Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 52

Xiao Mei sits in the corner on a high seat, repeatedly opening and closing her fan. Wen Zhang sat on the sofa facing Li Ming and Cheng Xing.

"I'm not related to Yulong by blood, but we're brothers all the same."

Cheng Xing thought back to Fen Yuhang and found that he could relate.

"I honestly don't know where he came from. He showed up at my door late at night a few years ago, I took him inside and later decided to adopt him." Cheng Xing tilts his head and frowns.

"That's all you know?"

Wen Zhang nods. Everyone was silent. Cheng Xing sighs

"Do you think Yulong will remember anything before you adopted him?"

Wen Zhang shakes his head "I doubt it, Yulong believes he's my biological brother."

At that moment, Yulong stumbles into the room. Wen Zhang immediately gets up and rushes to his side. Yulong lets his brother pick him up and fuss over him, asking him about what is he doing out of bed at this hour? And does anything hurt- and oh, is he hungry?

Yulong goes to sit over next to Cheng Xing

"Cheng Xing, you look tired," Yulong said.

Cheng Xing laughs. "Aren't you tired it's pretty late."

Yulong shook his head. "I'm not tired. I could stay up all night."

Cheng Xing smiles at him. The collar of Yulong's loOse sleep shirt slips down Cheng Xing smiles slowly drops into confusion when he sees the same mark which adorns his own neck on Yulong's.

Wen Zhang picks Yulong up. "I'm going to tuck him into bed."

Xiao Mei stands up. "You two can share the spare room," Xiao Mei said, leading Wen Zhang and Yulong. Xiao Mei, Wen Zhang, and Yulong left the room. Cheng Xing runs to a small mirror and pulls away the back of his shirt away, looking at his neck. Li Ming puts a hand on Cheng Xing's shoulder.

"You alright?"

Cheng Xing turns to Li Ming and pecks him quickly on the lips. "I'm fine."

Xiao Mei re-emerges. "Wen Zhang and Yulong are using the spare room, so you'll have to sleep in the lounge."

Xiao Mei placed two blankets on the couch. Xiao Mei looked at Cheng Xing before leaving. Cheng Xing turns to Li Ming, "So who's going to sleep on the floor?"

Cheng Xing laid on the floor.

"Why do I have to lay on the floor?"

"I need good sleep, you slept for like 2 hours after that injection."

Cheng Xing huffed and sat up. Cheng Xing hopped up onto the couch and squeezed in

Li Ming shuffled over and wrapped his arms around Cheng Xing.

Cheng Xing opened his eyes and turned around.

"You awake?"

"Mhm," Li Ming said sleepily.

Cheng Xing climbed on top of Li Ming kissed him on the forehead.

"Sleep well?"

"Slept better than I would have on the floor."

"You should have stayed on the floor; I think you kicked me a couple times."

Cheng Xing rolled his eyes. "Will this make up for it?"

Cheng Xing closed in towards his lips. Wen Zhang and Yulong walked into the lounge.

"CHENG XING!" Yulong shouted.

Li Ming kicked Cheng Xing off the couch harshly. Cheng Xing lands on the ground with a soft 'oomph!', taking the blanket with him. Cheng Xing breaths in sharply and glares at Li Ming.

"Good morning."

Wen Zhang blinked. "Good morning."

Cheng Xing forces a smile

"We're all heading to the prefect-" Xiao Mei said. Cheng Xing stood up

"-except Cheng Xing. You'll have to stay here and take care of Yulong."

"I was beginning to like you, Xiao Mei, now I want to strangle you." Xiao Mei gave an obviously fake smile in response.

"Cheng Xing, can we talk in my room?"

Li Ming eyes Cheng Xing. Cheng Xing follows Xiao Mei into her room.

"I'm going to the police station, but I need you to retrieve something from the Yanima Clan for me."

"What do you need? How can I trust you? I still feel like you want to kill me. Also, how do I even do that? I've never gone to the Yanima's clan."

"You'll just have to trust me. It'll probably be somewhere confidential. It'll have the Yanima clan symbol or a red weird looking eagle. There's two, one is named 175613, and the other is 3294, remember that."

Cheng Xing nods, memorizing the numbers.

"I don't have weapons though."

"I'm pretty sure your assassin's academy should have some weapons stored there just in case. You can go there to get them. Here," She said handing him a piece of paper, "Don't get caught, I'll keep in touch."

Cheng Xing stops Xiao Mei. "What about Yulong?"

Xiao Mei pulls out a small blue bottle.

"You want me to drug a child!?" He winces at how Wen Zhang would react if he knew.

"Yes, drugging him to keep him safe."

"Are you crazy or cold hearted?"

"Both, and since when was an assassin not cold hearted? You seem to be the nicest I've met."

"Thank you."

"It also means you are vulnerable and tend to be a complete idiot."

Cheng Xing scoffs as she left the room.

Cheng Xing watched as their car pulled away from the driveway. Cheng Xing poured the drug onto his food, tinting it slightly pink. He mixed the food and placed it in-front of Yulong. It took a minute before Yulong fell asleep. Cheng Xing gently picks him up and hides Yulong in a cupboard

"I better not be going to hell for this."

Cheng Xing runs out the house with a black mask and cap, and hops on a bus.