The King of Kings: Three Days Emperor

Chapter 06: Water Cottage

Wu Lei groaned when the powder was spread on his wound. He wasn't careful enough that he obtained an injury on his shoulders by General Li's sword.

"Young Master, you should rest after this. And to not put anymore pressure on your wound, you should back out of the competition," Xiao Tian suggested.

"Nonsense! It is just a minor scratch," Wu Lei said, more excited than ever for this competition. The death of a qualified candidate after the preliminary, Shen Si Ji, caught his attention. "Ah! How is that boy doing?"

"Shen Si Wu? I checked up on him with his seniors and Master. They are in despair and mourning, but the boy looks so miserable." Wei Han informed, "He is unable to speak and refuses to eat. He blames himself for the incident."

Wu Lei nodded but was still befuddle on the relation of The House of Yi Mei and this competition. Xiao Tian watched him put his head down to his hands where he massaged his forehead.

"Young master, if you're thinking about The House of Yi Mei, I also think they have a part in it. I am for sure, but we have to gather more information."

Wu Lei looked up and nodded, "Then I'll leave that part to you."

"Yes."

"Yi Mei is currently trying to gain military power," Wei Han whispered.

Wu Lei smiled when he remembered that Wei Han was drugged to a slumber, "Young Master Wei, did you receive a good sleep?" He teased him.

Wei Han pointed and wagged his finger. He clicked his tongue at Wu Lei. "I'm still angry at that! You have no idea! My plan was thwarted due to those fuckers putting me to sleep!"

Xiao Tian chuckled and asked, "Young Master Wei, what plan was it that you had but going to see that maiden at Million Orchids Hall? Furthermore, they're treating you with utmost care, those Yi Mei sure knows who their Master is."

"That was not my plan!" Wei Han grunted. He crossed his arms and said, "Who wants to be their Master? They kept trying to ask father for the aid to some small military base out in the desert to the border of Daluzhou, such ridiculous thick faces!"

"It can't be helped, Yi Mei felt threatened by the Wei family. If I received correct information, then your aunt is currently struggling in the palace due to the new consort that Yi Mei implanted?" Wu Lei asked, then added, "How will this competition 'Best in the World' benefit House of Yi Mei?"

"Young Master, don't think too much. I went ahead and sent mails to the Garden Teahouse for them to find more information on the network," Xiao Tian reassured.

"Good."

"Young Master!" Bai Li came in with a tray of medications. "Young Master, these came from Miss Ya Rong. She heard about the incident and immediately told her maid to bring these to you."

Wu Lei smiled at her thoughtfulness, but informed Bai Li that he had already applied adequate amount of medication to his wound so he wouldn't have a use for them.

"Ayo~" Xiao Tian looked away with a sigh. Disappointed in his Young Master's lack of skills when he noticed Wu Lei's cautiousness toward an awkward relation.

Wei Han leaned back on his chair to quietly enjoy his tea with an apparent smirk. He found this situation quite amusing; Wu Lei playing this push and pull game with this particular Miss Ya Rong. Wei Han became friend with Wu Lei a bit later than Xiao Tian, they met when he was sent to Liu-Yang to learn under the scholar Quan Zhen. There, he briefly met Fan Ya Rong, but at the time she was betrothed to Wu Lei's older brother, Liu Wan. He didn't know theirs history, but the fact that Liu Wan died during battle was the most tragic. Most importantly no one really knew how Fan Ya Rong ended up in a brothel, but she decided to stay and refused to come back. Her family believed she had gone insane so they went to the Liu family for compensation. The Liu family paid them a huge amount for them to stop coming to cause more trouble.