Repairing the Past

Chapter 16

"Farly prince? Isn't he dead. "

After Chu Yao the youngest prince of Alorra was long dead. At least that's how the news has circulated more than his current age. If it is still alive, why is the search now being conducted?

"The historical fact says so. But, lately there are rumors that say that the successor to the throne of the kingdom of Alorra is still alive." Clearly Ye Zuan. His voice became quieter and friendlier.

Their position has now circled the bonfire. Each took a ration of food and ate it without any indication of attacking each other.

Mo Yan thrust a fish that he had roasted voluntarily to Chu Yao. The beautiful woman took it with a smile.

"Is it harmless if you share this information with strangers like us?" Mo Yan's chirps were accompanied by a suspicious glare.

"Dangerous or not depends on your actions. If until this information is leaked to another person means you are the main suspect. " Ye Zuan's smile was full of cunning.

Haha..

I guessed it! This fucking asshole set us up! That was how the inner Chu Yao shouted. Responding to Ye Zuan's wide smile that was plastered as if without the slightest guilt.

Once again the cunning prince showed off his row of clean white teeth. He smiled broadly in response to Chu Yao's wry face, "Be calm.. That information is not valid either." Add it with a long breath.

If the youngest prince was still alive, where would he be now?

Chu Yao lightly massaged her forehead. He shouldn't be thinking about a problem that has nothing to do with him. He should focus on his own problems.

Mo Yan who had since seen Chu Yao's interest in the matter, wisely stopped her.

"It's late at night, we better get some rest now." Mo Yan took out a thick coat and snuck it in the master's body.

Chu Yao yawned until the corner of her eyes slightly water. Without ending the conversation, Mo Yan guided Chu Yao to sleep beside him.

"Hey, it seems rude to leave a conversation like this, right?" Said Ye Zuan in a slightly irritated tone.

"Prince should also go to bed soon. The talk, let's just say we never heard it. We have no interest in that matter." Mo Yan's words shrunk Ye Zuan's fussiness.

The eighth prince scowled with a slow mutter, "you guys are indeed a match. One was a spicy mouth, the other was a sharp mouth. You cold-hearted humans."

"Yun yi, Lu Jin! You don't want to be enslaved to love, yeah! Your brain won't function normally." Offend Ye Zuan with a deliberately loud voice.

Mo Yan pretended not to hear the prince's vexation. He kept his eyes closed. While Chu Yao was already lying comfortably at Mo Yan's feet and was soundly asleep.

***

One day they went through without a hitch. Although there is still suspicion of each other but does not make the cause of the quarrel between the two camps.

The process of entering Nian city was quite easy thanks to the Imperial plaque belonging to prince Ye Zuan. Actually without the help of the prince they could have entered the city. It's just that the guard of the city gate this time is indeed more tightened than before.

It looks like the information that the narcissistic man gave was true.

"Because after this our goal is different, it's good that we say goodbye politely." Said Chu Yao when they had completely entered the city.

"Thank you so much for the prince's help all this time." Chu Yao added as she bowed respectfully.

Ye Zuan stopped Chu Yao's overly formal stance. It's like a person looking around, "sttt!! stop that kind of attitude. I came here with the identity of young master Lei. So just call me A-Zuan."

Chu Yao was a little amused at the prince's frantic demeanor, "alright, then young master Lei, may the young master's journey be safe and smooth."

Ye Zuan clucked. Her sour face was covered with a fan, "you're really stubborn, I told you to call A-Zuan."

"Ah stop! I think our soul mate is still long. Later if we meet again, you should call me A-Zuan." The order of Ye Zuan who came back on the horse and continued his journey.

The prince waved his hand. After the silhouettes of Chu Yao and Mo Yan disappeared, he again put on his cold face. Yun Yi who had been silent from the start had now opened his voice.

"Does it matter if they know about the information of the youngest prince Alorra?"

"Truly Sir. Their identities are not fully known. They're afraid they're one of the enemies who's been after security, sir." Lu Jin added with great worry.

Ye Zuan calmly replied, "no need to be afraid. They are not from the Queen's side. I know who that girl is. She was the first daughter of General Chu and his personal bodyguard."

Both of his guards were shocked. They throw one another a look. They did not expect the prince to clearly mention the name of the empress on their journey today.

Isn't it a little risky to call the identity of the enemy out loud like that. But never mind, as long as the master is comfortable then they will gladly accept it.

"Punish our ignorance, sir." Said Yun Yi regretting his question.

"Right, we have absolutely no idea that Miss Yao is Chu's first lady." Limpal Lu Jin with a respectful submissive look.

"Forget over! It's only natural you don't know." Reply Ye Zuan casually.

The eighth prince took a breath. His mind re-spun some of the events that happened when they traveled together.

He recalled how he could realize the identity of the woman with complete confidence.

To his knowledge, the dragon Jade hugging the life sphere was only two pairs. The emperor's father only gave the Jade pair to himself and General Chu, who was his confidant.

Only General Chu and her descendants could recognize the Jade and she was not the second daughter of the glamorous and feminine general.

It is certain that she is the first daughter of the general who is famous for throwing a tantrum lately.

Elsewhere, Chu Yao followed Mo Yan's footsteps. They headed for several blocks of deserted and narrow roads.

Occasionally Mo Yan carried Chu Yao and jumped over some of the roofs of the residents' houses.

Before long, they arrived at a street full of shops. The situation of the road was very different from the previous streets that tended to be deserted from humans.

The store sells a variety of women-only fabrics and accessories.

"Welcome. Ladies and gentlemen want to find what kind of fabric or accessories? We sell with various types and also diverse motives." Said a servant welcoming the arrival of Mo Yan and Chu Yao.

"Bracked hairpin, peach blossom." Reply Mo Yan.

The servant bowed at the secret code that Mo Yan mentioned. He immediately led the way. They climbed the steps and stopped in a room.

The waiter asked them to wait inside and retreated. Before long a grown man in a merchant suit came in after them.

"Please follow me." He said in a respectful manner to Mo Yan and Chu Yao.

The man held a small urn in the room window and turned it around. Instantly, the wall in front of them opened and saw a ladder leading to a dark basement.

The shopkeeper went down the stairs and lit a torch to light up the path they were going through. There are several turns that make up the small hallways they must pass until they end up in one large room with a lot of lighting around it.

"You can go." Mo Yan's orders to some guards.

All those who had been on standby there instantly disappeared from sight. Only the shopkeeper was left behind and a man with a hollow body was lying in the corner of the room.

Chu Yao walked slowly closer to the weak man. His eyes caught the incomplete remnants of memory. As if the puzzle pieces were starting to be arranged, the old face had captured a memory that he could never forget for a lifetime.

The death of the mother.

Ah Zheng, the man looked older than he had seen the last time. I don't know why this man looks not in accordance with his current age. Even in the reflection of the light, his slightly whitened hair seemed to never assert the capable and deft man who was attached to his characteristics first.

Chu Yao gulped. His hands were clenched and one of his knees hit the ground, capping his weight in full balance.

"Ah Zheng, do you remember me?" Chu Yao's slow voice bounced, making an echo within the room.

Ah Zheng did not budge. His eyes remained in the void.

"Why did he become like this?" Mo Yan asked the shopkeeper who was none other than one of his colleagues. Lu Ming's.

Lu Ming revealed his ignorance. He politely explained, "the circumstances changed drastically when we brought and held him here."

"It seems he has long been poisoned and routinely drinks the antidote. But since he was here, he no longer consumed it. " Add Lu Ming.

"Did he say who poisoned him?"

Lu Ming shook his head, "He hasn't spoken at all since arriving here. Even with the pressure you've been instructed."

Chu Yao thought for a moment. He moved closer to his body. Trying to straighten Ah Zheng's gaze right to his face.

"Ah Zheng's... " Call Chu Yao with a little emphasis, ".. I am Chu Yao, the daughter of concubine Meng. Do you remember?"

There was a slight movement in the man's eyeball. As if getting a favorable response, Chu Yao again continued, "Do you still remember concubine Meng? Do you know why I killed myself?"

Ah Zheng's hands clenched. With nothing to stop, Chu again stimulated the man's memory, "why did you disappear after mother's death? Did you make my mom like that?"

Chu Yao's accusation seemed to give Ah Zheng a burst of emotion. The man roared in fear and moved forward to attack Chu Yao. Chu Yao was astonished and involuntarily retreated with a body position leaning against Mo Yan's sturdy body.

The bodyguard nimbly resisted Ah Zheng's movements. Lu Ming immediately stood behind Ah Zheng and gave a thin kick until the man fell to his knees on the ground.

"not me! It's not all my fault!" Ah Zheng shouted at Chu Yao with all his might, "Those who told me to enter the poison Without Hope. They've threatened me!!"

"Toxic without hope?" The Chu Yao. Toxins with hallucinations and high-level delusions were given to her mother long ago.

Ah Zheng thrashed in Lu Ming's bond. The movements were so intense with hateful eyes.

"Who threatened you? Who poisoned you?" Chu Yao's heartbeat further raced through his head. It becomes impatient.

"I'll save you. If you tell me everything. I promise you, I'll save your life!" Said Chu Yao regardless of Mo Yan's hand locking onto her body. He was not aware of getting closer to the wild man.

The man spit. It was as if it was disgusted to hear the promise Chu Yao gave. He laughed so hard that it boomed all over the basement.

"Fuck your words! You're the same as them! Oh of course, you are indeed one of them, ruthless powerful humans!"

"They used to promise to offer me the poison they gave me if I obeyed what they told me. But actually? To this day I still live under their pressure!!"

Chu Yao's breathing rose and fell, she was still trying to control her tone, "who are they?"

Ah Zheng chuckled mockingly at the question that was thrown from the girl's lips, "cliche question.. "

"If I told you that the devil is your stepmother and her minions, would you believe it?" Ah Zheng's grin looked a little horrible.

"Sister? Madame Xun?!" Guess Chu Yao.

Ah Zheng grew even more chuckling, "ahahahaaaa.... Madame Xun said you? That stupid woman is just as stupid as me. He's just a pawn. Jealousy has made it easy to use... "

Chu Yao who had already felt that she had found a bright spot was now back in a dark hole of confusion. Madam Xun is her stepmother. If not him, who else?

After complacently laughing, Ah Zheng again glared and shouted wildly towards Chu Yao.

"Basic stupid! After all this time you don't know if the center of this disaster is your stepmother's evil plan!" Raung Ah Zheng's.

With an increasingly wild movement he again shouted a fact that made everyone speechless.

"He is the queen! That demon is the empress!! Your stepmother, bangs*t!!!!"