The Marquis of Wu'an's residence.
It was heavily guarded, but not impenetrable.
At nightfall, the assassin succeeded in holding his sword to the young marquis's throat. He had roamed the martial world and seen countless people, but never anyone as beautiful as the man before him.
In the instant he hesitated, a rope suddenly tightened around his neck. The assassin dropped his sword and stumbled backward a few steps. A group of fully armored soldiers appeared in the room. The young marquis picked up the sword the assassin had dropped and, expressionless, thrust it at him.
The sword pierced straight through his chest.
Looking down at the blood gushing from his chest, the assassin thought, I failed this time.
Theme: May you obtain everything you seek in this life.
