32 Blood Under the Moonligh (1/2)

Of course, Ru An did indeed make her way to the carriage where the horses were left. She had to make sure that nothing had been stolen.

Along the way, she made her way by the lake that had been glistening in the morning, but by now, it had lost all warmth. She felt as though there was a cold stream of air wanting to enter her body. It had been a while since she had felt this way.

Her thoughts returned to the morning when Madam Lin asked about the fishes that would be willing to eat fresh meat if thrown into the lake because they were so hungry.

Her precise words were: 'If they're starved long enough, will they eat flesh and pick the bones clean?'

At this thought, Ru An felt a chill in her spine, and she quickened up her pace, to the point of nearly running.

As she neared the carriage, she could hear the sounds of rustling about the trees. She could sense those eyes watching her every move, lingering around to catch her off guard.

But she would not allow them to do that.

As she neared the carriage, she heard the sounds of silent hearts beating, speed up, as men dressed in black jumped out in front of her. Their speeds and coordinations matched each other well, as though they had done this countless times before.

Ru An remained calm and collected, yet her eyes narrowed as she looked at the shadows that appeared.

They stood there for a good moment until a gruff voice said: ”Little girl, have you seen two men, one of them is wounded.”

”Nope.” Ru An shook her head without a second thought, as she went forward to get to the carriage.

”Little girl, think carefully.” The voice said again and paused as though wanting to scare her, ”Or else it may be your head.” The figure wrapped in darkness came closer, as though trying to observe her closer, yet it was futile to look through the dark masks of these men. ”You know, you have such a pretty face, a pity if it had to be displayed on a spike.”

Once the man was done speaking, a stream of laughter echoed into the night.

The laughter and the extra words really threw Ru An off guard, causing her to ponder, were these assassins or common bandits? The way they dressed and moved together suggested they were assassins, yet the way they spoke and laid their plans before a young woman in attempts to scare her suggested the mannerism of bandits.

Ru An was slightly unamused at this point, after listening to that voice.