"Since when? " This is the most critical question that I want to ask her.
She then held my hand and struggled to let go. I let her go because she looked like she would suffocate anytime soon.
"I... I'm sorry." I just apologized, and she just looked at me like she had gotten tremendous mistreatment. Am I wrong?
"My Lady, if you'll suffocate me, you'll lose one servant. I have just found you when your personal maid died, and that was when you saw me."
I just give her a very apologetic look because I know she suffers big mistreatment, but why does she keep calling me My lady and even call herself a servant while she looks like a Heavenly maiden?
She just smiled at me and gave me the robe that she had.
My Lady, you must bathe already, and I'll bring you to where the general and the guards are.
I just nod at her and undress. I thought I was finally going to die and won't cause trouble, and now here's this mysterious woman who kept following me.
"A... Are you from the Lou Kingdom? " I asked her, and she gave me a very mysterious smile.
"My Lady, I'm from a very prestigious land, and that's what you need to learn for now." What's with that stingy answer?
"My lady, you must bathe now or else the scent of blood will remain." I nodded and directly soaked in the water.
"My lady, why are you so thin? Does the Su Empire not have that much food? You're a princess, so they must not have treated you like crap in there, or else my master...
I just stiffened at what she said, just like what Zi Yan had said, but what else?
"M... My lady, after you bathe, wear this robe that I've prepared. I'm sure the lady will be more beautiful with the color of jade than the pomegranate color of blood." The robe that I was wearing earlier was originally white, but because of the blood, it turned red.
After I bathed, she shortly put the green robe on me and then put my hair in a very simple but elegant tie.
After she did that, she suddenly felt alarmed. This is exactly how Zi Yan looked before we were attacked by the assassin.
"Tch, those small fries, they really have a big gut," she whispered, but still heard some of it, and even that, so I still can't understand what she's talking about.
"My Lady, we must run this time; they have brought ones that have higher cultivation than I." She didn't ask if it's OK with me anymore, and she just pulls me with her qinggong again.
When we're in a very dense forest, she immediately lands.
"I think this is the place," She whispered again to herself.
"My Lady, this is the Illusion forest that was used by the assassin to kidnap you. If you follow this road, the illusion will turn to reality, and you will find your way back. You must hurry, the general has been looking for you this entire time with his royal guards."
I was panicked stricken. Why is she doing this?
"You can't, are you going to sacrifice your life for me too?" She just smiled at me.
"My lady, they won't try anything on me, especially to you, but if it's going to continue, they might commit a big crime that can lead to the annihilation of their sect." I don't really understand what she's talking about.
"My lady, you must go and always keep the thing that I gave you near, and you must not lose it. It holds the most precious thing that you treasure so much in the world. Don't worry, my Lady, I'm sure we'll meet again soon." What is she talking about?
I don't really understand what she's talking about, but it looks like she can handle this situation on her own.
I followed her order and I immediately ran to the path that she showed me.
After I'm finally near the border, I finally realize what I forgot to ask.
Her name.
À suivre...