Chapter 05 Moon Festival

When the old memories flashed passed, Gu Yingjie sighed deeply. He said, "Mingyang, you will be my only guard."

Zhu Mingyang, "Over the years, your brothers and sisters have chosen many different guards."

Gu Yingjie, "I decided to make you my only guard. I want to grow old with you like my grandfather and his guard. ''He stretched out his left hand and placed it on Zhu Mingyang's abdomen, and his right hand stopped on his abdomen. Zhu Mingyang's hand stopped at the scar on Gu Yingjie's left arm. "This is the scar during the Moon festival. Do you remember?"

Zhu Mingyang held Gu Yingjie inside his arms and he said, "I remember everything we experienced together. Whether it is pain, tears, sadness or happiness, I will never forget."

Gu Yingjie said, "At that time we were still very young and too naïve."

It was the 15th day of the 8th month, and the night wind was chilly but the two young men's heart was warm. The night sky is full of paper lanterns and the beauty of people. Everyone is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are fireworks displays everywhere. Two young men happily walked along the street with other villagers. When young ladies saw the two handsome young men, they laughed and giggled as the two young men walked by.

There is a small lounge area where many elderly people sit and listen to the opera on the stage. Today's opera is about Bao Qingtian's resolving the death of a mother. The opera is call 'The Ungrateful Son'. While the opera was rolling on the stage, Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie sat together and enjoyed the performance. They laughed and clapped with joy like other people who come out to watch the opera.

The mother was holding a white cloth in her hand. Then, a long piece of cloth flew up from the stage, wrapping Zhu Mingyang's waist, and Zhu Mingyang was pulled onto the stage. Gu Yingjie flew up quickly, releasing his silver leaf to the shadow stood behind the opera actor. Two other men wearing dark cloth flew up from behind the curtains and began to attack Gu Yingjie. Zhu Mingyang used his inner energy and destroyed the cloth that wrapped him. Then, three other men flew onto the stage.

Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie put theirs back together as the five men surrounding them on the stage.

Gu Yingjie asked, "Who are you guy?"

One of the men replied, "Someone wants to end your life."

Zhu Mingyang said, "Be careful."

The five men lunged at the two surrounded men. The five knew that Zhu Mingyang was more skilled than Gu Yingjie, so they separated Zhu Mingyang from Gu Yingjie. Four of them attacked Zhu Mingyang and one attacked Gu Yingjie. The five men also knew that Zhu Mingyang is Gu Yingjie's guard, and anything that happened to Gu Yingjie; Zhu Mingyang would be punished for it. The five men attacked Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie mercilessly, just as their master ordered them.

Zhu Mingyang is a well-trained guard of grandfather Gu's old guards. When he was fighting four men, another two men jumped up from behind the curtains and kicked Gu Yingjie off the stage. Gu Yingie crashed onto the first three wooden benches in front of the stage. the three men sprint towards Gu Yingjie. Zhu Mingyang broke free from the four and went straight to help Gu Yingjie. He flew up from the stage, kicked the middle man behind the neck, and then the man was knocked out cold on the ground. He turned his body around and punched the other two men on theirs abdomen. His punch caused the two men flying forward and hit theirs' back on the edge of the stage. The two men were having difficulty getting up. The four men jumped from the stage and faced Zhu Mingyang.

Gu Yingjie grunted in pain as he slowly get up, "Mingyang, my arm."

Zhu Mingyang looked at Gu Yingjie left upper arm and it was cut. Blood dripped from the wound. The four men walked towards Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie.

Zhu Mingyang stood in front of Gu Yingjie, clenching his fists tightly. One of the men swung a sword at Zhu Mingyang. Zhu Mingyang pushed Gu Yingjie back and grabbed the right wrist of the man with the sword. He smashed the man's right elbow hard and broke the man's arm. Then his left hand swayed on the man's neck, forcefully causing him to die immediately. Two men flew over to attack Zhu Mingyang. When one of the two men kicked Zhu Mingyang, Mingyang grabbed his leg with his left hand, hit the man's thigh, and broke his femur. He slammed the injured person in the abdomen, causing him to fly back and hit the stage. Then, Zhu Mingyang quickly grabbed the other man's neck, and then squeezed the man's neck vigorously until the bones in his neck broke. Zhu Mingyang pulled the deceased closer to his face, looked at the deceased, and smiled in satisfaction.

The four injured masked men saw what Zhu Mingyang could do. Zhu Mingyang is like another person possessed by a demon. They knew that they could not defeat Zhu Mingyang, so they quickly fled into the night.

Gu Yingjing grabbed onto Zhu Mingyang's arm that still squeezing the dead man's neck. He shouted loudly, "Mingyang...Mingyang...wake up...Mingyang."

Zhu Minngyang's eyes refocused and he blinked. Zhu Mingyang threw the dead man's body to the ground. Zhu Mingyang turned around and saw the frightened Gu Yingjie. Gu Yingjie looked at Zhu Mingyang, as if he saw the devil.

Zhu Mingyang, "Let's go home."

Gu Yingjie, "Before we go back, please help me cover the wound."

Zhu Mingyang, "I failed to protect you, you are injured. I am fine with punishment."

Gu Yingjie, "I'm not fine with it. Now, help me wrap my wound."

When Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie were about to enter the front door, they met with Gu Tingfuang, Gu Xiaowen, Gu Gouliang and two guards.

Gu Xiaowen grabbed Gu Yingjie's left arm, pressed it, and said,, "Little brother, did you have a great night viewing the fireworks?" He purposely press very hard onto Gu Yingjie's arm. Gu Yingjie knew that if he make a sound or indicated that he was hurt in anyway, Zhu Mingyang will get punish.

Gu Yingjie smiled and replied, "I'm doing great. How about you?"

Gu Xiaowen, "We are fine." He pressed hard.

Gu Yingjie said, "Thank for asking. I feel a little drunk and I am about to go to sleep."

Gu Tingfuang laughed, "You need to practice drinking." He looked at Gu Yingjie. "You may go." He walked ahead.

Gu Xiaowen and Gu Gouliang watched Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie despaired up the stairs.

Gu Xiaoween sighed and smeared Gu Yingjie's blood circling on his four fingers, "Gouliang, it looks like it's no longer easy to kill him."

Gu Gouliang, "To kill him, Zhu Mingyang must die first."

Gu Xiaowen took out his handkerchief and wipe away the blood on his hand. He smiled and said, "I agree."