She returned to the courtyard at night, unaware of Yezi's thoughts, only thinking that if she were to show off her talents and dance at a banquet, these ancient people would be shocked out of their wits. Although she didn't care about fame, living in ancient times, she knew how important it was for a woman's reputation to affect her future. Even if she didn't want to be one of those women who had to rely on men to survive, she still couldn't let herself be known as foolish and stupid for the rest of her life.

  This time at the imperial banquet, she would let the whole world know that Ye Ruoxin was no longer the foolish and silly Third Miss who could be bullied by anyone!

  "Qīng luó, tì wǒ zhǔn bèi ——"

  Translation: "Green sprout, prepare for me——"

  The maid nodded and went out, still muttering to herself. She couldn't help but wonder why Miss Ye didn't ask the king for permission to enter the palace on the upcoming Wan Shou Festival, instead of preparing those miscellaneous items. But thinking about Miss Ye's cold and proud nature, she dared not think more about it. After all, Miss Ye always had her own reasons for doing things, and a lowly maid like herself wouldn't understand.

  Jing Qing walked away, and Ye Ruo lazily leaned back onto the soft couch, waving her hand at the maids in the room: "All of you can go down now."

  The maids retreated and closed the door in response.

  The whole house was suddenly quiet.

  "Am I?" The night was like frost, and after looking around to make sure no one was there, he called out in a low voice.

  A tall, dark figure descended silently from the eaves of the house and landed on the ground without making a sound. Even the curtains by the bed didn't stir in the slightest, as if he had appeared out of thin air.

  Yè Rú Shuāng turned her head to look at him, furrowing her brow: "ā Mò, I'd like to ask a favor of you, is that okay?" But in her heart, she was very clear that ā Mò would certainly not say no.

  As expected, the man called Amuro slightly lowered his head: "No need to say please, Miss saved my life, I should do things for Miss."

  The black cloth covered his face, but Ye Feng knew how handsome the face hidden under the cloth was. He shook off the excitement in his heart for getting his loyalty and nodded calmly: "How is the newcomer of the Killer Alliance?" Because she couldn't go out often and couldn't dress up as a woman to get too close to men, so she entrusted the matter of adopting orphans and establishing a kingdom to Amu.

  Actually, Ye Ru Xiang is a very suspicious person who doesn't easily believe others, but Ah Mo is different from the rest.

  Half a month ago, she unexpectedly saw Ah Mo in the grass of her yard, injured and unconscious. She quietly took him back to her own yard to treat his injuries, and he had a high fever all night, which she also took care of all night. Not for anything else, just looking at Ah Mo's black outfit and extremely handsome face made her feel that he was not an ordinary person. With this look, it is clear that he is not an ordinary person, if he can be used by her, what is there to fear about establishing a kingdom?

  As expected, Ammer said he would definitely repay the kindness after waking up.

  She didn't make any demands, instead she was very kind to him and gave him the best of everything. She understood that someone who lived on the edge of life and death every day would cherish the rare warmth, let alone Amur, who looked like a killer cultivated from childhood.

  Amber was deeply moved and said that her life would be hers from then on.

  After that, Ye Feng let him secretly protect himself and gave him silver to help take in orphans, letting those orphans learn martial arts. These still young children would all become high-ranking members of her assassination alliance in the future!

  "Everything is fine," Ah Mo replied, hanging his head low. His thoughts were simple: the young lady was willing to take them in, and they would serve her; it was only natural. Just like how Ye Fengxue had saved him, so this life of his belonged to her now.

  At night, like frost, she saw him like this and smiled at him: "Amu, you don't have to be so formal in front of me. We are not in a master-slave relationship, but friends. Don't treat me as your young mistress, I saved you and kept you because I respect you. I hope you will be my left and right arm, not my subordinate."

  Amu remained silent with his head hung low, even though he knew that a warm feeling had welled up in his heart.

  Ye Ru Shuang saw that he didn't respond and helplessly shook his head, opening his mouth: "A Mo, have you ever thought about getting married and having children in the future?"

  Amu was taken aback, shaking his head gloomily. How could someone who didn't even know if they'd survive the next moment think about getting married and having children?

  "Amu, when I have the ability, I will definitely find you a good wife." Ye Ruxue said with a smile, her eyes full of teasing. She knew that Amu's thoughts were simple and pure, so what she wanted was not only Amu's loyalty, but also his whole heart! A person's heart towards their benefactor may change, but a simple man's heart towards the woman he deeply loves will never be so cruel!

  Amu's face turned red instantly, he didn't dare to look at Ye Ruxue, and only choked: "Miss, Amu won't take a wife."

  He wasn't envious of those with families, but he knew he didn't qualify.

  Ye Ru Shuang also knew that she couldn't be too stimulating at once, so she smiled and said: "Okay, I won't force you this time. Amuer, I want to ask for your help with something, but I'm worried it goes against your principles and you might not be willing..." She knew that although Amuer was an assassin, he wasn't willing to kill just anyone.

  Even on the road of Tao, there are rules on the road of Tao, and the elderly, weak women and children should not be killed.

  Amu was taken aback, looked up at her and said: "Amu's life belongs to you, miss." The implication being that even his life can be given, there's nothing he wouldn't do.

  Ye Ru Shuang heard this and furrowed her brow, looking at him with hesitation: "I want to ask you... to help me kill a woman."

  Amber's body stiffened slightly, her dark eyes staring straight at her.

  Her face, usually so lovely, was now etched with worry: "Perhaps you don't know, the Crown Prince and I have feelings for each other, but he's always been entangled with someone else..."

  Amuro puckered his lips tightly, he couldn't imagine why the kind miss who had saved his life would go and kill a woman just because of lust.

  "That 'girl' is very much favored by the Emperor, and soon it will be the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm afraid that at the banquet in the palace, the Emperor himself will personally announce their engagement." Ye Rongfang closed her eyes slightly, full of worry, "I know that when I was young, my mind wasn't clear, this 'girl' with a bad reputation isn't worthy of him. But to give up like this, it's impossible for me to do... Ah Mo, are you willing to help me?"

  Amor wanted to say that even if the prince didn't marry that 'girl', he would still marry someone else. Even if Miss was perfect in his heart, outsiders' thoughts were always different from his. They cared more about the girl's reputation. Miss had been foolish like this before, and a decent family would always feel uneasy. But looking at Ye Ruoshuang's worried face, he couldn't bear it, so he could only nod: "Okay."

  Even if he knew it was really against his principles.

  He wants to use the sword in his hand to kill a 'woman' who has no power to bind a 'chicken'.

  "Hmph!" Ye Ruo Xue burst out laughing, "I was just teasing you, Amuer. How could I let you kill a 'girl' who can't even fight back? You don't need to kill her, just ruining her looks will do." Seeing Amuer's furrowed brow, she worried that she had come across as too cold-blooded and quickly added, "Since she holds a high position, there's no need to worry about her not being able to marry in the future. With her status, even if she can't marry the crown prince, she'll still be able to marry into a wealthy family as their main wife. Of course, Amuer, if you don't want to do it, then forget it..."

  An Mou pursed his thin lips and finally lowered his head: "Yes."

  Principles and whatnot are actually not as important when compared to a young lady.

  Dividing line----

  "Old Nine!" Nan Yi Xun pushed open the bedroom door and saw Nan Jiu sitting on the bed drinking medicine. He burst out laughing and walked over in big strides, wanting to pat his shoulder but remembering the injury on his back, so he patted his head instead, "How is it?"

  Nan Jiu was suddenly slapped on the back of his head and was stunned for a moment, then saw Nan Yi's face with obvious dark circles under his eyes, knowing that he must have been worried all night, so he softened his tone: "It's okay now." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the door, "Second brother, are you alone?"

  Nan Yi Xun saw him like this and still couldn't understand his little thoughts, so he smiled and teased: "What's wrong, Second Brother can't come alone and has to bring someone along?"

  Nanjiu slightly moved her lips, but still didn't make a sound as she put the bowl of medicine on the table to one side.

  Nan Yi Xie saw his pitiful appearance and smiled as he walked up: "What's wrong, waiting for Meng Ya?"

  Nan Jiu gave him a glance and didn't say a word.

  Can't help but bite the handkerchief, he's not easy at all, blocked the arrow for Mengmeng, yesterday almost thought he wouldn't make it! He actually stayed for a while last night and still hasn't come to see him until now...

  "Yesterday, the Emperor called her away, I don't know what they talked about, and then she disappeared." Nan Yi Xu slightly furrowed his brow, thinking of Xia Tian Meng being summoned by the Emperor last night, couldn't help but feel a bit worried. Would the Emperor think that Xia Tian Meng is a femme fatale because of Ninth Brother's infatuation with her? After all, no father would want to see their son fight over a woman... especially when Xia Tian Meng is widely known as the future Empress...

  Nan Jiu's mind was on the same wavelength as his, and he couldn't help but worry: "Is it possible that Father Emperor blamed her?" Then did Father Emperor think she couldn't stay? Decided to separate them?

  The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed! Nan Jiu immediately wanted to lift up the bed sheet: "No way, I have to go into the palace to find Father Emperor!" He was going to tell Father Emperor that everything was his own fault, and had nothing to do with Meng Meng! Meng Meng only suffered this unprovoked disaster because she was loved by him! He couldn't let his beloved 'woman' bear the punishment that didn't belong to her because of his own mistakes!

  What's more, Mengmeng has a crush on Second Brother, not him!

  "With a swift movement, Nan Yi grasped him firmly: 'Are you trying to get yourself killed? You can barely take a step now, and you still want to enter the palace?' Just looking at his current state, it's likely he won't even be able to stand up from bed! If he were to enter the palace and let the Emperor and Consort Liang find out, wouldn't that cause an uproar? It's likely that Meng Ya would really not survive!"

  Jian Nanjiu's face was anxious, he could only helplessly sigh: "Alright alright! Consider it my debt to you! I'll personally go to the Tai Shi Fu to take a look, that should be enough, right?"

  Nan Jiu heard this and 'exposed' a happy 'expression': "Thank you, Second Brother!"