Lost Him

LuoXiang blocked the sword strike aimed directly at him. The black-clothed man came out of nowhere and tried to grab BaiYing's hand.

But LuoXiang's martial arts were not a figment. He managed to take down the one who had invaded them and fought the others. BaiYing's maids did not move even though neither of them could fight to protect him while BaiYing was still in shock and curling up in silence. His mind went blank due to shock.

"Your Majesty"

Some men besieged BeiYau. He couldn't get close to the Crown Prince who was being attacked by some people at once. On the other hand, Luo Xiang was also worried about BaiYing. The attack seems to targeting him.

"YingYing"

BaiYing's eyes wide opened, as if he just realized the danger around him when he heard The Crown Prince's loud voice. They were surrounded by a lot of people at once, how could this occur?

"Y-Your Majesty" he couldn't help anything. Bai Ying panicked and was about to stand up from his hiding place when the black attackers lunged in.

LuoXiang was pushed rather far from the kid. He knocked down his opponent and ran towards the kid.

"YingYing!"

BaiYing was still stunned when the attacker charged at him. Luo Xiang rushed in, blocked the black-clothed man, and slashed his sword at the man, right to his neck. Blood spurting up to stain the walls.

BaiYing's eyes widened when the blood almost got on him. In a split second, Luo Xiang was standing right in front of him holding the sword that stretched out for him and blocking it with his chest. Even so, the Crown Prince could still stand firmly, he did not give up.

"Your Majesty!"

BaiYing shouted, his eyes widened seeing the blood that came out from LuoXiang's wound.

At that time, LuoXiang turned around and still smiled at him, telling the boy that he was fine and there was no need to worry. But he didn't have much time to look at BaiYing as other figures kept coming and attacking him.

The attacks did not stop there, after the fire arrows spurt into the house, the men in the black kept entering while the whole house almost caught on fire. The flames spread to the ceiling and covered the walls, raging like a monster that ate everything on the way. BaiYing felt dizzy. He grabbed the Crown Prince's arm tightly as if this was all a dream. This must be a nightmare, his body seemed to float so lightly as a feather and unable to control himself anymore, like his world turned upside down and kept spinning, unstoppable.

"Your Honour!"

LuoXiang turned at the two maids.

"Take care of Concubine Hua, keep low, and don't come out whatever that happens" 

The maids nodded. While the Crown Prince defeats attackers from all directions the two take Bai Ying to the corner.

"Come, Your Majesty," said Yan, although the two were scared their bodies were shaking hard, but they wouldn't let anything happen to their lady.

The sound of chaos gathered around. Yan and Bi's screams, swords clinking in the air, the sound of flames burning. BaiYing fell, and as he was about to bump into the floor, someone caught him.

"Oh"

"No, Your Majesty!" shout the maids who are being pushed to the floor by the man who all of sudden comes out of nowhere.

A person, definitely not LuoXiang. Bai Ying could still see LuoXiang's anxious face as he lost consciousness, his voice echoing in his head.

"No! YingYing!"

LuoXiang shouted, the black-clothed figure grabbed BaiYing and sped up quickly through the window, he's too late!

"YingYing!"

LuoXiang tried to chase him but the fire blocked his sight, and a burning beam and covered his path.

In a second, he lost Bai Ying who had been carried into the roof and disappeared.

"Bei! Chase that man!" shouted LuoXiang.

Bei nodded, he stomped his feet and jumped to the roof to chase the man.

It was a big mess. After that, all the figures in black retreated. The fire gets bigger. Everyone was trying to save themselves from the house that was almost engulfed in red flames.

"Damn it, YingYing!"

LuoXiang's rage echoed out of the entire house. He slashed his sword through the fire and jumped to the roof. He shouldn't let his guard down, how could he lose him right in front of his eyes?

...…..

Prang!

Any object on the table fell and smashed.

The sound of a chair breaking,

Brukk!

A person, a large body man dressed in black slammed into the chairs and tables in the interrogation room. But, although almost all of his face was battered, LuoXiang still didn't give him any mercy. His men lifted the man, who fell from the hard blow, and sat him back to the position while LuoXiang hit him again several times.

Blood splattered on the floor of the detention room. The man was still steadfast and did not say a word even though all the bones in his body were probably crushed by now.

LuoXiang was in a rage. His face was red with anger, this was nothing compared to the heat in his heart ready to blow up. BeiYau had never seen such an angry Crown Prince before, he could probably kill anyone right now.

Finally, BeiYau grabbed LuoXiang's panting hand. His left hand was still bleeding from the sword stab wound to his shoulder, and he could still muster all his strength to hit that person. His fist is shaking, not because of the wound, but maybe because of the rage from his chest. His breath is like a bull which is ready to attack because of his anger.

"Your Majesty, please try to calm down," said Bei Yau looking at the wound on the Crown Prince's arm.

But the Crown Prince just stared at him with his big, angry eyes.

He pulled out BeiYau's sword at his waist and aimed it at the man's neck. The man was still looking at him sharply, there was no fear in his eyes, LuoXiang knew, it was no use digging for information but BaiYing was in their hands. He had failed to protect him.

"Tell me where your friends took my concubine, where are they?!"

The tip of the sword stuck to the man's neck, and even though it was going to slash through his neck, the man did not seem the least bit afraid. On the other hand, he looked at the Crown Prince as if he challenging Luo Xiang to kill him.

Luo Xiang's anger was so intense that all the veins on his head popped out. He didn't even blink when he slashed through the man's neck.

Blood spurted up, and splashed on BeiYau who was standing near beside him. All witnessed how the big man fell with his neck almost cut off, still struggling for a while on the floor before ending up dying. The sword then dropped so hard right beside his lifeless body.

After that, LuoXiang's body was in a daze. His anger kept him afloat even though he lost so much from his wound that even made his clothes wet. BeiYau held him.

"Your Highness"

LuoXiang clenched his fists, and his chest ached. His wound was not as hurt as his heart when he recalled BaiYing's last glance right before that person took him.

"Heh YingYing"

Finally, he fell to the chair behind him, sitting exhausted. 

"Your Majesty, please return to the room to treat the wounds. We will continue to find out where they took Concubine Hua" said Bei Yau.

LuoXiang failed, he failed to protect BaiYing. He promised him.

. ... ...

The waterfall flows and falls lightly from the top of the cliff. Birds with large shapes and attractive colors fly around. Some perched on the large tree trunk that stuck out near the falling water so that they could wet their feathers and bathed. Their beautiful voice rang through the valley.

Under the valley, beside the river where the high waterfall falls, there is a quite spacious and beautiful hut. Although it's only made of wood and rattan a cottage with several rooms, including porches facing the waterfall looks so comfortable. The wind blew the soft and light curtains made of colorful cotton fabrics that matched the other flowers that grew around them. Some little chickens roamed with their chicks enjoying the lush grounds. It is also inhabited by several other creatures such as insects and toads that perched on lotus leaves in the middle of the pond between the two huts.

The wind waved BaiYing's hair gently. The kid still sleeping soundly on the rattan cot in front of the large window facing the waterfall. It was a very calm and nice atmosphere.

A faint sound from water in the basin could be heard. Someone washed his face with a warm cloth, a clean face without the slightest makeup covering it. His clothes had been changed to commoner's, cotton fabrics with a light brown color combined with white. The magnificent hair tie he used to wear had been replaced with ordinary cloth ribbons. However, he still looks so pretty with the curly long eyes lashed closed tightly.

Concubine Hua was very eye-catching. Now, the kid looks as like the other sixteen-year-old young man, with an innocent and cute face. No one can deny how his face still looked stunning in the warm sunlight that morning.

A person sitting on the edge of the divan washed BaiYing's hands with a wet cloth. Slowly raised his body to caress BaiYing's front hair, and washed his forehead. He is a young man dressed like other YueYang citizens with a decent face and can't stop his smiles. As if, it was heaven to be able to see BaiYing's delicate face from a very close distance.

"Heh Ying'er"

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