Tulip's assassination attempt on Ning Fan failed, and since she was unharmed, she could return to headquarters. For now, Asura didn't want to make a move on Ning Fan himself, preferring to have Thousand Faces continue to watch him instead.
Therefore, Tulip's trip to Zhonghai could be officially declared over. As for any punishment she might face back at headquarters due to the mission failure, Thousand Faces was not in the know. After all, such matters weren't his to decide, nor did he have any interest in them.
Standing before Thousand Faces, Tulip maintained her silence, her brow furrowed in worry as if weighed down by some heavy thought. Thousand Faces could sense something was off with Tulip and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened?"
Although his interactions with Tulip were limited, in Thousand Faces's memory, this woman never wore a troubled expression like this. What setback had she encountered that elicited such a reaction?
