Yue was quiet when she walked through the gates, but Min was looking around and talking about how the Ma Sect must be rich. Small chuckles could be heard from Yue when Min would get excited at the smallest of things. Yue was also looking around finding dragon statues that were standing guard around the courtyard. The area was meant to be a safe place but to Yue it felt like her skin was crawling. Seeing that there were so many people from different Sect made Yue wonder what this whole evening was about.
“Hey, Min why do you think they brought us all here? I mean there are people from other Sect’s even from Jixue Peak. Hehe… There is a lot of people…” Yue put her hand on the hilt of Bingyuan covering the name. Her grip tightened as people passed her. Being alone most of her life Yue didn’t like being around a group of people gathered in this quantity. Min grabbed on to Yue as not to lose her and to stay close as a lot of the Ma sect members were staring at the other young women who dressed up. They were eyeing them like they were deer grazing in the meadows ready for the slaughter. Yue had a soft gaze and a pleasant smile, but she was not deterred by these stares. Min and Yue were the ones that got most of the stares because Yue had alluring aura around her. To the Ma Sect member’s, they saw two small and beautiful girls who knew each other. One seemed cold and unapproachable, and one innocent and talkative. Beautiful in their own way, that they caught several people’s eyes.
“Yue they are staring at us. Maybe it’s because you are so pretty. Yue it’s kind of scary the look in their eyes.” Min got closer to Yue and held on to Yue’s arm. The cold eyes glanced at all the men who were staring and then pulled Min closer to her.
“Min you don’t need to worry. Just yell for me if they try anything and stay close to me.” They walked towards the side of the courtyard and stayed in the corner.
Leaning against a pillar Yue closed her eyes and waited for this whole thing to get started. She could feel Min’s excitement and want to go chat with the other girls. A loud chuckle came from Yue and she wave Min off. “Go and talk to them I am not interested in conversing with anyone. Don’t worry about me just come and check in with me every now and then okay.” Yue crossed her arms and just stood waiting for it to start. Min nodded and walked of in the now sea of people in different colors. It was starting to get quite noisy for Yue.
“Did you hear. There is a new Daemon around!”
“someone said that there are still dragons.”
“There are some pretty ladies this time.”
“That one looks to hard to please”
“That one is easy”
“I want that cute one.”
“I'll take care of the cold girl.”
“Xue Xing you think that girl is here. The one in the lotus petal.”
“there is a funny smell here Kung Zhong. Some one smells like that flower.”
“If she is here we wouldn’t know where to look.”
“She is here. I can feel it.”
“You are infatuated with her are you not?”
Yue listened to the voices and started to focus on the few she just heard.
“Most should know me but for those who do not I am Yaohua Ma. I have gathered you all including women from different villages to throw a grand party. My son Lin-Bao Ma will be succeeding me very soon. And Last night he defeated a Tunshi Zhe.” Yue had to stifle a laugh when she her this last sentence. Opening her eyes, she seen an older gentleman standing in the from wearing the dark blue and gold robes. An over coat coved the rest of his clothes. Yaohua Ma had a face that made Yue want to punch it, but she kept it to herself. His hair was graying by now, but he has had his time at the head of the Sect. ‘He must want to fool around with the other young women. He is said to be a great womanizer.’ Yue thought to herself as she stood up straight. Her back starting to hurt from leaning on it. Yue would not let it show that she was injured by that Tunshi Zhe. If she did and the Ma sect members from last night saw she would be found out as the red daemon. “But that is not everything recently in the past few months there has been a new Daemon. One that has no face but a voice. It comes in wipes out the other lowly demons and ghosts and even gets rid of curses. This Daemon has been making things harder for us to train new disciples. It has been discovered that the Red Daemon is in fact a woman!” The laugh in Yue had just been killed by the sharp yell. Min looked at Yue and could see that she had paled even more than usual. But a chill came over Min as she looked at Yue’s face. Yue’s eyes told Min that she would disappear in an instant if they were looking for her. Quickly Min weaved through the crowd of people and made it to Yue’s side in a few minutes.
“Yue do you-”
“Shh Min.”
Min wanted to ask if Yue would be okay, yet Yue kept her quiet. Looking around there were many disapproving faces from the leader who just spoke. Yue pulled Min closer to her and held on to her arm. This was so Yue could keep herself from leaving or becoming too angry. Yaohua Ma looked over the people gathered in the courtyard. He landed on four men who were standing off to the side looking around. His face paled as he looked at them. “It is a surprise that the four Masters of the Mountains are here. If you would please come say a few words. About the woman who is taking everything from our training grounds.” Everyone’s head turned to the men in the corner. The red and orange robes clashed with the black speckled ones, while a white tiger mask sat above green and gold robes. Standing next to the green and gold robes was silver and black robes that had a scroll in their hands.
“Ah You just had to say something…” A disappointed voice calmly said to him. “Don’t say anything against a woman they are a HUNDRED times stronger than an average man!” A rowdier full of energy voice yelled out. “There are plenty of women in the Jun Sect. If they are strong then they help protect everyone! If this Red Daemon hide’s their identity, then the Sect around who are supposed to protect are not doing their work.” Yue looked at the one yelling at the Ma Sect leader. He had short wild brown hair, covering the dark green eyes that pierced Ma Sect leader was a white tiger mask. He sat on one of the dragon statues heads.
This man had his arm around the one with the scroll. “Knock it off Mu Jun!” Thwack!!! Everyone saw the scroll hit the mask and Mu Jun had fallen backwards from it. Still standing was the black silver robed young man who adjusted himself and fixed is round glasses. Then stood up properly… Yue tilted her head a little as this person standing up properly did not help his height. But he reminded Yue of a hamster. He had round cheeks and round honey-colored eyes that were behind round glasses frames. His black hair was braided to the side, long bangs were hanging down by the edge if the glasses. Opening the scroll, he started to read it leaving the knocked down Mu Jun on the ground with out so much as a glance. “The other option is that the Sect is intimidated by women being stronger than their disciples. If I correctly remember the Ma Sect puts their women down and treat them like servants.” Yaohua Ma tensed up at the words that seemed to insult him. “Kung Zhong watch your words.” A smirk was on the one wearing Red and Orange. “Master Feng. Master Xue what do you think of this problem. The Red Daemon is certainly not a disciple of any of the sects. What do you think about the Red Daemon?”
The two looked at each other. Master Xue had closed his eyes and opened a fan to cool himself off. Master Feng gave a fierce look to the Ma Sect leader. It made Yaohua Ma shrink a bit, he knew even if he wanted to challenge the four Mountain Masters, he couldn’t win against them. Master Feng eyes looked over at the gathered women and procced to give his thoughts. “I think its cowardly for a person to hide their identity personally. Whoever this woman is does not want to be recognized for her good deeds. Such a shame that she is nothing but a coward.” Yue went to move as her anger was starting to boil. ‘You dare call me a Coward. You could not even keep Min from running in front of you Damn Asshole!’ Min grabbed Yue’s hand as it was reaching for Bingyuan. The anger stopped rising and Yue wrapped her arms around Min to help with the anger. There was something about how Min was so cheery and happy that made Yue collect herself. Min had something that Yue could not have even if she tried to take it. Even Yue didn’t know what it was, but she wanted to cling on to it like a spider to its freshly caught prey. Master Xue did not say anything only fanned himself lightly.
“Where is Jingyi Min?! Last night she was there guiding those four before she was whisked off by the Red Daemon.” A familiar annoying voice called from behind the Ma Sect leader. Irritation was starting to eat at the final wall of Yue’s reluctance to be here. A gentle patting had Yue snap out of the small daze she was in. “Yue you have to let me go up or else there will be even more trouble.” Min smiled happily. The hold tightens for a moment but then Yue released Min from the web of her trap. Quickly Min walked away from Yue and then raised her hand up high into the air. Her peach-colored robes flowed in the light breeze. The smile on her face was bright and warm, the sparkle in Min’s eyes seemed to capture a certain Mountain Masters eye.
“I am here. You requested all the UNmarried women to attend. And since you “Protect” us we have to listen.” Min was purposely putting a lot of emotion into some of the words. “Pfft” Yue had to hold in the laugh. “What do you want from me Lin-Bao Ma?’ She said this sweetly, but it was full of menace. All the other Sects started to look at the Ma Sect members with looks of disgust. Lin-Bao Ma got to Min and made the others around her move away. Min was now the sole focus of everyone’s attention. A sly grin could be seen on Lin-Bao Ma’s face. ‘maybe in this Sect is made of demons instead of virtuous men’ Yue’s annoyance of the man circling her friend had grown even further.
“What happened last night Jingyi Min. The Red demon that cruelly took you away from our protection. That black mask that shined even though there was no light for it. What does the face behind that mask look like Jingyi Min.” A dark shadow was being casted on Yue the sky had become a dark violet and was turning black within the hour possibly. Something was not right with what was playing out. It felt like this had happened before. A headache started to take root and blossom its way through her brain. Min had started shaking but soon it turned into straight laughter.
“The Red Daemon did a better job protecting me than you did. When you saw that High level demon you fell on your ass. Saying you killed it is like saying I can make gold out of silk. The Red Daemon protected me by getting hurt herself. Then a tiger dragged it away. So which part did you exactly kill Young Master?” Min had a look of anger in her eyes as she took a step towards Lin-Bao Ma. It scared him.
“You insolent women how dare you question me!” The incompetent man went to swing at Min. Master Feng went to stop him, but he was step back in shock. With one arm around Min and the other stopping Lin-Bao Ma’s hand. This were all movements that Yue had subconsciously done seeing her friend was about to get hurt. Black eyes stared at him they were full of annoyance. Yue did not utter a word, but the stare was enough to make the young master back off from the two.
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