The Blood of A Witch

I read a lot of books

In the darkroom.

AnYuan tries to stand up but her feet were in pain, the chain on her feet was to tights. She can fell her leg has swollen and a small cut on her ankle.

“Young lady please forgive us.” the man pause and help her to stand up.

“Tell me what is your name and what are you doing here?” the man eyes gazes into her eyes. She has beautiful fox eyes and he was amazed by it.

“My name is Li AnYuan, I don’t know where I am now. So please let me go. I promise not to tell anyone about all of you. Just let me go pleased” thinking that she was been kidnap, she plea to them to let her go.

“I don’t think we can do that!” another male voice approached her.

“You still haven’t told us your intention, what are you doing here?” the second man that just ask her before he opening his mouth again. He is more aggressive than the other. He pushed her against the wall and almost chocks her.

“Ahhh…!!”AnYuan was struggling hard as she tries to free herself.

“Enough!!!! Let her go!” aloud voice comes from the first person that has asked her earlier. The man was in anger but he has to listen to his order.

AnYuan calms herself down. Not to panic.

“Look, Sir, I am sorry, but I do not know where I am.” finally AnYuan says something.

“I was visiting the old temple. Until I found the red spider lily flower, I was just collecting some flower for my tea than suddenly the ground opens up and I fell into the hole. Then when I open my eyes I was here with you guys, Mr. please can someone tell me what is going on here?” AnYuan gives her best explanation to them hopefully they will see her true story.

“O… kay. Now we are getting somewhere” the man forward to her face.

“Is Jin LuHou, General Jin LuHou. That’s my name and don’t you ever forget that” General Jin introduce himself to her so she would not be scared of him. He is the second in command in this place. Everyone listens to him.

“Please forgive this man. They are all very impatient when it comes to work.” General Jin turns around to look at his fellow man. Giving them a sign not to go overboard with the situation.

“Li AnYuan, let us start over again, and this time does not lie to me or I can't help you if my man becomes impatient and aggressive toward you. Do you understand what I say?” General Jin gazed at AnYuan with his coldness grey eyes ever.

“Alright…” AnYuan nodded her head. Not long after that, a woman in a black dress approached up to her and lean-to her side. She was looking at her face and to see if she was trying to lie.

“So your name is Li AnYuan and you are…. a human?” now, is the woman who is asking her the question. Is more like an interrogation at the police station. Like when you are asking the same question over and over again.

“Yes I am …and i..” she was cut off by the women.

“And you come the old temple, then you found a flower, you pick all the flower then you slip and fall into a big hole in the ground, yes?” the women smiling at AnYuan as she knows it well.

“Yes, that’s right. I fall into the hole, then …” AnYuan tries to continue her story but the women stop her.

“Hmmm…” the women give a long sigh.

“That part we all know.” the women pause and continue to ask her.

“Tell us, why do you need the red flower lily? Why do you collect it? If you just want to make tea out of it, why did you collect all of the flowers?” the woman points her finger to AnYuan. Stare at her eyes as if she is the criminal.

“Before you answer, think carefully if you lie, you will have to die instantly.” The woman turns her back to AnYuan and walks to her group of a crowd.

‘Now what am I going to do? Little Hua… where are you? What should I answer? AnYuan fell hopeless again as his little Hua was in a silent mood again.

“Fine!” she pauses for a while as her heart skipped a beat faster. “I read a lot of books and making tea from a flower is my speciality. At first, yes, I was only going to get just a few flowers for making my red tea flower, they say the tea can relax a person mind. But then, I notice the flower has a special effect, not just great for making tea, but is also great for making herbs…and a potion, as a herb that can cure any sickness or any disease from a person.” She said with her soft voice.

To her surprise, the room was quiet; everyone was listening to her explanation. They know what the flowers contain. Only the supreme one knows how to use it.

“Are you saying you know how to cure someone? Just with that? As a medicine? As a potion?” the woman in black come to her and holds up her chin. Everyone in the room was shocked to hear it.

“So she can cure someone…” a male voice just buzz in the group.

“Really…a medicine …an antidop?”

“And she can make a potion?

“….. a physician maybe?” a few male voice shout from behind the others.

“Ohh…she a doctor or what? Can we believe her?” a female voice talks to the other male next to her.

“If she knows how to use herbs and potion, maybe she’s a witch too?” now everyone has their own opinion on her.

“Yes arr… something like that” AnYuan answers all the question in confusion.

With the room so dark only a deem light on top of her, she can’t see how many people were they in the room. But she memories all the voice that talks to her. It seems like around 10 to 15 people just to listen to her explanation.

“Unchain her” Finally General Jin says a word. “And you, bring her to the quarters, maybe she can help the soldiers.” General Jin point to one of his guards who quickly help her up.

“Come!!” the guard pushing her, as she moves slowly because her left foot was injured during the fall.

AnYuan was reluctant to follow the guard. AnYuan tries to use her magic to escape, but it is useless. None of her magic can be used in this place.

“Young Miss, please come with us…do not be scare we will not hurt you.” General Jin offers his hand to AnYuan, hoping that she would agree.

‘The hell I am scared of you. I don’t even know where I am right now’ AnYuan bit her lower lip as she whispers to herself.

She tries to look into his eyes if he was going to lie to her. In his grey eyes, she could see a small light that shows, he is telling the truth.

AnYuan nodded, as she believes in him. She follows the guard to one of the man’s quarters. Is on the other side of the thick wall.

As she enters, the room was full of injured soldiers. Some are in pain and shouting for treatment. You can imagine a room full of sick people inside. Let say a clinic with no nurse or a doctor, not even a physician in the quarters.