Lu Youran saw that the sun was setting and waiting for the doctor Ah Ro, would be pointless as they did not know if she will be returning tonight or tomorrow morning.
Lu Youran said with a hint of pride in his tone.
"Let's go Shuan, the sun is setting and it wouldn't be nice to see the king outside the Lu mansion when the sun sets"
Shuan went to get the horses tied at the stables in the fields of the farmers who gave him the important information he needed for Lu Youran.
Lu Youran noticed that the windows of Ah Ro's house were locked with a padlock too. He went to the backdoor, but it was locked as well. He called one of the cattlemen passing. The cattleman was quite surprised that Lu Youran, the king of Fujian called him for help.
He tied his cattle to a stand and ran quickly to listen to what Lu Youran desires from him.
Lu Youran asked the cattleman
"Excuse me, but I would like to know if you have seen the residents of this building over there today?"
The cattleman answered sharply
"Yes master. I saw them today, but I think they were going somewhere as they carried a lot of luggages with them. I tried to ask Mrs Ah Ro why and where they were going to but she was already too far ahead to hear me. But she had this terrified look on her face as if someone was chasing her. It was quite strange though."
Lu Youran said scratching his beard
"So it means that Mrs Ah Ro knew that I was coming to visit. But how and who could have told her about my arrival." He thought
The cattle man replied
"I don't know master. All I knew is all I have said to you"
Lu Youran didn't expect the small man to answer his question that he asked to himself.
He chuckled
"Thank you for your assistance. You may go now"
The small cattleman Bowes and hurried back to untie the cattle from the stand that it was tied to. Before he left, he smiled at Lu Youran who was smiling back at him too.
Lu Youran's expression changed in an instant. He was happy as the man was leaving, but now that the man had left, he looked quite irritated at the moment.
Shuan came back panting with the horses in his two hands.
"Master Lu Youran, the horses are here."
Lu Youran turned to him
"Thank you Shuan"
Shuan and Lu Youran got on their horses and rode in the direction of the Lu mansion which was in the Amoith province. Shuan rode behind him to make sure he's "safe" as he goes back to the mansion.
Shuan had been planning for this day to come for 8 years. The day when he would kill Lu Youran. The day when justice will prevail. The day when he would avenge his parents death. The day when things would be set right. Today is the day. The day when everything will be done is today.
He signalled the people ready to ambush him from a strawberry bush along the path.
Lu Youran could feel that something was off but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
People sprung out from the bushes and were charging towards Lu Youran with swords in their hands.
Lu Youran got off the horse to the ground.
He clenched his sword in his right hand and readied himself for battle. When they got closer to him, he pulled out his sword from its scabbard and clashed swords with the opponent right in front of him.
He was fairly confident in this battle, seeing that he is more skilled than the attackers are, he became more relaxed and fought them with a smile on his face.
Shuan fought a few people and then pretended to have been injured by one of the opponents
"Ack. Master I am hurt and can not fight anymore. What do I do"
Lu Youran winced in pain as a little bit of the opponent's sword scraped his fair skin.
"You may leave. I can deal with them alone as they aren't as skilled as I am. Just go call for reinforcement in case of any casualties"
Shuan rolled his eyes at Lu Youran, but he was too busy fighting to notice
" Ok master" he said as he got on his horse and rode towards the Lu mansion.
Another swish of the opponent's sword cut the sleeve of his royal changshan. Lu Youran was furious as that was one of his most expensive changshans.
He moved swiftly towards them, slicing every opponent in his way. He had this deadly look on his face that sent chills to the opponents he faced.
The opponent's gathered together and attacked Lu Youran continuously.
He defeated all but one man. This man was way stronger than the others he faced. His aura was different as well. He moved slowly and had an uninterested look on his face.
He moved slowly towards Lu Youran and in an instant, he came up from behind and stabbed Lu Youran.
The sword of that man didn't go that deep, so Lu Youran stood up, using his sword as support to continue the battle, coughing
"I don't know who you are or where you came from. But that doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that I have to kill you" he said barely standing.
The man just laughed at the sight he saw in front of him
"There's nothing you can do now. If you move too much, you'll lose a lot of blood, which means you will die and you wouldn't want to die without killing that poor child right?"
As soon as Lu Youran was about to answer his question, several royal guards cane riding on their horses in the distance with a bandaged Shuan leading them.
When they arrived, the mysterious man already left.
They took care of the rest and carried Lu Youran into the royal carriage for treatment.
In the carriage, Lu Youran thought about that man that almost took his life.
His identity is still unknown