18. A PERSONAL MAID SERVANT.

Sha-ei looks outside the window and watching Ma Doye walking faster after he gets outside the building. Watching the man walks like he's being chased, Sha-ei chuckles. That man is so funny, even though that man is a schemer but he still too kind to his haughty niece, but Sha-ei enjoys being his friend.

"Sese..."

Sha-ei called and the woman wearing a loose revealing robe walked inside the room. The woman in the middle of twenties standing behind his back is one of the prodigies he's personally grooms. From all the sisters he took before only this woman remains and she becomes better now. Sha-ei believes he's already breaking this woman's will and make her completely becomes his loyal pupil, that's why he continues to foster her.

"Yes, Lord Father."

"I want you to find out about Chen Danshou."

"Chen Danshou? The trashy young master from the Chen clan."

"Hmm..found out everything about him as soon as possible."

"Yes."

After saying that, Sese walked out of the room. The young woman changes her robes to more simple clothes. For the job, she can't use stealth skill to help her because Chen clan will be wary for anyone that using those skill if they do not belong to the clan. All spy will be killed on the spot when they been found.

Using her skill, Sese changes her looks to slip inside the Chen clan residence as a new maid. She also makes sure she's been placed at Lu Yini courtyard just so she can monitor the young master.

Sese looks shocked the first time she sees the young master. Chen Danshou wearing a purple robe with silver lining on it. He's walking with grace on him just like immortal, even though Sese can feel the young man just on Core-level but his qi seem thicker than others. His temperament also makes him look more imposing, making Sese can't help to get a good impression on him. She can't help following the man with her gaze until she can't see him anymore.

"Master, there's a rat inside this courtyard."

Gelu voice disturbing Chen Danshou dinner, making the young man stop his chopstick.

"Brother, what happens? Why are you stop eating?" asked Chen Houshin wondering the reason her brother stop eating.

"Nothing, I just thought of something."

Danshou brushes his sister question and continues eating. He won't tell anything that can make his sister and mother worry. He just needs to find the rat, so he can know who's the one who sends the rat.

Meanwhile, Sese searching for news about Chen Danshou so she can report to her boss. Even though she got a good impression of Chen Danshou, but she needs to report to her boss. She needs to make that man believing in her more so she can get more resources for cultivating and become stronger than the man. She needs revenge, so she will sacrifice anything.

Danshou following the maid in yellow maid robes when the woman scouting information about him. The woman doesn't know she's being tailed by her target. Danshou looks at the woman and pondering. The woman looks average but her cultivation is at Core-level 7. Even though she's looking at Chen Houmin age but her talent is more than his step-brother. The woman also looks like a good one. Maybe he can rope the woman to be his subordinate.

Sese finishes founding the information about Chen Danshou and thinks that she need to report faster to his boss. Because in three days, Chen Danshou will be cultivating inside the black tower. If her boss needs to found out more about the target, they need to move in the time between. Finding out about the target info makes Sese wondering because she's confused for the change Chen Danshou made. Her info told her that Chen Danshou got Wasted Meridian body but the young man shows that he can cultivate and become Core-level 3 now just in the scope of more than two months. How can that happen?

Sese walking with a frown after she gets out from Chen clan residence. She pretends to be sent on an errand outside the Chen residence just so nobody notices her. But, she never notices Chen Danshou still following her. When she passing a quiet alley, Chen Danshou makes his presence known by the young woman.

"So, who's the one needing my information?"

A deep melodic voice making Sese jolt awake from her pondering. Turning around she saw a tall young man wearing a purple robe with a half silver mask covering his face. The young man stood tall in front of her with a relaxing small smile on his face. Sese enamoured by his smile making her mind blanks.

"Master, your smile just destroy her mind." (AN: "Yeah, mine too.")

Hearing Gelu whispering inside his mind, Danshou retracts his smile.

When his smile change to stiff lips, Sese awakes from her stupor and her face becomes red. She tried to remember the young man question. After remembering, Sese eyes flicker but then becomes calm and steady making Chen Danshou nod in his mind. This woman can be his maid. (AN: 'you just claim her to be your maid like that?!' \(x-x)/)

"I don't know what you said, young master." Sese tried to calm her voice.

"Just be honest with me. I won't make it hard for you."

Waving his hand, Danshou makes array barrier around them to enclose the woman escape way.

"You are an array master?!"

Sese looks shocked at the young man. An array master is a hard occupation to be just like the alchemist and the armament master. Being an array master means they can be alchemist and armament master too. An array master must have a good foundation for spatial ability, cultivation level, spiritual level. That means this young man is such a prodigy not just on martial skill but also on spiritual skill. Being young and can make an enclose array barrier with just a wave means this man already earth-level array master.

Danshou looks calm when the woman looks at him with a wide jaw. He doesn't think his ability to make the barrier is hard to do. After all, Gelu makes him learn all this just for making him survive better at the cultivation journey. Gelu said to him if he knows many things for survival is better for his future journey. After all, Gelu makes his body extremely perfect for cultivation either for martial skill or spiritual skill. It's all easy for him to do.

"So, would you tell me? If you told honestly, I might make you my people." Danshou can't help tried to entice the woman. After all, having a good personal maid for him is a good thing.

"Making me your people? You don't even know where I'd come from." Sese can't believe her hearing. This young man is crazy.

"That's why you should tell me?"

"Are you serious want to make me your people? Can you help me becomes stronger faster?"

Danshou looks at the hatred boiling inside the woman eyes. He can feel the woman got a tragic story inside her past. The hatred in her eyes and the determined mind flashing inside her eyes make Danshou smile. The woman fit to be his maid.

"How strongly do you want to be?" asked Danshou.

"Stronger than my enemy."

"Who is it?"

"My boss and mentor. He's an earth-level 3."

Danshou rubbing his chin and thinking; 'Even I can kill that man easily, but this woman won't accept my help for killing her boss. Her hatred won't stop if she can't kill her boss herself.'

"Gelu, can you help her cultivate faster."

"Even though you think this woman got good talent, but the truth is she has poor talent. Are you sure want to make her your maid, master? You can find more talented one later."

"I kinda like her personality, Gelu."

"I understand, Master. Then you can give her the spiritual lake water to drink, you can give her a small cup. It can help her boost her talent quite a bit."

Hearing Gelu solution, Danshou stops rubbing his chin and looks at the expectant woman.

"I can help you, but I want you to be my maid. Would you do that? Becomes my maid?!"

Hearing Danshou's words making Sese can't stop her hoping heart. If she can be stronger away from that man, it's a blessing for her.

"Yes, I will do it. I'll be your maid for life as long you can help me stronger than that man so I can kill him."

"Fine then, starting right now, you are my people. My maid."

Sese kneeling and make an oath to be Danshou personal maid for life and do anything he wants her to be.

Looking at the woman making an oath, Danshou gives her a cup filled with spiritual lake's water. The water glimmering with a bluish colour make Sese wondering what is it.

"Drink it, it will help you to get your goal."

Sese drinks the water inside the cup with one big gulp. After that, she can feel something stirring inside her.

"Sit and cultivate first. You will feel pain but you can't pass out. It will bring a lot of benefit to you."

Hearing her master, Sese sits and cultivate. The pain hit her hard but she grits her teeth and passes it. After an hour, Sese body full of sweat. Using her qi to dry her body and her wet clothes, Sese can feel her body is different now. Looking up, her eyes meet Danshou eyes with a question.

"That water can help you boost your talent for cultivation. Now your cultivation rate is 7 times faster than before. So, for reaching earth-level 3 is easy for you now, even without using outside resources and you just cultivate using surrounding qi, you can reach earth-level 3 on 3-4 month."

Sese eyes open wide after Danshou finish his speech. She can't believe her master giving such a good thing for her to use. Crying silently, she pleads that she won't ever disappoint her master. Without Danshou ask her again, Sese told him about her task given by her boss.

After knowing where she came from, Danshou thinks deeply.

"Okay, you can go back there and told my info you gather to your boss. Make him act on me faster."

"But, Master, I think my boss wants to send people to assassinate you."

"I think so too."

"Then?"

"It's okay. Because I know who's the requester, I can handle it."

"You just Core-level warrior master, if my boss sent earth-level assassin you can't handle them."

"He won't. Your boss can't send earth-level assassin easily just to kill a young master like me. He can't spare the cost."

"That's true. He needs to send the request to headquarters to sent earth-level assassin. Master just a young master of Chen clan, so my boss won't be sent the request to headquarter."

"Okay, go back. Before you can kill that man, you will be my mole inside there. Take care of yourself."

"Yes, Master."

Waving his hand, Danshou makes the array disappear and leave Sese behind. Watching until her master left from her sight, Sese turned back and moves to the Fragrant House.