The Story Of Dusk

Lu Wan didn"t answer him as he groaned painfully, feeling the blood beneath him.

"Let"s see if you are worth it my five hundred thousand taels or not." Xiao Tianyao pulled a chair and sat right beside the bed. He stared at him, but his eyes didn"t holding anything kind, it were filled with calculative and unpredictable.

"I have told you that I don"t know the map of Xi clan!!!" Lu Wan roared that caused him to cough blood.

Xiao Tianyao remained silence for a little while before he spoke in his usual calm. "Did I ask about the map?"

Lu Wan glanced at him, under the pain, his vision was getting blurry, couldn"t figure out how Xiao Tianyao"s expression at this time, but he manage to squeeze some voice. "That is the only reason why did you buy me." He tried to act normal, to not feel the pain, but how he could ignore it???

d.a.m.n it!!!

He cursed inwardly. What he should have stabbed him like this!?

"I don"t even care about the map and I don"t have time to play as a treasure hunter." Xiao Tianyao said in matter of fact tone.

Moreover, he had had enough trouble in his hand and didn"t want to add with unnecessary matter like a map.

"So what do you want?" Lu Wan started to breathe erratically, his vision blurred as he shook his head to regain his consciousness that felt like it started to slip away.

"You are indeed didn"t have a map, but is that true about the things that Tang Zhenghou said?"

"What is it?" He started feeling heavy.

"You managed to break in to Xi clan"s territory?" Xiao Tianyao rested his elbow on the armchair while leaning against his fist lazily as if he didn"t even see how much pain that he had caused on the man on the bed.

Lu Wan chuckled, didn"t know whether he has to laugh or crying. All of his concern was about his ability to trespa.s.s Xi clan"s territory.

"Yes, Impressive huh?" He said arrogantly, but Xiao Tianyao didn"t care about it. "You want me to break into Xi clan again?" Lu Wan asked sarcastically.

"Nope." Xiao Tianyao shook his head, he had another idea better than that. "I want you to break into the palace."

Lu Wan suddenly could feel chill run down on his spine when he heard that.

"Are you crazy? What do you want by breaking into the palace? Killing the Emperor?" Lu Wan cough and sneered, he didn"t understand what this n.o.ble man wanted, he even didn"t know who was him.

"Killing the Emperor? You will not be able to do that and no, I am not going to ask you to kill him." Xiao Tianyao stared at Lu Wan, his eyes deep like a pitch black night. "I want you to retrieve information from me."

Actually this was the point that made Xiao Tianyao to buy him, Xi clan wasn"t a clan that could be trifled with, breaking into their defense not only required good talent, but also a good tactic. One need to be more than tactful in reading the situation and acted accordingly to be able to do that.

He could use such a talent for his own benefit. However, he couldn"t trust him yet. Xiao Tianyao needed time to see how this young man"s personality.

He could be talented, smart and all, but if he didn"t have integrity and he couldn"t earn his loyalty, he definitely didn"t need such a person, by the time he showed dishonesty, Xiao Tianyao would get rid of him immediately.

There was no point to keep around a person who could stab your back.

When Lu Wan heard Xiao Tianyao suggestion, he didn"t answer him immediately, he clutched his shoulder and shut his eyes tightly, after another seconds had past, when Xiao Tianyao thought he was fainted and would leave the room, he talked.

"You have to save me first before I can do anything for you…" He said barely like a whisper, but Xiao Tianyao could hear him just fine.

"You better remember next time to not provoke me." Xiao Tianyao said lightly and continued to walk toward the door when Lu Wan spoke again.

"People out there had known my name as the person who barged into Xi clan…" Lu Wan talked in great difficulty and stopped to catch his breath. "… you need to give me another name." He said, panting heavily. By now he could see black dots before his eyes, in this rate he would die for sure.

There was no answer from Xiao Tianyao, Lu Wan Thought he had left, but when he struggled to open his eyes and focused his sight, the tall and calm man was still standing there, staring at him.

And the last thing that he heard from him was…

"Yang Yu…" Xiao Tianyao said every syllable clearly. "That will be your name from now on."

Yang yu…

And he black out.

*** 

"Young n.o.ble man, I know he is your prisoner, but if you want to keep him alive at least refrain yourself from stabbing him again in the future." An old lady doctor chided on Xiao Tianyao, but the later didn"t want to listen, he was simply walking out of the room as soon as he knew Yang Yu could be saved.

The old lady Doctor also didn"t have any idea who Xiao Tianyao was, she just thought that he was some kind of high official on duty.

With his charm and a face like him, his status wouldn"t be less than that.

When he went outside he found Liu Wei had been waiting for him, he cupped his hand and spoke respectfully. "Prince Xiao Tianyao, Master is calling you." He said.

"Where is he?" Xiao Tianyao glanced at the room nearby, where Leader Mo was occupied, his mind was slightly distracted.

"Master is in your room." Liu Wei replied.

"My room?" Xiao Tianyao frowned, he didn"t really like his brother came into his room without his consent. Without waiting for Liu Wei another words, he walked toward his room, a little bit sullen.

Xiao Tianyao"s room door was slightly ajar when he arrived, without a second thought he yanked it opened and rushed inside.

"What are you doing here!?" Xiao Tianyao"s voice slightly increased a few decibels.

Upon hearing Xiao Tianyao shouted at him, Xiao Jun raised his brows slightly in questioning look. "What happened with I am being here?" He asked incredulously.

Xiao Jun was sitting on the chair while eating an apple, from his expression he was a little bit displeased with Xiao Tianyao rudeness att.i.tude.

Realizing his mistake, but didn"t want to admit it, Xiao Tianyao sat on the chair opposite his brother and folded his arms. "Don"t barge into my room like this again, you know I don"t like it." He grumbled.

Xiao Jun chuckled when he heard that, his younger brother was very secretive since he was little, not only his brother, even their mother wasn"t allow to enter his room without his consent as if he was hiding something, but the truth was he didn"t like to be bothered in his comfortable s.p.a.ce. He would be very sullen if someone did that.

But then he let Luna to stay inside his room, with or without being hypnotized. The last time he did that with his sober mind, however he didn"t seem bother about that fact.

Although Xiao Jun didn"t have any idea about this.

"My mistake, I thought your weird habit had changed." Xiao Jun said casually, biting another piece of the apple.

"What are you doing here?" Leaning his back, Xiao Tianyao looked at him directly. "You have got some news?"

"I have." Xiao Jun said, his expression became serious all of sudden.

"What is it?" So did Xiao Tianyao, he straightened up and slightly leaned his body forward. "From Xiao w.a.n.g Wei?"

"Actually, I received two news this morning, and yes one of it is from Xiao w.a.n.g Wei." Xiao Jun nodded and put down the apple that almost half bitten.

"About Xinghe Children?" He asked when Xiao Jun looked like he was in deep thought.

Actually Xiao Tianyao didn"t like the way Xiao Jun relay information, he would talk a few word and then silence as if he was distracted and was thinking about something else.

One needed to keep asking question to make him kept talking, for this circ.u.mstances, a patient was needed.

"Yes, Xiao w.a.n.g Wei agreed to meet us in the same forest he meet me yesterday, he will bring the sixty three children with him there." Xiao Jun informed him.

Xiao Tianyao gave some thought about it and spoke carefully. "Do you think we can trust him? It will not turn out to be another ambush?"

That was what exactly Xiao Jun had been thinking. The situation seemingly made Xiao w.a.n.g Wei became so desperate.

It would be alright if it was only him and his Golden Arrow Archer, but everything would be messier if Modama involved in this meeting.

They could always take down those Golden Arrow Archer, but Modama was another exception.

Xiao Jun had never calculated Modama involvement in this or he knew Modama was in the black market as well if Xiao Tianyao didn"t come and inform him about his arrival.

"I have talk about it with Ye Bai and Qi Xunyi, both of them agreed to change that the meeting point." Xiao Jun said hesitantly.

And Xiao Tianyao caught his hesitation. "But, you have another thought?" He guessed it right, Xioa Jun nodded.

"I think there is no point to change the venue, no matter where the place that we chose, if Modama decided to involve himself into this, we better prepared a good way to counter attack him." Xiao Jun said with all seriousness.

"You make the point." Xiao Tianyao shrunk back to his chair while looking at the sky that almost dark, thinking. "Do you think Xiao w.a.n.g Wei will involve Modama in this kind of situation? When his life is at stake?"

Xiao Jun sighed deeply. "I don"t think so." After all Xiao w.a.n.g Wei was the most selfish person that Xiao Jun had ever seen, no, his father and brother could be counted as well. "But, what if…?" He looked hesitant.

"Let"s bet on it then." Xiao Tianyao said. "Modama will never allow him to do something like that and Xiao Wan Wei will never gamble his life away." He tried to put some logic into this situation.

"Alright, let a.s.sumed that way." Xiao Jun eventually agreed. "But, we need make a backup plan."

"Right." Xiao Tianyao nodded. "When the meeting?"

"Tonight, in the middle of the night." Xiao Jun bit down his apple again, looking distracted.

"Where is the other?" Xiao Tianyao had been wandering mindlessly along this afternoon, but only now he realized that no one was around.

"Qianru is following Ye Bai to scout the venue and gather more information while Qianru and the twin were sightseeing the village." Xiao Jun said lightly.

"Sightseeing?" Xiao Tianyao"s eyebrows rose up incredulously. "Sightseeing at time like this, are you out of your mind?" The situation could turn out ugly if something happened to her.

"Relax, she didn"t walk too far, moreover she already comeback and was eating downstairs while we are talking." Xiao Jun waved his hand.

"Why don"t you just say she was downstairs…" Xiao Tianyao scoffed. "So, what your plan by letting her involved in this kind of situation. I think you had another intention by letting her in? Correct me if I am mistaken." Xiao Tianyao got another apple for himself. "Especially when you were very insisting to let her came at the golden auction."

Xiao Jun shrugged nonchalantly. "I just wanted her to learn that life is not only black and white, there are many things in between. Like I have told you, I wanted to broaden her horizon. It"s not good enough to live in such naivety."

"Don"t you object this idea? Leaving her in the dark so she will not get involve and get hurt in the process?" Xiao Tianyao taunted his decision before.

He didn"t agree at him at that time, so did now. But, fortunately his brother changed his stubborn mind and looked things differently.

"Well, people grew and things change, what the problem with me change my point of view?" Xiao Jun was slightly offended with the way Xiao Tianyao was questioning his decision.

"Alright." Xiao Tianyao yielded, raised his hand. "She is your wife, you can do anything."

This time, it was Xiao Jun who was looking at Xiao Tianyao sullenly. He throw the ch.o.r.e of the apple to the trash bin nearby with accuracy.

"Then, what is the second news?" Xiao Tianyao remembered that Xiao Jun said he has two news with him.

Upon hearing this there was a subtle change with Xiao Jun"s behavior, there was a fleeting of hesitation in his eyes.

"What is it?" Xiao Jun became alert all of sudden. "Something bad?" He asked urgently.

But, Xiao Jun shook his head. "No, not really."

"Something bad." Xiao Tianyao concluded Xiao Jun discomfort.

"Actually I need your help about something." Xiao Jun said hesitantly.

"About?" He had never seen his brother act this way toward him before.

Xiao Jun looked Xiao Tianyao deeply before he said hesitantly. "I need you to go to Zodasian Kingdom to find someone."

"Zodasian?" Xiao Tianyao raised his eyebrows. "Who?"

"His name is Elder Chen." Xiao Jun said.

"And where is he?" Zodasian wasn"t a city, it was a country with many district, at least he had know where he needed to start, but Xiao Jun next words were struck him dumb.

"I don"t know." He looked regretful.

Xiao Tianyao frowned. "When the last time he appeared? His real name? He has family?"

"I don"t know." Xiao Jun totally had no clue about this.

"Jun, are you messing around with me?"

"I am not. But I really don"t have idea where I can find him."

"Zodasian is a big country if you forget, there would be dozens of people named Chen there, if I am lucky enough to find him, I will be too old to comeback and he will have been lying on his dead bed." And then Xiao Tianyao was squinted his eyes. "Are you planning to take revenge on me because I have made you went to Rockstone and now you want to throw me to Zodasian."

Xiao Jun threw an apple toward him that Xiao Tianyao caught it easily. "I am not a cheap person like that." He whined like a girl, sometime Xiao Tianyao wonder how he could act childishly like this. "Do you know about the story of four elder?"

"Four elder?" Xiao Tianyao tried to recall his memory. "I know, Elder Dam is one of them."

"Yes, and you can start from there." Xiao Jun suggested. "I really need this."

"You want to gather the support from the four Elders right?" Xiao Tianyao guest it right like usual.

"Hmm. I need that."

"When did you need this?"

"As soon as possible, I expect after meeting tonight you will be on your way in the next morning."

Xiao Jun knitted his eyebrows tightly when he heard the eagerness of Xiao Jun to get rid of him immediately. "So eager to get rid of me huh?" He sneered contemtously.

However, Xiao Jun just gave him an uncomfortable smile, feeling bad for him.

As no one from them was talking, it seemed they had reached a silence conclusion and understood it well.

Xiao Tianyao would leave when the meeting with Xiao w.a.n.g Wei tonight had done.

"Tianyao." Xiao Jun stared at him with mixed emotion. "Are you sure Luna is no more a threat for us?"

Xiao Tianyao had told Xiao Jun about Luna briefly. But, he just said the part about Luna has been changing side and would help them to fight Modama and The Emperor, however about her pregnancy, Xiao Tianyao simply didn"t know how to bring that matter up.

Therefore, Xiao Jun was a little bit uncertain with Xiao Tianyao"s word.

"I have told you, she is good now. If it wasn"t because of her, I will never know that Modama was on his way to the black market." Xiao Tianyao in a matter of fact"s tone.

"And how do you know I am in black market?"

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Xiao Jun rolled his eyes, he had indeed underestimated his brother. "Are you sure, you are not under that woman influence?"

"Actually she kind of couldn"t use her power for now." Xiao Tianyao suddenly remembered the night that he spent with her before he came to black market. Her crying face made him uncomfortable. "She is sick."

"Sick?" Xiao Jun raised his eyebrows and started to brew some tea for both of them. "She catches a cold or what?"

"It"s not that!" Xiao Tianayao retorted uncomfortably. "She has a congenital disease. Every month his brother needs to bring medicine for her."

"Or else?"

"She will die."

"Then don"t let her see his brother."

"We still need more information about Modama and their plan."

Xiao Jun couldn"t rebuke that fact.

"Alright, get rid of her once she didn"t have more value." Xiao Jun said sternly.

Though it sounded harsh and very cruel, but it was very normal for him to feel that way, after all the complicated situation that was happening now was because of that woman sudden appearance.

She had endanger his and his brother"s life and foiled there plan.

Not to mention she was Modama"s daughter, what kind of reason that she had to help them? Wasn"t it would become her another trick to manipulate Xiao Tianyao? Although, Xiao Tianyao right now looked fine, sober enough to have his own thought, but who knows what she had done to him?

In this uncertainty situation, Xiao Jun couldn"t rely on the benefit of doubt.

Sometimes, one needed to be ruthless to survive and the two of them wasn"t an exception. But, Xiao  Tianyao didn"t immediately answer him. There was something flickered in his mind.

The subtle change from Xiao Tianyao didn"t go unnoticed by Xiao Jun, but he pretended to not see anything.

"You will get rid of her right?" Xiao Jun poured the tea into two cups and gave it to Xiao Tianyao. "Or, am I wrong?" He glanced at his brother, a.s.sessing his expression.

However, like he already knew, it was hard to figure out what was going on in his mind if Xiao Tianyao was determined to not let anyone know it.

"I will get rid of her." Xiao Tianyao said firmly.

Later he knew, Xiao Tianyo would really get rid of her in unexpected way.

Xiao Jun lowered his head to sip his tea, but also to conceal the disappointment in his eyes. He knew he couldn"t take Xiao Tianyao"s word for granted this time.

Something in him had changed and there was no way of coming back now. If anything, Xiao Jun thought it would be better to do it by himself.