$500 REWARD

CHAO LI'S PLACE...

I must figure out a way to make the red flower shine ahead a hour, I thought. I walked back and forth trying to figure out a way but no ideas camed out. I stopped walking and flopped down to the floor, I reached out my hand and Snow came running to me. "What do I do Snow?" He looked at me with his shimmering blue eyes and nodded with his head. I took a deep sigh and got up to open the windows, I took a peep outside and saw people laughing and having the best time of their lives. I thought about the times I had the feeling, it was when my parents were both alive, the memory made me simile and reminded me to not give up yet. I walked away from the window and waved my hand around Snow, in a flash he was gone. I walked through the door and remembered the red flower, I went back in and waved my hand around the flower and it was gone. "Hopefully no one comes in and takes it." I walked down the busy streets and an announcer caught my ears.

"COME, COME FIGHT FOR $500!!"

Everyone gathered together and I saw him again, Qing Han.

"It's nice to see you again!" Qing Han said.

"Yeah...." I replied.

"Welcome, Welcome! Anyone who is interested in fighting could sign up to the table to your right, two people would fight each other. The winner of the round would move on to the next round and fight the other winners. The final winner would receive a total of $500!" the announcer said.

$500? I don't have any money, and I would need to pay the hotel fees in 2 days, winning the fight may be an advantage for me, I need to sign up I thought. I walked to the right and waited the line, there was many people that wanted to win the reward. Once it was my turn, I told him my name and turned around, I stumbled and fell. I realized I didn't fall to the floor, I looked to my left and saw Qing Han holding me. My heart started to race and my place started to blush. "What am I thinking?" I thought. I got up and thanked him for saving me. He nodded his head and I stepped aside as he told the writer his name.

"THE MOMENT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR! THE FIRST BATTLE!" the announcer shouted.

The battled lasted half an hour until it was finally my turn.

"Chao Li V/S Yuan Ji!"

I walked up the platform and looked at my opponent in the eyes. He ran toward me and I ran toward him without anything in my hand. I doged his attack and stretched out my hand and my sword flew in my hand. I held on the sword and rage filled my head, my eyes turned red and I striked forward toward Yuan Ji. His moves seem so fimilar somewhere but I couldn't remember, his fast sword skills made me remember the Cloud Clan's skilled sword skills. The thoughts in my head went away when he took another strike at me, I doged his attack and jumped up. I took my sword and slashed across him, a huge wind blew him away and made him laying on the ground. As he fell to the ground, people around me clapped and my eyes turned back to brown. The next thing I knew, I spitted out blood, my heart was hurting and I ended up laying on the ground. Snow appeared in front of me and laid right next to me, he disappeared in a instant and I automatically felt better. I got up and the fight contuined like nothing ever happened. After many battles the first round was over and the second round had begun, fighting continued for hours until it was finally the final round it was between me and Qing Han. I walked on the platform trying to figure out his moves from the Tan Shang Competition but I couldn't remember anything. My heart started to race and I lost control of my body.The person who took over grabbed my sword and striked forward toward Qing Han. Qing Han flew across the battleground and my sense returned to me. "Was he really that weak?" I thought to myself. I walked toward him and stretched out my hand towards him. He looked up at me and he reached out his hand, I grabbed his hand and he got up. Our eyes meet and my heart started to race faster and faster each second.

"AND THE WINNER IS CHAO LI!! CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE $500!" the announcer shouted.

As the results were announced, one by one the audience walked away. I walked to the announcer and bowed and received my prize. I saw Qing Han similing at me as I received the prize, I somewhat feel like he was suspicious in a way but I didn't know what way.