A Tale of Chase and Love s1

The man was close to tears as he heard footsteps coming closer.

It turned out to be two pretty girls. One was the daughter of a not so known scholar and the other turned out to be Han Ling. On seeing them, the man went on his knees and kowtowed.

“What is it?” the other girl beside Han Ling asked.

“My ladies, they refused to leave.” the man said trembling.

“Then just keep kowtowing to show your sincerity,” Han Ling said dryly. She turned to the two ladies.

One standing behind the other and the other one sitting was eating like there was no tomorrow.

She smiled.

“These two fools dare taunt me” she slowly gathered her internal energy and formed a fireball that was not too bright but the other girl felt the effect as she immediately backed away from her.

Man! Her friend was truly a genius. That fire could not be under-estimated.

Walking closer to them Han Ling spoke:

“You don’t put me in your eyes do you?” she asked dryly.

However, the two did not hear her as Ren had already put a spell on both their ears.

“Who are you?” Theresa asked.

“Who am I? You are not worthy. Now take this” Han Ling threw the fireball at Theresa but it seemed to hit a barrier and returned to her.

Then Theresa got up.

“So what if you are the crown princess? I will still not bow to you.”Theresa said with a smile.

“When did my friend mention that she’s a crown princess? Besides, the crown princess should be from the next generation.” thought the other girl.

“You must be deaf,” said Han Ling who was astonished that her fireball did not get to hurt them. But there was nothing to fear. It is just a barrier and their cultivation (i. e. magic) levels were merely beginner’s realm level 4 -a quick kill for her.

“I am not a chicken head. If I’m then you are a rat,” said Theresa.

Han did not understand what was wrong with this lady. First, she called her a non-existent crown princess and now a rat.

“Madam, don’t play the fool. Take this,” Han Ling sent another fireball but at this moment, Long Ren also sent a speck of yellow light and when it clashed with Han Ling’s fire, it was propelled back to her getting bigger by the minute and finally circling Han ling.

Theresa held the old man and Han Ling’s friend who was terrified.

“Don’t worry, your friend will not die. I made an oath not to kill” added Theresa.

The girl was reluctant, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger.

“Fine” the girl agreed and then made a half bow to Han ling before disappearing with the others. Han Ling could not believe that her lackey could do this to her.

Now, it seemed she was doomed! In the middle of this fire, she felt like she could melt any minute.

She really ran out of luck. She had encountered two powerful people in a day and offended them.

While she was thinking of a way to escape, a whip suddenly appeared and light separated from it forming a figure. It was Ju Wei.

“Finally, some roast chicken to eat,” he said yawning.

However, these words sounded terrible to Han ling. Was this the end?

She did not need a soothsayer to tell her that this man here was the spirit of the whip.

All she prayed, for now, was for an intact corpse. This cute guy before her, actually saw her pretty self as roast chicken.

Seeing her face Ju Wei nodded.

‘Lady, I won’t eat you. Just a small part” Ju Wei said, an evil smirk forming on his tempting lips.

If the earlier words

“I won’t eat you” comforted Han ling, the latter did not.

It only made her drown into much more despair.

In no time, a blood-curling scream was heard; startling people in and outside the restaurant. The restaurant’s walls were also shaking.

So people, both cultivators, and mortals, fled the place.

The owner was stubborn and got to the source, only to find such a weird fire. From what he knew, this fire only means one thing-Death. So the owner also fled and the whole restaurant crashed.

A girl climbed out of the ruins. She was battered seriously and her once beautiful face was gone.

All they saw was a filthy, ugly girl whom some recognized as Han ling because of the hairpin on her head.

Some immediately left not wanting to be in trouble but the owner did the opposite.

“Evil girl, how dare you destroy my restaurant?” he barked.

“Take me to my mummy” she muttered before fainting.

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Han family residence.

On the left side of Kuai Le street, stood a magnificent house hidden by high walls and a gate made of strong iron.

Outside stood, two guards dressed in armor and also wearing the uniform of the Han family servants.

A carriage stopped right in front of this gate and two maids stepped down from beside the middle-aged coach who was wearing a blue gown and white coat and had some strands of white hair on his head.

These two maids were dressed in yellow and brown and were beautiful. They opened the curtains and out came a woman dressed in a green robe.

Her long scarf was yellow matching the belt on her waist. She was not too beautiful but was still a beauty to behold. Taking graceful steps towards the mansion, the two guards bowed to her.

The gate was opened from the inside to reveal, a beautiful middle-aged lady dressed in orange and a red scarf. She was smiling at the lady who just came out of the carriage. The latter, however, was not smiling but had an unfriendly face.

“Jin Ehuang, long time no see. You are still alive?” the visitor asked expressionlessly.

“Yes. Your friend is doing well. She is alive and kicking despite all you have done to kill her.” said Jin Ehuang who is the mother of Han ling and Han Chunhua, the imperial concubine, the king’s current favorite.

She also has borne three sons to her husband.

Han Liang, the firstborn.

Han Peizhi is younger than Han Chunhua

Han Zhuang is the last born.

Han Peizhi, of course, is supposed to be respectful but not everyone likes his parent-given name. He is almost a black sheep of his family causing trouble here and there. Currently, he is at the ancestral hall reflecting on his mistakes. Despite being lazy towards cultivation he reached foundation builder level 1 and then stopped cultivating. He prefers to go out of the manor and enjoy life, cause trouble and drink wine in the brothels with fine beauties.

Han Zhuang is very obedient and timid when his parents are around but the moment they leave the house, he becomes as free as a bird. He had made the guards swear with their life not to reveal his escapades and so his parents think of him as a dutiful son that Han Peizhi should emulate.

Their oldest brother is the famous alchemist Fu Tian’s disciple.

Han Ling whom Theresa has met and currently taught a lesson is the princess in the family. She is currently engaged to Zhao Yan who is skilled in poetry and law. Zhao family is the 3rd most powerful family that however likes to remain silent.

She has never seen his face, but she hopes to marry him but they can only marry when she has finished her training in her sect-Black peach.

It’s a first-rate sect that has few disciples and hidden where one cannot easily find it.

Now back to the story

Jin Ehuang took the cold-faced visitor and former friend of hers to the pavilion in the garden with a smile that did not reach her eyes.

Han residence is a place of great beauty and they are currently the most powerful family apart from the royalties.