Escape

I promise you to never leave you behind.

Luo Fei Yang

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The sounds of girls and the drunken man contented this place. I feel so nauseated to think what place it is. To be honest, I never think that someday I would be in a brothel. I am still confused but I know I have to calm down. One thing that I have to do is…. find him.

'I will find Xi Wang and kill him for what he had done to me! I don't want to stay here any longer'

"Who are you?!", I asked the girl.

"I am Xiao Yi."

"Alright, Xiao Yi do you have family?"

"Family? No. I don't have a Lady."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Lady."

"Alright, Xiao Yi...", I look at her with an intimidating gazed. "You have two options now. You stay here and help those girls or you help me to escape from here."

"Escape? Lady, are you serious?"

Xiao Yi looks hesitant but I know she wants to get out of this place also.

"Look.... Xiao Yi, you are a beautiful girl. Don't you want to escape from such a place like this? We will go together. I promise. I will never leave you behind. How?"

"Lady, don't you know if Madam knows about this? I tell you...She will kill us."

"I know but do you want life like this?"

"Xiao Yi don't want to."

"Also...if you don't help me escape. Do you think they will spare your life?"

"Lady-"

"Xiao Yi, you don't have an option because they will kill you when they know that I am escaping."

"Lady…"

"I want to get out. If you stay here without me. They will kill you so…."

"Alright! I will help you but promise me you will never leave me behind until we get out of this place."

"Xiao Yi…Listen to me. I will never leave you behind until I know how to come back to my home."

Xiao Yi takes a deep long breath. I know this must not be easy for her but I don't want to be here. I have to find him soon.

"Then let's do it.", She said.

My body is broken right now but I don't have a choice except force myself to do this. I don't know what's gonna happen but at least I try my best to get out of this place.

"Prince Qin Qiao will come to meet you, Lady so we have to get out soon. We can get out through the kitchen back door but the door is guarded by two fierce men. They will kill us if they know so we have to be careful."

"Uhm..."

"Lady please change your clothes with a servant's uniform. No one knows your face except me and madam and today there are some girls who will arrive to be girl's maids here."

I don't have any choice except to follow her plan. I hope we can get out of this place. I don't know who Qin Qiao is but I think he is a villain here. I follow Xiao Yi from behind.

"Where are you going?!" That guard asked us. They look so fierce. I am so scared now but still manage to calm myself. I remind myself that we have to go.

"Brother, we have to buy medicine for Princess Shui Jing."

"What's your name?", He asked.

"Xiao Yi."

"You?"

"I am Fei Yang."

"Alright. Prince Qin will come for a while so both of you have to come back soon."

Xiao Yi doesn't respond to that guard again. We are walking calmly but my heart wants to explode. My body is just tired but I cannot stop now. I have to make sure Xiao Yi can leave this city.

Xiao Yi doesn't show her fear. I think she is so brave until we are stopped after passing through the city gate. I can see her pale face but I can see her smile also.

"Lady, we get out from that place. We are free!"

Arrrrrgh!!!!!!!

I am shocked when I see her tummy is bleeding pierced by something like a sharp glass. That time I realized someone must be following us. I turned around but I can't see anyone here except Xiao Yi and I. I cannot think any further. I just grab Xiao Yi's arm and keep walking. I know there are people who want to kill us even though we cannot see them. Definitely, Madam from that place will never let us escape but in this state, we cannot step backward. I don't want to come back to that lewd place.

Xiao Yi's face looks so pale and I am so afraid if something happens to her. She has to survive. She will fall if I don't hold her arm firmly. My hand is trembling but I have to support her weight. I promise to never leave her behind so I will leave her here.

"Xiao Yi…Please stay sober."

"Lady…you have to go." She whispered in a weak voice.

"I promise you. They cannot find us. Xiao Yi… stay sober!" I shouted when she wanted to close her eyes.

"Lady, you shall leave me here. I'm just a lower slave."

"Listen...Xiao Yi you are not a slave anymore! I don't want leave you." I don't know why my tears just rolled down. My heart just aches. "Xiao Yi, don't worry everything's gonna be alright."

Suddenly…

I see the thick fog surrounding us and in another seconds, there is a grandfather appearing in front of us. His white hair looks like silver. He looks so mysterious. His clothes look so expensive. Is he a God? Is he a nobleman? I don't care as long as he can help us.

"Please help us!"

The grandfather doesn't speak and makes me so nervous but I become calm after he looks at me. Is he hypnotizing me? Then I realized that we are in the forest now. Is it magic or what? I can't process this information in my head. He guided us to get into a small hut that just popped up in front of us. I don't care where it is now. I don't care who is the grandfather because I know Xiao Yi is my priority now.

He helped me to bring Xiao Yi. I never thought an old man like him could bring Xiao Yi. He is laying Xiao Yi down on the bed. His expensive clothes are now full of blood but he seems so calm.

"Don't worry, I am here now." He said then he looked at me with a gaze full of concern. Why do I feel his eyes so warm? Wait?! Did I know this grandfather? Why he looks at me like he knows me. Is he Xiao Yi's grandfather? "I will help her."

"Please help her. Please help her. Please help her." I pleaded to him.

"Princess don't worry. I will help her."

What? Why did he call me Princess? Is the girl who looks like me really a princess?

But I am not the princess. I am Luo Fei Yang and I don't want people to call me princess because I am not her but I cannot speak because Xiao Yi is still dangerous.