It was late autumn, and the temperature in the afternoon was still warm. The chrysanthemums that were in full bloom in the spacious courtyard swayed gently in the breeze, filling the air with their subtle fragrance.

  Standing outside the house, Yu's hands were clenched and her head was lowered, but she couldn't help but glance at Xia Tianmeng, who wore a light blue cheongsam dress that seemed to be blowing in the wind, and her eyes deepened slightly.

  Although she didn't understand why the master's attitude towards this 'woman' changed so much, it all showed that the master was particularly concerned about this 'woman'.

  What makes others capable of disturbing the Master's emotions?

  Silently lowering her eyelids, she stared tightly at her own pink embroidered shoes, feeling heavy in her heart.

  Yuqiao, standing beside Yuru, looked at Xia Tianmeng with a gloating expression, and quietly bumped Yuru's arm, saying: "Hmph, the Master indeed knows that this woman is no different from others. Yesterday she was still resting in her room, today she's just like us." Of course, the Master belongs to everyone, which woman can monopolize him?

  Yu's lips moved slightly, and she caught a glimpse of Yu Qiao's self-satisfied expression, but remained silent.

  Even if 'Yu' Jiao is good to her, it's hard to guarantee that 'Yu' Jiao won't also plot against the master!

  She didn't dare to trust 'Jade' Qiao, even though they had been together for over a decade.

  Yuqie didn't get a response, but her enthusiasm wasn't diminished in the slightest. Instead, she raised her chin slightly and raised an eyebrow, saying: "What's your identity?" Although they were all wearing the same maid uniforms, this woman somehow looked more like a noble young lady than herself! Could it be that she was some famous family's daughter?

  Xia Tian Mo heard this but didn't respond in the slightest, continuing to remain silent.

  Jade's uninteresting pouting mouth, but in her heart, she was thinking that this 'woman' must be unbearable to the sudden change of identity and is now secretly suffering.

  Unlike the warm weather outside the house, it was as cold as a winter's night inside, with everyone holding their breath and not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the quiet night.

  The chill of the black marble seemed to penetrate their hearts from their knees, making their hearts contract and relax in an especially tormenting way.

  The black-clad youth kneeling in the front row slightly raised his eyes to look at Leng Ye, who was sitting at the head of the table with an air of nonchalance, and for some reason felt that the Sect Master had forgotten their existence.

  At this time, Leng Ye had indeed fallen into deep thought, his eyes gazing blankly at the void as his mind recalled the past.

  At that time, he was only thirteen years old. The former leader of the Hundred Flowers Sacred Sect, Mo Tianyang, had taken him under his wing for several years, training him every day and feeding him poisonous food to increase his body's resistance to poison.

  Although he was young, he was already considered one of the top masters in the sect. The young and vigorous him did not fear the great demon head Mo Tian, who was feared by others, and was treated as a young master by the people in the sect.

  Because the maid 'girl' told him how interesting the outside world was, he disobeyed his master for the first time and secretly escaped from the Hundred Flowers Divine Sect with the maid 'girl'.

  He didn't expect the usually obedient maid to be a spy, and when she stabbed him in the abdomen with her own hands, he even asked stupidly why.

  "Why? It's all because you're from the demonic sect! Since ancient times, good and evil have never coexisted!" The maid's beautiful face was filled with pain, her eyes flashing with intense hatred, "If it wasn't for your demonic sect destroying my entire clan, how would I have ended up as a maid in your demonic sect? I'm only here for revenge!"

  Still young and naive, Leng Ye simply stared blankly at the maid's frantic appearance, forgetting to react.

  He didn't know why it was like this, the things that the girl said he had no idea about! Moreover... what he learned from his master was to follow his heart's desires! Fearless of rules and life or death, in the Jianghu others' rules were nothing but empty words to them! They only needed to live freely and happily!

  Cheng Wang defeated the bandits, they were just unable to resist!

  "Miss! Miss! Don't run away!"

  Just as the woman was about to thrust all the daggers into his body, he heard a call from afar getting closer and closer. Because of the many footsteps, the woman finally abandoned him and ran away.

  Then he saw a little girl running towards him, with cute pigtails, wearing a pink skirt, and even her face was still innocent.

  She ran over, staring at his injured abdomen in shock, covering her mouth and exclaiming: "Little brother, you're hurt!"

  He looked at her with no expression on his face, he only knew how terrifying he must have looked at that time, the blood-soaked abdomen and the pale face.

  When he thought she would be scared and run away, she instead squatted down with a worried face looking at him: "Little brother, does it hurt? I'll take you home to find Master Tai for treatment, okay?"

  He stared blankly at her eyes, the pitch-black eyes were crystal clear and clean, this was a pair of eyes he had never seen before.

  Little Xia thought he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, and his urgent eyes even welled up with tears: "Can I blow on it for you? Mom said blowing on it makes the pain go away!" Although she still felt a little painful!

  On a cold night, he stared blankly as she leaned in close to his lower abdomen and gently blew air.

  Her face still had a faint red 'complexion', looking soft and delicate. She was so small that she could only reach his chest when standing up, but he thought she was so beautiful, exquisite like a doll.

  "Miss! Miss!"

  A group of slaves from afar all rushed over, seeing this scene and hastily protecting Xia Tian Meng as they retreated. The elderly old lady even asked from three steps away: "I wonder which family's young master you are? How did you get hurt here?" Although the old lady had never seen Leng Ye before, she saw that he was wearing extraordinary clothes and guessed that he might be a young master from some aristocratic family who got hurt outside.

  Xia Tian pouted and ran over, looking pitifully at Lao Tai Tai: "Tai Tai! This little brother is so pitiful, he's injured and bleeding! Can we take him home to find Master Taigong to treat him well?"

  The old woman saw her so pitiful and weak, and then saw the cold night's young and powerless appearance, and could only comfort herself that such a small person would not hurt the miss.

  It's just unbearable to see a young lady who has grown up in front of me look so pitiful.

  The old lady nodded, and Xia Tian Meng was happy to help him up: "Little brother, come home with me! Father is the most powerful, he will definitely treat you well! And Emperor Uncle, he will also like you!"

  Although young, he had also heard that the Jianghu and the imperial court were not on good terms. Leng Ye stared blankly at Xia Tian's delicate smile, even forgetting his master's repeated warnings to stay away from people in the imperial court.

  He just knew that this girl who smiled at him with such pure and lovely innocence seemed as warm as the sunshine.

  Even at that moment, the pain in his abdomen had dissipated.

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  First time receiving a bad review on such a gloomy day like Singles' Day!