Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"Whoa, you don't have to be so feisty."

"For you to come to this kind of place, isn't it because you want to accompany us….gah."

A man had stepped forward and grabbed the two men's arm before they could do anything to Nan Hua. He had an average body and face, but his arm strength signified that he was someone who used to do hard work.

"What are you…?"

"Sir, this is my restaurant. If you would like to create trouble, please don't do it here." The man smiled.

The two men wanted to make trouble, but the grip on their arms caused their bones to crack. They knew that if they chose to stay here any longer, their bones would be crushed.

"We'll leave!"

"Damn it!"

The man released them and snorted as he watched them hurried away. There was no lack of people who wanted to take advantage of the weak and fear the strong. However, he knew that if he didn't make a move, they might die tonight.

He turned to look at Nan Hua. "Miss, as an apology, let me treat you for a drink."

Nan Hua nodded and followed the man inside. The other customers only passed a sidelong glance before they were busy with whatever they wanted to do. This restaurant was located in rather remote area and the people who came here belonged to middle to lower class.

It was normal for them to see some fights from time to time.

The two of them entered a room and Nan Hua finally spoke, "Cai Yun Shao, what have you gathered so far?"

Cai Yun Shao.

It was the name of the person whom Nan Hua took out of the prison many years ago. At that time, he was locked in a prison and being held for so many years because no one believed him. Thanks to Nan Hua, he become the leader of Dark Moon Organization Branch once more in Heng Xing City.

For the past three to four years, he had been working undercover to help Heng Xing City become one of the best cities. When the war broke out later, it would be proven that Heng Xing City was pivotal for them.

Many other branches were also listening to him now.

"Miss Hua is very attentive to be able to see through my disguise so easily." Cai Yun Shao smiled. He beckoned for Nan Hua to sit down as he took out a bamboo scroll and passed it to her.

Nan Hua sat down and read the content. It was the detailed report for everything else aside from the urgent matter that was reported to her from time to time. Because of her identity and position, it was hard for her to do everything on her own, so they only reported the urgent matter and dealt with the rest by themselves.

Klack!

"Miss, is there any order for me?" Cai Yun Shao asked respectfully.

"How are the spies planted by other kingdoms doing?"

"I have eliminated most of them. They still managed to leak out some matters, but there shouldn't be any word regarding Zhang Dan Shui."

Nan Hua nodded. She had purposely let some of the spies to stay in Heng Xing City. One reason was to monitor them and the other was because she wanted to know what they found out. For the time being, she needed Zhang Dan Shui to stay under their radar before it was time to put him under the light.

It was impossible to hide him forever, but it was not the time yet.

"Any high ranking ones?" Nan Hua asked in a low tone.

Cai Yun Shao smiled and nodded. "We have captured some of the high ranking ones. Right now, Nan San is playing with them in the underground prison."

Nan San used to stay in Wind City and become the leader in that place. However, he didn't treasure the chance that Nan Hua gave to him and he tried to eliminate her. Nan Hua ended up cutting one of his arm and sent him away to the underground prison.

There was already someone else in Wind City, so two years ago, Nan San was moved to Heng Xing City.

In this place, it was less likely that Nan San would be able to do anything detrimental because he was heavily watched. And even if he wanted to rebel in the future, Nan Hua had her own means to deal with someone like him.

"Bring me there."

"Please follow me, Miss."

The two of them walked out of the run down restaurant towards the back alley. There was no light in this area and the stench was horrible. There were a lot of dirt on the road, making one unwilling to even walk here.

Nan Hua knew that it was the road that Cai Yun Shao had personally prepared. With the condition of the road, there were not many people who would be willing to even come here.

The two of them continued to walk until they arrived at the intersection. There was a small building in front of them and Cai Yun Shao led her inside. The building was mostly empty and there was a storage room below.

But this was not the underground prison.

After entering the building, they came out through the other way, heading towards the Red District. Seeing the shop in front of her, Nan Hua began to wonder why these people liked to hide things in Red District.

The owner of the shop was startled when he saw them, but he quickly led them inside. The location of the shop was right beside the pavilion, so it was normal for people to hear things from this small shop.

It was also selling… some things under cover.

There was a door heading down and Cai Yun Shao led Nan Hua inside. There was no light, but the two of them walked as if they could see everything in front of them. Faint muffled sounds could be heard from a distance along with horrid and disgusting smell.

"Nan San," Cai Yun Shao called.