Encountering the Startled Branch

Biezhi is an orphan and also an assassin. Her favorite thing to do after completing her master's tasks is to go to the shop at the city gate and eat a bowl of steaming hot dumpling soup, while chatting with the deaf man there. The deaf man can't hear or speak, but his face is exceptionally handsome—even the long, narrow scar can't hide his looks. A single glance at him can wash away all fatigue. Most importantly, everything Biezhi tells the deaf man, he will keep hidden for her, forever and ever. So Biezhi often vents to him about her master, who is as terrifying as the King of Hell. Biezhi has never seen her master; she only signed a contract, takes the money, and does the job. The ma...