Chapter 108: The One Who Stood Tall
Xing brought Meimei to a secluded place inside the tournament ground and Shengli was with her. The awarding ceremony was going on as the Emperor was announcing the winner as the Commander of the Imperial Army.
Meimei was kneeling in front of Xing who was sitting in a short stool she found there and Shengli was standing beside her. Meimei was writhing in pain as her jaw was dislocated and even her face got swollen.
Xing looked at her with no sympathy, "Where is your boss?", she got to the point.
Meimei tried to spit on Xing but obviously could not and Xing picked up an arrow nearby and jabbed it on one of her fingers,
" Don’t be overly dramatic! You tried to kill my father, the Prime Minister of this Kingdom. Yet, as a gracious Lord, I’m being this nice to you. Be smart, or I’ll hand you over to the guards. You know how those guards ’interrogate’ women! ", Xing spoke each word clearly in a gentle tone but her eyes were filled with darkness. Shengli knew this was not the typical Xing but stood by her side.
Xing chose Meimei because she stood out from others. As someone who had spent a lot of time in brothels she knew a courtesan when she sees one. But this one was like a sore thumb standing out. And from her behaviour Xing knew she was not someone from noble class and she saw the slave tattoo on her hand when she was pouring her drink. The slave tattoo used by a trafficking ring in the East possibly run by Shihong.
Xing could also deducted from her clothes and her well maintained complexion that she is no longer a slave but is living a better life. So why did someone who is known for mistreating women keep a woman close to him?
Meimei could not talk well but she told her life story to Xing which Xing found not necessary. She told her how her father sold her, how she was mistreated as a s*x slave, how the benovelent Lord Shihong saved her, how well he is treating her, how she’ll give her life to serve his cause and so on and on.
Is this how that guy recruits loyal followers, Xing thought. By putting them through misery and then acting like their saviour so to command their loyalty? Scum!
"You know, your benovelent Lord is the one who put that tattoo on you", Xing pointed at her hand and Meimei shook her head not believing her.
So be it! Xing thought, She’s not going to see tomorrow anyway, let her have her beliefs! Foolish as they may!
After probing, Xing found out that Meimei was here on her own volition as their Master’s plan was not originally this. Meimei, the true follower of Shihong thought she’d help her master by killing the Prime Minister.