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Yu Feng was a street thief with a reputation as 'the thief who has never gotten caught'. Until that one day...

Her capture threatened her to work for him. Her task? To carry messages and deliver them to each receiver—she became a runner.

The seventh prince, Prince Yi was fighting against time as they are trying to find evidence of the enemy trying to assassinate the Emperor. However, recently most of his messenger never reached their destination and this has caused them a huge loss. This was why he needed someone who knew the Capital City's streets and shortcuts to help him. 

When Prince Yi found out his runner's identity, he was delighted! But once Yu Feng found out the identity of the man she was working for, she tried to escape.

“Yu Feng, you dare to run away from me. This Prince had caught you once. Believe me when I say that I will catch you again.”
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This story is written to participate in WPC 137: Catch Me If You Can
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Cover illustration: kirinlukis
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The Story of Yu Feng

After they regrouped with Orange, Yu Feng led the two men to the nearest town.

Fortunately, Yu Feng had agreed to Xiao Qi's request to make a detour and stop in this town. As they were nearing the town, Xiao Qi had suddenly caught a fever. Yu Feng and Pei Zi decided to find a room in the town before they invited a physician to look at Xiao Qi's body.

Since they were stopping at this town, Yu Feng decided to restock their ration and let Xiao Qi get enough rest.

Yu Feng entered the room where Xiao Qi was resting and saw that the man was trying to sit up. She stood at the door for a while. Although she could not listen to their voices, Yu Feng knew that Xiao Qi was arguing with Pei Zi. At this time, Xiao Qi was determined to leave the bed while Pei Zi was doing his best to make him stay in bed.

It was not as if Yu Feng did not know where did Xiao Qi want to go and what he wanted to do.

A Detour