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Since Mr. Liao was taken down by Liu Mei, no one dared to challenge Liu Mei anymore.
Liu Mei was not greedy; she only accepted children and not adults, saying it was to avoid competing for business and that harmony brings wealth.
Everyone believed Liu Mei's words, except for Ling Yunhan: Liu Mei was clearly not being greedy; she was just afraid of exposing her weaknesses.
Ling Yunhan asked Liu Mei, "When do you plan to teach me?"
Liu Mei, munching on the chicken feet that Ling Yunhan had run around the city to buy for her, replied, "You should practice your basics with your senior brothers and sisters first."
The so-called basics were running and doing splits.
Liu Mei said that Aunt Zhang couldn't handle everything alone, so chores like washing clothes, chopping wood, and fetching water were tasks for Ling Yunhan.
She wasn't even allowed to use an axe for chopping wood; she had to do it by hand.
As a result, Ling Yunhan broke her hand on the first day and grimaced in pain for half a month before it healed.
Regarding this, Liu Mei was very angry: he was really ruthless; he even hurt his own hand just to be lazy! It was truly heartbreaking.
After enduring twenty days of thin porridge, Ling Yunhan could no longer stand it. On the morning of the twenty-first day, holding a bowl of watery porridge that reflected her shadow, she lamented, "I'm so hungry my eyes are going blurry. I can deal with it myself, but my senior brothers and sisters are too pitiful."
The children looked at Liu Mei with pleading eyes.
Liu Mei felt apologetic and after a long pause finally said, "Rice prices have gone up these days, and I haven't received my salary this month."
All these children were orphans; they lived and ate here but none had paid tuition.
Of course, Ling Yunhan was also among those who enjoyed free meals and drinks. If it weren't for Liu Mei copying ancient texts every month to earn some money, they would have starved to death long ago.
Ling Yunhan frowned, "Aren't you running a martial arts school? Why don't you escort a caravan or rob someone instead of acting like a bookworm and copying texts?"
Her handwriting was elegant and neat, the best he had ever seen from a woman. He actually didn't want to belittle her; he was just forced to say it.
Liu Mei had no idea that she was working like a servant for him and was more than willing, smiling happily. She just muttered to herself that anyone on this street could easily be a master; who would ask her to escort a caravan?
Ling Yunhan put down his bowl, "I do have a great job that pays daily, but I fear you might find it too hard and not want to do it."
Liu Mei's eyes widened, "What great job?"
Liu Mei sat on the rooftop in black clothes, feeling frustrated.
It turned out that the great job Ling Yunhan mentioned was being a Shadow Guard. Her task was to wait on the rooftop at night for potential assassins who may or may not come. She wanted to refuse but couldn't; Ling Yunhan said he had already accepted payment, and if she didn't go, others would come to seal the martial arts school.
According to Ling Yunhan, this large courtyard originally belonged to a General from the North.
This General was well-known and held significant power. It was his first time returning since he left home as a youth. Due to having many enemies and wanting to keep his whereabouts secret, he didn't bring many guards, so he couldn't conveniently tell Liu Mei his name or anything else.
Below, the lights were bright, and voices could be heard from time to time.
Liu Mei felt a wave of nostalgia; she had once lived in such a large residence surrounded by people.
Everything changed after her family was raided. Later, after failing an assassination mission, she became like a rat crossing the street, hunted by the Japanese who wanted her silenced, while those she had killed were also seeking revenge.
Until Uncle Liao accepted her and performed the duel scene with her, she could not settle here without being harassed.
Lost in thought, she unexpectedly fell asleep.
Suddenly, she was shaken awake. Blinking her eyes in confusion, she saw it was Ling Yunhan.
She realized he had draped a coat over her at some point. She waved her hand and mumbled, "I don't want to eat chicken legs right now; I want to sleep."
Ling Yunhan, both amused and exasperated, helped her sit up and held her close, softly saying, "Look, they're here." As he spoke, he rubbed her cold hands.
In the courtyard, several shadowy figures dressed oddly and moving like phantoms were advancing toward the main house.
Liu Mei broke into a cold sweat and became fully alert. She recognized this attire; they were Japanese Ninjas. There were four of them, and she was alone—what should she do?
Before Liu Mei could come up with a plan, Ling Yunhan had already taken action.
He recklessly lifted a tile, intending to throw it.
Liu Mei quickly snatched it away, but it was too late; the intruders had noticed the movement and turned to look. Liu Mei could only use the tile in her hand to knock one of them down.
The leader realized their cover was blown and planned to retreat.
Ling Yunhan jumped into the courtyard to block their escape: "Don't think you can get away!"
Liu Mei covered her eyes: it was over. If they saw that there were only the two of them, they would be torn apart.
Ling Yunhan pointed to the place where Liu Mei had just been hiding and said, "There are experts over there. You guys are dead today."
Liu Mei planned to stay hidden even if it meant death.
A muffled grunt from Ling Yunhan came from below. Liu Mei peeked out and saw Ling Yunhan surrounded by people, unable to fight back.
Suddenly, her heart ached, and she sighed: Oh, she really couldn't bear to see Ling Yunhan being bullied by others.
In just a few moves, she took care of the remaining attackers.
Wiping the sweat from her brow and casually touching her cheek, Ling Yunhan said, "I didn't realize you were quite skilled."
Liu Mei was filled with anger but couldn't say anything; she could only glare at him. She had been pretending for three months and had originally planned to keep it up, but who knew tonight would force her to reveal herself.
After returning from the General's residence, she learned that the General's surname was Zhao. He had offended the Japanese and had been assassinated by them, suffering severe injuries. Now he was barely hanging on.
Fortunately, the attackers were a few impostors; it seemed someone wanted to eliminate the master and frame the Japanese for it.
She worried that it was too coincidental; this General Zhao might very well be the target of her failed assassination.
She should have run away immediately, but now she was no longer alone; she had more than twenty children and Ling Yunhan with her.
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