The Journey: Part Two

Ying La was startled, but she was taught not to show her fear in the presence of an enemy because she could lose any advantage she could have.

The Man in The bushes was tall and looked like he was in his twenties, he had a small face and a short pointy nose, Ying La found him quite handsome.

She then noticed the harpoon in his hand and fishing nets on his back and she knew he was a fisherman and wasn't really a threat.

Wang Wei was heading home from a nearby stream so he still had the fishes he caught in a net hanging from his shoulder, when he saw a small creature jumping around and was talking, he couldn't believe his eyes and ears so he went closer.Ying La decided to ask the stranger directions to a nearby village.

Ying La approached him and stretched her hand to greet him forgetting that the dagger was still in her hand, He had not recovered from the shock of the talking cat when she stretched her hand to greet Wang Wei it pointed straight at his neck, Wang Wei thought the owner of the strange cat wanted to kill him.

Misunderstanding Ying La's greeting for an attack he held his harpoon like a spear and charged at her, confused Ying La took Wang Wei's hand and flipped him and threw him to the ground.

Wang Wei's body fell to the ground with a loud thud it scared Miyu but the little cat simply growled and continued to salivate on the fishes that just fell to the ground.

Wang Wei was in a world of hurt he felt like he had been carried a hundred Ox on his back for a long time.

Ying La felt sorry for him and quickly explained everything to Wang Wei that she didn't want to attack him.She asked him for directions to his village but Wang Wei couldn't bring a stranger to his village so he asked her who she was and Ying La lied to him that she was the daughter of a rich merchant but she ran away from home to explore the world but now she was lost in this Forest.

She saw that Wang Wei still had doubts about her and she quickly added that she had begged her fathers guards to teach her how to fight and fish.

Wang Wei reluctantly believed her because her skin was too smooth and it glowed so she couldn't be a commoner or servant girl he then looked at her face and saw that she was extremely beautiful and he was immediately lost in her beautiful eyes,she told him to take her to his village and all he could do was simply nod.

Miyu couldn't wait any longer so he pounced into the net and started eating the fish, Wang Wei was so engrossed with Ying La's beauty that he didn't notice the little cat in the net when he carried it and he leads Ying La to his Village.

When Ying La got to his village everyone that she met welcomed her with open arms, Wang decided to first take he to the Village Chief's Home, children surrounded her and asked her different types of questions, one of the children told her that she was prettier than Dai Yu not knowing who that was she simply agreed with the kid.

Wang Wei was surprised that the children would compare a total stranger to the Gem of their Village, he was smitten by her beauty but he couldn't believe that the children would also see her beauty even though she tried to hide her face from the people they could still see that she was very Beautiful.

Upon arriving at the Village Cheif's house, Wang Wei called one of the children in the house instructed him to tell the chief that he seeks his audience.

The Village Chief,Fauo Pei was a kind, caring and passionate man who loved all his people like his own children, when he came out everyone bowed to greet him they treated him like a king even though he wasn't and with great respect. he was not really old and had elders before him but they still treated him with respect, he was loved by all his people.

With just one look at Ying La, he knew who she was.he was surprised to see the princess so far away from home, he didn't want to alert his people of whom they had in their presence so he called Wang Wei to see him in private and questioned him on how he found her.

Wang Wei told him everything that happened and he then realized that the princess had ran away from home and he knew that he had to get word to the king quickly, so he sent for a messenger but because their village was hard to find it took the messenger two days to get there.

Fauo Pei gave the messenger strict instructions about the message he was about to go and deliver and if anything had happened to him he should at least make sure that his message reaches the king.

The Messenger gathered every supply he would need for his journey and left the city at the crack of dawn.

Fauo Pei couldn't sleep, he kept wondering why a princess who had everything she could wish for would suddenly run away from home just for the sake of seeking adventure.

That night he called Wang Wei and asked him to report any strange activity that had happened during her stay here and he instructed him to keep a close watch on the stranger he had just brought to their village.

The Next morning, Fauo Pei called some of his people to prepare a feast to celebrate Ying La's Arrival, most were surprised of their leader's weird behaviour and others thought it was because of Ying La's beauty that their leader acted in such manner.

Wang Wei was the most confused of them all, because the chief had asked him to watch Ying La closely the other night and now he wants to honor her with a feast, What is the chief thinking?.Can Their Chief have fallen in love with the stranger overnight?.

Ying La was surprised but thought that was their way of welcoming any of their guest and did not object to it, then suddenly a bloated furry creature stumbled through a small hole in the room heading towards her, it had a lightning mark on its belly then Ying La knew it was Miyu.

She had forgotten about her and she was shocked to see it so bloated and it couldn't talk, Ying La massaged its back and belly and after a few minutes, She gave a large burp and regained life once again.

She couldn't stop talking, telling Ying La of the different types of foods, plants and animals that they had in this small village, she even told her about the small shed where baby animals were kept to grow and play before it gets older.

Ying La saw that the little cat wouldn't stop talking and just sat there smiled and listened until the cat had finished telling its story.

Ying La carried the little cat and gave it a bath because it reeked of fish and meat jerky and it wouldn't be nice to attend the feast with a smelly kitten, she knew if she left Miyu alone in the room that there would be trouble so she took her to the feast and warned and begged her not to talk throughout the feast and only eat.

On getting to the feast, different types of food and fruits were placed on the table for the feast, Everyone in the village attended the feast and eat to their hearts content, Ying La didn't eat much and stuffed most of it into a small bag headed to her room.

Ying La had finished packing her things when she heard an knock on her door, it was Fauo Pei The Village head, he couldn't stop sweating because he was in front of the princess and he couldn't make any, seeing his nervousness,Ying La quickly made up a plan and decided to get the village head drunk.