MDZS Fanfic

Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 05 Recklessness

Wei Ying is a kid that is so easy to get bored, therefore it's no wonder that he won't stay at one place for an hour, and today is one of his escapee series.

This time he successfully escaped from Ko Shun'U, Sect Leader Zhu's bodyguard, which Wei Ying claims to be so difficult but totally not impossible.

The ZhuQue sect boy has gotten used in strolling without aim which always leads into him in unfamiliar places, nevertheless he doesn't care that he won't memorize his way back.

Unlike his previous acts, this time his aimlessness is rooted from his head that currently filled with something-rather someone.

Since meeting the Second Young Master of Lan Clan, Wei Ying just couldn't help but keep thinking him. He wants to meet him again, but he couldn't get any chances since.

'I wonder how's Lan Zhan now.'

Wei Ying couldn't help but to think how beautiful the other child.

Back then they able to meet Lan Zhan's mother, and Wei Ying could tell where Lan Zhan has gotten his looks. His mom is a beauty, but Wei Ying thinks Lan Zhan is far more a Beau than his mom. He wonders why he thinks that.

Wei Ying grins thinking how nice it'll be if he could play with Lan Zhan next time they meet, complaining silently about the clan's rules that being so many that he bet wouldn't give Lan Zhan a chance to be a kid, in addition on it is his hardheaded uncle.

'I wonder if I could bring Lan Zhan out the Gusu-even just for a day.'

He also likes to introduce Lan Zhan to Myo Qing and Myo Ning, the used to be Wen siblings from Dafan Branch. Wei Ying bet they'll get along quickly-will they? A quiet type, a serious type and a timid one.

Wei Ying could imagine Myo Ning shrinking at his sister and Lan Zhan's presence, Wei Ying snickers.

Wei Ying stops on his tracks and finally have a look of his surroundings, 'forest, huh...'. Wei Ying scratches his hair... and yet Wei Ying doesn't mind, shrugging his shoulder before continuing his walk.

Sinister laughs have reach Wei Ying that made him halted, he focused his attention on it. 'Where is it coming?' Wei Ying curiously follows the creepy laughs and there found three men kicking a much young lad.

Those cruel faces match with those cruel smirks, obviously enjoying their game, but not their poor playmate. Wei Ying watches first to see what's really going on.

When they are getting tired on beating the lad, one of them take out a small knife from his lapel and again let out a sinister laugh.

"Don't think too bad of us Former Young Master Zhao, it wasn't our fault that your existence has become so insignificant that you are just wasting space and air of this small world.

With pleasure the man raises the knife, while the lad might have a chance to run his body has in declining stage so badly that he cannot even push himself to stand. He wants to live! He doesn't care to the position; they can have it all, just leave him be! Let him to live more years-but this might be his end. He cannot run, he cannot protect himself, but even so!

'Former' Young Master Zhao closes his eyes as the knife is going downwards, he braces himself, but it didn't come, the pain of a sharp tool that should be penetrating his body by now.

He opens his eyes to see what's stop them, yet what he see isn't his attacker halts-no, but it is something made all of them shocks.

Someone just takes the blow on his place.

That someone uses 'his' own body as a shield to protect a weakling like him.

The stabber clicks his tongue and question the presence of the much younger boy.

The man pulls out the knife while the boy fell into Young Master Zhao's arms. The Former Young Master is astonished at the fact that he able to move all so he could catch his savior.

"He-hey! Check out this kid's waist!"

The other two thugs did what they are told and was beyond shock to see what it is dangling on the said waist. A black, red, and yellow tassel with metal bird.

"This one is from YonghengZhuQue Sect!"

The knife handler clicks his tongue again, to think he stab a kid from a big sect! He's in big trouble! That is... if no one could tell the tale.

Again, the man raises the knife ready to stab again the mysterious young master. Young Master Zhao embrace the boy tightly, as he thinks of ways how to save his savior.

Earlier he just wants to save himself but now all he could think is how to protect the boy; the boy who threw himself over to protect the Former Young Master, someone he doesn't even know.

'Anything-anyone-please tell me what I should do!'

Young Master Zhao with weak beaten body gathers all his remaining strength and switch his position to the Young Master in his arms. Now his back facing their attacker ready to receive the blow, yet again it didn't come.

He looks at the men and sees that two of them are unconscious and already beaten to pulp. He turns to see the last assaulter being held on the collar by an unfamiliar man and Young Master Zhao could totally tell that the stranger is raging in anger.

"Fucktard! Who order you to hurt A-Ying?!"

Young Master Zhao is not stupid, he's ten and could say that the stranger is referring to the boy in his arms.

The assaulter of Young Master Zhao and Wei Ying received not once, not twice, nor even thrice but multiple heavy punches that definitely could kill anyone.

The stranger throws the almost dead man and turns to Young Master Zhao. The ten-year-old lad flinches fearing that he'll be next. Young Master Zhao brace himself, holding on the boy with his dear life as the adult approach them. He scares, what if this man kills him for what happen to the Young Master... Young Master Zhao realize then that actually he deserved it, as this Young Master won't be hurt like this if he just strong enough to escape.

"Uncle Shun..." Young Master Zhao woke up from his fear upon hearing the soft, melancholic, yet weak voice from his arms. He turns to him and sees him finally awake staring at the older.

"A-Ying." The man sits and gently took the boy out of Young Master Zhao's protection. "If you want to die that badly just say so and I'll do it!" his voice and his face are both calm.

"Uncle Liu will kill you."

If those are their ways of greeting each other after such a scene, Young Master Zhao wasn't amuse rather it scare the heck out of him.

Ko Shun'U carries Wei Ying and Young Master Zhao to the town, luckily, they have Myo Jan, although Ko Shun'U got scolded by Tiao Liujuan for letting Wei Ying escaped, while Wei Ying is laughing at them, later though also received a scolding from Tiao LiuJuan as well.

Myo JuAn shook his head, while Ou DoKun laughs awkwardly from behind them, while on the other hand, Young Master Zhao have received gratitude for protecting Wei Ying from Ou DoKun.

"I don't deserve your gratitude esteemed sir! The good Young Master was hurt because of me."

"I see. But you know, for you to crawl out of your fear just to protect A-Ying is something that deserving of gratitude, we didn't know what we could do, or how many lives would lose if we lost A-Ying."

"He is that important to you?"

"Yes, so much, so much that we are ready to wipe out a clan." Ou DoKun answered, hiding half of his face behind his sleeve.

That scares Young Master Zhao.

Ko Shun'U, "Jeez, A-Ying! We knew that you could be reckless but to go so far as protecting a stranger-do you want us all to have Qi Deviation?"

Wei Ying, "Don't want that! I don't like that! But-"

Ko Shun'U, "It is the same with A-Ning and the others?"

Wei Ying grins after being quiet for a few minutes. Tiao LiuJuan sighs.

Are these ordinary occurrences in their sect-is Young Master Zhao wanted to ask but don't know if he should or even allow to.

The Former Young Master set it aside and instead thinks how to repay Wei Ying and the others' kindness for saving his useless life, the life he wanted to continue despite having no future at all.

Young Master Zhao took a glance at Wei Ying and almost got blinded on how bright the boy is, sitting on his bed with grin, as if he doesn't have a wound on his stomach.

'I want-ahh...' Young Master Zhao found himself thinking that he doesn't want to just repay his kindness, but he has urge to devote his life for the Young Master.

The Former Young Master get down from his bed and approach Wei Ying which makes them wonder, they watch him quietly as he drops himself into the floor just right in front of the boy.

"Young Master! Let me serve you! Let me return your kindness by becoming your sword, your shield! Let me use the life you've save by serving you! I'll kill thousands or even millions, just let-"

"I don't want to!"

"Eh?! Eh... but why?! I want to live and you gave me that chance, so-"

"Use your life as you like. You finally gain your freedom, so live your life to the fullest."

"But your kindness-"

"If you really want to serve A-Ying then find another reason, instead of just holding on the kindness."

"Uncle Kun! He really doesn't need to!"

Ou Dokun, "A-Ying this young master is the supposedly the next clan leader of Zhao, his name is Zhao Zhu, but after losing the current leader and being replace by a relative, they remove his rights and now they tried to remove his entirety as well. If he roams around, they will send assassins to him, just to make sure he won't be overthrown them. "

Tiao Liujuan, "But if he joins our sect, change his name, his clan will surely stop in after him. More than so once they learn that he is serving a Young Master from ZhuQue Sect."

"Uncle Kun, and Uncle Liu really sounded like you want me to take him."

Both the adults smile, "It's up to you A-Ying."

"Do you really want to be with me?"

"Yes, Young Master!"

"Then from here and on you and I are brothers!"

Young Master Zhao 's eyes crystalized and soon tear stream out as he made a salutation towards Wei Ying.

"I'm glad to become your brother Young Master Ying!"

Wei Ying let out a big smile, "Welcome to ZhuQue Sect Brother Zhu!"