Somewhere outside the Palace…
"How long do we have to wait!?" complained Han Mingli. "Why did father accept this job!? Ugh! I want to finish this job to meet my sister-in-law!"
Han Mingli was tired of waiting and laid down of a thin branch high up in the trees and Han Jingju sitting on a another one, holding his throwing knife.
"Stop complaining. You still took the job. We didn't have to take it," said Han Jingju, sharpening his throwing knife.
"I only accepted it because the job was in Taiyang City, where Yu Yan is!"
"Well, we have to wait. Our employer has told us to wait for the signal."
"I'm going to visit Yu Yan first then! Hopefully Silver is also there because it's been so long since the last time I have seen him!" and got up fast, knowing his brother will stop him.
"Hey!" shouted Han Jingju.
Han Jingju tried to stop Han Mingli from moving but he was too fast and jumped down to the ground and headed towards Lin Yu Yan's house. But because he couldn't stop him, he just went along and caught up.
They both notice there wasn't anyone around as they pass by and the closer they got to Lin Yu Yan's house, the more energy and presence they felt. That's when they realized all the citizens of Wang was gathered at Lin Yu Yan's house.
"Whoa, sister-in-law did this for the citizens of Wang?" said Han Mingli.
"You have to stop calling her that because it's going to become a habit. If Father heard you say that about her, he's going to flip," said Han Jingju.
"I can't help it! She really is like an older sister to me!" said Han Mingli.
"Hey! Why are you guys here?" said a soft voice.
They turn to see it was Xie Rushi with Luo Bojing walking towards them to greet them at the entrance of the house.
"Luo Bojing!" said Han Jingju.
"Yo!" smiled Luo Bojing.
"How have you been!? I'm surprised you're still alive!?" smiled Han Jingju, patting him on the shoulder.
"Haha, me too. It's all thanks to Master being so kind," said Luo Bojing. Luo Bojing has escaped the extraction of the citizens and so did the rest of the employers of the Lu Family all thanks to Luo Bojing's quick thinking.
They were have a casual conversation when Han Mingli turn feeling a familiar presence behind him.
"Brother Bingwen!" He turn to see Han Bingwen, about 20 feet away, dragging 2 figures on the ground, tied up towards the house. Han Jingju and Han Mingli ran up to Han Bingwen wondering what he was doing.
"What are you doing?" asked Han Mingli.
Jingju and Mingli looked at the two people he was dragging and remember their faces.
"Bingwen, let them go!" said Han Jingju.
"No," said Han Bingwen.
"Hurry up and save us!" said the fat man. The other man was passed out from the loss of blood.
"They are our employer!" said Han Mingli.
"Oh?" said Han Bingwen interested in what he said. "You guys were the assassins these slave traders hired to kill Yu Yan?"
They were both surprised at what he said.
"Wait… that is what we were hired for?" said Han Jingju with his eyes widening.
Han Mingli was surprised too and kicked the fat man behind Han Bingwen and said, "I quit!"
'Phew! I'm glad we are a couple feet away from Xie Rushi and Luo Bojing!' thought Han Jingju.
Han Bingwen wanted to be with Lin Yu Yan at the palace to support her but notice the two slave traders weren't in the area and left to track them down. He found them running away from the city but as able to catch them.
"Xie Rushi, heal them but don't untie the ropes. The same way the dumb woman was treated in the underground cell," said Han Bingwen giving Luo Bojing the end of the ropes he was holding to drag the bodies back to the city.
Xie Rong understood what he wanted. Lu Tian Tian, the dumb woman, was broken out of prison three days ago and was in rough shape, not physically but mentally. When Lin Yu Yan went to get her, she found dead bodies around Lu Tian Tian, with their eyes looking straight at her for hours before she was broken out.
Lin Yu Yan saw what Lu Tian Tian has gone through and was honestly a little frighten the emperor did that to her but she deserved every little thing coming for her.
For three straight days, Lin Yu Yan did all the evil deeds Lu Tian Tian did towards her. All of Lu Tian Tian's doing to Lin Yu Yan for the past ten years, happened to Lu Tian Tian in 3 days.
Lu Tian Tian would pass out when she couldn't take the pain and the blood loss. But luckily, Lin Yu Yan had her group of people pick up the Blood berries in the unknown forest, helping Lu Tian Tian make blood faster, letting Lin Yu Yan spill as much of her blood as she desires.
"Alright, I'm on my way to the palace," said Han Bingwen.
"Why are you going to the palace?" asked Han Mingli.
"Yu Yan is there. She needs me."