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Chapter 103 - Princess Wang Ching - on the beam

Hu Li and Du Wei watch the old man what he is doing. He does nothing but simply stands there. He suddenly bow to it and walk to his study desk. Under the desk he take out a key and slip it in his sleeves. He walk out and close the door. The two who is on the beam see this and waited for awhile. They come down and go to the desk. Du Wei feel the bottom of the desk, he finds another key and a map. He open it they stare at it. It doesn't make sense. Where does this map belong it? Du Wei put everything in his shirt. Hu Li peek outside and smell that there is no human around except Du Wei. They creep outside and close the door carefully. The boys reach a wall behind the garden. They climb up and jump to the opposite. There isn't much people around and they act casually and walk off. However at that point, there is two men following them after they jump off the wall. Hu Li and Du Wei notice that. They decided not to go separately instead they walk through the busy street. Somehow they walk till the warehouse at the harbour. They hurry to find places to hide. Hu Li tell him to go hide and find a chance to return to the Yamen but he refuse. So the two boys hide in the dark warehouse. Still the men managed to find them. Yu Bing reach for his bells and put them on. The two men have long sticks with them begin to attack while both the boys tighten their fist and box their way. The sticks are wracking hard on their arms. Hu Li managed to control theri movement as she rings her bells. The men got confused for a while. As an opportunity, DU Wei and Yu Bing hit as hard as they can. So the stick they are holding, breaks into half. Hu Li continue to ring the bells as she swings her legs to kick them. One of them scream and roll on the floor. While the other is trying to take Du Wei down. Hu Li continue to ring her bells. The attacker keep trying to hit Du Wei seems to miss every time and Hu Li from behind with her spin and her heels comes smashing down on his back. He lay on the ground groaning in pain. While from outside, a group of men who is patrolling the harbour area rush in as there is report of a fight. Du Wei hurry to identify himself with the Yamen badge. The two men are carry away while Du Wei and Hu Li ask the petrol guard to pretend to arrest them and send to the Yamen. The patrol guards did not understand why but they did as request. They find themselves in the cart. As they move away, Hu Li noticed a few men with strange stares in their eyes. Back at the Yamen, she advise Du Wei not to travel out alone nor leave the Yamen. Before Yu bing walk off Du wei hold his arm and ask. 

"Yu Bing where are you going?"

"To bring the snake out of the pit for us to catch."

She smile and pat the shoulder of Du Wei.

"Don't worry, I will keep in touch with you. I will drop you some letters when i find something. Meanwhile you figure out the key and map."

The young man nod his head and watch Yu Bing leap over the walls to the rooftop. This is the only way that Yu Bing travel without interruption. As she run on the rooftop, she morph to a cat and leap as fast as she can. She walk the rooftops quietly in the palace and finally she got to the courtyard of the Princess. She morph back into the Princess and stroll in. The maid who are cleaning the yard that is in front the boudoir is surprise to see the princess strolling in.

"Greeting Princess!"

The three girls bow and greet their master loudly. 

"Princess aren't you suppose to be watch the game now?"

"Ah... too boring. So i come back. Anything wrong with it?"

"No Princess. We thought that you will enjoy your time with the Prince Ying Tian." 

"Hmm... bring me some tea."

Hu Li walk to the open boudoir and remove her shoes. She lay down the couch and close her eyes bit with her arm over her eyes. 

"Princess, does it hurt?"

"Hurt? what hurt?"

"You arm what happen? Is it that you get into trouble? Who did this.."

A maid hurry off and Hu Li look at her arm as said by the other maid. It is because of the wracking she receive a while ago, she have red marks on the arm. The other maid return with a tray of little bottles. She start to apply the cream on Hu LI's arm. While the other two wants to revenge for her. 

"Who did this your highness! Let me revenge for you!"

"No no no one... I was careless and knock into a pole." 

As the maids fuss, her brother walk in the courtyard to see the maids yelling. He clear his throat loudly. The three maids turn around and bow. Hu Li look at him and wonder why is he here. He walk up and greet his sister while the three maids walk away leaving them alone. 

"I did not see you at the stadium, so i decided to come here. Lately you seems to dislike to get away from your boudoir."

"Yes lately i enjoy the solidarity of my own space. Quiet and peaceful."

"Wang Ching, are you sure?"

Hu Li stare at Wang Cao who ask a question within a question. While in his eyes, he is waiting to know who is this sister who managed to blind everyone including her own maids that have follow her since they are ten years old. 

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