
"May...Mei Yin where are you," the voice of the call.
Mei Yin immediately stood up and was about to come towards the direction of the voice but stopped when Haocun called out to her.
"Where is Mei Yin going?" ask Haocun.
"You wait here, I'll come back later, it looks like my friends are looking for you" said Mei Yin then immediately ran without listening to Haocun's words again.
Elsewhere, but still the Xiuhuan forest area and Chen were calling out to Mei Yin who had not found them on the tree branch where she slept last night, as a result they called out Mei Yin and looked for Mei Yin by following her scent.
"Where is he?" groused Xiuhuan.
Just as Xiuhuan and Chen were about to return, for just in case Mei Yin would return to her original place, they were startled by Mei Yin's cry that emerged from behind the bushes.
"Xiuu Chen, I'm here," cried Mei Yin.
Xiuhuan and Chen immediately ran over to Mei Yin.
"Where have you been? we are very worried after not getting you on the tree" Xiuhuan said with a worried tone.
Mei Yin did not immediately reply but she brought Xiuhuan and Chen to Haocun. Xiuhuan continued to grumble because he did not get an answer from Mei Yin but instead was pulled towards a place unknown to Xiuhuan.
They reached the river where Haocun was. Xiuhuan nudged Mei Yin's shoulder for an explanation by pointing her chin at a man leaning under a tree.
"You're back, I thought you were going to leave right away" Haocun said in Mei Yin.
"I'm not that bad. Haocun introduce this my friend his name is Xiuhuan and this is my pet (referring to Chen who is in Mei Yin's sling) his name is Chen, Xiu Chen is Haocun," Mei Yin said.
Haocun simply nodded with his flat face, as well as Xiuhuan.
The atmosphere felt awkward as no one wanted to open their voices.
Kruyuk kruyuk, the stomach voice of Mei Yin protesting for food, how shy Mei Yin was because of her stomach voice.
Two men and a cat looked at Mei Yin, it made Mei Yin even more embarrassed, now that her face was red with embarrassment, she could only smile in embarrassment. Shortly after that Xiuhuan's laughter broke, while Haocun held back his laughter with deheman.
"Ahhh sorry, I want to catch fish first then rather than this stomach continue to protest," said Mei Yin then left with embarrassment.
"Let's wait for me to help catch fish, hey you take care of Mei Yin's cat and this is to eat this fruit first" Xiuhuan said before leaving following Mei Yin.
Haocun just smiled knot. Shortly after Mei Yin and Xiuhuan left came 2 men in full warrior clothes bowing respectfully to Haocun.
"Honor Your Majesty, punish us for being late" said the two soldiers who are thought to be warlords.
"Wake up, you don't have to be like that, I'm fine and oh you go first to the border, I'll catch up" Haocun said.
"Tap.," had not yet had one of the five men answer Haocun had cut his words.
"Have not asked the reason, go," said Haocun, shaking his hand and telling him to leave.
Both the prince and the commander obeyed the orders of his superiors who turned out to be the Crown Prince of the kingdom of the witch race and left Haocun.
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Turning to Mei Yin and Xiuhuan who were ready to throw themselves into the river to find fish.
"Ready," cried Mei Yin then embraced Xiuhuan. "Ready," cried Xiuhuan with vigor.
"One, two, three," cried the two.
Byurrrrs
The water that had originally quietly flowed was now surging violently, as the river was shallow which was only as high as Mei Yin and as thick as Xiuhuan's knees, making it easier for them to catch fish using the daggers that the two had brought along, by throwing the dagger towards the target, which is a fish that is swimming in groups.
Before long they both managed to catch some fish, which was enough for them to prop up the stomach.
Mei Yin suddenly stopped walking. "What's wrong?" ask Xiuhuan.
After she finished talking to Chen, only Mei Yin responded to Xiuhuan's question.
"What's wrong?" ask Xiuhuan again.
"It was after how long before we left that two men fully dressed for war came kneeling before Haocun Chen said, who is it?" mei Yin told Xiuhuan. "So they called Haocun His Majesty, maybe he's a member of the kingdom?" continued.
"Maybe, but why did you meet her?" xiuhuan asked who from earlier wanted to ask him, but did not remember because of the fish.
Mei Yin also told the chronology until she could meet Haocun while walking casually. Xiuhuan mangosteen responded to Mei Yin's story while occasionally responding to it with questions.
It doesn't feel like they're at their destination. Chen immediately ran towards Mei Yin and greeted Mei Yin with a sling and elusan.
Chen is still unable to transform into a human due to his young age.
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Mei Yin prepared the necessary utensils and seasonings to burn their caught fish.
While waiting for the ripe fish Mei Yin and Xiuhuan joked gurgling. Chen's? he spoke through their inner being, so as not to be suspected by Haocun that Chen was the contracted animal of Mei Yin.
Haocun rested under a tree while observing Mei Yin's interaction with Xiuhuan and Chen.
"Eat this," said Mei Yin who had crouched down before Haocun while handing over the leaf-fired grilled fish. Haocun accepted it without a word and ate it. Mei Yin rejoined her two friends and ate her part grilled fish.
Not feeling the day to night, they decided to rest on the edge of the river where they snapped fish and planned to continue the journey tomorrow.
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The four of them sat around the campfire to warm their bodies. Because Mei Yin was quickly sleepy so she fell asleep with a deep leaning tree in the shade occupied by Haoucun. Xiuhuan and Chen stood guard.
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The breeze, the song of the birds unpretentious, the leaves dancing, the light of the sun began to rise disturbing the sleep of the people who were calmly leaning in the shade of a tree.
"Ugh, it's morning, it turns out," Mei Yin nodded as she rubbed her eyes, and as she traced around she didn't find Haocun, she only found Xiuhuan and Chen sleeping.
Mei Yin looked back and forth and started to get up and walk down the riverbank in case Haocun was around, but she did not find it. Tired of coming back to where he came from.
"Where are you?" ask Xiuhuan.
Instead of answering Mei Yin instead turned her back. "You guys seen Haocun?"
Xiuhuan and Chen shook their heads in ignorance. "Maybe he's gone already" Xiuhuan guessed.
"Maybe yes, well then we're off as well. But before that we look for food first" said Mei Yin.
They continued their journey to the border which would take about half a day on horseback, if not stop.
They split the forest on their own horses.
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