The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Since there was no alcohol or similar disinfectant available, I could only use a towel soaked in hot water to wipe away the blood and grime around the wound.

The dim light of the oil lamp flickered.

Under the lamplight, Yan'er slept soundly on the bed, while Jiang Chuan carefully helped Ru Shuang treat her wounds nearby. The two shadows sometimes separated and sometimes overlapped under the flickering lamplight.

After spending some time bandaging Ru Shuang's last wound, Jiang Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, none of them were fatal injuries."

Jiang Chuan sighed, "This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

Ru Shuang's face was pale. Even though she was injured and had been greatly exhausted from fighting those people in the mountains, no pain showed on her face. This showed how strong she was. She glanced at Yan'er, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and said softly to Jiang Chuan, "Thank you for taking care of Yan'er today."

Jiang Chuan shook his head, "It's nothing. After all, I've always liked children, and Yan'er is close to me."

He then asked Ru Shuang, "Inside the mountains?"

Ru Shuang replied, "I have already taken care of them all."

"No one escaped the net?" Jiang Chuan was afraid that Ru Shuang hadn't dealt with things thoroughly and had missed some people, which might leave hidden dangers and cause trouble.

Ru Shuang said earnestly, "Don't worry, I'm sure there aren't any who slipped through the net."

"However, because I was injured and it was nighttime, I didn't have a chance to deal with the bodies and the traces left behind."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan's expression also turned serious. "This is indeed a problem."

"However, few people usually go up the mountain there, so nothing should happen in the short term. I'll go up the mountain after dawn and take care of it."

"Can you handle this?" Ru Shuang was somewhat skeptical of Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan was actually a little unsure of himself, because he hadn't done much of this kind of thing before.

After thinking for a moment, he made a suggestion to Ru Shuang, "How about this, after dawn, you can carry Yan'er and come up the mountain with me, and guide me from the side?"

“Okay.” Ru Shuang accepted the suggestion.

It seemed that Jiang Chuan's anxiety gradually subsided because of Ru Shuang's safe return.

In the latter half of the night, he fell into a deep sleep.

When dawn broke, he remembered that he had something very important to do.

He suddenly woke up again.

During the rest of the night, he did not enter that mysterious space to comprehend the Dao.

Fortunately, he was young and strong, and he was not in debt, so even if he stayed up all night, he only needed to sleep for a short while, and he would still be full of energy during the day.

He went to the place where the frost was.

He thought Ru Shuang was asleep, but to his surprise, she woke up when she sensed his approach.

After that, neither of them bothered to wash up.

Ru Shuang, holding Yan'er, said to Jiang Chuan, "Let's go."

Jiang Chuan found some tools.

The two went up the mountain together, and only after they arrived did Jiang Chuan realize how tragic the battle had been the day before.

More than a dozen corpses were scattered in the mountains and forests.

They were all wielding sharp blades, and even as they died, their faces still bore an expression of disbelief.

It's obvious that these people are all experts.

Yesterday, Ru Shuang faced these masters all by herself and killed them all.

Following Ru Shuang's instructions, Jiang Chuan spent most of the day cleaning up the corpses and trying to eliminate any traces of human activity left in the mountains and forests.

All it takes is a mountain rain to make these traces disappear.

No one would know that a fierce battle once took place here.

They returned home.

Jiang Chuan was a little tired from the morning's events, so he prepared some simple food.

I had a casual meal with Ru Shuang.

He looked at Ru Shuang, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Ru Shuang knew that Jiang Chuan had many questions in his heart, and since things had come to this point, she didn't intend to hide them anymore.

"Those people are assassins from an organization called the Net."

When the words "Net of Deception" reached Jiang Chuan's ears, he was not surprised.

He had already guessed what was going on, but on the surface, he still feigned a puzzled expression, "The Net?"

“Yes,” Ru Shuang nodded, “It’s an inescapable net, penetrating every nook and cranny.”

"The Net is an assassin organization originating from the Qin state. It is an organization that combines espionage and assassination, operating under the orders of the Qin government. Its influence extends throughout the seven states..."

"And I was once a member of that organization."

Chapter Fifteen: The Past of Jingni

"The assassins in the Luo Wang organization are divided into several levels: Heavenly Killer and Earthly Extinction, and Demons and Monsters. Because I am decent-looking, I was entrusted with an important task by Luo Wang when I was ranked as the first level of the Killer, and then I carried out a mission."

"After completing that mission, I was awarded a famous sword, the Jingni from the Yue King Sword. From then on, I had another name, which was... Jingni!"

"And this is also the mark of becoming the top-tier member of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven)."

"After becoming a top-ranking member of the Luo Wang organization, you will receive a famous sword bestowed by Luo Wang. However, you will also have to give up your original life. From now on, you will be known by the sword. Although you are the sword wielder, you are actually a sword slave."

"Not long after, I received another mission from the Luowang organization, which was my first mission after becoming a top-tier member."

"This mission requires me to find the whereabouts of something. In the process of pursuing that thing, I encountered an unnamed master."

"Nameless?" Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow. Although he knew of the existence of the nameless master through his understanding of the plot, when he actually heard the word "nameless" from Ru Shuang's mouth, he couldn't help but add, "A martial arts legend?"

Ru Shuang said, "I don't know if he's a martial arts legend, but he is indeed very powerful."

"I lost completely to him, and the assassins from Luo Wang who were on the mission with me also suffered heavy casualties."

"Even so, I can't just give up on my first mission after becoming a top-tier rank member."

"So I traveled a long way, through mountains and cities, to continue my search for him, until I found him by the sea."

"He clearly had the strength to defeat me, but he chose to wait to be killed."

Jiang Chuan exclaimed, "What a unique person!"

Ru Shuang couldn't help but sigh, "That's right."

"The nameless choice left me bewildered. Then, he pointed out something else: I... am pregnant. I am carrying a child, and it is related to that earlier mission."

“At first, I thought about killing the unborn child in my womb, but because of the namelessness, I eventually gave up.”

“She was an innocent life, she had never committed any sins, and I should not impose the sins of the previous generation on her.”

In the end, Nameless still died.

“I took his head back to report, but told Luo Wang that I had not found such a thing.”

"Several months passed, and as my belly grew bigger, it became impossible to hide my pregnancy any longer. So, I finally made up my mind. For the sake of the child in my womb, I decided to escape the clutches. I wanted to give her a normal life..."

"In that battle, thanks to my understanding of the sword strike that the nameless man once used, I successfully killed all the assassins from the Luo Wang organization who came to capture me. After that, my child was born."

"According to my initial idea, I would name it Yan, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl."

After recounting her origins and past, Jingni—no, she remained Rushuang.

Because once she chose to leave that organization, she was no longer a slave to the sword, and the name Jingni was no longer suitable for her.

In comparison, the name Ru Shuang was just a name given to someone to complete a mission.

But for her, her life as Ru Shuang was undoubtedly much better than her life as Jing Ni, because at least she was a normal person.

Ru Shuang's tone changed again, becoming gentle.

"After that, I wandered through the mountains and forests with Yan'er, evading the pursuit of the Luo Net. At the same time, I was also thinking about what to do in the future..."

"It was at this time that I met you."

When she spoke the word "you," Ru Shuang's gaze softened, and her tone carried a complex undertone.

“With you, I experienced the life of an ordinary person that I had never experienced before.”

"If I could, I would really like to stay here forever."

“But it’s not possible now.” Ru Shuang shook her head. “The Net has already found this area. Although I have dealt with them all, and you have erased the traces left by the Net, you have only erased the traces in this area.”

"The fact that Luo Wang was able to find this place proves that I left some loopholes beforehand, which allowed them to find this area."

"Even I am not sure if anyone from the Net will find this place again in the future."

"Yesterday it was because you discovered their traces, but what if in the future you don't discover their traces?"

“My staying here will only bring disaster to you and to this village.”

"So, it's time for me to leave here."