With long stride Xiao Tianyao was approaching Senja. Despite he knew that Senja would be fine, but her lack of response made him furious.

"What happened with you!?" Xiao Tianyao snapped at her the moment Senja was in his arms.

He tilted her head to check on her neck, worried if she got hurt. When he saw Senja in that predicament earlier, his heart lurched from imagining the worst, although it didn't appear on his face.

He sighed in relief when he saw Senja was fine, the blade didn't cut her skin.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Tianyao furrowed his brows when he saw Senja remained mute. Her eyes stared at the trees behind him intently.

"Show yourself!" Senja shouted at the dense of oak trees.

Out of instinct Xiao Tianyao turned around right at the time when he saw a figure of a man emerged from the darkness.

He was as tall as Xiao Tianyao and from the aura that emitted from his appearance Senja could sense his evil intention. His firm jaw line and the way he brought himself gave a way the similarity of the royal family lineage that run down on Xiao Tianyao and Xiao Jun.

While Xiao Tianyao next word confirmed Senja suspicion.

"Xiao Wang Wei." Xiao Tianyao called out his Royal cousin's name with distaste in his lips.

Xiao Wang Wei stopped a few meters from them and glanced at the young man who was kneeling on the ground, still under Senja's hypnosis.

He was the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Azura, the next line for the throne. Someone who had snatched Xiao Jun titled.

Xiao Wang Wei chuckled and looked satisfied by knowing his subordinate condition. "At first, I didn't believe it when they said there is another mind controller still existed. But, when I see you now…" He drawled.

Senja could feel Xiao Tianyao's hand that was holding her waist tensed.

Xiao Wang Wei continued. "How do you have that ability? You are not even from mind controller bloodline."

If looked could kill, Xiao Wang Wei would have been mauled by Xiao Tianyao's piercing glare.

"Ah! I forgot!" Xiao Wang Wei kept continuing his speech. "You are not Senja from the Black Sword Clan, right? Have you known that?" He directed the last question toward Xiao Tianyao.

"Xiao Wang Wei, you can keep your boring monolog for yourself." While saying that, Xiao Tianyao hoisted Senja on the horse.

"From your reaction, it seems you have known about this, my dear cousin." Xiao Wang Wei gave Xiao Tianyao a devilish smirked. "Well, actually I am not coming for you… I am coming for her." Xiao Wang Wei nodded at Senja direction.

Xiao Tianyao gripped on the hilt of his sword tightened. "What do you want?"

The tensed between the two men thickened the air around them.

"The right question is…" He stroked his fingers on his chin like someone who was deep in thought. "… What my Imperial father wanted from her…"

Xiao Wang Wei has different personality from his younger brother, Xiao Wu Xie. He didn't beat around the bush with his intention, as if he had laid all of his cards on the table while the truth, he was waiting for his opponent to put their guard down before he gave the final strike.

"You mustn't show off your ability in front of dozens of Golden Arrow Archer and Wang Yu if you still wanted to live. But, you let Wang Yu alive to tell the story." He shook his head, regretting Senja's mistake. "… I thought Elder Dam had treated you greatly, but you let Wang Yu alive after he killed him." He said with mocking tone.

If it wasn't because the fact that Senja was being poisoned and shot, of course she was very eager to tear Wang Yu apart for what he had done toward Elder Dam.

Senja furiously jumped from the horse and snatched the sword from Xiao Tianyao's hand, ready to kill Xiao Wang Wei for what he had said.