The Curious Play 20 She's My Weakness And Strength!

But his troops were no where to be found so he a.s.sumed that they were either lost or being hold up by something.

The Inn in this small town is not big like most of the Inn in the capital, but it is full of people, making the place incredibly crowded.

In the courtyard, there were numerous empty carriages, from different rich people in the town.

And in the far side he noticed the scort service's flag,flapping loudly as the wind whistles by.

"When did the mountain bandits engage in this kind of business?" 

Ma Chunli asked curiously as he saw their flag with the design of their mark.

Tàizǐ give a descreet laughed. "Who would be stupid enough to hire a bunch of useless like them?!"

"But there were two others and I guess they're. .

"They were particularly here because of us!" 

"Huh?!" 

Ma Chunli asked in confusion but Tàizǐ did not bother to explain, he just followed him inside the Inn.

At the little restaurant in the Inn, there were no more empty tables. So he find a table on the corner and sat heavily, thats the only time he realized how tired he was.

"Gōngzǐ. .the room that you asked is already prepared, you can rest at any time now!" 

He nodded, he choose to sit on that corner so he could see the people who goes in and out. 

He particularly asked Chunli to find a room with one window and with out connecting doors.

A while ago when they intered he noticed that one of the man informed someone in the table, based on their action, he concluded that they were already expecting him long before.

He smiled, this mess is all started because of the military seal that Huángshang had intrusted into him to be sent in the border.

But his presence is actually a bluff, a mere show! The package already flew and probably arrived at the border. 

Since the carrier who carried the package was a three year old falcon trained by Great General Yan, Ye'er Gōngzhǔ's older brother.

Thinking of her makes him want to fly and go back in the capital and that's the main reason why he hates being hold up.

The main reason why he's here is to investigate the magistrate in the next town but who would have known that someone was already ahead of time and determined to block them.

"Gōngzǐ, do you want some wine?"

The attendant asked him politely but there was a trace of uneasiness in his voice.

He nodded. 

"Boss, how are we going to s.n.a.t.c.h the package?" 

Tàizǐ heard someone asked. The one he called boss is rather big and ugly, he had the most upleasant face Tàizǐ had seen.

He look into his direction and they stared each other. 

"We have to do it either way, we the scorpion escort group are top notch, what is there to be afraid?"

"But we have two rivals here!" another one said. "the mountain bandits and the moon shadow!"

"Leave the useless one, but not the moon shadow, they're known to be fearless. .and a.s.sociated with the imperial family!"

The big man snort."We don't have business with them, we just have to get the package and be done with it!"

"But who is the carrier?" 

When Tàizǐ heard that moon shadow scort service is here he felt at ease. 

This two groups wont make anything stupid, moon shadow service is directly under his command. 

He stablished this service secretly and this people were loyal only, to the one who bear the jade seal amongst the imperial family.

Most people knew that they were just a myth but for those who were in the scorting service, ofcourse they knew them well enough to avoid them.

As he said he really hates trouble but trouble always come to him, instead!

He was sipping his wine when he saw someone entered, she was really familiar. He knew her on the outside but there is off with her.

His attention was diverted when the big, ugly man from scorpion scort suddenly appeared infront of him but the next thing he knew the man fell down on the ground with the knife struck in his neck.

"What a nice show!" He thought and wasn't surprised at all.

When the man fell on the floor, thats the only time, he saw the girl stood behind the man.

The people in the table stood up and stand on their guard but did not dare to move.

"Taiz. .!" Ma chunli almost exclaimed. "Ye Xiàojie?" 

He asked her in surprised when he recognized her.

"Why are you here?"

She did not answered. She took a cup of wine and drink it straight, she cough and cough. Tàizǐ furrowed his brow.

"Why are you here?" He asked coldly.

She smiled at him sweetly. 

"Im bored so I sneaked out! I just happened to run in you here"

Liar. ! He thought to himself.

"Is that so?" He smiled."Since you are here, why don't you joined me?!"

"Really?" 

"What wrong with you Ye?" 

He smiled at her. She wasn't aware that there is something in his question.

"Nothing Im just tired. .

"Oh.!?" 

His voice was rather sardonic.

"Chunli asked the owner to give one room for Ye Xiàojie!"

But before Chunli could approach the boss alreadly come rus.h.i.+ng.

"Im sorry Gōngzǐ, but we are full today as you see outside.!"

Hào. .he said to himself. "Then let her stay with me. .

" but Gōngzǐ. .

Chunli was about to say something when he shut him up with an imperious look in his eyes. .

"Hào.!" 

Ye'er said that makes Chunli drop his jaw. 

"How did the two of them become close like this?" 

He wondered to himself, when all he knew that the two of them could not even sit in one place, and if they saw each other it always meant war.

Tàizǐ sat silently as he was sipping his wine, he ocasionaly took a glance towards the girl that sat in front of him. 

He smirked.

The sun was already kiss the earth goodbye and the dark of the night started to spread as the moon slowly. .slowly s.h.i.+ne upon the world of fools and dreamers. 

"I miss you!" 

He muttered to himself only to realized that someone else had actually said it.

He raised his eye brow then he smiled at her.

"Im glad you miss me!"

He said but actually there was a remorse feeling that he felt inside. .if ony you tell me those words!!

"Im tired, Im going up!"

"Hào. !"he said "Chunli please send Ye Xiaojie into my room!"

"No. .

"Nu!"

Her sentence was cut when chunli answered. Though Chunli hesitated but still he agreed.

Later, when Tàizǐ intered at his room, he already felt that everything moves in motion. His vision was starting to get doubled. 

He smiled, he took off his dress and Ye helps him, he almost shout at her but stop himself. 

"Come sit here.!" She said flirtatiously.

"Im going to make you relax!" 

She whisphered into his ears, he smiled. He sat heavily on the chair closing his eyes as Ye Xiaojie was masaging his shoulder. 

The girl thought he already let his guard down, she slowly removed the pin-like knife that she hides in her hair. .

Tàizǐ felt relax. .if only. .if only!

He suddenly open his eyes and catch the girl's hand right on time, it was half a heart beat away from his neck and the pointy end of her weapon almost touch his skin.

"Next time, rehea.r.s.e your acting skills properly!" he said coldly.

And he flip her hand and toosed her in front. The girl stood up and give him a kicked but he dodge it in his right arms grab her leg and give her a slight pushed in her chest.

"How did you know. .

The girl asked him confusedly, as she bend one of her knee and spit the blood, she suddenly felt hard to breath.

Fear was all over her face. 

He smirked."Your acting is quite good. ! as your appearance you do look exactly like her"

"Then why?"

You can't fooled my heart, you b.i.t.c.h! he almost yelled that words into her.

"You can copy anything in this world but you can't copy someone else eyes!"

He said instead as his voiced roared like a thunder and all his temper suddenly burst. 

"If its her, she wont simply approached me, like the h.e.l.l you did!" 

"She won't come to me that easily. .you know why? Its because the moment she sees me she'll rather go far. .far away!"

There was bitterness in his voice. .he wanted to be near into her badly but why she would rather be with his brother?

The girl jerked, there was fear all over her face as Tàizǐ's voice sound dreadful. .

"How dare you use her to fooled me.!" 

His hand was already clutching the girl's neck, his eyes burnt with fire. .the looks in his face was the scariest thing the girl had ever seen in her life. . 

"You think its because you look like her, I would not dare to kill you?"

He then grab the masked in her face to reveal the girl's ident.i.ty.

"Tàizǐ. ? Tàizǐ fei. ?"

Chunli burst into the door and stood like a statue as he witnessed what happened. 

The girl was chooking and base on the color of her face she was already in the brink of death

"Tàizǐ. !" 

Chunli hold his arms and press it softly. Tàizǐ seems to wake up from his nightmare but his expression never changed.

"Get her out of my sight before, I changed my mind!"

He said grimly.

Chunli emmidiately carried the girl out with out questioning his highness. 

She was already half alive half dead.

He realized one thing, even if Ye'er would choose someone else to be with her, atleast she won't do something as despicable as this. 

Her eyes will always show the emotion she had inside, she is the most honest person he knew. 

Thinking of her makes him want to explode in anger, whoever behind this scheme will surely pays the price!

Ten times more. ! he said clenching his hands tightly.

Ye'er must be his biggest weakness but one thing they don't know is that she is actually the source of his strength.