Amnesiac Boy, Song Qi (Part 4)

"Gosh! Ah, I'm sorry, mister guest. . ." Gu Wen wanted to kneel down, but Fu Tao interrupted before Gu Wen really kneeled down.

"No, aunty. It is only a misunderstanding, haha. . ." Fu Tao was fine with it because he had experienced something far worse from what just happened. From Liao Yun, of course.

Fu Tao's appearance was kind of messy because he tried to not hurt Gu Wen. But of course, he didn't hold Gu Wen down with force as it would do the opposite of what Fu Tao had intended.

"Mom, you shouldn't jump on your conclusion. Look at yourself. Fortunately, our guest is kind enough. Big brother, big sister, thank you for your understanding." A man that a little older from Fu Tao bowed his body as he apologized.

He was the only son of Gu Wen, Gu Xiwen. He was using Gu Wen's family name, and it was the same with his younger sisters.

Liao Yun was casual with her answer as she waved her hand, "No, it is okay. Even if aunty is hitting him really hard, I am fine with it. Hahaha!" Liao Yun couldn't stop with her laughing.

"Little Yun, your laugh is annoying." Mingyue wrinkled her nose as she was full from breakfast.

Liao Yu stopped her laugh, but she rolled her eyes toward Mingyue. "Humph. Don't think that I cannot see you doing something. I am not stupid enough to not remember your habit. We will go out and get you to eat more breakfast."

"Don't use me as your excuse if you are still hungry."

"Ahaha, you find it out?" Liao Yun had a mischievous smile pasted on her face.

Not caring for the girl's talk, Fu Tao asked Gu Wen, "So aunty, what is the matter of earlier? Do you have some kind of grudge with the Lin Family?"

Seeing the saddened look of Gu Wen, Gu Xiwen took over the conversation, "Yeah. A harassment from the youngest son of Lin Family's patriarch. Lin Huangshu."

"There are five siblings. The oldest is Lin Huangmin, and he has been away from this place for a few years already. The rumours said that he is recruited by the eldest son of Viscount Hammer."

"There is no news about the second son. Between killed or disappeared. I don't care."

"I don't know about the third son, but the fourth was the only daughter. Lin Huanghuang. Rumours said that she is being confined in her own courtyard by her step-mother. Ah, her birth mother had disappeared from many years ago."

"And the youngest son in Lin Huangshu, our family's mortal enemy." As Gu Xiwen reached this part, he let out a long sigh.

Gu Xiwen hugged her mother and continued, "Our father is a mere 1-star mercenary. But even so, he had joined a mercenary group, a good one. We were happy at that time. Our father finally bought an old inn, we built our own business, and it was a good day."

"And the good day ended when he appeared."

"That Lin Huangshu?" Fu Tao sat as he listened to the story.

"No, it was his personal guard. Something similar to a servant maybe? I don't know."

The atmosphere grew solemn as Gu Xiwen continued the story. "Force recruitment. Because the mercenary group's reputation was not bad enough, it attracted Lin Huangshu's attention."

Recruitment of mercenary was something legal. On one side, the hirer was able to hire some expert for a cheap price. Of course, it was cheap. If the hirer had to raise his or her own expert, it would need a lot of time and funding, making it unsuitable in short term.

And in another side, the mercenary would have a better life. They didn't need to be in the desperate situation as they fought with their own life on the line all time, but coins would still flow into their pouch.

Of course, it was only on the surface.

"All the members agreed, while our father didn't have the answer yet. But with some persuasion, he agreed. The first mission was simple enough. Escorting that damn brat into the abandoned mine and protected him along the way. All would be fine if that damn brat kept his temper in check."

Fu Tao peeked at Liao Yun, but he understood that he couldn't do anything. It was impossible for Liao Yun to be able to keep her temper in check.

"Related to your second question, abandoned mine is only an abandoned place. The mountain was full of hole and the place was brittle. But that place was lawless, making it the best place for a law-offender, bandit, or vagabond to stay. Not long after, that place became their heaven. A black market, an illegal slave trading, gladiator arena. That was what I know."

"That damn pig's purpose was a black market's auction, so no one suspected anything was wrong. But it turned out to be different."

Gu Wen started to weep on Gu Xiwen's chest as she remembered that day.

"Making it simple, all the hired mercenaries were used as an entertainment in the gladiator arena. It is said that place is a graveyard. A brutal life-or-death match."

Liao Yun's eyes brightened as she heard about a life-or-death match, but she was being glared by Mingyue for being tactless.

Gu Xiwen realized the exchange between Mingyue and Liao Yun. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. This place is a place where killing someone is legal and no one is allowed to take a revenge."

"Isn't it a lawless place?" Fu Tao was puzzled.

[If it is lawless, why is there a need for a legal and illegal?]

"I don't know about the detail, but it is the truth. Except for a place to kill, that place has another function as an entertainment. Watching someone that was killed, or maybe fighting a Fierce Beast using bare hands. It is a place where a bunch of crazy nuts gathered."

Gu Xiwen stopped as he took a long breath. Unlike his calm face, his breathing was hurried. It was clear that he was shaken as he recounted the bad memories of his.

"If it was only that, I can only say that our family is in bad luck. Maybe because my father is being hasty in his decision. But it was a trap, a well-hidden trap for mercenaries."

Fu Tao didn't say anything and waited for the continuation.

". . . The mercenary group itself is the trap." Gu Xiwen gritted his teeth as hard as possible. Even his veins bulged out on his temple.

"Inviting mercenary, working together and get their trust. After that, time to reap the harvest. The leader of the mercenary group is in the fact the people of Lin Huangshu."

"A ten years old is able to make such a scheme. What a Lin Family. Really disgusting."

Fu Tao sighed as he understood the reason for Gu Wen's hostility earlier. If it was him, maybe he already fought for revenge.

But it was different for Gu Wen.

She had her own family, she had to protect them. She couldn't possibly make a gamble and endangered their life.

…

Song Qi fidgeted as he followed Mingyue and her companion. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.

Realizing that Song Qi had something to say, Mingyue turned her head and asked, "Are you thinking about auntie Gu Wen?"

Song Qi nodded his head. Slow but sure, he felt that it was right to help Gu Wen. He believed in justice, and he also believed that the fairy in front of him was able to exact the justice.

But the answer he received surprised him.

"If you want to help, then help. Don't depend on anyone. Get stronger and uphold your own justice. A justice without strength is nothing more than a dream, a gibberish thing." After Mingyue said this, she didn't pay any attention anymore as she moved forward.

Song Qi felt disappointed. It was the opposite of what he had imagined.

[What's wrong with it? Then, do I have to sit and look at the injustice?]

[Didn't that voice said that as long as I follow the fairy, I will be able to exact my justice?

[Then why?]

[Don't tell me, she is not the fairy?]

Even though he didn't remember anything before he arrived at that village, there was something he hid from Mingyue and company. The weird dream he had.

The sky was painted black, while the ground was covered with red. No, it was filled with red-stained ground and torn limbs everywhere. It was a weird scene, but he felt comfortable as he swept his gaze at the surroundings. Nobody was around and he was alone. He didn't know where it is. But he could hear a faint sound of wailing.

He didn't know what happened, but his guts told him that everything was related to him, he was the source of everything.

But, there was something weird. He couldn't even move his body. Each time he wanted to move his hand, it was like a statue. Unmovable.

As the scene before him blurred and whitened, his consciousness was the same. But before his consciousness disappeared, he remembered that voice. His only guide, the only clue of who is he and everything about him.

'. . . Find her. . Fairy. . . Little girl. . . Guide you. . .'

Song Qi's expression grew sour. But as he was remembering that scene, the content of Mingyue's conversation toward Fu Tao startled him.

"Smelly tofu, train him."

"Er, didn't you say that you want a toy?"

"Don't ask too much. No one will like you."

"Sigh. Little Yue, don't be like little Yun. It is not lovable even if you are cute."

"I know that I am cute. But I want you to train him."

"Er, can I say no?"

"Didn't you always train alone every day? Isn't it better if you are together with someone? You won't be lonely."

"What you just say is reasonable. But-"

"It is decided. Now, he is in your care. Don't slack off, smelly tofu."

"Er, can you not call me tofu? And remove that smelly part."

"But. . . You will lose your identity. . ."

". . . Forget it then."

"It is good to be smart, smelly tofu."

Mingyue patted Fu Tao's back, but he didn't feel like that he was being consoled.

Song Qi remembered what was just said by Mingyue.

'If you want to help, then help.'

Song Qi removed his sour expression and chased the trio in front of him.

[I don't know whether she is the fairy. But. . .]

[I will know in the future.]

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