Warlord of the Xili Kingdom
The Blood Demon Robber

Srek .. srek ...

The slash continued to be done by them to dispel the arrows that shot like rain. As much as possible they continue to protect with makeshift weapons. Luckily, their swords were hidden under the cloak they were wearing and could be useful in such a precarious situation.

"Run the boat as fast as possible! We can't keep stopping arrows this way" Zhaoling said.

They followed Zhaoling's words and continued rowing at full speed. While some of them help Zhaoling block the arrows that lead to them.

Sleb ..

"Aaakkhh," a wail came out of Jihu's mouth as his arm was hit by an arrow.

"Sister," cried Yoona when she saw an arrow stuck in Jihu's hand. He immediately helped to pluck the arrow and stop the blood coming out of the wound. Yoona immediately took the medicinal plants in the pouch, then mashed them into a smooth, after which stuck them on Jihu's wounds. "Hold it, brother!" with an anxious face.

Jihu only smiled looking at the worry on his adoptive sister's face. Although not a younger sibling, Yoona's attention is more than her own family and it makes her happy. Jihu loved Yoona more than his own life, because she had given him meaning to life.

"I'm fine!" exclaiming Jihu calmed his foster sister's heart.

They also accelerated the speed of the boat to the middle of the Ocean so that away from the royal troops who continue to pursue.

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Zhaohan lowered her body to pick up something lying on the ground. He linked his eyebrows when he saw a pouch containing herbs believed to belong to one of them. Immediately, he took out all the items in the bag. How surprised Zhaohan was when some objects fell from the bag. However, what caught his attention the most was an object he knew very well. A hairpin with carved sunflowers on it.

Xin'er's Sunflower hairpin Zhaoling gave to Jiong as they chatted the night before the attack. She wanted to apologize to Xin'er, but the woman was very difficult to approach. Thus, Zhaoling conversed with Jiong and also Jihu.

He recounted all the events before Xin'er left the Palace, more precisely being expelled to be exiled to the border of the Wind God Temple. Jihu and Jiong also recount the beginning of the meeting with Yoona and her father and brother who are being hunted by Wolves in the forbidden forest.

They tried to save, but fate said something else. Master Yun Xiaoyu and Xiaolang.

"Isn't this Xin'er's?" he continued to watch the hairpin. "No ... no! Xin'er was dead and Zhaoling himself brought her body back, and buried it behind his Pavilion. Surely this is just similar, because women's jewelry is sold in stores." looks Zhaohan does not believe.

When Zhaohan convinces himself that the item does not belong to Xin'er, a new fact is revealed. A soldier who had been chasing the robbers said that Zhaoling was among them. Commander Xili himself who protects the masked robbers until they always and always survive the pursuit of the royal forces.

This fact convinces Zhaohan that Xin'er is still alive and that she is part of a group of masked robbers. There was no way Zhaoling would insist on protecting them until willingly vilified. This must have something to do with Xin'er.

"It turns out Zhaoling had been hiding Xin'er in the band of robbers so I wouldn't find her. Heh. Let's see how long you'll keep her hidden from me!" muttered Zhaohan while clenching his hands.

He was furious after learning that Xin'er was still alive and hidden with the masked robbers. In fact, Zhaoling only found out now after Mengshu told me.

"Warrior. Prepare our Navy Fleet. Go after the robbers and make sure no one gets away this time! If Zhaoling still insists on protecting them, then we must also kill him" Zhaohan told his troops. He laughed with satisfaction in his heart.

So easy was God to give way for him to get rid of Zhaoling without having to bother. In this way, he was getting closer to the imperial throne.

As a First Prince, it did not rule out the possibility for him to rule the imperial throne after the Emperor died later. There were no more succeeding generations of the Empress's son, as Zhaoling was declared a traitor to the Kingdom. Thus, the only one who was most likely to succeed the Emperor was himself, the First Prince Zhaohan.

Somewhere else.

A middle-aged woman was standing before a statue clenching her hands and eyes closed. The middle-aged woman's lips were unceasingly uttering something that no one else could hear, as it looked like mumbling.

After someone entered the room where he was, the woman immediately ended her prayer ritual. "His Majesty the Empress. Mr. Hong wants to report something to you, " said one of the attendants.

Empress Jian opened her eyes and stopped her prayer, then she turned to the servant. "Send him in!" later decree.

Immediately the servant told Mr. Hong to go inside after the Empress's invitation. The tall man looked down respectfully at the Empress after clenching his hands and bowing before the statue of God.

"What's important until you dare interrupt my afternoon prayer ritual?" ask the Queen coldly.

Hong apologized before answering the Empress' question. "Your Majesty. The servant found out the news about Prince Zhaozu," he said, quickly making the Empress surprised.

"My son? What news do you have about my son, Hong?" the Queen asked impatiently.

"Hamba heard that Prince Zhaozu protected the masked robbers and helped them escape. Right now, Prince Zhaohan is pursuing him with our Navy Fleet to the border area" Hong replied firmly.

The Empress looked lethargic hearing the news. Meaning that all this time he heard about the news is true, that Zhaozu protects masked robbers. Zhaozu's attitude has included committing treason to the State, because it supports the rebels to be more free to act.

"Where is their main purpose?" ask the Queen again. He became increasingly worried about her. Since the last case that befell Xin'er, her son has deliberately distanced himself from her. Zhaozu's love for Xin'er was so great that anything the Empress did to her would affect her. Moreover, Zhaozu himself proved that Xin'er was innocent.

"According to a soldier, their main goal was the house of a wealthy merchant in Khuthang Village, namely Tuang Tong Sheng." said Hong again.

The empress pensively pensively for a moment, then said. "Khuthang Village! All right, let's go there!" the Empress suddenly said.

Master Hong was shocked to hear the Empress' words. "We're following the Third Prince there? But, the journey there is full of danger, Empress. I'm afraid something happened to Your Majesty," stop it.

It is true that the journey to Khuthang village is full of dangers. In addition to having to climb the Mountain and pass through the valley, the trip to Khuthang Village must also pass through the wilderness. In the forest there were many beasts, as well as robbers.

They were more ruthless than the masked robbers. If someone is caught by the herd of robbers, then they could die tragically. Because, the robbers do not hesitate to skin their prey, and remove internal organs to be used as their food.

The robber was better known as a cold-blooded killer, due to his vicious attitude. Making the internal organs of man as food, is indeed an act beyond the limits of reasonableness. The question is, are they human?

I don't know.

The ruthless robber named himself as the Blood Devil. They control the Chang Chute mainland. Due to its cruelty, many of the population died with the loss of their internal organs. They had tall and large bodies, as well as creepy faces like Monsters.

"Then, what about my son? He's headed to that place, Hong!" the Empress exclaimed with a feeling of uneasiness.

"Your Majesty the Empress take it easy. The Prince along with the Masked Robbers. They must be best friends with the Blood Devil robbers." said Hong calming.

Empress Jian let out a long sigh, then nodded. "alright. We wait for the next news," he said resigned.

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