Why the amulets are killing you

A day after Chen Yang fell onto the suicide cave, In the town of Shen Jeng there was a bazaar for selling and buying everyday common stuff it was situated right in the heart of town every merchant who goes to this town will visit this place,

It is also the place where the common folk trade essential commodities there was brothel right next to bazaar for high-level folk.

Dinaam bazaar was named after Dinaam, the first person who encouraged trading here. It was filled with customers because a new year festival was approaching.

As the streets were busy with crowd rustling through a figure was approaching a merchant shop he wore a shirt which looked expensive and even his pajamas looked expensive he wore chappals which looked like it was made out of snake leather,

he looked tall, and his face had a certain proudness instilled into him; he had rosy cheeks which were the signs of rich.

"Oh! it's you, Xie Hung, long time no see "

a middle-aged man on the shop on the right side of the sand road greeted Xie Hung, that's right that young man who looked tall and worn leather chappals was Xie Hung, son of Xham Chen.

he seems to be in good mood today as his face seems to be beaming with smiles; Xie Hung looked at the middle-aged man who spoke to him and said

"Ah! how lucky uncle Kugo I was looking for you " Xie Hung said with a cheerful face.

"...looking for me huh? what for? "

Kugo asked, to that Xie Hung replied by taking an amulet from his pocket it looked like a star-shaped amulet which looked like it's made out of gold.

" What do you think? how much do you think I can sell it for ah?

Kugo hit the back of Xie Hung head and came close to his ears and said in a whispering tone

" hide the thing on your hand and follow me, here in this bazaar even walls have eyes " and slowly started walking from there and indicated him to silently follow him.

Xie Hung silently followed Kugo he silently thought about when he first met Kugo it was a year ago before that little runt sneaked into our house he was a naive kid back then,

Xie Hung thought as he remembered hungry days he and his family endured contrary to what many people expect Xie Hung and his family wasn't born rich.

Xie Hung family, in fact, was struggling a year ago his merchant business was constantly interrupted by small thieves and his friends who betrayed him he sent many letters to his old 'friends' of his to help him

especially Chen Yang father Hao Hen but what did his friends do, they don't respond back to him at all like he doesn't even exist.

This and coupled with social shunning due to his family being poor, made Xie Hung heart corrupted he completely disregarded his parents he used to rob so many things from the town people and they could never find him because they thought it was a big adult who did this,

little did they know that one who robbed them was straight in front of them.

but like they say even great men have their down days just like that he was caught robbing a pouch from the Duke's brother son when he was passing through the bazaar

and he ended up in prison for three months where all kinds of torture was done to him and that's where he learned his worldview that the might is right such is the way of heavens and he also met Kugo in the prison.

Kugo was an anomaly he could become friends with anyone and everyone notorious murderers, security guards, jail warden some rumors say he even has connections in, king's courtroom but they are just exaggerated rumors of course since Xie hung understood that and he tried to be courteous towards him and handled all small tasks for him like an underling.

Kugo treated him like an equal he gave him dignity and also since he joined Kugo gang nobody bullied him anymore and in no time he got out of prison.

When he got out of prison he learned that there are many brothers like him who depend on Kugo for a living and he gives them good money, nice clothes to wear and dignity of labor but what he does is slightly different from normal labor that is arson, threatening to rob, attacking merchant goods, Imposing virtual tax in the town.

Xie Hung got rich his family lived a better life, his little brother doesn't have to suffer anymore, Why should I care if the town people life became hell all the life they treated his family with scorn and disgust in a sense he got a superiority complex.

Xham Chen could not say anything to him since he was an incompetent who couldn't treat his family he shouldn't complain about what his son was doing.

Then that little runt appeared Xie Hung thought with disgust just as his family situation was getting better that shitty little brat popped up.

First, he decided to ignore him and just let him die but that fucking twat would just kowtow in front of our house for days then my irritation reached a limit so I decided to torture him and make him wish he better died instead.

But that fucking father of his gets in his way every time begging not to kill him as he was his friend's son after all, so fucking what; did they help when we were poor when the little brother of his was close to dying due to health complications they fucking sat there and did nothing...

Now a fucking son of that bastard comes along to live with us this is unacceptable Xie Hung grunted as he thought about his past little while walking with Kugo.

Xie Hung and Kugo reached towards an abandoned hut where the crowd was sparse compared to bazaar they got into the hut.

Kugo was a middle-aged man with a skinny build slightly fat he wore a coat which looks like it was made out of fox's hide even though it was not winter, Which perplexed many on his group of thugs of Kugo of which Xie Hung was one.

He extended his hand and made a motion to give him the amulet to which Xie hung replied by giving him this amulet he slowly studied his amulet with his hand and gave it a great deal of attention on his eyes.

Then he retracted his eyes which rested on the amulet to Xie Hung and said with a smile that did not like a smile " how many people know of this amulet and where did you get it? "

Xie Hung answered truthfully without noticing the weirdly worded question.

Then Kugo smiled as he now knows that only two people know of this amulet existence now if he gets rid of this people then there will be nothing to worry about.

As Kugo motioned to slowly remove his coat Xie Hung looked calmly but suddenly

*wiffffffffffff*

a blade slicing through something sound was heard Xie Hung looked around there was nothing that looked like it gave that sound.

"Kugo did you hear any sou--aahhhhhhhhhhahhhh" Xie Hung realized that his neck was bleeding he was slowly losing strength he looked at Kugo with an expression of despair why, why did he do that to me this question was constantly ringing on Xie Hung.

As his death was approaching Xie Hung slowly draw his blade which was in his vest and plunged towards Kugo.

Kugo smirked and just sidestepped.

*thuuuuud*

Xie Hung died.

"sorry kid, I could not take any risks may you live a happy afterlife," Kugo said with imposing tone on his voice, which looked nothing what he normally talked like.

"now onto disposing of that Chen Yang kid!" said Kugo and left the abandoned hut but unknown to Kugo,

A figure in black clothes emerged from the shadows and silently followed behind him.