Blood Bonds And Golden Ties

Chapter 33: Prescription For The Poison

[Quan Mo Ran]

A group of people with torches stood outside. The one who knocked was Jiang Shi Fu. He glanced around at the other people and recognized Li Jue among them.

Li Jue suddenly stepped forward and said, "They were drinking! That's against the school rules!"

"Tā suǒ shuō de, zhēn yǒu cǐ shì?" Is what he said true?

Mo Ran clasped his hands in front of him to show respect. "Jiang Shi Fu, what he says is untrue. I have not drunk nor have any of my companions."

"But I saw with my two eyes that they were drinking!" Insisted Li Jue. "They must be in there!" He tried to push through the door but Mo Ran blocked him.

"Li Jue, Cao Xin is asleep now. I'm afraid to barge in like this may not be good," Mo Ran replied as he prevented Li Jue from entering. Turning to Jiang Shi Fu, Mo Ran bowed his head slightly and said, "Jiang Shi Fu, if there is nothing else, I am afraid I will be going to sleep now."

"Hmmm," Jiang Shi Fu rubbed his beard thoughtfully. Finally making up his mind, he said, "Alright, you all, head back to bed."

"But–"

"Enough! All of you, back to your dorms!" Jiang Shi Fu said as he turned away.

Before heading back, Li Jue glared at Mo Ran and hissed, "You are safe for today, but in the future, you won't be so lucky." With that, he stomped away.

Mo Ran closed the door and glanced at Xiao Zhao. That was too close. I need to take Xiao Zhao back before they decide to come back. He strode over to Xiao Zhao and bent down, saying, "Xiao Zhao."

There was no answer.

"Xiao Zhao," he called once again.

Silence.

He sighed. He picked Xiao Zhao up by the legs as he used his other arm to support his back. He allowed Xiao Zhao's head to lean on his shoulder and allowed his body to lean against his own chest. He walked over to the door and used his inner force to bust them open. Afterward, he confidently sauntered out of the dorm.

A gust of cool wind blew by. Xiao Zhao coughed. Mo Ran looked down at the huddled figure in his arms. At that moment, he was no longer carrying Xiao Zhao but Rui Ming. He looked at the frail figure and without thinking, took his cape off and draped it over Xiao Zhao. He looked at Xiao Zhao's pale face. Mo Ran shook his head in disapproval and quickly used his inner force to propel himself into the air,managing to fly into a tree and landing on its branch noiselessly. The areas Xiao Zhao and Mo Ran stayed in had many trees and were the closest to each other. In fact, a mini forest of trees connected the two. It's a good thing I learned about the geography of the school and remembered where Xiao Zhao was supposed to stay, or else I might have been lost.

He once again exerted his inner force, allowing him to propel to another tree. He leaped from tree to tree until at last there were no more trees to hop to. At this, he jumped off from the tree and gracefully floated down to the ground and landed on quietly.

They had arrived in front of Xiao Zhao's dorm. Mo Ran strode up the steps and pushed open the door. It was dark inside. A lump that was on the bed in front of him suddenly sat up and cried, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Mo Ran didn't reply but instead set Xiao Zhao down gently by the door.

"Who are you? I am going to report you!" the shrill voice cried.

Mo Ran ignored him as he bent down and brushed Xiao Zhao's forehead to check his temperature. Then he checked Xiao Zhao's pulse. It was beating normally. Satisfied, Mo Ran stood up and said, "Take care of him or else I will kill you." With that, he disappeared into the night.