The MC forgot the plot

- TWENTIETH -

二十 The knight in black and the cunning damsel

With the beat of a drum the competition started, the abrasive yells of the drummer as he beats his drum in sync with the paddlers' stroke echoed in the entire street. Flashes of red ribbon fluttered into the tea windows; lights from the lanterns glowed dimly into the roads and bridges as the waves made intense contact with the dragon boat from all the contenders.

"Sister! You're finally here!"

Meng Qing Rui saw his third sister and ran from the street while he was being chased by his servant.

"Third sister!"

"Why did you have to run? Here, clean yourself from sweat" he caught the handkerchief from his third sister and cleaned his face.

His face bloomed into the dimly light coming from both the lanterns and the silver picturesque moon; like a white dumpling about to be ravaged by a greedy deserter.

"Sister... umm..." He grumbles after getting pinched by his sister in his cheeks.

"Sorry, Rui Rui is just too cute!"

"Rui Rui is now a man!" He heard her bell like laughter and could only leave the disappointed self of his after being treated like a child by his third sister.

"Come on, your sister will show you a good show"

The twinkling of his sister's eyes leave him enamored that he nodded in the subconscious, soon, they reached a crowd of people where men and women were watching the current game.

They were all watching passionately that no one was able to notice two discreet figures marching up to their prey and then finally the lady, grabbed a hold of a burly man's bottom with the little boy showing an incredulous expression on his face.

"Who grabbed me?!"

"It was the guy on red brocade" a little boy said in nowhere and soon there was a ruckus.

"Ah! How dare you- I am the prime minister's son- ack!"

The two figures sneaked out of the chaos and stumble into a little corner and burst into laughter. Seeing the poor Meng Jia Dong being beaten into a pulp by the fighter of another land, just based on the features and figure of the man, it was bound to become a sensational story spread into the tea houses of the capital to laugh about.

"Great, you are so great third sister!"

The little boy jumped, his eyes looked at her with awe as if she was a hero that came saved him from a fire-breathing dragon.

"Alright, third sister is not yet done" Let the frog boil down under the well.

They then walked away further from the streets and the little boy in Meng Jia Yi's side was looking at the grand ship that was now being used to let all the nobles gather around the river and watch the game.

"Third sister, may I come in as well?"

"You can't. What if you fall? Besides, it's time for you now to go to the estate and sleep" she still refuse even with the coquettish act of Meng Qing Rui and soon was sent away from the main street.

Just looking at the boat she felt somewhat uncomfortable, seeing it sway and hold dozen of people it was like seeing titanic all over again.

But seeing the excited eyes of XiXi from her left made her have a headache, she finally got rid of the little kid and now there's a big kid left.

"Let's go"

"Yes, miss!"

...

There was an accident, the boat that the guests and locals inside that were in fall into the cold riverbank of the capital. Shouts of distress yells for help and the shocked people that could only ask for someone's help rang into the night.