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Xiao Qian's POV .........

I just stabbed him .. ?? No ... impossible ... It is night , in the strange bamboo forest .. Now I am just looking at my trembling hands .. I just stabbed him .. ?? How .. no .. no { I buried my head in my arms , this was unacceptable to me .. I - It felt like someone was trying to control my mind , I had no control over my body ..}

{ I started sobbing } No how come ..

I still remember when we fought on the street .. When I slipped over the oil , he spread at my stairs .. I remember when he blocked an arrow for me during the fight between bandits and us .. I remember when I was pretending to be asleep and he was adoring me with his beautiful baby blue eyes ..

Even with my eyes closed I could see him adoring me .. Was that fake ?? When he leaned to kiss my neck , when he learned to cook my favourite delicacies .. That was time pass ?? No ... h - how come .. { ahhaaaa noo ... nooo and I just stabbed him ?? }

When we used to meet secretly after dinner daily .. Holding each other's hand walking in the dark streets feeling each other .. When we entered an ally to follow a demon .. { I chuckled } Adrenaline coursed through my veins as we raced through the dark alleyways , the sound of footsteps echoing behind me .. In that moment of danger , he looked behind to check up on me .. He gave me a silent nod .. And I understood what to do .. Demon approaching from his front and one from my back ..

He bent down and attacked the demon with his sword .. Held my waist , twirled me around and killed the other demon ..

It was great .. But also terrifying .. The thought of loosing him came true at then end ..

I don't care people saying we have a special identity , we have responsibilities .. For once I just wanted to push away all my responsibilities ..

I smiled again with my wet eyes knowing that my fear came true ..

" You did great but you should have killed him , he broke your heart didn't he ?? "

Said someone from behind me .. I was startled .. How did I not noticed anyone walking towards me ?? I stood up and summoned my sword ..

There he was ... An old almost 50 years old man .. Covered himself in a white cloak ... His hairs were black and white .. I only saw his mouth .. An evil wide grin .. He was the one who killed our mother , made two states fight each other , many soldiers died because of him .. I hated him with the bottom of my heart ..

Bright Moon ? You definitely know who's sword it is .. { he asked me a deep terrorizing voice .. }

It is my hand so it's my sword can't you see .. old timer ..

{ He led out a disappointed tsk and said - come on I am here to make a deal with you .. Talk to me nicely .. }

{ What kind of deal ?? I asked with a stern face ? }

Kill Han Shou and you will get to revive your mother and your hidden powers .. he said with a wide grin ..

So you killed our mothers just to let Han Shou meet me ?? You killed some villagers , spread out some demons to haunt people .. Let us travel this far so that you won't attract attention and caught us off guard .. You knew that we would fall in love and then you used this opportunity to drive a grudge between us , so that you can make use of it .. First to let me kill him and then you knew that I would be weak , depressed and won't fight with you .. Get between your ambition .. Right ?? { I said while raising my one eyebrow and with a smirk }

Ohh dear you surely deserve the reputation of the intelligent Avior { avi means bird , or means gold , suggesting strength }

I don't care about my real identity because in this life I only have one identity and that is Chu Xiao Qian .. The best fighter of the Xia Dynasty ...

Ohh come on .. You know that both of you have a very special identity .. Let me get straight to the point .. Here's the deal .. Either you kill him with your own hands or help me to open up a barrier with those recreation and destruction , golden fire .. Then I guarantee that both of you will be safe .. Otherwise I really need to kill him because in the future he will be a big problem to me .. { he said with a teasing tone }

I don't know how to use those powers also I don't have power to summon golden fire ..

Oh dear you have the power of recreation and destruction but you only use it when ever your body is out of control ..

You think that the boy you met inside that valley is loyal ?? You think that he helped you out of kindness ?? { he started laughing like a maniac } no no no ... hahaha He came here under my orders .. He is your enemy ..... hahahaha .. He was the one who led those demons out to the mortal world ...

My blood rushed with a sense of anger and rage .. I spread my wings and aimed my sword towards him .. I casted my lavender fire along with natural lightning within my sword .. I Can't believe that I won't be able to kill him ..

But just as I casted my spell he attacked me .. I don't know what kind of spiritual power he had .. It was painful ..

Due to the force of his attack I flew back a few meters away crashing my back onto a tree ..

I fell down and spat blood ...

Fussy Fish also came within the second ..

Stinky fish are you crazy ? You just stabbed him and now you are getting injured !! Your injury will cause pain on both me and Han Shou .. { he screeched at me }

You !! What are you doing here ?? { the man in that white cloak asked him harshly as if he was fussy fish's superior .. }

Old timer ! DO I KNOW YOU ? HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT ?? { He shouted at that mysterious man .. he also called him old timer ?? ohh heavens haha .... } }

The mysterious man was speechless ...

Then I nodded at fussy fish ..

We both got ready with our spells along with my sword ... Again we attacked him .. This time we managed to injure him enough for him to retreat but he did counter attacked us ..

YOU ARE AN IMMORTAL !!! WHO ARE YOU ?? WHY ARE YOU DOING SO ?? { Fussy Fish shouted at that mysterious guy and he just smirked }

Poison guy appeared afterwards ..

He firmly stood in front of us .. Trying to block us from that mysterious guy ..

STOP !! They are my friends .. You cannot harm them .. { he stood firmly there }

Did you forgot your mission ?? Why you need her ? Huh ? why you need Han Shou .. Looks like you forgot why you came here .. I need to remind you ..

{ just after that mysterious guy said this he grabbed poison guy's neck through his powers .. }

Fussy Fish and I were too weak to attack again but still I again tried ..

I spread my wings and started spinning very fast .. Just like Han Shou and I did that to beat the demons ..

I used natural lightning and some injuring spiritual powers around me for cover ..

As I reached near that mysterious guy , he immediately let go of poison guy's neck .. Fussy Fish used his water to catch hold of him and I continued to charge over that mysterious guy ..

He started using his powers to defend himself but my wings were more powerful than his defence ..

Then he used some kind of artifact .. I don't know about .. But as we collided there was a great force between us .. Sending us meters away from each other .. My spiritual power's were less now and I got some internal injuries ..

But when I stood up , I noticed that my wings made a deep cut at that mysterious guy's right wrist .. Also mermaid princess told me that scars left by my wings will not fade away .. It will take them at least 500 years ..

That mysterious man then disappeared afterwards ..

Then fussy fish walked up to me and screamed ..

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO FIGHT EVERYWHERE YOU GO HUH ?? ALSO YOU FOUGHT WITHG AN IMMORTAL ?? STINKY BIRD !! ARE YOU CRAZY ? BECAUSE OF YOU I ALSO GOT INJURED .. ALSO I NEED TO GO TO THE HEAVENLY RELAM TO REPORT THIS ..

Then go and never come back .. why are you even here .. Who needs you fussy fish .. I screeched at him and he was even more irritated ..

{ I - I [ He was breathing heavily ] Stinky bird be careful I will bring a strong artifact enough to cut of your arm .. Then Han Shou and I will be free hahahhaha [ then he started laughing like a freak ]}

Go just go , why are chattering so much here .. don't dirty my eyesight ..

HE LEFT ... ............. ................. ........... ........

Then I turned towards poison guy with a stern face ..

There was awkward silence between us for a few minutes ...

Explain .. Explain yourself .. You were sent by him ?? To capture us ?? { I asked him while slowly moving towards him .. }

I guess there is no use of lying now that you know .. { he gave me a sad smile }

Don't give me that sad smile .. Tell me why ?

Why do you know so much about me ?? How long have you been spying on me ??

I never spied on you .. It's a bit complicated ..

I don't care ... The night is long and I also have time ..

But here in the wild ? it's too wild isn't it ? { he said with a smirk and walked towards me .. }

He towered over me and pinned me against the tree .. With his one hand leaning on the tree ..

I sighed in irritation and removed his hand and quickly got out of his way ...

His head smacked on the tree but I did not chuckled , not even a little bit ..

It was a serious situation and I can't laugh ... He betrayed me ?? Aaahhh well I never really knew him ..

So is it time for me to kill you ?? Because you were sent here to capture us or whatever blah blah blah .. { I said with a stern face }

I can't tell you right now .. Please understand me .. But I promise I won't harm you .. { he said in a guilty voice }

What about him ? { I asked with a harsh voice maybe }

Who ?

Han Shou !! { I replied to him with a cock of my head }

There was a long pause of silence between us .. As I stood in the moonlit forest , surrounded by the mysterious shadows of the trees , my heart raced as I saw him approaching , the one I once considered a stranger who helped us out of kindness is the one sent to kill us ??

His eyes , usually filled with hostility , now held a softness I had not seen in the past few hours ..

The rustling leaves and the gentle whisper of the wind seemed to echo his guiltiness .. In that exact moment again I closed my eyes as my heart started racing .. He was even more closer to me now .. I was able to feel his breath ..

I closed my eyes shut as I felt a sharp pain at my chest ..

May I just take your breath away ?? { he said in a compassionate voice that I never heard from him before .. }

His piercing gaze held a mix of affection and danger maybe ..

I smirked at his word and then I said .......

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Hello dear readers ..

Now this new character is sort of Han Shou love rival ?? Maybe or maybe not .. Let wait and read .. And yeah i gave you guys a cliff hanger .. hehe

Stay tuned !!

Bye byee

Happy Reading ...

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