This Maid Is No Ordinary Girl

Content warning: A slow-burn romance

[Double female leads + devoted to each other + class difference + mutual devotion]

Taciturn, cold-blooded assassin × the emperor's illegitimate daughter

The Wu Kingdom is at the height of its prosperity. Jing Chu, a lowborn maid with an odd temperament, is bullied mercilessly at the tavern. The manager beats and berates her, and everyone thinks she's weak and easy to push around. She even keeps out of people's way as she walks, afraid of inviting trouble.

But no one knows that this seemingly frail maid, who doesn't even dare speak loudly, is a highly skilled martial artist who can easily scale walls and leap across rooftops. She carries a hidden past on her back: she was once an ordinary, law-abiding commoner, but after her entire family was massacred, she changed her name and went into hiding to hunt down those responsible.

Wen Yu was the first person Jing Chu met after arriving in Luoyang. Her greatest dream was to work, work, and work hard, save enough to buy a plot of land, and enjoy a quiet life in her old age. Beyond that, she wanted nothing to distract her.

That day, in the alleys of Shendu, a black-clad assailant tried to kill Wen Yu. At the critical moment, Jing Chu dropped her meek disguise and moved with incredible speed, snapping the assassin's neck in a single, clean motion. The whole crowd was stunned.

Wen Yu turned around and stared at the strange maid, astonishment filling her eyes. In a disbelieving voice, she asked, “How are you so good at martial arts?”

Jing Chu's expression remained calm. “This is me repaying what I owe you.”

From then on, Jing Chu shed her aloof, eccentric facade completely in front of Wen Yu, and their affection grew more and more entwined!

[Mutual pampering | Saving each other | Comeback and face-slapping | Court politics and the martial world]