I don't know when I was carried back to the carriage by my master. When Xiao Yao came to her senses, a stinging sensation came from her arm, making her grimace and exclaim, "It hurts so much!"
"You know it hurts!"
Ye Qingying said irritably, applying medicine to her arm.
Fortunately, it was only a flesh wound.
However, this injury would cause her pain for several days!
This naughty girl! He was truly scared to death just now!
"Didn't you risk your life? Are you afraid of a little pain?" Ye Qingying was still very angry!
He had tried his best to rush over, but he was still a step too late.
The bearded man's blade had grazed her arm, but it was meant to be fatal!
If the bearded man hadn't immediately retracted his blade to protect himself, that blade might have cut her in half!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
He accidentally applied too much force.
"Wow! It hurts so much!" Xiao Yao's eyes welled up with tears from the pain.
Ye Qingying finally reacted, his expression changed, and he immediately softened his movements: "Sorry..."
How could he bear to hurt her? It was truly an accident!
But thinking about it, he was still very angry.
"You know it hurts, but you don't know how to protect yourself?" He was so angry that he wanted to mess with her wound again!
But the moment he saw the glistening tears in her eyes, his heart softened instantly.
His movements were gentler than ever before.
"Does it still hurt?" Even bandaging her was done with great care, for fear of hurting her.
Fortunately, the carriage had everything; otherwise, he didn't know how this naughty girl would have been treated if she were injured!
"Of course, it hurts," Xiao Yao pouted. Although it hurt, seeing her master's careful and gentle demeanor made her heart feel sweet.
However, the matter she had just thought about lingered in her mind.
She looked at Ye Qingying with an innocent expression.
"Master, it was your sword that wanted to kill, I really didn't want to kill anyone, it has nothing to do with me!"
She still felt a little uncomfortable after killing someone.
Ye Qingying was slightly stunned and turned his head to look at the long sword lying discarded to the side.
This sword had been with him for over ten years, and it had killed countless people.
The karma of killing was too heavy, and the killing intent had become ingrained.
"Master, from now on..." Xiao Yao thought for a moment, endured the pain, and finished speaking:
"Please don't kill people so readily from now on, okay?"
When one killed too many people, the blade naturally carried malevolence.
She was afraid that this malevolence would turn into his own killing aura.
A person with too much killing aura does not live long.
She still wanted to see her master live a long and healthy life.
Ye Qingying withdrew his gaze from the sword.
After a long while, he said, "Alright, Master will try his best... not to kill people actively from now on."
But if someone wanted to harm her, his sword would never show mercy!
"Mhm," Xiao Yao nodded.
Looking at her master again, beneath the mask, his eyes were as gentle as flowing water.
Her master's karma of killing was indeed heavy, and he exuded malevolence, but recently, the malevolence had lessened considerably.
She believed that one day, the malevolence on her master would completely disappear.
"I'm fine now, Master. Let's hurry to the town, or we won't have a place to stay."
... More than an hour later, they arrived at a small town.
They were one step closer to the imperial city.
However, this town seemed a bit different today.
The common people were lining the streets, as if waiting for some important figure.
"Prince Xuan is passing through here, everyone, make way!" someone shouted loudly.
The common people indeed retreated, but they were not forced; they looked willing and even delighted.
Before long, a troop of people approached from a distance.
Looking into the distance, they saw a vast expanse of armor, exuding an imposing aura!
Especially the one leading the group, not only possessed an air of noble status but also an innate dominance!
Ye Qingying never expected that Prince Xuan's early return to the imperial city would coincide with their army!