From the small window up above the ceiling, Wren saw the bright moon. 'What's taking them so long. I'm getting hungry,' he mumbled, scratching at the binds on his feet.
The rope they had used was very coarse and was biting into his skin, making it very itchy..
He had already scratched his wrist and feet until it became red.
Suddenly, there was a small sound near the door.
Wren swiftly wiped saliva on his cheeks and pokes his eyeballs a bit. 'This is convincing right,' he scratched his hair and made a mess of it.
The door opened and Lou Qui walked in. "oh you are awake,"
"You?! It was you! How dare you!! Let go of me now!! I demand you to release me!!!" he pretended to struggle against his binds.
The man smirked widely. "Don't worry, we will remove your binds soon but not here," he walked closer step by step.
Qu Wren glanced at him with his unwavering gaze.
"Aren't you sad that I betrayed you?" he whispered gently, touching his chin.
Wren seemly stared.
"Oh, those eyes. They really, really look beautiful. Just like red rubies... they glisten even in this dark room," he mumbled with an unknown look. "If that pig hadn't got a sight of you, I would have had you for myself,"
Wren blinked innocently, listening to his banter. 'Wait, I'm supposed to act pitiful right,'
He gritted his teeth and glared at him intently. "Let me go, you... you sea cucumber!!!"
"That's a new curse word." Lou Qui swiftly pulled him over his shoulder.
Wren gently slapped his shoulders, acting like he was in distress. He tried his best not to kill the guy with just his slap. He simply patted him.
"Whoa, not use fighting me. Show all your fight in bed. That's where you will need all of your energy for," Lou Qui chuckled.
He then picked up the trembling cage. "Your bird is just as feisty as you are,"
Qu Wren worriedly looked at the shaking cage. 'Shoot I forgot about little birdie. I should have informed him of my plan. Poor thing must be banging its head against the cage bars. I hope it won't get hurt...'
Sensing his compliance, Lou Qui gently patted his legs. "That's right. Give up. You have another way out of this predicament. Just bit your lips and rough through a night. Maybe after that Ping Yu lets you go,"
As soon as he said that, the cage rattled even harder accompanied by loud chirps.
Qu Wren silently glared at his back. 'This human talks so much. It's annoying. Little birdie, don't listen to him ah! It's not true. I can take care of myself,'
Soon they came up front a huge arched gate. Lou Qui handed some kind of green slab to the guards and they let him in.
The two guards threw a look of pity his way.
"Poor guy I think he must be a traveller."
"Tsk, this one also will come out as a body bag," the other one sighed loudly.
Wren keenly listened to their conversation. 'so this Ping Yu person must have killed a lot of people. Today thought I might just give him the punishment he deserves,'
Lu Qui carried him over to a luxurious room and placed him on the bed. He swiftly tied his legs first to the bedpost. "Behave well, okay? I might get a bonus if you do..." he was tying a tight knot on his hands as well.
The cage in his hand shook violently.
Wren took this chance to swiftly scratch his head violently. He then gripped the man's shirt. "Please, sir, let go of me. Please, I am an innocent person. Please,"
He crawled down the bed and knelt neat his foot. When the man was not noticing, he smeared his hands all over the cage, covering it with an unknown black substance.
"It is of no help. Get up," he dragged him up and tied his hands on each side of the bed.
The cage at the front of the bed shook and shook, accompanied with a loud chirp. There was a subtle scent of smoke coming from it.
"As for you. I might have a perfect home..."
He walked out, leaving behind a sobbing Wren.
As soon as he exited, Wren tore his bindings. Grinning widely, he wiped his cheeks and glanced at his palm. There was a black residue on it. 'With this I can find my birdie. As of now.... let me deal with that arrogant hooligan,'
He placed his hand under his head, casually whistling.
A sound of uneven footsteps came close.
'Oh, our special guest of honour is here. Let's play the game.' He gripped the torn apart rope tightly in his fist, making sure that it seemed like he was still tied up.
The door opened with a bang and the annoying fat man walked in. His belly shook with each step he took.
"Oh, my beauty..." he grinned lewdly. "I can finally have you,"
He stumbled close and grabbed his chin with his greasy hands. "Kind of disappointed you are a man. If you were a woman I would have enjoyed impregnating you," he chuckled, spiting droplets of spit on his face.
Wren turned to the side and watched the servants close the door.
'he-he the fun begins!'