New Friend

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Hong closed his eyes. He didn't care about anything happening to him as long as the girl was safe. So silly Hong, this the way of hero died.

He did hear a loud bang but he didn't feel anything. Until he opened his eyes. The big man fell right in front of him.

"Ahh please please, take it easy!" The big man groaned. Someone twisted his big hands behind his back and stomped his feet on top of him. He fell to the ground with his face down. A young tall man whose size was way thinner than the ugly man.

"Insolent! You such a big man cowardly harassed a weak woman and a kid! If I don't teach you a lesson, don't call me The Fierce Song San Kuai Te!" exclaimed the young man.

The audience spontaneously applauded,

"Wow great! Great!"

The young man dressed quite majestically. A golden blue color that shone when reflected in the sunlight. Firm face, thick high eyebrows, big clear round eyes, and red lips. He smiled wide at Hong and blinked his eyes.

"Hong Er!"

The loud voice comes from behind the crowd. Fei who had lost the kid ran fast.

"Hong, where have you been?" He pulls Hong up from the ground. Patted his clothes from the dirt. Checked his body and face for any injuries.

"This brat, don't run alone like that. I have looked for you everywhere like a madman" he pinched Hong's cheek exasperatedly.

"Aww, brother it hurts" Hong Er moaned, touching his cheek.

The young man who was shouting himself as Song San Kuai Te finally let the man, go. The big ugly man thoughtlessly ran away with lightning speed. The crowd dispersed. The events of the day ended there.

"It's over, let's get out of here"

"Yeah such a big fuss"

"How come there's a man like that?

The young man approached Hong and Fei.

"Brother! This is the very nice brother who helped Hong. If it wasn't for him I don't know what's going to happen to me."

Fei still stared at his brother and pinched his cheek.

"Who told you to run around like this? This brat, never do that again, okay?"

Hong scratched his head, he knew what he did wrong. The young man approached the girl and helped her up. Fei didn't expect his baby brother to be like that, that's rare.

"Come, Miss, are you alright?" asked Hong in a soft voice.

The skinny girl wipes her tears and can't thank the boy enough for saving her life.

"Thank you, Young Master, you have saved this poor Servant"

"It's fine, Sister. You should go to the physician to check on the wound, it looks hurt."

The young woman shakes her head.

"I'm fine, Young Master, this is just a small bruise"

Hong feels pity for the young girl, she's so skinny and bruise on every spot of her smooth skin. She must have experienced more than this.

"Then, where's your house? Is it far from here?"

"I have no place to go, my house and even all the money is gone, ems" The girl sobbed trying to wipe the tears that never stopped flowing.

Fei glanced at the young rescuer Hong, who was now standing in front of him. He clenched his fists in front of his chest.

"Thanks for the help, Young Master. Hong was so naughty. Luckily he didn't get hurt this time if it's not for Young Master. My name is Jie Fei, and you are…"

The young man smiled.

"Oh, just call me Song Er. I happened to be passing by. Your little brother is so brave. At first, I was just looking from the side but that guy was too much, he even wanted to hit a kid without hesitate. That rotten egg"

Fei smiles.

"Hong is always like that, he didn't know his ability. Heh, the habit can't be changed"

Hong approached his brother. He pulled his sleeves.

"Erm brother, erm, can I borrow some money?" he whispered.

Fei frowned. The boy suddenly came back and whispered. He glanced at the girl behind him, who didn't dare to raise her head in embarrassment. Her face was already wet with tears, and her tattered clothes were a bit torn in several places. Even though he doesn't tell, Fei knows what Hong means by borrowing money from him.

Fei took out his money bag. Took out several large bills, and handed them to Hong.

"Here"

Soon the girl left after thanking her rescuer.

Fei cleaned up Hong's hair from some dirt left when he was squatting.

"Brat, next time promise me do not do anything silly and dangerous again"

The young man nodded.

"Yes, brother"

Song Er couldn't help but smile. He was moved to see how the two young men were so close to each other.

"You guys, not from here, aren't you? Are you guys travelers?" Ask Song Er.

Soon the three arrived in front of the Lotus dining house, where the expedition group was resting.

"Young master, where have you been?" asked Lu Yan who had been waiting at the door.

Fei, Hong, and their new friend Song Er, entered the dining house which was getting busy. There would have been hardly any empty tables if Lu Yan had not reserved them earlier.

Sure enough, just as Fei put his ass down there was a loud noise on the other side of the quite spacious restaurant. Its size would fit about twenty tables, with eight people at one table.

"We reserved this seat in advance. Why do we have to give in, waiter? How can you pick a side on people, is it because their clothes look better than ours?"

A young girl, small in stature with hair in a high bun wearing a black headband with gold and red stripes. Short clothes and a skirt that showed her slender arms and legs. She and another young girl dressed in white beside her stood in front of a table that was already occupied by five grown men. From their clothes, they looked like merchants who had more money than theirs.

The waiter looked helpless. That was the only table left and both parties claimed to reserve it in advance.

"Uh, miss, there's still an empty table near the kitchen, if you like.."

"It's not about an empty table elsewhere but we reserve this first. We should be the ones who have the right to sit here. Why don't they be the one who moves?" said the little girl in the black headband.

The little girl's face although cute has sharp eyes, high eyebrows, and a pointed chin, holding a small black sheathed sword. The girl looks quite capable of martial arts. She is not easily oppressed by people, but the five men seem to take her for granted. They just glanced at each other and grinned. The youths coming from the Martials world didn't scare them. After all, the greatest power is the one with more money. One of the men takes out a lump of silver into the servant's hand.

"Waitress, their food on us. Just find them a seat elsewhere. They're so noisy"

The waiter stuttered, glancing at the two young girls who looked increasingly angry.

"You…"

Out of the crowd, Fei and Hong appeared. The two approached as they seemed to know one of the girls by their loud voice, and sure enough, they knew her.

"Ting Er?"

Fei Er exclaimed. Ting er, the girl in black turned her head when her name was called. She was still wearing an angry face, but after seeing more clearly who was in front of her, her expression changed.

"Fei? Hong? You guys are here?"

Hong raised his hand to greets them.

"Hi sister Ting Ting, we meet again"

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