Through the paper window, he saw that the room was in a mess. In the middle of the room, there were baskets that had been knocked over and broken bowls and plates filled with food. In the corner, two women with messy hair and beautiful clothes were holding a wooden stick and beating a palace maid who was crying on the ground.
The two women had hit her ruthlessly. Blood seeped out of the palace maid's clothes, and her miserable cries made one's heart ache.
Lu Xiao wanted to push the door open and enter, but Ping Yuxiao pulled Lu Xiao back to stop him from entering.
"The bigger picture is more important. Don't cause trouble," said Ping Yuxiao.”It wasn't that Ping Yuxiao had left him in the lurch. It was just that at such a time, shouldering such a mission, even he himself didn't know what kind of danger lay ahead and what kind of threat his life would encounter.
Lu Xiao's life was full of sunshine and passion. Even at the end of his life, he still pulled himself together. He could stubbornly hang his entire life on the front line of punishing the strong and helping the weak. He was a real chivalrous man. Lu Xiao shook off Ping Yuxiao's hand and said,""You go to the side and hide yourself. I, Lu Xiao, am a useless life anyway. I will definitely not leave you in the lurch.”
Lu Xiao barged into the house, and Ping Yuxiao could only hide on the roof to avoid being discovered. Ping Yuxiao couldn't stop the high-spirited Lu Xiao. Even though he admired Lu Xiao's forthright feelings, he was still worried that he would ruin the big plan.
After Lu Xiao pushed open the door and entered the room, he quickly stepped forward and kicked away the wooden sticks in the hands of the two women. He roared,"You should know your limits when you hit someone.”
When the two women saw Lu Xiao's fierce expression, they ran away as if they had been greatly frightened.
Lu Xiao felt that it was very strange. Their reactions were quite abnormal. "I won't kill you, do you have to do this?" Lu Xiao muttered to himself.”Lu Xiao turned around and looked at the palace maid on the floor. She looked young, around seventeen years old, covered in scars. Her pair of honest eyes stared at Lu Xiao. Seeing her helpless eyes, Lu Xiao had the urge to protect her.
Lu Xiao smiled brightly and extended his right hand to her.""Little girl, don't be afraid."
The palace maid looked at Lu Xiao with tears in her eyes. She saw a face that was full of sunshine and friendliness, and a handsome face that was as refreshing as the spring breeze. She handed her hand to Lu Xiao, who gently helped her up.
"Don't cry, little girl. What's your name?”Lu Xiao smiled and used his hand to wipe away the tears on her face.
"Thank you. My name is Yingying." She felt a warm hand caressing her face, and when she saw Lu Xiao's handsome smile, her tears turned into a smile.
"Why did those two women hit you just now?”Lu Xiao asked.
"I am a palace maid, responsible for taking care of Imperial Concubine Xia and Noble Lan who were banished to the Cold Palace. They are the two people who beat me up just now. In fact, they are quite pitiful. I accidentally knocked over the rice basket when I was delivering the food just now. They hit me with a wooden stick to vent their anger.”Her innocent voice and pure face made her look like an angel.
"I see."
"Who are you?" Yingying's eyes widened. She still didn't know his background.
"I'm Lu Xiao, the Sacred…I'm…I'm a young eunuch who just entered the palace. Because I just entered the palace, I accidentally got lost and barged in here.”
"Hello, Eunuch Lu." Ying Ying smiled.”
Lu Xiao was not used to being addressed like this and was even more unwilling to do so. He said helplessly,""Good Yingying, can you not call me father-in-law?”
"Why? Then what should I call you?"
"Just call me Lu Xiao. It's more pleasing to my ears that way.”
Ying Ying nodded, but she suddenly cried out. Her face revealed a painful expression as she stroked her other arm.
"Yingying, what's wrong?" Lu Xiao asked with concern.”
Ying Ying shook her head and endured the pain."I'm fine. It just hurts a little."
Lu Xiao noticed Yingying's difficulties. He pulled up her sleeve and saw bruises of different depths on her arm. Lu Xiao saw a young and weak woman suffer such a trauma and live a miserable life without any daylight. Could it be that her life would start and end like this? He felt indignant for her.
Yingying saw the sadness on Lu Xiao's face and couldn't help but be moved. Why would a man whom she had never met be so upset over her injury?
At this moment, Ping Yuxiao entered the room and closed the door. He took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and said,""This medicine is quite effective for injuries. Take it.”With that, she threw the bottle to Lu Xiao.
"Ping Yuxiao, why are you here?" Lu Xiao took the bottle and asked. You still carry this with you!"
" I just checked," Ping Yuxiao said." There's usually no one here, so it should be relatively safe."”
Ying Ying had yet to react to the sudden appearance of a stranger. "Who is he?" she asked Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao handed the bottle to Ying Ying and said,""Oh, he is the eunuch who entered the palace with me-Ping Yuxiao. Here, take the medicine and go back to wipe it properly.”
Ying Ying said,"Thank you, but the food basket has fallen. I still have to bring them food first."”Yingying said as she picked up the broken bowl and basket on the ground.
"Yingying, I want to ask, who are the people here?" Ping Yuxiao asked warily.”
Ying Ying glanced at Ping Yuxiao's abrupt question and said,""There will be guards patrolling here every once in a while. There are thirteen consorts who have been demoted here. Basically, every two or three consorts have a palace maid to take care of them. These two rooms are the residences of Imperial Concubine Xia and Noble Lan, who have the most serious mental problems. Other than the guards who occasionally come to see them, there's only me. As long as I'm not here to watch them, I have to lock the door.”
"Then where do you live?" asked Ping Yuxiao.”
" This is the place," Ying Ying said." I'm staying with Noble Consort Xia and Noble Lan."”
"Then aren't you in danger?" Lu Xiao asked.”However, the purpose of his question was different from Ping Yuxiao's.
Yingying smiled gratefully at Lu Xiao and said,""Actually, Imperial Concubine Xia and Noble Lan are also very pitiful. They were both locked up here because of the Queen's few words. They usually wouldn't hit people, but they were a little silly.”
'This Yingying is a good girl,' Lu Xiao thought to himself. She was beaten up like this, but not only did she not hate them, she even spoke up for them. It was hard for this little sister to have an angelic heart. Lu Xiao said," By the way, Yingying, you're still injured. You should apply some medicine before sending food over."”
Yingying looked at Lu Xiao. Was he concerned about her? It had been a long time since he had heard someone care about him in the cold palace. She happily handed the bottle to Lu Xiao and said,""Alright, I'll have to trouble you. Lu Xiao, help me apply the medicine.”
Lu Xiao and Ping Yuxiao both looked very surprised as they untied their belts. She seemed to want Lu Xiao to help her wipe the wounds on her back.
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and stammered,""Me? I don't think that's a good idea."
"What's wrong with that?" Yingying asked nonchalantly.”
Ping Yuxiao noticed Lu Xiao's clothes and remembered that they were eunuchs now. No wonder Yingying had such a request. "Lu Xiao, you're just a eunuch. What are you afraid of?" he asked with a dark face. How could Yingying apply medicine for him?”
Only then did Lu Xiao remember his current identity. He rolled his eyes at Ping Yuxiao. So he was also a pervert.
Yingying sat on a stool and took off her clothes. Lu Xiao stood behind her, looking embarrassed.
"I'm going out to take a look," said Ping Yuxiao hurriedly.”He turned around and secretly smiled. He opened the door and took two steps when he saw a guard walking over. He hurried back to his room and closed the door.
Yingying saw Ping Yuxiao's flustered expression and said,""What's wrong?"
In order not to arouse Yingying's suspicion, Ping Yuxiao said,""It's nothing. You guys continue." Ping Yuxiao gave Lu Xiao a look. A patrolling guard had arrived.
Lu Xiao carefully applied the medicine for Yingying and said,""Yingying, it hurts a little. Bear with it.”
It was Lu Xiao's first time touching the body of a member of the opposite sex. He felt an indescribable awkwardness mixed with excitement. Yingying hummed softly. Lu Xiao couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. His fingers felt soft and he had an inexplicable urge.
Oh my god, Lu Xiao reflected on himself. Why did he start to let his imagination run wild? He couldn't help but blame himself. He was clearly not a shameless person who would take advantage of others when they were in danger, so why did he have evil thoughts? He tried his best to calm the raging waves in his heart.
Lu Xiao's warm palms moved back and forth, and Yingying felt a warm current in her heart.
After Lu Xiao carefully applied the medicine on Yingying, he covered the bottle and said,"Alright."
Yingying pulled up her clothes and tidied them up. She smiled at Lu Xiao."Thank you."
Lu Xiao lowered his head in embarrassment, not daring to look directly at her. His gaze landed on the back of Yingying's hand, which was covered in marks. He asked with heartache,"Is there an injury on your arm too?"
Her tone was filled with concern. She smiled and said,"I can do this myself. Thank you."
Lu Xiao nodded and smiled.
Ping Yuxiao could feel that the room was filled with romance and ignorance.
"Alright, I have to prepare more food first. What about you guys?"
When Lu Xiao heard the word " food," he felt hungry. He clutched his stomach, and hunger was written all over his face.
Yingying saw through Lu Xiao's thoughts and smiled.""You guys must be hungry too. If it's convenient, why don't you wait for me here? I'll bring more food.”
Lu Xiao nodded eagerly and said,""It's convenient, very convenient. I'll have to trouble you, Yingying.”
Ying Ying said,"No problem. Then you can sit here." By the way, Imperial Concubine Xia and Noble Lan are in the inner room. They usually don't like to come out, so you shouldn't go in either.”
Ping Yuxiao understood what Yingying meant and said,""Alright, don't worry about that."
Yingying carried the basket and walked out of the door."For safety's sake, I'm going to lock the door.”
Ping Yuxiao was worried. After all, he didn't know Yingying and didn't trust her. "You want to lock the door?" he asked. He was a young man with experience in the martial world. His foster father had told him long ago that the martial world was dangerous. Sometimes, the safer one felt, the more murderous it was.
" Alright," Lu Xiao said heroically." Don't worry, come back quickly. We'll be waiting for you."”
Yingying nodded and closed the door.
Just as Ping Yuxiao was about to step forward to stop him, Lu Xiao pulled him back and said,""If you don't want to starve, you have to rely on Yingying. Don't be so distrustful of others. I think this little girl is very good."
Ping Yuxiao realized that Lu Xiao was not scheming, so he could not be defenseless anymore. This Lu Xiao obviously had a good impression of Yingying. He no longer had the ability to distinguish right from wrong. "Lu Xiao, I know your martial arts aren't weak, but your experience in the pugilistic world is far from enough."”
Lu Xiao was like this. Once he decided on something, it was very difficult to be swayed by others. He would not listen to the honest advice of others. However, in order to avoid Ping Yuxiao's nagging, Lu Xiao said perfunctorily,""I understand."
Ping Yuxiao thought about how Yingying didn't look like a scheming person, and when he saw Lu Xiao sitting on the stool with an indifferent expression, he could only sit down on a chair. His heart was still hanging high. Was Yingying really someone worth trusting?
Was the devil's heart hidden beneath the angel's face?
Queen's Sword Guest Room.
Helan Zhixuan and Zhao Shizhe were surprised to find that in the palace, Yin Bishan actually had a swordsman's room. Inside were all the swordsmen she had recruited. They were all experts from all over the world.
They finally guessed that Yin Bishan was preparing for something earth-shattering. She seemed to be well-prepared.
In order not to attract attention, the two of them deliberately kept a low profile.
"Hey, new here?" A voice rang out.
Helan Zhixuan and Zhao Shizhe looked unwillingly at the two muscular men in front of them. Their muscles were strong, but they were shorter than the two of them. They secretly cursed these two ugly men for not knowing what was good for them.
A man with a large knife on his shoulder sized up Zhao Shizhe and said to the man beside him,"Fang Wei, this man has a pretty face! Hehe, like a girl!"
When Zhao Shizhe heard this, he was extremely angry, but he tried his best to calm down.
Helan Zhixuan originally wanted to laugh, but she immediately realized the danger she was in.
The man called Fang Wei fixed his gaze on Helan Zhixuan's face and said,""Fang Qiang, this is a true beauty! Hehe, could it be that she was a woman dressed as a man?”
Fang Qiang's gaze shifted to Helan Zhixuan.”It was the first time she had seen such a beautiful man.
Many swordsmen came forward and surrounded Helan Zhixuan and Zhao Shizhe.
Zhao Shizhe had been holding it in. His self-control was not something ordinary people could compare to.
The night sky trembled. Helan Zhixuan wanted to teach these two rude people a lesson.
Fang Qiang actually stretched out his hand, wanting to caress Helan Zhixuan's face.
Helan Zhixuan threw a punch and hit Fang Qiang's face hard. It immediately became red and swollen, and the corner of his mouth bled.
"Newcomer, are you rebelling?”Fang Wei shouted when he saw his brother being beaten.
"How dare you hit me? I'll teach you a lesson today and serve me well!”Fang Wei and Fang Qiang raised their sabers and slashed at Helan Zhixuan.
Helan Zhixuan pulled out her Bi Ye and struck.”The saber broke, and the owner of the saber was forced back a few steps by the powerful force.
Fang Wei and Fang Qiang were dumbfounded. That beautiful and delicate young man had dissolved their attack in an instant.
The surrounding swordsmen also looked at Helan Zhixuan in astonishment. This new kid and the young man beside him who was as handsome as him, how strong were they?
Helan Zhixuan leisurely sheathed her sword and coldly walked out of the crowd.
Zhao Shizhe followed Helan Zhixuan out of the crowd. God's will did not go as planned, and they eventually attracted a lot of attention from others.
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