"Be silence and promise not to shout before I release you."

Smelling the air, there is a strong stench of blood scent hit her senses.

'This man is injured.' Jae-in thought.

"If you promise not to scream, nod your head and I will release you." His hoarse voice ringing closely at her ears.

Jae-in nodded slowly as a sign of agreement and he slowly remove his hand on her mouth, but the other hand remain at her waist.

As soon as he remove his hand, it is replaced with a dagger at her neck.

"My apologies my fair lady, it is not my intention to hurt you in anyways but to be on the safe side, would need you to accommodate with me. I promise once I am done, I will leave you in one piece."

Knowing that he have no intention to hurt her in the first place, she relax her uptight body but remain vigilant and slowly reach out to her inner thighs for the hidden small dagger that she always had.

It has become a habit to put hidden weapons on her body ever since her reincarnation.

"I see, righteous sword man, p-please do not harm me and I promise I won't scream! I.. I.. What is it that you need me to do? I have money and I have power, please don't harm me!!"

Jae-in continue her speech with a trembling voice and shaky body as pretence to lower his guard.

"Like I said, I won't harm.."

Before he could finish his sentence, the moment his dagger left Jae-in's neck just 1 cm away, within 2 seconds, Jae-in smack the hand that is holding the dagger, squatting downward swiftly and did a swiping one-leg motion that target his legs, causing this uninvited guest falling onto his back, down into the hot waters.

Using one leg to step onto the man's thigh, one hand grabbing his hair pulling it backwards which revealed his face and the other holding the dagger against his neck. A common and normal looking face, with no extraordinary feature that attract people's attention, came to sight.

Now the situation has reversed.

"Say... Who are you? Why are you here in my private hotspring?" Jae-in question him in a playful yet threatening tone.

That trembling and pitiful voice, that was begging for help before, was long gone and disappear as if it didn't once exist.

" *Cough Cough*.. I ..I"

The man was choking onto the water that enter his mouth and nose, was struggling to talk.

"I give you 5 seconds." Jae-in press the dagger closer to his neck as she speaks.

"I did not target your hotspring on purpose and in fact, it was an accident. I got chased by my enemies and got injured. Don't worry, I will leave immediately." He explain, not a hint of nervousness.

Initially, the man was trying to escape from those watchful eyes and got distracted, therefore he got himself injured. Cursing the situation, he proceed to escape to the nearest household, not knowing it was actually a private Ke Zhan.

As he used his qing gong to fly in, just as he flew in, he saw this lady slip and was about to drop into the hotspring. Being a gentleman, without him knowing, he went over to hold her despite being injured.

While he openly look at Jae-in with sincere eyes of truth, as soon as his attention deviate from her face, his face starts to turn red with embarrassment.

"I see, get yourself out of here immediately, I do not want to see you again." Jae-in release the dagger and her leg off his thigh and stood upright.

Knowing that this man is not capable to harm her in anyways due to his injuries, she decide to let him go as she doesn't want to invite unnecessary trouble. After all, it will affect her reputation if she got caught with an unknown man in her room compound.

The man remain in the hotspring, unable to move away from the sight of her wet body. The once white thin nightwear become a translucent cloth that cling onto her womanly body.

Showing off the curves of a woman, revealing the light green halter neck that stick closely to her meat, the size and shape of her woman assets has been openly displayed.

If he stare closely, he could see two small little buds protruding through the thin layers, and a dark patch of garden located at the lower body part being exposed with the white undergarments tracing the thin yet toned thighs with water dripping.

Under the moonlight, her milky white skin show off the fairness of her skin tone, probably due to the hotspring, her skin has some color in them.

Unknown to the vulnerable state of her body display, Jae-in remain upright and has no intention to cover her body. With this sight engraved into the man's mind, all kind of lewd acts and position from the yellow books that he once read appear at the back of his mind.

The things that he can do with this woman, the natural attraction between a man and a woman cause his blood to rush up to his face.

Being injured at his abdomen, with the current sight of this woman caused his injury to worsen and his nose starts to bleed. Forcefully turning his head away, his face is beet red with a nosebleed running non-stop.

"C..Could you please wear some clothes.. You are dressed lightly.. " He cough out as he use his hands to press his nose and his eyes closed.

Jae-in frown her brows as she question why did this man said that, not until she look down to see the current state of her body.

Almost immediately, her face turn red as well and quickly jump out of the hotspring, running back to the inner quarters of the room while covering her chest with her arms.

Closing the door towards the outdoor garden, she rest her body onto it and her mind stop functioning.

'Did.. Did he see it? Did I just show my body to some stranger?'

Yu-ji, who was unpacking the items from the baggages in the living room witness this sudden commotion. She observed the natural redness on her Missy's face and her weird action of covering her body.

"Missy Jae, is there anything wrong?"

Apparently Jae-in is too caught up in her thoughts that she did not realised Yu-ji's presence, blinking her eyes and readjusting herself, she return back to the usual poker face.

"Prepare a clean set of night wear for me."

"Yes Missy Jae." Yu-ji acknowledge the command but before she leave, Jae-in stop her again.

"And.. prepare some medication ointment and bandages."

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Changing into her clean night wear, she went over to the door that leads to the outdoor garden. The door remain closed, slowly she slide open the door to take a peek on the outside.

The basket that is filled with ointment and bandages, placed on the floor was long gone, now replaced with a jade token with a word 'Qi' on it.

Jae-in pick up the jade token and assume that it is his way of saying thanks to her.

'Let's hope that we will never meet again.' Jae-in thought before retreating into her bed chambers to rest for the night.

The man, who was bleeding profusely earlier on, is now bandaged well with medication applied onto his wound. Satisfied with his condition, he continue his way back to his private hidden courtyard that he bought just today.

As he use his qing gong to fleet through the rooftops, a small smile creep up with the thought of the earlier encounter he had with this mysterious yet attractive lady.

"My Lord, you have arrived. I thought you might get lost in Capital of Xuan." Qing Feng, the man's trusted right-hand subordinate, greeted him as he walk through the entrance of the room.

Sniffing the air, Qing Feng smell the scent of blood with a mixture of ointment, immediately he look up to his Lord with an anxious face.

"My Lord!! Are you injured?! Who dare to strike an attack on you?"

"No worries, it's just some small ants that I did not pay attention to. I just did not expect my brother to make such an open attack here in Xuan Kingdom, therefore, I was caught off guard." The man replied nonchalantly as he enter his own chambers.

"I can't believe they are striking so fast, but how did they know your true identity?" Qing Feng asked.

"Time to do a clean up for the pest." The man undress his wet night clothes, revealing his muscular and tone chest and ripped abs covered in bandages.

"My Lord, I assure you by tomorrow morning, that assassination guild who attacked you will be gone, along with the pest." Qing Feng promised without the man ordering him for annihilation.

"Good." As the man finish that one word, his fingers reach out to the back of his ears, removing the thin layer of face mask, revealing a hidden attractive face of a man unlike before, with a smirk filled with evil thoughts and calculative moves in mind.

"You may take your leave."

Closing the doors, the man look into a nearby mirror which reflects his facial feature with a single candle being lit. A strong looking eyebrow that is nicely shaped, not too thin or too thick, define double-eyelid accompanied with his bloody red eyes, and a nose that is straight and sharp.

His face screams beauty with a little deathly poison in it as though with just a slight distraction, you will be caught in his web. However, this beautiful god-like face has a small defect, a small faded scar near his left eye.

Unlike other men, who will be conscious of scars being on their face, he is surprisingly welcome this scar that he had. This scar that he received is a reminder to him for life, reminding him his very purpose and sole existence of living on.