It was another new day when Shao Cheng that has been at the riverside once more, snap his head to the side and dangerously narrowing his eyes while gazing in a certain direction while his heart elevates with ominous premonition.

Is it time?

He knew that they couldn't hide forever, and one way or another, they will be needing to confront their enemies while he has already anticipated the fact that the people that Yu Qin has called for help and assistance might appear a bit later.

Even if everything might have turned slightly different because of him joining the present situation, however, based on what he figured out so far and about what happened in the past from the little thing that he remember, Shao Cheng finally figures out how his older brother might have survived this dangerous planned situation.

And it was because Shao Yan was saved from the people that have come to rescue them which was Yu Qin being the key to his older brother survival.

Only… they might have come so late since, in the end, Shao Yan's life might have been save but he was crippled on his left leg and right shoulder and hands while his inner Qi has become completely useless.

Letting out a deep sigh of everything that is happening, Shao Cheng has quickly put on the black clothes on his body while the white and purple robes from before were covered in blood and have been damaged from the fight so he was unable to use it anymore.

And with a flash of speed, Shao Cheng has quickly dashed toward their hidden place while in another place, a young man with black robes along with a face mask currently stood in a wide-open area while the tall man named Dong stood to the side with his hand's placed behind his back.

"Young Master Jia, I'll be counting on you to find their location."

"Master Dong, don't worry, this is what I am here for. They will not be able to escape and hide from my darling pets sharp eyes."

Young Master Jia stood in front of a group of people that are holding ten beautifully made cage showed a confident smile before reaching over his robe and taking out a beautiful green jade whistle.

"Master Dong, we will not fail to exterminate Shao Yan and his people. After all, this is for our Family Glory."

Soon a wonderful sound of a whistle that has complicated measured sound upon it has gently echoed out in the wide clearing while the group of men has instantly opened up the beautiful cage door, in which the birds inside it has quickly flown out while their wings spread open wide as they flew in a completely different directions from each other.

"My darlings… spread wide on this huge forested and mountain area and locate the rats that continue to struggle and challenge their doom fate."

With his eyes glimmering in a scornful manner, Jia has soon turned to the older man and showed a respectful manner befitting for this person's value on his fighting ability along with his great loyalty to their family for many years now.

Although, he is a young master but to their people that faithfully and loyally serve them, especially the more talented they are will be shown the exact amount of respect and privileges that they deserved.

After all, such talented, skillful, and capable people are greatly appreciated over their value and all of this is to completely make sure that they remain loyal to their family cause.

After performing the right attitude that the present Head of their family has instructed and discipline on every single member of their family, Jia has then shown a fearless smile, the self-confidence, and proud attitude of his young master status in the family has once more been openly shown.

"Master Dong, soon, my lovely pets will find their locations."

"Good, I appreciate your help Young Master Jia, I will wait for the great news."

Nodding his head in respect at his Young Master, Dong then turned to his subordinates and order to also follow the place that the birds will be flying over to investigate, after all, they can add it to the map that they have been marking in order to file the places that they have already investigated.

Although, he is greatly confident of the training that his young master has done to his pets, but he still needs to be prudent in every action he will take, their family will not be able to easily handle the result of their failure in their current mission.

In another place, a group of people that have been carefully progressing in the deepest part of the forest has suddenly stopped when the person running in the utmost front has silently raised his hands over causing everyone to stop running.

And in his sharp sight, the man saw a flying figure of a bird that has passed by while it expertly flew around in a certain manner that causes him to narrow his eyes in deep suspicion.

It was a bird species that shouldn't be appearing in this part of the Empire and so without any hesitation and another thought, he has quickly thrown a dagger over and precisely hitting the flying bird in a silent manner before another person has dashed away and expertly removing any trace of what has happened.

"Yu Qin's problem is really dangerous this time. Come, let's go find him before the enemies get to them."

"Um~ I can't really wait to spill the blood of the enemies."

Hearing the person that has been traveling away from their group the whole time, he turned around to see that person was presently leaning leisurely on a tree trunk and showing a sharp grin on his way.

Shaking his head at the person's actions, he proceeds to travel once more while everyone, besides the other person that has spoken, follows up from behind.

"Third Brother, let me come with you!"

Shao Cheng that was taking some people that was skilled in scouting and stealth has suddenly stopped walking when Shao Yan has blocked his way.

"Brother you are their target. Stay here, I'll be back soon."

Trying to convince his older brother to just wait for him, while everything will be fine isn't working once bit, making his eyebrow wrinkle in slight irritation while his eyes turned colder.

It might have been because of his status in the previous life of regularly getting used to people following his command without any hesitation or question that when he wanted to do something right now and was being blocked that Shao Cheng felt a bit unusual about the entire situation.

Well, Shao Cheng mostly doesn't feel good about it, especially when someone is making it far more difficult for him to perform about what he wanted to do and wasting his time that will definitely cause a harder problem and complicated situation to deal with.

After failure, mistakes, and suffering, Shao Cheng just wanted to take efficient and decisive actions without wasting any time.

As for Ren Yuan, that man is special, Shao Cheng has already given up for that man to be obedient and follow whatever he wanted, after all, Ren Yuan can be unpredictable in an annoying way, so for others, Shao Cheng is rather severe or has no patient to treat them nicely.

And Shao Yan, being his older brother and family, wouldn't change that fact, however, when he saw the negative emotion brimming hidden upon those dark blue eyes of Shao Yan, his rigid attitude has slowly disappeared, especially when he heard the practically begging emotion on Shao Yan voice.

"If… something bad to happen to you this time… and I am not by your side… I will never be able to forgive myself… so, please… Third Brother… let me come with you?"

Gazing at his older brother's dark blue eyes before glancing around the people that remain silent, Shao Chen felt a bit uncomfortable.

If in the past, he would have punished and treated the person severely, but this is his older brother, his family now, the people that he will love, in which Shao Cheng needs to constantly keep reminding himself.

Changing is really hard… especially when it was something that he has been so used to doing, something that he has lived for years after countless suffering that has change him to the person he presently was.

"Alright…"

But when he saw the way that Shao Yan's dark blue eyes practically lit up in happiness, well Shao Cheng decided that he just needs to keep trying right?

And so, Shao Cheng, Shao Yan, and six other people have walked out while Yu Qin and the rest of the people were left to defend their hiding place while preparing for anything that goes wrong.

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Although there is constant noise around them, Shao Cheng, Shao Yan, and the other soldier name Ma Zeng who is also proficient as an archer, all heard the constant beat of a birds wings moving around, especially during their alerted status.

Seeing the appearance of the bird, especially knowing the type of species has cause Shao Yan to become highly suspicious while making him make a signal with his hand to Ma Zeng, telling him to kill it as soon as it showed that their location and spot was found out.

While Shao Cheng couldn't help but gaze more deeply at the animals flying around as numerous thought flashing on his mind before a strange glint flash on his eyes a few seconds later.

And when Shao Cheng decided to finally start using his spiritual link sense a group of suspicious people has suddenly appeared in their eyesight, which the three of them can instantly tell that it was an elite group, and from their location and the distance that they are traveling with, they are going to be meeting in just a few minutes.

But when the person that has been running in the front stop has suddenly stopped, a chill has run down their spine, when that person's head tilted to their exact direction and they knew that their presence has also been senses.

With a grim face, Shao Yan fixes the cloth mask on his face while gazing at Ma Zeng and nodding his head as they prepare to deal with those group of people seeing as they can't run away anymore and knowing that they needed to remove them so that those people wouldn't be able to report back to their leader and revealing their location that they found them with.

Soon, Shao Yan turns around to his silent third brother in which he couldn't help but reaches over to make sure that Shao Cheng feature is hidden well, after all, Shao Yan wanted his brother's abilities and skills to be hidden for as long as he could and doesn't spread it to more people.

After all, his brother's lack of care and lack of shown talent has been the reason why Shao Cheng has been safe and sound despite traveling around the place.

"Let Big Brother handle them, stay in the distance, and just use the bow to assist us alright?"

And without waiting for Shao Cheng answer, Shao Yan quickly speeds up to the group of people with Ma Zeng following behind, leaving a blinking Shao Cheng that can only sigh at his older brother's actions, before following a second later with his own weapon on hand.

Well, he already know the reason about why Shao Yan has given him a bow as his weapon rather than a sword, oh well, he will just have to take any action if Shao Yan appeared to be in great danger.