[Eastern City Port of Blue Wind Kingdom]

"What a huge and busy city." Said Old Wu with awe. "I've never seen so many people before..."

This is his first time Old Wu come to a relatively big city. Almost all his live Old Wu just stay in one small city, while he sometimes travel to a neighboring city, their size is relatively small also. Also, this city is so distant compared to the other city in this kingdom, so travel expenses which he cannot bear made him difficult to come here.

But, that's all in the past now. Who need travel money if you can move as quickly as the wind. Usually from Red Grass city someone would need around two weeks on horse, but Old Wu can travel here by foot in overnight, and that's without his full speed. While on the journey he actually stopped at few places that catch his attention, such as scenery of sunrise or when he saw a few wild animals and observe them for a while. And he can feel that he has more understanding for using his power. He felt that he has run faster and faster as the time grows, more faster then when he run from the forest to Red Grass City.

As he walk to the city gate he start walking slowly to match other people walking pace. It made him feel weird. Why did people walk so slow, why can't they walk faster he ask inwardly.

The city gate he walk in is so different with the one in Red Grass City. It is many time bigger with smooth road. There are no huge door, however the city gate can close with bridge system that can be pull with rotating crane, in case of any demon beast or other threats attacks.

In Red Grass City if the one enter or out the city is not citizen then there would be taxes, however in this city there are no such taxes, not for human anyway. If they enter with luggage or bring any carriage with goods there will be taxes, since this city is a port city, which many ships from other empire or other city come and go with many import or export goods.

Mostly the one that come to the city in traders, and Old Wu can hear that lots of them have different dialect.

"Ah what a city. I wonder if there are foods from all over the other country as well." Said Old Wu in high spirit. Even if he doesn't hungry at all, which is strange for him, since he doesn't eat anything since the forest accident. He wonder if his power remove his requirement to eat to restore energy like other people.

However when Old Wu reach his pocket, he remember that he has no money at all. He feel bitter since just he desire to eat foreign food, he can't purchase it.

BUMP

Suddenly a man behind him bump him. It wasn't something that would bother him, so he doesn't really care. The man wear a bamboo cap and veil that hides his face. Behind him follow a young girl dress in similiar fashion. The man doesn't intend to stop and apologize for bump earlier, however the girl stop and bow down slightly to Old Wu.

"Good sir, I apologize for earliear mistake of my follower." Apologize the girl sincerely.

"It's allright, I don't really mind." Nod Old Wu, he doesn't really mind it anyway, even without her apologize. However when the girl apologize it made his heart warm.

"Miss, we need to hurry up." The man seems in a hurry, he urge the young girl to quickly continue their journey.

"You, why don't you apologize first. I know we're in hurry but..." However before she finish talking the man throw some coins to Old Wu. "There, it should be enough for him. now let's got!" Said the man while pulling her hand as they start walking again.

"I don't believe it. Anyway I'm sorry sir." Apologize the girl again while walking away from Old Wu.

"Sigh.... that young girl got some manners, but the young man..." as Old Wu start to complain he see the coins that the man throw at him. "Wow, three gold coins... That man is a generous man." Old Wu face is now full on smile. Just as he doesn't have any money to buy the food, that young man give him the money just by bump him. Maybe the man is a good man inside.

Three gold coins is not a little money. Normal people can live with one gold coins for a year. It equal one hundred silver coins, and one silver coin equal to one hundred bronze coins.

" Now now, which food should i try first." Said Old Wu as saliva coming out from his mouth.

[Eastern City Port of Blue Wind Kingdom: The Dock]

"Seriously, you need to be nicer to people." Saidthe young girl angryly, altough she isn't really angry, because she knew why he did it.

"And I told you prin.. ehm miss, that my priority is to take you away from this country as soon as possible." Debate the young man. "I really hope that the ship would coming soon. Ah... it seems the ship is coming on nicely. Wew, it nice we doesn't get left behind." The man feel relieve that they can get the dock before the ship come.

It's a ordinary trader ship, its route is designed to be back and forth within this city and the Red Spear kingdom, one of the few neutral empire, beside the Thunder Empire and the opposition the alliance empire. Since all route is blocked at the moment to the Thunder Empire, then going to the neutral empire would be better than stay at one of the enemy empire.

The man is a royal guard of the Thunder Empire. He is one of the finest soldier at the empire. With his cultivation of Saint Rank in his thirty, he is one genius that had his name soar before after winning grand tournament. There are only a few handfull people with Saint Rank in each kingdom, however they are usually in the late forty. And they are usually are the ace of the empire, and only went for a very special mission. If one count Saint Rank in their thirty, one would need to count in one hand. And usually people of this calibre is stationed on capital city, or guarding important figure. Even their cultivation would be kept in secret, made it harder for enemy country to estimate the fighting power of a country.

The one he guarding is secretly the third princess of the Thunder Empire, Li Ai. Originally she went here as ambassador between Blue Wind Kingdom and Empire Kingdom. Never in his imagination that it was a trap. As soon as they step into capital all of their escort was murdered. With his cultivation he managed to kept the princess safe and run away. However being chase by two Saint Rank warrior prevent him to escape smoothly, and they have been a fugitive for a while.

Not so long ago, he managed to get a connection and bribe a trader to send him a ship to run from the country. This may be their last chance. He worried that this chance is only a bait and trap, however it's a risk that he need to take.

"Hey hey..." Li Ai pulling his hand while point at the ship. "Look, the ship is not moving. It looks like the ship is stopped there."

"What?! You're right! How could that be?" the princess is right. The ship is not moving in the sea, and just stayed there. As he observe more closely, it seems that there are a small boat close to it.

He can only hope that the boat is from authority that checking for tax, if it's they stop the ship because the authority knew that they would be get on the ship it would be disasterous.

"Hey hey... what should we do? Should we just run away now..." ask Ai Li again worried.

He just smile at the princess. "No need to worry, probably they just check the goods inside the ship. It is a merchant ship originally anyway." He reassure her. "Beside i have given my words that I would bring you back home. I always makes my promises comes true right."

"You silly... it is too dangerous for you. You could be save on your own you know. Just run without me."

"Nope, not gonna do that." Said him and smile to the princess.

"Well well what do we got here...."

"A pair of princess and her Royal Guard, the mighty Chu Feng..."

All suddenly a pair of voice who know who they are shout out. The man knows it very well, since both owner of the voice have been chasing them nonstop for a while. While on the run he always stayed up because he fear that both of them would come to catch them. They are a pair of the top guardian of the Blue Wind kingdom, the pair twin of saint rank.