Liu Tián Qǔ Felt Wang Fèn Yong's killing intent bite at her soul, however, Lu Tián Qǔ didn't let that sway her from taking two big steps forward. She came and stood directly in front of Wang Fèn Yǒng. Looking deep into his freezing ice-cold eyes that were full of killing intent Liu Tián Qǔ bowed very deeply and held it before rising.

"I'm sorry for invading your space Big Brother. I should have known better. I had a friend who had an aura like yours. He was a battle-hardened warrior that developed the instincts of survival. If there is one thing I knew about him, it was that he hated people to invade is personal space. Particularly, people, he didn't know. It took me a long time for him to become comfortable enough with me where I was able to touch him without him almost killing me."

As Liu Tián Qǔ spoke, she felt Wang Fèn Yǒng intense killing aura recede, and he sheathed his sword. "The moment I met Big Brother, Big Brother reminded me of my friend. I unknowingly got too comfortable with big brother and trespassed on big brother's personal space. That was my fault. I'm sorry for threatening your personal space. In the future, I will be a bit more careful big brother."

Wang Fèn Yǒng stood in the middle of the road hands clasped behind his back standing tall and straight, and although an intense domineering aura emanated from him, some of the chill in his eyes had receded. Looking at Liu Tián Qǔ, he said in a cold flat voice enunciating each word. "Do not touch me."

Staring deeply into his beautiful cold dark Phoenix eyes, Liu Tián Qǔ nodded and said, "En, Even though I like and feel very comfortable with big brother. I will be careful not to touch big brother."

Poor Little Dumpling stood on the side where Liu Tián Qǔ pushed him, on the verge of collapse. He had sweated buckets. If you were to squeeze his clothes, there was enough sweat in them to fill a bucket. He looked even more disheveled and even more pitiful. Although he was glad, his friend was still alive and in one piece. The truth was he was amazed as well. The last person that invaded his older brother space, his older brother hack his whole arm off at the shoulder. The poor guy still almost died from blood loss. The guy before that, well, Little Dumpling decided to discontinue those thoughts. It made no difference dredging them up now. At least his new friend was okay.

With an odd glint in his cold eyes, Big Ice Cube asked Liu Tián Qǔ, "Why did you touch me?"

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With a slight smile on her face, Liu Tián Qǔ said, "Take a good look at Little Dumpling?"

Both their gaze swung over to little dumpling. Poor Little Dumpling who was already on the verge of collapse. Stumble and almost got done in by the weight of their stares. Poor Little Dumpling made for one sorry sight. His topknot was coming loose, and some of his hair had already escaped his top knot. It made his hair look like a disheveled mess. His face was dirty. His clothes were dirtier than his face. One of his shoes looked weird. They couldn't tell what kind of damage it had. It didn't look quite broken. It just looked peculiar, poor Little Dumpling himself looked like a trauma victim on the verge of collapse.

Turning back to Wang Fèn Yǒng Liu Tián Qǔ asked, "Do you think it's fair to send him home looking like this? Little Dumpling may be a bit naive, but he has a very good heart, and he has his dignity. He didn't mean any harm, nor did he understand the true consequences of his actions. The moment he understood the consequences, he was about to rush back home to put the minds of his family at easy. All little dumpling wanted was to be prodigal by buying and eating as much good food as he could." As Liu Tián Qǔ talked more of the chill in Wang Fèn Yǒng gaze, seem to recede. His eyes almost looked warm.

"Tell me truthfully how would your parents look at him if he was to come home looking like a battered mauled rat that barely escaped the jaws of a cat. I don't think that is fair. I touched you to try to get your attention to ask you to give me and Little Dumpling one hour."

Little Dumpling had already given up. He was so emotionally and mentally drained. Little Dumpling didn't even care anymore what anyone said about him. Now ironically enough Little Dumpling just wanted to go home.

With a cold flat voice and an even colder expressionless face, Wang Fèn Yǒng asked, "One hour?"

"Yes, we will need about one hour. I want you to come with us, or send one of your men that's following us, so we can buy a clean change of clothes for Little Dumpling and go to the inn one street over and allow him to clean up and change his clothing." Liu Tián Qǔ said, pointing in the direction of the inn one street over.

By now Liu Tián Qǔ had figured out that suspicious-looking people she spotted nearby were people commanded by Wang Fèn Yǒng.

Liu Tián Qǔ never saw what motion or signal Wang Fèn Yǒng made. However, suddenly out of nowhere, a man who was a guard of the Wang family approached. Bowing, he said, "I'm present, first young master."

Wang Fèn Yǒng tossed a heavy money purse over to the guard and said, "Get a change of clothing and a pair of shoes for Second Young Master. We will be waiting for you in the inn one street over."

"Let's go," a flat cold voice said to them as the guard left to carry out the order given to him.

Liu Tián Qǔ and Little Dumpling could only obediently follow.