Chapter 08 Ill Intention

Yongzheng took Xue Horan back to the old temple that he was staying at. Everything inside is old, and the roof seems like it might collapse at any time. There are dead vegetation in the surrounding area. There are four buildings in the temple. Yongzheng took Xue Horan to the first building on the left of the main entrance. Yongzheng put Xue Horan on the straw mat in the corner of the building.

Xue Horan noticed that Yongzheng was not the only person living in this building. There are four other beggars who also live here.

Yongzheng said, "You stay here and I will fetch water."

Xue Horan nodded at Yongzheng. He saw Yongzheng walked out of the door, only to find that four beggars were staring at him. He grabbed his bag and the packed food closer to him. His right hand tightly gripped on his sword.

Beggar Li walked up to Xue Horan and asked, "Is the little guy sharing the food with us?"

Xue Horan replied, "These food doesn't belong to me. These food belong to Yongzheng."

Beggar Li said, "He always shares with us. He doesn't mind." He reached for the package.

Xue Horan quickly grabbed the food and sat beside him. He said, "Like I said, this is not mine, and I have no right to give it to anyone. If you want, you can ask him when he come back."

Beggar Li looked up and down on Xue Horan up. He noticed Xue Horan's long eyelashes and his smooth skin. He grabbed Xue Horan's left hand, but Xue Horan quickly yanked his hand back.

Beggar Li, "Are you really a man? Or a woman in disguise?"

Xue Horan, "I am a man."

Beggar Li looked at the other three beggars, "Everyone, come and help me see if this beauty is really a man."

The three beggars looked at Beggar Li. Two young beggars walked towards Xue Horan. Xue Horan wanted to stand up, but he couldn't get up and fell to the ground. The two beggars hurriedly pressed Xue Huoran on his stomach.

Xue Horan yelled, "Let go of me."

Beggar Li smiled and said, "Let me see what's under this dress." He stretched his hand to Xue Horan's chest. "No breast…You must be a man."

Xue Horan shouted, "Let go of me."

Beggar Li, "I have never seen a man as beautiful as you. If you wear women's clothes, I believe you will be treated as a woman." He bent down towards Xue Horan right ear. "On the contrary, I have never tried..." He licked Xue Horan's right ear.

Xue Horan quickly pulled his right hand from the beggar's grasped and elbowed beggar Li's right cheek. The sudden attack made Beggar Li staggered back. The beggar holding Xue Haoran's left hand quickly let go of Xue Horan's hand. Xue Haoran quickly turned around and punched beggar Li on the left chest, making beggar Li fly towards the door. Xue Haoran sat up from the straw mat, picked up his sword, and hit another beggar with the hilt. He looked at the three beggars angrily.

Beggar Li slowly got up, only to feel blood dripping from the corners of his lips. He touched his lips, and his lower lip was hit and torn. He angrily said, "How dare you hit me? You..." He felt his neck was being grabbed, and suddenly he went flying from the doorway towards the older beggar. He looked up at the door and saw Yongzheng walking towards Xue Horan with a wooden barrel.

Yongzheng put down the barrel and asked, "Are you okay?"

Xue Horan replied, "Yes…" He looked at beggar Li who retrieved like a defeated dog in the corner. "He wanted some food, but I told him it wasn't mine. He had to wait for you, but he refused."

Yongzheng asked, "Did he hurt you?"

Xue Horan, "No, but he wants to take off my clothes to see if I am a man or a woman." Xue Haoran blushed. He grabbed Yongzheng's arm and prevented him to walk to beggar Li. "Yongzheng ge, is alright." He smiled innocently. "Fortunately I am a man. Let us forget it."

Yongzheng murmured, "I'm sorry. Knowing that Li ge is here, I shouldn't leave you here alone."

Xue Horan smiled and said, "I am not weak, I know how to protect myself."

Yongzheng watched Xue Horan washed his hands and started to open the food innocently. He knows that traveling to the Central Plains is full of danger, and it is not suitable for people like Xue Horan who think that everyone is as kind as him. Xue Horan didn't even know how to keep his guard up inorder to protect himself. Yongzheng chuckled, knowingly that Xue Horan was too naive for this martial arts world that is full of tricks and dangers. He didn't know how Xue Horan had survive until now.

Yongzheng and Xue Horan ate and shared food with the four beggars in the building. Then it started to rain, and a man and a woman walked into the building.

The woman looked around and found a corner on the same side of Yongzheng and Horan. She helped the man down. The man coughed heavily. The woman walked to Yongzheng and Xue Horan. She looked at them for a while and said, "Can I drink some water?"

Yongzheng grabbed the wooden pitcher and fetched some water, he handed the pitcher to the woman. The woman took the water, she took out a sliver needle and tested the water. Then she walked to the man holding the water.

After the man drank the water, the woman drank and she bring the wooden picture back to Yongzheng. She smiled and said, "Thank you." She walked back to the man and sat beside him.

Then another woman walked into the building. She did not enter the building, but stood at the front door and looked inside, as if she is looking for someone.

A man followed her and said, "Leader Suo, this is the least populated out of the four buildings."

Suo Dongmei said, "Gentlemen, if you don't mind, we will stay with you tonight. If it's not raining, we won't bother you."

A man walked around to each beggar and given them ten liangs. When the man arrived in front of Yongzheng and Xue Horan. Yongzheng refused to accept the money.

Yongzheng said, "This temple is not mine, so I have no reason to take your money."

The man walked back to Suo Dongmei and said, "Leader Suo, the two people over there." He pointed to Yong Zheng and Horan. "They refuse to accept the money."

Suo Dongmei, "Let them be and don't disturb anyone. Everyone must remember our mission." Suo Dongmei stepped into the building. Then she noticed that the man and woman sitting in the corner did not look at them. She smiled and walked out the door. "Get ready."

Ten people stood behind Suo Dongmei and drew their swords out of their sheaths.

Suo Dongmei pulled out the sword and pointed at the man and woman. She ordered, "Kill Wang Biming and Miao Mingzhu."

The thirteen people rushed into the old building.