Zhao Yunlan felt like his heart was going to explode when he sensed the scent, it was overflowing him with happiness that he was lacking since he was held captive in that mountain.
Could it be? will he be here to fetch him? it's about time, he's sure that everybody must've felt worry over his dissapearance.
And that person...that person might go into berserk mode right now, without Zhao Yunlan by his side.
Thinking about it made his heart elated with joy, he tiptoing on his feet and almost felt like he could fly once again in the open air like the way he used to be.
He rushed into the source of the scent, and there he found the silhouette of a man standing by the lake, his image was so strong as he taut his hands behind his back.
"I finally could find you."
The sound the person made was so deep and meant to be hypnotizing, but that voice made Zhao Yunlan froze on the spot.
His face contorted with disgust, his jaw was clenched.
"You have no right to do this, Veles. I won't let you imitate my Shen Wei even if it just his scent! You are disgraceful venom..."
Zhao Yunlan spat that words mindlessly, ready to launch an attack. He won't let anyone imitate the former ghost king, not in a million way.
But when he tried to concentrate to awaken his powers, his chest was blocked with burning sensation, it was firing him inside.
And soon, he threw up quiet alot amount of blood and hunched from the pressure built from within.
"You....you...blocked my chi flows? how dare you...kill me already, what are you waiting for? kill me!!"
Zhao Yunlan, who was very rarely shed any tears, felt a river flowed from his heart into the corner of his eyes, and the dam he built was crumbled that instant.
He was down on his knees, begging Veles to end this with his life.
On the contrary, Veles smiled dryly, and walked closer in a calculated step. When Zhao Yunlan was within his reach, he crouched infront of the kneeling man, his hand extended and with his finger he lifted Zhao Yunlan's chin, as if examining it.
He shook his head, and look at the streaming tears carefully before he wiped it with his rough finger.
"This is the last tears you could shed on behalf of another man but me. For your information, i will hold you here and caged you to make sure you won't flee from me anymore."
Zhao Yunlan's whole visage went rigid, he shoved Veles's hand not too gently and stood up in rage. He was a gentle god, naughty and pervert sometimes, but all his perversies he saved them only for one ghost king.
"Enough of this humiliation. I will forever refusing your intention, no matter how gruesome torment you will commence towards me. Now face me like a man and see who will lost!"
Zhao Yunlan could still fight, not as a god but as a true fighter. He will prove his worth infront of this menacing force of god.
"hahahahaaha....very amusing..you can't even stand right. Now be a good boy like you did and give up, didn't i always treat you like a good lover before?"
Zhao Yunlan laughed, blood in a large amount was spilled from his mouth and tainted his green gown.
"I find it amusing, Veles. A good lover? A good lover my ass! It was domination, a slavery! i was blind, i was naive, i didn't even know that you've even cheated on me for that goddess. But it's all in the past, i've forgiven you but i'm really sorry that we can't be together again. Please, save your own dignity and release me!"
His past haunted him like an angry spirit, the difference was this time he couldn't exorcise the bad spirit with his weapons.
Veles didn't seem troubled by any of his offending words; in fact he was glad that he could bring this side of Kunlun once again. He was on the verge of winning again.
With ease, he lifted Kunlun up and in a lightning speed immobilized him. He carried Zhao Yunlan like he was nothing but a grain of rice, and flew from that spot.
What Veles failed to know, was a black snake was coiling on a tree branch not far from them.
The snake slithered down the tree branch and moving fast along the tall grass which covering the whole mountain.
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The inn was bustling with loud cheers from the crowd, a group of strange looking people gathered in one single table.
Compared to the pale complexion of everyone around them, their skin is somehow slightly different, most of them has black irises with one person in exeption. He had a deep red irises, like a drop of blood being shed on a bed of snow.
Shen Wei couldn't hide his agitation. They were waiting for a valuable information from uncle nine's men.
They had been waiting in the inn for days, and he was getting impatient to move by himself. Zhao Yunlan needed him, and he wouldn't want to jeopardized his safety by delaying any longer.
Ze Yun was not in a better condition from his brother, his fingers was almost bleeding from continuous biting at the nails.
Both Shen Wei and Ye Zun didn't bother to hide their forms, their long hair almost swept the floor and everyone who was lucky enough to see them would trip over their own feet or did anything absurd.
"Both of you please contain yourself and mingle with others will you..." Chu Zuchi spoke in a hushed tone, mocking their boss's closest persons.
If looks could kill, Chu Zuchi would be shredded to a fragments of bloody meat.
Shen Wei looked at him with a dagger look, his red irises glimmered with a demonic light.
Ye Zun looked so calm, but it was an icy calmness of a ghost face before he launch a deadly attack. His hair danced in the stillness of the air, an eerie smirk aroused on his face.
Everyone held their breaths, afraid that even breathing would trigger the apocalypse.
Which was partly their main reason to agreed on Perun's proposal to held to meeting here on the slope of his mountain.
Those twin brothers nearly brought their office flat to the ground a couple of times.
Few days ago when Shen Wei cooked in the office's kitchen he nearly burned down the whole building with his celestial light from missing Zhao Yunlan too much.
Everybody had to be evacuated and they needed to call the firefighter to subdue the fire.
Another time, Ye Zun killed their crime suspect unintentionally because he 'sees the image of Veles in him'. The problem was, the suspect turned out to be innocent and thus he had to be arrested for his crime. But he got lucky; the suspect was guilty from a bigger crime punishable by death.
If they delay the search and rescue party, who would know what will happened to their beloved office?
When they were all drown in their own thoughts, a soft voice was heard from out of nowhere.
"Reporting, Masters...."
A young man who was clad in a black outfit was appearing before them, his head bowed in a solemn gesture.
"I am a scout sent by the elder of the snake clan, my apologies for not reporting to Leader Zhu Hong first handedly due to oppressing time. I have located Master Zhao Yunlan's whereabouts, but i am afraid that we have to move fast before Veles put a sealing mark on him. Once the seal applied to him, no one will be able to take him away from the place or he will perish."
The young man didn't flinch eventhough he received a killer glance from everybody in the cycle.
"So what are you waiting for? lead us the way. "
Without any doubt, Shen Wei stood up. He didn't care even if the notion they received was genuine or not, he would die trying to save his beloved.
"Wait, what if the news is fake? this young man didn't bother to report his action to his leader, why would he bother to report the truth to us?"
This time Lin Jing said with doubtful tone. His brows frowned deeply, scrutinizing the young man infront of him.
"What the young man here said is true. My intelligents also said the same thing to me and i was going to informed it to you. We have to go fast, or we will lose Kunlun forever."
Perun appeared from behind them, seemingly upset by the current development.
He sighed, and after taking a long and deep breath he continue.
"But i suggest that we go our own ways, Shen Wei and Ye Zun will go with me since we can travel faster. The rest can follow our tracks, and humans can help us here when everything had been settled. I'm sure we won't stay intact after our battle."
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A/N
Hi there lovelies!!
are you missing me? so i've been busy with my life, i tried so hard to keep up with the schedule but fell asleep from exhaustion 😆😆. So, forgive me????
The battle will happen soon, prepare yourself for it..