Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

After the dinner where they were forced to be vegetarian, Feng Ao Si avoided the area at all cost. He didn't want to be forced to eat more vegetables when he longed for meat. However, Long Qian Xing seemed to purposely asked them to stop when it was nearly the time to rest.

They only have an extremely short time to prepare their tents and fire. Thus, they couldn't hunt today.

"Hua'er, can't we add some meat to the dish?" Nan Luo asked tearfully. He also wanted to eat meat.

Nan Hua looked at Nan Luo. "Vegetables are good for you."

"…I know." 

They finished their meal and returned to the carriage. For today, Nan Hua would be staying in the carriage which was placed right in the middle between the other tents they set up.

Xiao Yun brought thick blanket for Nan Hua. "Miss, it might be only the end of Summer, but the night is still very cold. It'll be better for you to add more layer."

Nan Hua nodded and Xiao Yun helped to prepare her bedding. It was soft and warm, similar to the one that she had at Nan Family Residence. (Old Master Nan's Residence and not Nan Shu Cheng Residence)

Her eyes lowered as she could sense how much Old Master Nan and the others around her tried to protect her and made her comfortable. Even though she had been living in this world for a year, she had to say that she was still not used with this all. Years of living independently had long been engraved in her bones.

Even until now, she couldn't bring herself to relax her guard.

"I'll be staying here, Miss. If there's anything that happen, I'll protect you," Xiao Yun said with a bright smile.

Nan Hua nodded and closed her eyes.

This time, the night was not as quiet as it was at the other night. Several people moved stealthily to the area as Nan Hua silently opened her eyes. She didn't move but her senses clearly sensed the coming of these people.

Bandits or assassins?

Based on the way they acted, she was more inclined to think of them as bandits. Assassins were not as sloppy as them.

Slash!

"Gah!"

Before the bandits could even come close, someone had already struck first. The bandits were stunned. They reacted quickly when they realized that there was a youth standing in front of them with a sword ready.

"I'm already in bad mood and you all decide to come right at this time." Feng Ao Si snorted. He couldn't fight back when his grandfather and mother decided for him to have vegetarian dinner. However, it didn't mean that he had to hold back when it comes to facing enemies.

"You sure have bad luck."

Swish!

 Evading to the side, Feng Ao Si swiftly avoided the blade that was directed to his head. His hand jerked and the sword in his hand swung, cutting off the bandit in front of in two. There was no resistance whatsoever as he managed to break the enemy's body and armor in one go.

The second bandit was rushing from the other side and Feng Ao Si's body swayed to the other side as quickly as his evade just now. He punched forward with his left hand while his sword hacked the third bandit who came towards him.

Bang! Slash!

"Tsk, how weak." Feng Ao Si clicked his tongue. He noticed that there were more bandits and licked his lips. Time to vent his anger!

Clang! Slash! Bang!

Nan Luo came out of tent and looked at the brutal methods Feng Ao Si used. He was speechless. It was no wonder that Feng Ao Kuai said that Feng Ao Si was a brainless idiot. Did that man just had to challenge all of them to a frontal battle?

No wonder that Feng Ao Si always pursued pure strength.

With such a brain, it would be a wonder if he didn't die if he was not strong enough.

"Kill that brat!"

"Hmm?" Nan Luo noticed that some of them were heading to his direction. He smirked. If they really think of him as an easy target, then they would be in for a big surprise.

Slash!

Evading to the side, Nan Luo brandished his sword and killed the opponent with a quick draw. At the next moment, he accelerated as he appeared before the second bandit. The sword in his hand moved at lightning speed, cutting of the bandit's hand before him.

Slash!

"Aaaa…."

Jleb!

Before the bandit could lament of his lost hand, Nan Luo had already stabbed him. He then looked at the remaining bandits with a chuckle. His fighting skill was that of a balanced one since Nan Hua had taught him a lot. When it came to fight at night… he was equally skilled thanks to those annoying assassins.

"Come."

Clang! Slash! Slash!

Feng Ao Kuai's tent was right beside Nan Hua's carriage. Difference with the two hot headed youth, he stood calmly near Nan Hua's carriage and stood before the door. He knew very well that they wouldn't be able to break through past those two easily, so his work would be easier.

Nan Hua might not need any protection, but they shouldn't let any outsider saw her real skills. It would be disadvantageous for her if that happened.

"Hua'er, stay inside."

"Yes."

Nan Hua had woken up and noticed Xiao Yun was holding several knives in her hand. Her eyes flashed as she understood that Xiao Yun must be training in the art of assassination too when they were at home. It seemed that her grandfather had decided to let Xiao Yun be her bodyguard.

Bodyguard, huh?

The term sounded a bit strange.

"Miss, you can rest assured that I'll protect you this time," Xiao Yun said earnestly. She couldn't possibly let Nan Hua to do the hard work all the time. She had to make sure that she could protect her miss properly.

"Mhm."

Nan Hua looked out of the window and noticed a figure at the distance. Old Master Nan was staying close to Nan Si Qiao's tent but didn't participate in the battle. There was no need for him to fight since the soldiers could handle this much. If they couldn't, it would be a great disgrace.

At the other side, another youth was killing the bandits with ease. Looking at his movement that seemed more like dancing, Nan Hua pondered a bit.

How high was her chance of defeating Long Qian Xing?

If it was a head on battle, Nan Hua knew for sure that she wouldn't be able to defeat him. Both his strength and speed were above her. As for a surprise attack… there might be a chance to injure him but not killing him.

She was still too weak right now.

Thud!

A body fell down not far from the carriage.

Feng Ao Kuai's eyes were cold as he had finished the opponent quickly. From the back, Nan Hua knew that Feng Ao Kuai was using a quick draw attack. It was the type of attack that relied on surprise and speed, mostly used to kill the enemies before they could notice the attack.

Since Feng Ao Kuai was a bit low at strength yet his weapon was sword, he had developed the quick strike in order to be able to defeat his opponent faster. This would allow him to be able to survive even when he was facing stronger opponent.

What he needed to do was to draw quickly.

During training, Feng Ao Kuai rarely used it because it was harder for Feng Ao Si and Nan Luo to defend themselves against this peculiar attack. Besides, Feng Ao Kuai really needed to increase his strength and speed, thus he mostly participated in the same training as the others.

Though, his result was often the worst out of the three.

Besides, Feng Ao Kuai had said that his main weapon was not sword. He only started the training with sword recently because his father asked him to during this period of time.

"Whew, it's done."

"Anyone alive?" Feng Ao Kuai asked Nan Luo. He was absolutely sure that his older brother killed everyone who was attacking him without sparing anyone.

Nan Luo nodded. "Yeah, I left 2 alive. I'll leave it to you to interrogate them. Grandpa said that you have learned interrogation method."

"I did."

Watching Feng Ao Kuai walked to the two bandits and torture them, Nan Luo felt a bit nauseated. He rubbed his stomach lightly and wondered whether he would end up vomiting his food or not.

"Wahahaha! I feel so refreshed now!" Feng Ao Si stretched his body happily. It has been some time since he had such a relaxing activity.

Nan Luo was speechless. "Do you realize that you're killing people?"

"They're attacking me first, so what's wrong with me killing them?" Feng Ao Si retorted. He then looked at the mess around him before he realized that he had forgotten something important. He looked at Nan Luo sheepishly. "I forgot to leave anyone alive…."

"Don't worry, I already leave two alive." Nan Luo's lips twitched. He was glad that his grandfather had reminded him in the past that they had to leave at least two people alive in order to be able to get valuable information.

Why two?

It was because they had to make sure that the information they got was accurate. If they only leave one, there was possibility for the opponent to lie.. If they had two and the information they got was different from one another, they could go on another round of questioning.