Ghostly Fragrance [COMPLETED] [UNEDITED]

Meeting with the Empress Dowager

Fangsu watched, Hsu Li Qiang leave the teahouse from the window, "Grandpa who was he?" Fangsu inquires her grandpa who was returning the paste back to its rightful place.

Her grandpa paused his actions, questioning whether to reveal the young man's identity, but decided it would for the better that Fangsu knew about the royal family. Her grandpa was about to answer Fangsu, a messager bird landed at the ledge of the window, cooing. A golden latch with a small piece of paper was attached on the messager bird's leg, "I didn't expect she found us so fast,"

He took the message from the latch, reading the contents of the message. Fangsu looked at the messager bird, petting the soft feathers of the small bird which happily cooed happily from Fangsu's gentle touch. "Who sent you that letter?"

"An old friend, " her grandpa briefly replied Fangsu, "She wants to meet you, do you?"

Fangsu did not think too much about the identity of the person's identity and agreed to meet the sender of the message. The grandpa sent back a message back using the messager bird. "Just saying but the person is from the Royal Palace, " Her grandpa informed Fangsu.

Fangsu was slightly shocked that the sender was a part of the royal palace. She had no idea what the do if she were at the palace, mannerism, speech or behaviour she knew nothing. The pit of her stomach began squirming in nervousness, "Grandpa do I need to learn anything before going to the palace?" anxiously asking her grandpa.

Her grandpa looked at Fangsu, "No need to, " He began walking out to the stairs to leave with Fangsu following close behind. "Just be polite and you will be fine." He reassured Fangsu but that didn't seem to help ease her worries who seem to be unsure what to do. Fangsu began rambling able to consequences that could occur if she were to displease someone of high status, some of the consequence of the things that Fangsu thought of were very extreme.

"Child you don't need to worry so much, " Her grandpa reassured her and stopped her from continuing her rambling, "You will just need to stay by my side." Seeing that Fangsu's expression had eased out, he sighed in relief.

As they walked back to the direction of their home, a group of men dressed in black surrounded them. The mere sight of those men dressed in black caused Fangsu's blood to drain from her body, a cold sweat covered her body, her breathing started to get more shallow as time passed, her line of sight began to narrow and her hearing began dulling. Memories of her dead family members crushed her mentally. Fangsu's weak legs gave out on her, making her an easy target.

"Fangsu!" Fangsu's grandpa called out for Fangsu, trying to awake her from her clouded conscious only to be in vain. Trying to defend himself and his granddaughter who was unable to move was extremely difficult. Seeing that he would be quickly oppressed if this continued any longer, summoning his Qilin who defended Fangsu while he would fight the men in black.

The men dressed in black we're amazed to see a mythical Qilin that was often said to be hidden in the underworld.

"It's a Qilin!"

"We can get more money profiting off that Qilin, "

"Screw this job, "

Barrages of weapons flew towards the elderly man, who solidifies his resolute. A ferocious aura exploded from his aged body, but with his age came great power. Infusing Qi into his fist, he spun around on his heel avoiding the blunt majority of the attacks. Countering with his fist causing the man to stumble backwards. With a swift kick to the chest, he slammed one into the wall. The other men who startled to see an old man able to fend against a high-trained fighter, "Who employed you?" the elderly barked at the group of men. Seeing that the old man was someone to trifle with, they decided it was best to go for the young girl who defenseless. They simultaneously charged at the girl who was protected by the elder's Qilin. However, they never knew the scale of power that the Qilin possess, unknowingly signing their own warrant of death.