Shadow Princess

Her hair and dress were absolutely disheveled, cheeks were flushing red. She looked aggressive and... pitiful.

Sensing Nuwa"s hostile att.i.tude, Liena stopped her track from moving further. She confusedly scanned Nuwa, didn"t comprehend why she was so aggressive. This was their first time meeting. Moreover, she never offended her before. Then why she looked so defensive!

"Don"t tell me..."

Liena suddenly felt nervous. Oh-no. Nuwa must be misinterpreted her with those bullies. She shook her hands fast and anxiously said,

"Y-you misunderstood. I"m not with them. I came here to talk to you, to befriend you."

Hearing Liena"s constant denials, Nuwa"s cold expression cracked.

She felt hilarious about what she just heard. Did this girl take her as a moron? Who"ll believe such lies after undergoing such ruthless experience! She really wanted to laugh at this pig-headed girl. She wondered, how did these rich girls survive without using their brain. Maybe being rich means being lazy, have no life and works to do. That"s why they have so much spare times to bully others!

"Too bad, I"m not stupid enough to fall for your young master"s ploy. Please take your leave. That"s the exit."

Nuwa vaguely told and thought it was worthless to talk with this person. She didn"t want to involve herself with more arguments.

However, Liena still tried to convince further. Seeing her solemn persistent behavior, Nuwa became angry.

"What"s wrong with you rich people! What grave sin have I committed that you guys just don"t leave me alone? Is it wrong to be born from low-birth? Is it wrong to go against you? Why you always pick up on me and bully me. I-I... "

Nuwa shouted at first but then her voice became shaky and eyes turned misty. She had enough of her patience. She wanted to show everyone that she was a strong person, but her d.a.m.n overflowing emotions betrayed her. Tightly gritting her teeth, she tried to stop herself from crying. But realizing that it still didn"t work, she got extremely annoyed. Why she was so emotional! d.a.m.n it!

Liena"s felt agony when her eyes were finally fixed on Nuwa"s face. She realized that Nuwa cried for a long time, her eyes and face were red as well swollen.

She suddenly felt heart-wrenching pain as if, sharp needles were poking her heart. She badly wanted to hug and console this miserable little girl who exactly looked like her baby brother. He"d also grit his teeth or clench his fist to stop himself from crying. She draws nearer to Nuwa to give her a warm hug. However, in Nuwa"s eyes, her actions were threating.

Without further ado, she threw the rock on Nuwa"s direction to warn her. But to her surprise, it falls on Liena"s forehead.

Liena didn"t notice that rock was slowly landing on her face. Her eyes were solely preoccupied to Nuwa. Even after her face become b.l.o.o.d.y. She didn"t even make an "ah" sound, just keep staring.

There were a few curious people, gathering around them to see what was happening. They thought that Nuwa was a brazen servant who didn"t follow her master"s orders and was escaping from the manor. So they were gasping and discussing while giving daggers to Nuwa.

But now, her sudden actions made their eyes pop out.

"What did I just see? What kind of servant beats her master? How atrocious!!!"

"This girl is so ungrateful. Her master was so nice to her. But she hit the lady. Peasant-like her doesn"t deserve kindness. Hrummph!"

"I"ve never seen such a kind-hearted master before. She was so polite and kind. Yet this stink took it for granted! Buddha is truly unfair!"

"What will happen to the miss? She is bleeding so heavily. Oh, my poor child. I feel so sad for her."

"She must"ve come from a big family. Look at her dress. It must cost quite a lot of silvers."

"A few silvers! Hahaha...You idiots. Forget about the dress. The silk veil she is using to cover her face alone can worth hundreds of golds." said one of them who owned a silk shop.

The onlookers" eyes gleamed with disbelief. They were amazed, finding a rich lady alone on the street. Now, they have become very curious about Liena"s background.

"Who was this mysterious rich girl? She must have come from a very prestigious family! Should we curry favour with her by beating her servant? But, the lady looked like she did care for the maid. Then what should we do?"

They started to think about how to please Liena.

Nuwa felt frightened. Chilly shivers were running down to her spines. She truly had no intention to hurt Liena since she didn"t do anything to hurt or humiliate Nuwa. All Nuwa wanted to do was to warn this girl, not to approach her. But now the situation has changed.

She felt very guilty. However, all of her feelings suppressed when she heard noises of boots, footsteps, and horses. A large group of men was now walking in their direction. They looked like they were some sort of guards. Nuwa"s felt frightened when those people bowed to Liena. Panic was written all over their face.

"Just whom did I offended this time."

The whole place was so chaotic that she didn"t comprehend what was happening. The onlookers started to grasp in shock and started to gossip.

"What type of guard are they?"

"Maybe some family guard. The prestigious households have their own guard."

Suddenly someone shouted,

"Ahhh....!!! It"s the Legendary "Eagle Guard"!!!"

The onlookers become terrified at first. But then, some of them started to laugh and snickered at the moron who just shouted.

"Stop babbling nonsense! Why"d the legendary "Eagle Guard" appear out of blue!!! They only guard the palace and protects His Highness, The King, and His Royal family."

Some law enforcement officials were also present in the crowd to check on what was the commotion for. So, when they heard those t.i.ttle-tattle, they felt annoyed and arrogantly looked at the red-robed guard"s direction. Soon, they gasped in surprise and whisper in delight to each other.

"Ahh- finally I saw my idols. It"s the "Eagle Guard". Look at the red robes and Eagle Batches. Only the Eagle guards have the privilege to wear this."

The onlookers were so engrossed in their discussions that they forgot Nuwa"s deeds and existence. As a result, Nuwa took the chance of their distraction, took her bag and started to run with all her might.

Liena, who was still in a daze and oblivious of her b.l.o.o.d.y face, didn"t care what was happening around her as she helplessly looked that Nuwa"s running figure, which was getting smaller and smaller.

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Amongst the crowd, there was also another person, who amazedly watched Nuwa"s fleeting figure, until, it finally vanished.

[Note: Unedited chapter.]