119 An Suns Departure (2/2)

Rin coughed lightly, ”I may have left out a minor detail when I killed Fu Changpu. Before I killed him, he had offered to make a deal with me.”

Both men stared at Rin speechless.

An Sun's eyes narrowed up and he snorted contemptuously, ”A minor detail?”

Rin smiled awkwardly.

It wasn't her fault! She didn't know of his father's orders until now, thus, she didn't think it was important!

Clearing her throat, she continued, ”For him to negotiate rather than kill me first, I'm guessing your brother looked into my background, including how I appeared by your side. My guess is he had the intention to use me against you. However, I don't think he's fully aware of our plans.”

An Sun once again went silent as he quietly contemplated her words. Based on the information she claimed his brother had known, An Sun could guess what the bargain was.

His freedom.

An Sun's line of sight landed on the boy whose small face displayed a calm expression, his gray eyes tinged with a strange look.

”So, you're suggesting my father summoning me is to test me?”

”Mm.” Rin nods her head.

An Sun sighed. ”If that's the case, I better prepare.”

…

It didn't take long for An Sun to finish equipping for his departure. The young man's tall, strong body was wrapped in full silver armor, an iron mask concealing the top half of his cold, chiseled face.

Standing off to the side, both Rin and Manchu watched as An Sun readied himself and received his horse. Walking toward the two with his horse, An Sun's gray eyes seen behind his mask landed on Manchu.

”Take care of the camp while I'm gone. If anything does happen, you know what to do.”

Manchu smiled playfully and cupped his fists with a nod. ”Rest assured, I will guard it with great care.”

An Sun grunted before his gaze swept over to Rin.

Rin looked up at the tall man with his face hidden and smiled lightly, ”Be safe, Lord An.”

An Sun's lips curled into a faint smile in return - a smile even he was unaware of.

Chuckling, he stretched out his hand and lightly pats Rin's small shoulder, his figure walking past her, ”I'll try.”

With that, he mounted his horse and departed his figure slowly disappearing in the distance.