senior older brother 2

5 years later ....

fierce battle between the teenage boy and 10 year old girl

Mu Long was standing on the side observing their every move carefully like a teacher marking an exam paper

Han Cangming's foot work is excellent , he understands the art of swordsmanship but Lu Mingxi has great reflexes and is agile she has been ducking all of Han Cangming's advances effortlessly

wait there is something off about Han Cangming's offences it was like he letting her off

He frowned

clap clap

"that's enough for today !'' he stormed off

They looked at each other they saw the same bemusement in each other's eyes

" what's wrong with him ? '' she was strengthening the knots on her boots

"I don't know " he shrugged

she sat on a large rock the view of the Ming garden was stunning from here

" you are not going to join me , the sun is about to set "

"Oh no ! " he ran as fast he could

She frowned as she ran after him

"what is wrong ? " she asked worriedly

" Father , told me that I must be home before sunset !!"

"why ? " she still couldn't understand why he was in a rush

"it is my engagement today !" he continued to run in panic

the sudden news stopped her tracks she clenched her hands in so violently her palms bled

" senior brother Han! please wait! " he stopped running

"since when are you so formal ? " he questioned

"Take Wendy my spiritual pet phoenix it will quickly teleport you from the heavens to your home , Wendy! '' the spiritual pet nodded as it flew to Han Cangming's side to carry out it's master's orders

"and congrats on your engagement" she gave him a half smile before turning the other way

zoom she disappeared

he rolled his eyes , he really hates it when she does that

wherever she went a trail of blooming flowers grew

he plugged out a flower

"Wendy !" the bird it was efficient

zoom he also disappeared ~

Lu Mingxi ran home from the forest she and her mother live in the middle of nowhere ,Duan Tiangong kicked them out of the imperial capital

after his wedding with Su Baiqi was completed

the guy practically forced Lu Mingxi to watch him get married after that he and his new empress ambushed and succeeded in crippling her

till today she thanks the heavens for giving her a third chance to redeem herself

That day she made a promise to never fall in love

ever

she had been betrayed in love twice and she never wants to see herself in that position again

love renders people weak

she rushed upstairs ran a hot bath for herself and she got in letting her muscles relax in the hot water

she closed her eyes and boom she was asleep in the water ~

she was running in the dense forest not even once did she look back

she was almost burned out , her feet hurt and she running out of breath , but she continued to run

Thump !

she tripped and fell ,she tried to get up but someone was kicking her to the ground

"ha ha ha " she heard 5 of the most sinister laughs

she begged for mercy but they kept on laughing

at her plight ~

splash !

she violently got her head out of the water she almost drowned in her sleep

her breathing it was abnormal she was shaking in fear

it has been five years since that tragic and traumatic incident occurred and she still has nightmares about it

she quickly got dressed cooked some soup for her extremely ill mother and to her bedroom

cough! cough !

"Ah !, Xiao Mingxi you are back " her eyes lit up as she saw her beloved daughter standing on the door

" mum , how are you doing " she spoke softly

" i am ok cough !" she smiled weakly

Lu Mingxi narrowed her eyes at her mother's cheerful attitude

" xiao Mingxi ? " Lu Tianye called

"yes mother ?"

"please give me the velvet box kitchen " she instructed

she quickly came with box , the same box her mother has been protective of

"you see this jade bracelet I found on your little wrist in the Yue empire when I was on my way to visit your aunt Yaran , I was pregnant back and I lost my baby on the journey so I took you and decided to pass you off as my own I registered your birth in the Yue empire so after I die I want you to go there and start a new life and maybe find your biological parents with the help of this bracelet cough cough! '' she placed the bracelet in Lu Mingxi hands

Lu Mingxi held Lu Tianye's pale and fragile hand and said

'' no matter what you are always going to be my beloved mother " she sobbed

" I love you my dear child " she kissed Lu Mingxi on the forehead before breathing her last breath

" mother ! ? please wake up !!, please don't leave me " she cried

she cried as she looked at her mother's corpse

her eyes were so puffy and bloodshot

she knew that she had to give her a dignified funeral as far as she knew she was the only family she had

she dressed her mother into her favourite floral print dress , brushed her hair neatly

she took her to the lake that was 5 km away

she decorated her the boat that was going to carry her mother to the afterlife with fresh cherry blossoms her favourite flowers she put her mother on the boat .

she watched as it went with the current using a bow and fire arrow she watched as her mother's caught flames

she shed her last tear before returning home and she slept ~