Swoosh~!
Holding it high, the guard ruthlessly slashes down.
âWait!â In his panic, the youth crumbles to the floor and lands butt first there, urinating his pants in the process. âItâsâ¦. itâs Wu Xiong who tasked me to come, he said heâs caught the woman!â
Thankfully his fate wasnât meant to end today. Right as the bladeâs about make contact to his head, a charming cheer of a voice comes jaunting over.
âHold it!â Wearing a long pink dress, this lady had the most mesmerizing charm of a seductress.
Iâm savedâ¦.?The young lad thought, both fearing and relieved of this womanâs entry.
Truth was, he had originally wanted to say it was Bai Yan who sent him here, but upon realizing the folly of that answer, he swiftly changed it to the big bulky manâs name instead. Who would willingly walk into a trap? No one thatâs who, not those clever enough anyways.
âThe woman youâre talking about, is she dressed in red and is surrounded by a little dragon girl?â Gently frowning, Hu Mei asks with a low voice.
âYes, itâs her!â He nods in a hurry.
âThe woman isnât dead after entering the demonic mountain range?â The fox ladyâs heart sank at the thought and causes her hand to reach for the jade pendant around the waist.
âShe may have been lucky enough to come out of the mountains, but as soon as she did so, Wu Xiong had captured her after his men became aware.â
Suspicious in the face, Hu Mei tries testing the young lad by poking at his story: âI remember Wu Xiong is not her opponent, how did he capture her in the first place?â
Despite hearing his heart smashing into a puddle, the young man didnât crack and hurried to explain: âThat woman may have survived the ordeal but she sustained some serious injuries, thatâs why Wu Xiong was able to take advantage of the situation and capture her. Iâm here to inform the Fox Clan this news at his order.â
Pleased by the story, the lady smiles wildly and shot down any suspicion she had earlier. âVery well, I will go with you to meet Wu Xiong then.â Having said that, Hu Mei turns and orders the men behind herself: âGo inform my father of the news. I will go ahead and inspect that woman first.â
Thatâs not a careless remark either, itâs an indirect warning to the young man that her father will also becoming so donât try anything.
âYes, milady.â The guard respectfully complies and went inside.
âLead the way, weâre going to see that woman.â
âOkay.â One couldnât even begin to describe the joy felt in the frightened ladâs heart. However, he also knows better than to show his true feelings right now.
As for Hu Mei, sheâs still blissfully oblivious to the disaster awaiting her at the tavern. In the fox ladyâs mind, sheâs still calculating on how to torture Bai Yan and rip the secrets from her mouth.
â¦â¦
Study room.
Sitting in front of his desk, Hu Bud Wei was flipping through the books with a furrowed forehead. He doesnât understand it himself, but heâs got a strange sensation that something huge was going to take place in the coming days.
âAh!â
Its then one of the maid servants carelessly knocked down one of the books from the shelf and exclaims from the mistake.