Young Miss, Please Don't Run

Within a few days, the town is once again filled with rumors and gossip from the people. It was said that the second prince played around with Li Mei-Ting from the Li family. He then ordered his men to get rid of her after finding out that she had gotten pregnant, along with all her family members. It was said that the second prince wants to marry the third daughter of the Tang, so he has to get rid of everyone that knows about this. And this is also to cover up all the bad things he has done before since Li Mei-Ting knows a lot about them by being with him.

Rumors can make a person gain fame but it can also ruin a person. And these rumors regarding the second prince has ruined his reputation. And to further prove that the rumors are true, the employees of a clinic came out to support the claims that Li Mei-Ting is pregnant. They also claim that not long after their head doctor verifies that Miss Li is pregnant, that their head doctor has gone missing. People haven't seen Li Mei-Ting and her family for a while now and haven't been able to get in touch with them. Due to that, it has farther made the rumors even more credible.

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Inside the Tang residence, the second prince is talking to Master Tang and is trying to explain the rumors.

"Your second highness, there are lots of people gossipping about you and the young miss from the Li family. Please explain it to me what's going on, if the rumors are true, then this marriage cannot be continued." Master Tang said. He's worried that these rumors will cause the second prince his throne. If that's the case, then it might not be wise to let his daughter marry him.

"Master Tang, the rumors are not true and is exaggerating. It's true that I know Miss Li and is friends with her, but that's it and nothing more. I don't know where she currently is right now, she might have left with her family to go to another town. I heard that Li Xiang and his wife didn't want to stay in this town anymore since getting kicked out by the Old Master Li. And this marriage is already set since my imperial father has already granted it. The only person that can change it now is the emperor." He's explaining his way out of this and is also reminding Master Tang that the marriage cannot be canceled.

Master Tang has an uneasy feeling after the rumors came out. If the rumors are true then, he feels a little guilty toward Li Xiang and his family since this might not have happened if he didn't agree to have his daughter marrying this second prince. But on the other hand, he felt that it has nothing to do with him since the second prince's the one that came to ask for marriage and not him. He has a discussion with his daughter about this and was told by his daughter that she doesn't care about the rumors.

Master Tang sighed and took a deep breath, he tries to put the rumors behind him. He then looks at the second prince and continues to talk about the marriage issue.

"Your second highness, since the emperor has approved this marriage, did he mention about the date of the wedding?" He hopes it's not too soon so that he can have more time to see clearly of the current situation.

The second prince, of course, knows what he's thinking and he won't give him the chance to back out. The emperor didn't mention anything about the date, but he can set the date himself. Since everything has become a mess right now and his imperial father isn't too happy with the rumors about him lately. He might as well get rid of him instead of waiting around. He will set his wedding date as the same day that he will make his biggest move.

"The emperor said since the seventh prince's passing, the palace has been very gloomy. He thinks that the wedding can lift up the spirit in the palace and said that the wedding should take place quickly. I believe the end of this month will be good."

"But...wouldn't that be in less than two weeks! Isn't that a bit too rush?" Master Tang is surprised by how quickly this is moving.

"There's really nothing much for you to prepare, I'll take care of all the necessary preparation. All we need is for the third Young Miss to be ready on that day."

Before Master Tang can reply, Tang Wen-Yi walks into the room.

"Greetings to your highness, the second prince. Sorry for coming in unannounced, but I would also like to voice my thoughts." Tang Wen-Yi said as she walks into the room. She's dressed in a very pretty green dress and she is presenting herself very elegantly.

Seeing the way she walks in and presenting herself, the second prince in satisfied with this future wangfei of his.

"It's okay, third young miss. I'm glad you are here, you probably have just heard what we are saying just now. I want to know what you think about our wedding date?"

Of course, she has heard what they were talking about because she was eavesdropping on the outside since the second prince got here. She was actually happy that the second prince has set the wedding date, but when she saw her father showing his reluctance. She needs to come out and stop her father so that she can quickly and smoothly marry the second prince.

"Yes, your second highness. I have heard that the wedding date will be at the end of the month. I don't have any complaints." She then turns to look at her father and said, "Father, I also agree to the wedding date."

The second prince likes his future wangfei even more now, knowing she agrees to the wedding date and is not put off by the rumor. This is how his wangfei supposed to be, and not like those other normal people that only see the outside situation.

Master Tang can't say anything but to agree since his own daughter has already agreed to this herself. The three of them discuss the wedding details some more and the second prince left soon after they finished discussing.

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The second prince has just left the Tang residence, he's glad that the wedding will continue and is going in the direction that he wants. But he can't ignore the rumors, he knew that it has to be Li Dong Man that's spreading the rumors. He must find him quick and get rid of him. But he won't let him die that easily, he's going to make him regret what he had done.

Suddenly, a voice from the outside has disturbed his thoughts. It's the horse carriage driver. "Your Second Highness, we have arrived at minister Liu's residence."

The second prince got off the carriage and was greeted by the guards at the front door. He was quickly escorted in by the guards and minister Liu was soon notified of his arrival. They met inside the minister Liu's study room and minister Liu told others that no one can come in to disturb them.

"Grandfather, the rumors are getting worse by the day. I think we should make our move soon because the elder prince has been telling my imperial father bad things about me. He even dares to suggest to him that I should be punished." The second prince didn't want to waste time and get right into the main subject.

"No need to rush, Ah Feng. All the preparation is done, all we need is to wait for a chance to gather all the government office together at the same place with the emperor, so we can force him to give up his throne and give it to you." Minister Liu said calmly with a sly smile on his face. Soon his grandson is going to be the emperor and he can rule this country from behind the scene!

"That chance is coming up soon. I have just confirmed the wedding date with Master Tang, it's going to be at the end of this month. We can do that at the end of the wedding ceremony and take that old fart by surprise! Hahaha!" The second prince can't wait for that day to come. It will be the day that for him to shine and to rule over everyone!

Both the grandfather and grandson continue their plotting, while unbeknown to them that someone else is also plotting for the same thing. The wedding date is less than two weeks away and it will be an unforgettable event for many people for a very long time!

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Finally, today is the agreed departure date for Li Dong Man to leave. Ba Yue didn't come but she sent Ho Wai as her representative with a few of her hidden guards from the White Moon to come and accompany him. The hidden guards are going to escort Li Dong Man to a farther away town to make sure of his safety before they can come back. She also gave Ho Wai some gold coins to give it to Li Dong Man for traveling spending. That's the most she can do for him, the rest is up to himself.

"My young miss wants me to let you know that your younger sister is still alive, but barely. It seems that the poison that she had consumed will take her life she if does not take the antidote every two weeks. She was sold to the brothel a little over a week ago, so it's safe to say she only has a few more days to live." Ho Wai told him as he hands him a small bag and a piece of paper with the location of the brothel that Li Mei-Ting is at.

Li Dong Man is surprised and happy that his younger sister is still alive, but also sad because there's no way for him to save her. He didn't have any more money left on him, so he can't buy her back from the brothel and he doesn't know where he can get his hands on the antidote. He then looks at the small bag and the piece of paper in his hand and wonders what in the bag.

"What's this?' He asked as he opens the bag and is very surprised by what's inside. There's a good amount of gold coins in it and a small jar.

"Young miss said to give it to you, there are some gold coins and the antidote for your younger sister's poison. The paper has written the location where your sister is currently at. She wants me to relay a message for you. She said she has forgiven you for what you have done to her in the past, and this is all she can help you with. It's up to you if you want to use the gold coins to start a new life somewhere else or to go save your younger sister. The choice is yours to decide but this will be the last time she will help you and she won't see you again in the future." Ho Wai relays Ba Yue's message to Li Dong Man. He truly thinks that his young miss is way too kind since he had heard rumors about this man and their past. He also remembers Li Mei-Ting and her shameless ways back then at the annual martial competition. But even though all these things have happened before, the young miss still has the kindness in her heart to help them.

Li Dong Man can't believe that Ba Yue had helped him to this extent. And not only to help him, but also to help both of his sisters too. He feels extremely guilty of the things he had done to her before. He is regretting it a lot right now, but there's nothing else he can do but to accept her kindness. But if one day he can help her back, he will definitely do it even if it means to lose his life.

"Ho Wai, what is Ba Yue's true identity? She can't just be a regular young miss of the Ba family. There's no way she can find out where Mei-Ting is by herself. I know you are a highly skilled martial artist and I can tell that these men that you have brought here are also very strong. People like you and these men won't just work for Ba Yue if she's just a normal young miss of the Ba family." Suddenly, he saw a small white moon logo on the upper arm area of their sleeve. He's shocked! How can it be?

Ho Wai also saw that Li Dong Man noticed their uniform logo on their upper arm sleeve. He didn't have to hide it since the young miss said there's no need to hide it anymore. The White Moon will make a public appearance from now on, that's why she had the uniform made for everyone. She said that it's time to show themselves and to recruit even more people to expand the White Moon.

"As you can see, we are from the White Moon. The owner of the White Moon is my young miss. You still haven't notice that my young miss's name sounds almost the same as our organization's name." Li Dong Man is shocked! It's true, both names sound almost the same but written differently.

(Note: Ba Yue is written in Chinese like this 霸悦, the last name Ba means to dominate, hegemony, etc. The first name Yue means pleased, joy, happy, etc.

On the other hand, the white moon's pinyin is Bai Yue and in Chinese, it's written like this 白月. The meaning is also completing different but it sounds almost exactly the same.)

Li Dong-Man is shocked that Ba Yue is the owner of the White Moon! The White Moon suddenly showed up a few moons ago and they also have tons of rumors themselves. It was said that the White Moon is a powerful organization and expanding very quickly, some even said that they will be the next Dark Eagle! How did she accomplish all these by herself? He knew she had changed a lot, but this is way out of knowledge area.

"If you have no other questions, then follow my men to leave. They will protect you and make sure you get to safety before coming back here." After saying that, he is about to turn around to leave when Li Dong Man stopped him.

"Wait." Li Dong Man quickly said.

"What is it?" Ho Wai asked.

"Please relay a message to Ba Yue for me. Please tell her that I said thank you and I'm sorry for what I have done before."