Embroidery Girl
chapter 1.2: like water that sways

The pair of eyes finally opened. The smell of a peach flower, and one petal of a flower floated in front of him. He was now asleep facing the side with both feet slightly bent. Chilly. He felt cold, really cold.

His black hair swept across the green grass. The water is still hanging there.

Be ill. He felt pain in his lower part. His eyes moved to and fro, seeing where he was now. He moved his feet and hands. However, there was nothing he could move.

Unstoppable tears trickled. She faded out of her eyes and touched her hair. He remembered the massacre that had happened in his family. Events that he may never forget, even for the rest of his life. Sobs began to sound.

Since childhood, he knew, where there was a meeting there would be a farewell, it was a very common thing. But he didn't expect his departure to be like that.

Be ill. He screamed in pain at the bottom again. What happened, where am I? Why didn't he kill me? What's he gonna do?

An hour passed, he was finally able to move his body. Then lean on the old tree. Only then did he find out what had happened. Blood liquid enveloped the grass, and he had been completely naked without a single sheet of cloth.

He was crying and crying again. Now he knows why the killer didn't kill him. He must have wanted to make her bear the shame for the rest of her life.

Of course he knew this would happen, but he did not want it to happen from not the person he loved.

He hugged his knees and drowned his face between his knees. Then, there was a sad and sad sobbing.

In the daytime, when the sun looked pityful to him, he had already started to recover. His body had started to get better, yet, he still hugged his knees. He's sleeping.

Peach petals flew, some landed on the head, some landed on the grass.

That afternoon a little girl sat hugging her knees in the shade of an old peach tree.

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The sound of footsteps rang out, getting closer, getting closer, and finally stopping in front of the girl. A cloth was thrown over his head violently.

“Come change! We're going to the brothel for you. I don't want us late, not even a minute.”

He didn't answer.

“ayo replace!” the kick landed on his leg, he screamed, then slowly raised his face.

“K-k-you who?” he asked gently. He saw a handsome man with beautiful and long hair. The nose is sharp, white and very snug.

“i am your family's killer!” answer with a blow.

“m-m-killing my family?” he asked like a fool. In fact, he already knew the man in front of him was the one who yesterday kicked him to the brunt, even inflicting bruises, he said, but he tried like a fool not to make her look sad so as to make the murderer in front of him not entertained by her.

“don't pretend! I won't hesitate to kill you if you act like this!” the tip of the sword was already pointed at his slender neck.

“b-b-good.” Fear began to seep into his body. He immediately put on the cloth and tied it with a white cloth.

After that approached the man who had already stood far away waiting for him. He looked down and greeted the man. If he could, he wanted to kill him now.

The man turned around, and said, “ give me your hand!”

“U-u-for what?” he's still down. His body trembled with fear. She was indeed a weak girl and did not have a bit of courage. Even last night, he behaved like that because he was so forced to.

“Quick!”

“B-good.”

A chain appeared around that white, bruised hand.

“now let's go. My name is tang li and you?”

“a-me?” he asked, but he had already dared to raise his face.

He quickly lowered his head and replied, “Li Xin Mei.”

They then left.

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That afternoon they finally came out of the peach village, Yang village where Li xin Mei was born. The place she first touched and felt the air when it came out of her mother's stomach.

Tears could not be lifted, he cried as he turned to the city gate, the gate that always welcomed someone who came, whether travelers or residents who came home from work.

The people around them did not care about Li Xin Mei in the slightest, not even looking at her. They just talk to others or focus on the goods and carts they carry. Li Xin Mei did not believe it, But she was astonished Why did people consider it to be Nonexistent? Or maybe he's invisible?

Unwilling to care about it, Li xin Mei turned her head back to the front and saw the back of the man in front of her who was wide and fitting. The memories of the blood and the pain were reflected in his mind. Have I been... He can't continue. Something that is important for a woman has been seized by the person in front of her.

If I had died then or now, I might not have suffered like this. But can I be free of him? No. gabe... That's not possible. Huhhhhh... I didn't expect, my life would change overnight, her mind as she looked at the back of the man in front of her who was moving up and down.

By late afternoon, they finally arrived in front of the hill village. Li xin mei's body was no longer strong. He was exhausted from never resting in the slightest, nor had he ever walked that far, making his legs very sore.

Her lips were chapped from never touching the water in the slightest, except for the dour sweaty water. His stomach also hurt from not eating all day.

Tang li sighed, I don't know what he was thinking at the moment.

With all his might, li xin Mei wanted to remain standing, but she could not. If I die today, I will be very grateful. He finally slowly got far away and felt nothing more.

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Slowly both eyes opened. His head hurts, but he can keep his consciousness. The smell she smelled. A beautiful space with a fitting flower exists not far from it. He moved his head to look at every part of this house.

Where am I? Am I in the brothel? Maybe so. Not long after, the sound of graceful footsteps sounded. She turned her head, A beautiful girl wearing a beautiful han fu came. In his hand was a cup, a meal and a container of drink.

He helped xin mei to wake up. Then pour the water into the cup he had previously placed.

“Do you feel good?” the woman asked as she extended a cup.

Xin Mei long ago looked towards the cup. He had a bad experience when someone served him like this. He was once almost poisoned for being too rash, fortunately he survived. He must be careful of strangers.

Although he is now alone in this world, sanctity has also been captured and treated like a slave, as a human being of course he still takes care of himself and does not want to die sooner.

The woman smiled, then put the cup on the table and said, “what did the man do that you are like this. He's a bad guy, and he doesn't have the slightest affection. Originally when she brought you here with a sack, I thought you would be dumped here and become my foster sister.”

The woman then sat on the side of the bed. “ turns out He is not that bad. My name is Fang liang. You can call me Fang.”'s brother

Xin Mei heard every word that came out from the red and beautiful mouth of the woman who was in front of her. There was a sense of guilt when he did not take the drink that Fang Liang gave him.

“N-n-my name is Li Xin May. Brother Fang, m-sorry.” He tried to apologize well, but his always nervous attitude when dealing with people he just knew made it difficult.

“for what?” Fang liang turned his head while smiling.

“U-u-to.”

“no need to continue, I understand.” Fang Liang stroked his hair. “Do you still feel pain?”

The question immediately surprised him. He checked his body, and no one was sick. How could? Is there a drug that makes people recover quickly like that?

Xin Mei shook her head slowly.

“tabib here is great. Alright, after resting and eating, change your clothes, I wait outside.

Xin mei nodded. He then let Fang Liang close the door and fell asleep.