The First Genocide's Grudge

  As she passed by Ye Tianming, Mei'er's heart was filled with thousands of doubts, feeling as if she was walking on the tip of a knife. For a moment, she had an impulse to kill him. With her current skills, it wouldn't be difficult to take Ye Tianming down.

  However, Ling Feng's sentence 'A small tolerance can ruin a great plan' made her forcibly suppress all her resentment and grievances, and she brushed past, allowing Xiao Xian to support her as she walked down the stairs step by step.

  "She gritted her teeth and vowed: 'Ye Tianming, one day I will definitely kill you with my own hands!'"

  Downstairs, rows of guards stood neatly on both sides, a golden inlaid luxurious carriage stopped at the door, and four palace maids stood in a row beside the carriage.

  "Welcome the Holy Maiden!" As Mei'er walked out, everyone knelt down in greeting.

  Mei'er subconsciously straightened her waist, with Xiaoxian supporting her as she walked step by step towards the carriage. A palace maid on the side gently lifted the curtain of the carriage, just as Mei'er was about to get in.

  A woman's urgent voice suddenly came from outside: "Holy maiden, please stay! Holy maiden, please stay!" Followed by what seemed to be the crying of a baby.

  "What a madwoman! Get her away at once!" Ye Tianming waved his hand and the soldiers beside him immediately blocked the woman.

  Mei'er heard the sound, stopped in her tracks, and subconsciously looked to one side. She saw a woman with disheveled hair, dressed as a peasant woman, holding a child, desperately trying to squeeze inside, but those soldiers were blocking her outside.

  Mei'er saw that the woman had a worried look on her face, and the child in her arms seemed to be crying loudly, as if its voice was hoarse from crying.

  "Stop!" Meng Er shouted loudly.

  Ye Tianming stepped forward and bowed: "Holy Maiden, I apologize for startling you. It's just a madwoman, let her be!"

  Mei'er said: "General Ye, looking at her, it seems like she really has something urgent to attend to. Moreover, she's holding a child in her arms, so let's let her come in and hear what she has to say!"

  "Yes!" Now that Mei'er has spoken, Ye Tianming naturally doesn't dare to disobey. Although his status is noble, the Western Xia Holy Maiden's status is even more noble than his. For the time being, he still doesn't dare to offend her!

  Besides, the prosperity and wealth of the Ye family might really depend on this holy girl.

  With a wave of his hand, he shouted: "Let her in!"

  The woman carried the child, panted, and walked in while thanking. She came to within two meters of Mei'er before being stopped by Ye Tianming: "Whatever you have to say, say it on your knees here!"

  The woman, shaking the child and weeping, said: "Holy maiden, I know you are the daughter of the true god of Western Xia. My child has contracted a strange illness, and all the adults say that my child is beyond saving. You are the daughter of a god, so you must have a way to save him. Please, holy maiden, save my child! I kowtow to you!"

  After finishing speaking, the woman indeed kept kowtowing to Mei'er, and the child wrapped in a worn floral cloth in her arms started crying again, this time with a seemingly hoarser and weaker voice.

  Mei'er secretly frowned, she wasn't a doctor, nor was she a real holy maiden, how could she possibly know how to diagnose an illness? But at this moment, she had no choice but to ride the tiger.

  At the movement of his mind, he beckoned to the woman and said, "Bring her over here for me to take a look!"

  "Thank you, Holy Girl! Thank you, Holy Girl!" The woman was overjoyed and burst into tears. She quickly got up, holding the child, and walked towards Mei'er. When she was still a hand's distance away from Mei'er, she held the child high above her head: "Holy Girl, please save my child!"

  Mei'er's hand reached out towards the child, but suddenly sensed a murderous intent, and silently cried out in alarm! She hastily withdrew her hand, but it was already too late!

  The woman suddenly threw the 'child' to the ground, pulled out a soft sword from her body and handed it to Mei'er's chest!

  This change was too sudden, even Ye Tianming didn't expect that the assassin would dare to be so blatant and kill the Holy Maiden right under his nose!

  Mei'er reached into her sleeve for a moment, wanting to take action, but this way, she would expose her martial arts skills, and was hesitating at the time.

  It was too late, the moment was swift, just as the sword was about to pierce Mei's chest, a "ting" sound was heard, and two figures almost descended from the sky. One person's sword swept away the woman's soft sword, while another person's sword, almost simultaneously, pierced through the woman's chest!

  All this happened in a flash of lightning, and when everyone came to their senses, the woman had already fallen to the ground, dead.

  The woman was not a village woman, but an assassin who came to kill Mei'er. The child in his hand was just a bundle wrapped with some rags, and the crying sound of the baby earlier was all his vocal skills!

  He thought he was acting flawlessly, but unexpectedly, his every move caught the attention of someone lurking in the shadows.

  The two people who suddenly appeared were none other than Shang Liuyong and Ah Nan, and it was their timely arrival that helped Mei'er out of the predicament!

  Ye Tianming was taken aback when he saw Shang Liyou, and he didn't expect the Second Prince who had disappeared for many years to suddenly appear here. After his surprise, he hastily stepped forward to pay his respects: "Ye Tianming pays his respects to the Second Prince!"

  The jade tree in front of the wind, the second prince, now has countless vicissitudes on his face, and the elegance is no longer the same as before!

  Shang Liuyou waved his hand expressionlessly: "General Ye, no need to be so polite. I haven't been the Second Prince for a long time now. Nowadays, I'm just a wandering Jianghu son, can't accept such grand courtesy from you!"

  Having said that, he turned around and was about to leave!

  Ye Tianming was stunned again, just about to chase after her, when he heard the sound of an arrow piercing through the air beside his ear. He suddenly turned around and only then did he discover a mechanical arrow shot from who-knows-where speeding towards the Holy Maiden like the wind!

  "Saintess! Be careful!" Ye Tianming cried out in alarm.

  When she heard Ye Tianming's voice, Mei'er subconsciously looked towards him, but the veil blocked her view. By the time she realized something was off about the wind sound, it was too late for her to dodge!

  Suddenly her waist was tightened, and before she could react, Anan, who was not far from her, hugged her and spun around on the spot!

  "Hiss!" A ruthless and bloody voice suddenly came from behind Anan, making Mei'er's heart chill, and the body of Anan who was holding her seemed to shake!

  "Anan!" She was too familiar with this voice, at that moment, she didn't care about anything else, and pulled down the red veil, but saw Anan surprisingly smiling in his eyes.

  Anan quietly grasped her hand and smiled calmly: "I said it, I will never let anything happen to you!"

  This is his promise to her, the heaviest promise! Is an eternal promise!

  Mei'er was stunned, she didn't expect that at this time, he could still laugh out loud. Just as she was about to support him, Ah Nan suddenly pushed her into the arms of Xiao Xian who was equally frightened, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Mei'er, you must pretend not to know me!"

  Mei'er stared at him again, dazed and stunned, watching his tall figure slowly fall in front of her. At that moment, her heart also seemed to be falling slowly with him!

  Everything happened too quickly, in the blink of an eye, and the situation had changed dramatically. Ye Tianming, who had come to his senses, almost roared: "Protect the Holy Maiden! Take down all the assassins!"

  Xia Yuxuan was also shocked, rushed over to support Anan, and his eyes had too much worry. Before Anan fainted, he seemed to have said something in his ear, but the content was only known to the two of them.

  He had already walked away, but Shang Liuyou also stopped in his tracks due to this sudden event. However, at the moment when Mei'er lifted her veil, he was as if nailed to the spot!

  This was not the holy maiden he saw last night, but when he clearly saw Mei's face, he immediately thought of the young man he met at the inn door and was shocked again: "It's him! He is actually the holy maiden!"

  Those eyes that are more familiar than any others, that face so beautiful it makes even the heavens jealous, at this moment, is filled with worry!

  After a moment of shock, the sound of clashing swords reached his ears, and he no longer hesitated, joining Ye Tianming and others in charging towards those black-clad men!

  He knew that the big brother's people would definitely make a move again, so he hid aside. Originally, seeing the holy girl getting on the horse cart, he thought nothing else would happen and was about to leave when suddenly the scene with the woman appeared.

  Xia Yuxuan ordered someone to help An Na into the inn, and Mei'er also quietly told Ling Feng to go up and treat An Na's injuries. As she thought about those assassins being so ruthless and wanting to kill her, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in her chest. She stretched out her hand and pressed down, and five silver needles were already clutched in her palm.

  "Saintess..." The little fairy beside her naturally sensed it and hastily grasped her arm.

  An's words just now suddenly echoed in her ears, Mei'er felt that there must be a reason for this, so she forcibly suppressed all her anger and slowly withdrew her hand back into her sleeve.

  She changed into a ordinary weak woman, with a terrified look on her face, her beautiful eyes filled with fear, and she looked like she had been scared out of her wits, as Renshao Xian supported her.

  That look of hers, so delicate and lovely, anyone who sees her would only think she's a weak woman with no strength to truss a chicken!

  In the blink of an eye, those assassins were either dead or had escaped, and the rest were subdued by Ye Tianming and his men!

  Ye Tianming strode forward and knelt down on one knee in front of Mei'er: "Ye Tianming failed to protect her properly, causing the Holy Maiden to be frightened!"

  "General Ye......" Mei'er still looked like she was in a state of shock, her slender body trembling slightly, her lips moved, her beautiful eyes lightly closed, and she fainted into Xiaoxian's arms.

  "Saint! Saint!" Little Fairy knew her master's intention and also pretended to cry out in surprise.

  "Someone, come! Quickly help the Holy Girl upstairs!" Ye Tianming immediately ordered someone to re-escort Mei'er back into the room, while Xiaoxian busied herself nervously, one moment wiping Mei'er's face and another rubbing her hands, but there was one thing - she wouldn't let anyone touch Mei'er!

  Ling Feng, who was treating An Na's wounds next door, heard that Mei Er had fainted and hastily rushed over, but Ye Tian Ming blocked his way.

  Xiao Xian appeared in time: "General Ye, he is the divine doctor Ling Feng who has been by the Holy Maiden's side. Hurry up and let him come in to take a look at the Holy Maiden!"

  Ye Tianming looked at Ling Feng with a puzzled expression, and then didn't say anything, letting Ling Feng go in.

  Ling Feng half-knelt beside Mei'er's bed, and in front of outsiders, he couldn't directly touch Mei'er's arm. So, he handed a diagnostic cloth to Xiaoxian, and after wrapping Mei'er's arm with it, he extended his hand.

  Ye Tianming saw this flawless scene at the door and no longer had any doubts in his mind, turned around and went downstairs to investigate the assassin.

  After hearing Ye Tianming go downstairs, Xiaoxian ordered the four palace maids brought by Ye Tianming to guard the door first. When there were only three people left in the room.

  Mei'er slowly opened her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Ling Feng, how is An Na?" She had just realized that after Ye Tianming caught the assassin, he must have wanted to set off back to the palace immediately. She was worried about An Na's injury, so she pretended to be dizzy.

  "Don't worry, saintess, the poison on the arrow has been neutralized by me. Fortunately, it didn't hit any bones, or else that would have been a real problem. I'll go over and treat his wound later, bandage it up properly, and after resting for a few days, he should be fine."

  Mei'er heard that Anan was fine, and the stone in her heart also fell suddenly. She wanted to go see him, but Anan's words 'you have to pretend not to know me' made her hesitant.

  "Alright, Ling Feng, you go and bandage him now. If Ye Tianming asks, just tell him I'm still shaken and need a good rest for the night!" Meier whispered as she heard Ye Tianming's footsteps coming upstairs.

  "Yes!" Ling Feng nodded.

  Mei'er asked again: "Right, I told you to prepare something earlier, have you prepared it?" Maybe we'll use it tonight.

  Ling Feng immediately took out something from the cloth bag on his back and handed it to Mei'er: "I've been ready for a long time!"

  "Great! Ling Feng! Well done!" Mei Er was overjoyed, this Ling Feng really did get the true transmission of Wu Nuo Lao Ren, and his efficiency in handling matters was not bad at all, worthy of praise.

  Ling Feng smiled foolishly, touched his head, put away the diagnosis cloth and stood up: "Holy Girl, I'll go first!"

  "Go away! Go away!" Mei'er happily stuffed the thing that Ling Feng had just given her under her pillow, and closed her eyes again to pretend to be dizzy.

  Ling Feng respectfully backed out.

  As expected, he had just stepped out of the door when Ye Tianming arrived there and asked: "Divine Doctor, how is the Holy Maiden's condition?"

  Ling Feng replied, "General Ye, rest assured, the Holy Maiden is just frightened and needs only a night's rest to recover!" This undoubtedly meant that Ye Tianming and his party would have to stay here for the night.

  Ye Tianming had no choice but to order his men to surround the inn and prepare for a siege, planning to rest for the night and set off early the next morning back to the Imperial City.

  It was night, Mei'er and Xiaoxian changed into their good clothes, put down the bed curtains, turned around and walked out of the door, and brought the door with them. Ye Tianming, who was still standing guard beside him, suddenly came over and asked: "Xiaoxian girl, how is the Holy Girl?"

  "Xiao Xian" slightly nodded and replied: "General, the Holy Maiden is much better now. She asked me to go take a look at how the benefactor next door is doing! General, you've worked hard, get some rest early!"

  After finishing speaking, she lowered her head and walked past Ye Tianming's side, heading towards Anan's room.

  Ye Tianming sniffed, furrowed his brow, glanced at Mei'er's door, and instructed the four palace maids standing outside: "You stay here and serve diligently. If anything happens, report to me immediately!"

  "Yes! General!" The four palace ladies all bowed their heads and replied in unison.

  Ye Tianming turned around and walked back downstairs, intending to interrogate the captured assassins, but just then, Deputy General Jiang Yi rushed over to report: "General! Something's wrong!"