Can Your Majesty Look Into My Direction

CHAPTER 16 Exchange

The night was peaceful and quiet, became hot because the attack arrived by people who were thought to be witches. Riu Zin had just come out of his advisory room when one of the royal guards said the eastern palace where Riu Lao lived was attacked by witches. Without a second thought, he immediately came to the eastern palace and helped the guards to subdue the attackers.

Not long after he was still fighting a weapon, one of the servants shouted to stop him. The maid who always gave medicine to Alin Qian said that the daughter of the flower goddess' descendant was not in her place. Riu Zin hurriedly returned to his advisor's room and did not find anyone there. The room is empty.

Jumbled, angry, anxious and worried feelings for the safety of his advisers. Then he found a letter lying on the table containing the words ‘Your advisor is in my hands, no need to look for it because he will be mine’

“So Alin Qian was kidnapped by one of them” asked Riu San who faithfully listened to her brother's explanation.

“...” Riu Zin nodded faintly and still felt a pain in her face.

“Yang Mulia” Rin thrust a bowl of medicinal herbs at Riu Lao that just hangs in the air.

With a slight cough Riu Lao spoke “So brother Zin let the witches take Alin for granted” his eyes lit up with flames.

Riu Zin stood up from her seat and walked to the front of Riu Lao, she said with a circus “, I'll let the most valuable person in my life be taken away by someone else” If it wasn't for fear that something would happen with Riu Lao, wouldn't Riu Zin leave her adviser when an attack occurred.

Leaving aside that he was the youngest, Riu San broke up his two brothers “Already, this is not the time for you guys to fight” he who always plays games can be so wise at any given moment, his two brothers even war words and argue who is wrong.

Riu Lao fell silent, she turned her gaze out. Her feelings were still upset, because by the time she reached the western palace after a gun fight with some masked people, she learned that Alin Qian had been kidnapped. It was inconceivable how Riu Zin as a Venerable from his close friend looked ordinary.

Riu Zin flicked the side of her tangled clothes and was about to leave, but before that Riu San proposed something “What if we tell dad-” “Don't!”

The one from earlier only noticed started to call out his voice, making all eyes stare with a question. Rin understood the look in the eye and then spoke “Do not say this to His Majesty the emperor.”.

“Why?” cut Riu San.

“Don't the prince himself say that His Majesty the emperor is holding a meeting with the palace officials to discuss the attack arrived? If you tell me this now, maybe it will add to the problem. It is better that we now devise a plan to save Alin Qian from the clutches of those witches”

Only Rin's thoughts made sense and were acceptable to the princes, they agreed and began to think of a rescue plan.

Although witches were easy to find on earth, no one knew exactly where they lived. They are like fireflies whose presence is erratic, sometimes it can just appear in front of the eyes, then disappear unceremoniously. It was easy for them to know the residence of the descendants of the goddess gods in the sky and on earth, instead their residence was hidden and hard to find.

The nester arrived, perhaps just a diversion to make it easy to carry Alin Qian away unhindered. The action was very bold considering who was faced. In order to bring back the first prince's adviser to the southern sky kingdom, one must know where the witches must be. The possibility of purposely leaving a message containing the statement Alin Qian was in his hands was the leader of the witches, as there was no longer any braver than Zo Lan when it came to looking for trouble with the gods.

Without being told by his three children, the emperor Riuyi already knew that the daughter of the descendant of the flower goddess had been kidnapped. After various deliberation and debate, he finally decided to send the princes looking and found out where Alin Qian was.

Rin and the three princes rush down to earth and begin to exert their strength and knowledge in search of the witches' existence. Rin and Riu Lao walk through forests and places that are rarely visited by humans, while Riu San and Riu Zin blend with the people of the earth to get information. The two groups had already determined the meeting point before splitting up, so that when night fell, they could regroup and discuss the findings and information obtained that day.

For days the four descendants of the gods traced every corner of the southern earth, they did not even find a single witch wandering there. Perhaps true, the sudden attack that occurred in the southern sky kingdom was done by the witches, and they had decided not to present themselves first, so as not to be found by the descendants of the gods.

That day the sun did not show itself, the blue sky was covered with black clouds containing rainwater. The green hill is covered with grass and many reeds, it should be an eye-indulgent sight. All of that was passed for a pair of descendants of the goddess god, they were focusing on searching for traces of the existence of the witches.

Rin still faithfully walks behind Riu Lao to accompany him on the journey. Despite feeling like he was not cared for, he still had to take care of Riu Lao's health which was still not improving.

In the cold afternoon in the middle of the green hill, Rin finds out that His Majesty is cold. Then he said “Your Majesty, here.” his hand thrust a potion of medicine. Maybe it can not be called a drug, because its use is only to warm the body.

“...” Rin put the object in her hand back into the bag, her eyes seeing many feelings created on Riu Lao's face. He knew that the second prince was feeling anxious, worried, and various feelings of regret from having neglected to look after Alin Qian.

The green hill has been passed, now Rin and Riu Lao are walking in a thick bamboo forest. Arrived Riu Lao stop “..”

“There is what His Holiness” Rin asked in wonder.

“...”

Rin looked at the direction where Riu Lao's gaze was fixed, there were several people dressed in black standing a few steps away from them. The one who stood at the front had a pious face, but the look in his eyes was full of cunning tactics.

“Zho Lan” Riu Lao said with eyes filled with hatred. Unfortunately, the person in question was instead displaying a strange slanted smile.

Zo Lan said annoyingly “Riu Lao. What are you here for, is looking for me. Searching for the existence of the magicians” after that haughty faint laughter sounded.

With the words of Zho Lan earlier, Riu Lao felt like he was being played with. Especially when the corner of his eye saw the person he had been looking for for these few days, it was in the grasp of the leader of the witches. Riu Lao walked one step and said with great emphasis “Restore Alin to me”

Rin also saw a striking color in the middle of the dark black, he realized that the person standing frozen beside the leader of the witches was Alin Qian. The pale face above that beauty and sluggishness, made others not bear to let it be scratched even a little.

“Alin? Ah.. isn't this flower goddess's descendant's daughter the first prince's adviser, that familiar call doesn't seem suitable to say that the second prince of” Zo Lan is really fueling the fire of Riu Lao's anger.

“Don't cross your line Zho Lan, quickly give her back to me!” Riu Lao said with annoyance.

“Don't rush..what if we do a transaction” whether Rin is aware or not, since the beginning of the view Zo Lan always focused on him

Riu Lao was stunned then asked “What do you mean?”

“The daughter of this flower goddess will return to your hand. Instead, your advisor should come with me” replied Zo Lan, whereas Alin Qian her eyes had already turned red, she could not speak or move as it had been frozen with a spell.

“...” Rin was silent, various thoughts came up simultaneously, but it was difficult to assemble.

Riu Lao suddenly pulled out his weapon and was ready to clash with the witches. Of course Rin will not remain silent, he will help his Majesty to the end.

Unwittingly the fight had been going on until nightfall, they were attacking each other and dodging to cripple each other.

In the end, two against ten. The first one will lose. Riu Lao spewed out a mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground, while Rin was still standing firmly despite her arm being torn and bleeding out.

Rin saw the condition of the Glorious One that was not good. If the fight continued, it would not benefit them. Even though he had great abilities, all of them would weaken at night, moreover he would have to fight against ten mages who were at the intermediate level. And although Riu Lao's power could increase at night, that night the moon did not appear. Moreover, his condition that was still weak, would not be able to absorb and manage his strength properly.

Finally, with various considerations, Rin decides to swap himself for Alin Qian. Because she had realized, that the most valuable in the life of Riu Lao was the daughter of the descendant of the flower goddess “Yang Mulia... Rin asked for permission to go from his noble side” said he softly, but there was still a faint vibration inside.

“...” Riu Lao fell silent and said nothing until Rin and the witches disappeared from his sight. Only after a while did he finally react “RIN” ☆