The First Genocide's Grudge

  "Do you really want to marry Shang Li Tian?" Anan suddenly asked a sentence after being silent all the time.

  "I thought you'd been poisoned or something!" Mei'er gazed at him sideways, only to discover that his eyes hid a deep heaviness. The more they approached the Shang Kingdom, the quieter he became, a stark contrast to his usual loquacious self. Yet, this change didn't spark any curiosity in Mei'er.

  "You haven't answered my question!" Anan stopped, with a strange feeling, he suddenly didn't want her to go to Shangguo.

  Mei'er raised the corner of her mouth and smiled lightly: "Of course, now Shi Li Tian can be said to be the overlord of the world. To marry him, I'm naturally excited!" She was excited because she would soon see her enemy.

  "Unbelievable that you're so superficial too!" An's eyes turned strange and he suddenly rode his horse to the side.

  "Hey! Speak clearly! Who's superficial?" Mei'er puffed out her chest, this arrogant man had no right to say such things about her, and she urged her horse to chase after him.

  Anan rode his horse at a gallop, Mei'er not to be outdone followed closely behind him. Just as they entered a forest, Mei'er suddenly found that Anan had vanished from in front of her, and was just about to jump off her horse!

  But unexpectedly, Ah Nan suddenly jumped up from beside her, covering her mouth and rolling to the ground.

  "Hey! You want..." The words that followed were left unspoken, as Ah Nan covered her mouth with her hand and motioned to one side, signaling her not to make a sound.

  Mei'er glared at him fiercely, following his gaze, and almost burst her lungs in anger. She cursed under her breath, "Damn it, why is she so unlucky, always running into such crappy things."

  A man was unbuttoning a woman's blouse, and it seemed like nothing good was going on!

  Mei'er was about to push An away, but heard the man say: "Little girl, you keep saying you're Princess Mei Yu, fine! I'll make your wish come true and let you be a princess for once, haha... I'm going to become a royal son-in-law soon!"

  That arrogant laughter echoed in the forest, appearing extremely abrupt. When heard by human ears, it was extremely uncomfortable.

  The girl looked out from the leaves and saw a woman lying on the ground, unable to move, but her eyes were full of hatred. It turned out that this was not a pair of wild mandarin ducks, but a stinky man raping a woman!

  How can this be? Is there still no justice in this world? Mei's temper flared up!

  That man might have thought that the place was secluded and no one would pass by, just as he was about to undo his belt, a cold object suddenly appeared on his neck!

  He's a man of the jianghu, no need to look to sense what's being held at his neck, however, he still said with a scowl: "What kind of person is so bold, daring to ruin my good deed, do you know who I am?"

  Mei'er coldly snorted: "I don't care who you are! Pull up your pants and stand up, or else the dagger in my hand will immediately cut off your carotid artery!" As she spoke, the dagger in her hand pressed in another inch. She couldn't believe that there was still someone in this world who didn't fear death.

  The man stood up with a look of unwillingness, slowly turned around, and saw that it was actually a oily-faced young master who had ruined his good deed. He was so angry that his face almost turned green: "You little brat, I am one of the Three Desires of Qingfeng Gate, how dare you interfere with my business? Do you know what happens when you go against Qingfeng Gate?"

  "What's Clear Wind Gate, East Wind Gate? I've never heard of it. You'd better scram if you know what's good for you, or else I'll cut off your old two first and then cripple your four limbs!"

  Her coquettish and ruthless gaze, along with the expression on her face, made it clear to that person that she was not joking.

  "Hmph! You little brat! You have guts! Daring to oppose the Qingfeng Gate! You won't end up well!" As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't know what he threw out of his hand, a pungent thick smoke burst forth before their eyes.

  "Be careful!" Anan hastily pulled Mei'er to the side, held her breath, and covered Mei'er's mouth and nose with his sleeve.

  The thick smoke dispersed, and when I looked again, the man's figure was gone.

  "Consider him fast!" Mei'er covered the woman's body with clothes from one side, then turned to Ah Nan standing beside her and said: "Hey! Undo the acupoints on her body!" She couldn't undo the acupoints herself, so she had to ask for Ah Nan's help.

  "My name is not 'Hey', I have a name, my name is Anan!" Anan muttered in a bad tone, and with a swift movement, she opened up the acupoints on that woman's body.

  After the woman was freed, she began to dress hastily. Then, Chaomei and Anan knelt down with a thud: "Thank you two benefactors for saving our lives!"

  "Don't thank me, it was her who saved you, not me!" Anan pointed at Mei'er with a look of nonchalance.

  The woman again violently bumped against Mei'er.

  "Alright! You don't have to kowtow anymore, where do you live? How can a girl like you be in a place like this at this hour?" Mei'er looked at the woman who was about her age and saw that she was still kowtowing, and she really feared for her own life.

  "My name is Ayu, and I live in the village up ahead. Because my aunt fell ill suddenly, I rushed to town to grab some medicine, but then...” Just thinking about what happened earlier made Ayu's body tremble involuntarily, and she couldn't help but wipe away tears with her sleeve.

  "Raise your head and let me take a look!" Mei'er's eyebrows slightly furrowed, if she hadn't misheard earlier, that man had called her Princess Mei Yu.

  "Ah?" Ah Yu heard this and hesitated for a moment, then lifted her small face to meet Mei Er's eyes, but the latter lowered her head in shyness.

  Every woman has a grateful heart for her lifesaver, especially when she sees that the lifesaver is also handsome beyond recognition, and it's almost as if they've given their heart to each other.

  After Mei'er took a closer look at her appearance, her brow furrowed even more tightly. This was absolutely not Princess Mei Yu!

  Mei Yu Gong Zhu is the younger sister of Shang Li Tian, and she's about the same age as Wu Chen Er. Before, Mei Yu Gong Zhu was also close to Wu Chen Er, so naturally, Mei Er could recall Mei Yu Gong Zhu's appearance from Wu Chen Er's memories. However, this woman in front of her, she didn't recognize.

  However, it gave her a sense of familiarity. To say that this woman was definitely not Princess Mei Yu, but she must have seen this woman somewhere before.

  "Alright! You can go home now!" Mei'er said expressionlessly, turned around and walked towards her horse, thinking about where she had seen this face before.

  Mei Yu princess? Mei Yu? Mei Er muttered to herself, suddenly a flash of inspiration, she turned around and called out: "Cai Yue!"

  "Cai Yue?" At the same time, the woman named Ayu also turned around and looked around: "Where is Cai Yue? Where is she?" It was a kind of excited and tearful agitation.

  "Who is Caiyue?" Mei'er half-narrowed her beautiful eyes, if she didn't remember wrongly, the woman in front of her wasn't Caiyue beside Meiyu? How could she not remember herself?

  Ah Yu quickly glanced at Mei Er, subconsciously lowering her head and saying: "You two are Ah Yu's lifesavers, Ah Yu shouldn't have any secrets, but if I say it out loud, you might not believe me either. Sometimes, even I don't believe myself!"

  "You didn't even say anything, how would you know we don't believe?" She had come from modern times, and such bizarre things had happened to her. What other strange things couldn't she believe in?

  Ah Yu lightly bit her lip, seemingly hesitant about whether she should reveal the truth.

  "Since you're making it difficult for me, then forget it!" Mei'er turned around to leave again, she always knew how to break through the defenses at the bottom of people's hearts.

  "Alright! I'll tell you!" Ah Yu hastily spoke the truth: "I was originally Princess Mei Yu of the Merchant Country. One evening, I and my maid Autumn Moon were secretly releasing flower lanterns for the late Empress Chen in the Lotus Pond. Later, the sky was filled with thunder and rain, and Autumn Moon supported me as we hurried to the pavilion. Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder struck, and I let out a cry and rushed forward, colliding with Autumn Moon. When I woke up the next day, I found myself in Autumn Moon's room!"

  Perhaps it was still unacceptable to this day, Ah Yu said with tears: "Everyone calls me Autumn Moon, but Autumn Moon became me, so everyone says I was struck by lightning and became crazy, and then they drove me out of the palace..."

  "What happened afterwards? How did you end up here?" Mei'er seemed to understand a bit, that this kind of soul swap was possible when something violently collided with them. In modern times, there was even a father and son who swapped souls on a stormy night with thunder and lightning, and only under coincidental circumstances could they switch back.

  Of course, in this ancient era, no one believed in such a mysterious thing, so Ah Yu was mistaken for being crazy by others, but Mei'er believed.

  A Yu gently wiped away the tears on her face and said softly: "After I was expelled from the palace, I called out to heaven but got no response, I called out to earth but it didn't work. I had never left the palace gates before, so I didn't know where to go... I was all alone, scared, hungry and tired. As a result, I was kidnapped by bad people on the street and taken out of the city. Luckily, I met my current aunt, otherwise, I might have already..."

  Ah Yu's appearance didn't seem like she was deceiving anyone, and Mei Er also knew that such things could happen. So, she pulled her aside and asked in a low voice: "I'm also friends with Princess Chen Fei, and I have some understanding of her affairs. If you're really Princess Mei Yu, can you tell me one thing that only you and Princess Chen Fei know? If you do, I'll believe you!"

  "Are you really a friend of Chen Huang's sister?" Ah Yu first looked at Mei Er in surprise, then joy rose to her eyebrows.

  "Uh-huh!" Mei'er nodded, whatever Zhenfei's friend, she was actually just Zhenfei herself, only with a different skin and a different soul.

  "Ayao was overjoyed and wept, saying: 'There is one thing that only I and the Empress know, it's a secret between us two. I once buried a secret with Princess Chen by the side of the Lotus Pond, she told me that apart from Third Brother, there is another person who deeply loves her but she can only wrong him; and I told her that in this lifetime, I only want to marry one man! But I will never be able to marry him!'"

  "Imperial sister, I have a man's name hidden in my heart. This lifetime, I only want to marry him! But, I was born into the imperial family, born into the merchant country, so I will never be able to marry him!"

  'Mei Yu, I'll tell you a secret too. Inside this locket is the name of a man other than your Third Brother. He loves me deeply, just like your Third Brother does. Unfortunately, I'm destined to disappoint him!'

  That day, only Wu Chen'er and Princess Mei Yu were there, and only they knew that their respective secrets were buried there.

  This matter, Wu Chen'er had never revealed it to anyone, of course, Princess Mei Yu would not say it either.

  Mei'er was now certain that the Ayu in front of her was indeed Princess Mei Yu, but unfortunately, she couldn't acknowledge it: "Alright! I believe you are Princess Mei Yu, however, from now on, you must keep your identity a secret from others to avoid inviting disaster. Of course, you also can't tell anyone that I know about the matter with Empress Chen!"

  Everyone knows that anyone who gets involved with Princess Chenfei will die, and Ayu was robbed of the title of princess by Qiuyue, so there must be some conspiracy behind it.

  Perhaps it was only after she arrived in Shang Guo that she could understand. Now, for the safety of Mei Yu Gong Zhu, she had to warn Ah Yu.

  "Do you really believe me?" Ah Yu didn't think she would finally meet someone who believed her.

  Mei'er nodded firmly: "I believe you!"

  "Thank you!" Ah Yu was overjoyed and cried, finally no one said she was crazy anymore.

  "You are the friend of the Empress, unfortunately, the Empress... " As soon as she thought of the Empress, Ayu's eyes turned red again: "The Empress loved Third Brother so much, I never believed that the Empress' family would rebel, it's just a pity that Third Brother only listened to Yeziqing that woman's words, and the Empress was still so good to that woman when she was alive..."

  It seems that Princess Mei Yu is also dissatisfied with Yezi's feelings. Mei'er seemed to have found an ally again: "I don't believe that Chen Fei Niangniang and her family would do such a thing, it's just a pity that it's too late to say anything now!"

  "I've always thought that all these things were done by Yezi Qing and that national teacher, I also told Third Brother about it before, but Third Brother scolded me for talking nonsense, it's really infuriating!" Three years have passed, yet A Yu is still speaking out on behalf of Wu Chen'er.

  "The truth will eventually come to light! Princess, you don't have to be too sad!" Mei'er sneered in her heart, Shang Litian was actually an accomplice of Ye Ziqing, so he would naturally cover up for him.

  "Alright, it's getting late, where do you live? We'll send you back!" Now that he knew she was Princess Mei Yu, there was an added concern in Mo Er's eyes.

  "I live in the village ahead, there are only a few households there! Anyway, it's getting late today, why don't you go to my aunt's house to rest for a night and continue on your journey tomorrow?" Ah Yu pointed to the other side of the forest.

  Mei'er's heart moved slightly, she still had many unresolved doubts in her mind, it was just right to follow and take a look, but also worried that the thief from earlier would come again, so she nodded in agreement: "Then thank you, Miss Ayu, for leading the way!"

  "Are we really going to stay at her house?" Anan didn't know what the two of them whispered about for half a day, but when he saw Mei'er following Ayu, he became anxious.

  "If you don't want to, you can leave first!" Mei'er said to him with a bad attitude.

  "Alright! You know I won't leave!" Anan resignedly led the two horses, he had promised to safely send her to Shangguo, he couldn't possibly leave first.

  Three people limped into a village, and as Ah Yu had said, it was indeed just a few sparse households.