23 Zhun Xuying's resolve.

"What do you want so early, Zing ping?"

Getting up from an enormous bed, a man clad in golden robes looked at the image at the end of the bed

The bald noble inside the image was squirming like a worm

"M-My prince yesterday we were robbed and l-lost ten level one guards a pair of level 2's and one level three.

"What? How come?" Prince Robert who just woke up opened his eyes, he directed them at the bald noble, without showing anything more than a mild surprise. "Explain it to me."

Seeing no alteration on the prince's face Zing Ping felt relief 'the prince look carefree as always.' Then he started describing everything.

Listening to the entire incident, Prince Robert reached for a pen a paper.after a while, the prince looked up staring smiling at the bald man

"Zing ping, you failed your duty, your punishment is to reinforce the city and to renounce 10 percent of your commission.

"Y-Yes crown prince I won't ever disappoint you again!"

"HahaI sure hope so, now you can go." the prince still spoke with sympathy and laziness on his face.

Zing ping bowed and reached for the rock on the ground ending the transmission.

Prince Robert in the same laziness looked at the corner of his room extending the letter he wrote in its direction

"Deliver this to general Feng,and on the way do kill Zing ping. but don't do anything to his family, after all, he did serve mefor a few years."

In front of the prince a shadow appeared, it took the letter and simply disappeared.

Prince Robert just took his robe off and lied down again.

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The carriage reached the general Manor, Zhi Rui could feel the warm soon on her skin, She gave a tired smile, 'To feel these pleasures daily, without worries; I need more strength'

She looked back at the coachman. "You drove especially well today.

Take these, go have some fun."

The soldier eyed the gold coins at his hands dumbfounded 'did I do anything different today?'

"T-Thank you, miss!"

Zhi Rui smiled with mirth.she walked directly to her bedroom

and for the first time, she was bothered by the way the old Zhi Rui made her bedroom,she made a note to redo this bedroom she put a sign on her door, then throw herself on the bed.

After two hours there was a knock on the door.

Zhi Rui opened her blackened eyes abruptly 'Already two hours past?'

"Come in" She spoke with a hand on her forehead.

but there was no sound from the door, she tilted her head. 'oh.'

"Haha, I'm dressed this time little boy."

With a creak of the door, a head popped from the other side.

"Zhi Rui smiled at the boy "Did you prepared the carriage? "

The boy nodded trembling a little.

"Then let's go to the teahouse." Zhi Rui walked to the door.

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At the TeahouseZhi Rui chose to seat in the most lonesome placethere was, feeling the taste of the tea, Zhi Rui mused at how much her mother had talked about these expansive things at the brothel, 'turned outthe taste of this thing is not worth what we'been through mother.'

But the right to eat anything she wanted was a blessing she did not stop appreciating.

Zhi Rui looked out of the window at the sky, the breeze passing through her skin.

it's not much, but I managed a little, Now with the brothel and the employees assured, She can divide some time to her personal strength.

'Hilda can gather info on most nobles, but not royalty.

And for the next step to take control of the underground, the royalty will be critical.'

Suddenly there was a tumult on the front door of the teahouse.

Zhi Rui looked at the watch on her sleeve. 'The time fits with the infromation.'

Hearing the noise behind her Zhi Rui slowly adjusted her posture.

Her shoulders dropped a little, she sighed lightly looking deeply outside the Window.

The clamor stopped outside, but Zhi Rui did not look.

Soon footsteps came in her direction, she felt the urge to laugh but she held herself.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think we met, I'm prince Julius. You'regeneral Feng's daughter correct?"

Zhi Rui kept her posture asshe turned around to him with her blacked eyes deprived of sleep she sighed lightly at him

Looking right at his bright blue eyes, and the golden armor tightly around his tall stature she could not help but think to herself.

'I'll make you give me everything I need from the royal family, and yet you're smiling so much.'

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In the brothel Zhun Xuying was eating alone on a table, something she Never did before roasted duck. She ravished the plate freely as she was the sole person on the table. She looked at the mess she made.

and smiled.

The scene of herYoung miss despair when she woke up form the nightmare was all she needed to understand, her Young miss has a Weakness, she couldn't pinpoint it yet but it was clear. she wasn't invincible for her anymore.

If she played her move right, she can gain strength from Zhi Rui and still gain more from the general then she would free her self from those two beasts.

When she was plotting her schemes a notice of a carriage came for her.

'So the general wants to see me', good timing. Zhun Xuyin got up from the table washed and cleaned everything she messed up and went for the carriage.

She saw the smile on the coachman and thought about how things are looking good today,

She reached the front gate of the manor, on the way to the main quarters every single Maid greeted her respectfully.

Her chest was puffed out.

She did not knock on the door and entered right away

"My general what can I do for you today?" She said already taking the upper part of her robe letting it slide until her waist. her chest laid bare,

She looked at the man seated with the back to her

But Cheng Feng didn't look at her, waving his hands backward he threw a letter at her feet.

She tilted her head and picked it up.

Reading it, her heart grew restless.

It's a simple letter from the third prince Robert.

Questioning if General Cheng had taken a liking to the slave trade.

But that's not the most important, the thing is he let her read that letter.

just the fact that now she knows with whom the general of the country in cahoots with, is a life and death matter

You don't let somebody see this kind of information unless you're gonna kill them or you had their absolute obedience. And god knows He doesn't trust her.

Her hearted raced but there's nowhere to run, she walked to his face and kneeled between his legs. She looked up with upturned eyes.

"Is lord angry with the lateness of my report? I can compensate."

She said as she slowly encroached her mouth between his legs.

With a pat, Cheng Feng put his hands on her head.

Zhun Xuying felt more relaxed, but soon her eyes widened as her throatwas pierced inas he pushed her head on his crotch

He looked at her with cold eyes as she desperately tried to break free.

"Did you think I'm stupid?the simple fact you chose to wait a whole day before reporting to me already shows me, that you're working in her favor"

seeing the skin around her mouth going purple Cheng Feng snorted

He held her head by the hair and slapped her face hard.

Zhun Xuying flew and hit the wall. In a fit of coughing, she ignored her broken bones and quickly tried to get up

But Cheng Feng mounted her from behind.

"Now with you knees scratching on the cold ground and a cock up your rear, Report to me word by word of what happened since last night.

With red-rimmed eyes, Zhun Xuying endured, she crossed her hands in front of her and laid her head in them, while the general without a thought shoved it in she held her breath and clenched her hands, nails digging into the flesh. the light fade from her eyes as only coldness remained.

Zhun Xuying merely showed pain and misery, she hid her anger deep within.

and word by word, she told what happened

'I'll endure it today,I'll grow strong together with your daughter and then I'll put you right beside my Ex-husband's tortured scorched body.'

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