A child born in the lion's den, a child with a mother who resembled a lotus born from the swamp, a child raised by a bunch of monsters, or so, a child with an intelligence that was way above supperior.
Chen Li Jie was known for being the phantom criminal in the 21st century. A poison expert, amazing hacker, had terrific kung fu skills, and even a good doctor! He can even stitch dismembered body parts except for the head. If you got your hand separated, he can fix it in a jiffy. If someone wants to have an operation, then he was considered as the best surgeon in the world. Even the recent said greatest doctor in the field couldn't compete with him.
But, if you provoke him, he's also isn't merciful. As a criminal, killing is his specialty. He despised? He'll kill because, why not? After all, many people still needed organs for medication. It would be such a waste if he just left it with no use. At least, he could make a living with it. Maybe in the hospital, this body may be needed to save lives. That's how he lived in a society he had grew up. Everything is highly possible for his golden hand, except for creating life of course.
He is a killer, but he surely doesn't kill anyone just because he wanted to. Only those people he assumed had a black nature will be his prey. For example, an official in the goverment who was bloodsucking citizen's money for his satisfaction, a prideful person who abuses people because of the power he holds, or someone who thinks he's mighty that he can control anyone. A rotten person like them are Li Jie's example targets. Lie Jie's an evil villain, but a cunning vigilante.
Well, a person like him didn't have a good background either. He was born to be a criminal. He even grew up in jail. Yes! Indeed! Stained walls, steel bars, cold bed, it was indeed a miserable life for a baby such as himself to grow up in a filthy place, as well as her mother who was raped by a certain police officer.
What a nasty life for a 24 year old lady. But, who can defend her? She can't even afford food. She was penniless. She didn't have anything, or anyone. Chen Lian Hua was a lowly criminal with no relatives to save her. Even Lian Hua's arrestment was unfair! She was accused of killing her boss with a kitchen knife. Just because she was the first one who saw the victim's body while holding the kitchen knife, she was pointed out be the killer. Yes! Her boss' wife pointed her to be the killer! She didn't do anything! She was in the middle of her cooking!
And the worst part is, the real killer was her boss' wife herself! The boss' wife's intention was to kill her husband and get all his money and belongings, even his inheritance. A greedy wife like that should be punished and should rot in jail! But instead, a lowly and a good servant such as Chen Lian Hua was the one who suffered. She cursed that wife to the bottom of her heart.
She thought, being in jail was better than living in the basement for the cell have a comfortable bed and clean white blanket. She can eat three meals a day without working, unlike in her boss' manor who maltreated her everyday that she can't even eat properly.
"This is better," she thought.
But, it didn't end her misery there. She thought that she suffered enough. However, this was even worse. She got raped by a police officer when she was taken to her cell. And of course, no one cared.
She got pregnant inside the jail, her life fucked up that she wanted to die, and that time definitely came. After the nine months of her labor, she died while giving birth to her son inside the cell, thankful to her thug male friends who took pity and and helped her with her labor. Even though the baby in her womb was the son of the lecherous rapist, she knew that it wasn't the child's fault that her life fucked up. She loved her child more than anything despite the circumstances. Before she died, she asked for a favor from her friends. She doesn't want her child to starve and die, so she asked them to take care of him and raise him as their own son. They named him Chen Li Jie. He will soon become a beautiful man with a great personality.
Was it great though? Nah! Just a sarcasm! They were thugs! None of them had a great personality to begin with. They wanted this child to get revenge with this sickly society. And of course, they wanted this child to be the best assassin in the whole world. They all loved this child, and wanted him to be their son. And of course! Son should take his fathers' talents.
They raised Chen Li Jie with full of love. Even they are thugs, they still have a heart.
He have 6 fathers, all of them were all intelligent and amazing in terms of their own skills. Chang Bao was a criminal who has exceptional martial art skills. He was known for being a gruesome killer who was responsible for the tunnel massacre back a few years ago. Dead bodies piled up in the tunnel as he stood on top, but got arrested while escaping and accidentally stepped on a banana peel. He got caught after that.
Jin Ping, is a talented hacker. He was rumored that he could go through all kinds of systems, codes, passcodes, technology control, and complicated security codes. But the thing is, it was not a rumor at all. He can do all those things without complications. However he got arrested because when he hacked a certain account, he forgot to turn off his phone. His phone was, well, he never thought that it was connected to the building billboard and accidentally pressed the play button. It was porn by the way, all the citizens saw that video made them all shook. He got arrested because the agents traced the phone's location. He never turned off the phone. Why? Because he was petrified! He can't even move a single finger!
Jiang Hua is a dynamite surgeon. He was not a criminal to begin with. But, he got arrested because of a stupid mistake. One day he was operating a patient, he thought that it was the patient's heart that has to be replaced. Sadly, it was the liver. The patient died after that and he got arrested.
Cheung Chao was a chemist, also a poison expert. He could make poison in plants, or even elements. But, he got caught after putting a poison in the victim's glass. That supposed victim was an agent that kept spying him. Too bad he got caught.
Min Zhe, a skilled robber. He was known for his skillful hands, tricky and poisonous like a snake. He can steal things without being noticed. He can grab a jewelry with his lightning speed hands. Howbeit, he got arrested because he got accused of being a pervert. He thought it was the phone he grabbed, it turns out that it was a girl's underwear. The guy that he supposed to rob was a pervert who robbed the girl's underwear. Now, he finally learned his mistake.
Last is Tu Fai, who do you think he is? He was once a military soldier and an outstanding top shooter. He had too many awards, he even got a gold trophy in hunting when he was in high school. That's why he had a lot of fangirls even then until he became a soldier, not until he was accused of killing the general. There were so many people who were so envious with his talent that they wanted him down. He was oblivious back then. He thought that the people around him were his friends. Tu Fai thought that they were loyal to him, yet those were just snake faces. Ignorance led him to downfall.
All of them got terrible fates, but huh! They will never tell Li Jie on how they ended up in the cell. Especially Chang Bao and Jin Ping, what a shameless way to be arrested.
For a five year old boy, Li Jie was a genius and clever kid. He can do college maths and how to hack systems, even the complicated ones. Of course, Jin Ping, the Hacker of the century taught him. At the age of 8, he learned martial arts. If he was in the common dojo, then he should be a black belter by now. Even the notorious Chang Bao was delighted of his skills. In the age of 12, he learned poisoning and combining chemicals. One day, two prisoners bullied him. He then killed those two prisoners by drinking them with hydrogen peroxide. It looks like water so who knows? Sneaky Cheung Hao taught him so, of course! It should be high class! In the age of 15, he hacked the system together with Min Zhe. Sometimes they even disguised as a police officer. Security codes were just chickens to Li Jie, he can even open through any security passwords in just mere seconds. They go out in the outside world and robbed some diamonds, and then they went back to the jail after they finished.
They then sold what they had harvested in the black market. For a boy with the age of 14, he was a billionaire. Though he still stayed in the cell but he can go in and out if he wanted to. This cell was his main home, his Mom went through a lot here and even gave birth to him here. Even though he was a son of a rapist, he didn't care. She had her Mom, even she was not by his side anymore.
Sometimes, he was hired to be a surgeon. One time a person dismembered his arm, he stitched it perfectly without any error. Nerves were highly connected, he even fixed the veins perfectly. No one could ever stitch someone's hand except for him. A hand made with miracle!
"Wow! What an awsome doctor you are Mr. Chen! Where did you get that talent?! Who taught you?" the man who hired him exclaimed. He was dumbstruck that he cried when he looked at the person whose arm was being fixed. Even the recent greatest doctor can't compare! Of course, Jiang Hua, the former greatest doctor taught him that. If Jiang Hua was not dumb, he would have been stitching bodies in the hospital by now.
"That's a secret sir. Can't tell a personal thing. Of course, I'm a criminal after all!" Li Jie laughed like a madman. No one knew he was a criminal. He didn't care to tell others too. What's the point? He lived in the cell! For the age of 15, he had a height of 175cm. His undercut ebony hair and creamy skin made him look flawless. With big seductive eyes, straight nose, plump lips, broad shoulders, he was an angel in disguise! The man who hired him didn't knew he was a criminal so he was in an utter shock after hearing that.
"So Mr. Liu, where's the money? Stitching a dismembered arm is quite a price you know? Nervous system is quite delicate and complicated as what you think." Li Jie crossed his arms, looking at Mr. Liu with pride. His aura was different from before, from an angel to a poisonous snake. One look and it could kill you.
"Of course Mr. Chen, how much is it?"
Li Jie let out a small evil grin and run his fingers to the unconscious body's neck. Mr. Liu got shivers when he saw Chen's evil grin. Of course he knew, this person was formidable.
"1 billion."
"What?! Are you crazy?!"
"Of course not Mr. Liu! I'm not from the mental hospital." He still had that evil grin and killer eyes when he uttered those making Mr. Liu frightened.
"How about 500 million? It's many right?" Mr. Liu forcefully lifted up the corner of his lips, cold sweat drenched in his sideburns. He never thought that this boy in the age of 15 was as clever as a fox. He thought that after the arm was perfectly stitched, he could trick him. But hell! This one is deadly! Who the hell suggested him to be the surgeon anyway?
"Curse you Tu Fai! Why did you bring a formidable boy here!?" Mr. Liu yelled in the phone. On the other hand, Tu Fai just smirked and pretended that he didn't knew anything.
"You said anyone who can stitch right? Then i brought you the perfect person. But Mr. Liu, you never asked what kind of person." A snake Tu Fai on the move! Tu Fai then hanged up. Well, he was once tricked before, what's wrong with him tricking another person? After all, this person was the one who made Tu Fai sent to jail. We can say, it's a truce.
"You know Mr. Liu, you're a pea brain, aren't you? How could you ask a person who treats you as an enemy? Are you...hit by a rock or something?" Li Jie walked around the room, touching the finest furniture made from exquisite wood.
"HAHAHA! Not interesting at all!" Like a beautiful psychopath, Li Jie laughed until his stomach run out of air.
"You know! I could stitch your head with this person's head. But! You cannot wake up anymore. What a pity!" Mr. Liu clenched his fist. Hiding the fright and frustration behind his dignity, he faced the young boy. Where did this boy live? Why did he know Tu Fai? Mr. Liu kept asking these questions. But, he sure knows if he act recklessly, his head will fly separately from his body.
"However, if you give one billion now, I will spare you. If you're money is insufficient, then you can give your house and car instead!"
Mr. Liu had no choice. He gave 500million with his house and car. That person who was unconscious was Mr. Liu's son. Because of his envy, he lost all his money and lived with poverty. Even if Li Jie tried to kill this scum, there was someone who was waiting for his death. Li Jie knew where his father Tu was. With a sniper gun, Li Jie sure knows his father Tu will kill Mr. Liu without hesitation. If Mr. Liu didn't hand the money, his brain will be smashed into pieces.
Oh well, they were criminals and they lived in the cell. Even if they got reported they will still be in the cell. The cell was his home, with his 6 fathers who took care of him when he was a baby until now. His Mom died in there, so that place is special to him.
Now that he is seventeen, his skill was on the top level and one of the best assassins in the world. His fathers were proud of him and Lie Jie was happy and proud of his achievements.
However, when he felt his throat dried, he went into the old table to get a glass of water, letting his thirst subside. Sadly, he mistook the hydrogen peroxide as water since he forgot to place the Hydrogen peroxide in a safer place and left its glass beside the pitcher. He drank it and poisoned himself. He could feel that his stomach was burning. His vision was spinning until he collapsed to the ground.
The 6 fathers were startled by the noise so they immediately rushed to Lie Jie's cell.
"Chen Li Jie!" His fathers screamed. Yet all his consciousness was blocked until he couldn't feel anything. In just mere seconds, his life ended. He was killed by his own creation.
******
Author has something to say,
First of all, i don't know what to say. It's hard being an introvert in real life, even in writing iteractions i still am an introvert. I don't like to think because it's too tiring! I don't know how to communicate at all! HAHA! Well, i'm just gonna say that if someone read this, then i give you my greatest thanks.
Please vote and comment if you'd like!
**This is my first book so, if there any grammatical mistakes, please forgive me.
And, the book cover above isn't made by me. I just got it on google. Thank you everyone**!
"Huh? Why is everything so soft? Is this a bed made of clouds? Did I really went in heaven? Am i qualified?" Li Jie thought as he regained his consciousness. He still have his eyes closed, but his senses tell that he was lying in a comfortable bed. He slowly opened his eyes and all he could see is the transparent red curtain swaying all around him.
"Am I in hell?" he thought. Well, some stories such as the bible had said that, you could see a bright light once you die and your soul is going to be judged if you're going in heaven or not. Although, it seemed like this was not the case. He looked at the furnishes and furniture around the room that he dwelled. Based on the texture and style of the carvings, it was ancient. All around him was ancient. If he did not reincarnated, then perhaps he transmigrated?
"Oh right. I transmigrated. If this was hell then it should be swimming with the lava by now," he mumbled causing him to scratch his head. But why the hell did he transmigrated? Did the Gods took pity on this boy that he should deserve to live?
Why would he? He's a merciless criminal.
Li Jie was about to sit up when he feel the immense pain swirling inside his head. "Ow! My cerebrum!" he screeched, grasping his long hair that was about to reach his knee. Now that he grasped it, it took him for a while when he realized that his hair grew so long.
As the pain remained, a memory flashed inside Li Jie's brain. Like as what he assumed, it was indeed the memory of the original body.
They had a same name and face, though this current body was way more weaker than his previous one. He had six brothers who pampered him like a child. The most shocking part is that those six brothers looks like his six fathers from the past, although they looked a bit younger. More like, they looked like in middle 20's and 30's.
In the current body's situation, he wandered off the town to buy food. However, some bandits took him off and sold him with a good price. A certain official's daughter who was going to be the General's soon-to-be concubine was against this marriage and let Chen Li Jie became a substitute. But because Chen Li Jie was drugged and unconscious, he didn't know that his body was being sold off to an official and immediately sent off his body to the General's manor. Even though he was a boy, his features were more beautiful than the prettiest woman ever lived. Too bad that he encountered such miserable fate. And because of the drug, he merely lost his life.
For a boy, the current Chen Li Jie was as beautiful as a goddess. With his snowy skin, smooth, thin upper lip and plump lower lip with the color of cherry, his chocolate brown long hair that looks stunning, though this person looks a bit like him in the feminine side, he possessed rare and unique heterochromia eyes, which he didn't have. His original eye color was hazel. This rare eyes in which it looks like glowing gems, like a deep sapphire on the left and an astonishing emerald on the right, beautifully captivating. One could bewitch by him as he looked at his slim and delicate body, petite and delicate. Though his appearance looks like this, Li Jie definitely don't like his looks. He loved his body more. His past body was firmer and bigger, this body was a body of an imp! What did this man eat?!
"HAHAHA! Not interesting at all." There he goes with his expression again. Even things that wasn't considered funny, he still laughed like a psychopath and immediately changed to his murderer's face. He didn't know that the maid was staring at him outside the room. Chen Li Jie's dark aura immersed around him, making the maid outside the room scared and reluctant to step on her way to the concubine. Anyway, she still have to go.
The maid went inside the room and halted beside the bed, facing Li Jie who was laying on the bed and stared at her with cold eyes. His gaze made the maid's legs shaken. She wanted to run away.
"Greetings Lady Chen, the General will be arriving soon for your first wedding night." The maid greeted bowing her head and with her elbows lifted up in an angle the same as her shoulder, hands clasped with each other.
"Me? Lady? Is she sick? First night? What first night?" Li Jie screamed in thoughts, confused on what was about to happen.
"Me, a lady?! It can't be!" Li Jie immediately touched his thing and finally sighed as a relief when he felt that it was still there.
"I got shivers for a moment there," he thought. He looked at his body and a grim clouded his face, he was wearing a wedding hanfu. His face couldn't be explained when he glanced the corners of the room. Red, all red. Beside the foot of the bed, there was a small table wihh two wine goblets tied with red strings, and a half-cooked buns in a plate, placed on the top of the table. He sure knows that this was the First night ritual. Oh dear, he doesn't want his *** got ripped. He could feel his chrysanthemum tughtened. Li Jie felt fear for the first time.
He's going to marry a stranger. Even though Li Jie was a criminal, he remained as a ****** in his past life. He even died as a ******. He was not against same-sex relationships but he was not into it either.
"Okay, you can go out now." He dismissed the maid who was about to pee her skirt. The maid didn't even know why she was afraid of the delicate young man whom she thought was a woman, but his aura was dark, full of murder intent making her scared of her life being taken. So without hesitation, she went out of the room as soon as possible without looking back.
"Where did that concubine came from?" The maid thought, lost in her thoughts. On the other hand, Li Jie was thinking on how to escape from the General. With this body, how is he going to move freely?
Li Jie stood up and got out from the bed, standing from the clean floor of the bridal chamber. And now, he tested his strength. He doesn't know how weak this body is. He found it strange, his body was slim and delicate but his strength didn't rust. Could it possibly mean that he took all his skills with him when he died? If that's the case, then escaping this night is easy than stitching bodies.
He thought that this hanfu he wore may a bit looked longer so he ripped the part that was about to reach the floor, revealing his underpants. He also ripped the long sleeve of the hanfu, revealing the fair skin of his forearm down to the tip of his fingers. There was a window beside the bed, a tall tree residing beside it. The moon outside was glowing too. In a matter of seconds now, the General might be coming to the bridal chamber. Li Jie needed to think before that happens.
On the other hand, the General was in his office, handling some matters about the war. He was a bit stressed about it and forgot about the wedding. He was sitting at the chair with a lot of papers piled up in the desk. He got his senses back when his assistant knocked his head with a scroll. The General looked at Lim Hao, coldness spread upon his face. Lim Hao just scoffed and crossed his arms, making his green hanfu's sleeve a bit messy. If he was not the General's friend, Lim Hao might've been dead by now.
"Your concubine is waiting for you in the chamber. Shouldn't you be going now?" Lim Hao muttered, glancing at the cold face of the General as he stared intensely to him. Lim Hao sighed and shook his head in disbelief.
"What did you find out today?" General Feng Delun asked as he lifted up his head to look at Lim Hao's face, ignoring the question. Lim Hao raised his brows and smirked at him.
"Sadly, that scumbag of an official bought someone in replace of her daughter. The guards I ordered to spy Official Liu's actions found something that might catch your eye. Instead of his daughter, a mere peasant was brought into the mansion." Lim Hao explained to the General with ridicule from the official. A cold smile broke into the General's face. A smile that emits immense aura that could bring anyone on their knees. Lim Hao was not affected by it since they were childhood friends, he was immune to it.
"Oh?" The General exclaimed, his cold eyes could trigger your soul by just looking at it. He couldn't believe that official's scheme. Is his brain as small as a grain of rice?, the General thought. The General was irritated at the news that Lim Hao brought, but he couldn't just barged in from that official's manor without thinking.
"He wanted to play? Then let that official play then. Let him pray that he will not fall by my hands." The General said ruthlessly.
"General, i still have one thing to say. That person inside the chamber may be a peasant, but I also forgot that he is a man. Though he looked like a woman as beautiful as a goddess, his eye color was unique too." Lim Hao scratched his chin, looking at the ceiling as if he was thinking suspiciously. The General looked at Lim Hao with disappointment.
That official had a lot of guts to bring a mere peasant here, and more importantly, a man. Is he that desperate to humiliate me? he thought.
"What about this so called peasant's eye color?" The General asked with curiosity. His hands lay flat on the table full of scrolls and papers, letting it relax for a bit. He also looked at standing Lim Hao with his hand lay across his body and on the other hand still holding his chin, supporting his elbow that lay across his body.
"As what the guards said, he have a different eye color. Color as deep as a sapphire on the left and forest emerald on the right. I could say, it's quite rare."
The General hummed after hearing Lim Hao's statement. He found it quite interesting. A man as beautiful as a woman, also possess such beautiful eyes. Though, for sure the people in the Qin dynasty regarded this as cursed for they hadn't been encountered such eyes that differ in color. Although, this matter is quite intriguing for the General. So, he decided that he will go to the bridal chamber for tonight.
"Okay then. I shall see it for myself. Let this General excuse for tonight." The General stepped out of his room and went straight to the bridal chamber, leaving Lim Hao behind.
"This General, ayiaahh! He's pushing his works on me again!"
On the other hand, Li Jie was about to escape from the window. But he needs to calculate the distance of the tree and the angle of the branch he needs to land on.
"Hmm, window from below, 15 ft. tall. Tree, 10 ft. tall, window to the branch, hmm, 60°. Thickness of the branch, 5m wide. Perfect." He mumbled. He stood up to the thin windowpane, his ripped hanfu swaying in the breeze, moonlight illuminating his snowy skin which makes his beauty not inferior to a deity. (this is just a fiction okay. I don't know what I write AHAHA)
Just as about he was about to jump, the General stepped in the bridal chamber, shocked at the scenery in front of his presence. A pair of sapphire and emerald eyes stared right in front of him, with his delicate features added to the ripped hanfu, Li Jie may be looked a little bit messy but his beauty cannot be leveled. The General had never encountered such beauty before in his life, not even the scum Liu's daughter. This beauty's level was max. He's a man though.
This was supposed to be a ritual, but it seems this peasant was not afraid of what the General would do if he managed catch up with him.
Lie Ji smirked, a beauty in disguise. He smirked like a villain.
"HAHA! Gotta go!" Li Jie laughed like a madman, he always do that and leaped through the window, causing the General shocked to his wits. The General was fuming with anger. Who would defy him like this? Even his concubines can't resist his charms, yet that peasant...
"Catch that man!" The General ordered his shadow guards, but Li Jie's movements were quicker than his shadow guards. His movements were like acrobatics in the ancient history, the shadow guards even fell from Li Jie's skills. The shadow guards asked themselves, 'who is this wo-man?' What would you expect from one of the best assassin from the 21st century? A merciless killer and a ruthless mercenary, of course! No one can question his skills, because he was superior.
One of the shadow guards appeared right in front of Feng Delun and immediately went on his knees.
"General, we tried to catch up with that concubine but his pace and speed are much faster than us. His fighting kills are amazing too. He may have a delicate body but his strength is much stronger. The shadow guards who catch up with him had been blown away."
The General's blood boiled with anger that he kicked the door, causing it to fly. The shadow guard flinched after the door displaced, making the shadow guard scared to death.
"I'll get you, remember that, weird eyes." He grumbled. It took seconds after he came up with that nickname. He then stormed out of the bridal chamber and went straight to his office.
He kicked the door open causing Lim Hao who was cleaning the General's mess startled.
He saw the General's miserable face and immediately flopped his body to the spare bed.
Lim Hao laughed at the General inside. Serves you right! He thought.
*********
Author has something to say,
About the names, i only came up with it and didn't searched it up Lol!
What do you think about the story?
Don't forget to vote and comment for this author sama*wink*
"Eh? Even in this time, I'm still good at everything. Ahh! What a shame! They can't catch me even if they wanted to." Li Jie praised himself inwardly. He was being chased by the guards but due to his blindsiding strength and speed, the guards were no match for him. He ran just like a grazing lion catching his prey, whoever catches up with him ended up being blown away. Being the famous merciless killer in his previous life, his agility in combat was as smooth as a jade. In the end, the shadow guards surrendered and went back instead.
"Hah! What a pity!" Li Jie can't stop praising himself but at the same time, he pitied the original owner of the body. The original owner was weak to the point that he only died by drinking a drug. In his past life, he drank or injected with too many drugs by his enemies but still ended up being healthy as a horse. Oh well, he couldn't blame it. This original owner was too weak and spoiled by his brothers too much. He can't even protect himself from those bandits.
Li Jie stopped running and sat on the rough ground for bit. So much happened this night. From a runaway bride to a crazy getaway. Even the guards got shivers from his laugh! A psychopath!
"Where should i sleep now? Should I go to the..." he stopped thinking when he realized where he was. He remembered, he was not in his world anymore. The cell which he slept for seventeen years with his fathers making fun of him now only exists in his memories. Somehow, he felt a bit sad.
"I wonder what they are doing now." Li Jie can't help but to be worried. That place was his home. Maybe, he hurt his fathers right now because of his sudden leave. He can't blame the hydrogen peroxide, he was the one who accidentally put there in the first place. If only I didn't make that mistake, my fathers wouldn't have be sad because of him, he thought.
Li Jie shook his head, accepting the fact that he transmigrated into this world. As far from his knowledge, the era which he transmigrated into was the Qin era. Knowing that he transmigrated in the ancient time, he cried with blood as he missed the world full of technology. He missed his favorite laptop, his machine gun, his weapons, his phone, and also,
His WIFI connection.
He immediately went on his feet and patted his butt, removing the dirt from his ripped hanfu and underpants which have been laying on the ground not too long. He then started roaming around finding a perfect spot for him to stay for the night.
"A cave must be nice. Since I have no money left, I'm worse than a servant. *sighs*" he exclaimed in disbelief as he circled around the area. He ran away from that General's mansion but he can tell that he was not far from that place. Li Jie's brain delayed its process right now. He was thinking on how will he survive in this world, but it's best if he will find shelter first. He walked around the area with no torch. Thanks to to the big full moon that he can still see clearly.
Li Jie halted when he spotted a cave not too far from where he stood. His heart leaped for joy thinking that he was going for a rest. He still wished that this was just a dream but Lie Jie was not dumb to think about that.
He walked until he reached the cave. There were dried branches and dead leaves scattered outside the cave so he gathered lots of it to build a fire. He then entered inside with no hesitation. He didn't bother if there were snakes or wild animals inside. Instead, he wished there was. Though, in his mind, he was blessed if he encountered wild animals inside, thinking how juicy and tender the meat is, he also wished that there were lots of it, if possible.
But there was none so he was disappointed.
"At least I ate that bun in the table! I should have brought it with me so i could even nibble a little nutrient! Ahh! Why is this body so weak?!" He blurted out as he kept cursing at his current physique. He was thankful that his talents and strength remained the same, or else he would die from escaping, or his *** got penetrated. Thinking about that made Li Jie's hair stood up. The horror in his face shown very despicable.
As far as he can remember, the General's face was the most unique facial features he encountered. His sturdy and firm body was more like a Greek God, full of grace and pride. His raven hair flowed in from his scalp to the General's waist, nudging from his black robes. His piercing phoenix eyes makes one shivers if got stared at and his straight nose and beautiful lips could make one fell from his charms. Li Jie was so jealous! He wished that his body was like that. Instead, he landed on a weak body, more petite at that. He sighed as he picked two stones, rubbed it to make fire. The friction produced sparks and later formed a fire as the spark lighted the gathered leaves and branches. He sighed, "At least, it made my cold hwart feel warm."
"I will look for 'my' brothers. They may be worrying right now." He whispered as he remembered the original owner's memory. Since all of his brothers look like his fathers in the past, not to mention their same names, Li Jie will be able to find them easily, if God lets him. He then lay in the ground as he closed his eyes, ready to enter from his dreamland.
***********
"Why did you leave Li Jie alone?! Who knows wht would happen to him if he got scared?! What will mother say in heaven that we have been careless and leaving Li Jie behind?!" Chang Bao almost blurted words like a rap. The six brothers were in their ordinary house. Not too big, not too small. Just an ordinary for seven brothers who lived in peace. Now that their youngest brother was gone, they panicked, thinking that their weak brother wandered off around and got kidnapped, or worse, being sold off by a brothel. Min Zhe, who was the one in charge of taking care of Lie Jie, got scolded so bad that he thought he maybe dead later on.
"I'm sorry brother! I won't do it again I promise! I got tempted by the Young master's pouch so I...Uhh...followed my hand. I never thought Li Jie got lost! I promise I won't do it again!" Min Zhe continued bowing at the furious Chang Bao, who was thinking about his weak brother's situation.
"Now, now, how about we all calm down and started thinking calmly? We need to act fast than to face your erupted head right now." Cheung Chao said calmly, but inside he was about to explode when he knew that Lie Jie got lost. He was sitting in the floor with his 5 brothers who were furious of Lie Jie's disappearance.
"Erupted head?! What erupted head!? Do I look like a volcano?!"
"Did I say you're face looked like a volcano? Ahh! Bao ge's hearing is a bit slow ba!"
"Oh ho?! You dare!?"
"Stop it you uncultured yeasts! Our brother was gone and yet you two still debating whether Chang Bao's face looked like a volcano but he indeed looks like it!" Jiang Hua shouted to make his idiot brothers calm down. As expected, they both shut their mouths. He sighed as a relief and rubbed his temples. Jin Ping on the other hand sighed on how his brothers were too childish.
"How about this? No one is allowed to step foot inside the house until Li Jie's been found. We need to spread up to look for him in case he's nearby. I trust my intuition, I think he never leave the capital. But, we need to be careful. No slacking off! Bao ge and A-zhe will search for the nearby brothel in case he got abducted. A-chao and A-hua will search the rich families' manor in case he was sold off. While me and A-ping will search for nearby rivers and caves in case he got escaped and went into hiding." Tu Fai suggested, it was not a bad idea so they all agreed.
They decided, they will not step theif foot on their house until Lie Jie's been found. As for Min Zhe, they will punish him after Li Jie's been found. Poor Min Zhe...
They searched for the entire night. The rich families also got scared 'cause they heard footsteps outside their manor. They maybe thought there were assassins so their hearts shivered for the entire night. Also in the General's manor, the shadow guards were on duty for the night when they spotted two people sneaking on the General's place. They charged at them, but they were skilled in terms of fighting. They got off after the masked Cheung Chao and Min Zhe left the place. The shadow guards reported to the General but he was furious because of his concubine's escape thus the shadow guards words only passed onto the General's ears.
Until the dawn is breaking, they can't find Li Jie. The six brothers face paled, worrying if their brother is okay or not.
_________________
Li Jie woke up from the deep slumber, he yawned and stretched his arms and head. His whole body ached due to the rough ground he was laying. Though he didn't care. He was hungry and all he thinks about is food.
"It's better to drink meng po soup or swimming in the pool of lava than being alive and suffered too much! I'm hungry!" Li Jie blurted as he stepped out of the cave and roamed around the area. He gnawed on the edible leaves he passed, as long as there were edible around then it's not bad to become a goat for now. He had no money to buy food. If only his money also brought in this world then it wouldn't have to be a problem. Now he didn't have any left. Not even one.
"Uwuu~ my arm! My arm! Wuwuwuu..." He was about to leave the spot when he saw an injured old man with his left arm separated in his body. If he was an ordinary citizen he would have freaked out. However, this kind of scenario is pretty normal in his previous life. In some things, it maybe even worse!
Judging from the blood dripped from his arm to ones that dropped on the ground, it was fresh and it seemed like whoever managed to cut off this pity old man's arm was a beginner. As a skilled doctor and surgeon, he could tell the sword's trails were messy but still managed to cut through it. 'Aiyaa! This old man went through a lot.'he sighed inwardly.
He was about to leave the old man, but guilt run through his blood. He may be a merciless criminal but he have a heart also. He can't bear to see anyone who suffered like this, let alone a harmless old man.
"Hey old man, why is your arm cut off?" He asked the weak old man. The old man was stunned seeing Li Jie's unique eyes, but his body is too weak that he barely speak. Moreover, he only replied Li Jie with few words.
"B-bandits, m-money, s-tolen..." The old man uttered as Lie Jie looked with pity at the old man.
"Maybe, I can't go home for now."
He carried the old man along with his arm. He placed the right hand to his shoulder and placed his left hand around the man's waist. He also carried the arm on his left hand, thinking that he should stitch it from the old man's hand back again.
They went back at the cave, he lay the old man on the ground and find something that he could use for stitching. He was glad that the old man was a tailor judging from his tools in his spare bag. There was a nylon and a needle. But the old man needs anesthesia and herbs to stop blood from gushing out and to suppress pain.
"Old man, wait here. I'm gonna go get some herbs nearby." The old man nodded and closed his eyes for a bit, ignoring the pain in which he can't totally ignore. The pain made his body numb, he can't even feel his body right now. And as for Li Jie, he needs to find herbs real quick or else his patient dies. He went looking, but there's no even garlic or ginseng.
"Okay, need to use Pa Min Zhe's skills."
The capital is not far from here, and he also knows he could find all his needs in the capital. There's only one way,
He could steal.
He borrowed the old man's robe and wore it himself. The robe was old and tattered, but at least it's better than that ripped wedding hanfu. It was totally hideous. He also wore a veil and a conical hat to avoid contact with people. Who knows if people suspected him weird because of his eyes, they may thought he was a beast.
After a few minutes, he was ready to set off. He ran like a ninja, jumping and hopping around trees and roofs of houses, but his feet barely touched the contact so he can't make a sound. Not too long, he arrived at the capital again. He didn't even know he was standing at the General's roof. It took for a long time when he realized where he was.
He knew the shadow guards he punched last nights spotted him but instead, he looked at where the shadow guards hiding and smiled. Raising his left hand gesturing a hush signal, the shadow guards were stunned. 'How does this male concubine knew where he was?'
Who knows? Ask him!
He spotted the ancient pharmacy. He spotted the ginseng, garlic and ginger.
Li Jie,"Target spotted."
Shadow guards,"..."
He then leaped through the roof and landed on the ground full of people. No one seemed to noticed so he went immediately to the shop. Just like a passing citizen, the shopkeeper didn't even knew he was robbed. Li Jie's hand was so fast that you can't even see it moving. And when he passed that store, he grabbed 3 big gingers, 2 ginsengs and 4 garlics.
He then ran off and went back to the cave. He thought the old man died but it was still breathing. Li Jie sighed as a relief.
He then started crushing the ingredients for anesthesia and applied it on the affected area.
"Old man, this hurt for 10 hours. Just bear with it. I'll fix your arm back." He said carefully but full of caution. The old man nodded, hoping this would be alright.
************
For 10 hours, he managed to stitch the man's hand. Just like before, his skills were superb. The hand was stitched well.
"Old man, try moving your finger." He thought that the young mai---man was bluffing. Who on Earth would stitch a dismembered arm? But it turns out that he was wrong. He can move his index finger on the stitched hand.
He found a miracle. He found a savior. He was glad that he won't become a disabled man for his life. His gratitude for this young mai--man was beyond heaven. He can't even explain his emotions right now.
"Y-young man. May this old man thank you for your help! Although this old man can't give you much, but what do you want in for exchange?" The old man uttered, praising Li Jie's skills.
"No thanks old man, I'm just glad that you're alright. Just put this cloth to your hand for support. Be careful with yourself this time."
The old man cried for Lie Jie's kindness. He was indeed the angel that God sent him. Though on Li Jie's side, he didn't ask anything 'cause he knows this man had no money. It would be meaningless to ask anything.
In short, he was just being himself.
Li Jie bid his farewell on the old man, telling him to be careful from bandits. He then turned his way and he was shocked seeing a duplicate figure from his 2 fathers running all the way to him.
"Li Jie! Thank heavens you're okay!" He was dumbstruck. It was indeed them.
"Fai ge and Ping ge is here. Don't be afraid anymore." Tu Fai and Jin Ping hugged the paralyzed Lie Jie.
Later on Li Jie knew, his tears went out for the first time in his life.
************
Author has something to say,
My head might explode while thinking plots. This author sama's class will start soon. I may miss the time of publishing chapters but I will still publosh chapters.
But i still hope you stay, I promise to update when there's time.
Don't forget to comment and vote!
THIS IS JUST FICTION OKAY? JUST TRY YO IMAGINE IT (^_^;)
Download NovelToon APP on App Store and Google Play