THE CENTER OF BAI LIAN JIAO 2

The door opened. Some men looked inside. "Gosh! We are tired of fighting, you guys are instead having fun and laughing here, you punk!"

"How is your fight? Did you win?"

"Of course we win! They are nothing for us!"

Wu Qi smiled. From the beginning, he had noticed that this house was the center of the Bai Lian Jiao movement in Kaifeng, of which the central government had long been targeting. Ever since they fled, Wu Qi had gotten his focus directly on this house. As expected, those anti-government occupants would be very happy to help their comrades in arms and all of them who were good at martial arts would be able to defeat San Hu Wei easily.

"It's safe now. Let's chat outside!" The men took Wu Qi and Hu Nayin to the main chamber. After a while, they treated their two new guests with lots of food. Especially when they found the real identities of Wu Qi and Hu Nayin, they became even more fond of them.

"That Zhou Wang is so lousy, huh! He even wants to kill this beautiful wife! You know, I am willing to stand in line only to get her love!" A ferocious-looked man laughed.

"Hush! Don't say such rude words, you look despicable and unlike polite and graceful Bai Lian Jiao disciples!" His fellow retorted.

The ferocious man drank his wine. "Geez! Maybe he thinks he is powerful, be able to get hundreds or even thousands of beautiful women easily, so the life of a beautiful woman means nothing to him!"

"But they said, Zhou Wang is willing to help needy commoners, unlike other noblemen. And when I saw Wang Fei on the podium, he seemed to love Wang Fei so much." The newlywed woman said in surprise.

"Ah, he just makes a fool illusion! What is he doing anyway? Why haven't I seen the real evidence yet?!"

"Besides, as I said, Zhou Wang feels like he can get whatever kinds of women he wishes easily, hence he can easily get rid of every woman he dislikes like throwing trash!"

Wu Qi responded to all of their comments with kind and friendly expression, he indeed tried his best to make all residents did not feel sorry for helping them. On the other hand, Hu Nayin was getting sadder and sadder with what they said. She was so sad that tears had appeared in her eyes, yet she managed to hold back the tears.

"Just stay over here, you two." The male chairman's voice broke Hu Nayin's reverie. "We like both of you. And we regard you as the prominent guests, must be treated as best as we can. So, feel free to stay here, okay. Have a good one."

Wu Qi immediately cupped his fists - the Kung Fu Salute. "Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen! We will never forget your kindness forever!"

***

"May I report, Your Highness! Commander Wu Qi and Hu Wang Fei flee to the center of the Bai Lian Jiao resistance movement, they are hiding there!" Yan San who had returned to Kaifeng Palace was giving his report in the palace office. It was late night already, but the office was brightly lit, also very crowded. Many people gathered there, including the daughters of Zhu Su, together with Zhu Su himself who was sitting unsteadily on his grand chair.

A princess grumbled angrily, "Wu Qi that bastard! It was he who got in the way of Hu Wang Fei's punishment process, and now he's even cooperating with Bai Lian Jiao!"

"But how come you came back without them?" The other princess frowned, confused.

"Please have mercy... Jun Zhu... we are all defeated by them..." Yan San faltered.

"What?! How come?! You are the San Hu Wei soldiers, you are very famous for high martial skills, how come you are defeated by cult members?!"

"We are really sorry, Jun Zhu..."

"How can they not lose, Sis? Wu Qi is also there. Plus a group of strange vandals to help him." After calming her sister down, the princess turned back towards Yan San, glaring at him, "Alright! It's late, take a rest. Tomorrow, continue the searching with more troops, if necessary, bring more sophisticated weapons as well!"

"Jun Zhu, please go to bed. It's late," Senior Court Lady advised softly.

"I can't sleep. I'm too angry to sleep!" The princess cursed. "I'm too angry with Hu Wang Fei for betraying my father and now running away with Wu Qi!"

"Running away with Wu Qi... could it be... they have an affair!"

"Hu Wang Fei has an affair with Wu Qi?!"

"Ah?! That's right, why do I just realize it now?! Wu Qi's eyes when looking at Princess Hu is usually strange - as if he is secretly longing her. He also defended Hu Wang Fei frantically when Hu Wang Fei became a suspect of spreading the disease in Shuanghu. Now he is taking this opportunity to run away with Hu Wang Fei!"

The two princesses were so pissed off, they raised their hands and stomped their feet in rage. In contrast to them, Zhu Su kept silent. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he turned into a semi-conscious person. His stare was vacant, and his eyes wandered in no direction. His face was as pale as a wall, like someone who had lost half his spirit. Actually, he paid no attention to what was happening. Only brief sentences came to his ears. Like, "Cooperating with Bai Lian Jiao" and "having an affair with Wu Qi."

Those last two words made his remaining consciousness much more decreased. His limping head now immediately tilted downwards. He sank into the soft chair, and his eyes grew blurry.

"It's okay for you not to get rest, but Fu Wang needs rest!"

Zhu Youdun was standing in the doorway, glaring at his two younger sisters.

"Don't get angry all the time, or your faces will get old quickly. Oh, by the way, lack of sleep can also make your skin dull rapidly." Zhu Youdun added, his voice sounded annoyed.

"Brother! How can you talk such words! Don't you know that a big problem has happened! Hu Wang Fei is joining forces with the enemy and betrays Fu Wang!"

Zhu Youdun lifted an eyebrow. "Really?"

"And more. Hu Wang Fei also runs away with Wu Qi, and joins forces with Bai Lian Jiao. Her forces even defeat San Hu Wei!"

Surprise and curiosity pushed Zhu Youdun's to step forward. "Oh really?! When did it happen?!"

"Gosh! It's because you defend Hu Wang Fei too much then her betrayal is a piece of shocking news for you. Same with Fu Wang! Loves Hu Wang Fei so much, so when Hu Wang Fei betrays him, Fu Wang thus becomes depressed like this!"

"When did it happen?! How come you know that?! How can it happen?!"

Zhu Youdun was now sitting on a chair. And then listened to the princesses who talked in a grumpy manner for a few minutes.

Zhu Youdun sighed. "It's really beyond my expectation... I thought Hu Wang Fei is a loyal woman who loves Fu Wang sincerely... oh my Heaven..." He shook his head.

Zhu Youdun got up from his chair and approached Zhu Su, who was still lying limply. Attentively, he called out, "Fu Wang..."

Zhu Su made no reply.

"Fu Wang?" Zhu Youdun called one more time, with a louder voice. But Zhu Su still did not answer.

"Fu Wang has been like that from earlier. He is too depressed, still unable to accept this reality. If we follow Fu Wang, Hu Wang Fei is still free to roam the palace while having an affair with Wu Qi. At least both of them have been driven out of the palace and that disturbing sight has been eliminated."

"Just for a while!" The princess whose hand was hit by the roasted iron by Hu Nayin growled. She rubbed her hand, which was now blistered. "If they get caught, I'll hit them all!"

Zhu Youdun touched Zhu Su's forehead. "My God. Fu Wang has a fever."