Chains Of Fate

As soon as he finished reading the booklet, Yan Feng walked from side to side, like a headless rooster, so much so that he felt his feet throbbing in pain. He was already lost in thought and despair started to take over his mind, for that reason, even the comfortable guest rooms hurt him. After long thinking of a solution to get out of that sinister agreement, he came to the conclusion that if he did not make the commitments to Miss Li, it would be the end of his honor, but if he assumed it would be the end of his dreams. Since he had read that damn booklet, his mind had thought of thousands of possibilities to get out of that trap that had been thrown at him. He was engaged to a woman he barely knew, and in the worst-case scenario, if he recklessly broke the marriage agreement he would lose Honga's support against Naran.

How can a King, from one of the most powerful kingdoms, fall into the grip of a half-hearted Honga minister? Yan Feng thought about it, cursing him all the time.

Finally, Yan Feng took his black cloak and threw it over his body; before the sun hit the skies, he saddled his horse and rode through the mansion. The area was huge and would be of great benefit if it were used as a military base. Honga's minister resided in the largest mansion in the city, slightly smaller than the king's palace. Soon Yan Feng realized the amount of power that his ally had within the city and if he did not fulfill the agreement that so naively fell; he would lose everything he came to conquer. For the first time in his life, he was between the cross and the sword!

As soon as the first exchange of guards at the gate took place, Yan Feng rode out of the mansion beyond the cold, dark city. He needed to think of a strategy to escape marriage; he needed to think about his life. He always surrounded himself with army men, servants, ministers, allies and wars and so he never took time for himself.

However, the icy wind hitting his face gave him a light sensation and soon he stirred his horse to run more until he entered the large set of thickets that surrounded Honga. Yan Feng's life had always been like that, running on a horse looking for justice. Justice for her father who had died in vain, justice for Mei Yang who had been burned so cruelly in that prison. Justice that did not end up in his hands.

As soon as he returned to Sunri seven years ago, he swore to himself that he would avenge all that tragedy, kill King Amon and destroy Queen Mother Ayame and Naran to cleanse Mei Yang's blood.

The memories were still fresh in his memory. The black smoke that rose like a dark cloak covered the entire view of Naran's skies and soon the battle was over. All armies withdrew and news that the princess had set the prison on fire and killed everyone soon spread to every corner of the city. Those memories still ripped through him. If he had been more grown up and stronger, he would certainly have stayed and fought, but he was a teenager who had just lost his father and bride. Everyone said that Mei Yang committed suicide to redeem her sins for killing her parents. Everyone in Naran rejected the princess, screams of people being burned and desperate cries could be heard throughout the palace. Many families cursed Mei Yang, including the traditional feudal Lords, who cursed the princess's actions. Mei Yang was killed like a worm and until these days, her people as crazy remembered her.

However, he knew that everything was a plan of the consort and King Ammon. After his father had fallen dead and the princess was presumed dead, he retreated with his men and fled Naran. King Amon ascended the throne, even with so much blood on his hands and enemies that they refused to serve a bastard, Amon held the crown and took his mother as queen, and Mei Yang was erased from history as a traitorous and suicidal princess, her remains were thrown into the sea. Even a funeral was denied him.

Yan Feng hated himself when he remembered his weak and cursed phase, but now justice would be served, since the gods did not do it, he would do it himself. Soon his vision was limited, but he kept on galloping a little slower. A strange sensation washed over his body and chills rose in his stomach. Even in the cold, Yan Feng was sweating and felt every drop run down his skin until the trees thinned out and the sight of a mansion appeared before him.

It was no secret that Honga was home to prostitution, and a giant mansion surrounded by expensive carriages already denoted a point of female courtesans.

Soon he retreated on his horse to return to the city, he did not want problems with the minister with his quick escape, but as soon as his horse retreated a soft cry can be heard among so many branches that swayed in the wind. It was so subtle and melancholy that Yan Feng felt his spirit die a little. Cautiously he got off his horse and drew his sword, ready to attack anyone. From the low cry, she was a woman, and from the location, one could already see that some man had hurt her.

However, as soon as the owner of the crying appeared before him, Yan Feng lowered his sword and faced the short figure with a bandage in her eyes and her body almost freezing in the cold.

Her clothes were not appropriate for the intense night and for the girl's skin and general appearance, she spent all night there. Her hands were tied to the tree and her body was a little suspended in the air, because she could not stand the cold and had fallen right there. Someone very cruel wanted to get rid of the poor thing.

Before thinking about anything, Yan Feng removed his cloak and wrapped the girl who could not open her eyes, pulled her dagger, cut the rope that held her in the tree and before her body fell to the ground, he held her in his arms. The physical contact was so sudden that he was startled by the rigidity of the body that was in his arms. If he did not feel her breathing weak, he could say that the woman was dead.

"She will die if she continues to have this cold in her body ...," Yan Feng murmured to himself, holding the girl's body firmly and placing it in his horse's saddle and finally took her away.