Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

"Zheng Yuxiang, you shouldn't be here!" I looked at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of me, my mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

It seems like he saved me again...

To be honest, I haven't known him for very long, but I was inexplicably drawn to him.

It all started when I first met him.

At that time, I had just completed an assassination mission and was thinking of having a big meal after receiving the bounty. That day, I happened to pass by his book copying stall.

At first glance, he was quite handsome.

Among those book-copying stalls, he was different from the other scholars. He didn't have that rigid, bookish air about him; instead, he gave me a gentle and refined feeling, which made me notice him at a glance in the crowd.

Aside from being a bit thin, he was actually quite handsome.

"Hmm! He's kind of my type!" I murmured to myself, just as I saw two scholars walking toward his stall, looking like they were looking for trouble.

I dislike it when others bully the weak, and this man clearly couldn't beat the two troublemaking scholars, so I stepped in to save him.

This was my first meeting with him.

The second meeting was quite a coincidence. Someone had leaked my whereabouts, and as I was being chased by soldiers, I saw a house in the distance with candlelight on.

I didn't care about anything else at the time; I just wanted to escape, so I chose this house to hide in.

As I approached the house, I noticed that the person inside was the scholar I had saved. Although the candlelight was dim that night, I still recognized him.

I thought to myself that I had saved him before, so I'll take a gamble this time and hope he'll save me too.

That's why I kidnapped him that night. I held a knife to his neck, intending only to scare him and prevent him from revealing my whereabouts.

He was also very sensible and didn't disappoint me. After that, I fell into a coma due to my serious injuries.

When I woke up again, it was five days later. The moment I realized that I had lost all my internal energy, I was actually very panicked.

Now, being in a strange man's house, it would be very dangerous if I didn't have martial arts skills.

Moreover, I have no idea what he did while I was unconscious.

So for the first few days after I woke up, I didn't dare to fall asleep easily, nor did I dare to let him get close. I observed him for several days in a row, and only after I found that he had no ill intentions did I dare to drink the medicine he gave me.

After I cheered myself up, the scholar seemed to notice my change and started chatting with me. It was at this moment that I learned his name—Zheng Yuxiang.

And so, I recuperated at Zheng Yuxiang's place for three months.

During these three months, I never slacked off. I would get up early every day to practice martial arts and train myself.

Just as I was thinking of resting and then going back to my master and senior sister to practice martial arts again, I suddenly received news that my senior sister had killed my master.

When I received the message, I couldn't accept it for a moment. I read the letter several times to make sure I wasn't mistaken. My mind just went blank.

After a moment's hesitation, I made a decision immediately.

At that time, all I wanted was to find my senior sister as soon as possible and get to the bottom of things. I wanted to know if my master was killed by my senior sister.

Although the master has been very gentle with the other disciples over the years, he has shown dislike towards the eldest sister.

But I feel that even so, it shouldn't have come to the point of killing my master, which is why I wanted to ask my senior sister for clarification.

On the night I left, I originally wanted to leave quietly, but for some reason, a voice kept calling in my head, urging me to say goodbye to Zheng Yuxiang.

I didn't want to say goodbye, but my legs seemed to have a mind of their own, and I went to say goodbye anyway.

The night I left, I don't know why, but I said those things.

Looking back now, I realize I was a bit too rash with my words.

Perhaps seeing Zheng Yuxiang's distraught appearance, she got a mischievous idea and said she wanted to marry him.

His reaction was quite amusing; he seemed startled by what I said.

After the joke, I thought about my master again and felt that my journey was likely to be fraught with danger.

With the sudden death of the leader of the Six Flowers Sect, countless forces in the martial arts world are eyeing him covetously.

The Six Flowers Sword Technique is the inherited sword technique of each successive sect leader of the Six Flowers Sect. Now that such a thing has happened, the Six Flowers Sect is without a leader, and there is a fear that heretics may emerge.

Thinking about this, I looked at Zheng Yuxiang with increasingly complicated emotions. I was afraid that I would never have the chance to see him again. I don't know why I had this thought at the time.

I was also startled by my own thoughts at the time.

Actually, those three months together weren't short, but they weren't long either. At that time, I wasn't sure how I felt about Zheng Yuxiang.

It wasn't hard to tell from Zheng Yuxiang's eyes that he liked me, and quite obviously so, but I couldn't reciprocate his feelings.

I still left, and just when I thought I would never see him again, fate brought us together once more.

I didn't expect him to come looking for me...

"I...I'm a little scared!" Zheng Yuxiang stood there, his body trembling slightly, his lips slightly parted, barely managing to squeeze out these words through his teeth.

My eyes were fixed on Zheng Yuxiang, whose figure was somewhat blurry in my eyes. I tried hard to see his expression clearly, but I could only see the slightly tense lines of his face.

The moment Zheng Yuxiang said those words, a strange warmth welled up in my heart.

It was a strange feeling. I knew he wasn't really scared, but worried—worried about me...

"Afraid? If you're afraid, why did you come here?" My voice carried a hint of confusion and a touch of reproach.

To be honest, I didn't want to involve him. It's a matter of the martial arts world, and a scholar like him shouldn't get involved.

I looked up and met his gaze. It was a pair of bright eyes, staring intently at me, as if trying to see through my eyes to the depths of my heart.

Looking at his nervous expression, I couldn't help but feel a little amused.

He was usually so elegant and refined, but now he was like a child, at a loss, and even his words were incoherent.

However, this contrast makes me find him somewhat endearing.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Zheng Yuxiang couldn't help but ask.

I wondered to myself, what help could a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken possibly offer?

So I retorted without any politeness, "What can someone who doesn't know martial arts do? All you can do is not cause me any trouble, go back to where you came from!"

I hoped that these words would make him back down, since it was too dangerous for him to be with me.

Just as I turned to leave, a sense of unease suddenly welled up inside me.

I stopped in my tracks, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to turn around.

Seeing Zheng Yuxiang's slightly confused and helpless expression, I took out a dagger I always carried and tossed it to him, instructing him:

"Take this dagger; it might come in handy if you encounter danger. Remember, always be careful!"

Having said that, I dared not linger any longer and quickly turned and left.

As I expected, the moment I stepped out of the inn, my second senior sister's men caught up with me.

"Junior sister, why are you in such a hurry? Where are you rushing off to?"

The familiar voice rang in my ears, and my heart tightened. Without turning around, I could guess who the voice belonged to—my second senior sister, Li Huan.

"Did you kill Master? Did you write that letter too?" I still couldn't believe that my second senior sister, who was usually so gentle, would do something so heinous.

"Junior sister, can you please stop being so naive? Just tell your second senior sister where Qi Wunian is, and you won't have to suffer so much!"

As soon as Li Huan finished speaking, his fellow disciples surrounded him.

Surrounded by my sect members, I was alone and naturally unable to resist. In the end, I was easily captured by them.

After my second senior sister tied me up, she began to interrogate me severely, urgently asking about the whereabouts of my eldest senior sister and the Six Flowers Sword Technique.

But I really know nothing about these issues.

Despite my repeated explanations, my second senior sister remained skeptical and refused to believe me.

After all, my master loved me the most when she was alive, and she naturally assumed that I couldn't possibly be completely unaware of these things.

Moreover, my eldest sister and I are the closest, so my second sister naturally wouldn't easily believe my side of the story.

During this period, my second senior sister would subject me to different forms of torture almost every day to force me to talk.

Just when I was about to give up, my senior sister came back alone.

I don't know exactly what happened that day. I just vaguely heard screams coming from outside from time to time.

In one day and one night, the entire Six Flowers Sect was wiped out. When I saw my senior sister again, her robes were covered in blood.

"Senior Sister!" I called out with all my might, and I could vaguely see a familiar figure following beside her.

"Junior sister, I'm late!" Qi Wunian looked at Zhong Shufang, who was tortured beyond recognition, with a face full of heartache.

As soon as my senior sister finished speaking, I completely fainted.

When I woke up again, many days had passed.

I opened my eyes to a familiar room...

This is actually Zheng Yuxiang's house? I looked around with a face full of suspicion, my mind filled with doubt.

How did I get here? I clearly remember being somewhere else!

Before I could even react, a soft footstep came from outside the door, growing louder as it approached.

With a creak, the door was slowly pushed open, and I looked closely to see Zheng Yuxiang! He was carefully holding a bowl of medicine, looking at me with a worried expression.

When he saw that I was awake, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he excitedly shouted, "You're finally awake!"

I was startled by his sudden shout, but I quickly regained my composure and hurriedly asked, "Where is my senior sister? Where is she?"

I vaguely remember that my senior sister was among those who came to save me, but now I can't find her anywhere.

Before I could finish speaking, the door was flung open again, and my senior sister rushed in. As soon as she saw me, she shouted, "Junior sister!"

I stared intently at my senior sister, and was instantly stunned.

I noticed that my senior sister's once jet-black and lustrous hair had grown many white hairs, which was completely different from the image of my senior sister in my memory, and I could hardly believe my eyes.

The eldest sister seemed to notice my gaze. She awkwardly avoided my eyes and said softly:

"That day, I had just learned the Six Flowers Sword Technique and couldn't wait to take revenge. As a result, before my foundation was solid, I suffered a backlash from the sword technique, which is why I'm like this... But don't worry, it's just a minor problem and nothing serious."

According to the eldest senior sister, the master's death was not an accident, but rather the second senior sister colluded with other disciples to secretly administer a special drug to the master, causing him to temporarily lose his internal energy.