"Not at all, please" Ming Yue answered .

Liqiu's father came in and found a seat, facing the courtyard .

"I see that you have made yourself comfortable" he said, "I'm not going to beat around the bush, why are you so ready to help us? What are your intentions? If I find anything strange then I will have to ask you to leave . My daughter speaks highly of you and even I have heard of you before, however you are still a stranger . "

With that, he released a faint bit of power from his body, pressuring Ming Yue . Of course, this was not enough to scare her and she looked at him, right into his bright red eyes .

He stared back and stood up, "At the very least, you are a just person . However, you are but one person going against two n.o.ble families . As much as I want to trust my daughter's belief in you, I just cannot see you rectifying our predicament . "

This was a rather large problem, Ming Yue had only herself and Xuan Yin helping them . Hei Yue and Xiao could also be considered part of their force as well but they were against maybe hundreds . Exterminating them would be an impossible task . But confidence was not the driving force in her decision to help, of course she knew that she would be going against people above her in status and power .

Rather it was conviction that drove her, to help those in need, those who are taken advantage of, the victims . She could not help everyone but she would do as much as she could . Ming Yue may be a warrior but at heart, she was a healer, one raised by her own father . Nothing could change that . Even if she could not fix the situation, she would alleviate to the best of her abilities .

She said nothing to him as he left but he could almost sense the determination within her . Her eyes were clear, her judgement was not clouded . She knew what she was getting into .

"If you need any help, please do not refrain from asking me directly", he said, leaving her room .

She looked at him as he closed the door before looking back at her sword .

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"Wow, that was a bit intense", from the courtyard, a shadow umped down from the roof . Xuan Yin walked into Ming Yue's room with some snacks in her hands .

"You want any?" she pushed her hand outward, shoving a wad of treats and food in front of her face .

"I ate already", Ming Yue nodded, tending to her sword, cleaning and sharpening it .

"So, I've been outside for a bit and heard some interesting things", she said, popping a piece of candy in her mouth, "There is someone from outside the city that apparently saved the Yong and s.h.i.+ Family from certain doom . "

"I know, I saved several guards of the Zhao from one of the young masters of the Yong Family, Yong Ren . He was boasting about some benefactor for helping them" said Ming Yue .

Xuan Yin smiled, "Bet you don't know that this benefactor is actually a woman . People say she offered her body as a reward to which ever family takes down the Zhao! She must be quite pretty to do so but I wonder why she has such hatred for them . Maybe we should ask the Zhao Patriarch?"

"No, we should determine whether these rumors are true or not . We'll make a visit to them at night", Ming Yue interjected .

"Sure, which one you want to check?"

"Doesn't matter . "

"Okay! I'll check out the s.h.i.+ estate and you get the Yong then . "

Deciding their plan, the both of them prepared for the coming task . Ming Yue switched out her clothes for jet black robes, something she had bought from Gold Honor as a back-up to her Floating Breeze Robes . As for Xuan Yin, she already dressed for stealth . As the moon rose, the two of them vanished from the Zhao Estate, running off to their destinations . They blended with the crowds, sometimes taking empty streets and alleys .

Ming Yue traveled for several minutes before landing on the roof of a store, opposite of the road to the Yong Estate . A large mansion comprised of three houses, stone walls and multiple guards enclosed the s.p.a.ce . Compared to the Zhao estate, it was half the size . Their coffers were most likely used with their conflicts against the s.h.i.+ . However, she noticed a fair bit of construction with the roof of the houses . Despite their inadequate wealth, they were still able to improve their estate, adding another floor and there were numerous additions for decor .

Finding an opportunity, she slipped in, moving on the rooftops . She dropped down onto the garden and hid herself behind some bushes . Ming Yue did not bring Parting Sun with her and only had her dagger . Xiao Yin was high up in the sky, watching for any incoming patrols .

As she moved around the mansion, she overheard some discussions from the pa.s.sing guard patrols .

"Why do you think the patriarchs of the Yong and the s.h.i.+ are following that woman's orders? Is she that pretty? I always see her face covered with a mask . "

"With a body like that, how can she not be a beauty . Maybe she is so pretty that she has to hide her face in case she charms us by accident, hehe . "

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"That can't be it! She provided the two families with chests of gold . She must be someone of power . "

"That's true . But still, why is she so h.e.l.lbent on destroying the Zhao Family? It's to the point where she would even offer her body . "

"Her body? Why would she do that?"

"Just money isn't going to convince the two families to just forget their enmity . She must have offered something else . If anything, she probably offered her body . "

"Ah, I swear . The only thing in your mind is women and s.e.x . Come on, we should stop talking and focus on our duty . "

As the guards pa.s.sed by, Ming Yue hid behind a rock .

"So that's it", she thought, "she must have something other than just gold to convince the two families . "

Ming Yue continued to lurk around the estate before finding Yong Ren strolling around with his guards .

"If I ever catch those guards again, I'm going to deal with them myself", he huffed, still angry from today's earlier demonstration .

"I wonder what father called me for . The servant said that I must meet with him and our benefactor to discuss some things" he talked to himself, walking through the garden .

"A meeting!? I should follow him" Ming Yue stalked him from the shadows until he entered one of the smaller houses . From there, she followed him from the outside, leaping from the first floor to the second and then the third . Hearing his footsteps stop, she stopped as well and proceeded to move one of the roof tiles . It was just enough for her to look inside but not enough to be noticed by the people below .

Inside, she saw multiple figures . There was Yong Ren, an older man that looked similar to him, most likely his father, the Yong Patriarch, and a masked women . This was the benefactor, that Yong Ren spoke about, the one that supplied them with gold .

"Miss Ling, about the agreement", the Yong Patriarch said, " Have you given it some thought?"

A sweet voice came out from under the mask, "I'm still deciding . To marry into your family once you have destroyed the Zhao Family is a rather important decision . However, that is if you manage to complete this task before the s.h.i.+ . Until then, this question will remain unanswered . "

"I see . . . Well then, I bid you a good night . "

"Wait, that was it?" Yong Ren asked questioningly .

"Of course not, Yong Ren, escort Miss Ling back to her quarters and do it properly" the Yong Patriarch ordered .

Yong Ren straightened and led her away . Ming Yue looked from above and followed them back to Miss Ling's room where the two said their farewells . Ming Yue did the same as before and watched her from the roof . Miss Ling sighed and moved around the room, walking towards a small table with a mirror . She put her hand on her mask and took it off . Her hair blocked Ming Yue from finding out what she looked like but when she turned, Ming Yue could not help but be shocked .

She did not have the face of a beauty, instead it was a face with innumerable scars!

They ran up and down her face, across it, diagonally . She stripped down her clothes, revealing a body filled with even more signs of injuries . Burns, cuts, everything one could imagine, it was on her body .

Ming Yue stepped back without thinking, snapping a twig in half . The crisp crack broke the silence of the night .

"Who's there?!"