Unexpected Events

The competition will end soon. It is predictable who will be the champion because the top three are already actively fighting for the title. There are A Yao, Tao, and Gui Se who unexpectedly beat Song Er in the twelve's round.

Fei got out of his seat, and Da Huang followed him.

"Young master, what are you thinking?" Da Huang seemed to understand what was bothering Fei and had been restless ever since.

Fei followed a young man who was quite suspicious of him. A young man who was from the Black Crow clan was sneaking towards the horse stables.

"Da Huang lets go"

The young man none other than Pei Hua got on his horse and sped out of the big door of the Sang Guan residence. Fei and Da Huang followed him.

"Young master, aren't we supposed to tell the others?" Da Huang asked.

Fei got on his horse and raced it fast, Da Huang couldn't help but follow him.

"Hiaaaa hiaaaa!!"

...

Along the bustling street Pei Hua spurred his horse at high speed, and so did Fei and Da Huang who were chasing behind him.

The large-stature horses seemed to be able to fight the wind. Turning his head at the end of the road leading towards the forest, Fei and Da Huang stick behind close.

"Young master! This is not the direction to the palace, maybe we following the wrong person" exclaimed Da Huang who was on a high-speed horse beside Fei.

Fei shook his head, somehow his hunch said otherwise, it might all be related to Hong.

"I have a bad feeling Da Huang, let's just see where he goes, hiaaaa!!"

Before long Pei Hua stopped at the edge of the forest, where something in front of them made Fei and Da Huang widen their eyes.

"No! Brother!" Fei exclaimed immediately recognizing the carriage and the people who were already sprawled on the ground.

Regardless of the surroundings, Fei slid down before his horse even stopped.

"Hong!" He ran to the carriage that had blood splattered around it, opened the curtains, and found Hong nowhere.

Pei Hua wasn't surprised to realize Fei and Da Huang were following him. Da Huang pointed his sword at Pei Hua's neck before he even stood up straight.

Fei approached Pei Hua. His anger rose high. He was about to lunge at Pei Hua with all his might, but he restrained himself.

"Where's Hong? Where's my brother!?"

Pei Hua swallowed his saliva, looking at Fei and Da Huang with big eyes.

"I'm looking for him too"

Fei lunged in front of Pei Hua but the young man quickly blocked Fei's attack which was so fast. He dropped the young man's body and held him to the ground.

"Tell me where is Hong!"

....

Night fell quickly.

The sound of night birds, wild wolves, and a few small frogs accompanied each slow step of a large horseshoe pulling an old carriage.

The shabby almost wrecked carriage. Only pieces of wood were put together and covered with worn curtains and a thatched roof. Just like the owner was a poor farmer who wouldn't be the center of attention because it was so unpleasant to the eyes. Two big men with caps on sit at the front of the carriage that was walking leisurely towards the forest, leaving the capital road.

The two were very large, their muscles sticking out on their arms up to their calves. They wore clothes like ordinary peasants, covered in mud in places, and looked like they were going home after a whole day working in the crop field. But, the reflection of the moonlight hit the shiny object that was placed not far from them, it was kind of a sharp object. Although they looked like ordinary citizens, the two men had fierce faces under their large hats.

Inside the carriage. In the dimness of a figure huddled motionless. Dressed in red, a pure white face that was dirty in several places. A small golden crown that shone in the moonlight slipped from behind the shabby curtain, he moved, grimacing slightly.

"Ekh" Hong who was unconscious in the carriage. They didn't even bother to tie his hands and feet. It seemed that the young man was unlikely to be able to escape, thought the two men who occasionally glanced into the carriage.

"Hehe, this is so easy"

Hong was half-conscious, he could faintly hear something around him. A sluggish movement where he was lying, he was still in the carriage. But, where were those people going to take him? He opened his eyes but his body was paralyzed. They must have poked his blood vessels so he couldn't run. Couldn't even move a bit, his head hurt, and his body so hurt like something was so heavy pressed on him to the floor.

"The old man told us to take this kid out of town, does he want to enjoy him by himself?" The deep voice of one of the people, maybe only two because there wasn't much noise there, Hong thought.

"Watch your words, even though he was so strange it seems he can't possibly like a boy like this. No matter how attractive the kid is"

A voice chuckled.

"Hahaha I'm not sure, this kid's skin is so delicate and pure like a snow white, and smooth and slender body like a girl. Who wouldn't be attracted to him? Otherwise what else does he want from him? This kid doesn't seem to have any specialty at all. Apart from very rich and famous parents. But that old man seems to own all the treasures in the world, it's impossible to ask for a ransom right?"

Loud laughter from both as they enjoyed it, but Hong couldn't help himself anymore. He was tired, his body was too weak to keep awake so he had to give up and close his eyes again.

"Hahahaha"

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