Back in Feng xiaowei's chambers stood two figures, Meng er and ruang er the assassin. These two were glaring at each other and their years killing made their aura fiercer.
"Who are you to say that! Miss is the most powerful!" Meng er screamed.
"It's obvious legendary lady ming is more powerful." ruang er snorted. She was more calm compared to Meng er who refused to believe that her miss was second to her own Mother.
"You don't know do you? I've followed legendary lady ming ever since I was a child and I know her fighting skills. Four years ago, she had a spar with young miss and guess who won?" menger looked all smug.
Ruang er was shocked to hear that this dumb looking maid followed her idol ever since she was young." You followed her?" she asked incredulously completely forgetting the second part of Meng er's words.
Meng er sat down on the stool and crossed her legs. "If you want to know the details, you have to pay the price hmph!"
Tuanger resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Meng er and pulled a gold ring from her finger. This was the ring she 'borrowed' from the empress's jewellery room an hour ago. The ring was guarded safely so ruang er speculated that it was very important and worth a fortune moreover it didn't have the mark most of the jewelry from the imperial Palace had so she 'borrowed' it. Now she had to give it to this dumb maid. She reluctantly gave the ring to Meng er.
Menger took the ring and examined it. The moment she saw the drawing of the crane on the inside, she became shocked. She hid the ring and abruptly seized ruang er by the neck pressing her on the floor.
"hk! W-what a-are you doing?" ruanger managed to squeeze out the question.
The indifferent and the dumb air around Meng er completely vanished leaving suppressed killing intent and rage.
"Where did you get this! Are you from the crane mountains?. Answer me" Meng er screamed.
Ruanger was shocked! Crane mountains. How can that dumb errr she meant this maid associate her with that unbelievable cruel and unforgiving sect.
"No-no I'm not from there-
Creak~
The door opened and Feng xiaowei entered to see this scene. Meng er straddling ruang er, her hands on her neck and their faces few inches apart.
Oh!
"Meng er I didn't knew you liked women?" Feng xiaowei suddenly placed her arms around her chest protectively.
Ruanger: "_" can't you see I'm dying over here.
Menger: "_" young miss I don't like anyone.
Menger got of ruang er while giving her a cold glare. If looks could kill ruang er would've freezed to death by now.
"Young miss this is serious. I think this 'thing' over here is from crane mountains. Look at this" she handed the ring to feng xiaowei. Meng er was completely unfazed by the blood on feng xiaowei as she was used to seeing her like this countless of times before. Ruang er was also calm and unfazed by the blood afterall it was her blood. She clutched her chest and gasped for air while glaring daggers and the dumb... err she meant that maid.
Feng xiaowei's eyes turned red
Unbelievable coldness swimming in them. The crane mountains who ranked fourth on the assassin chart. They were theist cruelest sect in history probably second to evil and demonic sects. The head of the sect was rumored to be an evil being who drank blood of virgin maidens.
This ring had the symbol of a bloody crane on it and only the head of the head or successor of the sect could wear it so this meant the owner of the ring was the successor or the sect master.
Feng xiaowei squinted her eyes at ruang er making her flinch. These were the most unfeeling but beautiful eyes ruang er had ever seen but these eyes gave her the illusion of a cold desolate mountain.
"Soo you're the successor of the crane mountains?" Feng xiaowei asked. The cool beauty from earlier was no where to be seen. Then again ruang er was reminded of lain hong's ways of killing and her legendary stories. Since Ruang er was not answering, Feng xiaowei got impatient. She squinted her eyes and released her cold inner energy. The room temperature suddenly dropped. It was in the middle of summer so it was unusual for the atmosphere to get cold all of a sudden. Ruang er shivered. Snow suddenly appeared on the tip of her shoes. Slowly it turned into ice and travelled d at an amazing speed. Soon her whe body was covered in ice leaving her head.
"No-no wait it's not mine!" ruang er screamed. She had completely lost the feel of her body but pride swam in her eyes. She was proud for being the only living thing to survive after pissing the legendary lain Hong.
"Oh? Where is from?" Feng xiaowei asked, her cold inner energy still lingering in the air.
"I-I g-got it f-from the Empresse's jewelry room" ruang er said in a hurry before fainting.
The Empress? Feng xiaowei smiled. Ho ho ho this has gotten interesting. It seems the imperial harem is more than meets the eye.
"Meng er, this is going to be interesting" Feng xiaowei said to Meng er. Meng er just nodded her head with a puzzled face on. She didn't understand what her young miss meant but she'll support her anyways.
Feng xiaowei casually waved her hand and the cold energy disappeared. The room became warm again and ruang er stopped trembling. Feng xiaowei crossed her legs looking like a queen, she commanded, "Meng er make some space her. She'll be more useful in the future" Meng er nodded her head and turned around to do her job.
"Stop apply some medicine on her wounds and make sure to cover her with a blanket." Feng xiaowei added.
Meng er smiled at her young miss. Young miss always puts on a cold font but she's the most affectionate person she had ever known.
Feng xiaowei blushed at Meng er's knowing smile.
" Hmph! It's not like I care, I'm just worried that she'd freeze to death and I won't be able to use her. That's it" she frantically explained.
"Hmmm yes yes I know" Meng er giggled.
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The next day in Feng linli's chambers, li er rushed into Feng linli's Chambers while panting. She looked at the figure sitting on the queen's chair. Today was the day of the imperial selection so feng linli made sure to dress appropriately. Her white hanfu had embroidered blue lotuses making her look dainty.
"Miss this is bad, the whole bai luo courtyard and possibly outside are talking about Thirteenth miss!" said li er.
Feng linli raised her eyebrows and smiled. What was li er worried about? "Isn't this what I wanted. Now that wrench has a bad reputation. I'm sure the empress Dowager wouldn't pick her" Feng linli was confident that she would be picked and that wench of a sister would go back home with a bad reputation and no one would want to marry her. She picked up her tea and took a sip.
"No young miss, the maids are praising her. She is now known as a rebell beauty who is breaking the rules many women have to follow." li er said.
"What?!" Feng linli threw her cup at li er. Li er barely managed to dodge. The tea cup hit her forehead leaving and ugly patch of red on her fair skin.
"Feng xiaowei! Why does everything go well for her?" she screamed, completely disregarding the etiquette she had been taught all 17 years of her life.
"Calm down young miss. There's still the other plan" said li er while trying to calm feng linli down.
Upon hearing about the second plan, Feng linli calmed down. Yes why had she forgotten. Its better if that wench gets accepted so she could continue her plan and torture her in the harem.
After calming down, she noticed the wound on li er's forehead and said, "Oh li er I'm sorry I didn't mean to." she feigned sincerity. She walked down to her and hugged her.
"I hope you'll forgive me" she said.
"Of course this lowly doesn't dare blame miss" li er hugged Feng linli back. Feng linli's face twisted in disgust and in li er's eyes laid suppressed killing intent.