"Brat you are our slave now."
"Ha Ha Ha Ha.." Mika, Han Zhi and Xichan laughed out loud, almost on ground with their stomach clenched.
"Long Xin ha, ha .. your master also take you as a brat, why don't you just accept it. " Mika managed to say in between his laughs.
"I can't agree more." Han Zhi commented.
"Great Long Xin finally found himself a great master." Xichan wasn't any better than his fellows. Thay were laughing their ass-off on Long Xin.
"Shut your damn mouth, you bastards or I'll kill all of you." Long Xin shouted at them.
"First ask your master for permission only then come at us, beat slave." they again laughed.
But their sniggering got stucked as they felt a sword coming their way, swinging over their heads almost taking them along with itself, fortunately to Xichan and Han Zhi's impulse they themselves along with Mika got down, escaping it by a mere half inch.
"What are you doing? have you lost your freaking damn mind. We almost died, damn it." Mika barked at their attacker A.K.A. Long Xin.
"You brought it upon yourself."
"You bloody arogaent bastard brat." Mika curshed at him. "Attacking suddenly, are you picking a fiight with me."
"Bring it on you pathetic idiot." Long XIn once again grabbed his sword, ready to attack his opponent.
"Yeah, go all the way, fight, fight, guys you can do it." Han Zhi and Xichan started to cheer for both of then "Go idiot go, go brat go."
"I am not an idiot."
"I am not a brat." Mika and Long XIn retorted on those cheerleaders when they were attacked out of nowhere, taking Long XIn, Xichan and Han ZHi down only with a single blow of a silver niddle.
"Thud.' they fall one by one on their knees. They felt tired.
"Take them, they are our new slaves from now on." The man who who grabbed Long Xin's wrist previously, ordered his men to capture almost paralyzed Xichan, Han Zhi and Long XIn.
They were about to take them when Mika exclaimed "Where do you think you are taking them?"
The slave trader looked at Mika "Didn't we already said that they are coming with us to our undergroung slave market? And please don't feel dejected, you are really pretty but we don't sell women."
"Shut up." Mika snaped. "You can't just come and pick someone from road to be a show piece at your damn shop. Where are police guards? Why aren't they doing something when you are doing these illegal deeeds in broad day light and in busy market street?" Mika looks around but couldn't find a single guard.
"Shut up, bitch.' One of the person in group came forward to attack her but their leader,who just come there, stopped him. The leader looked at Mika who was looking breath taking, an angle descending straight from heaven and her cheek puffed in anger looked so cute that the he couldn't resist wanting to pinch them. "Well, miss, if you really want your friends back then how about a match, if you win then all four of you can be free" he paushed and smirked "but if I win , you are to marry me."
Mika wanted to say that he was already married but the leader once again spoke "I don't care if you are married, engaged on in love with someone. You are to marry me and that's final."
Long Xin, Xichan and Han Xhi wanted to cut those people's limbs into pieces for what they were saying to their empire's empress. No matter how much they make fun of their idiot but that's only 'their' privilege and here these scumbags are trying to take advantage of that idiot's helplessness.
But their anger turned into horror and worry when Mika agreed to that scum's challenge. They really were petrified now but couldn't do anything cause their upper body were now useless in effact of drug on those silver niddle, they could see and hear but couldn't speak or move, hands and legs barly moving. They were now being dragged to the slave shop for the showdown.
The group arrived at the underground market. "Well then, out of all the things here gambling is the only thing we can do for our match. Are you up for it?" the leader looked at Mika and smilled.
The leader was young and handsome man. On per with Mika's companians in termes of looks. If Mika were a normal woman, he really would have flattered at that smile but Mika isn't a woman like that, well he ain't even a woman to begin with.
Mika agreed for the gambling, he do know tricks of magicians and gamblears. Besides when it comes to mind then no one can win against him, after all, he was a genius.
"I presume you do know the rules of manjong." asked the leader, Mika answered in positive by nodding his head.
"Okay then, manjong that is." he brought her to a table where manjong was already placed "By the way I didn't introduce myself before.I think I should do that now. I am Gu Ren ,it is pleasing to meet you." He said in flirtatious manner showing his radiant smile hoping to make Mika blush through it, but Mika being Mika simply didn't get it and casually introduced himself "Yu Ruxia here, now can we start this."
"It will be your turn first." Gu Ren throw all bricks on the table and they started to short them out, at this point Xichan, Han Zhi and Ling Xin also regained their momentum and get back on Mika's side as it provide them better chance to protect her if something bad fall her way which was bound to come, cause for them Mika was an idiot who had a talent to call for trouble and jumping in it.
But when the match started they were left at bay.
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Present time..
Manjong showdown between Mika and Gu Ren was proceeding. With Han Zhi, Xichan and Long Xin cheeering on for their idiot.
"Am I hallucinating." Long Xu was shocked to the cores by the sight to even doubt his mental health.
"Young master, I assure you that that is not the case as I also can see, young mistress is playing with some master gambler with some professionalism. Also her companions who are shouting for her." commander Xin tried to make the situation believable for the emperor.
"Those bastards, they really have narves to bring my wife out to this kind of place when I clearly told them to not to approach her that too only four days ago." Long Xu had his hands clenched.
"Young master, your language." eunuch Xiao Lin reminded Long Xu, not leaving their covers.
"Tsumo." Mika anounced placing a tile on the table. "Whoa idiot, you rock, keep it up,"' three cheereleaders cheered up for him.
"You really are on roll today. But dear I won't let you win. I still want to marry you." Gu Ren also examined his tiles, he grabbed one of them "A tsumo. I have a menchin, a trnpin and a ryun peikou, so" Gu Ren presented his side.
"When did he gather all that?" Xichan said with some worries.
"So, I get triple the mengan, 24,000 points." Gu Ren smiled at Mika.
"Reach." Mika called out taking tiles, placing them and arranging them "Tsumo, I've got an ishoku and I win on my own draw, mark me down for a tripl mangon. Come on now 24,000 points."
"Huh?" They were shocked by his counter attack, regaining their thoughts three cheer leaders danced weirdly while shouting "Idiot. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot Let's goo , let's go let's go idiot. push itt it push it, push it idiot. Hurry hurry hurry idiot."
Long Xu was feeling proud on her, "That's my empress." he wishpered wich was heard by his two companions.
"Young master, did you know about this hidden talent of young mistress.' eunuch Xiao Lin was surprised to see their anti social empress playing manjong like a pro.
"No, I didn't." Long Xu answered "But she really is an amazing person. Full of mysteries."
"Cherry, you are an intresting woman. Now I have to try harder to get you." Gu Ren praished her.
"What did that bastard said, I am going to kill him for eyeing my wife.' Long Xu was prepared to send Gu Ren hell instantly.
Both commander Xin and eunuch Xiao Lin held him back and pleaded "Young master, please control yourself. You can't disclose your identity here, it will also bring harm to young mistress."
"Reach."
"Reach."
They played few more turns when Gu Ren smirked looking at his tiles and stared at Mika "Should I order for our wedding dress now or wait till you officially lose."
"You bastard." Long Xin had his sword placed on Gu Ren's nack, Long Xu was ready to do so but his son beat him at it. "If you dare to touch my mother then I will kill you right here."
"Brat you are my cherry's son. Doesn't look like her." He stopped in middle to examin their faces "Now I noticed your eyes, they are like my bride to be. Don't worry I will also take you under my wings if she wants me to, even if you are a shitty brat, not pleasing to eyes or ears but I will bear with you only for her." Gu Ren looked towards Mika with gaze filled with intimacy.
Long Xin, Han Zhi and Xichan were about to attack him. Here Long Xu was on railing with his sword in hand to slice that bastard when they heard a sweet voice halting their steps.
"Kokushi Musou."
"Huh?" they gave their puzzled responce.
"I got Kokushi Musou." gaining their attention on tiles. Mika exclaimed "Which means I have won. Mr. Gu Ren." He smiled brightly at his opponent.