Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

*Warning: This chapter has some gory description. It's advised that you're not eating when you read this chapter. Also, you should be above 13 years old to read. Proceed with your own caution.*

Clang!

A chain was dropped to the ground before a man with one arm walked out. He had a rather large body but dressed messily. At the same time, there was a strong smell of alcohol emanating from his body.

His hand was holding onto a lantern that barely provide any light to this place.

The man, Nan San, widened his eyes when he saw Nan Hua. Even though there was a veil that covered her face, he knew very well that only Nan Hua could make Cai Yun Shao treated her so respectfully.

When he first came to Heng Xing City, he had been filled with trepidation. Thankfully, his task was only to take care of these prisoners and whatever he did to them, the others would not mind. What they wanted was that these prisoners would tell the information they needed.

Thus, Nan San liked this job very job.

"Miss, you're here." Nan San smiled fawningly.

Cai Yun Shao looked at Nan San without changing his expression. It was unknown what he was actually thinking when he saw someone like Nan San.

Nan Hua nodded and walked inside, bypassing the two of them. After passing by the door, it was a long room with cells and also prisoners inside. Unlike the area below the stairs where it was a complete darkness, this place still has some light albeit dim.

Her eyes swept across the people in the area. "Any high ranking ones?"

"This one, Miss."

Nan San swaggered inside and quickly entered one of the cells. There was only one man there with his body no longer intact. There were a lot of red trails of blood on his body, each looking even more horrible than the others. His nails were crushed and his body was convulsing as if he had seen the devil and thus wished to get away at all cost.

His body was thin and there was serious sign of starvation. While Nan San still fed him with water, he might have forgotten that these prisoners still need to eat. His eyes when he was looking at Nan San was filled with terror.

"I…I…have told you everything…."

"Where did he come from?" Nan Hua asked calmly.

"He's from Zhang Xu Kingdom, Miss." Nan San had all the information needed and already recorded them. He would usually give them to Cai Yun Shao for the other party to use while he had his own fun with these prisoners.

"What's his goal?"

"He's to report about the situation after the rebellions."

Nan Hua was silent. She had thought that the rebellion was the trigger that caused other kingdoms to move, but she didn't expect to really see one in front of her. Dark Moon Organization might be a big organization, but it still couldn't cover up the entire place.

It was impossible for her to capture all spies.

"In that case, report everything you know about Zhang Xu Kingdom and their strength." Nan Hua looked at the spy in front of her. "If there's anything lacking, he'll add more information."

"Yes, Miss."

There were a lot of spies, especially from Zhang Xu Kingdom. The number of spies from that kingdom alone was almost twice the number of spies from other kingdoms. It was as if Zhang Xu Kingdom was paying special close attention to Fei Yang Kingdom.

While listening, Nan Hua was silently adjusting the information she got from the information that she had known from the novel. Things were still developing in the same way in Zhang Xu Kingdom as what she had known. Though, it was impossible to know whether the minute details remained the same or not.

The information she got was not that complete.

"That should be all, Miss." Nan San noticed that the prisoner had fainted after he told everything to Nan Hua. It seemed that the strain was too much for him that he had lost consciousness almost immediately.

"Good. You can continue to do your job here."

"Thank you, Miss." Nan San beamed. "If I continue to do well, will I be able to get the full antidote…"

"Yes." Nan Hua didn't elaborate any longer and left.

Nan San knew that it would be hard for him to gain the trust of this young boss. However, he didn't really mind. So far, his work had been quite delightful in this place. He just had to work harder.

After leaving the underground prison, Nan Hua gave some instruction to Cai Yun Shao before returning to her residence. She silently slipped to her bed and rested for the night.

In the morning, Mu Yan and Xiao Yun tended for her as usual.

"Miss, we're going to the Capital City. Do you have any instruction for us?" Xiao Yun asked softly.

Nan Hua raised her head. "The other two servants will follow us later. Make sure to watch them."

"Yes, Miss."

In the end, the other two servants whom her grandfather assigned for her never followed to Wind City. Nan Hua leave them in the Capital City and Old Master Nan gave them instruction to take care of the residence.

Now that Nan Hua would return to the Capital City, it was time for them to do their real work.

"Hua'er!" Nan Luo greeted his sister enthusiastically.

Nan Hua nodded when she saw her twin brother was waiting in front of her quarter. "Have you been waiting for long, Luo?"

"Not at all." Nan Luo grinned. In the next second, his face turned sullen. "Grandfather had arranged a different carriage for you, Hua'er. We won't be able to ride the same carriage together."

"We can still talk when we're in the Capital City later, alright?"

Nan Luo looked at Nan Hua and whimpered. However, he nodded obediently and followed his cousins to their carriage.

Nan Hua and Xiao Yun entered the carriage for them as they departed to the Capital City. As she looked in the direction of the capital city, there was a faint light inside Nan Hua's eyes.

She had once again returned to the place where everything began.