The Story Of Dusk

"I think you want to know about it." Leader Mo insisted. "You know who the mastermind of your parents murder?"

Xiao Tianyao"s eyes sharpened as he glared at him indignantly.

"If you really know, say it." Leader Mo kept insisting, there was mockery that hid behind his words.

Xiao Tianyao scoffed upon hearing the arrogance in his voice. "What I should comply to you?"

"You know that Modama uses the Emperor Xiao Zi because of your grandfather a.s.sa.s.sinate his entire family?" Leader Mo really persistent to talk to him.

"Why I should listen to this over and over again?" Xiao Tianyao shot dagger look on him. "It is a shame that you didn"t know what else you could blurt out. Stop talking about that boring story. "

Out of the blue Leader Mo chuckled and said mysteriously. "Then, do you know why The Emperor Xiao Zi wanted to kill his own brother?" Leader Mo"s voice increased.

For some reason, part of him wanted to know what this crazy man wanted to brag about, but at the same time, he knew all of it would be either lie or a fudge. Thus there was no point to hear it in the first place.

But, Xiao Tianyao didn"t go and slammed the door right behind him, no, he was still standing there with disgusted look on him, but he didn"t go.

"Do you really think that The Emperor Xiao Zi is after your father throne?" Leader Mo"s eyes lit up when he saw the fleeting turmoil in his eyes.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Xiao Tianyao didn"t really disregard this matter, after all it was about his parents.

"You know your father and your uncle very well, they were like you and Xiao Jun when they were in your age, but happened to them?" Leader Mo"s voice like a trap and Xiao Tianyao couldn"t help but let him fall.

He knew exactly how Xiao Zong, his father, and Xiao Zi. They were exactly like Xiao Jun and Xiao Tianyao right now.

No matter how hard they fought, but in the end of the day they were the most trusted person for each other.

No matter how Xiao Tianyao had disappointed Xiao Jun in the matter of Luna, they wouldn"t kill each other because of it.

That was how Xiao Zong and Xiao Zi used to be in the past. But, what had happened to them?

Looking at how his words had affected Xiao Tianyao, Leader Mo kept talking.

"In the end they kill each other." Leader Mo sneered. "But, for what purposed?"

Xiao Tianyao"s frown deepened as he didn"t like the way Leader Mo phrase his words. He felt something ominous in the end of this story, but his curiosity got the best of him. "Talk now or I will leave." He said coldly.

"Are you sure you will leave?" Leader Mo taunted, seeing at the concern in his eyes, he knew that this young man in front of him was eager to know further.

Xiao Tianyao indeed young talented astute man and all, but Leader Mo much more experience than him, he had been in the military ever since he wasn"t born yet.

So, being a custody like this wasn"t his first experience. Talking about the right thing under this circ.u.mstances could help him to know his enemy better.

However, he didn"t talk lie this time. He was going to talk the truth.

"Then talk to yourself." Xiao Tianyao needed every inches of his will to leave the room despite his desire to know.

He was just talking nonsense and wanted to bring conflict between Xiao Jun and him, so there was no use to listen to whatever he wanted to say.

"Don"t you know that your father had killed your Imperial aunt? Xiao Zi"s first wife?" Leader Mo shouted, once again trying to make him stay.

Xiao Jun indeed abruptly stop with his back was facing Leader Mo.

"Your father had killed his younger brother"s first wife. Have you ever heard about this?" He asked in teasing tone. Completely sickening. "No?" He raised his brows when he saw Xiao Tianyao didn"t make any move.

He just stayed there, neither turned his back to face him nor went out of the room.

"I will take your silence as a "no"." Leader Mo concluded. "Want to hear what had happened back then?" He used the tone as if he was persuading a five year old child.

Xiao Tianyao still didn"t move. He remembered his Imperial aunt. It was indeed after her imperial aunt pa.s.sed away, the relationship between Xiao Zi and Xiao Zong was worsening.

But, didn"t his imperial aunt"s death was an accident?

He remembered it clearly, it was a hunting festival and all the royal, n.o.ble and highborn family went to the forest nearby that usually used for this occasion, for hunting.

It was a hereditary tradition, so there was nothing special about it. At that time Xiao Tianyao was only five years old and The Emperor at that time was his grandfather while his father was the crown prince.

His father would ascend the throne three days after the festival.

There was nothing wrong with that day everything went normal, because he was still young, he stayed with his mother at the camp while Xiao Jun went with father and uncle and also his wife, Lu Weiya.

However, when the night fell, suddenly the atmosphere became stiff and many guards were around the places. The hunting festival cut short and he left with his mother and Xiao Jun at the same night.

The next day he heard news about his aunt fell from the cliff and pa.s.sed away.

It was too sudden and before his imperial aunt no one ever got significant injuries at the hunting festival, let alone took someone life.

"You didn"t know about that right? Ever since then Xiao Zong and Xiao Zi relationship never getting better, you know that." Leader Mo kept chattering despite Xiao Tianyao"s shoulders visibly shaken. "They were once like you." He kept repeating that. "A brother who kills their brother"s wife."

Leader Mo"s voice kept ringing in Xiao Tianyao"s ears irritably.

As anger consumed him, something flashed in his mind and before he could discern what it was he had stood right before Leader Mo and walloped him.

In an instance blood spurted out from Leader Mo"s mouth, tainting Xiao Tianyao"s robe and gushing out from his open wound.

Still didn"t please with that Xiao Tianyao gave another punch until the leader couldn"t even open his eyes or utter another words again.

"If you are trying to sow discord between me and my brother, you better think about another method, because this did not work at all." Xiao Tianyao snarled, gnashed his teeth.

"You will have leave from the beginning rather than hitting me like crazy if you really don"t believe with what I said." Leader Mo said in low voice, his eyes still closed and his brows scrunched together. He couldn"t touch it because his hand and feet were tied up, thus he curled his body.

BUG!

One more kick before Xiao Tianyao completely disregard him and left him in that battered and beaten condition.

Seemingly Leader Mo had taken wrong move when he was facing Xiao Tianyao. He had miscalculated that young man personality.

But, his words would be stuck in Xiao Tianyao"s mind until he found out the true story behind his imperial aunt death.

Their father wouldn"t do something like that!

"No one come inside!" He shouted angrily, his eyes were burning with enrage. "Don"t give him food or water until I said so!" Xiao Tianyao growled at the guards who were standing outside the door. "Don"t dress his wound as well!" He added.

"Yes Prince Xiao Tianyao." The two of them answered simultaneously. They really fear this side of Xiao Tianyao.

Hearing Leader Mo was injured and the tainted blood in front of Xiao Tianyao"s robe they were shuddered.

They couldn"t imagine what was going on inside the room, it was only a short time, but blood has been spilled.

Xiao Tianyao didn"t pay any attention to the two guards who still lowered their head even after Xiao Tianyao had disappeared at the corner of the hallway.

"What happen with you all?"

Suddenly there was someone standing in front of them and this startled them as they gasped loudly.

"What is this? How you can stand guard with head low like that? Do you think there will be someone attacking your feet or what?" Xiao Jun bristled.

"Master…" They stuttered. "Prince Xiao Tianyao just went out of the room with blood on his hand and robe. We are afraid that the prisoner is dead, but Prince Xiao Tianyao didn"t allow us to come inside."

It would be trouble for them if Leader Mo was death under their surveillance.

Xiao Jun frowned when he heard that. "Open the door." He didn"t need Leader Mo alive, but it would add his trouble if he died in his hand.

What exactly Xiao Tianyao was doing?

When Xiao Jun stepped inside, the smell of fresh blood wafted his nose and weak groaned from inside the room.

Quickened his pace, Xiao Jun found out Leader Mo had been beaten blue and black.

What a bad luck for him? That was the first thing that crossed his mind when he looked at him. At first it was Ye Bai, who had abused him by not letting him regain his consciousness.

But, at this time it was Xiao Tianyao, who did the same thing, no, he took this to another level, with blood gushing out from Leader Mo"s mouth.

What exactly he said to provoke the worse part of the two of them?

Xiao Jun couldn"t help but sighed, he didn"t want to find out about it either, waving his hand, Xiao Jun called the two guards over.

"Check his wound, I need him alive."

With that being said, he walked out of the room, leaving the two guards busy tended Leader Mo"s injuries.

Initially he wanted to go back to his room, but when he looked at Qi Xunyi, he remembered the sword that he had bought in the golden auction.

Thus, he approached him.

"Apparently, there are a lot of people who couldn"t sleep tonight." Xiao Jun said.

His deep voice in the hallway was very clear and made Qi Xunyi turned his gaze on him immediately. "Prince Xiao Jun." Qi Xunyi greeted him. "And there are people who could sleep no matter what." He thought about Ye Bai and the twins

"You are right." Xiao Jun thought about his sleeping wife at his room and his expression softened.

He was so brave when she stabbed that fake guards, Xiao Tianyao told him about it after dinner and it could be counted as her first violence act.

At first he thought Qianru would be having difficulty to fall asleep after what she did, but apparently she didn"t regret it at all.

And when Xiao Jun asked her if she was scare at that time, she answered him honestly.

"Of course I am scare, but if I didn"t do what I did, they would hurt me instead." That was her reply. Xiao Jun totally agreed with her for having such a thought.

"I have something that I need to give it to you." Xiao Jun said. "Wait here and I will get it in my room for a while."

Because this was a small inn and there was not many room in the second floor, so their rooms were close together.

Xiao Jun opened the door slowly, didn"t want to wake Qianru up, but when he saw his wife was sleeping soundly, he bent over and kissed her forehead before he took the sword and went out of the room again.

Qi Xunyi was still standing, at the same spot, in the empty hallway when he returned with a sword in his hand.

"Here." Xiao Jun handed the sword that covered with white clothes to Qi Xunyi.

With frown, he received it. "Is it a sword right?" He asked as he untied the binder around the sword and unwrap it carefully.

His eyes lit up the moment he knew what sword it was.

"How did Prince Xiao get this sword?" Qi Xunyi"s eyes lit up. It was the heirloom sword in his family, the Emperor would give it to his next in line as a symbol of responsibility and authority.

"This was being auctioned." Xiao Jun said curtly.

When Qi Xunyi heard that, he felt uneasy. "How much is it?" He knew the items that were being auctioned in the golden auction wouldn"t be a cheap thing.

However, Xiao Jun just waved his hand and said lightly. "This belong to you and I just help you to return what is yours." He said.

Xiao Jun really meant his words, not only the sword, but also the country that had destroyed. He would reclaim his right birth and gave it Xinghe to him, though he didn"t know when it would happen.

Qi Xunyi smiled full with grat.i.tude. "I will take this as a token of your generosity, in the future, I hope we could still help each other like today." He said sincerely.

"I wish the same thing." Xiao Jun nodded, acknowledging his words.

With that both of them went back to their own room.

"Where were you going?" Qianru stirred in her sleep.

"Just take a walk for awhile." Xiao Jun said as he got on the bed and pulled Qianru closer to him. "Did I wake you?"

Qianru didn"t answer him, but he felt she was shaking her head on his chest. "Let"s sleep." She mumbled and yawned.

Xiao Jun pulled the blanket to cover her, the night was a bit cold and he didn"t want Qianru got sick in their way back to Rockstone Kingdom.

Thinking of they would be back to that Kingdom, he thought about the token that he had given to Ju Long.

It should have been in the Emperor Mo Qian Yuan"s hand by now.

Everything would be in uproar when they knew Azura"s involvement and he needed to be there to lead Mo Qian Yuan"s opinion about the situation that was happening there and also about the upcoming war between Rockstone and Zodasian.

It was simply a mess.

*** 

After uneventful morning and afternoon, Xiao Tianyao was a bit absentminded in the evening.

Leader Mo"s words kept ringing in his ear and made him uncomfortable, when he looked for him again, he was unconscious on the floor, seemingly Ye Bai knocked him off again.

But his wound from him last night had been tended and was bandaged. The two guards from last night fell on their knees and tried to explain why despite his warning to not tend Leader Mo"s wound they were still doing it anyway…

As it turned out, it was Xiao Jun who had told them to do that.

Xiao Jun was their Master, hence Xiao Tianyao had not had right to punish them for violating his order. Looking at them apologizing, Xiao Tianyao just waved his hand and walked away.

When he strolled past a certain room, he stopped.

He almost forgotten about this guy, the poor guy who was being sold at the auction because of the information that he was holding.

Pushed open the door, Xiao Tianyao walked inside and found out the man was still lying on the bed, recuperating.

He had called a doctor to check on him, and the doctor said, he was beaten quite badly and needed time to rest.

However, felt someone was walking closer toward him, Lu Wan became alert and opened his eyes abruptly. Out of instinct, he grabbed a knife, which used to peel a fruit, and held it in front of him as a defensive stance.

Xiao Tianyao stopped walking, folding his arms across his chest, his eyes darkened while looking at the young man aggressiveness.

"Impressive." Xiao Jun said coldly. "After I throw out five hundred thousand taels to buy you, now you are pointing a knife to me. Is that the way you thank me?"

Lu Wan was still on the bed as he squatted down, with hand holding a knife and the other hand was clutching his stomach, seemingly his sudden move had upset his wound as its start to bleed again.

"I don"t ask you to throw your money for me or I have the information that stupid mask man told you!" He bristled.

He could be counted a s a feisty young man, he most likely only a year or two younger than Xiao Tianyao himself.

"So, he had lied?" Xiao Tianyao raised his eyebrows.

"Is that really hard to figure something so obvious like that!?" He acted all arrogant and defiant in front of Xiao Tianyao and somehow it started to get on the Prince"s nerves.

Raising his brows in condescending way, Xiao Tianyao walked closer. "So do you think you are smart?"

Lu Wan scoffed. "At least I am not the one who threw five hundred thousand taels for something that is not exist!"

While shouting, Lu Wan plunged his knife toward Xiao Tianyao"s chest, but he easily dodge it and swiftly s.n.a.t.c.hed the knife from Lu Wan"s hand.

The moment the knife was in his hand, he stabbed the young man on the shoulder, opening another wound in the process.

Lu Wan screamed in agony while trying to shove Xiao Tianyao off from him. But, the more he struggle the wider his wound.

As blood gushing out from it and pooled on the bed, Xiao Tianyao pulled out the knife.

"At least I know that the host from the auction didn"t lie for one thing." Xiao Tianyao put back the bleeding knife on the table. "You are not easy to die."

He glanced impa.s.sively at the man who was wriggling in pain on the bed while clutching his shoulder.