The Ghost of Fog
Chapter 46. Sib

That night, as promised, Lin Tian came to Hu Tao's house to fulfill the dinner invitation.

"Haha...Lin Tian you finally came too!!" hapa Hu Tao in front of the gate. It turned out that this young man was already waiting for Lin Tian's arrival and wanted to welcome his brother directly.

"Do you wait for Daritadi?" asked Lin Tian who was astonished to Hu Tao for still taking the time to greet him at the gate.

"Yes, I've been standing here long enough. But that's okay, now come on!!" the answer.

Lin Tian followed the young man's footsteps from behind. It turned out that he was not taken to his house, but was taken to a small river in a small forest next to the Hu family residence.

"All right, you wait here. I'll ask the waiters to deliver our food and wine."

"I don't drink wine." replied Lin Tian who managed to stop Hu Tao's steps.

"Oh...then what do you want to drink?"

"Whatever, as long as it's not wine."

"Alright, wait a moment" said Hu Tao who then had run quickly to his house.

"Hah..why not in prepared daritadi?" muttered Lin Tian astonished at Hu Tao's behavior.

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Lin Tian looked fixedly at the flow of the river. Seen there the reflection of his face is dimly lit because of the darkness of the night. Indeed at this moment Lin Tian had already taken off his mask.

The river flow was not very heavy, but it seemed to be quite deep. Occasionally, small fish pass in front of him.

Lin Tian looked at it all from his seat with a flat look.

The calm flow of the river seemed to roll back the memory of his past. The Zhang family, the mystery of Zhang Heng's departure, the Xiao family, the Hu family and...Zhang Qiaofeng, the woman who had always been his goal all along. All of those memories seemed to be clearly depicted on the surface of the calm stream.

Then, he suddenly recalled Yin Yin's message, "But, I've heard if they set up secret headquarters in remote villages or places. I have also heard of this association having its headquarters in the village of Tanah Rain which is located far south there."

"...I have also heard of this association having its headquarters in the village of Tanah Rain which is located far south there..."

"...Rainy Land..."

"...Rainy Land..."

Those were the words that ringed in Lin Tian's head.

"Land of Rain, yes." he murmured slowly.

"How far is the village from here?"

"Sorry to have you waiting for Lin Tian!!" suddenly there was the sound of Hu Tao exclaiming loudly from behind him. On his left right were two servant girls who had brought trays filled with food and drink.

Lin Tian's reflex turned around and only replied briefly, "Oh..."

"..."

"..."

"What's wrong with you guys?" Lin Tian asked in astonishment to the three of them who stood stiffly looking at him.

Suddenly, the body of the servant to Hu Tao's right trembled and nearly fell if he was unable to maintain balance.

"Who..you?" ask Hu Tao.

"Huh...?" Lin Tian frowned at the astonished mark.

A second later he remembered, it turned out that Hu Tao had never seen his real face at all, so it was only natural that the young man was surprised. But Lin Tian was astonished, why was it that just looking at his face alone was able to make the three people fixated?

Hu Tao who saw that there was a mask on Lin Tian's lap suddenly immediately asked, "You...Lin Tian?"

"Who do you think you are?" asked Lin Tian in an annoyed tone.

"This leader." said the girl on the left who had glorified her eyes and with a trembling body. He was already not strong enough to withstand the vibrations of his body so that the tray containing the drink almost fell down if it was not held back by Hu Tao.

After retrieving the drink from his servant's hand, the chelate Hu Tao placed the tray near Lin Tian sat down. A second later, the waiter had already fallen down with a breath of breath.

Similarly to the other servant, he had already fainted once the tray containing food in his hand was taken by Hu Tao.

"Lin Tian.you are dangerous!!" said Hu Tao slowly as he looked sharply at his brother.

"Huh?" Lin Tian who still did not understand was only able to frown in surprise.

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"You mean?"

"I mean, who are you, where did you come from and what did you become a swordsman for?" Hu Tao clarified his question.

Lin Tian then stared at the river water, enjoying the reflection of the moon and the stars in the water. Then he said,

"I am from the Northern Territory. In the past, I lived in a small village where the majority of the population worked as farmers. But, that village along with my parents disappeared after being invaded by a bunch of bandits."

Hu Tao just kept quiet, paying attention.

"Then, I was found by someone from a noble family and I became a maid in that family. Long story short, after some time, I was appointed to be their young Miss's personal bodyguard." explains Lin Tian.

Up here, Hu Tao revealed a surprised expression, then said with a slight shout, "What? You're a bodyguard!!?? No way, don't you lie to Lin Tian!! This person as strong as you can become a bodyguard!? If you become the young lady's fiancee then I'll believe it!"

Lin Tian glanced for a moment at the albino youth. Then he sipped his green tea, then said, "Heh, am I strong? Me...? You are very wrong Hu Tao, if I am strong, there is no way that the noble family that I consider to be home will also disappear due to the onslaught of black warriors" he replied with a bitter smile.

"You know.I couldn't do anything at that time." she continued.

"Huh..your new family has also vanished?" Hu Tao looked in disbelief.

"Yes.just leaving me and the young Miss who I really can't confirm whether she's alive or not. And all this time I've been trying to find her."

There was a long silence after that. Only the sound of water gurgling and the sound of crickets singing to fill the silence of the night.

"Then..why did you go South?" finally Hu Tao asked.

"We consider that the South is the safest place for us. We thought, by coming to this Southern region, the enemies would not be able to find our whereabouts. But.." his words suddenly stopped.

"But?"

"But, about a week ago, I discovered the fact that the attackers who had invaded my family were from the Black Group Alliance. I know that now there is no safe place for me and the young lady." A little sadness on that normally flat face.

"How do you know if they're from the Black faction Alliance?"

"When I was in Stone Town, I fought with some of them. And if I'm concerned, their silat was exactly like the attackers of my family back then. Also, these were the men of two swordsmen of red mask and white mask. Now I suspect, if the mastermind of my family's destruction is the two of them." replied Lin Tian

"That's it.." Hu Tao said as he sighed.

There was still silence between the two of them. Only occasionally heard the sound of a cup placed on a tray after being drunk by the owner. They are drowning in each other's minds.

"Hu Tao." call Lin Tian to surprise the young leader.

"Yes?"

"As I told you, there were only two people who survived the raid, namely me and the young Miss. In the future, it is certain that we will both need help from third parties to rebuild our family. If you'd like to, would you help me and the young lady get back on her feet like before?" asked Lin Tian seriously.

Hu Tao was a little surprised to hear this. He was not surprised by the request, but he was surprised by Lin Tian. It turned out, after parting ways with her young Miss, the priest had absolutely no intention of betraying her!!

Whereas if Lin Tian wanted to, he could have asked for his help and raised himself as the new family leader without having to wait for the arrival of his young Miss. However, the young man apparently prefers to look for the young Miss and will build a family together. What a great bodyguard!! thought Hu Tao.

Then Hu Tao grabbed onto Lin Tian's shoulders and said excitedly, "You have saved this family, you have been able to drive the two demons away, you are my brother!! Take it easy I will always help you whenever you need!!"

Lin Tian was slightly moved to hear this statement.

"Hu Tao, why do you trust me so much? When you first met, didn't you think that I was using you to take over the chair of the Hu family leader?" asked Lin Tian.

"Haha...Actually, as long as dad changes, I'm tired of living and just living to wait to die. So when you came I didn't care if you were a good or a bad person. All I thought about was, that I should be able to return the Hu family the way it used to. And if you betray me, I will choose to die in your hands to end all the suffering of life!!" obviously Hu Tao.

"But in fact, you almost died fighting the red mask, and under those circumstances, you still had time to help me face the white mask. From then on, I decided that if you wanted to take the leadership seat, I would hand it over voluntarily."

"But the reality again surprised me, you didn't tell me at all that you wanted to be the leader of this family. But instead you're the one who urged me to become the leader immediately and purge the traitors of my father's followers. If it's like that, how can I not trust you? Haha..."

"We're new to this, and I don't know if you're a good person or not. I promise to always be your brother!! Your servant towards the Hu family is too big, I don't know how to repay this kindness." Hu Tao said.

"Is that so? Then thank you." said Lin Tian, smiling.

"But Lin Tian, what is your Miss's surname?" hu Tao asked with a puzzled expression. There's no way he's helping a family that doesn't even know his name.

Lin Tian's smile grew wider, then replied.

"Zhang Family!!"

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