Gala Yue ran and ran till he reached the edge of the cliff. He looked down and saw the darkness below him. He turned to face the group of assassins before him. He looked at them fiercely and said, "Who ordered you to kill me?! "
A masked man scoffed, " you don't deserve to know who the person is! Qu Si Ba!! (Go and die!)." The assassins attacked him. They tried to stab him and thrusted their swords towards his waist. Gala Yue avoided the thrusts and stabs. The Pink flowers by the side of the cliff started to bloom. Gala Yue flew up in the air spinning one round with a sword in his hands. The thin sharp sword slashed the assassins' necks whom have surrounded him in a Swift movement. But he was no match for the arrows that came next. Another group with arrows came forward and fired arrows at Gala Yue. Gala Yue uses his sword to wave off the arrows. While he was distracted with the arrows, an assassin took the chance to charge forward and stab him in the chest. Gala Yue was shocked by the sneak attack. He used his internal energy to push the blade out from his chest. He then used his internal energy to push the assassins away. From far away, someone fired a thin silver needle at him. The needle flew like the wind and hit Gala Yue's heart. He was shocked and surprised at the attack. He stumbled backwards and fell off the cliff.
Thunder clashes and lightning flashes angrily in the sky. Gala Yu paced the room back and forth. She was waiting for her brother. She heard footsteps outside her door and quickly went to open. But then she heard people surrounding her room, so she stepped back and grabbed her sword. The door burst open and in came a group of assassins. They surround her. She fought with them as it started to rain.
Outside the Gala Fu (Gala Manor ) the signboard was name plate was stained with blood and swords marks were noticable on the name plate. The entire Gala family was wiped out!
Hong Lan Ru rode a horse as fast as he can to Gala Manor. It was a bright and sunny morning. He had heard what had happened the night before. When he got there, he saw the place burned down to the ground, ashes and debris all Around. He searched for signs of life but found nothing. He dropped to his knees and cried, " Gala DaGe (big brother Gala) I've failed you! I am too late! Don't worry. I'll take revenge for you. I swear to find out the truth! "
5 years later, Hong Lan Ru died mysteriously of disease. His wife went missing and never came back. The Hong family fell into hard times and disappeared from JiangHu (martial arts world). The Hong Family was famous for curing and treating the most impossible illnesses and diseases.
"Ah, what a beautiful weather this is! " Yu Ru Rui exclaimed as he lie down on the grass. He took a deep breath of the fresh air. A light Pink fox came running to him. It jumped up and down on his tummy, disturbing him while squealing. "Master! Master! Master! " the fox cheerfully said. Yu Ru Rui shot up in surprised. "XiaoHuLi, stop that! Can't you see you have just disturbed your master's sleep? " Yu Ru Rui said playfully. "Humph! Master, I've completed the task you've given. All perfectly done! " the fox then change into a human girl in Pink dress with a cute face. "Master! " XiaoHuLi put both hands on her cheeks and rested on Yu Ru Rui's knee. "Don't I deserve a reward? "
"You do. Come. I'll take you to play, " Yu Ru Rui tapped her nose playfully. "Yay! Master take me to play! Woo-hoo! " XiaoHuLi ran off ahead of him, hands up in the air in joy.
"Slow down. Don't hurt yourself! " Yu Ru Rui called after her. He shook his head. XiaoHuLi was cheeky and bubbly.
The sound of zither flowed through the entire Flower Pavilion. Many people merrily drank wine with beauties accompanying them. The sound of cups clicking as wealthy Playboys toasted and courtesans calling out to men filled the whole Flower Pavilion. The one playing the zither sat in the balcony, overlooking the crowd below. Pink curtains flowing back and forth by the wind prevented anyone from seeing the face of the person playing the zither. But one could see that this person was of true beauty . Her long delicate fingers plucked the string gently, her soft figure looked very elegant and her smile very alluring.
A man drinking from below looked up with lust in his eyes. His staggering form showed that he was drunk. He called out, "Hey Beauty! Why don't you come down here and drink with me? "
"Sir you got me, " one prostitute flirtatiously said, holding a small Pink fan. "Aiyaa.. Go away.. I just want that beauty. If she don't come down right now, I'll smash this place! "
"Aiyooo, sir, don't be like that, " said the lady boss. "We got many beauties here. They're even better than her, "
"No, I just want that beauty! " the man pushed the lady boss away with force. The lady boss stumbled backwards and hit a table. The man called his servants to smash the place. "Stop! Stop! " the lady boss tried to stop them but couldn't. Cups and plates were thrown across the floor. Tables and chairs uprooted. Some prostitute quickly ran and took cover. "Aiyooo, Miss Gala, quickly come down. They damaging my pavilion. My business is gonna get ruin, " Lady Boss said.
The person playing the zither, a woman in her mid twenties jumped out from the balcony and floated down to the commotion with grace. She wore a veil so no one could see her face. "Bold bastards! How dare you make noise in Flower Pavilion! " she plucked a string on her zither. The sound wave threw off a few servants. A man tried to attack her. She dodge and kicked him in his chest. Another came at her with a sword. She spun around and plucked a string, sending the man to the floor. She fiercely turn around, looking for the source of the trouble. And she found it. Flying forward towards the rich man, she used her zither to hit all the man's servants. She grabbed the rich man by the collar and threaten him.
"If you don't ask your servants to stop, I'll immediately send you to your grave! "
"Lady, no, miss heroine, please spare me, " the rich man stroked her hand that grabbed his collar, "I won't do it again. I'll marry you and make you rich for life. How's that? "
"You bastard! " said Gala Yu, the woman with the zither. She punched his eyes and throw him to the ground. The rich man held his now black eyes . "Rotten woman! You just don't appreciate my kindness. Beat her! " he ordered his servants. His servants were about to start fighting again when someone said, "stop! "
Everyone stopped and looked. A young man with a sword walked in.
"Big men bullying women and smashing a place. If I report this to the government, I wonder what will be of you?! "
"Who's this rude brat!? Do you know who I am!? " the rich man arrogantly announced. "I am Shu Lei Wu, the 3rd young master of Jade Sword sect. My father is Shu Meng San, the leader of Jade Sword Sect. " the young man said.
"Oh, so it's Childe Shu. How handsome, " a prostitute playfully curl her hair. All the other prostitutes oohed and aahed in awe over the name of Jade Sword sect.
"Shu Lei Wu! I'll call the constable on you! You're after all just a useless brat who relies on his father's reputation !" The rich man said. Shu Lei Wu was angry and insulted. "How dare you speak of my father like that!? You can insult me but not my father or Jade Sword sect! " The rich man cackled at Shu Lei Wu's expression.
Shu Lei Wu couldn't say anything more. He was speechless. What the rich man had said was true. Everyone knew that. Shu Lei Wu look down at the ground, feeling a bit disheartened. So weak, Gala Yu thought, looking at Shu Lei Wu.
The rich man took the opportunity to secretly attack Shu Lei Wu when he's not looking. He came up behind Shu Lei Wu and held a sword. Gala Yu noticed him. "Look out! " she yelled. Shu Lei Wu turned at the voice of a girl to see the rich man holding a sword, above his head. He thought he was going to die when a cup came flying and knocked the rich man's sword. The sword missed and Shu Lei Wu kicked the rich man, sending him flying into some chairs. Shu Lei Wu saw the girl who helped him. A servant of the rich man suddenly came at her and tried to attack her neck. She dodged but the servant's knife snatched off the veil she wore. As the veil dropped to the ground, everyone saw her face. Time seem to pause as everyone stopped fighting to look at her beauty. Gala Yu took the opportunity and use her internal force to push that servant away.
Shu Lei Wu saw her beautiful face and gulped. Everyone oooed and aahed when they saw how beautiful she was. "Miss, may I know your name? " Shu Lei Wu dreamily asked. But the beautiful fairy-like girl just harrumphed and walked off back to her room. Shu Lei Wu watched her disappear from sight. Then, the sound of footsteps rushing snapped Shu Lei Wu back to the world. The constables were coming. Someone had called them. Knowing he came to the Flower Pavilion uninvited, he quickly searched for a place to hide. He ran upstairs and simply entered a room. He locked the door and peeped through the curtains. He saw the constables talking to the rich man. He faintly heard the rich man blaming him for the chaos today. The constables took the rich man's word and began searching for him. They went upstairs and knock on door to door. Shu Lei Wu felt a presence behind him followed by a voice. "What are you doing in my room? "
Shu Lei Wu turned to see the same beautiful girl staring at him. "um... I.. Ah... I'm hiding? " he said. Unexpectedly, he entered her room.
"Get out, " she said. "Here? I can't. There are Constables outside, "
There was a knock on the door. The knock startled Shu Lei Wu and he began to panic. He's gonna get scolded and beaten by his father if his father finds out. "Then hide, " she said. "Wait, hide where? They'll search every corner! "
Gala Yu Shook her head. Rich sons of famous sects are all useless idiots, she thought to herself.
"Miss, open the door. We're under orders to check every room. Please don't make it hard for us, " a constable called. Gala Yu pulled Shu Lei Wu to the bed and stuffed him beneath the fluffy quilt. Then she quickly got into the bed and said, " come in! "
The guards came in and searched. They found nothing. They wanted to search her bed but Gala Yu purposefully pulled her collar wide open, revealing more skin than one should see. The constables, face red left in a hurry. "That was close! " Shu Lei Wu popped out from beneath the quilt. He stared into her beautiful eyes. She kicked him out of the bed and he fell to the floor. "Ouch! "
What an idiot, she thought. "Get out, " she said coldly. "Oh okay. Thank you for your help. I'll repay your kindness another day, " he clasped his hands in front of his chest and bow slightly. Then he left. Gala Yu sighed. It's been so long. Time to make a move! She thought to herself.