His movement stopped.

"What are you doing here, Strategist Yang?"

The temperature dropped to the lowest degree possible once more.

For the second time today, Yang Xian felt chills running down his spine. The temperature was so chilling that he felt it could freeze him in place. He didn't dare to turn around in fear that he would regret it for his entire life.

"I want to wash my face," Yang Xian replied truthfully.

Splash!

Wei Liuying moved a bit and submerged her body into the bathtub. She had just started to wash her body when she heard the sound of the door opening. Just when she thought that it was enemy, she could see Yang Xian's face from the gap between the screen and the wall.

Her hands stopped from her attempt to take her small sword. Instead, she splashed it to the bathtub to attract Yang Xian's attention.

"When I'm still inside?"

"I didn't know you're inside?"

"Oh? Has my martial arts' skill increased to the point that even Strategist Yang can't detect my presence?" Wei Liuying asked coldly again.

From what she knew, her martial art was still far lower compared to Yang Xian. She didn't know how high his was, but she knew for sure that her attempt to erase her presence didn't work much when she had to face Yang Xian. He would be able to detect her in just a short amount of time.

She had to keep a long distance from him.

Besides, why would she erase her presence when she was bathing? It would be good if he could detect her so that he would not come in.

Yang Xian could feel cold sweat running down on his back. Unlike other women who would surely scream loudly, Wei Liuying was arguing with him even though she was still inside the bathtub. However, the cold and chilling killing intent emanated from her seemed to be able to break any layer of defense.

At this time, Yang Xian was cursing Prince Ji Sheng for asking him such question at this time.

He completely forgot about the possibility of Wei Liuying bathing when he returned back home.

Usually, he would be able to detect her, so he would not come inside carelessly. But because his mind was too busy thinking, he only did what he always did when he was at his home.

He forgot.

Forgot that he was no longer living alone.

The faint flowery smell permeated from behind the screen. Yang Xian didn't dare to turn around even if he knew that she still inside the bathtub.

"Can't answer, Strategist Yang?" Wei Liuying asked again. "It's not very gentlemanly of you to peek on a woman bathing."

"You're a girl not a woman."

Wei Liuying scrunched her face. Well, that was not wrong, she hadn't had her monthly period yet thanks to several factors. Without having her monthly period, Wei Liuying couldn't really say that she's already a woman.

Somehow, she felt a bit frustrated.

"So, what do you plan to do, Strategist Yang?"

"Since you're not done yet, I'll excuse myself."

Yang Xian truly didn't know what he was supposed to do in this situation. If it was normally when women were screaming, he could just run away without the need to worry so much. But Wei Liuying was asking him to debate instead.

He would rather run away rather than debating with a young girl who was bathing.

Wei Liuying looked at the screen with a cold glare. What in the world was that eccentric strategist thinking to enter the bath room at this time? She felt that his head needed to be checked by doctor so that they would know what he was thinking. He might have burnt some gear inside his brain so that it didn't work properly.

In the end, Wei Liuying finished her bath faster and dressed properly before walking out. She could see Yang Xian was still sitting after he had finished eating.

"Did you buy it?" Yang Xian asked.

Wei Liuying nodded. "There's no time to cook, so I buy it from a nearby stall and checked it. I hope the taste is to your liking."

"it's alright."

"Now, care to explain why you get sudden interest to peek on young girls?"

The condensing tone was as bit hard to bear, but Yang Xian knew that it was his fault. He stood up and bowed in Wei Liuying's direction. "I'm sorry. It was not my intention to enter the bathroom."

"Is there something wrong with your head?"

"What?"

"You're not acting like yourself."

Yang Xian's lips twitched. He sighed and sat down once more followed by Wei Liuying. "I have some matters that I'm pondering about, so I forgot that you're also living in this house."

Wei Liuying: "…" there's also matters that can make you forget about your surroundings?

From what Wei Liuying had known about Yang Xian, he was the type of person who had already known everything like the back of his hands. Even when he had to strategize the most difficult battle, he would do it with a smile on his face and continued with his playful attitude.

And now this same person was telling her that there was a matter that made him forget about his surroundings?

"Is there any emergency?" Wei Liuying asked in a frown.

"No. Just some impossible request from His Highness the Third Prince."

"Oh." At this time, Wei Liuying didn't feel that much suspicious again. After all, she knew that if it was Prince Ji Sheng, it was highly possible for him to ask for something strange from Yang Xian without caring about whether it was possible or not.

Yang Xian watched Wei Liuying's reaction and silently apologized to Prince Ji Sheng. Well, since it all started from Prince Ji Sheng's weird question, he didn't have much qualm about letting him took the blame too. It would be for the best.

"Why didn't you answer that way in the bathroom?"

"I'm a bit confused," Yang Xian admitted.

"Why?"

"You're not acting like normal girls would."

Wei Liuying arched her eyebrows. Thinking about her action, a smile formed on the corner of her lips. "Do you wish for me to scream loudly and let everyone knows that there's a girl living in the same house as you, Strategist Yang?"

Yang Xian opened his mouth then closed it again. If Wei Liuying had screamed, it was clear that everyone around here would know that there was a girl living in the same house as Yang Xian. Afterwards, there would be countless rumors spreading like wildfire in the city.

It would be a total disaster.

"You're surprisingly clear headed about it."

"I just simply wish to avoid problem since my real gender is hidden in this city," Wei Liuying replied calmly. "There's no way I can scream loudly when there's someone who enter the bathroom."

"What if it's not me?"

"I bring my sword with me." Wei Liuying took out her small sword from under her sleeve. She smiled. "Do you think this will be enough for me to kill an assassin?"

Yang Xian nodded. The assassins might be unprepared for Wei Liuying attacking even when she was bathing. It seemed that he had underestimated Wei Liuying. If she didn't recognize him back then, it would have turned into a bloodbath between the two of them fighting.

And he was a bit absent minded, so he might lose.

He really should never let Prince Ji Sheng's question entered his brain like this again in the future. He still treasured his life.

"Thank you for your consideration, Liu Ying."

"if you try the same thing, I don't mind having a bout with you, Strategist Yang. Don't worry, I'll make sure to use my entire ability," Wei Liuying said with a smile. However, there was a hint of darkness and killing intent from her eyes that she didn't even bother to hide.

Yang Xian forced a smile out on his lips. He really needed to be careful. The person he was living with was not a meek flower, but rather a flower that was filled with thorns. At the same time, she would not hesitate to use her thorns once she felt threatened in any way.

"I won't repeat the same thing, Liu Ying."

"That's good. I'll head to rest first, Strategist Yang."

"Before that, we're going to have a talk with General Sheng tomorrow about the arrangement of your work during your stay here. Aside from the fact that I also have a lot of work, you'll need to applicate what you have learnt in real battle," Yang Xian informed her.

Wei Liuying nodded. "Then, I'll wake early tomorrow. Good night, Strategist Yang."

"Good night, Liu Ying."

Yang Xian waited until Wei Liuying had left before he buried his head on his palm. He needed to be more careful from now. Should he ask Ji Sheng to prepare a different residence for Wei Liuying? But then again, he didn't wish to lose time waiting for her to wake up and prepare herself before starting lessons.

That was really a dilemma.