A man flew past Gala Yue. He was fast. From his shadow, Gala Yue could tell that this man was a martial artist with good Kung-Fu. His slender figure and fragrant scent from his body made Gala Yue couldn't help but to stare at this newcomer. The man spun around and threw darts at the men in dark red. They wore the color of blood as their clothes and one could smell the strong scent of poison they carry. Well, at least Gala Yue could. Gala Yue and LanQilin were outnumbered, till this strange man came. His darts were precise and never miss a target. Gala Yue was already poisoned by the Men in dark red. He started to feel weak and his moves started to get droopy. He block an attack and stumbled backwards. The newcomer caught him by the waist and looked at him in the eye intensely.
Gala Yue looked into his eyes as well. He could see a murderous look and something else behind the newcomer's eyes. Something he couldn't quite say it. The newcomer let go of his waist and steady Gala Yue by the shoulders. Then the newcomer flew forward to fight the men in dark red. Gala Yue watched as the newcomer took down the men in dark red. Those men were no match for this mysterious man.
Lan QiLin pressed his sword hard against his two attackers. He was on the ground, struggling to push his enemies off him.
"I need some help! " Lan QiLin called. Gala Yue slashed his sword at the two attackers and they fell dead to the ground. Finally, all the Men in Dark Red were dead. The newcomer released a dead Men in Dark Red from his fingers, whom dropped lifeless to the ground with a thud. Lan QiLin and Gala Yue looked at this strange man who popped out of nowhere and helped them. The man smiled. A cheeky grin. As he walked towards them and out of the shadows, Gala Yue finally got a good look at the man. He was slender, tall and very handsome in fact. The man saw them looking. "Ru Rui. Yu Ru Rui, " the man introduced himself, hands clasped together in front of his chest to greet the two. "Lan QiLin, " Lan QiLin returned his greeting. Gala Yue ignored him and went to examine the bodies.
"These are demons! " Gala Yue said in surprised. "Demons!? How'd you know? " Lan QiLin asked. "I remember the martial artists in Jianghu said that demons wore this type of clothing and had paint on their faces, " Gala Yue walked around to look at each body of the enemy. Gala Yue bent down to take a closer look. Someone came and whispered something to his ear, "Are you sure these are demons? Humans can disguise as demons too " Yu Ru Rui appeared beside Gala Yue. Gala Yue jumped in shock. He didn't hear the man's footsteps. "May I be bold as to ask for your name? " Yu Ru Rui smiled at Gala Yue.
"Gala Yue, " Gala Yue looked at Yu Ru Rui, finding him suspicious. "Oh, so I shall call you Brother Gala. Nice to meet you Brother Gala, " Lan QiLin noticed the sky has darkened and said, " let's get out of here. It's getting dark. "
"Why, let's stay and chat some more. We just gotten acquainted, " Yu Ru Rui said.
"You can stay, we'll go, " said Gala Yue coldly. He grabbed Lan QiLin's sleeve and pulled him away from abandoned house. "Hey wait up for me! " Yu Ru Rui called as he quickly ran after them.
Gala Yue and Lan QiLin walked out of the Abandoned house. Situated beside the house was a Bamboo forest. They walked and looked around the bamboo forest. A wolf howled in a distance. Leaves rustled and the wind blew fiercely . GaLa Yue felt that something was suspicious and wrong with the bamboo forest. Lan QiLin walked forward ahead of them. "QiLin, stop!" GaLa Yue held Lan QiLin's his arm, stopping him from stepping into a spike trap on the ground, covered by leaves. "Luckily you're here, Yue'er. If you weren't here, my leg would've been gone, " Lan QiLin smiled at GaLa Yue . "Luckily you didn't lose your leg, or else Brother GaLa would have to carry you! All the way! " teased Yu Ru Rui. "Eh, if you think you can avoid the traps then why don't you lead the way?!" Lan QiLin said angrily.
"Lead so lead. What's there to be afraid of? Scaredy cat, " Yu Ru Rui muttered.
"Ugly toad, " Lan QiLin said back at Yu Ru Rui.
"Who you're calling 'Ugly Toad?' " Yu Ru Rui asked turning to face Lan QiLin.
"Enough stop it, " GaLa Yue broke up their argument. Annoying, GaLa Yue thought to himself. They proceeded forward deeper in the jungle. They saw scratch marks on tree trunks and blood on the forest ground. "What is this? It seems like as if someone was murdered, " Lan QiLin« said. "I think your head got some problems. It looks like cat scratches, " remarked Yu Ru Rui.
"It's demons. They have claws. The blood belongs to a human. It's still warm. They must be here somewhere, " GaLa Yue said after examining the blood and scratches. "How do you know? " Yu Ru Rui asked smiling at GaLa Yue. "My Brother GaLa Yue is the best! There's nothing his eyes can't see, " boasted Lan QiLin. He wanted to make Yu Ru Rui angry and feel like an outsider.
"I learned from my master, " GaLa Yue said. "Who's your master? " Yu Ru Rui came beside GaLa Yue. GaLa Yue ignored him and looked at Lan QiLin, "Let's go! " Lan QiLin and GaLa Yue quickly ran until they reached an open ground with many dead bodies of humans.
"Hey! Wait for me! How can you leave me behind!? Yu Ru Rui caught up with them and saw the bodies. "Ewww.. So stinky, " Yu Ru Rui used his sleeve to cover his nose. "Not as stinky as you, " Lan QiLin said to Yu Ru Rui.
GaLa Yue noticed someone spying on them. "Over there! " he shouted. The spy quickly fled. "Chase him!" GaLa Yue ran between the bushes. So did Lan QiLin and Yu Ru Rui. The spy disappear into an eerie rickety house. Yu Ru Rui could smell dead people and blood. "Human blood. This can't be done by some humans, can it? " Yu Ru Rui asked GaLa Yue, raising an eyebrow at him. "No. It's definitely demons. And how did you know that's the scent of human blood? " GaLa Yue asked him, looking at his facial expressions.
"I uh... Just guessed it, " Yu Ru Rui said trying to act normal. They stepped into the courtyard and saw dead bodies strewn about. It looked like as if they had a fight here. GaLa Yue recognized the uniform the dead wore. And so did Lan QiLin. "Moon Blade sect, " GaLa Yue said. "My father's people. These were the men my father sent out a few weeks ago, " Lan QiLin suddenly recognized them. "Those demons are really cruel! " Lan QiLin said angrily. "Yue'er, I must avenge them. They even killed my senior brother Kang Tian."
"We mustn't jumped to conclusions yet. I suspect there's more to this, " GaLa Yue said.
"Yue'er! What's there to investigate?! You know it's done by demons. Those bastard demons!"
"I just feel like something is missing. Your father send them to go down the mountain to assist the other sects. How could they end up here, far away from their destination? don't do anything yet," GaLa Yue said.
"Yue'er! How am I going to explain to my father?! "
"Yue'er, ah Yue'er . You call him so intimately, " Yu Ru Rui said.
"So what!? Yue'er is my best brother. Naturally I call him that, " Lan QiLin said, trying to make him angry.
"Since you call him Yue'er, then I'll call him YueYue, no wait, Ah Yue! I'll call him Ah Yue then, " Yu Ru Rui proudly announced.
"Ah Yue, " Yu Ru Rui said sweetly to GaLa Yue.
"Such horrible name! Yue'er would definitely hate that. "
GaLa Yue found a broken blade, a blade that belongs to a sword. Having learnt and experience many weapons, he knew it came from a special sword. Not a normal ordinary sword normal disciples would carry, but one with a high status in a sect. To his surprise, the sword was different from Moon Blade sect. It should belonged to another sect, among the seven sects. "What? " GaLa Yue was snapped out of his thoughts.
"I said I want to call you Ah Yue. That sounds much nicer, " Yu Ru Rui winked at him.
Annoying, GaLa Yue thought. "Whatever, " he said, kind of bored of those two arguing all the way. "QiLin, do you know whose sword is this? " he showed the broken blade. Lan QiLin examined the blade. "I'm not sure but it looks like it belongs to one of the seven sects. It's not a demon weapon."
"That blade must be the fatal weapon that killed these people, " Yu Ru Rui sighed pretentiously. "How do you know? Such a tiny blade. Don't act like you're smart, " Lan QiLin said. "It's quite obviously, pig head. The fatal wounds that killed them are made by the same weapon. " Yu Ru Rui said slowly, looking at GaLa Yue. GaLa Yue hadn't noticed that before. What sharp eyes he has, GaLa Yue thought. He knew Yu Ru Rui wasn't an ordinary person but he hadn't time to think about that. All out of sudden, the ground rumbled and a huge demon appeared in front of them, bearing it's teeth. It had sharp claws, strong legs, fangs and the body of a man, even though it's body resembles that of mixed animals. "Demon, " GaLa Yue said looking up at the towering 10 feet creature. "It's really huge! Don't worry, Yue'er. I'll protect your, " Lan QiLin stood in front of GaLa Yue. Yu Ru Rui looked and just smirked. "let's attack it together, " GaLa Yue said. Lan QiLin agreed. The demon and the two ran and charge at each other. Lan QiLin attack it's leg while GaLa Yue flew up to attack the demon's head. But the demon was strong. It swipe it's arm at GaLa Yue sending him flying backwards and slamming into a tree. Lan QiLin was kicked and swiped away. Lan QiLin rolled on the ground to avoid further attacks from the demon. Yu Ru Rui just sat comfortably on a rock and watch as if watching a show. GaLa Yue spat out blood. He held his chest in pain. He suddenly felt breathless.
"Ah Yue! " Yu Ru Rui panicked when he saw GaLa Yue spat out blood. Rage boiled up inside him and he flew towards the demon. He threw out 6 darts . The demon swiped the darts away and threw a fist at Yu Ru Rui. He dodge the attack gracefully and used his red energy blast to hit the demon's eyes. The demon roared angrily. Yu Ru Rui flew round the demon's head, landed behind it's neck and used his fingers to thrust deep into the demon's neck. He damaged it's heart with his powers. He jumped off and landed on the ground as the demon dropped dead to the ground. It's massive body towered over GaLa Yue and fell towards GaLa Yue. GaLa Yue gasped. He didn't have strength to move. Just in that split second, before the demon fell on GaLa Yue, strong fingers grabbed GaLa Yue by the waist and shoulder and pull him away. GaLa Yue was surprised at the action. He looked into his savior's eyes. He realised it was Yu Ru Rui who saved him. Their face was only a few centimetres apart from each other.
He felt Yu Ru Rui's breath on him. He didn't know why but somehow Yu Ru Rui's breathing made him feel relaxed and comfortable, even though they were in a bad situation. Yu Ru Rui didn't think of anything else. He just wanted GaLa Yue safe and healthy. The two landed near Lan QiLin. The demon's body lifeless on the ground. GaLa Yue coughed. "Are you okay? Ah Yue? "