Ling Qi looked at the calm HwaHwa and sighed in her heart. She still remembered the day she met her for the first time.
Originally Ling Qi was part of the Shadow tribe that controlled the entire assassin association of Ming Qi kingdom.
Though assassins always remained a secret to common people but they were well known by the nobles. They both used each other well with no ties of loyalty in between.
She herself was an orphan that was raised in the clan and there she met La Kun. The young protege of Assassin clan. Since the first day they met they had conflict. But slowly they realised that the hidden care they had for each other was something much more powerful and deep.
But this was a well known fact in the Shadow section that La Kun was the future heir and groom of the daughter of Shadow Clan Shen Mi.
But Ling Qi and La Kun tried there best to suppress the feeling they had for each other for their loyalty towards the clan. But the eyes and ears of the assassins were made to unveil the secrets that were hidden far beneath the layers of lies. Just like that one day La Kun was sent to a far away place for a mission.
In his absence a hunt was organised by Shen Mi in the presence of clan leader and other members. And the target this time was someone of their own "Ling Qi".
As Ling Qi looked at their menacing faces with cruelty written there clear as day made her gut twist but still she sneered " bunch of cowards can only do this while he is not here. I truly pity you as you are all doomed tonight. I promise my death will open the gates of disaster for this clan and those who survive they will truly be deserving or else they will all die".
Loud horn rang out,as Ling Qi was freed from shackles she was bound with. She was given 10 min duration to hide or if caught she will only get suffering.
Ling Qi ran towards the capital in order to hide from those in her persuit. Running accross the jungle she crossed rivers and mountains. Her strength was always speed but when young and talented youth were on her tail even buddha would be incapable in hiding her.
Crossing the mountain boundaries she was nearly caught many times but her need for survival was powerful enough to let her escape swiftly. She tried to hide beneath the crowds in the capital. But while hiding she ran into one of the assassin and while killing him a sound rang out near the alley. Which made her falter as blade nicked her in the side causing blood to trickle away making her escape difficult.
But her chances became minimal as her way outside became difficult.
At some of point assassins found her and to make the game interesting Shen Mi inserted a knife in left side of her chest.
Being an assassin she knew where to cut making it extremely painful while less lethal she wanted her alive to make this game more fun. Again she was allowed to escape to be caught again.
Ling Qi was loosing blood at this point where Shen Mi again held her face in her hand as she cut her tongue from her mouth.
This time as she left Ling Qi chose another dark alley where she found a little girl scavenging for some food in the waste basket.
Looking at bleeding Ling Qi and urgency and pain clouding her eyes the little girl blinked.
She moved the trash in a heap and motioned her in the pile to hide.
Next she looked at the blood dripping on the ground. He dark eyes searched around as she looked at the dog playing nearby she pulled sharp dagger like stone from her back and plunged it directly at its plexus.
Next she made blood trail to far away direction from the city at some distance near 4 way road she dug the grave for the dog to be buried and moved a rock over it to hide the traces.
Like that 2 shichen passed, as she went back to the waste area as she whispered " they have ran towards different directions you are safe".