A Thousand Miles of Makeup

Luo Xiao is the top assassin on the Cangqiong Dao ranking, a deadly blade that draws blood the moment it leaves its sheath. She has never failed a mission.

Her name in the martial world is Luo Yuanniang.

After completing a mission, she was betrayed by a comrade. Her meridians were damaged, and she plunged off a cliff with severe injuries.

A passing broker found her and sold her to the Duke of Jin's household, where she was assigned as a maid in the heir's residence.

Once her serious injuries had healed, she had lost most of her martial arts skills. She decided to recuperate at the duke's estate and leave once her abilities had recovered.

The heir, Pei Heng, was handsome and refined, a spirited young general and the dream of countless girls in the capital.

At the end of the year, when he came of age, the duchess selected Luo Xiao to be his bedchamber attendant, so she could introduce him to the ways of the bedroom.

With her martial arts skills not yet restored, she had no choice but to put on a demure, blushing act and accept the assignment.

Pei Heng had intended to simply go through the motions, but he never expected things to get so out of hand.

Beneath the warm hibiscus curtains, their nights were filled with passion. One night, the ever-proper Pei Heng was seized by a whim and told her to address him as "husband," overstepping the bounds of propriety.

When discussing Pei Heng's marriage, the duchess hoped he would marry a princess, and began to find his bedchamber attendant an eyesore.

But before she could say a word, Luo Xiao knelt before her, eyes lowered and voice meek. "I know my station is lowly. I am grateful that Your Grace and the heir have accepted me. I will serve my future mistress well."

By then, most of her martial arts skills had recovered. Taking advantage of the chaos, she found the right moment to escape the duke's estate.

The assassin Luo Yuanniang was back in the martial world.

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In Pei Heng's eyes, Luo Xiao was delicate and frail, gentle and devoted, with eyes only for him. She couldn't live without him, and if she had gone missing without reason, someone must have forced her away. He had to rescue her at once.

After many days on the road, he finally found Luo Xiao.

He watched as her sharp dagger slit a traitor's throat. She darted away with practiced ease, her plain robes untouched by a drop of blood.

Her gaze turned cold as she glanced at him. A flash of steel, and her bloodied blade rested against his neck.

"I never wanted to kill you."

Her voice was cold and harsh, no longer gentle as before. "What a pity, husband."

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