At least it didn't turn into a Cat Fight 2

Zhao Xing returned to her room with a filled stomach. Though Xiao Qi talked the whole of dinner disturbing world peace, she was wise and refused to mind her, and made sure she ate until she was satisfied.

She finally had some quiet time, and took the bag Zhang Zhengyang had given her.

"Aiya, it better be something good." She talked to herself as she opened it.

Knock knock.

'Sigh.' She took a look at the bag, and placed it aside and went to open the door.

"Why is it you again?"

"Move aside, I have something to tell you." Xiao Qi invited herself in, making Zhao Xing purse her lips in annoyance. She really admired this lady for her heroic characteristics, but sometimes she was such a pain. But she had to endure, that was all she could do. Endure.

"How can you sleep when we have a task at hand?"

"Ok, I won't sleep, I'll also make sure you don't sleep."

Seeing Zhao Xing face full of determination, Xiao Qi remembered what happened at the dinner table, reconsidered her words and quickly changed the subject. "Eh." She sat down on a stool. "This is the place you'll be executing your task. The inn owner is a pain, be careful when dealing with him."

"Eh?" Zhao Xing had no idea what she was talking about.

"The inn owner." She repeated.

"What does that have to do with me?" Her brows creased in confusion.

"The inn owner is the poison master. Don't you know?" Xiao Qi asked with eyes wide open.

"How am I supposed to know? Nobody told me."

Xiao Qi paused and thought for a bit, then turned to Zhao Xing and smiled, "Humph, of course the master doesn't trust you with such confidential information, how would you know? Ha! You didn't even know where you were going! Kept asking me this and that."

She acted smugly and kept mentioning how Zhao Xing had no basic information on the task that was given to her.

Zhao Xing frowned. Zhang Zhengyang hadn't told her about this, but she didn't think that mattered, he asked a person like Xiao Qi to follow her for a reason. So what was her problem? Every time, she'd either mention how she acted haughty, or stupid and so on. Was she deliberately trying to look for trouble with her?

"Eh Xiao Qi ah, do I owe you money, every time trying to pick a fight, tell me how much I owe you! I'll pay!"

Xiao Qi got up when she heard this, her expression turned ugly, "What did you say? Eh little miss, have you lost it? Do you know who I am? Do you need a beating?"

"Ha, like I care, what are you? Only because you beat up some rogues. Fine come hit me! Hit me now. You hit me, and see if I don't have it reported to Zhang Zhengyang."

Xiao Qi eyes widened. "You dare mention the master name so casually!"

"I dare! And I dare call him names! I tell you the person Zhang Zhengyang fears in this world is me!" By this time there was no going back it seemed like they really were going to end up exchanging blows.

Xiao Qi was speechless, she pointed at Zhao Xing, and stuttered in her anger. "You…You…fine, you say what you want. I'm leaving." Xiao Qi knew if she really did go on , it wouldn't end well for the both of them

"Ha! Want to run? Run then, in this world no one bullies me and goes score free, I, Zhao Xing have never been afraid of a fight!"

Xiao Qi left in a fit of rage. Her hand was itching to beat someone up, yet she knew she couldn't do anything to Zhao Xing because of her Master's order. If she really laid her hands on this little brat, and the girl went crying to the Crown Prince, she really didn't know what would happen to her.

She had always been the Crown Prince's favorite, her name, he gave it to her himself. When she was younger, she was the Crown Prince little tale (little follower) he would take her wherever he went. When she got a bit older and had mastered the art of disguise, the Master valued her even more and sent her on various missions as a spy. She had been pampered by the prince and everyone wanted to curry favor with her, how dare this girl come out of nowhere and try to get close to the prince? She even dared to call him by his taboo name!

She heard from some of the prince's subordinates that the Prince pampered her at the mansion, she even had maids serving her like she was some noble princess or something. And she could swear on her beauty and dignity that she had never heard of a Noble or daughter of a noble, called Zhao Xing, not among any famous person that climbed up the ranks by some contributions, nothing. This girl had practically no name.

Xiao Qi was fuming, she could explode!

Zhao Xing watched as Xiao Qi left, and scoffed. "She thinks she's really something, right? Humph."

At first, she didn't want to get too involved with this petty Xiao Qi. She had so much in her mind, she had just left the Crown Prince and was thinking of how to return quickly. Afterwards she found out that though Xiao Qi was snobbish and had a mouth full of sarcasm, she wasn't that bad; she was beautiful, a sight to behold. She was also skilled in many areas, she knew how to disguise herself, she could also fight, and there should be a lot of other things about her she had yet to know. She really admired her. But this Xiao Qi was really Xiao Qi, and kept picking on her.

She couldn't understand why.

After that argument she was in no mood for anything else and lay down to sleep, but she couldn't, which made her even more irritated.

'It's that Xiao Qi's fault!'

Xiao Qi was in no better condition, she wanted to vent but couldn't find a person to vent on. Her brother Mo was fast asleep. As well as people in the inn. Though of course, there were people who had yet to go to bed. At this moment, even the slightest provocation would make her burst.