Kapitel 23: PAYBACK
Wei spent her night to prepare herbal extract. In morning she succeed but was tired to her limits and fell asleep while keeping this precious oil under her bed.
Henan was frustrated because she had seen two families got destroyed but could not do anything, third night she was dejected but took heart to go out.
Soldiers also came out for new target.
They walked past streets this time they were in hurry.
They reached their concerned house but its door was wide opened that means inhabitants were gone.
Few soldiers entered in the house but soon came out indicating others that it was empty. They spread in different streets to find the family which was able to flee; they might have got the news by some means.
Family was hiding in corner of Fourth Street, though they got news but they manage to leave their house opened.
They were hiding and thinking ways to get out of this place as soon as soldiers go back.
Since soldiers were ordered to capture the family at any cost, they could not go back empty hands. They wanted to search other houses but the King had ordered to do the task without anyone notice so they dropped the idea.
A soldier was on fourth street caught their hiding place, Henan shot the arrow and it struck his throat then she hurried moved toward and tried to drag this over size man.
Hiding family thought that since one soldier had seen them, there was no time left for their death but when they saw a veiled man hit him arrow now trying to drag and hide his carcass, a man from the family came hurriedly and used his full strength to pull and hide the bulk of soldier, then she moved again on upper roofs.
She planned to mislead these soldiers.
She came on opposite direction away from their hiding spot, then reach Seventh Street where a soldier was trying to find contenders.
She intentionally let him know that she was there and ran with long strides, he shouted his other fellows and ran after her, mere two streets and she disappeared from that direction, pick stone and throw in the direction where ran before.
All ten soldiers ran when heard his shouting.
She came back and lead family toward different direction.
They silently followed her; she came at the periphery of Royal State.
Family was thinking that they might have chosen wrong lead.
First they thought he was savior but now their faith was tragic.
Henan them in front of a mansion and knocked its door.
An old man came out; Henan handed a letter to old man and waited.
Old man read the content and welcomed them in. she gestured that they don't need to worry now and headed back to Palace where she murdered a soldier, she wanted to collect the arrow which she used in her attempt.
She carefully examined surrounding and came down but to her surprise the carcass and arrow was nowhere.
She was preoccupied that she did not remember to pull out her arrow once the soldier was dead and now it was nowhere that means others had found his whereabouts, that's not good, she shook her head but she was happy that she succeeded to save third family at last.
She came back to Palace, she planned to visit her mansion in the day and investigate from family why King ordered to eliminate them or they must have clue for all this? She was tired much and fell asleep as soon as she reached her room.
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Ying Jun was worried why Henan slept so long but she did not disturb her because she said so in her half-sleep.
She was not feeling well all day and she could not go her mansion to inquire the family.
Soldiers were given abodes in the purlieu of Palace which was under the perimeter of Palace and they had also little access except the central building, they could walk in and out with the permission of their Incharge.
But then Ying Jun helped in her matter and let her rest.
Henan was perplexed over her situation but Ying Jun comforted her that it was sign of maturity for a girl, she was feeling horrid but the presence of Ying Jun and her reassuring words made her relax but she was feeling uncomfortable and did not come out of her room.
Ying Jun wanted to help Henan to feel batter so she decided to decorate the entire spacious living bed room of Henan and make sure to bring freshest flowers for this purpose.
She first clean up lodge, it took her two hours because it was big one for the stay of daughter of General Zhong.
And it complements his status.
Since he was not present so his daughter should enjoy the status.
Rainy season was about to begin; during her work clouds had hid the presence of sun.
-- Geschenk
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