"Hey, you three, get in the carriage.", the three looked to the man who was speaking from above the carriage.
"Master, why are we taking them along !?", after her master arrived Yami cheered up, but when she thought about what her master said, she speak angrily.
The man looked at her and Shen Ruo who was still blushing, "Because I want to meet your friends.", Min Su se virou para Shen Hua, "My name is Lu Yin, what's your name?"
'He looks cool, are we going with him?', Ichimaru speaked again. 'Hey, you're talking a lot?' Shen Hua was surprised that Ichimaru talked so much, after all they had been together for a long time but Ichimaru never speak much. 'I don't have much to do besides talk.'
Listening to what Ichimaru said Shen Hua understood, 'You're right, it must be boring to stay there, but I won't give you my body.', Shen Hua laughed a little as he spoke. 'I know, you don't have to give me I'll get it for me.', Ichimaru also laughed after saying, 'But so, are you going with him?', Ichimaru returned to the original subject.
'Yes, he is the girl's master so he is from our kingdom and as she has the same level as me he must be very strong. Besides, I believe he is the man with the title of the most strongest in the country.', Shen Hua explained to Ichimaru as he climbed into the carriage and motion to Shen Ruo to do the same.
Shen Hua remembered Shen Ruo's story about his class, 'A teacher known for being tough said nothing after Shen Ruo disrupted his class, he wouldn't do it for fear of the Shen family, after all the school only reports to the Imperial family, so It must be because of the girl. She must be linked to someone from the Imperial family, and he must be that person, the director of the academy and Emperor's brother. 'Shen Hua had thought of something like this since hearing Shen Ruo's story and was now almost certain.
Shen Hua knew a few things about the academy director he read in a book, he is known for always traveling and rarely taking care of the academy, delegating all responsibility to the deputy director, he only appears when something bad happens to the country.
'And why that changes something.', Ichimaru did not understand why it matters. 'Because it means that someone very strong from our country infiltrated here for some reason and I want to know which it. It is also a good opportunity for Shen Ruo to be close his girlfriend. 'Shen Hua laughed in his mind. 'Okay, but be careful, I don't want you hurt my body.', Ichimaru spoke in an authoritative voice.
Seeing Shen Hua more closely Lu Yin recognized him, 'This is the boy who was hunting in the desert when I went with Yami. Isn't he from Raven? What are you doing here?'
Shen Hua sat next to Lu Yin who was driving the carriage and greeted him, "Hi, my name is Shen Hua, and that is my younger brother Shen Ruo. Thank you for taking us along.", While Shen Ruo and Yami climbed on the back of the carriage Shen Hua began talking to Lu Yin.
"Nice to meet you. I'm going to the capital and you two?", Lu Yin drove the carriage out of town.
"What a coincidence we are going there too.", Shen Hua replied giving Lu Yin a friendly smile.
"Shen Ruo is the name of Shen Wei's third child, it would be you, right?", Lu Yin said for Shen Ruo sitting behind the carriage while looking at the road.
Shen Ruo looked at Shen Hua asking what he should say, but before he could say anything Yami answered his master, "Yes it is him, we are in the same room at the gym."
"Ohh, I see. But I've never heard of you. You're Shen Wei's son, are you?" Lu Yin looked Shen Hua in the eye, 'Is this the boy Shen Wei told everyone was dead?' .
Lu Yin pay no attention to the news, so he knew nothing of what happened recently to the Shen family, but he knew that Shen Wei had a son who told everyone that he had died.
"Ask him that. I can tell you that Shen Ruo is my younger brother and that I'm the third young master of the Min family.", Shen Hua stared at Lu Yin with a smile.
"I see. Let's change the subject, what did you come here for?" Lu Yin turned his gaze to the road and asked, 'They must have an important goal or they wouldn't risk coming here.'
Countries in this continent have a treaty that forbid war, but small battles are normal and the others countries close their eyes to this. The Raven Empire and the Diamond Kingdom are great enemies, they are considered the two weakest countries having only three silver cultivators and a little more than a hundred bronze.
"I came hunting beasts and one of them was eradicated by the Diamond Kingdom, so now I will have to steal the cristal.", Shen Hua said leaving Ichimaru, Lu Yin, Yami and Shen Ruo surprised.
"Wh-What? Are you going to steal a crystal from a Monkey Fire Rod?", Yami spoke in surprise.
Shen Hua turned to her, "Yes, we left in a hurry, we have to get to the capital fast so we can get them before they put the crystals in a safe in the palace or some other very protected place. I told my reason, now tell me yours." Shen Hua didn't look at him, but Lu Yin knew he was the addressee of the sentence.
"I came to investigate strange behavior. We received an anonymous letter that the Diamond Kingdom is strengthening its army hunting various spiritual beasts, we would normally ignore but in the letter had very detailed information and with the Battle coming we did not want to take risks. When I arrived I heard about the hunt and I thought I'd go investigate the capital. ", Lu Yin told the whole truth, 'This boy is not normal, lying to him is no use.'
"Battle? What's that?", Shen Hua interjected, 'A fight that can make an entire country move worth attention.'
"A game made by the most powerful countries to have fun. The five weakest countries fight each other, the country that stays last has to give everything have to others, being destroyed in process. If a country refuses to participate in the game it is automatically destroyed. The game it consists is to put all the country growers in one place and the country with the any less remaining members alive after a week is the loser.", Lu Yin explained everything to Shen Hua and Shen Ruo, 'They will probably be forced to fight, what a pity, they are so young.'
"I see. And what do you think is happening here?", Shen Hua asked worriedly, 'Something is wrong! I don't know what but I'm sure it's related to this game.', Shen Hua thought to himself.
"I think they are trying to feed the number of soldiers into battle, that is why they collected so many crystals. We are the weakest countries, equivalent in power, if they get stronger suddenly it will be very bad for us.", Lu Yin replied. He came to this conclusion after hearing what happened to the Monkey Fire Rod.
"That makes no sense.", Shen Hua thought aloud.
"Doesn't it make sense !? Are you saying my master is wrong?", Yami said angrily, she likes her master very much and didn't accept anyone saying that he is wrong.
"If the Big Brother said that, he must have some reason.", Shen Ruo entered the discussion, he would not let anyone go against his brother either.
"Silence, them both." Lu Yin turned and spoke authoritatively making Yami and Shen Ruo shut up. He turned to Shen Hua, "Speak your theory."
Shen Hua began to speak his mind, "You said you received an anonymous letter with detailed information that the Diamond Kingdom was doing something to strengthen your army." Lu Yin nodded.
Shen Hua continued "So worrieds about the upcoming battle, our country decided to send someone to investigate. You volunteered to come, because you are the strongest and as you are constantly traveling, If had spies in the capital, they wouldn't suspect you left town.", Lu Yin was surprised that Shen Hua guessed his identity, but was very interested in his theory so he only nodded.
"That's when things get weird. When we arrived in town we got word that all Monkeys Fire Rod were killed, and that wasn't even a secret considering I heard from civilians.", when Shen Hua spoke Lu Yin began to suspect.
"The Monkeys Fire Rod are strong and surely creating a battalion of cultivators with their powers would be advantageous, but not so much as to be worth extinguishing such a strong beast forever.", Lu Yin stopped the carriage.
"So why did they do that? To be worthwhile they would have to get a big advantage, a battalion of low level bronze cultivators would not give it, the only way to be worth it is-", Shen Hua stopped talking.
Lu Yin and Shen Hua looked forward and said at the same time, "It's a trap!", Shen Hua grabbed Shen Ruo and Lu Yin grabbed Yami, both ran together into the woods.