Chapter 4: Sealed (2)

"Fang Teng Fei, thank you for saving my daughter. If there is anything you want or wish then please do not hesitate to come to the Qiliang Kingdom. This here is a seal for entry of Qiliang Kingdom." Liu Zhang took out his very seal with a lions symbol for entry to the Qiliang. "It's time for us to go now." He said.

Liu Fu Juan got down from her father's arms as she went up to Fang Teng Fei. "Promise that you will come see me or let us meet again." She said to Fang Teng Fei as he looked to her with his mouth a little open from her request. "Do you promise?" She asked him as he paused for a moment then nodded. "Then keep this and be sure to not break the promise." She took out her necklace that had an amber flower. Liu Gang looked to it as it was something he had given to Xue Liang.

Fang Teng Fei looked to this little girl who was five years young than him but he had the necklace in his hand as he looked to her. She smiled, Liu Gang shifted into his lion letting his daughter get on. Waving to Fang Teng Fei as they all settled off. Fang Teng Fei wanted to follow her and be with her as his heart was tugging down.

Although, he knew he couldn't since he was only there for training assigned by his father. Holding the necklace tight in his palm he didn't want to lose it.

They left as Fang Teng Fei threw a dagger towards a bush. "You could've just come out, Wu Qing." Coming out of the bush was a little girl with black hair tied in a bun. Her eyes the color of the blue sea.

"That ruined the fun. Why did my older brother decide to save that girl? I know he usually wouldn't and just leave them for dead." Wu Qing was his little sister as she looked to him seeing that something was up. She smirked looking to her older brother giving her a deadly aura.

"..." Fang Teng Fei walked off not wanting to know what his ten year old sister was going to plan ahead of him.

"Hey, no need to get all quiet. Just tell me something." She rushed along to match with his footsteps which went on ahead of her quickly.

"Let's just go. Mother and father are probably waiting for us to report back if anything happened." Fang Teng Fei said to his little sister as she got shivers going down her spine. Following him as they disappeared into the forest leading them elsewhere.

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Making it back to the Qiliang palace, Liu Fu Juan was taken to see Xue Liang, her mother. Entering the bed chamber her mother was laid down asleep. "Mother! I'm here!"

Xue Liang opened her eyes slowly seeing Liu Fu Juan. "Fu Juan." She said weakly as she rubbed Liu Fu Juan's cheek. "Mother was so sorry she didn't save you." Xue Liang had a tear drop as Liu Fu Juan cried along rubbing her cheek against her mother's hand.

"I'm okay mother. It's not your fault." Liu Fu Juan kept crying along as Xue Liang had a serious matter going on.

"Gang?" She called her husband as he walked towards the bed sitting at the edge of the bed. Xue Liang couldn't get up to sit due to all of the injuries done on her.

"What is it Liang?" He held her hand as she looked to her husband with a serious matter.

"I saw him. The boy he was very young, but I know who he is. He commanded those men and among them was a woman hidden by a hat to cover her. They all held the symbol of the sun." Xue Liang said with a worried tone. The sun symbol was from the fallen Ming Kingdom.

"Who was the boy?" Liu Gang's asked first. Xue Liang had no other choice as she knew it was going to happen sooner or later.

"Ye Yao Chuan." She said as everyone in the room were there. They gasped knowing who he was besides the children in the room.

"Mother, who is Ye Yao Chuan?" Liu Feng asked as he growled under his words.

"He is your cousin." Liu Gang said looking to his son. Liu Feng still growled upset that his mother would get shot by him.

"He is no cousin if he tries to kill family." Liu Feng said. Peng Lim at the same time then smacked his head.

"Uncle Lim! Why did you hit me!?" Liu Feng argued still mad about the previous situation.

"Because you need to calm down. Your cousin is still young but he likely seeks revenge as well." Peng Lim said as all adults looked down knowing the truth.

"It was my fault. If I hadn't met your father then none of this would be happening." Xue Liang said. Liu Gang bent down kissing Xue Liang's head as he sighed.

"It's not your fault. It was fate that brought us together. I would've still been with you in the first place. Every choice made I don't regret." Liu Gang held his wife's hand.

"Gang, what do you suggest we do? If he is seeking revenge then I believe we may have to start preparing for the worst." Peng Lim said having Liu Gang know as well.

"We will prepare our men and soldiers. We have to be ready for anything." Liu Gang then looked to the children. "We will also train the young ones. We have to be sure to have them prepared as well."

"Eh???" The three youngest ones said looking to Liu Gang.

"Father, what do you mean?" Liu Feng asked his father who took a step forward.