REINCARNATION: TRAPPED IN THE WRONG BODY
CHAPTER 43. Murderer

***ZHONG LI BEDROOM***

Zhong Li's room atmosphere became quiet and desolate. Occasionally there was the sound of sobs A Tu who was still faithfully kneeling on the floor.

Meanwhile Zhong Li aka King was thinking what he should order to A Tu right now.

The time bomb that Ming Lan had mounted to his side, had now become a time bomb that had already been defused by him.

King was convinced A Tu was more concerned with his own life than the rewards promised by Ming Lan. Now King can use A Tu as his spy .

"I'll give you the antidote on day six" King said.

"Thank you young master Zhong Li!" said A Tu while wiping his tears and snot with his sleeves.

"You can report everything to Ming Lan," King said.

"Be...really?" a Tu asked hesitantly while glancing at King with a look of disbelief.

Hercules also stole a glance at King while Xena remained calm unshakable by the action of two men who were busy glancing at King .

"Really!If there's an evil plan that could hurt me, you have to say it" King continued.

"Okay, young master Zhong Li! I promise!" said A Tu enthusiastically.

"I want to rest now!" Said King.

"Okay, young master Zhong Li!"

Hercules, Xena and A Tu left Zhong Li's bedroom.

"I have to go to the Kunlun Mountains the day after tomorrow" King's heart said.

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Bend Xena's day to the blacksmith's crafters to pick up a pair of iron gloves and a King's ordered burlap cloth bag .

Meanwhile, Hercules was given the task of making a lot of pastries to be used as supplies during the long journey to the Kunlun Mountains.

#Mantou is a steamed chinese round bread that is usually made plain, with no stuffing on the inside#

*photo mantau*

In the evening Hercules and Xena helped King prepare all the equipment to be brought and put it in a rope bag of burlap.

King was very satisfied with the stitching bag of the blacksmith craftsman because the bag was so strong with a long rope that it would not be easily damaged.

A pair of iron gloves were also put in a burlap bag. King will wear it when he arrives at the Kunlun Mountains.

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There was a knock on Zhong Li's room door.

"Lake in!" said King.

A Tu walked inside Zhong Li's bedroom while looking down.

"You just met Ming Lan right?" ask King without further ado.

"Yes, young master Zhong Li! The madam asked about the trip tomorrow," A Tu replied honestly.

While having dinner with Ming Lan and Zhong Min in the dining room earlier, King told them that he would stay at the Taoist Temple on the grounds that he wanted to pray to reject the bad luck because he almost drowned in the river some time ago.

King was sure Ming Lan and Zhong Min would definitely interrogate A Tu about the trip tomorrow.

One trip to the Kunlun Mountains by horse carriage can take almost five hours. It is still unknown how long it will take to explore the Kunlun Mountains so King has asked Hercules and Xena to prepare food and clothing for the next three days.

"Hurry rest. We're leaving early in the morning" King said.

"Okay, young master Zhong Li!" answer Hercules, Xena and A Tu together.

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***IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE RESIDENCE OF GENERAL ZHONG GUO***

A carriage with a coachman was already waiting in front of the entrance of General Zhong Guo's residence.

This morning A Tu led King out of General Zhong Guo's residence to the horse-drawn carriage as Xena and Hercules were busy preparing all the items required by King into the carriage.

Ming Lan and Zhong Min stood in front of the entrance of General Zhong Guo's residence while smiling broadly.

"Yes Brother Zhong Li! I'll help you look after mom as long as you go" Zhong Min said.

"Ishh... This mother and daughter are very good at acting!" said King's heart.

King simply replied with a nod of his head in the other direction. King's mouth could not utter a single word to mince words with Ming Lan and Zhong Min.

The chariot slowly left General Zhong Guo's residence after King sat in a horse-drawn carriage with Hercules, Xena and A Tu.

Ming Lan and Zhong Min smiled sinisterly as they stared at the horse carriage that was getting further away.

"Mother! Everything all right?"  Zhong Min whispered in Ming Lan's ear because around them there were still some servants of General Zhong Guo's residence.

Ming Lan pointed her thumb towards Zhong Min. The two of them laughed loudly together while walking into the residence of General Zhong Guo.

"Zhong Li's! The day of your death has come! The angel of death will take your life soon!" zhong Min's heart.

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The horse-drawn carriage had been traveling for four hours. Soon the King will arrive at the Taoist Temple which is under the foothills of the Kunlun Mountains.

During the trip King closed his eyes tightly to save his energy so that he could climb the Kunlun Mountains later. Then Indra King's sharp hearing heard the gurgling sound of water.

"A Tu! What's that sound?" ask King.

A Tu opened the window of the horse carriage and saw clearly the water stub falling to the ground.

"Young master Zhong Li! It was the sound of the rain growing increasingly heavy, '" replied A Tu.

"Damn! Why is the weather getting bad? Though it was very bright," King's heart grumbled.

"Young master Zhong Li! Heavy rain will make the road near the mountains become slippery. I'll have the horseman speed up the horse" said Xena.

"All right!" answer King.

Moments later King heard a whipping sound and the horse-drawn carriage was speeding away.

"It will soon arrive at the Taoist Temple" King's heart said.

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Suddenly the horse carriage came to a sudden stop so that Zhong Li's thin body was almost slammed.

It was fortunate that Hercules and Xena caught Zhong Li's body swiftly . A poor Tu fell down and tried to get up from the floor of the horse carriage.

"Dear young master Zhong Li here!" xena said to Hercules and immediately jumped off the horse-drawn carriage and drew out her sword.

Hercules looked towards A Tu who had just gotten up from the floor of the horse carriage.

"Dear young master Zhong Li!" said Hercules to A Tu and jumped down while carrying the new cauldron that King bought a while ago.

"Comebody! Smell blood!" scream King's heart. King smelled a fishy smell that evaporated into the horse carriage.

"What's going on?" ask A Tu. A still confused Tu opened the window of the horse carriage to see what was happening out there.

"Don't!" shouted King.

King's shout was late because A Tu had already opened the window and 'something' was thrown into the horse carriage from outside the window and fell into A Tu's lap.

A Tu held onto that 'something' with both hands.

"AH......" A Tu shouted hysterically and fainted instantly.

"Something' in A Tu's lap rolled down to King's feet. It was at this time that King clearly saw that "something' was the decapitated head of the horseman.

"Damn! It must have been Ming Lan and Zhong Min," King said as he gritted his teeth.

King was sure that the person who wanted Zhong Li's death would definitely be Ming Lan and Zhong Min. The two of them must have hired assassins to kill Zhong Li while outside General Zhong Guo's residence.

Good night readers. This chapter is author to make it longer. Hope the readers enjoy it.

Will Zhong Li aka King be able to arrive at the Kunlun Mountains?

Don't forget to read the story tomorrow.

THANK YOU

AUTHOR: LYTIE