The four of them had entered into another city, they were now four cities away from the mountain where the flame sect is, they got off their horse when they approached the city gate. The Yu-Shan city is known as the second most populated city in the Tang dynasty and it Is also vulnerable to threats from the neighbouring countries, the security in the city is always tight in case the neighbouring countries send spies to Tang.

They held the reins of the horses as they slowly approached the city gate, everyone had to be searched and checked before entering the city and those without their identification card will be taken to the prefecture office for clearance and that is something they couldn't afford. They didn't bring their identification card with them but they can't show them their guardians token which could also e used as a clearance to enter the city, they passed the city in the midnight when they first came so they didn't need to be identified but now they had to enter the city during the day. ​​

"Bingchen what are we going to do, the security of the city is too tight, we can fight our way through but that will just attract their attention and we can't divulge our identity," Huo Li said

"You are right but Huo Qiang doesn't have much time left, his wound seems to be returning, the colour of his blood has changed from gold to black, if we don't get to the sect by tomorrow, he might die," Bingchen said, The both of them had taken turns during the journey to carry Huo Qiang on their horses while his horse followed behind them but he was still unconscious.

"I am fine, let's just go through the check, as long as we tell them where we are coming from, it should be okay," Huo Qiang said weakly.

"No, we can't, if they find anything suspicious, we will be in trouble," Bingchen said

"Why don't we wait till we get inside the city then we can decide on what to do after then," Huo Li said

"I agree, if they are going to take us to the prefecture office then we can escape on the way there," Bingchen said.

"I will try my best to not show that I am sick so that they won't suspect us," Huo Qiang said, then he removed his hand from Bingchen shoulder in an attempt to look alright.

As soon as he straightened his back, he felt a very sharp and severe pain in his abdomen, he was about to scream but Bingchen quickly covered his mouth, when he felt that Huo Qiang had already stabilized himself, he removed his hand from his mouth.

"You need to endure the pain until we leave the city, the antidote I have with me can only sustain you for one more day, if we don't get to the sect before tomorrow ends, I cant guarantee if you will be able to survive this" Bingchen said

"If not for the golden eagle, I never would have thought that a day would come when you would care for me this much" Huo Qiang said then he gave Bingchen a crooked smile.

"You still have the time for jokes, if Bingchen hadn't brought those pills with him before we came you would have been dead a long time ago," Huo Li said

"That reminds me, why do you that pill with you?" Huo Qiang asked

"Before we left, I went to the sect medicine storage to check if there were anything pills that could be of help then I found this, I left the store in a hurry when I didn't find any pills that could be of help but I mistakenly took this with me," Bingchen said

"Then I should be grateful that you made that mistake," Huo Qiang said jokingly.

"Hey, are you all not going to come forward" One of the officers at the checkpoint shouted, the three of them looked up then they realized that it was already their turn, they had been chatting and smiling that they had almost forgotten the problems they would soon have to face.

"Sorry officer, we got carried away," Huo Li said

"For this little girl sake, I will let you go, where is your identification card," the officer asked, the three of them glanced at each other not knowing what to say or do.

"Just act like you are searching for it" Huo Qiang whispered to them.

Then they all began to search their bodies for their identification card, the officer looked at them with impatience as they ransacked their chest, sleeves and their waistbands for their identification cards.

"Are you guys not going to answer me, show me your pass or go back to where you came from?" the officer said with impatience echoing in his voice.

"Officer, I am sorry but I don't know where my card is, I must have forgotten it at home," Huo Li said

"me too" the other two replied

"Are you guys kidding me, you are all coming from the same place but you don't have your Identification card?" the officer said, from his tone, it was obvious that he was already getting angry and his patience had reached its limit.

"We are a sorry officer, we left home in a hurry so we forgot t take our identification cards with us" Huo Bingchen quickly said with a fake confused and terrified look on his face. The officer pulled his sword from its scabbard and pointed it at Huo Bingchen.

"The three of you must be spies from other countries," the officer said

"No officer, we are from Ping Yao city, we received news that our lost sister is in this city, so we came here in a hurry to find her," Huo Qiang said

"Officer, please let us enter the city, our sister is seriously ill, if we don't get her back for treatment, she might die," Huo Li said

"I can't let you inside this city even if your whole family life is at stake," the officer said then he returned his sword back into its scabbard," the officer said

"But…." Huo Qiang was about to argue but the pain he felt intensified, he was already struggling to hold it in before but he couldn't do it for much longer, he balled his fingers into a fist and tightened it to help him endure the pain.

"Then at least take us to the prefecture office, we can confirm our identity there," Huo Bingchen said

"Bingchen!" Huo Li said softly

"Don't worry, we have nothing to be afraid of, officer please let us go to the prefecture office to explain ourselves, our sister's life is at stake?" Bingchen said, Huo Li decided to go along with his act, so she pouted her lips and fluttered her lashes to appeal to the officer, he glanced at her helplessly as he couldn't help but admire her cute look.

"Alright, I will send some people to follow you there but if you get there and you cant prove yourselves, your situation might be worse since you just left Ping Yao city, you can just turn back and return another day, the choice is in your hands," the officer said

"We will go to the prefecture office, this matter is very urgent," Bingchen said, then the other two nodded their head in agreement.

Then the officer called five soldiers over to where they stood.

"The five of you will escort the three of them to the prefecture office, they don't have identification cards or anything they can use to identify themselves," the officer said to the soldiers.

"Understood" the five of them replied, then the officer gave the three of them a dismissive wave.

"Thank you, sir," Huo Li said with a cute smile on her lips.

The five officers lead them into the city while they pulled their horses behind them, Huo Bingchen helped Bingchen to pull his horse since he was in no state to exert himself.

"Are you okay?" Huo Li asked

"No, there is coagulated blood in my chest and I need to get it out as soon as possible" Huo Qiang replied

"Just wait a little" Bingchen said, then he walked up to one of the officers.

"Sir, how long before we reach the prefecture office?" Bingchen asked

"Why are you asking that?" one of the soldiers asked with a serious look on his face.

"My brother here is a little bit sick so I just want to know" Bingchen replied with a gentle smile

"We still have thirty minutes before we reach the prefecture office" the officer replied

"Thank you" Bingchen said then he moved back.

"We still have thirty minutes before we reach the prefecture office," Bingchen said

"What are you planning on doing?" Huo Li asked

"We are going to attack these soldiers that are escorting us then we make a run for it," Huo Bingchen said

"But there are other soldiers patrolling the streets, are we going to attack them too?" Huo Li asked

"That is why we have to attack them now before we get closer to the prefecture office, the soldiers patrolling the streets are not enough to defeat us so they will have to report to the prefecture for reinforcement before they get to us, we have to run as far as we can," Bingchen said

"That sounds like a nice plan but what of Huo Qiang, we can't run fast with him," Huo Li said

"We are going to use the horses, I will carry him on my horse while his horse follows behind us, his horse will be used as a diversion" Huo Qiang said, then he moved to the side of one of the horses and whispered into his ear.

"Are you ready?" Huo Qiang whispered to the two of them.

"Yes" they replied

They removed their swords from their horses, then Huo Li hit the back of one of the soldier's neck causing him to be unconscious, the remaining four pulled out their swords and turned back to see who has just attacked them, Huo Li quickly swiped a round horse kick around one of the soldiers face while Huo Qiang pulled the arm of one of the soldiers, pulled over his back and then brought him to the ground then he used his sword to hit his head causing the soldier to faint, the remaining one was about to run, unfortunately for him, they were not going to let that happen….

The both of them leapt into the air, then they descended with a flying kick across the soldier's face at both sides, as they landed on the ground, the soldier's body dropped to the ground, they both glanced at each other with horror written on their faces.

"Why did you hit him too?" Huo Li asked

"How was I supposed to know that you were already going to hit him?" Bingchen replied

"You hit him too hard, what if he is dead?" Huo Li said

"I…"

"are both of you going to keep arguing until more soldiers arrive?" Huo Qiang asked then the both of them immediately returned to their horses, Bingchen mounted his horse and pulled Huo Qiang up while Huo Li did the same, then they urged their horses to move, Huo Qiang horse just kept following them even though no one was on it and the whole street was thrown into chaos after the fight. The horses in the flame sect have been trained to understand human language, so Bingchen told the horse to follow behind them but once their reach a place with the different routes the horse will have to ride back and forth in order to create tracks that would confuse the soldiers chasing them.

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The golden eagle landed in the mountain where the flame sect resided.

"Why are you not flying?" Huo Ying asked

"There is a problem with my wings" the golden eagle replied

"What problem again, we need to save them fast," Huo Ying said

"If you hadn't insisted on attacking me, this wouldn't be happening so you had better wait" the golden eagle replied

"I thought you said that my flame doesn't have any effect on you, were you lying?" Huo Li said in a taunting manner.

"You…your flame can't have any serious effect on me, it is such a little problem," the golden eagle said

"then how are you going to fix your wings now," Huo Ying asked impatiently.

"Normally you shouldn't be able to injure me but there is something strange about your blood, you must have injured yourself while you were trying to roast me with your flames, so now your blood has penetrated my wings and has made me unable to fly" the golden eagle replied.

"What are you talking about, I am not injured," Huo Ying said then she checked her hand for injuries and she found one. On her palm, she found a slight cut but the wound had already stopped bleeding.

"You must have used your talon to cut my hand, am I poisoned?" Huo Ying asked

"Not yet but in an hour time you will be poisoned" the golden eagle replied

"then what do I do? I can't be poisoned now, I need to save whoever you poisoned before" Huo Ying said

"as long as you infuse your spiritual Qi into my body with one drop of your blood and I am healed, I will tell you how to stop yourself from being poisoned," the golden eagle said

"You…. If I die then you will also die, so you had better tell me how to stop the poisoning" Huo Ying said

"Only one of my wings was affected, all I need to do is find someone who shares the same weird blood you have and I will get healed but you will get poisoned in one-hour time and die within one day and you won't be able to save your friends if my wing id injured," the golden eagle said

"You…okay, I will do it but you can't go back on your word after I heal you," Huo Ying said, then she climbed down from his back.