Hui Jing's death

Emperor's face turned red with anger, he threw a few reports on Zhou Wei. He slammed his hand on the table. He said you bunch of people are useless. You cannot even kill a complete family and always brings headaches to me, by not finishing the allotted work properly.

Zhou Wei face was full of fear and his robes are drenched with sweat. He ordered to Zhou Wei to kill three of them. Zhou Wei cupped his hands to the emperor and he left the hall. Emperor had held his forehead with his hand and sighed.

After a few hours, she woke up. Jing asked her, "Do you want to eat something?" She nodded her head. Jing gave her dumplings; she took a few and had them.

After she finished eating. She opened the curtain to see outside the carriage. By the time the sun has risen, she saw along the road, there are many houses, markets were full of crowd, and there are many food stalls, accessories stalls, treasure shops, clothes and make up, medicine shops.

She observed them keenly as this is the first time she is seeing how the ancient market would be. She closed the curtain and turned her head to her right side she saw her uncle was sleeping, she glanced at the person beside her.

Huixiang has a fair skin with a bit of tan on his face by looking at his physique she thought he maintains his body fit. He has a distinct facial features with a long black hair tied up with a small narrow crown and his hands had many calluses. Therefore, she thought he might be good at dealing with weapons. I wonder if he is in modern era, how popular he would be, if he was cast in movies or dramas.

He was around six feet one inch. He wore a maroon colored clothes, with a long black robe tied around his neck. Chun ling said, "Brother." Huixiang turned his head and said, "Yes, little Chun."

She asked him "Brother, Where are we now?" He said," Within four to five hours we can reach to the border of Luoyang city." She nodded her head by saying "oh"

After a few hours, she saw there are no more houses in the view it is full of trees. By seeing it, she recollected her past life with her parents, her eyes became moist as she tried to hold back her tears.

She thought I have to be brave. She recollected Chun ling memories to get any useful information. In her memory, Chun ling has met huixiang and huijing only once in the past that too when she was around six years.

She does not know anything related to the outside of the palace, as she never went outside of the palace, but she felt that she is good at etiquette, archery, and flute playing.

She thought although, she had learned taekwondo during her schooling but it would not be useful to protect herself as the people here were trained and experienced in martial arts.

Currently, her body is very weak to use defense attacks. Firstly, she need to take more protein and make herself strong so that she no longer needs to depend on others at the time of attacks. I can protect the person I love; I have failed to protect my parents.

From now on, I will never give any chance to others to decide my death according to their wishes. When she was thinking carriage slowed down and stopped.

Coachman informed them, "master we have reached." Uncle and brother got down. I took my bag and brother helped me to get down. Uncle turned his head and said, "we need to walk for less than an incense stick of time."

The mud on the ground was watery due to the rain, and the road is so narrow. After walking for five minutes, they came out of that narrow path. Uncle shouted be careful.

Both became alert as though someone is hiding in the woods. Brother placed his arm around my shoulder and pulled me to his side. Uncle and brother unsheathed their swords.

Chunling suddenly felt a silent gush of wind on her left side; a sword strike has blocked it. When she saw on the ground, it was an arrow. She thought just in a blink of my eyes her brother has blocked the arrow.

When she raised her head, she saw nearly twenty persons who were wearing black robe. These masked people surrounded them in just a time span. Uncle told to huixiang "protect Chuner."

Huixiang holds her waist and lifted her from the ground he told her, "Hold tight, do not be afraid, close your eyes do not open until I say. I will protect you. Trust me." She nodded her head and closed her eyes.

After that, she can only hear the sounds as if people are shouting with pain and swords striking sounds. She thought to see, how the situation is she just took a peek that she was in the air and her brother stabbed a person when she opened her eyes.

Then she closed her eyes immediately and held her brother's robe more tightly. She can sense the smell of blood in the air. Huixiang has killed more than ten members. He is a general and his father was a retired general. Therefore, these groups of assassins are nothing to him.

He went to help his father. When huixiang was fighting, an assassin made a sneak attack from his behind. Normally he can manage but now he is holding little Chun in one hand and fighting with them.

Jing rushed immediately to protect his son and took a stab. Huixiang shouted "father"

Chuner opened her eyes, the scene panicked her, she saw the pool of blood and dead bodies are present around her.

She saw blood flowing out of her uncle's stomach. Huixiang face turned red as blood has splashed on his face and clothing. He has killed two assassins with one slash. He rushed towards his father placed Chun ling down on the ground.

He took his father on his lap he called "father." Jing took Chuner's hand and placed it in huixiang's hand then he told him "Protect her." He took out two envelopes from his robe and a token from his sleeves and gave it to huixiang.

He said to huixiang, "This token will give you easy access into jiankang city, you should go and meet Zhang family and show this token and give him the letter named as Rongli to him. He will arrange everything for both of you and he will help you to meet the emperor. When you met him, hand over this envelope to the emperor."

He places one of his hands on Chuner's head and other hand on xiang's shoulder he patted them, he closed his eyes, and the hand dropped onto the ground.

Huixiang shouted father with tears flowing from his eyes. Huixiang leaned on his father's body and cried. Chun ling eyes also have become watery. After two incenses burning time, Chun ling held his brothers hand and said, "Brother, let us bury uncle."

Huixiang nodded his head he told her, "Right now we could not bury him, as this surrounding does not have any houses. We will cremate him and collect his ashes." He cremated his father after seeing him for the last time.

He took his ashes in a cloth, tied the edges of the cloth, and kept it in his bag. By the time, the sun is about to set. They both walked for an incense burning of time they saw a river ahead of them. Huixiang bent down at the edge of the river and told her, "Wash your face and hands."

He saw her dress has bloodstains. He observed around him. A lot of bushes and trees surrounded them. There is not even a single trace of living beings.

He walked to a nearby bush, he told her to come, and he told her to change her outer garment as it is with bloodstains. Once we cross this river, we will head to Luoyang city. He turned and left from that place.

Chuner quickly opened her bag, changed her outer garments, and went to him. She thought thank god I have worn this traditional dress once in my past life otherwise; it would be a tough job right now.

By the time, he has already changed his dress and waiting for her. He held her hand and took her to the river where they saw a boat. He removed the rope, he climbed onto the boat, and he helped Chun ling to get on the boat.

He started rowing. After a quarter incense burning time, they have reached to the other side of the river. Huixiang climbed out of the boat, pulled the rope, and tied it to a nearby tree, and he helped Chun ling to get down. They walked a bit she saw a large pillar wall written as Luoyang city.

Huixiang told her, "We will go to an inn and rest for tonight." She said, " Sure...brother" They entered the inn called "Luo river inn" she saw the ground floor has a lot of tables and with tea sets on them and few tables with different dishes, few people were talking, few were drinking.

Meanwhile huixiang spoke with the inn owner and took a room. He told her, "little Chun, let's go" Server showed them their room. As she entered the room, she saw a bed and onto the one side of the bed, there is a tea table.

There was partition on the other side of the bed. She walked to see what is there behind it. There is one more bed. Huixiang sat at the table, took a cup, poured water into it, and drank it.

Chun ling came and sat on the opposite side of the table. Huixiang took a cup and he pours water into it. He gave it to Chun ling. She took it and drank it. Huixiang asked little Chun," little Chun, what do you want to eat? "

Chun ling said, "Brother, anything is fine for me." He went to the bathroom filled the bathtub with water and came out and said to her, "I have filled the water in the tub; you can go and take a bath. I will go down and I will order food for us. I will wait outside, once you are ready, open the door. Lock the door and do not open for others." Chun ling nodded her head.

Huixiang opened the door and went out, and she left to take a bath. She removed her garments and entered into the bathtub. After a hectic day, she felt refreshed by taking a bath.

She dressed herself, came out, and sat in front of the mirror she combed her hair together and took a small portion of hair from side of her forehead. She separated it from the remaining hair and tied the remaining hair with a white ribbon.

Downstairs:

Huixiang said to the inn owner, "He wants to order two bowls of rice, and two vegetarian side dishes and tea. He told him to send them after twenty minutes to the first room."

He went upstairs and waited outside the room. He heard the door opening sound he turned back little Chun said, "brother, you can get in." He walked inside and said, "You can take a rest on this bed. I will take a bath."

He took a bath and sat. He heard a knock sound he said, " little Chun, cover your face with a veil" He opened the door; he saw a server standing outside.

He moved aside, and then he told him, "Put it on the table." Server replied "ok young master." Server placed all the dishes on the table and he left.

Huixiang sat at the table; Chun ling removed her veil, placed it on the bed, and sat beside him. Both picked chopsticks huixiang picked a few vegetables and placed it in little Chun's bowl. He told her "Eat more."

She nodded and had food. After finishing the food he poured the tea in two cups, he gave a cup to her. She took the cup, while drinking she thought I do not know how to console him. His facial expression was dull; he lost his father just a few hours ago.

I am a time traveler from the future, and I was in this era for not even one whole day. However, I felt that if I have an elder brother might be, he will also take care of me like this.

After spending time with him for a couple of hours, I felt like even though he looks as if a fierce person who can face any type of situation, may be as a general he is habituated with such a type of environment.

However, he too has feelings; he cannot show his weakness in front of others. Yet, I feel he is a kind and softhearted person. If he is not with me will I be able to survive from those assassins. She thought, I would have definitely passed away.

His father has sacrificed himself to protect us. Tears welled up in her eyes. I am feared to see bloodshed but in this era, it is a normal thing.

Huixiang told her, " little Chun, I have a small bamboo house nearby to the forest which is not known to anyone except me and my father. I have lived there only twice and just for a couple of days. From tomorrow onwards, shall we go and stay there. We can move to jiankang city, but I feel that it is safe here. After a few days of search they will stop searching for us, once it has settled a bit we will head down to jiankang city. You have seen the assassin's today; they will never expect that we have stayed in Luoyang. What do you say?"

Chun ling took a cup and rotated it while thinking. She started thinking all the possibilities she has right now. As she has grown in the palace, everyone will search the area around the city or in the inn's but there is less chance who will think that a princess would be staying in a bamboo house nearby to the forest.

I have lived in the modern era for eighteen years, and for the last three years, I have stayed in the mountains. So, it won't be difficult from me to stay there.Therefore, it is better to stay low-key life to stay safe and in the mean time, I can become fit.

Little Chun said, "Brother, we will stay in a bamboo house."Huixiang said, "Ok then. Tomorrow after having breakfast we will vacate this room and we will purchase the things required for staying there."

She nodded her head. Huixiang said, "It is late now you go to sleep." Little Chun stood up, sat on her bed and she lay down. Huixiang took the quilt and tucked her in and he stroked on her head.

Little Chun said, "Good night brother" He went and slept on his bed. Little Chun thought, "Oh jade emperor, thank you for giving me such a brother who tries to protect me." She closed her eyes and slept.

Next day morning she woke up and thought that it may be 4.30 Am; actually, she has a habit to wake up at 4.30 Am in the modern era to help her mother. As her mother is a teacher.

She used to help her in household activities. She turns her head towards her back she saw her brother is sleeping. Therefore, she took her clothes from the bag and went to the bathroom to take a bath. When she got out, she got ready in front of the mirror.

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