Chapter 58 - Our luck is the worst (1/2)
They talk for the entire night. It helps Kyuri stay awake and alert. Kyuri keeps her eyes on Li Jun, Wu Yixing, and the bag. The carriage finally stops. Wu Yixing pulls the curtain of the window and looks out.
”We have arrived,” He says to Yoori. ”Wait in the carriage. We will be right back.”
”We will wait for you.” Yoori is somewhat happy. She is impressed by Wu Yixing's kindness. In this era, who will ever spend priceless medicines on a stranger boy? Wu Yixing is a kind man. He's also down to earth. He doesn't look half bad either.
Li Jun gives a glance to Kyuri. Her fingers are curled inward. She doesn't meet his eyes. He smiles faintly and follows Wu Yixing out of the carriage. When Kyuri sees them enter the rural house, she tries to push open the carriage door.
”Kyuri, what are you doing?” Yoori frowns at her. ”It's not bad to stay with Lord Wu. I am sure that he will give us jobs if we stay.”
”Aunt, we are halfway in our graves. Your lord Wu is the fifth prince. The other man is Li Jun.”
Yoori gapes at her. ”Kyuri, you are joking. Our luck can't be this bad.”
”Our luck is the worst.” Kyuri picks up her bag. ”We have to break the lock of this carriage. We don't have much time. We have to leave before they come back.”
Even if the timekeepers weren't after them, getting entangled with someone from the royal family is the worst. She even badmouthed him right in front of him. Yoori doesn't have time to regret her actions. In a hurry, they jump out of the carriage. Kyuri groans in pain when she collapses on the ground. Yoori helps her stand up. ”We can't stop here.”
The carriage driver looks at the cause of the loud noise. He sees the two young boys running away from the carriage. He relaxes on his seat. They can't run far. Master's shadow guards are already following the boys.
Li Jun looks around the empty house. ”We are late.”
Wu Yixing utters wistfully. ”Fate cannot be changed.”
”Shall we leave now?” Li Jun asks quietly. ”We might be able to catch him on the road.”
Wu Yixing chuckles. ”You are here for the witch only.”
They come out of the empty rural house. Wu Yixing stares at the empty carriage. ”They ran away.”
Li Jun climbs into the carriage. ”We don't have time.”
Wu Yixing touches one of the beads in his bracelet. ”You heard him.”
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We run through the forest. I can't shake off the feeling that something is following us. It's been too easy to run away.
Six masked men in black clothing drop from the sky and surround us. I recognize them from the memories of Li Jun. They are the mysterious masked shadow guards of Wu Yixing. I knew it. It was too easy to run away.
”What the... ” Aunt Yoori looks for a weapon and realizes that she doesn't have one. Suddenly, she moves fast. In less than the blink of an eye, she has the keeper's daggers in her hands.