The Ghost of Fog
Chapter 6. Escapees

It had been a day and a night that Lin Tian and Zhang Qiaofeng had been running continuously towards the south. As long as no sound could be heard from Zhang Qiaofeng's mouth, it could only be his crying voice that broke the silence between the two of them.

Lin Tian was also confused about what to do, so he could only remain silent while continuing to lead the way.

That morning in a dense forest, when the sun was about forty-five degrees high, Lin Tian suddenly stopped his running. He looked to the left right to check the surroundings for a moment, then he turned around and said "Miss we should rest first, this area I think is safe enough for both of us to make a break for a while after a full day of running from the enemy."

"Please Miss rest first, I'll find some food for both of us." Reciprocity.

"Hm..." Only deheman and a nod of the head became the answer from Zhang Qiaofeng, his eyes were puffy due to crying too often and depression.

Lin Tian was very concerned about the state of his young Miss. Without speaking again, he darted into the forest in search of food.

Shortly after, Lin Tian returned with two hefty roosters and a few dry twigs to make fire.

When Lin Tian was busy flipping the chicken, there was no conversation between them, only the silence and silence of the forest accompanied them.

"Tian..." Zhang Qiaofeng suddenly said.

"Yes, Miss?" Suhut Lin Tian quickly who was secretly feeling happy because Zhang Qiaofeng was already willing to talk to him again.

"The Zhang family has been destroyed, and for you there is no longer any obligation to continue protecting me. You let Tian'er go wherever you want, I'm no longer your old young lady." His voice hoarsely held back the cries as his smile bitterly looked at Lin Tian.

Lin Tian rounded his eyes hearing this statement. Naturally if he was surprised, the article before the attackers stormed the residence of the leader, his teacher Zhang Jun and all the warriors who were there at that time entrusted the safety of Zhang Qiaofeng to himself alone.

If he was released as Zhang Qiaofeng's personal bodyguard, then how could he fulfill the requests of his warriors and teachers? Is he trying to betray their trust? Of course not!! Thought Lin Tian.

"Miss, as long as you are alive, the Zhang family will never die. Just so you know for yourself that before the two of us leave the Zhang family, the teacher has begged me to always protect Miss. If I'm released-"

"Tian'er, please don't argue and follow my words!! Go, I hope we can meet and regroup as we have always." Cut Zhang Qiaofeng quickly before Lin Tian finished his remark.

Lin Tian then lowered his head deeply and said softly "Miss, are you going to throw me away because I have failed to protect the family, especially the Master and Madam?"

Zhang Qiaofeng was shocked to hear this, he let out a long sigh then shifted his sitting position to get closer towards Lin Tian. Then he moved a hand stroking Lin Tian's downcast head.

"You misunderstood Tian'er that's not what I meant. Tian'er to be honest you've been my own family all this time, I love you that's why I told you to leave. If you leave here now, I'm sure you will survive the pursuit of the enemies and if I release you as my personal bodyguard, you won't have to bother to avenge this Zhang family."

"Let me bear all this Tian'er, I ask you once again, go!! Be a strong warrior and paint your name in the martial world as a gentleman who always helps the oppressed. If today I can survive and live until then, I promise to find and see you. But if I am going to die today, at least I will smile in my grave looking at your valour, Tian'er." It was clear that Zhang Qiaofeng was at length to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was powerless to hold back his tears, he cried as he listened to the words of his young Miss just now. There was no way she would have the heart to leave him alone in the midst of this chaos, there was no way she would have the heart to allow this young girl to endure all the bitterness and anguish of living the ultimate destruction of her beloved family.

"Miss..." Her voice trembled between her cries as she looked at her young Miss face.

"A man cannot cry." Entertain Zhang Qiaofeng while smiling gently and wiping away Lin Tian's tears.

Suddenly Lin Tian knelt down in front of his young Miss and said loudly. " No Miss!! This time I will refuse Miss' orders!! I have promised the teacher and myself to always take care and guarantee the safety of Miss, if I go, if I go, my pride as a swordsman and as a man will be tarnished for betraying his own words."

"If you will cut off my hands even if I have been disobedient, I will still walk beside Miss and will endure this suffering together. I will never leave you alone in this world full of misery and misery!! I swear!!" Continue Lin Tian in a loud and confident voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Qiaofeng covered his mouth with both hands. He was moved to have such a loyal and valiant bodyguard like Lin Tian, not feeling two tears escaping from his eyelids.

"Is that really...?" Zhang Qiaofeng asked.

"Of course Miss, I will be a sword and a shield for you and this life is ready for me to sacrifice if it is for your safety Miss."

Then Zhang Qiaofeng instantly grabbed Lin Tian's shoulder and hugged him tightly while crying.

"Thank you Lin Tian...Thanks..." His words were accompanied by tears that could no longer be contained.

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Finished eating the two forest chickens, Lin Tian and Zhang Qiaofeng then immediately prepared to return on their way south.

But suddenly Lin Tian heard a rustling sound not far from them followed by the flashed black shadows that led to Zhang Qioafeng's back.

"Awass Miss!!" Lin Tian was about to block those shadows but was no longer able to.

"Tring-triing-triing"

It turned out that Zhang Qiaofeng had already turned his body around and fended off those black shadows with his two daggers.

Lin Tian sighed in relief seeing her young Miss was fine. A second later he directed his eyes towards the shadows that turned out to be three thin needle-shaped black secret weapons.

Then Lin Tian directly pulled out his sword and mounted the perfect horses. His eyes looked cautiously at the coming of the three shadows. Likewise with Zhang Qiaofeng who had prepared by crossing his two daggers in front of his chest.

"Who's there!??" Snapped Zhang Qiaofeng towards the bushes behind him.

"Hehehe..not bad.not bad." There was a chuckling sound then followed by the emergence of three people who were approximately sixties years old.

The first person to the far left of his hair was all white, his eyes were deep and his skin was already wrinkled, this person was holding a steel stick in his right hand. The second person who was in the middle of his hair was also all white but the wrinkles on this person's face were less than the first person. This person was also holding a steel stick but was in his left hand.

The third person on the right looks the oldest among them. His face was full of wrinkles and his body was thin dry like a bone that was only wrapped in skin.His back there was a gendewa complete with arrows while on his waist there was a large machete.

"Hmm..first brother, it turns out that a bodyguard feared by the leader is just this snot boy? Cih...these midgets what to fear?" The first person sneered while glancing cynically towards Lin Tian.

"Hehehe..I don't really care about that boy, what caught my attention right now is a fragrant flower next to him, hmm.heheheh" Said the second person with a brazen eye look to Zhang Qiaofeng while licking his own lips.

"Huh don't talk much!! take care of them!!" Snapped the third person called first brother while pointing his index finger towards Lin Tian and Zhang Qiaofeng.

"By pleasure...!!" Shouts of the first and second.

The first person on the far left immediately targeted Lin Tian, while the second person directly punched toward Zhang Qiaofeng.

"Damn it...!!" Shouted Zhang Qiaofeng while resisting the attack of the perverted old man. He played the family heritage silat science called 'Sharp Beak Swallow', as the name suggests this science relies on agility and density. This science was perfect for Zhang Qiaofeng who was indeed an expert in lightening the body and armed with a pair of daggers.

*******

"What the hell, they're strong!!!" The inner person who attacked Lin Tian was shocked.

"I don't think a girl who looks like this is so gentle would be this smart." The inner person who attacked Zhang Qiaofeng with a feeling that was no less shocked.

"First brother help us!!" Suddenly they shouted and turned their heads to the person who was still casually watching it.

The person they called first brother just snorted and snapped. "Based on useless people!! against a boy alone you guys are no becus, it's better to just die there!!" While saying so, this grandfather moved his machete and created a long-range slash that instantly cut off the heads of the two people.

Lin Tian and Zhang Qiaofeng were startled and astonished at once, they did not think that the person who looked the weakest had this kind of power. Know them if actually out of the three people, this person is the strongest.

"Basic demon!! You killed your own comrades!??" Zhang Qiaofeng asked as he snapped with horror.

"Currently, people like them have no point in being allowed to breathe anymore. If I can bring your heads alone without their help, the chairman will definitely give me a bountiful reward....Ahahaha!!"

"Basic crazy." Muttering Lin Tian who was secretly horrified also watched this grandfather in front of him.

"Hahaha..be prepared!!" This grandfather had already lunged forward with a machete in his right hand and a fatten in his left.

Lin Tian and Zhang Qiaofeng were somewhat astonished to also see the grandfather holding a gendewa to use as a melee weapon. But they did not care about it and immediately lunged forward.

"Traaang!!"

There was a loud sound when the machete in his hand met Lin Tian's sword.

"Swiing-swiiig"

Followed by the throwing of several knives from Zhang Qiaofeng who had moved to the back of the grandfather. The grandfather only smiled sinisterly while dodging himself to the right, when dodging he also sent a left-footed kick towards Lin Tian's stomach.

However, Lin Tian was able to dodge that foot attack by throwing himself backwards, this he did also to avoid the knives of Zhang Qiaofeng who because the grandfather had dodged so that the knives automatically went to his face.

"Yahoo!! tring-trang!!" The grandfather had apparently risen again and immediately slashed his machete towards Zhang Qiaofeng, but because the reflex movement of this girl was trained enough, he could see the direction of the machete slash and was able to fend it off.

As fast as lightning Lin Tian got up and came crashing towards the grandfather. From behind, Lin Tian read out his sword aiming to split open the grandfather's back.

But this attack was in vain, the grandfather again threw himself aside to avoid his attack, after which there was a gurgling laughter from the already wrinkled lips.

"Hahahaha.just as those two pigs can't beat you, you guys are pretty good for your age hahahah!!"

"Well, I'm not gonna mess around again this time." The grandfather who suddenly had his tone turned cold and creepy.

Then he moved his left hand that was holding the fat and took one arrow from his back. Then he shot the arrow in a very extraordinary way.

The grandfather pulled the rope that the arrow had attached with his teeth!! Even more surprising, the arrow shot was no less powerful than even the arrow shot fired by hand.

Seeing that, Lin Tian jumped in front of his young Miss and slashed the arrow in half. Just as the split arrow touched the ground, the grandfather had already lunged back at full speed.

*******

Half an hour passed, Zhang Qiaofeng and Lin Tian were already injured and exhausted. Let alone Lin Tian, this child other than attacking should also be a 'shield' for his young Miss so that the injuries on her body were even more severe than Zhang Qiaofeng.

Lin Tian's breath was already hunting uncharacteristically, his face was starting to pale from blood loss. Plus the wounds from yesterday's battle that had not healed properly made Lin Tian's body even more painful and torturous.

On the other hand, the grandfather had also suffered some injuries on his body but was only a minor injury that meant nothing.

Although Lin Tian had already been severely injured like that, he had now learned of the weakness of the enemy.

Lin Tian then whispered something to Zhang Qiaofeng about the plan to defeat the grandfather in front of him. Lin Tian had already found one chance that made the grandfather's defense become a little loose, one chance that if they failed only death would come their way.

"Are you sure?" Zhang Qiaofeng asked while whispering anyway.

"I'm sure Miss, but if we fail, then we'll never see tomorrow again."

"All right, let's do it." Zhang Qiaofeng replied who was fully convinced by Lin Tian's plan.

After saying so Zhang Qiaofeng then darted towards the grandfather's right and aimed for the big machete.

"Heheh.it's just a little girl."

"Yeshaat!! triyingg!!" There were sparks flying when Zhang Qiaofeng's dagger hit the grandfather's machete.

Lin Tian immediately shot towards the grandfather's left and aimed for the gendewa that was already filled with arrows.

As Lin Tian had guessed, the grandfather directly bit down on the gendewa rope and released an arrow towards it. However this time Lin Tian did not slash the arrow but he jumped high up to dodge.

As he was hovering in the air, Lin Tian then turned his body and swooped sharply down with his legs on top and the sword below eyeing the grandfather's crown.

This was the gap that Lin Tian meant, no matter what technique he used, the point was that after he removed his arrows using his teeth, for a while his body would not be able to move like a statue. It was this opportunity that Lin Tian had taken advantage of to stab the grandfather's head.

"Bajinga-creepp" The grandfather's unfinished curse, Lin Tian's sword had already pierced through his brain and he died instantly.

"Bruck!!" Due to his tiredness, Lin Tian was unable to land properly and as a result he fell to the ground.

"Tianar!!" Zhang Qiaofeng approached Lin Tian then helped him get up.

"Huh.huh.I'm fine Miss, now we have to get out of here quickly."

Zhang Qiaofeng actually felt very sorry for Lin Tian's condition, but he also realized that if they remained in this place, the pursuers would definitely catch up to them soon. If that happened, Zhang Qiaofeng could no longer imagine what would happen to him and his bodyguards.

Finally, Zhang Qiaofeng obeyed the words of his bodyguard and immediately left the place.

"All right come on"

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