Free Riluo City (Blue Phoenix Book 1) by Tinalynge Page A

square where the qilins were standing.
     
    The moment Hui Yue and Lan Feng’s scent reached the group of horses and qilins they instantly panicked. Lan Feng and Hui Yue had merged their souls, so Hui Yue carried the scent of a saint level beast, which was enough to terrify any other magical beast around.
     
    Lord Rong Liang was shocked when he noticed his qilins panic and was forced to use his power to forcibly calm them dowm.
     
    Hui Yue’s eyes grew large as he saw how a grey mist had instantly calmed down all the mounts, causing them to look drugged.
     
    ‘That is spiritual energy,’ Lan Feng said with a quiet voice, ‘he has trapped all of them in an illusion so for now they can’t do anything. He is quite strong.’
     
    Hui Yue felt lucky to be able to see such a high ranked expert, but he was also aware that the horses’ reaction had caused Lord Rong Liang to become alert, and he and his mother would most definitely be noticed very quickly.
     
    “Come out little mouse,” the lord said with a friendly voice, and Hui Yue had no reason to stay behind, so he grasped his mother’s hand and slowly moved clear of the house they had been hiding behind.
     
    The village elder raised an eyebrow upon seeing them, but he said nothing.
     
    “I’m really sorry mister,” Hui Yue said with tears in his eyes and the most adorable voice he could muster, “I just really wanted to see someone from outside the village so I hid and accidently got my mother caught up in this as well.”
     
    Lord Rong Liang was shocked upon seeing the mother and child, as he saw no reason why any of them would cause his qilins to panic, but the closer the two of them came towards the village square, the more spiritual energy was needed to keep the mounts pacified within his illusion.
     
    The child was beautiful, the white hair and blue eyes was so exotic that Lord Rong Liang was refusing to believe that it really was a human child.
     
    “Where is the rest of the villagers?” Lord Rong Liang finally asked while looking around the deserted village.
     
    “We were not certain whether it was a friend or foe that was coming our way, so they have sheltered themselves in our protection shelter,” the elder answered in a humble and rather embarrassed voice.
     
    “You knew we were coming?” surprise was evident in Lord Rong Liang’s voice as he was not used to anyone being capable of noticing him while travelling, and he was certain that everyone in this village were only in the student levels.
     
    “This young one saw your noble party while guarding goats on the hillside your lordship,” Hui Yue said hurriedly, the personification of a slightly scared but also curious child.
     
    Lan Feng was laughing loudly while enjoying the play. Lord Rong Liang nodded upon hearing that they had been spotted along the way, but his eyes never left the beautiful child in front of him. If it was a magic beast in human shape, it was a rare treasure that he would want to acquire at any price.
     
    “You do not look like the other villagers, are you an orphan?” he asked curiously, and Hui Yue instantly felt a tinge of danger hidden within the words.
     
    “No milord,” Hui Lifen spoke up this time, “Our Hui Yue looked like any other child at birth, but during the first year of life we experienced an incident that caused the current appearance.” She said with great respect while kowtowing on the ground.
     
    Lord Rong Liang was used to a life of scheming against others, and he could instantly tell that the woman was telling the truth. This both confused and interested him, as the young child did not seem as simple as he had expected.
     
    “Village elder please bring the rest of the villagers back. Our party will be setting up camp just outside of your village for a month as we will prepare for our trip into the forest.” Lord Rong Liang said with a firm voice and the village elder quickly nodded before turning towards Hui Yue and his mother,