Sisters (1)

Traveling for a month now, Huai Li Qi roamed the streets, her body had healed but her heart was still broken. Just when she was about to leave, she came across a weeping young girl. Taking a closer look, it was her old maid in the past. Looking at her, she saw how she was beaten and not cared for in a more worst condition. She didn't understand but her heart wanted to save the maid when she should hate her.

Sighing as she decided to save her, the two men were holding her ‘old maid’ which they were none other than her clients since she was sold as a courtesan this time. Running Huai Li Qi stabbed both men, their blood splattered onto the maid. The ‘old maid’ looked to Huai Li Qi, not being able to see her eyes since they were still covered.

Huai Li Qi was about to leave when she felt her hand was grabbed. Turning around the girl was crying and looking to her. "Please take me away from here! I don't care if you kill me anytime! I rather die anywhere but here!" Looking to the girl she didn't care, Huai Li Qi turned back around. The girl started following her like a dog following it’s owner, Huai Li Qi didn't care if she followed or not it was her choice. "What's your name?" The girl kept asking her on the walk while Huai Li Qi did not like saying it when she couldn’t even talk at all. Going into the forest, she climbed onto a tree to sleep on, the girl did the same but struggled climbing up. "Hey, tell me your name?" The girl asked again while Huai Li Qi was trying to sleep. Huai Li Qi then sighed of annoyance no longer holding her patience.

Grabbing the girl's hand she then wrote 'Li Qi. If you ask why I'm not talking. I'm a mute.' She wrote. The girl gasped to the last part. She looked to Huai Li Qi and nodded giving her full respect of that.

"I'm Weng Yan Mei. Nice to meet you Sister Li Qi." She went to sleep in the tree as well making Huai Li Qi sigh.

'What did I just bring along with me?' She thought in her head.

Morning rose, Weng Yan Mei dragged Huai Li Qi along to get new clothes. Wearing more proper clothes, she didn't want to walk around looking like a courtesan. Weng Yan Mei had bought a hat as well letting it cover her face along with Huai Li Qi's face.

"Older Sister, can you teach me how to fight also!?" Weng Yan Mei asked her since she was desperate to not hide behind one’s back. Huai Li Qi shook her head 'no' she wanted her to not learn how to fight for personal reasons. "Why won't you teach me? How long did it take you to learn your skills?"

Huai Li Qi wrote down '12 years' onto Weng Yan Mei's palm making her shock.

"Who taught you!?" She asked. Huai Li Qi stopped walking and thought of her mother. Weng Yan Mei knew her expression and apologized. "I'm sorry Sister Li Qi. You probably learned it from someone who was important to you. I won't ask again. Since, I can't fight to defend myself as I travel with you then I can at least cook a bit of food for you. It's the least I can do." Weng Yan Mei said with Huai Li Qi agreeing to it. Huai Li Qi didn't understand this maid of hers from the past and how she even occurred at the brothel.

‘Was it by fate?’ Huai Li Qi thought with uncertainty.

Traveling, Huai Li Qi soon enough opened up to train her over time, they both came across a small town. Finding a group of families running, grabbing an old man's shoulder Huai Li Qi then had Weng Yan Mei ask about the whole rush. What was in the past stayed in the past between Huai Li Qi and Weng Yan Mei. Huai Li Qi could no longer hate Weng Yan Mei who only wanted a good life for herself.

"What's going on sir?" Weng Yan Mei asked him as he looked to her holding his cane.

"The Ling Family are trying to get a trial for their servant daughter who was mistreated and raped by Minister Xiao Si. He had taken advantage of a servant girl and she committed suicide because of it. The family are trying to have him punished." He said then rushed off with the group to get justice.

"Sister Li Qi are you thinking of..." Huai Li Qi only nodded knowing she needed to help them. Standing afar both girls were watching with the officials there. They called their men to force the group back, they then started beating the poor people. Huai Li Qi was feeling her anger rise, she wanted to stop them but it would be bad if they were easily discovered.

"Does Sister Li Qi wish to do something?" Weng Yan Mei knew she had been with her for a few months but she understood very well of her older sister.

Night came around, Huai Li Qi only taught Weng Yan Mei the basics of fighting and climbing in and out of manors and other places. Going over to Minister Xiao Si's manor wall, they both went over to see him sleeping soundly. Walking up to him, they then saw another girl's figure in the room with them. Fighting with her they fought as he was a big man still sleeping soundly.

"Who are you?" The strange woman asked Huai Li Qi who couldn't speak anyway.

"Who are you fighting my Older Sister?" Weng Yan Mei said angrily, they started hearing the Minister wake up. The three of them barged out the window as they were lucky to be hiding near each other without a fight breaking out between them.

"Who's there!?" The minister said. He glanced around to see nothing. Going back to sleep he did, turning around to sleep on his other side.

Outside the three girls were facing each other. "Who are you two people?" The young woman alone said.

"This is Sister Li Qi. We are not related though by blood but just as sisters. She is a mute so she can't speak to you directly." Weng Yan Mei said. Huai Li Qi rather be honest than to mention it then later or leading it to a possible misunderstanding.

"Your Sister? What brings the two of you here at the ministers manor?" She then asked as Weng Yan Mei had a angry look.

"That minister took advantage of a girl! Of course we would do something." Huai Li Qi walked up to her. She then took the woman by the hand. The girl flinched for a moment but Huai Li Qi calmly grabbed her hand again.

"We want to bring justice to the girl. No man should take advantage of a woman. You are blind, correct?" She wrote on the girl's palm as Weng Yan Mei gasped just realizing.

"Yes, I am blind. If what you say is true then let me join along side you both. My name is Yu Suyin. The one the minister had taken advantage of is my dearest friend since childhood who took care of me when everyone else gave up on me. I want to bring her justice. Although, I am blind I can still fight since I've been training for many years." Yu Suyin said facing to Huai Li Qi.

Huai Li Qi nodded as she held her palm again. "What do you wish to do to him? How do you want him to suffer?"