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There was a figure covered in a long black, exquisite veil that reached her ankles, sitting in it. The men slowly let the palanquin on the stage and one took off the long veil, and then they ran off the stage.
The figure was still wearing another long pink veil.
One of the kneeling dancers got up and walked slowly to the figure and removed the pink veil that covered also her ankles. There was still another veil, but this time it was transparent and reached the knees.
Another dancer then stood up and walked to the right-hand side of the figure and nodded at the other dancer. Both then gently held the figure's hands and helped her get up from the palanquin and removed the blanket used to cover her body slowly.
The audience was getting excited but did not make a sound. They wanted to see everything to the full.
When the blanket was thrown away, elegant music started playing again and the girl who walked to the middle of the dancers and turned around. The audience could only see her back.
Finally, the girl removed the transparent veil from herself and shook her hips. Now some virgin young men who attended, were getting aroused.
"This is incredible. I haven't even seen her face," muttered a young man.
It was at this moment that Theresa dressed in male clothes and holding a fan arrived at the last VIP seat and sat. She paid much interest to the dancing beauty while caressing two beautiful prostitutes who were trying hard to please her.
"I can't wait to bed you, my dear," she whispered into the ear of the beauty sitting on her right, and this made her giggle slightly.
"Hubby, what about me?" the one on Theresa's left whispered, pouting her lips, which really made her look cute.
"I want to make you scream and bed you for three days straight," Theresa whispered into the other prostitute's ear, which made her lean her head on Theresa's shoulders.
"My wives, let us watch this performance," Theresa said.
"Ok, Hubby," both prostitutes said, placing a kiss on Theresa's cheeks.
They were dying to taste Theresa's red lips. But they have to pay attention to the performance before angering their client.
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The girl turned around again to reveal her face illuminated by light.
At this, the audience gasped!
This was a beauty meant for kings, not princes!
Ah! They must get her at all costs and make her their official wife
What concubine? Spring really doesn't know how to value things.
All paid more rapt attention to her dancing. The other dancers were not dancing except the two who had stood up earlier. They danced with the new girl and sometimes would bend to massage her little feet.
This new beauty was probably 15 years old and not tall, but this even made the men around like her more. Some were drooling, others like the middle-aged men were masturbating and already saw her as their wife.
They must get her, even if they had to spend 1,000 gold coins.
The girl began to sing an unfamiliar song and left stage running towards Theresa. She then knelt down and held Theresa's hand, stroking it softly.
Theresa felt that this short beauty's palm was soft, so soft!
She immediately stood up and followed the girl to the stage.
Some men were jealous!
How much they wanted the beauty to hold their hands like that!
Later, they will teach that brat a lesson.
Theresa just stood in the middle of the stage, and the girl sang while going around her (Theresa) dancing.
The dance moves she exhibited, were foreign to the audience, except for Theresa.
This... isn't this belly dance?
She looked once more at the dancing beauty. This must be a princess of some kingdom!
Did they say this girl was for sale?
Then, there was no problem. She would buy this girl and let her be her 'wife'.
Let's see who was swimming in money in this brothel.
Theresa beamed at the dancing beauty and abruptly held her by the waist and mumbled something into her ear that made her blush and even exert more effort in her dancing.
Theresa planted a kiss on her face and spun the girl around.
The men were not too happy. They wanted to be the ones to hug the girl. Just because that brat is a VIP doesn't mean he can do whatever he wants.
Just wait till when they'll get her.
**********
The music had ended, and the audience gave a loud ovation while Theresa returned to her seat amidst glares from jealous men.
The two prostitutes who had been waiting for Theresa quickly resumed their activities as Theresa sipped the wine, which she found pretty good.
"My wives, I'm sorry for leaving. She kidnapped me," said Theresa in a pretense guilty manner.
"It's okay, hubby." one of them said. She was wearing a green sleeveless gown and adorned with jewelry.
After the applause had died down, Spring Blossom came back on stage with a smile.
"My lovers, how do you find her?" she asked.
"I want her now," a middle-aged man shouted.
"Good! You can get her for 10 gold coins." Spring Blossom said and made a gesture for the girl to sit in the palanquin.
The girl did so obediently and wore her veil again.
"I'll pay 30 gold coins'
"Fifty gold coins"
'Eighty gold coins"
"A hundred gold coins"
Theresa watched them bid for the girl greedily and chuckled. Some of them were even taunting her with their eyes.
Theresa whispered to the two beauties beside her and gave them 10 gold coins each before leaving them. She walked towards the stage and faced the others.
"Stop bidding! She's already my wife," Theresa said in her not-so-manly voice.
This caused an uproar.
Spring Blossom had to calm them down and scold Theresa.
"Well, if you want her you must pay enough to appreciate her beauty," Theresa said and then brought out 3 pearls.
"Now I'm bidding 3 refined pearls. Anyone?" she asked with a tauting smile.
The audience was bewildered.
This brat had 3 pearls!
Pearls were not easy to get. Whoever owns them must come from a very influential family. Is this guy from such a family?
No wonder he dared to provoke them.
Spring Blossom was shocked, but then quickly regained her composure.
"My lover, it seems you have really fallen for her. She's all yours," Spring Blossom said as she collected the 3 pearls which immediately disappeared from her hand.
"Please enjoy your wife," Spring Blossom said cheerfully.
Theresa walked to the trembling girl and unveiled her.
"My dear, you are so beautiful. I am glad I bought you. You make good housewife material. What's your name?" Theresa asked as she caressed the girl's face.
"Hubby, I... I'm"
Theresa did not allow her to finish before placing a kiss on her forehead.
She raised the girl up from the palanquin and took off her coat, which she covered the girl with.
"Dear, you are free. Return to your homeland. Maybe we might meet someday," Theresa whispered.
The girl looked at Theresa, shocked.
"You... "
Ren was already behind them and told Theresa by telepathy that the house was ready.
Theresa told him to send her home through teleportation, and Ren grudgingly agreed.
"My dear, please go to him, you'll be home in no time," Theresa said loudly.
The girl who had gone teary-eyed immediately hugged Theresa.
"We'll meet again," she whispered before leaving Theresa's embrace and running towards Long Ren, who immediately raised his hands and shot white beams of light at her.
It did not take long for her to vanish. People could not believe their eyes. Their beauty vanished just like that?
"Ren. let's leave," Theresa said lazily.
"Yes, master," Long Ren replied before vanishing with Theresa.
The people who saw this scene were shocked and some felt scared. That guy even had such a powerful bodyguard. That evil guy robbed them of their beauty and the sad part is, they couldn't even lift a finger.
Some lost their interest in this place and left.
*******
Outside Luo Ye's borders, a beam of light appeared, and it revealed beauty- the one Theresa saved.
"I may not know you but I shall repay your kindness." the beauty said with a smile before vanishing again.
*****
Back at the Han residence, there was pandemonium as Madam Jin Ehuang was throwing a fit. She knew Doctor Fu's temper, so she called another doctor to care for Han ling.
The doctor was sweating, and his hands were quivering.
"Why is she so angry? It's not like I harmed her daughter."The doctor named Jun Lei complained internally.
This woman will be the end of him!
He has tried his best, but he cannot fully guarantee that Han Ling will be totally relieved of the poison he found in her body, nor say that her beauty will come back.
At the first sight of Han Ling, he nearly puked, but he's gotta be serious here. A small smile and his head wouldn't stay intact anymore.
"Doctor Fu, wherever you are, please come here and save this little man here," the Doctor prayed silently.
The door opened, and a guard ran in panting and then immediately went on one knee, bowing his head.
"What is it? Where is Bai Feng?" Jin Ehuang barked.
The guard nearly fell to the ground but immediately steadied himself.
"Replying to madam... Doctor Fu... Doctor Fu has trapped him. He said he wanted some rest but Bai won't..."
The guard did not get to complete his words when a blast of wind hit his face.
Madam Jin Ehuang had run out of the mansion.
"This is bad. With Madam's temper, she might only return as a cripple." the guard thought.
Life as a guard is never easy.
*******
Doctor Fu continued to read the adult book with a frown on his face.
"These positions are so awful. I only like the first one. So annoying." Doctor Fu spat into the book page and threw it towards the door, which was unexpectedly blasted open.
Jin Ehuang had just reached there and hissed at the guard.
She then blasted the door open, only for a large book to hit her face.
She looked at the culprit, who was staring at her like he did nothing wrong.
"Doctor Fu?" she called.
"I'm exhausted and I need a lot of rest." Doctor Fu said and then pretended to yawn.
He ignored her and walked towards the bed and was about to lie down on it when Jin Ehuang super sped to his spot and blasted to the bed into pieces.
Doctor Fu ended up falling flat on the ground.
In the process, his garment lifted up, revealing his fair thighs.
"Hey! Close your eyes," he shouted.
"Why should I? Are your thighs fairer than my husband's?" she asked, walking closer to him.
"You evil lady",
Doctor Fu vanished and appeared behind her with a bottle containing an unknown liquid.
"Here! Give this to your daughter and her cramps will lessen," he then tossed the bottle towards Jin Ehuang.
This stupid lady had better be thankful. That powder is not something he can easily part with.
To his surprise, however, Jin Ehuang did not catch the bottle, instead, she picked up a book in his cupboard and nodded her head with a smile.
"You will come with me. Trust me."Jin Ehuang said and super sped out of the room.
"You..."Doctor Fu pointed at a non-existent human.
What kind of lady is she?
Just look at the spilt liquid on the floor.
She has committed so many atrocities and dared think she could get away with it.
She even threatened him?
Who did she think she was?
Just because she is the Madam of the Han family... wait! Han family?
From what he remembers, that woman is not a piece of cake.
He sprinted to his cupboard and saw that the book she picked happened to be the part two of the adult book he threw at her earlier.
"This lady is vicious. She's going to stain my good name. No! I can't allow this"
With this last statement, he vanished.
********
Jin Ehuang was already at the marketplace and wanted to offer the book for auction when Doctor Fu caught up with her and used a spell to get the book back.
"I thought you said you were overworked and needed some rest," Jin Ehuang asked with a smile that did not reach her eyes.
"You see, I just received a vision and saw that I treated you unfairly, so I followed you here. Let's go save your daughter," Doctor Fu said awkwardly.
"Good! You are smart for an old man," Jin Ehuang said and then super sped from the area.
Doctor Fu was angry. But then, what could he do?
She also had the other book he threw at her earlier, and his good name was at risk of being stained.
This lady is too proud.
She even insulted his age by calling him an old fool.
Who would take that?
Today, he the greatest doctor in the imperial city (capital) of Luo ye country is paying a visit to the Han residence.
They are lucky to have him.
It would be great if they have demonic rats for dinner.
He would love to try out one that was 500 years old.
If Jin Ehuang knew what he was thinking, she'd smack his head.
Her daughter was dying, and he was thinking about food.
*******
Heidelberg, Germany.
******************
In a twin-duplex house belonging to the Williams family in Neven, a middle-aged couple is sitting down together on a brown sofa.
The man is 6ft tall, has black curly hair and is clad in casual attire.
He is handsome and has a mole between his eyebrows and pale brown lips. He is reading reports from their company 'Blazzle' a company that deals with real estate.
It is the biggest and most reliable company here in Heidelberg.
Having 25 companies working under it and investing in stable reliable companies that are willing to partner with 'Blazzle', the Williams even if they never started the company 50 years ago, they would still be filthy rich.
However, they choose to remain low-key on their wealth in some ways.
You can also say they own the media.
Now, the man who is reading the reports, sighed and dropped the papers with a sigh and placed his hands on his wife's shoulders.
His wife is busy knitting a sweater and did not react.
"Come on, Honey! You know how Theresa is. She must have succeeded in kidnapping her so-called idol. And besides, Paul's with her. What could possibly happen to her?" said the man (I will now refer to him, Mr. Clark Williams, as Theresa's dad or vice versa).
"That Kim Tae Hyung, what's so good about him? He just wears make-up to look good," the beautiful blonde-haired lady dressed in a black gown, black shoes and scary make-up barked at her husband.
Theresa's mother, Aarti, is from India, and her dad is German
"Honey, when you were her age, you were also passionate about me and you finally succeeded in getting me." said the man, this time rubbing on her bare shoulders.
"You liar! I used to like a bartender, Peter Greene, but I got over him after a year. This girl of ours, however, has liked her idol for 3 good years now," Theresa's mum complained.
"How many years have you liked me now, Aarti?" Theresa's dad asked with a pretend serious face.
"You... you're shipping my precious daughter with some scumbag? If my daughter..." her husband interrupted her, placing a kiss on her forehead.
"You..."Theresa's mum stuttered.
This husband of hers!
"No matter how angry you are, don't call other people's son a scumbag. Our daughter's idol did no wrong. It isn't his fault that he's handsome," Mr. Clark said slowly.
"He's not handsome!" Aarti fired back and immediately got up from the sofa and headed upstairs in a rush. Her husband shook his head and smiled.
"Women are sure hard to understand," he muttered and returned to reading the reports.
3 minutes later.
Aarti marched down the stairs with a magazine and threw it on top of the reports her husband was reading.
"See that? Our daughter likes that little brat." she pointed at the figure on the magazine cover.
When Mr. Clark saw the figure, he laughed. Aarti did not know why he was laughing.
"You... be serious, Clark," she growled.
"Ok... em... that... is not our daughter's idol," her husband said, trying to hide his mirth.
"If it's not him, then who else?" Aarti asked, displeased that her husband wasn't taking this seriously.
Clark managed to calm down and made a gesture for his PA, who had just entered to get Theresa's magazine.
The PA named Miss Leena Gade nodded and headed upstairs to the young miss' room.
On opening the door, she met a pile of magazines on Theresa's bed, a vanity table and even on the floor.
Did the young miss spend the night admiring her idol?
Just look at all those magazines!
She picked one from the bed and left, closing the door.
***************
"Great master, here is the magazine," Leena announced as she walked to her boss, who is still reading the reports.
Seeing that she had returned, Mr. Clark dropped the reports, took the magazine from Leena's hand and presented it to his frowning wife.
"The one you brought, Aarti, is not her idol but an actor whose name I don't know. But I can assure you that this is her idol. Kim Tae Hyung," Theresa's dad said with a smile.
The moment Aarti set eyes on Kim Tae Hyung, her eyes sparkled, and she grabbed the magazine and ran upstairs to their matrimonial bedroom.
Mr. Clark Williams just shook his head again and went back to reading his reports.
********************
In their matrimonial bedroom, Aarti was clutching the magazine close to her chest.
"Oh, my gosh! Why did I find out only now? This isn't fair," she muttered.
"I know what to do!" Aarti resolved to get ready for the concert. She knows she has a husband but now she's wishing to be her daughter's age.
"Kim Tae Hyung, you've gained an auntie-fan" Aarti quickly picked up her not so costly phone and made a call.
"Hello, Mr Eduard. Yeah, please get the jet ready. Shut up! " she quickly ended the call and decided to read the latest news.
She just had a feeling that she really should check the news now. And for sure, when she did, she was stunned. So stunned that the phone fell from her hands and broke in two.
A tear slid down her right eye, and she immediately rushed to her vanity table and opened one drawer.
Inside that drawer were lots of jewelry made from pearls and diamonds.
She removed all of them and threw them on the floor.
Finally, what came into view was a box which she opened and its content was a dagger.
Thomas Williams, Theresa's uncle aged 36 and dressed in a 3-piece suit, rushed inside the living room panting heavily, startling Theresa's dad who was so concentrated on the reports.
His PA only gasped for a second before recovering her calm and bowing her head slightly low.
"What is it, little bro?" Mr Clarks asked, dropping the reports back on the table.
Thomas immediately handed him his tablet.
"Big bro, Theresa is in danger," Thomas cried.
"How?" Mr Clark was reluctant to accept this news.
This is his only baby Theresa we are talking about. Theresa came at a time when the doctor had said that Aarti was incapable of giving birth and that he was impotent.
Since her arrival, they had been spoiling her, giving her whatever she wants and even let her go see her idol.
Why then is Thomas saying that their baby is in danger? It was at this moment that Aarti ran down the stairs quickly with a dagger in her hand.
Her hair, which was earlier in a ponytail, is now in a mess. Her eyes were red from sorrow and anger.
"Clark, give me back my daughter," Aarti barked as she ran towards her husband, wanting to stab him, but Thomas took the dagger away from her and held her in place.
"Let me go, Thomas. Let me go," Aarti cried.
"Clarks, I warned you not to let her go, but did you listen? Did you? Now see! I, Aarti, I am now childless. What do I live for? I want to die." Aarti tried to struggle free but was no match for Thomas' strength.
Clark looked at the news on the tablet and looked at his wife and brother with mouth agape. His hands trembled, and the tablet fell from his hands and scattered into some pieces.
Clarks sank down to his knees, and a tear slid down his right eye. He then roared in sorrow. The PA and the servants around nearly fell to the ground from the roar.
Clarks looked at Aarti, who was crying hard for her lost daughter.
Heaven knows how much she spoiled her daughter, and now she's all gone. If she's given a second chance, she'd never let her baby go to that damned concert.
Now her daughter. Their only heir... is gone. Gone from this world!
Aarti could not bear the guilt descending on her and fainted.
"Get the emergency car ready. Alert the family hospital," Thomas ordered.
The PA nodded and left the sitting room to get the orders carried out.
Clarks immediately got up from kneeling, snatched Aarti from his brother and took her downstairs.
"Aarti, please hold on for me and Theresa," he muttered as he rushed out of the living room.
***********
Luo Ye.
Han residence.
Han Ling is lying on her large bed, unconscious and breathing slowly.
The doctor invited, has treated some of her injuries but from what he could see, this also requires the intervention of an alchemist and it so happens that the current alchemist king in the capital, happens to be doctor Fu's older brother!
Both chose different paths in life and have not had a good relationship either. If both could come here, then Han Ling will be cured fully.
But it so happens that none of these two are easy to invite. Getting one of them means good fortune.
The doctor sighed and then checked her pulse again when the doors were suddenly blasted open. Jin Ehuang entered the room in urgency and threw a gold coin at him.
"Guards, throw him out," she instructed.
Immediately, two guards came in and without a word dragged the fat doctor away, along with his assistant Lu Bai.
When they had gone, Jin Ehuang walked close to her daughter and sat beside her.
"My child, you'll be fine. Mama is promising you that whoever did this, I will find them and kill them." Jin Ehuang muttered softly while caressing her daughter's hair.
********
Doctor Fu had just appeared inside the Han residence.
His appearance differed from before.
Earlier, he looked unkempt, but now he is clad in a clean robe. His hair had been made into a bun with some strands loose. His unshaved beard was also gone.
Now he looked more like an old scholar than a doctor!
Taking elegant yet firm steps, he headed into the Han residence pavilion and then sat on a chair he found pleasing to his eyes.
"This place is nice. But there are no rats to catch..." he did not get to finish his statement before a blast of wind hit him and stopped.
It was Jin Ehuang.
"So you're finally here," she remarked.
"Yes, I had to come, as I heard that the gracious madam Jin would spread a sumptuous feast of demonic rats, so I had to come," said Doctor Fu with a smile.
His teeth were brown, and Jin Ehuang found it disgusting.
"Doctor Fu, you seem to forget something." she then brought out two books.
On seeing them, Doctor Fu quickly got up from the chair, laughing nervously.
"Where is she? Take this old man to her and err... don't forget to pay me in meat. Not just any meat. Demonic rats to be specific," he stated.
Jin Ehuang merely nodded and sped away, leaving an unhappy Doctor Fu.
*****
Doctor Fu saw Han Ling's condition was very bad, but then he still smiled.
"She has poison in her body. This is gotten from inhaling the earth fire smoke," said Doctor Fu as he scratched his head.
"Earth fire? Who could be so cruel to do that to my innocent child? Doctor Fu, cure her now. You must before my husband comes back." said Jin Ehuang.
"Oh, your husband is not around. No wonder I did not hear any dog barking." doctor Fu said, rubbing his trimmed beard.
"Doctor Fu, I thought you wanted demonic meat," Jin Ehuang asked.
"Yes! Err... the way to cure it is by giving her the urine of a *horse dog*" he said with a smile and then added " it can also cure her injuries when combined with the eye of 3rd-grade peach"
Jin Ehuang nodded and gave the two adult books back to him.
"Go to the pavilion. You'll get your pay there," she said while looking at Han Ling.
"It had better be 700 years old." Doctor Fu stated before disappearing.
"Stupid," Jin Ehuang muttered as she brought out another two books from her storage ring that could not house living things. But this ring was already a treasure. It was not something one could get easily just because he's rich.
It is mostly the royalties that have this. She is the mother of the imperial concubine Han Chunhua, so how could she not get one!
Her husband, Han Chao, is currently in one village in Luo Ye, far away from the capital tending to matters concerning the drought in that village. Before he returns, her Han Ling should have been fine.
She sighed and then sat beside Han ling again, placing her left hand on hers.
Those who harmed her child must pay!
Note: The horse dog in this imaginary world, is an animal with a horse's head and a dog's body. This animal's urine is said to have healing properties (according to doctor Fu).
3rd-grade peach is a fruit (Peach) that has a green colour and pink stripes in the middle. Jin Ehuang eats this peach daily in the afternoon as it helps one look younger.