Rong Xiaoman cleared her throat and said. "One time when I was pa.s.sing through a large city, I saw a beautiful maiden. Beside her was a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and a tall nose, his expression was quite cold but it softened when he looked at the beautiful maiden."Jiang Ying"s eyes had become sparkly as she imagined herself as the maiden, when she looked up and saw Rong Xiaoman"s beautiful face she imagined him as the handsome young man.
"While the two, beautiful maiden and handsome man were strolling through the streets they were accosted by an aggressive young master and his followers. He was infatuated with the beautiful maiden and demanded that she accompany him."
Jiang Ying"s little face became furious as she gripped the gra.s.s below tightly. She harrumphed. "Dummy young master!"
Rong Xiaoman smiled as she continued to tell the story. "Through the whole ordeal the young master had completely ignored the handsome man but that was a fatal mistake!"
Jiang Ying gulped as she wondered why it was fatal.
"The young master had completely angered the handsome man with his antics. With a movement of his hand, he crippled the young masters followers and slapped his face until he looked like a baboon"s bottom."
Jiang Ying giggled as she held her mouth.
"The young master had truly kicked an iron board this time, with a begging expression he pleaded for mercy. The handsome man being upright, decided to let the young master go but little did he know that sinister intentions were brewing within the young masters mind."
Jing Ying bit her finger in nervousness, she didn"t like were this was heading.
"The handsome man and the beautiful maiden continued their stroll through the city markets but they were stopped and surrounded. The young master had brought along some guards and his senior martial uncle!"
"W-what happened next!" Jiang Ying asked as she gripped Rong Xiaoman"s robe.
Rong Xiaoman replied. "The handsome man with his exceptional prowess defeated all the guards and the martial uncle accompanying the young master!"
Jiang Ying gasped as she thought. "How strong!"
"But unfortunately the martial uncle used a talisman to escape. As the handsome man was about to deal a final blow to the young master, he was pushed back by a powerful force. As it turned out, the martial uncle had gone to his clan and had came back with a powerful ancestor!"
Jiang Ying"s shoulders started to shiver. Noticing this, Rong Xiaoman pet her head gently to calm her down.
"The handsome man and the powerful ancestor fought a grueling battle for several hours, after suffering many wounds the handsome man managed to defeat the powerful ancestor but it came at a cost." Rong Xiaoman said solemnly.
"The beautiful maiden had been hurt during the furious battle and had fallen into a coma. After defeating the powerful ancestor, the handsome man fled with the beautiful maiden in his arms."
A tear slid down Jiang Ying"s cheek as she mumbled. "So sad.. "
Rong Xiaoman wiped the tear away and continued. "A month pa.s.sed and the city had finally calmed down, it was then that the handsome man came back with a powerful aura that surged around him. To his side, the beautiful maiden stood perfectly fine."
"Really?" Jiang Ying looked towards Rong Xiaoman with hope in her eyes.
Rong Xiaoman nodded. "The handsome man proceeded to where the young master"s clan was and completely destroyed it, not even sparing the chickens and dogs!" Rong Xiaoman said with a dramatic tone.
Jiang Ying covered her mouth in shock. [Even the poor doggies? Why?] She thought sadly.
"Both the handsome man and the beautiful maiden left the city after destroying the clan." Rong Xiaoman finished the story on a brief note.
"Did they live happily ever after?" Jiang Ying asked curiously.
Rong Xiaoman shook her head and replied. "From the rumors I heard, no. Apparently, the clan that the handsome man destroyed had another young master who was a core disciple of an extremely powerful sect. When he heard of his clans destruction, in madness and anger he pulled out all his connections to have the handsome man chased down and killed."
"They died!?" Jiang Ying jumped up in worry.
"No, but he and the maiden never had a peaceful day after that. They were still being chased down by an increasing amount of foes when I last heard." Rong Xiaoman replied with a thoughtful expression.
"Oh.. well at least they still lived." Jiang Ying looked towards Rong Xiaoman with suspicion. "Big brother, what"s this story got to do with stopping those bullies over there?"
Rong Xiaoman chuckled as she laid back against the tree. "The thing is, I saw this scenario happen several times with different people!" Rong Xiaoman was quite observant during her travels and she happened upon the same things continually, once she noticed the patterns; she made careful preparations in order to not repeat their mistakes.
Jiang Ying"s mouth opened wide in bafflement, the gears in her mind began to click as she came to a startling revelation. She pointed towards the bullies. "So you"re saying, if we interfere, we"ll only just be inviting trouble?"
Rong Xiaoman nodded with a wise smile. "If we beat them, they"ll come back with an older brother. If we beat that older brother, he"ll come back with his elder. If we defeat the elder, he"ll come back with a grand elder and on, and on and on.. "
Jiang Ying breathed a sigh of relief. "Wow big brother.. you"re smart!"
Rong Xiaoman laughed as she stood up. "You must always be careful little Ying, being hot blooded is just a path to misery."
Jiang Ying raised her tiny brow in doubt, but nodded slowly. Still, something about the story bothered her but she couldn"t quite put her finger on it. Putting her finger on her lip, she thought hard.
Rong Xiaoman noticed Jiang Ying"s focused expression, her eyes deep in thought.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Ying burst out as she pointed an accusatory finger towards Rong Xiaoman.
"Big brother, how could have experienced that story if you"ve lived here all your life? I"ve never seen you leave the city." Jiang Ying snorted in disbelief.
Rong Xiaoman smiled wryly as she scratched her head, as she was thinking of a reply she noticed that the three children from before had left the area.
"Come little Ying, let"s go see the black orchids!" Rong Xiaoman grabbed Jiang Ying"s hand and pulled her along.
"W-wait big brother you still haven"t-" Jiang Ying"s cries went unanswered as the two continued walking briskly down the path.
Behind a nearby tree there was a looming dark shadow, it gazed at the Rong Xiaoman and Jiang Ying before disappearing into a puff of smoke.