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This palace was like a maze of twists and turns, giving Xiao Ji a headache.

Together with the overwhelmingly strong fragrance of the incense burning in the air, he could not help but furrow his brows repeatedly.

However, he still quietly memorized the route they had taken in his mind.

When he was a child, he disliked studying.

First, because his father had pushed him too hard and he had developed a rebellious streak.

Second, because the sight of those densely packed characters genuinely hurt his eyes and made his head throb.

After that, he had thrown himself headfirst into the military camp and never touched books again.

His mind was actually not stupid at all.

As long as it had nothing to do with reading texts, he could remember almost anything he saw, and he could recall most of what he heard as well.

This gave him a tremendous advantage on the battlefield.

Yet no matter how many victories he achieved, it could not change the fact that he was a rough man.

Someone like Qin Fengwen, an imperial princess who possessed talent and beauty in equal measure and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, had once made him privately believe that someone like himself, who could barely recognize a handful of characters, was simply unworthy of her.

Now, he had learned quite a few characters, directly or indirectly influenced by Qin Fengwen.

“My Lord, do you have something on your mind?” Hongluan sensed that his thoughts were drifting elsewhere, as though he was absent-minded and did not care about going to meet the Holy Maiden.

Xiao Ji’s consciousness snapped back quickly, making it seem as though he had not been thinking of anything else at all, and he said mockingly, “Does your Holy Maiden know that you care about me this much in private?”

Hongluan choked on her words and did not dare make another sound.

Why was it that something that carried no hidden meaning at all would become tainted the moment it passed through this man’s mouth?

Once she quieted down, Xiao Ji tried to continue thinking about what he had been pondering earlier, but once a certain mood was broken, it became quite difficult to pick it up again.

Feeling annoyed, he frowned.

The two of them arrived outside the inner palace of the Holy Maiden Hall.

At the doorway stood four attending servants girls who were on duty, each of them capable of martial arts, and there were also many experts hidden in the shadows, making it clear that even though no men lived in the Holy Maiden Hall, the defenses were by no means lax.

“Holy Maiden, his Lordship has arrived.” Hongluan announced from outside.

“Come in.” The Holy Maiden said.

Her voice sounded quite young, carrying both the aura of someone in a position of power and a kind of lofty detachment from worldly affairs.

Xiao Ji silently formed his first impression in his heart.

As long as the Holy Maiden had never seen him in person before, everything would actually be easy to handle.

His face could not plausibly pass as someone just past twenty, yet it also did not bear extremely deep traces of age; the main difference lay in his eyes and expressions, which possessed the restraint and steadiness that came with his years.

If he acted a little and claimed that he was overly tired, then under the dim and flickering light of the oil lamps, he should be able to deceive her to some degree.

However, plans could never keep up with unexpected changes, because the Holy Maiden had actually seen Xiao Ji in person before.

“It is you?”

After lifting the veil covering Xiao Ji’s face, the Holy Maiden stared at his handsome features and was instantly shocked.

Xiao Ji felt completely stunned.

Was he really this unlucky?

He had been recognized just like that?

The Holy Maiden spun around and drew the long sword hanging on the rack, and the icy, gleaming blade was immediately placed against Xiao Ji’s neck.

Xiao Ji looked at the razor-sharp blade out of the corner of his eye, then looked at the Holy Maiden, who still wore a veil, and asked, “The two of us… know each other?”

The Holy Maiden was also wearing a veil, and she did not take it off; instead, she said coldly, “You do not know me, but I know you. When you fought against the Dongyi army, I stood on the war chariot analyzing your military tactics.”

Xiao Ji suddenly understood. “Ah, so you are the hidden strategist behind the Dongyi King.”

The Dongyi King did not possess many soldiers, yet they had repeatedly caused heavy losses to the border defenses, and the main reason for this was the existence of an extremely formidable strategist.

He had not expected that this strategist would turn out to be the Holy Maiden of the Holy Maiden Hall.

The Holy Maiden said angrily, “All the warriors of my Dongyi tribe fell at your hands, Marquis Xuanping Xiao Ji. I had been troubled over not being able to find you, yet I did not expect you to come walking right to my doorstep on your own.”

She was indeed very angry, but Marquis Xuanping did not sense any true murderous intent from her.

She did not want to kill him.

Why?

Xiao Ji’s judgment of enemies was extremely precise, because on the battlefield, even a single wrong assessment could lead to massive casualties.

Of course, this ability was not something he had possessed flawlessly from birth; he had paid a tremendous price for it.

Xiao Ji looked at her deeply, then sat down on a nearby chair.

Her brows knitted slightly, yet she did not strike him with her sword; instead, she simply maintained the blade against his neck, following the motion as he sat.

This confirmed Xiao Ji’s suspicion.

She truly did not harbor any intention of killing him.

This was not a good sign at all.

He and she were mortal enemies, and yet even under these circumstances she still refused to kill him; surely she was not planning to capture him and present him to the Dongyi King as a way to gain merit?

Would presenting his severed head not be far more worthy of reward?

Things were beginning to look rather dire…

“What did you do to that person?” the Holy Maiden asked.

Xiao Ji said casually, “Nothing much, he is alive, and I will send him back to you shortly.”

“Someone!”

The Holy Maiden suddenly issued a sharp command.

Two shadows flashed out from behind the folding screen; both were women, yet their martial abilities were clearly formidable.

They cupped their hands respectfully. “Holy Maiden!”

The Holy Maiden said mercilessly, “Kill him.”

“Yes!”

The two people left the room instantly.

Xiao Ji stood frozen for three full seconds.

The person the Holy Maiden wanted killed… was probably the young man he had robbed earlier, right?

Something about the progression of events was definitely not right…

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”

Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…