Chapter 17

"What did you just say?" Gu Ren asked , untangling himself from three attackers. "Did I hear correct, you really got Kokushi Mousou?"

"Yeah, I did, you can check if you want." Mika said pointing at the table they were playing on. They all came forward to take a look and it really was as he said, Kokushi Mousou. Which means Mika just won the bet with a great move.

"H-How did you pull that out, was is simply just 'luck'." Gu Ren couldn't believe that he lost.

"Of course, it wasn't just luck, it is called tactics." Mika proudly said.

"Have you ever played this kind of match before cause your starting moves didn't seemed that good." Gu Ren questioned.

"No, I didn't. It was my first time playing. I only know the rules cause my brother used to play manjong." Mika simpaly answered as a matter of fact. But it wasn't as simple as he thought. His statemant left everyone speechless. They couldn't bring themselves to belive her. The one who had it hardest was Gu Ren, knowing that he lost a match of manjong to a woman that too when it was her first match, gave a huge blow to his ego and his heart.

"Woah, idiot you really defeated him. I actually thought that you would lose miserably and I would have to save you, but here you won. I am proud on you. Idiot." Han Zhi patted Mika's back, resulting him falling in front. Fortunatly he was saved by Gu Ren's quick responce who was in front of him.

"What the hell, can't you do anyting normally." Mika roared at Han Zhi with Gu Ren's hand still over his waist which he put there while saving him.

"How dare he, touching my wife as he please and that Han ZHi, he sure wants some beating." Long Xu was once again on his way to sand Gu Ren and Han Zhi straight to hell. Both commander Xin and eunuch Xiao Lin stopped him in middle "Please don't go, your cover might blew. I am sure general Mu and others will save her majest if any danger occuer." commander Xin wishpered near Long Xu's ear for sake of secrecy. "Pleas, please." after pleading so hard did thay managed to stop him.

At the other side Han Zhi apologized to Mika for his mistake. Then he suddenly felt chlls running down his spine.

"What's wrong, you look rather pale?' Xichan asked.

"Nothing, just feeling slightly cold." Han Zhi answered.

"But it's not cold here, you sure you are okay." Xichan was concerned for Han Zhi to which he nodded his head.

"How did you do all that, was that really you or some genius ghost possessed your body." Long Xin commented not beliving the stunt Mika has pulled.

"Of course, that was me, I told you I am a genius. Besides manjong is a game of skill, strategy and luck. I have all the skills like calculation, observation, memory and cheating. And I do posses all of them." Mika counterattacked satting there curiosity as he named his qualities but said cheating part in whisper so no one could hear him.

"Mr. Gu Ren, our companion won the game. As the bet goes, you are now to free us and stay away from her." Xichan had his eyea darkened at Gu Ren.

"My dear Cherry, I never go back on my words. I will let your friends back." Gu Ren seriously said.

"Thank you, Gu Ren." Mika thanked him with a geniual smile which striked straight in Gu Ren's heart. "Guys let's go now, I am famished here." He turned towards his friends, rubing his empty stomach.

Mika got up from his seat and they began to move when Gu Ren opened his mouth "Why so hurry, I only said that I will let your friends go." he got Mika's puzzled look then he further said "What I mean to say is Cherry I am also coming with you to stay togather and I will surly make you fal for me." taking one stain of Mika's hear in hand and kissed it.

Long Xin immediately grabbed Gu Ren, pulling him away from Mika, grabbing him hard enough to strangle. Han Zhi and Xichan tried to stop him "Leave it, It's public area, he might die."

On the other side Long Xu was boilling with rage, now did that bastard shamlessly kissed his wife's hair and plan to develop feeling for him in her. He didn't leave a chance for his companions to protest. He marched straight to Gu Ren with his unclothed sword.

He was only a feet away from his target when a white fog spread in whole place. "What is th.." he fell unconscious, even thoght he stopped his breathing on time.

Not only Long Xu but all of the people there fall unconscious.

...........

"Hey idiot, wake up, wake up. It's not your bad. WAKE UP" Long Xin tried to wake Mika by poking him with his lags as the last recourse, he shouted near his ear as they were sitting side by side.

"I'm up I'm up." Mika straighten up. Regaining his senses, he head striked Long Xin before shouting "The hell you brat, don't you have common manners. Is this how you wake a person up from their beauty sleep."

"Ouch." Long XIn groned "Barbarian woman, I tried to wake you with gental way but you didn't budge."

"Now, now stop you two." Xichan maddled between "Long Xin calm down." he faced Mika "And you weren't sleeping, you were unconscious cause of that fog. Everyone here got their senses back excapt for you, so we were worried. And your son was freaking out." he teased Long Xin not leavign a chance to go waste.

"Ohhhh, did you miss mommy, come here mommy will give you a hug and big kiss on forehead so you'll feel better." Mika teasingly forwarded to take Long Xin in his embrace.

"Shut it you, idiotic person, I don't want that hug or kiss of yours." Long Xin pushed him away.

"Dear Cherry, I was also worried about you. Look my heart is still beating fast as if it'll pop out any mimute now." Gu Ren pointed at his chest to Mika, sitting on his other side of him.

"Just jump out already." Han Zhi mummered.

"Pease give me a kiss too so it'll came down. You can also on my lips you know that." Gu Ren continude his drama ignoring Han Zhi's mumer which was audible to him.

"Ouch." Gu Ren grouned "What was that for?" he turned to his other side where Han Zhi was sitting, who out of nowheree hit him so hard on head.

"You were asking for it, for openly flirting with my sister-in-law." Han ZHi smugly said.

"Great job for the very first time." Xichan and Long Xin commented.

"You." Gu Ren wanted to comeback at them but was cut off .

"Boss, please stop this benter and think something to get out of here. We don't even know who kidnapped us and where we are." Gu Ren's subordinate spoke, getting tired from their childish fight.

After hearing them did Mika looked around, they were at some short of abandoned place, in a hall with lake of sunlight and fresh air, sitting on floor with their hands and legs tied togather, their swords and other matiales were also missing. Not that he was worried for missing things as he didn't carry any.

All this time, one man sitting in corner with his two fellow, away from the commotion, was getting more and more jealous and angry on the kidnappers for tieing that shameless bastard by his wife's side and also on those three who draged her in this mess. He wanted to go there and take her away from that asshole, but he has to know the kidnappers to punish them, so can't just go and blow his cover. Only thing he can do now is wait for kidnappers to show up and commander XIn's man to get here with his soldiers. He controlled himself to not to fly to her and sit here pretending to be tied as he has untied his hands.

"There's no need to get that fired up. I have been gone from my post for quite a long time. I am sure my subordinate Lin must be looking for me all over the place he must be on his way to get me, as we speak." Xichan casually said.

"Now that you mantion it, I am also missing for some hours now. I am sure brother had found out about it and had turned all place around in search for his dear younger brother. After all he does love me more then anything." Han Zhi braged.

"Why would my father look for you when his son and wife are also missing." Long Xin was getting irritetad by his uncle's braging.

"You guys should not be looking forward for your brother or father to come and save you. If he came then it would not to save but to destroy. He'll punish all of us for disobaying his orders, ditching our work and most importantly for gragging his wife in this danger along with us." Xichan forced horror of reality in their heads.

"No. brother can't find about this. We have to get back as fast as possible or I can see my death coming towarde me." Han Zhi was panicking as hell has fallen on him.

"You are right, if father found out then he might punish us with death sentence if even a tiny little scratch accured on this idiot's body." Long Xin was also terrified.

"Long Xin your are sitting beside her then cheak her for any injuries. Our heads depand on it." Han Zhi urged him to do so.

Long Xin pulled his hands out and checked Mika then sighed a deep sigh " For now, it's alright, not even a single scratch is present."

"THank god, she isn't injured, still even if she doesn't have a scratch I won't leave you without server punishment. For calling her those unpleasant names and making her work hard in gambling and most of all for dragging her in this danger. Hell is waiting for you rascals" Long Xu was glaring daggers at three man thinking differant tortures for them to go through.

"Hey. how did you free your hands. Weren't they tied." Mika asked.

"Idiot, do you think we can't even untie it. We are trained for war, it's no big deal to untie a simple knot." Long Xin stated "Look everyone has their hands freed." Everyone held their hands up for Mika to see.

"That's not fair, why I'm the only one who has to tied like that." Mika whinned.

"Cause you might start to run around if we untie you." Xichan said.

Mika looked at Gu Ren in hope, pouting his lips, looking at her making such faces Gu Ren gave in and untied him.

"Just who are you people, you got freed this easily given that the knot wasn't the easy to untie. Also the way you talk about brother or father and subordinate, they seemed like powerfull people." Gu Ren interrogated, compleately catching then off guard.

"You are not close enough for us...." Xichan tried to toss around this situatin by keeping their identity hidden but Mika spoked in middle leaving them speechless.

"Cause I am the empress." Mika announced proudly.