Chapter 26: Your limbs belong to me

The golden aura sent the city shaking as it spread all around. The people experiencing the pestilence suddenly felt well. The child from the table opened her eyes and got up.

"Mommy!"

The child ran up to her mother and hugged her with glee.

"I couldn't thank you enough." The woman kowtowed in front of Luo Na and her friends but she gestured the woman to get up.

"Please there's no need for pleasantries. My companions and I needed a place to stay for the night. Can you spare us a room or an inn perhaps?"

The woman nodded. What Luo Na didn't know is that this woman was an influential heiress here at Suzhou.

The woman led Luo Na and her companions into a fine inn. Without hesitation, she gave them 500 crowns of gold for saving her child and her own life. She owed everything to Luo Na.

"Please, Madam... I couldn't accept such."

"No. Please accept it as a sign of my thanks."

Luo Na couldn't argue as people of the town stared at her and the Madam so she accepted the crowns of gold.

Inside the inn, the business resumed back to it's normal state. The people were cured all of a sudden. Luo Na was surprised about what she can do with her powers. Wei Yue, Li An, Zhang Xiaoxing and Elaa Yin stayed at the first room while Xian Hua and Xiao Na went at the back zen garden of the inn.

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Xiao Na drew kunais and threw them at Xian Hua.

Xian Hua avoided the other kunais and the others deflected from his blade. He drew the giant blade and tried to slash Xiao Na but he leapt fast standing at Xian Hua's blade.

His weight is too light. Xian Hua was suprised at how Xiao Na weighed.

"Your weight. It's part of Tangmen's excessive training of the art of killing is it?"

"It is. Tell me Xian Hua, what made my sister so special?"

Xian Hua did not answer and continued to slash his blade. Xiao Na lifted in the air and took two daggers from his sheath.

As their blades crossed, it sent a harmony of great divide amongst them. The sound of blades caught the attention of Luo Na who was passing by. She was curious about the commotion so she hid behind the bamboo ornamented walls.

"I never knew love in my life until I met your sister."

Xian Hua's words sent a warm sensation inside Luo Na that lit a flame of emotions inside her. Feelings started to pour out of the bucket as she continued to peep and listen to their conversation.

"Well then, if you love my sister, you must go through me first."

Xiao Na, stepped back and hid himself with stealth. Xian Hua couldn't see him at all but he could feel his presence in the garden. He closed his eyes and calmed himself.

Xiao Na prepared to draw his daggers when Xian Hua already pointed his sword inches away in front of his face. Xiao Na dropped his daggers above the white stones on the ground signaling his defeat.

"Take care of my sister."

"Mmm... I will never let anything happen to her."

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"Mistress, they are now in Suzhou shall we prepare for the attack?" A mysterious woman in blue veil asked XuanZheng.

"You are willing to sell them off just to get back your own mother out of my necropolis?"

"Yes."

A smile curved up XuanZheng's lip.

"Very well then."

The woman excused herself and a jade pendant fell on the ground.

"Hey. You left this."

XuanZheng pointed on the jade pendant on the ground and the woman hurriedly picked it up and wore it back to her neck.

"Thanks Mistress."

XuanZheng's smile turned to a grimace after the mysterious lady left. She raised her hand and commanded a serpent-like monster to follow the woman.

"Watch her and don't ever take your eyes off her."

She flicked her hand and the monster entered stealth and followed the woman out of the necropolis.

'You have such guts to keep things that resembled trust yet you choose to betray the ones that love you. What a foolish girl.'

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Wei Yue gathered Li An, Zhang Xiaoxing and Elaa in a room preparing tea and a pile of herb-rich biscuits in a silver platter.

"What is this all about, your highness?"

Zhang Xiaoxing asked Wei Yue.

Wei Yue cleared his throat and said to them...

"I know for sometime now, you are gravely clueless about what we want to achieve. Now, I am going to clarify my plans upon all of you so that you may not lost sight of what path you want to rightfully take."

Wei Yue wanted to reclaim his kingdom and establish peace treaty among other kingdoms.

To prevent war.

To prevent death.

To prevent lives from being ruined.

"Zhang Xiaoxing... Are you or are you not in love with Li An?"

Zhang Xiaoxing that sipped a tea from his cup spew all of the liquid in shock.

'Hey, that's a personal question your highness!'

He coughed and cleared his throat and finally spoke.

"Y-yes. Your highness."

"Well this calls for a celebration!"

"Wha-what celebration?"

Wei Yue's gleeful eyes then changed into a serious one.

"I plan to establish a treaty among the kingdoms. The Kingdom of Jade Phoenix and Dragon Blade are two strong kingdoms here in Old Jianghu. If the kingdoms fall into war, then...

Old Jianghu will burn..."

Elaa's eyes indicated a sad emotion. Not a single soul knew what she had been through...

"As far as I'm concerned the union of our kingdoms will be strengthened if Luo Na will marry Xian Hua and you, Zhang Xiaoxing, you will marry Li An."

"Well, we don't have further questions regarding that."

Zhang Xiaoxing held Li An's hands. Li An looked at him with gleaming eyes.

Wei Yue's mind were at peace. He knew that it is truly an auspicious day for them but...

After a minute, they heard a crash which sounded like a huge rumble of thunder.

"What's happening?" Li An clutched to Zhang Xiaoxing. He held her in his arms and looked at Wei Yue.

Wei Yue's wand glowed in cold green.

"Trouble."

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XuanZheng landed on the southern part of Suzhou. She laughed hysterically as she saw the town recovered from the pestilence that she conjured.

"How benevolent you siblings are!"

She conjured a dark flame in her hand and threw it on the ground. It became a little creature with baring it's fangs.

"Burn them all."

She instructed the creature and the creature immediately hopped from one crop to another and into the houses of the townsfolk.

'Come out from hiding dear siblings... Your limbs belong to me!'

She laughed as she saw the townsfolk's crops and houses burned into ashes.

XuanZheng's evil desire couldn't be contained. She will stop at nothing until she gets what she wants and that is... To kill the Na siblings.

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Xian Hua and Luo Na enjoyed their quality time together inside a room which they personally picked together at the inn.

Luo Na moaned as Xian Hua's lips touched her skin. His teeth sank into her arm marking her skin as 'his' territory.

"You're being territorial right now my love." Luo Na teased him.

Xian Hua laughed and continued putting tiny kisses on Luo Na's neck.

"Now, let's go to the rough part."

Xian Hua positioned himself in top of Luo Na and carefully raised her robe. He can perfectly see her beautiful cave dripping wet in excitement.

He couldn't help but moan as he sank his dragon inside her.

They were almost at the end of the line when an explosion suddenly caught their attention...

"I'm almost there..."

They both released their tension and immediately got up from the bed.

Luo Na lost balance and Xian Hua caught her.

"She's here."

Luo Na's eyes widened as she saw a vision of XuanZheng burning every townsfolk's properties.

"We must stop her!"