I found myself waking up in a small room. My knee was cold, and the uncomfortable feeling on my body had disappeared, but I still felt weak. Cristin was working on her wound with her back facing me. The long and deep wound on her shoulder was gurgling with blood and made my scalp numb. Hearing the sound, she turned her head and saw that I was awake. She stopped tending to her wound, hurriedly pulled up her clothes and stumbled toward me, \"My lady, are you awake? How are you feeling now?\" I wanted to get up, but I couldn\'t, so I turned my head and stared at her quietly, and asked, \"How many secrets do you have that I don\'t know?\" The maid in charge of the dignified Showa Palace turned out to be a martial arts master with special skills, but as the master she had served for seven years, I failed to notice it at all. Was it because I was too naive? Or was she hiding it too well? \"My lady...\" Cristin knelt on the side with tea
I still found it hard to trust Cristin. After all, she betrayed me once. It wasn’t hard to imagine whether there will be a second or third time. Cristin seemed to have guessed my scruples. She only lowered her head, and said, \"I know that my lady no longer trusts me, but it doesn’t matter. I will prove my intentions with my actions.\" She declared so firmly that I couldn\'t find the right words to refute her with. For a long time, I vaguely saw that the clothes on her shoulders had been soaked with blood, and then I remembered that the wound on her body had not been bandaged yet. I suddenly felt sorry, so I told her to go and treat her wound first. Cristin obediently responded. She carefully tucked the quilt for me before turning around to treat her wounds. Maybe it was because I’ve already discovered the fact that she had martial arts skills, so she didn\'t shy away from it anymore. She just took off her clothes and started to treat the
I was awakened by a nightmare again. In the darkness, Cristin instinctively rushed over and hugged me, \"Another bad dream?\" I gave a soft \"hm\" as an answer. Yes, I dreamed of it again. I dreamed that Zach found me and then strangled my neck, asking me why I betrayed him again and again. It’s the same dream recurring every night. \"It\'s okay, it\'s okay,\" Cristin comforted me as she patted my back while hugging me. \"He can\'t catch us. It\'s okay, my lady, don\'t be afraid.\" She repeated these words over and over again, not so much as to comfort me but to comfort herself. Why do I find it hard to believe that she’s scared too? These days, we have been circling the city of Yecheng, playing hide-and-seek with officers and soldiers every day. Although we never had a direct encounter with them, there were several occasions when we almost got caught. Besides, we couldn’t possibly hide like this forever
I felt like I was about to lose my mind. How could I listen to Cristin\'s advice? All I could think about was how to save my brother. Whether it was a trap or not, I have to try and help him no matter what. However, Cristin was determined to fight against me, \"I will never let you go and risk yourself!\" She opened her hands and stood in front of me, her expression and tone were firmer than ever before. So in desperation, I drew out the sword from her body, pointed the tip at her, gritted my teeth and said, \"Step aside!\" \"No,\" Cristin spoke affirmatively as she stared at me without squinting. \"If my lady insists on going, you would have to go over my dead body!\" Did she just threaten me? I smirked and took a step forward, pressing the tip of my sword against her chest, and sneered, \"Do you think I wouldn’t dare? Don\'t forget, you owe me two lives!\" It didn’t matter who ordered the killing of my child and my brother’s chi
The long sword in my hand fell to the ground with a loud clanging sound. I shook my head, and shouted incoherently, \"No, that’s impossible! It\'s not true! I don\'t believe it! I don\'t believe a word!\" She said that I wasn’t Elisa Lin and that I wasn’t the daughter of the Lin family at all. She said that the real Elisa Lin was already dead. She also said that not only she and Zach knew, but everyone in the Lin family knew about it. If what she said was true, then how could the Lin family watch me live under Elisa Lin’s name for ten years? If what she said was true, then why did Eugene help me escape the palace regardless of the safety of the entire Lin family? If what she said was true, how could Zach keep an impostor safe and sound by his side for seven years? If what she said was true... then who am I? Suddenly, my head began to hurt as distorted memories quickly flashed in my mind. I wanted to catch it but I couldn’t. Cristi
If I had a sword in my hand right now, I would have definitely killed her without hesitation! Unfortunately, I didn’t. After trying everything I could to smash the door open, I was exhausted. Suddenly, the bumpy carriage ride finally stopped. The closed carriage door was opened, and when Cristin\'s face appeared in front of me, I didn\'t even think about it, I just slapped her. Even after slapping her firmly, she didn’t budge, and said to me respectfully, \"Please get out of the carriage.\" I snorted coldly, ignoring the hand she stretched out to help me, and jumped down from the other side of the carriage to leave. Cristin rushed to catch up with me and blocked my way, \"Don\'t rush to go, my lady. I will show you something. If you still insist on going after this, then I will not stop you!\" I really hate her for being so convincing. My brother is about to be beheaded in three days, and she still had the heart
Night fell. I wasn’t sure when it had started to rain. When Cristin found a deserted thatched house and helped me in, I was already drenched. The cold, deep-rooted chill started from the soles of my feet and quickly spread to my whole body. Even though Cristin had helped me change my clothes and found some dried leaves to make a fire, I was still shivering with cold. \"If I\'m not Elisa Lin, then who am I? Who am I? You know who I am, don’t you?\" I muttered over and over again as I sat on the ground with my hands around my knees. I clutched onto Cristin like I was a drowning man desperate for air, pleading, \"You must know who I am. Tell me, who am I? Who… You have to tell me...\" Since she knew that I was not Elisa Lin, she must also know my true identity. \"Can you tell me who I am? Tell me…\" I felt like I was going crazy, my face was wet, I didn\'t know if it was tears or rain. \"The servant doesn\'
Cristin did not deny what he said, but just sneered, \"Why are you here and what do you want from me?\" \"It’s just a pity,\" the man on horseback said as he looked at her with regret. \"General Lu is brave and good at fighting. She’s also a heroine among the women. So, if you’re willing to hand over Concubine Lisa, then I will let you live.\" \"Don\'t think about it!\" Cristin took a step back while protecting me, her voice was determined. \"If you want to take Concubine Lisa, then you have to go through me first!\" Hearing this, the man\'s face quickly darkened, \"Since the general doesn\'t know when to back off, then I hope you won’t blame me for being rude! Do it!\" His command has not yet been completely uttered, but the soldiers who have been in position for action since the beginning grabbed their weapons and rushed toward us aggressively. Cristin was not afraid and drew her swords to fight with them. However, because of their advan