Today was the day where some of the people's in Dazhou city and the visitors from outside the city could be seen hanging around Qiao Hai. They seemed to await for an event held at the restaurant.
Qiao Hai was one of the famous restaurants in Dazhou. The restaurant was standing high and mighty at the center of Dazhou with a two story building. The interior of Qiao Hai was uniquely painted with plum blossom pattern. Qiao Hai also built an indoor garden and Koi pond so their customers would be able to both savor their food with a nice view inside.
The dishes served at Qiao Hai were not too expensive, but the taste of the food could be said 'heavenly', quotes one of the loyal customers. They also served the best wines at the towns.
Qiao Hai was not only famous for their nice looking building and delicious heavenly dishes, but they also invited many skilled story tellers to the restaurant twice a week. So, the story tellers would be entertaining their customers while they enjoyed their foods at the restaurant.
Yan Zhen, the storyteller, invited by Qiao Hai today. Many peoples have been looking forward to his performance today. Although he was still young, but his talent at storytelling was more advanced than his seniors. Not only that, Peoples also admired his good-looking appearance, especially the women and the blessed ones were eagerly awaiting his arrival.
These blessed ones were men, blessed by the gods, to bear children like women. They were physically beautiful and their heights were usually shorter than the average male. They have a unique birthmark on their bodies and only attracted to male.
So, back to Yan Zhen, it seemed that the young man has been arrived at Qiao Hai. He wore a simple yet elegant light blue clothes. Yan Zhen tied back his long black hair neatly. He has slender peach eyes with the native dark blue colored Qin's eyes. He looked very handsome and more like a noble, rich young man instead of a storyteller.
Yan Zhen was walking slowly to the corner of the restaurant where the story tellers were usually being seated. He sat at the chair and his deep dark blue eyes were looking at the Peoples in the restaurant calmly. He smiled and greeted them before he began his storytelling.
"Ahem, I am sorry for being late today. As you must already know, my name is Yan Zhen. Qiao Hai is kind enough for hiring me. Today, I want to tell a story which some of you must know it before. It is about the tragedy of Luo's clan."
Yan Zhen waved and smiled at his listener. Peoples greeted him back. Some of the women even tried to approach him, but they were quickly caught by Qiao Hai's bodyguards.
"Luo's clan? Hey, what about it? Isn't it about a Demonic Master Luo Yun's family?" One of the guest present was began to speak up.
"That evil man is crazy. I heard that he was the culprit behind the slaughtering of his own family and all of Daying's citizens. I wonder if actually he is a demon himself." A woman in pink gown spoke up with a sneer on her heavily make up's face.
"Yeah, he was killing many Peoples after that too!" A bearded man butted in with a high-pitched voice and after him some Peoples were also beginning to comment about Luo Yun noisily. The atmosphere in the restaurant, then became clamorous.
"Hey, be quiet, everyone! If you still want to hear Mr. Yan's story, so please be quiet! If not, then maybe Mr. Yan will be leaving now!" A thin middle-aged man suddenly hurried over in front of the crowd of noisy guests. He was a manager of Qiao Hai and his name was Fan Gen.
"You only hear what common people telling you to. The story I want to tell is something different from what all of you have been heard before." Yan Zhen, already fed up with the smartass and noisy guests, was finally levelled his voice almost to the point of yelling.
"If you people don't want to hear me then I will quit!" Yan Zhen continued with a slight anger in his tone of voice.
Magically, after Yan Zhen spoke up, all the guests were turned silent and nodded their heads in agreement. The manager then smiled in satisfaction while he ushered Yan Zhen back to his seat and apologized to Yan Zhen.
"It is okay, manager Fan, you don't need to apologize to me." Yan Zhen was waving off the manager's Fan apology.
"But, Your Highness…" Manager Fan saw Yan Zhen was frowning halfway through his words, and he immediately shut his mouth. He then nervously bowed to Yan Zhen and left Yan Zhen like a dog with his tail tucked.
"Since the guests finally decide to give me some face. Then let's begin the story…" Yan Zhen's slender peach eyes were slightly curved, but there was no smile. His low-pitched, deep, and melodious voice was beginning to tell the story about Luo's clan tragedy.
– It's the part when Yan Zhen narrated the story of Luo's clan tragedy –
Once upon a time like 15 years ago, in Qin's dynasty, there was a little city named Daying. Although the city considered smaller than the other cities in Qin's but the city was prosperous and rich.
It was all thanks to Luo's clan, which had been properly managed the city for years. At that time, Luo He, as the head of the clan and the city Lord married the famous old general's daughter, Song Xiurong. It made the Luo's clan more unmovable and secured their positions in government. They also highly respected in rivers and lakes.
Later on, Song Xiurong died after giving birth to their son, Luo Ping, and Luo He then decided to take a concubine. But, Luo He, like many other rich men, he had many concubines. At the age of thirty, Luo He was having at least 20 concubines.
Luo He's favourite concubine was the blessed ones named Jia Zian. It was said that Jia Zian's beautiful face was like an immortal fairy. Jia Zian was coming from Yang's people, so he had a light brown colored hair and pale pink eyes which were adding more to his beauty. That was why Luo He had spoiled him and loving him like a madman.
Luo He claimed that he first met Jia Zian on the road back to Daying. Luo He told people of Daying that he saved Jia Zian who had been circled by the group of bandits at that time and brought him back to Daying.
Because Jia Zian wanted to repay his kindness, so he agreed to become Luo He's concubine later on. It was all what Luo He claimed as the truth, but actually Luo He was hiding the truth which had been the trigger of Luo's clan tragedy in the future.
Anyways, Jia Zian then giving birth to three sons for Luo He. The first and second son was an ordinary male child while the youngest child was the blessed ones. Luo He cherished his and Jia Zian's children and he especially spoiled the youngest child named Luo Yun, who has face very similar to his mother, Jia Zian.
Unfortunately, Jia Zian, could not live longer to see his sons grown up as an adult. Jia Zian died when Luo Yun was ten years old. One of the servants in Luo's clan confessed to Luo He that he saw Jia Zian drank something before he died. Maybe, Jia Zian killed himself or maybe someone was poisoning him, but up until now, no one knew it for sure.
So, you were wondering, what was that all about? It was not related to what happened later, right?
Wrong.
You were all wrong!
Because not long after, exactly four years later, at the celebration of Luo He's birthday party, Luo Fa, the first son of Jia Zian, was stabbing his own father to death!
Before Luo Fa killed his father, he was yelling out loud that Luo He was actually not his real father. Luo Fa told the shocking news to people who were present at that time, Luo He was the one who killed his real father when Jia Zian was pregnant with him.
Luo Fa was also explained to everyone that his mother, Jia Zian, was actually already married before to a young swordsman from Qin named Shen Weisheng. He was one of the inner disciples from Holy Sword Peak's sect. The young couple were on the road to Daying at that time, but they happened to meet with Luo He's and his entourage on their way.
Luo He who was greedy for beauty instantly lusting after Jia Zian when he saw how beautiful Shen Weisheng's wife was. He then tricked Shen Weisheng until he let his guard down and next Luo He killed Shen Weisheng in front of his wife!
The heavily pregnant Jia Zian at that time was shock to the bone when he saw the man he loved being killed in front of his eyes. Although Jia Zian didn't possess any good martial arts, but Yang's people were very skilled in poison and magic.
Jia Zian took out his poisonous short blade sword and leapt over to Luo He. Unfortunately, Luo He was one of the respected Master in rivers and lakes, he has a high skillful abilities in martial arts, so he was easily dodged Jia Zian's assault. Luo He reversed their place and caught Jia Zian instead.
Luo He threatened Jia Zian to kill the unborn baby in his belly next if he refused being his concubine. Jia Zian who was already lost the man he loved, was then reluctantly agreed with deep hatred to Luo He's nasty demand. Jia Zian didn't want to lose the child belongs to his beloved man, so he followed Luo He's back to Luo's resident.
Along with time, Jia Zian finally told these secret to his and Shen Weisheng's son, Luo Fa. The truth made Luo Fa lost control and he promised his mother to kill Luo He. Jia Zian, despite his hatred toward Luo He, he didn't want his son to kill Luo He. Jia Zian was afraid that Luo Fa would also endanger the life of his other children.
Unfortunately, Jia Zian died before he could prevent Luo Fa further. Luo Fa then went on in a killing spree. He not only killed Luo He, but he also slaughtered all of Luo's family and the innocent people of Daying's city.
But, he didn't know that Luo Weiyuan, Luo He's son from another concubine, was able to run away with his brother, Luo Yun. Although, later on, Luo Fa successfully found them outside the city. Luo Weiyuan who wanted to protect his younger brother was doing his best to fight Luo Fa.
In the end, Luo Weiyuan was lost to Luo Fa, but somehow at the last moment before Luo Fa killed him, he was suddenly pulled Luo Fa over him and jumped up from the cliff behind them. They both were falling off from the cliff and no one knew up until now if they were still alive or not.
Luo Weiyuan saved Luo Yun in exchange of his life thus Luo Yun became the only person alive in his family.
– End the part of Yan Zhen's story telling –
"That's it. I hope you people like my story. It's shorter than what I expect, eh. So, how is it?"
Yan Zhen ended his storytelling and as usual he asked the guest's opinions about his stories so far.
"It's full of loopholes. Can you tell us, from which source did you get all that nonsense about?" One of the guest, a young, handsome man wearing white expensive clothes, was standing up from his seat on the corner. The man has a heroic sword eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes with dark blue color. He tied high his long black hair. The man was asking Yan Zhen in a slightly mocking tone.
"Ah, if it is okay, may I know the Mister's name?" Yan Zhen answered calmly. He looked at the young man from top to bottom and gave the man a sinister cold smile.
"It is Chu Yunsheng from Moon Flying Sword's sect. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Yan." Chu Yunsheng replied politely. He arched his hand as a greeting.
"Yes, yes, it is nice to meet you too, Mr. Chu. If I am not mistaken, you are a rising young hero that peoples are speak about." Yan Zhen smirked at Chu Yunsheng. He didn't even give back Chu Yunsheng his greetings.
"So, back to your question…of course it is full of loopholes, because I was not there to witness the real incident. If you want to ask the original one, then you need to see Mr. Luo Yun himself."
Yan Zhen continued to answer Chu Yunsheng's question. He raised his eyebrows as if he wanted to insult Chu Yunsheng about his IQ's.
"This…maybe you are right…but where did you get all of this story from? And how does a lone man was able to kill all the townspeople and his family? Your story is really absurd!" Chu Yunsheng replied back hotly. He glared at Yan Zhen as he clenched his fist. He felt that Yan Zhen was really arrogant.
"Then the story before about Luo Yun, who was killing the entire Daying's townsfolk and his family is also could be said absurd as well! Listen, Mr. Chu, you don't need to know where I got the story from, because there is a saying curiosity killed the cat, and after all it is just a story." Yan Zhen chimed back in with a sneer. He glared back at Chu Yunsheng.
"Yeah, Mr. Chu, although you are very handsome as well, but what Mr. Yan said make sense!" A young man, the blessed ones, wearing blue and green clothes spoke up to defend Yan Zhen.
"Heck, what's wrong with people from rivers and lakes, they are full of suspicion and bullshit! Hey, we just want to have fun here, so stop being all serious!" Another man was yelling in protest toward Chu Yunsheng.
"What's his problem with that Luo Yun, actually? Although the man is a Master of demonic way, but I never heard him killing the innocents! He only killed the jerks and corrupt peoples!" One of the mature woman was starting commented suspiciously on Chu Yunsheng's behavior.
One after another people in the restaurant, then began to talk around. The situation in the restaurant was back being noisy and boisterous with peoples commenting and some even insulting Chu Yunsheng blatantly.
When people were busy, they didn't notice that Yan Zhen was already slipping away sneakily.
"I must admit that Prince Qin's skill in storytelling and influencing peoples are really great!" A beautiful young man, the blessed ones, with light brown hair and phoenix pale pink eyes, spoke up from behind Yan Zhen.
"Ahhhhhh….Luo Yun! You scare me!" Yan Zhen who was just successfully sneaked out and lazing around in Qiao Hai's backyard looked surprised when he heard the familiar voice. He turned around to face Luo Yun and acted as if Luo Yun was scaring him.
"Quit playing around, Qin Changming! You are a Prince, so please behave yourself like one!" Luo Yun who, was wearing all black today was looking at Qin Changming coldly. The black color of his clothes was very contrast to his fair and snow-white skin, but it made him look more ethereal, as if he was too perfect for this world.
"Oh my God, please don't be too uptight cousin. You sounded like my mother Queen now." Qin Changming was smiling cheekily at Luo Yun and moved closer to him.
"What is your purpose by telling Peoples about my past?" Luo Yun moved back behind and avoiding Qin Changming who was trying to hug him. He narrowed his eyes dangerously at Qin Changming.
"Hey, easy. I didn't plan anything. I just want to clear up your name!" Qin Changming pouted childishly when he failed to hug Luo Yun. He moved back closer to Luo Yun.
"I don't need it. Peoples tend to like what they couldn't see, because it saves them from hurting their pride. So, be it. I am already used by peoples pointing their fingers at me." Luo Yun replied back coldly.
He kicked Qin Changming who tried to hug him once more.
"What I don't get is why must you provoke Chu Yunsheng?" Luo Yun continued. He was unconsciously wrapped his hand on his stomach and stroked it softly.
"Because he doesn't deserve you."Qin Changming replied seriously. He noticed that although Luo Yun looked indifferent on the outside but there was a slight anger in Luo Yun's tone.
"It doesn't matter to me. But, his safety is my concern now. I know you and I warn you not to touch him." Luo Yun gave Qin Changming a warning look.
"He has saved you before and you also saved him back later. So, it is all settled down. Why must you protect him? Do you love him?" Qin Changming feeling upset.
He just wanted to make the guy in front of him happy, but Luo Yun only cared about that bastard Chu Yunsheng.
"I don't love him, but the child in my belly still needs his father to born safely. You know that the blessed ones, they can't give birth smoothly without his partner, right?" Luo Yun answered with a matter of fact tone of voice. He furrowed his brow in annoyance because Qin Changming always asked him as if he loved that man.
"But he doesn't know that who helped him back then was a demonic Master Luo Yun. Maybe he will kill you after he know that you are the one who slept with him and then pregnant with his child! That bastard hates you, you know!" Qin Changming yelled angrily at Luo Yun. He grabbed Luo Yun's shoulder and shook him.
It really frustrated Qin Changming how could it be that Luo Yun would be willing to sleep with that bastard when the bastard drugged by his enemy four months ago. Even though Luo Yun has a life debt with that bastard, but he doubt that bastard still remembered the matter which happened years ago.
"I know he hates me, but he won't hate his own flesh and blood. He's too righteous for that." Luo Yun removed Qin Changming shands from his shoulders. He then punched Qin Changming on the stomach.
"Ouch! Hey! It hurts!" Qin Changming howled in pain after being punched by Luo Yun.
"Let's go back to the palace. The Emperor has searched for your whereabouts. Actually, I plan to kill you because you have spread my past without my consent." Luo Yun told Qin Changming who was still bending over in pain.
"But, luckily you are my cousin, so maybe if auntie, your Queen mother, doesn't want you as his son anymore, maybe I can finally torture you to death." Luo Yun continued then turned his back and disappeared from Qin Changming's eyes in a flash.
"Wow, what a sadistic beauty, but I love that, Ayun! Hey, wait for me!"
To be continue..