Chapter 237 - 235. Intruder II

Third-person POV

Weisheng could feel his blood boil up as he breathes in the air in the forest. They had been walking for about 15 minutes and there was no sign of human nor beast in the forest.

The deeper they enter, the thicker the fog got. Their vision was overcast by the fog and prevented them to see anything more than 10 meters.

The fire magic users cast fire rings to lighten the foggy forest but it didn't work out. What's more, no matter how many times Weisheng uses his dark magic to disperse the miasma, it would come back and the density would increase.

From Weisheng's instinct, he felt like they were being watched over by an anonymous being. But till now, he didn't sense any presence around them. As if the person that was behind this was trying to tell them to not go further in and kept leading them to the exit of the Cursed Land.

"There is someone watching us," Weisheng muttered.

Lu Ping also noticed it and nodded his head. He then turned around and looked at the troops that were following behind

"Be careful. It seems like the fog contains something that can cause hallucinations. Stay focus!" Lu Ping warned the troops.

"Yes!" they replied.

They walked for another 30 minutes and Weisheng narrowed his brows when he encountered the tree that he marked so they wouldn't get lost in the unfathomable forest. It was already the third time that they run into this marked tree.

Weisheng clenched his jaw in anger, his power was already very unstable because of the powerful evil aura that surrounds the forest and to add it, his patience was running thin from the game that the anonymous person was playing on them.

He summoned his sword and swung his sword across the wood. A surge of wind exploded and the trees around them were cleanly cut into halves. The fog around them was also cleared up in one strike.

"Don't joke with me," Weisheng growled as his eyes changed.

(A/N: The changes in Weisheng's eyes means that his sclera turned black. It is just weird if I keep writing that out.)

"Your Majesty Emperor, your power!" Qiyi reminded.

Lu Ping extended his hand to block Qiyi and muttered, "He can manage it."

Qiyi glanced at Lu Ping's confident face, he lowered his hands and anxiously looked at Weisheng who was breathing out a cloud of black smoke. Lu Ping took a few steps forward and stopped not far from Weisheng.

"Your Majesty Emperor, please remain calm. This official fear that the evidence will get destroyed by your power." Lu Ping lectured.

Weisheng didn't reply to Lu Ping, he unsummoned his sword and continued to walk away with his hands gripping on the horse's rein. Lu Ping sighed and signaled the troops to get going. Then Lu Ping abruptly stopped when he caught a glimpse of the mountain not far from where they were.

Lu Ping stared at the mountain peak for a few seconds and galloped to Weisheng's side.

"Your Majesty Emperor, it seems like the mountain moved." Lu Ping said in disbelief.

Lu Ping's eyes were glued on the still mountain while his finger was pointing at the mountain. Weisheng looked at Lu Ping with weird eyes and his eyes followed the direction where Lu Ping was pointing at.

They waited for a moment and the mountain was stock-still.

"There is nothing." Weisheng turned away and was going to walk away when a soldier shouted.

"Your Majesty Emperor! This servant also saw it, the mountain clearly moved although it doesn't move anymore. This servant would never lie!" The soldier put his fist on his chest and swore upon his own life.

Weisheng stared at the soldier then to Lu Ping, "Fine, head to the mountain."

"Yes, Your Majesty Emperor!" The troops saluted and they swiftly headed to the mountain.

On the other side, inside of a dark cave. A young boy was staring at the reflection on the water mirror in front of him with an irritated face.

"Tch, what a stubborn brat. And he is quite strong to boot. To be able to disperse one of my most powerful tricks, hmph! I don't want to admit but he is comparable to me!" The young boy clicked his tongue as he slammed his fist onto the table.

The impact of his strike caught the attention of the woman that sat beside him. The woman had bandages all over her body and head except her lips and nose so she could breathe. The corners of lips were always curved into a gentle smile that can soothe one's heart.

If one looks carefully, the bandages around the woman's eyes were curved inward as if it was empty. The young boy turned his eyes to the woman and slammed his fist onto the stone table once again.

"Hey, woman, what did you do that make all these powerful fighters look for you? Did you steal something or did you kill someone significant?" the young man questioned the woman beside him with an impatient voice.

The woman only stared at the young boy's fist without responding to the young boy's rant. The young boy knocked his forehead with his palm as he realized something.

"Damn, I keep forgetting that you can't hear, can't speak, and can't see. More like a dead person." The young boy sighed pitifully.

Then he stared at the woman with scrutinizing eyes. The woman's jet black hair loosely fell on her shoulders, contrasting her smooth and supple skin. Her hair reached waist yet the hair is very silky with less to no split end hair.

Although it was covered with bandages, the woman's face shape clearly showed that she has a heavenly beauty.

"You are so beautiful and kind woman, how can someone have the heart to do such a cruel thing to you? Hey woman, ah, you mentioned that your name is….. what is it again? Huan? Huang? Oh! Hong er! The color red Hong. Aiya~ Forget again~ Forget again~" The young boy shook his head in disappointment of his forgetful brain.

(A/N: Xu Feihong （徐飞鸿）means（徐:surname）(飞: fly)  (鸿: goose）. Meanwhile the Hong er that the granny and this young boy use is（红: red）(儿: the way to show affection like "chan" in Japanese）Both has the same pronunciation.)

The young boy tapped Hong er's shoulder to get her attention. Hong er looked to his way and tilted her head in confusion. The young boy grabbed Hong er's hand and started to write on Hong er's palm with his finger.

'What crime did you do?' the young boy slowly wrote the words one by one.

Hong er tilted her head again in confusion.

'You didn't kill anyone?' the young boy wrote again.

Hong er quickly shook her head. The young boy placed his chin on his fist as he racked his brain.

"Didn't that brat's servants call him 'Your Majesty Emperor'? He is an emperor? Hhmm, it has been hundreds of years since the last time I went out of this forest, which country is he from? How can this girl caught the emperor's attention? Is he going to kill her like those suspicious groups did?" the young boy kept racking his brain.

Not long after, he gave up and decided to ask the person himself.

'Are you acquainted with an emperor?' the young boy wrote on her palm with his brows furrowed into one line.

Hong er instantly burst out laughing at the young boy's question. The young boy looked at her with weird eyes and lightly smacked her shoulder.

'What are you laughing at?' the young boy angrily wrote.

Hong er pressed her lips with her fingers to cease her laughter. Then she waved her hand around to grab the young boy's hand. The young boy positioned his palm in front of her and guided her right hand to his hand.

She slowly wrote out, 'How can I be acquainted with an emperor?'

Her hand halted for a few seconds before she continued to write whilst chuckling at the ridiculous thought of being an emperor's acquaintance.

'I am just a lowly slave with no one by my side. My husband and son had died.'

Her face displayed the grievance of losing one's family.

"Well, what you said is true. How can someone as high as an emperor be acquainted with you. Maybe you unknowingly did something bad to him and he wants a revenge. Hmph! All human is the same, except you!"

The young boy shrugged his shoulder and swept his hand across the water mirror that he uses to monitor Weisheng.

"Don't worry, I will protect you from all the bad human."