Trapped in the Past
EPISODE 19

...HAPPY READING...

Athera began to move on his own, he did not invite Retha to help find out who the perpetrators of the murder of his parents. He will not be willing if Rethah is in danger. Athera began by visiting the royal physician who took care of the bodies of his two masters. He found that both his parents were poisoned. Both corners of his parents' lips turned blue, there were no bruises even physical violence wounds and the Physician also said there was a deadly poison in the bodies of both parents. Athera tried to inhale the scent coming out of his parents' mouths. He must be strong. It was just a coincidence that the parents of the Krystalian Athera were similar to his parents. All of this he'll take care of later the most important thing right now is finding the perpetrator.

Athera was currently going to Ruoxi's residence. The woman met Ruoxi then pulled the man to follow her. Ruoxi could not resist because she had become a member of Athera because of a threat.

Ruoxi puffed up looking at his place now. Athera took him into the morgue.

"Why did you bring me here?" ruoxi asked as she removed her hand from the clutches of Ahera who was too strong.

"Do you know this is the nature of this poison?" athera asked as she approached her parents.

Ruoxi followed Athera. Then stared fixedly at the bodies of the two Athera parents.

"No. But these traits are almost similar to the poison of Ideadril. " Ruoxi touched her chin with an eyebrow adrift.

"Ideadril's poison?"

Ruoxi nodded. " Toxins are used to kill a person by mixing them into a drink. The poison Ideadril is made from a poison plant located in the Hergous Mountain."

Athera shook his head, he did not understand what poison was even the name was difficult.

"Help me to find a poison shop in the nearby region of Virtucal Esse" pinta Athera said.

Ruoxi nodded weakly. He was also given the same command by Regaz. He did not believe that Athera's thinking was the same as Regaz's.

"What are you waiting for?" asked Athera when Ruoxi was still unmoved at her position.

Ruoxi flinched then immediately followed Athera. "The man of the future is truly terrifying," inner Ruoxi.

Athera and Ruoxi chose to go undercover, they looked like ordinary people while Athera was made to look like a man by Ruoxi. However, still Athera looks like a woman or maybe a beautiful man.

They walked through the city, entering the streets filled with merchants and shops there. There are sword makers, sellers of herbal medicines, food, gambling establishments, entertainment houses, and many others.

During the trip Athera just stayed by Ruoxi's side because Ruoxi was so focused on her steps.

"Ruoxi," he called.

Athera reached for Ruoxi's right hand until the man gasped then turned his gaze on Athera who looked focused on something.

"What's up, Empress?" ask Ruoxi.

Athera had just seen someone he had met in the kingdom. Someone who serves as a minister.

"See that." Athera looked at the person who had just walked out of the old shop there. Ruoxi immediately followed the direction of Athera's view and narrowed her eyes trying to clarify who the person Athera was referring to.

"He's the government minister. What's he doing there?" rumbles Ruoxi.

"Clearly" said Athera.

"He was the first son of Mr. Khung. The elder brother of Consort Yuen," Ruoxi explained.

Athera then moves to pull Ruoxi to head to the store. Athera's smile was so full of satisfaction. Ruoxi did not know what Athera was doing by visiting the shop that Mr Khung's son had just entered. However, his steps stopped for a moment when a hooded man entered the place first then only then did Athera release Ruoxi's hand and come in.

Inside it turned out to be so clean however, the buyer was not there. Now there were only three people inside the gospel shop Herself, Ruoxi as well as the man who had just entered the place.

Athera and Ruoxi looked at each other with alarm until finally the owner of this store came out to meet them, he was a fat person with a pellet head smiling towards them.

"Can I help you, sir?" the shop owner asked the hooded man.

The hooded man, wearing the cover, glanced at Athera sharply unbeknownst to the woman, then took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. While Athera waited for the man to finish then he and Ruoxi would make a move.

The hooded man looked up at the wooden board that read "Women's Accessories" and then looked at the seller.

"I am the envoy of young master Khung Goryu" the man said, whispering.

"Where's the evidence?" the man slowly said as he glanced at Ruoxi and Athera vigilantly.

The man took out a jade symbol of the kingdom of the Virtucal Esse insider and smiled faintly and again hung up again.

"We can talk inside." The shop floor allowed the hooded man to enter the room in the store.

The shopkeeper said before entering the room at Ahera and Ruoxi, "You please sit down first, I'll be right back."

Ruoxi and Athera snorted in annoyance.

"Yes" replied Ruoxi.

They sat outside for quite a while waiting, but the bored Athera started to move around looking for something, Athera could not move more because the owner of the figure turned out to have some of his men stand guard around the store. It's weird, this old shop has a lot of guys.

Ruoxi approached Athera and whispered, "Why are you here?"

Athera turned to Ruoxi and said, "I'm sure this store is not just selling accessories."

Ruoxi simply nodded then helped Athera find things that were suspicious.

While from the inside, the hooded man was sitting while staring at the owner of the shop who turned out to be named Thurde, a person who was good at concocting poison.

"Did the young master ask for poison again? But he just got out."

"He gave this to you." The man took out a letter from behind his clothes and then thrust it at Thurde.

Thurde hesitantly accepted it and then opened the letter slowly, in there it was stated that his master wanted to meet somewhere predetermined.

"But why doesn't he come back and talk to me?" ask Thurde in wonder.

"It's very dangerous sir. Outside we didn't accidentally realize someone was following us, it was fortunate that the young master had managed to kill him" explained the hooded man.

Thurde breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, then tell the young master that I agree to it" Thurde said.

"Good, Sir."

BRACKET!

Thurde snorted from his seat as the sound of goods falling from outside rang out. Sontak Thurde got up and then came out. How surprised he was when two young men he told to wait outside accidentally dropped a wooden box containing poisons that he concocted himself. There is also a letter of agreement with Khung Goryu and the letter has been opened and read by one of the young men.

"Catch and kill them!" thurde's orders to his men who stand guard outside.

While the two young men Thurde referred to were Athera and Ruoxi was immediately running trying to avoid the attack of Thurde's men. If Ruoxi had been slow to help her then they wouldn't have been like this.

Athera and Ruoxi are overwhelmed until they finally split, Athera panics when Ruoxi is separated from her while the shopkeepers and Thurde himself pursue her . Athera penetrated the crowd until finally he was trapped in a quiet place.

Thurde smiled with satisfaction and told his men to attack Athera, but the man in the corner suddenly stood in front of Athera like a shield.

"What are you doing there?!" snapped Thurde.

"Let me take care of this little mouse. We can't kill him. Let me and the young master take care of it, who knows we can know who told them to spy on us" explained the hooded man.

Thurde sighed, he almost died if this young man escaped, but there was still one more.

"He still has friends, we have to find him!" thurde.

The hooded man smiled obliquely." I killed him."

The hooded man showed his blood-soaked sword, then his injured right palm. And Thurde instantly believed with a proud smile at the person belonging to such a great young master. While Athera was immediately gathered on the ground, there was no way Ruoxi would be killed by the hooded man before her. Ruoxi must be alive, Athera started crying.

Thurde smiled sarcastically at the beautiful young man who was crying behind the hooded man's body. Thurde and his flock went from there letting the young master's men take care of him. After they moved away Athera immediately moved intending to attack the hooded man however, the hooded man first raised his body over his shoulder and then took him somewhere with such a quick step.

Athera rebelled then exclaimed, "Let go of me!"

The man was silent even though Athera continued to move violently even the woman's knees hit his face even Athera was unceasingly shouting, saying, until finally the hooded man took down Athera and then cornered the woman in a big tree. They are very far away in the crowd.

The man immediately took off his hood and mask and looked at Athera so sharply.

"R.. Reguse!" Athera shut her mouth.

"You almost ruined all my plans, Athera."

"You know me?" Athera asked while showing a man-like appearance when Regaz was angry.

BRACKET!

Regaz punched the body of the tree on which Athera was resting as he cornered. Athera could see Regaz's palm getting worse from punching a tree. He ignored Athera's question.

"If I hadn't come, you'd be dead!"

Athera fell silent, Regaz scolded him for being worried and caring?

"But I can fight them alone" replied Athera.

Regaz sighed furiously, the man leaned his head on Athera's shoulder for a moment then looked at Athera with a gaze intimidating him until Athera was a little afraid to see him.

"Listen to Athera, I dislike being denied the most. You're endangering yourself. I know you can't keep quiet when you see your parents like this. But you should take care of yourself. If you're in danger like that, then get hurt. How Retha feels. So, you should go back and I won't let you out."

Athera looked down, Regaz's gaze as if pressing his courage down. He did not expect Regaz to have such a look.

"Then, what about Ruoxi?"

"Ck! You should have asked me about the condition of my hand. Instead of asking the other man," Regaz said, staring in the other direction.

"Regaz.." call Athera.

"Hm?"

"You're jealous, huh?"

Regaz immediately looked at Athera with a flat gaze then distanced himself. " We must leave before we suspect."

Athera held down Regaz's hand, "Thank you."

Regaz just kept quiet then grabbed Athera's hand and took the woman away from there. After that, Regaz smiled.

"Sama-sama," replied Regaz inwardly

...SERIATE......