Chapter 212 - No Peace

When Zhao Li Xin climbs down the stairs the sounds of metal clacking and clashing was echoed in the air followed by the sounds of something breaking and crashing, Zhao Li Xin face hide behind the cold gold masked make his appearance even more menacing, his black robes sway follow his calm movement.

When he got out Mong Yi is kneeling in front of him, he just returned after he finishes his job with Jin Hao when he knew what happened his heart is stirred with anger if only he was their perhaps he can protect Miss Luo, he knew her as much as Mong Ki so he knew how far she would go then perhaps he will saw something not right and he can...but everything is too late.

Zhao Li Xin didn't say anything he keeps walking as if he didn't see Mong Yi, suddenly Zhao Li Xin notice someone was watching him, he looks up and he found his Master is watching him from far away above the roof, they're eyes locked to each other Zhao Li Xin stare at him with cold eyes their's nothing reflected in his eyes, Tian Meng Ji was stunned by his disciple detached eyes as if he didn't recognize him it pierces his heart deeply but he can only feel remorse.

Zhao Li Xin retracted his gaze than he continues to walk while behind him a flame suddenly engulfs Fu Hua from the second floor the fire spread rapidly than from the second floor suddenly one of the windows explode and someone jumps from the second floor followed by another black figure there Mong Ki and the other shadow guards.

They follow Zhao Li Xin walk into the night and disappear in a distance and Fu Hua lit up like a giant torch in the middle of the night, people got out of they're house when they see the red flame they all scream in panic.

Tian Meng Ji engulfs with sorrow, regret and sadness perhaps it's for his old lover or perhaps for Tang Mei Yi or maybe for Zhao Li Xin but in the end, one thing for sure he loses them all.

The next day the news about Fu Hua tea house burn to the ground and the death of the owner Tang mei Yi together with her master Lu Yao is spreading faster than the wildfire who devour the building itself, the news just got bigger when the one who did all of that is Long Ming and his Hei Shen Sect.

For years people only knew the relationship between Fu Huan and Hei Shen is tight that's why Fu Hua can thrive this much and no one dare against Fu Hua even though this past few month their's some turbulence in that relationship but no one would have thought that Hei Shen himself would eradicate Fu Hua so fast and also so violent.

Inside the small tavern, a few people gather around for a drink, they are just a normal citizen who converses about the situation lately, one of them is a late forty middle-aged man who has his face cover with thick facial hair, he drinks his wine than he heaved heavily "I don't know what happened? How come Hei Shen destroy Fu Hua in one day?"

The older man with grey hair pick up his win bowl "The rumor said Fu Hua is not just a tea house but also a mercenary group association they are also assassin group many people with big pocket hired them, the reasoned Fu Hua can operate this long and this quiet is because Hei Shen Sect help but who knew they also destroy by Hei Shen too…"

"That because Fu Hua killed Lord long Ming fiancée…" another man joins in the conversation.

"What? What kinda moron dare to do that?" the middle-aged man dumbfounded

The man who just join the conversation shakes his head "The owner of Fu Hua is a woman, the rumor said she fell in love with Lord Long Ming but the Lord didn't care with her because he already have fiancée and the Fu Hua owner Miss Tang Mei Yi hired the wolf gang to kill Long Ming fiancée when his not around and so this is happening…"

"Oh, I hear Wolf gang place is burned to the ground without no one is alive, they said they only find a bunch of limb remains, they said they al cut into pieces before they all burn to ashes" the grey hair man gulped his saliva unconsciously.

"Goodness, many people had died because one stupid woman" the middle-aged man let out a long sigh "but Master Lu Yao is also dead, I believe her family will not let this go easily"

"Did you not hear?" the grey-haired man whisper "Lord Long Ming has moved the Gold Lion palace army for preparation to attack the Lu 'Beastmaster' clan, it's going to be a great war between two powerful groups"

"Dear God…." The other men shakes they're head helplessly.

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Zhao Li Xin is inside Lory's room again, no one touch the room after she left and no one clean up the room either, the spoil cold teacup and teapot still on the table, the plate where she put grapes for Girsha also still on the table, the room is quite messy because she left in hurry.

Zhao Li Xin quietly open the drawer and found her sketchbook or at least that what she said, it's just a bunch of paper bind together with ring she used to say because she didn't want to ruin the paper, he opens the book and he sees her unique drawing, many her drawing he never seen but Lory never show him her drawing either, he doesn't know why?

Its a picture of weird building, a weird scenery, and weird people, maybe this is the picture of her old world he wonders why she never shows him before, he flips the paper one by one and there's a lot of men picture inside make him a little bit jealous then he flip some more and them he sees familiar scenery, its a picture of Ninjing Manor, then he sees a picture of the servants cleaning up the garden and another picture of the pavilion near and the pond.

He smiles faintly he never knew she's quite an observant everything, her drawing very details then he flips some more and suddenly his heart dropped he found his picture drinking wine on the couch.

Zhao Li Xin crestfallen his lips tighten into a thin line then he flips again and he sees his picture again this time is his picture while faintly smiles, Zhao Li Xin hand trembles, and his eyes become hot, more pages he flips he see more picture of him in a lot of different expressions, he never knew he has so many expression but she does and she remembered it.

his sight becomes a blur suddenly teardrop fall on the pages he immediately wipes it off with his sleeve before it tainted the picture but then he froze, he touch his cheeks and he was stunned when his cheeks become wet, is he crying? He never cries for a very long time.

Zhao Li Xin sit on the stool he put down her book on the table gently, he continue to flip the pages and he only see his picture until the last pages their's unfinished picture, is a picture of him and Lory but from behind, he can't see her face.

Its a picture of him and Lory sit on the stone chair while watching the sunset in the hill and she does not draw her disguised appearance but her real appearance even from behind he can recognize her black wavy hair so he knew she draws her real self together with him.

"Why don't you draw it from the front…..I can't see you" he muttered quietly with bitter smiles.

Suddenly the door is knocked from outside, Zhao Li Xin ignores it his eyes fixed on the picture.

"Milord" Mong Ki called from outside "The representative of Lu clan has arrived, they asked for an audience" Mong Ki is waiting for Zhao Li Xin answer but the room is utterly quiet.

"Milord, they say as long we give them reasonable answer they would like to solve this problem peacefully," Mong Ki said again, he knew the reason Lu clan asking for reasonable explanation is because they scared with Zhao Li Xin but at the same time they have to keep their face so make his Lord explain his action is to show to everyone that they did not scare with Hei Shen.

But they forgot the one who attacked Hei Shen first is Lu Yao, she's the one who killed The future madam of Hei Shen sect but they have the audacity to asked Zhao Li Xin to explain himself to them, how conceited they are.

They're's still no answer, if not because Mong ki could feel his Lord aura inside the room he might think the room is empty and this room had been empty since Mis Luo has gone, something flash on Mong Ki memory.

'Come in brother Mong'

Mong Ki fall in silent, he rarely talk with Luo Ri Yi not like his Brother his not the catty type but she never bother by it she always smiles kindly whenever she saw him, a gentle smile that soften his cold heart after she's gone this place become too quiet its almost unbearable, no perhaps everywhere is more quiet after she's gone.

"No explanation..." suddenly Zhao Li Xin talks with a low voice "No peace…."

"Understood Milord!" Mong Ki answer firmly.

"Gather all the King's Palace, we're going to war"