed them into one another.

"fools"An arrogant voice came from behind the two who were shocked by the sudden change

They felt their heads spin from the impact and began to feel dizzy

"Oh?You two didn't pass out, your employers must have paid you quite a bit"The tone of the voice was not one bit less arrogant, instead, it was now even more so.

This was naturally Lan Du, she then grabbed the both of them by the back of their heads and slammed them to the ground.Two loud thuds were heard and the two were knocked out instantly.

Yu Tian stared at Lan Du in gratitude, he gave her a smile and stood up

"You did well, were you guarding the room the whole time?"He asked curiously, it was strange that Lan Du was still awake at this hour so he grew curious.

"Their intentions were too obvious, I merely waited for them"Lan Du replied indifferently, 


"Don't leak out what happened tonight, there might still be more of them, those two were fools, the real ones can hide their intentions"

Lan Du turned her head and left the room.She sat down at the seat near the room and once again closed her eyes.But at the beds, a pair of eyes glared at her.

"those idiots...but with him there, it won't be easy..."

Lan Du felt the gaze and turned her head but saw no one, feeling paranoid, she shifted her body so it would be facing the beds before she closed her eyes.

Yu Tian who was inside his room stared at the two unconscious men on the floor, he tied the two of them up and placed something into their mouths.It liquified immediately and slid down their throats.

He then sat back down to finish his coffee.

"There's a promising lad in this group, unlike the others, even at times like this he kept his guard up, he's a good seedling"Yu Tian smiled lightly and took a sip of the coffee.

The night ended and soon the sun rose, when the mercenaries woke up, Lan Du acted as if nothing happened.But every once in a while, she would feel a cold glare on her.

'There is definitely another assassin in the group'

She didn't turn her head, she just continued to do her business even when the gaze landed on her constantly.

Yu Tian then walked out his room

"We will arrive in a few hours, keep up your guard when we arrive, I don't wish to see such carelessness like when you're on the ship"He said in a commanding tone and glance around

Lan Du was just reading a book in her hand, she didn't look up nor did she respond to anything Yu Tian said.Yu Tian however didn't mind, to him he saw it as Lan Du planning something.

However, in reality, Lan Du was just taking a break, she knew that Yu Tian would be safe for now since day broke, even if there are more assassins hidden in the group, they wouldn't dare act now.

Liu Bu walked over to Lan Du and sat down

"Why are you always so indifferent?You seem like a different person"He smiled and saidLan Du glanced at him

"We're on a mission, not a playdate, however, if you do want to play, I can show you what it feels like to be hit by a truck"She smiled and tapped her leg

"I've broken ribs with a single kick, wanna see?"

Liu Bu shivered and shook his head

"n-no thanks"He then left hurriedly

Lan Du's smile disappeared and her eyes became piercing.

She then turned back to the book in her hands and started reading once again.When food was served, she became more wary, she took out a silver needle and poked it secretly.To her 

surprise, the needle actually became black.

She quickly took out a pill and ate it.As for the food, she naturally ate it after taking the pill.After the meal, she walked over to Yu Tian secretly without anyone's notice.

"The food was poisoned, eat these two pills, the first is an antidote, the second is a special poison that causes physicals symptoms to occur such as black blood and other poison symptoms, but actually doesn't cause any harm to the body, I've altered it so they look more realistic"Lan Du said silently

Yu Tian was shocked, but gave Lan Du a strange look before taking both pills

"Not afraid that I'll poison you?"Lan Du chuckled and asked

Yu Tuan was once again surprised but soon became calm

"If you wanted me dead, you would have done so yesterday"He replied

Hearing that response, Lan Du laughed

"You expect that cheesy reason applies to me?I'll let you know, I prefer it when my prey wishes for death before ending them"Lan Du's tone was ruthless yet it had a sense of satisfaction in it

Yu Tian began wondering if he made a mistake in taking those pillsSeeing his gaze, Lan Du chuckled

"relax, I noticed the food was poisoned when I tested it earlier, yesterday's meal didn't give me any symptoms so it should have been fine, its only when the two other assassins got taken out, the others grew impatient so they decided to play dirty, but I need you to look sick so they would let down their guard"Lan Du rolled up her sleeve and her arm had a black line going up it

"I ate the same pill to cause the symptoms"She then rolled her sleeve back down and went back to her usual routine.

Yu Tian sighed and shook his head

"I'm really growing old, even the younger generation plays me like a fiddle"