LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

Blood is thicker than water, afterall!

AoTian tried to send his son back fearing he might anger his daughter. This time, the entire fault is at Takanas.h.i.+ and if he was someone else than another country"s prince, he"d be sent to his death by now. Even he wanted to tear that guy to pieces now. To do such an act in front of everyone!

"Sister! What did he do?", he asked Xing and before she answered Xu mama spoke first. Her master had talked to her about how the siblings had a strain in their relations.h.i.+p because of the girl his son chose.

"Young master! The prince tried to a.s.sault our Empress", she bowed.

"No!", Takano screamed, " Help my brother", she pleaded to Rijun. She was devastated seeing her brother who had blood dripping from his nose. Could he have done that? If so, it is a capital punishment to even think about the Empress that way!

Rijun looked around and saw most of the servants who were near his wife are new... He looked at his sister who was fuming with rage now and his wife kneeling in front of her trying to beg for her brother.

"Kei Takanas.h.i.+! Get out!", he screamed, "Get everyone and everything you brought here and leave our home, if you want to stay alive. I, Huang Rijun can provide everything for my wife! Leave.... Our home, our kingdom... and never comeback! ", he shouted and turned to leave.

How dare he?

His hands were fisted and he was breathing heavily and he took a deep breath to control himself. He didn"t expect that guy would try to touch his sister in his own home. He never should have let him inside their home.

And not for a second did he think that his sister who hated that guy might be lying.

Xing was surprised that her brother would believe Xu mama just like that and she let go of Takanas.h.i.+.

"Liar!", screamed Takanas.h.i.+ as soon as he was able to speak. "Is offering a cup of wine considered a.s.sault in your Kingdom?", he spoke in a hoa.r.s.e manner.

"Do We seem like a liar? We saw you trying to touch the Empress with your filthy hands", the Emperor stepped up. His impressive aura in that dragon robes with Mo Chen by his side made him look so regal and Takanas.h.i.+ as the fox he is, cowered in fear.

"Send him to the gallows!", the Emperor said, "A liar like him must not live! "

Ying Ryuga who was fuming with rage got to his senses only now. If he leaves without him, the dowager won"t let their kingdom live in peace.

After a lot of easing, apologising and promise that he will keep Takanas.h.i.+ away from the Wind Kingdom, the Emperor agreed to Ryuga"s pleas, to let him go alive on the condition that he never returns or have any contact with anyone in this kingdom.

They might need the navy, the Emperor was aware so he didn"t push them too much.

"Sister! Leave with me" Takanas.h.i.+ ordered Takano who for some reason was mad even after all that, "I fear for your life in this place. You have no one to support you", he looked at her and Xing could see the slight concern he had for his sister in his stern face.

"Husband... ", Takano looked at Rijun pleading.

"If you want to plead for your brother, you can save it and leave with him! No one could even think of hurting my little sister! ", Rijun was curt and left the hall in longer strides without even turning back.

He really didn"t want someone who would try to hurt his sister to have any part with his family. Surely his sister is strong and could protect herself and he was sure, even that guy"s fingertips wouldn"t have touched her, but still...

One who had the guts to even look at his sister like that... He will never forgive him... Or anyone who try to support his behaviour. Even if it is his wife!

He knew his sister should have agreed to his marriage because of him and not because for the Navy that is promised. All she had to do to prevent him from marrying Takano was to just pa.s.s an edict with her phoenix seal announcing his engagement with any woman in the kingdom and no one could have done anything. But she tried to reason with him and seeing he truly loved her, she risked everything and agreed to this marriage. He will not hurt her in anyway.

And the way his wife mentioned about his sister... It kind of rubbed him the wrong way...

"For someone who has left this Manor, your sister wields too much power still", she said seeing Mingxia mocking Takanas.h.i.+ by the entrance.

May be it was just jealousy that she didn"t have such family or it may be.. It was nothing. But still, his wife must know that Mingxia belongs to this Manor where ever she is. He could take only whatever is left by her because she is his father"s daughter and his sister. Even though she is now in the palace and maybe she will be with Chenglie in the future, she would always and forever be Huang AoTian"s favourite daughter and belong to this Manor! And everyone will defend her!

Takano looked at her husband who left without even turning back and was filled with tears. Without a word, she followed Rijun leaving Takanas.h.i.+ there rooted in his spot perplexed.

Did his sister just defy his order?

Xing was extremely happy to see Rijun acting the way he did. He still is her big brother who stood up for her in the family Banquet. And that girl seemed to have chosen Rijun! Good for brother! She thought.

Another happy being was AoTian who could not contain his grin seeing his children still are defending one another. Even though they were having difference of opinions in the past few days that disturbed his rest, he was sure their relations.h.i.+p is much stronger. His son proved it today by trusting her and defending her... No matter what, even if those two fight among themselves, no third party can come in between them or hurt them! He was proud and happy. He could sleep well tonight!

"Leave!", Xing smirked looking at Takanas.h.i.+ still looking at the door, "I don"t want even your shadow on my lands. And my brother did tell me how you tried to a.s.sa.s.sinate the Water Emperor by colluding with a snake. I gave that snake a present recently... Did he tell you...? Never mind!", she waved her hand, "If you see him you"ll know... It is right on his face!", she chuckled placing her fingers on her mouth.

" See if you"ll get our Navy!", he gritted his teeth.

"Ha.. Ha...ha! You think your Emperor will make an enemy out of us, for you?", Xing could not help her laughter as she held her stomach and laughed hard.

"Let"s see if he will!", she added and showed him the door and he left not before threatening them all with war if anything happened to his sister.

Ryuga was the one who had to apologise to each and every one of them for his rude behaviour before he left.

Xing who had gotten sober with all these drama left her Manor to the Palace with the Emperor.

Next morning Huojin asked for an audience in the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty! Your highness! My brother... Where did he go?", he asked politely even though his face was extremely worried. He had to pretend everything is fine in front of his mother these days and it was tiresome.

"Why? Did you get any news from him?", the Emperor asked sitting straight. He felt like something was wrong and so did Xing.

"He"d been sending letters every other day in the past two weeks but we didn"t receive any in the past three days. Mother"s been asking for his letter and I had to lie to her" he sighed and Xing felt her hear skip a beat.

Oh, Seiren! What trouble have you encountered? Could it be s.h.i.+hong? Xing"s face paled.

She sent for Lin Mubai as she had asked him to send someone to follow Seiren secretly since he refused any bodyguards.
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Seeing her panicked, Huojin"s thoughts went to all negatives concerning his brother. So the Emperor explained to him about the journey Seiren took and gave him a letter he had addressed to his brother before leaving.

Huojin"s hands shook reading the letter as he read how he had given everything that belongs to him to Huojin in case he does not return and to not destroy everything before coming back and also to look after their mother. His brother"s satirical way of what seemed to be a will only made Huojin move to tears.

"Why did you listen to him? He cannot even hold a dagger! ", he screamed holding the letter to his chest and Xing felt like his words were directed at her.

Lin Mubai came and Xing realised something was wrong with him as he seemed to be in a lot of pain but tried to conceal it.

" What? Speak the truth! ", she urged him.

" I was in a town on the way there when another one of our brothers was following him. Since I didn"t receive any news from him, I decided to take a look but I was ambushed by....", Lin Mubai hesitated to speak.

"Speak, by who? ", Xing urged him.

"By... It was brother wolf! He... He looked at me differently as if he really wanted to kill me... I barely escaped with my life. I could say Lord Zhong Seiren is abducted by him", Lin Mubai gulped.

"Brother wolf..? Huang Shengli? He is alive..?", Huojin was flabbergasted as he stood up and screamed.

Xing didn"t mind him and asked Lin Mubai to show his wound. He felt shy at first but upon Xing"s insistence, he removed his s.h.i.+rt and Xing saw a deep stab where anyone"s heart will be. But he"ll be dead if his heart was there.That"s when she realised Lin Mubai has a slightly misplaced heart.

"Did he knew about your misplaced heart?", she asked and Lin Mubai shook his head, "No, even I didn"t know till now",he was sad that his brother suddenly did that to him.

"Mingxia! Could it be brother... Like before when he...that night how he tried to attack me... A spell, you said, right?", the Emperor tried to bring Xing who was deep in thoughts back there.

"What are you talking about? Why is Huang Shengli trying to kill his own people? Why did you say he is dead when he is not...."

"General Zhong, Seiren is safe!", Xing said with confidence interrupting the worried Huojin.

"But sister-in-law...", even Lin Mubai had become doubtful of Chenglie.

"I cannot play with my brother"s life. How are you sure? There were no demands till now. If they got him for the map, won"t they have killed him by now after getting the map from him? My poor brother cannot even hold a sword properly... How could he have escaped the greatest a.s.sa.s.sin there is? Oh, heavens! What am I going to tell my mother? She just lost father... Not Seiren too... ", Huojin started to lament.

" I will bring back Seiren alive! ", Xing banged the table.

In fact Xing was not so sure that Seiren would still be alive. She just trusted Chenglie that he didn"t want to kill Lin Mubai becase since when did the Lone Wolf let his prey escape?

But if he is making some plans to bring Old Rong to her and somehow if he wanted Seiren dead for that, she wasn"t sure he"d leave him alive.

That man never cares for anyone but her. But he won"t kill Seiren whom she is considering a brother... Xing still had faith in Chenglie.

Also, She believed he wouldn"t let himself be put under a spell. So she believed Seiren would be alive for the most part.

If only I was stronger that day and killed Old Rong and s.h.i.+hong... None of this would have happened! Xing blamed herself.

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Meanwhile in the desert in the scorching heat, in a yurt, a fairy like young man was sitting with his hands tied to a pole. His pale skin was sunburnt, his usually supple lips were split due to dehydration and his beautiful brown locks were disheveled and dirtied by the sand.

"So are you willing to give us the map?", a familiar magnetic deep voice heard over him and he could not look at him because his eyes were dry and itchy.

"Look at that... The mighty Lone Wolf... Now a guard dog for the Criminal overlord", Seiren sneered.

"Who is a dog?", the sound of a loud slap was heard and Seiren licked the blood from the corner of his lips.

"I am the Emperor. Address me as "Your Majesty" ", his cold voice rumbled and Seiren chuckled without getting scared,

"Emperor? Of what? This wide land filled with golden sand, inhabited by loyal citizens like scorpions and snakes?"

Slap!

"How dare you!", Chenglie crouched beside him, " Try my patience and see how I will torture you!", he grumbled showing him a little scalpel, followed by Seiren"s painful screams.