The Unbroken (The Untamed Fanfic)

::Chapter 4 (3/4)::

((Ep. 5))
{Jiang Cheng}

"Should we see if there's more information at a different inn?" I asked Zewu Jun.

"This should be enough, besides, maybe my brother and Wei Wuxian have some information as well." He replied.

As we walked out of the inn I looked at the spot Lan Xiao and Wen Mei were last at and saw that they weren't there. My heart raced as my eyes quickly scanned the busy street.

"Wen Mei?" I called out a couple of times as Zewu Jun called out his sister's name.

"Where could they have gone?" I asked him, panic filling my mind.

"I don't know. Let's ask one of the vendors."

"Are you two here to buy something?" The man questioned as we approached his stand.

"Have you seen two girls? Around this height... one of them wore a similar outfit as mine and the other one was wearing a black and red Hanfu." Zewu Jun described everything to the vendor.

"Hm... I can't recall but I did see a group of kids pass by, they went that way." He answered as he tried to remember.

"That's all we need to know, thank you for your help." Zewu Jun bowed, then began to walk in the direction the man had pointed to.

"You think they went with the kids?" I followed closely behind.

"Let's hope." He replied, the concern now showing on his usually calm face.

We went down one of the alleyways and noticed a large book on the ground. I picked it up and went through the pages. There were images of different sceneries and flowers when I happened to land on a page that made my heart stop. It was a painting of my brother.

"It's Wen Mei's. My sister doesn't carry a book like that." Zewu Jun spoke as he also saw the painting.

"If it's hers then why would it be here? Shouldn't she have it with her?" I mumbled to myself.

"Unless something happened." He slowly replied.

He looked at the ground and let out a worried sigh. I followed his gaze and saw that the dirt looked stirred up.

'Something did happen.'

"They can't be far. We weren't in the inn for long so they should be somewhere nearby." He said as we ran out of the ally.

We were close to the outskirts of the town and saw a small trail leading towards the woods. I looked at him and saw that he also turned his attention to me. With a small nod, the both of us entered the woods.

'Please don't be too far.'

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{Wen Mei}

My head felt heavy as I heard the faint chirps of birds around us. I tried to open my eyes but I just felt too tired and weak to do anything.

"Let us go! We won't say anything." I heard Lan Xiao beg.

I heard a couple of men chuckle at her response.

"I'm afraid we can't do that. If we let you go we won't get paid." One of the men replied.

I jerked my head up too fast and hit a hard object.

"Ugh." I groaned as I was finally able to open my eyes.

As I glanced around I saw that Lan Xiao was tied up to a tree next to mine. I also happened to notice a group of four men sitting around a small campfire.