Prologue - 2

Bright lotus inn...

A young boy and a girl occupied a table beside the window. They would occasionally take a sip from their wine glasses as they enjoyed the view of the setting sun. From time to time the young man would peek at the seductive receptionist sitting near the entrance, who is talking with customers while letting out a giggle now and then.

"Brother Archis, father said that you are going to leave for the academy in two weeks, I can't imagine what I would do without you," the twelve-year-old girl said in a cute voice pouting her small red lips.

"What you don't want big brother to leave you alone? Hmm, that's troublesome", he put his hand below his chin acting as if he was thinking about something.

"Right!" he exclaimed as he slapped his thigh "why don't you marry big brother, I will take you with me" he looked at her smiling playfully.

The little girl was stunned for a while, then her face flushed red, she hit him on the chest with her small fist, "big brother is such a bully", she stood up and stomped her feet and left the inn furious.

"Hahaha .." he laughed heartily. ' Little bing is really cutest when she is angry' he thought while taking a sip from the cup.

He looked at the seductive waitress again as his sight followed her figure. The woman looked to be in her mid-twenties. She has shining olive skin and bountiful cleavage. Whenever she laughed a bit more, the two-round mounds would bounce as if they were threatening to expose themselves. Meanwhile, her thin waist and round and plump ass looked like they were begging to be hoisted on a well-chisled rod!

Anywhere in the continent, she would only be an average figure, but in this town; she is the bitch all the men yearn to fuck in their dreams! Well, it's not that nobody gets to fuck her for real, it's just that one needs to have the right connections and money or power. Power, enough to beat the two towering beasts of bodyguards, which nobody in the town has any confidence in accomplishing.

At this moment, three people wearing guard uniforms entered the inn and sat behind Archis's table. "Brother sun, why don't we take her offer and search for Hundred poison flower? It'll be a pity to keep watching her every time we come here without touching that perky ass" one of the guards said frustrated.

Hundred poison flower is a rare flower that appears every fifty years in the dark mist valley. Dark mist valley is a very dangerous place. Especially the mist in the central region, once someone breathes high concentrated mist for 10 seconds, their mind will get clouded, and they would forget who they are and their purpose and would fall into the depths of the valley and never return.

No one returned after entering the dark mist valley. Long back, it is said that there was a person who was lucky enough to find a hundred poison flower in the outer region. That's how they got to know about the properties of the hundred poison flower. After that person, there were many people who wanted to try their luck over the years. But, except for the rumors that a few people succeeded, the rest, disappeared without a trace; never to be seen again!

It is said that the hundred poison flower, after plucked, will stay the same for a thousand years, always releasing a pleasant mind-calming aroma. Anyone who wears the hundred poison flower on their body will be immune to all mid-level poisons and resistant to more potent poisons to some extent. It also has a nourishing effect on the skin and was said to keep the person who posses it young throughout their life. It can also be used as an ingredient for some exotic life-saving medicines.

Recently, this sexy receptionist of the Inn, Myra, has announced that whoever gets the hundred poison flower for her gets to enjoy her body every night for a week. This announcement made the townsmen restless but also helpless. Though they knew that the flower will appear this year through the rumors they had heard and from old records in the town's library, the flower, in fact, hasn't been found in the past 200 years in the outer area of the dark mist valley.

"What!! Do you want to die for her now? Do you think dark mist valley is your backyard? Plucking a flower from there is the same as going into a lion's den and plucking hair from its nose" the guard named sun berated gulping wine from his cup.

"Forget it, let's go to the red lamp pavilion later", the third guard spoke finally. The other two nodded. They talked for some time after which they left the inn together. Red lamps pavilion is a famous brothel house of the town.

Archis waited for some time and left the inn. It was dark outside and by the time he reached his house, he directly went to his uncle where they briefly discussed his uncle's plans for his future studies at the royal academy. After their discussion concluded, Archis bade his uncle farewell and went directly to meet the head guard Orion.

"Uncle Orion, are you ready?" Archis asked when he saw Orion discussing something with the other guards.

Orion smiled warmly when he saw Archis. Orion always saw Archis as a disciple than as a young master. Archis is very talented in martial arts and also very intelligent. The only quality he somewhat disapproves of is that the young master somehow gets his way with many women who piqued his interest. Well, it is an excellent talent in itself but Orion is worried about his disciple's future love life.

"Uncle Orion?" Archis called again, Orion snapped out of his thoughts as his face turned solemn. He nodded to guards as he turned towards Archis.

"Young master, before we go I will remind you once again; we will only search in the outer area of the dark mist valley and you must always listen to my advice" he warned Archis. Though Orion disapproves of Archis's romantic antics, he still accepted his request to search for the Hundred-poison-flower; simply because he will be leaving for the royal academy in a month and wouldn't be back for five years.

"Okay let's go, "said Archis. He was accompanied by Orion and two of the guards he selected. As they sprinted through the dark night; they reached the border of Cloger town in half an hour.