The Immortality Flower
Shiluo Village

The old hut with the flame of a torch as its light was the only place in the forest that could be lived. The door opened with the figure of a middle-aged man releasing his black capil approaching someone who was waiting for him.

"Master Guan from the outside? " ask Lou Shi.

The reason is that when he finished meditating, Mr. Guan disappeared without a trace in the middle of the wilderness.

"There are some things I need to take care of, " replied Mr. Guan.

Lou Shi understood and swallowed back the question he wanted to let out. The journey he made after from the Blue Moon city was a village located between steep cliffs. The trip this time he did when he heard the news about the village that had hidden treasures. Weapons refined by the village ancestors were kept in a hidden place that only the descendants knew.

The 5th generation had two sons who felt entitled to the weapon and fought each other. One of them knows where the weapon is and the other does not know. The first son, Zhou Shan, was intent on defending the ancestral inheritance, but the second son, Zhou Shun, was intent on seizing it and threatened Zhou Shan to tell him where it was or his wife and children he killed.

He got the news from Lan Shen. There were many people interested in the treasure but after hearing the place, they undo the intention to come. They thought that the desolate village and the treasure in question was just a hoax story concocted by Zhou Shan in order to get the attention of the Emperor.

Lou Shi because his destination was the south and the remote village he was referring to made him curious about the truth of the story. Met with Guan Ping as he left the Blue Moon city. Guan Ping, who was selling several pieces of wood, took Lou Shi to his house. Not long after leaving the Blue Moon city, they were attacked by a group of unknown people.

Lou Shi, surprised by Guan Ping's ability, follows him to his home in the woods.

"What do you mean!! " he said it loud.

"Right, Your Majesty, the commander whom I sent to die with his army" Xie Lun said.

Empress Wu stepped into the room after hearing Xie Lun's report which angered the Emperor.

" Is there a special sign trail? "asked Empress Wu.

" Permission answered the Empress. In addition to the severed heads, there is a special mark on their bodies that is a long incision turning like the shape of a crescent moon, "answered Xie Lun.

" Guan Ping? "in Empress Wu.

" You may go, "command Empress Wu.

Xie Lun looked at the Emperor and saw the Emperor allowing him to leave.

"What are you planning to do to hunt him down?" ask Empress Wu.

"Making calculations with the Noble Sect is utilizing him as bait, "Askar Wu replied.

Emperor Wu intended to use Lou Shi as a means of suppressing the Noble Sect. When news of Lou Shi's death exploded, Emperor Wu had a chance to punish the Noble Sect for not being able to guard Lou Shi's life.

"You won't be able to touch her" Empress Wu said.

"Why? " ask Emperor Wu.

"Because Guan Ping has reappeared, the swordsman shadows the night" Empress Wu said.

"What!! " the Emperor Wu said in surprise.

"I don't know why she reappeared, it looks like something big is going to happen" Empress Wu said before leaving Emperor Wu to reflect on her next decision.

Lou Shi along with Mr. Guan was having breakfast. Lou Shi cleaned up the dirty dishes which he then brought to the back. This morning he was planning to continue his journey.

"Follow the stream, you will find the village you are heading to, " said Mr. Guan.

Master Guan gripped onto Lou shi's shoulder tightly then let go.

"Your life depends on you. Your kindness is a danger to you, " said Mr. Guan.

Lou Shi nodded his head, the horsemanaiki darted towards the interior of the forest. Mr. Guan saw Lou Shi from a distance his head shook slowly which then entered the house after Lou Shi's back was not seen anymore. Moments later, he came out wearing a caping on a horse following Lou Shi from behind.

Rest for a while drinking clear river water quenches thirst. The horse eats grass around the river freely. Clear water makes what is in the river clearly visible. Lou Shi continued on his journey, with Guan Ping coming out of the thicket.

"It is unfortunate that this clear river will become murky full of blood" Guan Ping said, scattering his horse's rope.

The village gate is located on the edge of the river made of wood that reads Shiluo village. Lou Shi brought his horse in. The activities of many villages are not like the middle of a deep conflict. Lou Shi asked where the house of the village chief was only reciprocated indifferently by the surrounding community. When he looked around, his body was hit by someone.

"Bronghi..."

The adult youth smashed onto Lou Shi's body until he fell down on his own. Lou Shi intends to help her but she runs away. Searching for almost a day, Lou Shi finally found a large house among others being guarded by several people. Lou Shi asked one of them and was rightly the house of the village chief.

"Can I meet him? " ask Lou Shi.

"The village head is gone, you can come back another day, "he said, indirectly driving Lou Shi away.

Lou Shi was forced to leave without getting any information. Find the nearest overnight spot from the village chief's house. Malampun. Lou Shi saw a person who respected the housekeeper of the village chief enter the house.

"Lost already? " rumbling Lou Shi.

Secretly settles in infiltrating the village chief's house. I vaguely hear someone talking.

"Zhou Shan ran away, bring him here alive" Zhou Shun told his subordinates.

"Zhou Shan has lost? " rumbling Lou Shi.

Lou Shi followed Zhou Shun's footsteps and took him somewhere behind the house. Lou Shi saw Zhou Shun enter the building not far from the main house. Zhou Shun called out Feng Lian's name with a loud laugh as he approached a woman he was chaining up with a small child curled up near his mother.

"Your husband's dead! " said Zhou Shun laughing loudly.

Feng Lian who was Zhou Shan's wife did not comment on Zhou Shun's words. Her heart still believed that her husband was still alive thinking of how to save himself and his son from the hands of the crazy bastard Zhou Shun.

Zhou Shun presumptuously held Feng Lian's face gripped tightly whispering an erotic word in her ear. Zhou Shun intended to rape Feng Lian to destroy the speck of hope he had.

"Qian'er leave quickly!! " shouted Feng Lian.

Zhou Qian had always been hiding curled up in a dark corner when his father's younger brother Zhou Shun came. The little boy who every night saw his mother being tortured and abused made her cry in silence. With a loud cry, Zhou Qian dashed out as the door opened wide. Zhou Shun saw him immediately chasing after him but Feng Lian used her hands to hold Zhou Shun's legs as firmly as possible.

Zhou Qian stopped in front of the door staring at his mother, memorizing every inch of the face that always accompanied her and gave her affection.

"Little bastard!! " cried Zhou Shun.

Zhou Qian managed to escape. The kick right on Feng Lian's face was from the furious Zhou Shun. Punch until slap he lay.

"Because you refuse to have fun, then I'll take your husband, " Zhou Shun said choking Feng Lian's neck madly.

Feng Lian struggled hard to escape Zhou Shun's hands. No matter how hard you try, the results are nil. The breath of death was near, his hope never breaking even though his life was at the tip of the horn. A sword pierced through Zhou Shun's stomach to take his life away.

"We have to leave before we get caught, " said Lou Shi carrying Feng Lian.

Lou Shi slightly dashed through the thickets that were quite high behind the previous building. There is an old hut that is almost rickety as the goal. A faint light was seen from within the hut. Lou Shi opened the door greeted Zhou Qian who was sitting in front of the lantern, Feng Lian immediately hugged him cradled in the arms of motherly love.

"Thank you Sir." said Feng Lian.

"Don't be happy first, chaos will happen tomorrow. Do you know the safest place to hide? " ask Lou Shi.

"I know, " replied Feng Lian.