Long Chen turned back, his hair weaving against the wind that was flowing, making him seem even more handsome.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"It wasnât your fault. You donât need to apologize," the green-haired woman answered with a gentle smile on her face.
"Oh, thanks," Long Chen casually answered before he started leaving.
"Who is that guy?" The girl asked the Royal Guard who was accompanying her.
"I am not sure. There are many people in this city. He must be one that I donât know," The Royal Guard answered.
"How can you not know about someone so handsome. He should have been famous already with his looks, and yet you say that you donât know? Are you really fit enough to be our guide?" The girl let out as she rolled her eyes, seemingly annoyed at the response.
She was habitual of always getting the answers since she was a princess as well. She had always been accompanied by competent people who knew everything. That was why she found it fascinating that such incompetent people were provided to them as guards when they came here.
"I..." The Royal Guard wanted to respond harshly, saying that he was a Royal Guard and not a registrar in this city to know about every single person, but he controlled himself. These were his guests. He shouldnât create trouble for them, he thought.
He took a deep breath to calm himself before he answered respectfully, "It might be because he wears that mask when he goes out. People wouldnât know about him or his looks since he keeps himself hidden. That might be why he isnât famous."
The blue-haired woman understood this theory and agreed with it, " Thatâs true. If it werenât for him hitting me accidentally and losing his mask in the process, even I wouldnât have known about him."
"Exactly." The Royal Guard nodded his head, feeling happy that she understood.
"It doesnât matter. He is your citizen. Itâs your responsibility to know about him. I want him to be our second guide. His company would be more fun, I believe," the girl alluded as she rolled her eyes.
"Sigh," The Royal Guard felt like facepalming himself. How was he so unlucky to be stuck with such kids who were so stubborn.
The Guardian that had come with the kids wasnât saying anything either; instead, he looked around at the shops as if these shenanigans of these kids werenât his problem.
"You should go as she says. Bing Lui is a pretty stubborn girl. She wouldnât get off your head until you agree," The red-haired guy of the team said, smiling.
"Why didnât Young Miss ask him yourself when he was here?" The man asked, gazing at the girl.
"Itâs because I canât be seen as desperate to be with him. Itâs completely different when I ask him compared to when you ask him," the girl answered. "Oh, right. That reminds me. You shouldnât tell him that I asked you to approach him. Think of an excuse yourself to make him our guide."
"Sigh, fine. Iâll approach him myself. Wait right here," the man answered before he started running after Long Chen while leaving the guards behind.
The Royal Guard could see the back of Long Chen from a distance. "Hey, wait!" he called out, however Long Chen didnât stop as if he couldnât hear.
The man saw Long Chen turning left into an alleyway. He also reached that Place and walked inside the empty alleyway where he again saw Long Chen turn left to get into an even more obsolete alley.
Even though the man found it strange, he didnât take time to think. He didnât want to lose Long Chen. From what he understood so far, the blue-haired girl was a stubborn mess. If he lost Long Chen and failed to bring him back to her, he was going to be in big trouble.
He also took a left, entering the empty alley. The other end of the alley was blocked. There was a wall there. He could see Long Chen gazing at the wall like he was in a daze. Only Long Chenâs back was visible to him.
"Excuse me, I need to talk to you," the man called out as he stepped closer to Long Chen.
He noticed that Long Chen didnât respond even after he called out. He had already traveled half the distance, leaving only a few meters between them.
He didnât step closer since he had a feeling that something was wrong. Why wasnât Long Chen replying? Why did he stand there, still? Something was definitely not right.
"As the Royal Guard, I command you to turn back. Show me your face!" The guard called out.
He waited for an answer, but he still didnât get an answer. He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, but just as he was about to pull it out the Sword, he heard a response.
Long Chen didnât turn back, but he did answer, "Youâre already running all around with portraits of mine. Why do you still need to see my face? Shouldnât you all have it memorized by now?"
An amused smile was on his face, which unfortunately couldnât be seen by the man.
Even though the man still couldnât see Long Chenâs face, the answer of Long Chen was enough to give him an idea as to what was happening.
The portraits they all supposedly had? Didnât they have the portrait of the Saint Killerâs heir, who was apparently a master in disguise.
Didnât that mean he...
The drop of sweat appeared on the manâs face as he took a step back before he pulled out his sword!
"You finally decided to stop hiding! Good! Now be a good boy and die!" The man called out as he got into a sword stances and swung his sword. The sword shone briefly as the man swung it before it released a powerful arc of light that left the sword and zoomed towards Long Chen.
The arc of light hit Long Chen, slicing his body in half. A scream finally left Long Chenâs mouth as his body was cut in half. The top half of his body slid sideways and dropped to the ground.
Blood spilled everywhere, covering the grey ground in red.
"Hah, I was scared for no reason. You were nothing but an insect!" The man laughed out loud as he watched Long Chen die so easily.
He walked towards the body of Long Chen that was lying on the ground in two pieces. The bottom half of his face was still covered with the mask.