"Why did this uh... girl come to see me?" Ji Wan was shocked by the beautiful face after opening the window.
She rarely saw such a well-proportioned and powerful alluring beauty in this world where most people were pale, thin and malnourished.
Except for Lin Chanhua and Yun Shuangyi, their statures are relatively normal due to their cultivation.
Even Ji Wan himself looked thin, and there had not been much improvement since he started practicing Taoism.
Mei Niang raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you afraid of the assassin at your door?"
Shaking her head, Ji Wan pulled out the belt hanging from the clothesline and tied it around her waist in a simple knot: "I'm not afraid."
Shrugging her shoulders, Mei Niang leaned against the window and swiftly came in: "Someone wants to kill you."
"I understand, but I'm afraid you didn't come here today to kill me."
Ji Wan moved sideways to make room for Mei Niang so that she could turn over and come in smoothly.
Mei Niang took the teapot on the table and poured herself a cup of tea: "Of course not, I came here today just to cooperate with you."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Ji Wan didn't act pretentiously. He rubbed his face, which still looked a little tired, and turned around with a limp to sit opposite Mei Niang.
"Mei Niang was envious when she saw His Highness being surrounded by people and looking so proud a few days ago.
I have the courage to come here today late at night to ask for your protection."
Mei Niang put down the empty teacup and gave a seductive look.
“Bei Rong State’s Imperial Master, having lost his beloved disciple, naturally wants revenge.
And I am the knife he uses to take revenge!"
After a long silence, Ji Wan finally spoke: "I thought that the Northern Rong Kingdom was defeated and only had 20,000 soldiers left, so they fled in panic. They no longer have the ability to cause trouble."
Mei Niang giggled and said, "Because of your wisdom and bravery on the battlefield, the Northern Rong people are now experiencing frequent civil unrest.
The emperor himself no longer has the military strength to suppress the rebellion, and there are already several mercenaries who have declared themselves kings in the country."
Previously, because of the epidemic, Ji Wan withdrew Gu Huafeng, who was sent out as a spy, from the Beirong Kingdom and did not send anyone else there.
Therefore, she knew very little about the intelligence of the Beirong Kingdom.
However, they did not expect that such a big change would happen in Beirong just a few months after the defeat.
"So what kind of protection are you asking for, young lady?" Ji Wan grasped the key point sharply.
"Mei Niang has seen Your Highness perform many immortal formations in Donglin Kingdom, and has also heard the stories of the female teachers in your tent. She knows that you are someone who can give women a place to stay.
The Imperial Master of Beirong Kingdom is fed up with Mei Niang's disobedience. If Mei Niang completes her mission to assassinate you this time and returns to Beirong Kingdom, she will face endless pursuit.
Mei Niang has nowhere else to go and has come to you. I hope you can take her in."
After hearing this, Ji Wan was shocked. This person is really...
The key point is that without saying a word, the goal to be achieved is exactly the same.
Most importantly, there was no explanation as to why she disobeyed, what she did after disobeying, or why she was being hunted.
If someone is blindly righteous in his heart, he might be fooled by her and used as a tool.
Ji Wan shook her head and smiled helplessly: "Miss, please explain everything clearly. If you just say these, I can't do anything."
Mei Niang knew that Ji Wan was not someone who could be easily fooled, so there was no expression of disappointment on her face.
"In that case, I will respectfully obey your command.
Even though I'm number one on the killer list, I can't do whatever I want.
'Giant'... Oh, that's the state teacher of Beirong Kingdom. He will give us many orders to kill people.
But I couldn't stand being manipulated by him, and I often let people go when I was on a mission.
It was precisely because of this that the 'giant' wanted to kill me.
His most capable disciple died in Donglin Kingdom, so he naturally wouldn't let you go so easily. That's why he sent us to kill you!"
"So what you mean by facing pursuit is..." Ji Wan already had the answer in her mind, but she still had to confirm it, lest she was being too self-indulgent.
"Of course, it's because I don't want to kill you. I've been carrying out all the previous missions by myself.
But this time, the Giant clearly no longer trusts me, so he sent the Swordsman to monitor me.
Therefore, if I don't complete the mission, what awaits me is the endless pursuit of the Northern Rong Nation."
After saying that, Mei Niang looked at Ji Wan sadly.
"With your skills, you shouldn't be afraid of being hunted down by those people..."
Ji Wan looked straight into Mei Niang's eyes.
Be it her cultivation or her skills, the fact that Mei Niang was able to enter the Zhenbei Palace without being noticed by the soldiers or herself is enough to prove her extraordinary strength.
With her skills, how could she be afraid of being hunted down? The reason she gave was really untenable.
"Your Highness is truly—a person with such meticulous thinking that it's impossible to even find a loophole to say a few words to you."
The smile on her face gradually disappeared. After a while, Mei Niang shook her head and revealed the truth: "I came to Donglin Kingdom this time for only one person."
"Who?" She guessed that the person Mei Niang was looking for must be her subordinate, but she didn't know who it was.
"Xiahou Jian, he used to be Bai Bo's boy catamite.
After the Northern Rong Kingdom was defeated by Your Highness, I couldn't find him, so I wanted to ask you if there is such a person under your command."
Mei Niang thought about it. She had gone through so much trouble to follow the clues and find the army of Beirong Kingdom. Then the clues led to the army of Donglin Kingdom...
"I can help you look for it, but please tell me your relationship and your name."
Smiling, Ji Wan frantically searched for the so-called Xiahou Jian's name in his mind, but after thinking for a long time, he still had no impression.
Could it be in a prisoner-of-war camp... ?
"Hu Yanmei, he and I..." Mei Niang paused, then hesitantly said, "He is my...slave. Anyway, if Your Highness finds him, all he needs to do is say Hu Yanmei, and he will understand!"
He nodded in understanding. Seeing Mei Niang's hesitant look, Ji Wan knew in his heart that what she meant by slave was clearly not what she said.
If this so-called Xiahou Jian was really a slave, would this girl travel across an entire country to find him?
"In that case, young lady, you should stay in Fanzhou from now on. As long as Fanzhou belongs to me, I will not let you be hunted down.
Ren Gu will also help you find it."
With Xiao Ling here, as long as the city defense formation is not broken, this man will definitely not die!
"Then Mei Niang will wait for good news from His Highness. But... Your Highness won't invite me to be your mistress?"
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