Before they can fully enter so deeply in the forest that was surrounded by mountains, Shao Cheng that has already gotten down from the arms of his older brother has suddenly found himself standing on top of a very tall tree while gazing far in the distance.

And there, his sapphire eyes gaze upon the blazing fire and smokes upon the location of where the tiny village has been located while that unforgiving fire continues to burned everything to ashes, leaving no evidence of what has just transpired a few moments ago.

So even if every one of them survives today to tell the tale of what happened, there was nothing that will be used as a piece of evidence to figure out who their enemies were and even if they tried reporting the event to the Royal Court in the Chang Empire, Shao Cheng knew that it was all for naught.

Because he completely remembers the people that were mostly in the higher up of power during this time and even if he has a piece of evidence on his hands, there is no way that those people will easily accept their request of handling their cases and will definitely sabotage it and turn it to black and white.

The current Royal Family and most of the high official court in power at the present time are disgustingly corrupted, selfish, and greedy, only a few righteous people remain, especially those that love the whole population of the common people of the entire Chang Empire.

Especially when today's result will be deemed to be a cause from a bandits attacks that has pillage and burn the tiny village and killing all the entire village population and those innocent people have died an unjust death, which was disgustingly the norm in this world.

And Shao Cheng of all people doesn't deserve to righteously question the cruel, harsh, and ruthless move of his enemies because he was the same kind of person since Shao Cheng has also done such wicked and vile actions in the previous life in which it's just one of the numerous actions that he has destroyed so many lives for his goals.

No matter how much he thought of the innocent, no matter how much he wanted to give them an easy life and care about the way they live their life in Chang Empire land, Shao Cheng cannot change his blood soak hands that have already reach over deep within his soul and entirely soak it, turning it to a tainted one.

Inwardly shaking his head at the sudden dark thought which the reason was probably the death of the two young children that he has interacted for quite a bit might have caused him to descend one more on his inner demon.

It just that when he remembers a glimpse of those pure and innocent eyes adoringly and sincerely gazing upon him has cause Shao Cheng to feel exhausted in a different sense while feeling misplaced over a young life that was unfairly taken away so early on because of a power struggle of people that has status and power.

Living in this kind of world isn't so easy and great, Shao Cheng couldn't help but reminisce about those he once read on Earth, which was the people that we're able to live so easily, comfortable and with only a few trouble and worries in a new world, if those people were a true one that is living their life in a new world right now, then they sure are extremely lucky.

"Cheng, come on, let's go. I'm sorry but we can't do anything about it. I promise to absolutely investigate this problem after we escape and survive our situation alright?"

Shao Cheng's sudden thought was interrupted when he heard the worried but hard voice of his older brother, causing him to just nod his head before getting down on the tall tree that he has been standing silently the entire time.

"So which way do you want us to go?"

Staring at the believing eyes of his older brother, Shao Cheng has once more inform the direction that they needed to go while letting the surviving soldiers of Shao Yan handle about cleaning their trail and giving a false tract for their enemies to follow.

Although he knew that these people are probably talented in that area, Shao Cheng still took a quick observation about their works, nodding his head once in a while, and pointing the slight mistakes of their procedures and actions.

The reason for his excellent skill in evading and escaping a bunch of people was the description of his older brother telling them about Shao Cheng running away, and hiding escapade from their crazy cousin that has decided to work as his hidden guard.

As for why he currently found himself in a familiar role of leading the way once again, well, his story of lurking around in the deep forest this afternoon seemed to surprisingly work, although it is true that he knows more about the place, his actions of saving them and killing those elites of people have probably helped to make them listen so easily to a person that was a few years younger than them.

And then it's a constant running without stopping, jumping and hopping around a rocky area, leaping into trees and rocks over an overgrown thick grasses that might contain some dangerous beast that hides within it, and entering a complicated area with the beast that resides it.

While the entire time Shao Cheng was waiting for any question that will be asked his way when they already went halfway the whole mountain a long time ago, but only to see his older brother, Yu Qing, the silent Gao and the other people just continue to follow him with eyes that glim with trust over his every action.

Well, at least aside from the traitors from before, the rest of the people that work and follow his older brother are great ones, Shao Yan sure got good subordinates.

Later on, all of them travel continuously the entire day with little to no break, stopping only for a needed pause before Shao Cheng has finally found a perfect hiding place after a very tiring, alert, and tensing day of running around the place.

And it was on another side of a mountain which has also great defense and entirely looks like a location that couldn't use to stay with unless one gets close enough to see the wide-open area underneath the one that looks like a thick land.

Which was like a wide umbrella shape stone that was slightly turned sideways and was covered entirely on top with a thick soil and moss that will not cause anyone to doubt if there is a hollowed free wide space underneath it.

While a distance away, Shao Cheng senses that there is a tiny river close by that could be used to drink water from, after all, it was one of the most important items to have during a survival time.

As for food, well there will be fish on that river while there are currently in a much better-forested mountain completely different from the Snow Mountain that he has gone to foraging some food that was able to survive even in a thick snowed place.

"Great! Good job Third Brother! You are really so impressive! That's my adorable brother!"

Even his older brother was able to figure it out quickly after doing a quick look at their current hiding place, however, Shao Cheng that wanted to speak can only weakly let out a cough causing the delighted Shao Yan to instantly become alert.

"C-Cheng???"

Shao Cheng felt his body has been burning and boiling the entire time, especially the part of where he has been injured that felt so numb which was his right shoulder, arm, and hand.

Of course, those arrows aren't a normal one, it must have been coated with powerful poison that was strong enough to even affect his already change body that was supposed to be mostly immune to any lethal status.

Purple has once mentioned at the fact that time, Shao Cheng will not have to worry about dying by poison anymore in this life, because that is some of the pros he got when his body become abnormal, but it doesn't mean that he will not get influenced by it, just like now.

"Brother… let me take a rest… and I'll be alright soon…"

Stumbling over on his step when he tried to find a place to sleep on, Shao Yan, Yu Qin, and even Gao that has been paying attention to the young man was greatly alarmed when they saw how those slightly sweaty face has instantly turned eerily pale along with slightly purple ting appearing upon his pale lip.

Their eyes instantly snapped over to where the young man was injured, which there were still those arrows that remain inside his body before returning to the wrapped up injured hands that they were finally able to see an unusual dark color upon it.

"Um…? No… it's alright, I will not die from it. Just need to…r-rest..."

"CHENG!"

With that, Shao Cheng that has tried to keep everyone calm the entire time and not goes in panic can only close his eyes tiredly as he completely lost his entire consciousness before his body even started to fall down.