Chapter 113: Chapter 27: Undercurrents

The man in plain clothes replied:

"I was just about to report to the general; we followed orders and stayed near those three students."

"There was indeed an assassin skilled in the art of concealing their breath. Extremely ruthless, realizing the situation was hopeless, they poisoned themselves to death. Thus, we failed to capture any alive; please punish me, general."

Having said this, he bowed with a fist presented, and Yu Wenze nodded slightly, his tone of voice steady, saying:

"What else did you find?"

The man slightly relaxed and replied, "Reporting to the general, besides us, there were others secretly protecting those three. Some were from the Academy's Masters, while the affiliations of the others are unknown. We haven't clashed yet; I can't discern their intentions, but we nearly captured this assassin thanks to a joint effort by all three parties."

"It must be the power behind the students."

Yu Wenze slightly nodded again, noncommittally and indifferently said: