The carriage comes to an abrupt stop, knocking away the awkward silence inside.
"Master we've arrived."Chen climbs down from the top of the carriage and opens the door.
Siyan steps out the carriage quietly surveillancing the area.
Shinah pulls out two lists and hands it over to Siyan. "Here, you Kiyoshi and Chen get the stuff on this list and we'll take care of this list. Lets meet back here in a hours time. Take care."
"Come on Little ShiiShii -Lorraine you guys are with me!" Rai Shinah pulls both their hands and walks towards the busy street vendors.
"Wait little brat don't even think of go off by yourself... shit." Rai Kiyoshi was the last to exit the carriage missing the first part of the conversation. "Are you mad Old Man! Why did you let her go?" Kiyoshi scolds Siyan.
"You baby her too much, she's tough." Siyan responds proudly.
"... your joking. Old Man did you forget she's only three." Kiyoshi whispers the last part angrily.
"Mm ..I forgot."
"Then let's go, Chen stay and tend to the horses."
Meanwhile...
"Oh look at this! Isn't it lovely." Shinah pulls out a sapphire pendant from a shelf of colorful jewelry. "Ahh Lorraine your so lucky to have such beautiful colored eyes!"
Lorraine blushes shyly and plays with a short lock of hair. "Oh stop it my head might grow big but Sister Shinah your eyes are so much brighter and prettier than mine. Right Shiishii?" She looks at him for approval.
Little ShiiShii sight never leaves Shinah as he nods his head. "Beautiful." He suddenly disappears from his spot confusing Little Blue.
What just happened, where'd he go?
At that moment a young girl roughly around the age of eight years old tries to yank the sapphire pendant from Shinahs hand, but Shinah noticed and steps back causing the girl to lose momentum and fall forward.
Shinah bumps back against Little ShiiShii who stood in an intimidatingly stance behind her.
'You okay? Which hand did she touch you with.' Little ShiiShii voice connected through her Mindscape.
"Young Miss!" Two serving maids run and help the girl up, dusting off her dress.
'I'm good, I noticed her the moment I picked up the pendant. Oh and retract your aura and step away, you'll cause suspicion and scare the towns people.'
"Slut! You dare trip this Young Miss! Kowtow ten times and give me that pendant or else don't blame me for being rude!"
"Whats going on?"
"Oh it's her again.. let's go. Don't get involved."
"This little missy can't let a day go by without stirring up trouble."
The commotion caught the bystanders attention.
"Miss Hue!" A middle aged man huffed as he ran down the stairs.
"Is everything alright Miss Hue?" The manager rushes quickly to mediate, his assistant told him the town Chiefs daughter was causing a scene again.
Some bystanders watch from the side with curiosity, while some shaking their heads pulling their children away. They seemed to be used to Miss Hue's Tyranny.
'Want me to take care of this?' Little ShiiShii angry cello like voice brought warmth to her face.
'Aww my hero! Hehe no don't worry.'
'I'm right behind you, should you need me.' His voice came out as a soft whisper.
"This slut took my pendant and tripped me. I fell onto the floor very roughly, and didn't even ask for compensation. I only request she kowtow in apology, and relinquish my pendant. But she refused the proffered wine so now she'll receive it as punishment! Rose go fetch Zolina!" The maid bowed and ran off in a hurry.
"No. Wait little Maid... Miss Hue surly you don't need too send for Zolina. This is just a small miss understanding." The manger pleaded.
"No misunderstanding that little slut is going to die. You better be wise and get my pendant back! Hmph." She turns her head and glares at Shinah with animosity burning in her eyes.
He looks at Shinah with a hopeful expression. This Young Miss looks well behaved and bright perhaps I can reason with her. "Excuse me, Young Miss I know it's not fair of me to ask.. but Miss Hue is the town Chief's daughter, surly you understand what that means. Please give Miss Hue the pendant. I'll let you chose anything else you want here with a 20% discount. I won't ask you to kowtow but I'd wouldn't advise against it. I believe it's the best way we can all walk away from this unharmed. Before Miss Hue's ... Zolina comes. Think about it a little trinket isn't worth your life." He tried to convince Shinah with a warm smile.
Shinah appreciated his kindness and the leeway he left her.
But who was she!
She was the Princess of the Jade Emerald Kingdom... so who did this little brat think she was to try an force her to kowtow.
She didn't plan on going all out but there was nothing wrong with having a little fun.
Shinah smiles at the manager, with a breathtakingly beautiful smile."Thank you, Big Brother I appreciate your kindness and concern.
. . .
But first of all this tastes like disrespect. I won't kowtow to Miss Hue, because we both know I didn't trip her.
And secondly I found this pendant first. So why should I give it up?
And thirdly even thought this little trinket truly isn't worth losing my life over, who is she to decide that. Nobody gets to decide how and when I die but me!" Shinah raises her chin in a haughty manner.
Everyone freezes petrified at the beautiful girls response, even the manger who was slightly stunned by her breathtakingly beautiful smile took a minute to recollect himself. He looked back at Miss Hue with resentment.
Everything this young Miss said made sense why should she be the one to give it up? Wasn't that plain robbery.
Miss Hue looks at Shinah's and Lorraine's beautiful features and petite figures ..and feels repulsed. They were around the same age as her yet looked incredibly eye catching. So what if these sluts have beautiful faces they dressed like peasants. I could kill them if I wanted to and no one can stop me.
"I'll make you regret not kowtowing to your GrandAunt here! Ha you little bitches should have given me the pendant now your slutty faces will be ruined and I'll just take my pendant back." Miss Hue condensed a gulf ball sized ball of fire and tosses it right at Shinahs face then another tossing it at Lorraine.
Shinahs irritation sparked when she saw Miss Hue toss another fire ball towards Little Blue.
This little brat crossed the line!
Shinah was about to flick the flames away when a boy jumped in between and extinguished both the fireballs in a bubble of water.
"Hue LuoQing you dare cause trouble inside my fathers shop again! Your courting death!" His childish voice rang with determination.
"Beloved!! I ... I wasn't I just ... this sl-peasant took my pendant. I only wanted to retrieve it."
"Tch who you calling beloved. Your just a bully now leave my father shop!"
"What do you mean. Beloved Jingyu I love you... Why... why must you always go against me! Who's side are you even on! You dare choose these sluts over me!"
"I'm on my fathers side of course, it has nothing to do-"
'Pft..what do they know about love.'
'Mm what was that Little ShiiShii? what do you know of love?'
'... not much'
'Your hiding something.'
'I never keep secrets from you.'
"Ahhh I'll kill these little bitches who seduced you!—"
'Oh really then, who's this lover of yours.'
'I don't know her name, just her face.'
'How can you not remember your lover?'
'Because she was never mine.'
"...KILL them both Zolina!"Hue LuoQing pulls up the black cloth over the cage and unlocks the front and runs to the back of the cage to unlock the chains that held down Zolina.
'Wait I think we're getting to the action part of her tantrum let's ..Pause ...this conversation for now.'
'Mm'
"Let's run Shinah! Hue LuoQing is about to release something probably a spirit beast." Lorraine pulls on Shinahs arm.
"What did I miss?!" Shinah snaps out of her daze and agilely swirls around Little Blue's grasp. Her dress blooming out like a flower and gently pushes Little Blue out the way.
"Hey girly can you run fast? You'll have to. Run that way, head south at the first red house you see it leads to the earth barrier." Jingyu takes a fighting stance in front of Shinah.
'Shinah be careful I'm sensing.. an ancient bloodline from that cage but it's a little strange I can't tell what kind of mammal it is.'
'Got it ..Take care of my sister.'
"Hey Jingyu, what kind of beast is it?"
"It's not a beast! ..just different. There's no time to explain."
-Ca-Ching-
"Run-." Jingyu yells but stops mid-sentence as Shinah already walked around him and approached the front of the cage.
"Not a beast huh.. So whatcha got in here? The big bad Devourwolf?" Shinah tugs at the black cover over the cage.
The bystanders eyes go wide as their jaws drop to the floor. Including Siyan who watched his fearless niece poke her finger through the cage bars.
"Mm Kiyoshi ...I take it back, she's reallyy tough."