THE CURSED ONE - THE BOY WHO CHALLENGE DESTINY

The Real Kidnapper - 1

Not long after their conversation, several people came to the prison under heavy guard, Jin recognized one of them, he was Master Kim Yong from the Golden Flame sect, the one who had interrogated him during the theft case in Golden Flame. Jin tries to hide behind Munjim so that Master Kim Yong doesn't see him. He feels ashamed considering Master Yong's first impression on him was during the theft case, and now he meets again with Master Kim Yong in this prison. Jin worried that Master Kim Yong will tell Youra and his family bad things about him, fortunately for Jin, Master Kim Yong doesn't pay attention to him at all, his eyes are only focused on Princess Imma and Hyung Jae.

One of them opened his voice, “My name is Baotan, I am the vice-chairman of this Tiger Claw sect, and this is Master Kim Yong, of the Golden Flame sect.” Baotan introduced himself and Master Yong of the Golden Flame who was standing beside him. "I will be asking in bold, where is Miss Youra? I warn you to answer honestly because your fate hinges on that answer. " Baotan asked in a flat but threatening tone.

Hearing Yong's name, Princess Imma immediately thought of the criminal she has defeated last night because her name was the same as this person from the Golden Flame sect, Princess Imma had wondered if this Master Kim Yong has any relation to Yong The Butcher, but she saw no physical similarity between them. In the end, Princess Imma concludes that it is only their names that are the same.

"Youra? Who is it? Maybe you are asking the wrong person, we are travelers from far away and do not know the person you are talking about." Putri Imma tries to lure Baotan, if he then asks anything about Munlim, that means they are really on the same side with Yong The Butcher because only Yong The Butcher knows about Munlim who took Youra away.

"You don't have to pretend, I'm sure you know about Youra's whereabouts." Baotan continues to harass Princess Imma.

"I told you we don't know about Youra, you can ask all day long, but it's useless." Putri Imma still insisted on her answer. 

Hearing Princess Imma's answer, Baotan started to get emotional, "You b***h, I know that you hide the position of one of your other friends? I'm sure he's with Youra right now. Tell me where is he?" Baotan threatened Princess Imma.

Hyung Jae and Princess Imma glanced at each other, now it's clear in their eyes that the Tiger Claw sect was involved in the kidnap of Miss Youra. Now they need to find a way to escape from this prison, and Hyung Jae entrusts Princess Imma to make the plan so that they can be free from this prison, he will follow whatever the Princess's plan.

"Be calm, sir, I don't understand about k********g Youra or whoever that is, but if you to know where my friend is I can take you there so you can see for yourself." Answer Princess Imma.

Hearing the confident answer from the female prisoner in front of him made Baotan a little doubtful whether they caught the right person or not because he didn't see by himself what happened last night in Gaja Mountain.

"Well, I want to check if you are honest or not," Baotan said, he wanted to confront Princess Imma with someone to confirm the honesty of the Princess, "Call him here." Baotan gave orders to one of his men.

His subordinates immediately came out of the prison area to pick someone up. Princess Imma already had an idea who the person being called was. Shortly afterward, someone who already knew Princess Imma, Hyung Jae, and Munjim entered the prison area, that person was Yong The Butcher. Princess Imma is not surprised to see Yong the Butcher tagging with them, she kept looking at Yong The Butcher snarled.

"Good morning my beautiful lady, we meet again, too bad you didn't clean me up last night, your arrogance is now turning against you, o sweet lady. If only you had killed me last night, no one would know who saved that girl and you wouldn't be jailed like this." Yong the butcher said in a mocking tone.

Before Princess Imma answered Yong's words, Hyung Jae immediately grilled them with the question, "Hey, aren't you from the Golden Flame sect? The kidnapper is that person, why are you even on his side ?!" Hyung Jae said loudly to Master Kim Yong of Golden Flame while pointing his finger at Yong The Butcher, but Master Kim Yong was only silent and doesn't respond at all, Master Kim Yong's act irritated Hyung Jae, "Hey, are you deaf or mute ?!" Hyung Jae shouted at the person.

"Enough !!! You shut up, don't say any words without my permission!" Baotan said with a threatening voice because he felt Hyung Jae was interfering with the interrogation process that he was doing. "You, look at all the people in this custody, were they the ones who destroyed your base and took the girl away?" He asked Yong The Butcher.

"Yes, it's obvious they were all there last night, except for that little boy," Yong the Butcher pointed at Jin.

Master Kim Yong, who initially did not realize that Jin was in the group, now knows. He looked at Jin with a slightly evil smile on his lips, he saw a plan to escape from his brother-in-law, Ja Som Fa's suspicion by involving Jin, if the main plan he had drawn up failed. He also plans to kill Jin whether his grand plan succeeds or fails because Jin is the only one who has access to Ja Som Fa's family and knows his involvement in this matter.

On the other hand, Jin, who heard their conversation immediately understood that Master Kim Yong who stand in front of him was the real criminal, he was the one who planned to kidnap Youra, but this time Jin still not know what Master Kim Yong's motive for arranging such an evil plan.

"You are a b***h, you dare to deceive me. Now you can't pretend anymore, where are you hiding Youra?" Baotan couldn't hide his emotions after finding out that Princess Imma had lied to him.

"What the hell are you guys planning to do by k********g a little girl? Don't you have any shame?" Princess Imma trying to lure Baotan's emotion so he will tell about their motive for k********g the girl, And you, aren't you a member of the Golden Flame sect? Why did you betray your master ?!" Princess Imma pointed at Master Kim Yong in disgust, she had always hated traitors like Master Kim Yong.

"Enough !!! Whatever our plan is, it has nothing to do with you, all you need to do is to show us the place where you hide the girl. Don't try to make fun of me, I know you are a high-level martial artist and can withstand to fight with us, but can you beat all of the Tiger Claw sect's guards while little boy? " Baotan threatened while pointing at Jin. "Even if you can escape, but that child will die if you fight us, I suggest you make careful actions."

Princess Imma realized that in this narrow room she would not be able to guard Jin if they attacked together, she could not break through the wall because this prison was located underground and there was only one exit that was tightly guarded. The best option right now is to follow their whim and counterattack outside when the moment is right. 

"Fine, I will not trick you, I will take you to the place where my men hide the little girl." Princess Imma decided to take them to Munlim's hideout.

"Miss Imma, don't you give Miss Youra to them, it doesn't matter if I die as long as Youra is safe," Jin begged Princess Imma not to hand Youra over to those people even at the cost of his life.

Princess Imma did not answer the request, but Hyung Jae immediately crouched down and tried to calm Jin, "You are a brave child, Jin, but there are times when we have to step back for a moment to win later." Hyung Jae said quietly, then he brought his mouth to Jin's ear while whispering, "Just trust Miss Imma, she must have a plan." Hyung Jae whispers in Jin's ear.

"You have heard this little boy's determination, right? He is ready to die here, there is nothing to lose if we have to fight here, right now. Before I bring you to their hideout, you must promise to release us unharmed, "Princess Imma gave the conditions. "To us, this boy is more valuable than that girl whom we don't know, so I prefer this boy to survive." Princess Imma continued her answer by giving rational reasons so as not to raise suspicions from Baotan and his group.

"Wise choice, lady. I, Baotan, promise to let you go if you take us to the girl's place. We have no business with you, our business is with the girl," Baotan replied by giving his promise. "You, open this door and tie their hands." Baotan gave orders to two of his men.

Princess Imma, Hyung Jae, Munjim, and Jin's hands were all tied tightly, and they were asked to walk immediately to show where Munlim was hiding. The four of them were led out of the prison under very tight guard, they were happy because they are finally able to see the sun and breathe the outside air again even though they were still not completely free.

All of them walk with tied hands towards the main gate of the sect under heavy guard, dozens of guards guarding by their side. Baotan who rides on horseback was in the very front position with several guards beside him, Yong the butcher, and several high-rank people walking at the very back, but Master Kim Yong did not appear at all inside the group.

When they arrived at the gate, Princess Imma stopped her footsteps, followed by Hyung Jae, Munjim, and Jin even though they didn't know what the Princess meant, Suddenly the whole group had to stop too. Baotan, who doesn't know that the group behind him suddenly stopped, kept walking on his horse until one of his bodyguards told him about it. Baotan spurred his horse into the center of the group where Princess Imma was standing right behind the gate of the Tiger Claw sect.

"What's this ?! What do you mean by stopping here ?!" Baotan asked in a quite high tone.

"We want our weapons to be returned to us, they are our valuable treasures." Answer Princess Imma.

"Don't make ridiculous conditions !!! Where do you think you are? You are our prisoners, how could we give you weapons. No way we would allow ourselves to be suddenly attacked by any of you who are armed." Baotan did not allow them to take back their weapons.

Hearing that answer, Princess Imma did not lose her mind, "Mr. Baotan, these weapons are very important to us, we will not leave a single step behind the weapons in the sect, anyway, these weapons were not your right. If you don't want to, then the agreement is canceled and we will make a fuss in here, I'm sure you will be the one that will be at a loss if there is a commotion in this place. " Princess Imma gave her argument.

Baotan seemed to think for a moment, and this opportunity was not wasted by the Princess.

"This is what I mean, Mr. Baotan, your men will bring our weapons to that little lady's hideout, we won't be holding our weapons until the exchange is complete. We just want our precious weapons back so that after the exchange is over, we can go straight away leaving this area without having to return to the sect just to get our weapons back. I think that's a fair condition. " Princess Imma gave a reinforcing reason.

Baotan felt Princess Imma's explanation was quite logical, so he asked the gatekeeper to immediately retrieve the weapons that were confiscated from the prisoners. It took a while until the guard returned and handed the weapons to Baotan, his master. 

The guard who brought the weapons asked Baotan something that was heard by Princess Imma and Hyung Jae.

"Sir, who exactly are these people? Their faces are unfamiliar, but why are they so closely guarded? What crimes have they committed?" The guard innocently asked Baotan while handing over the weapons he took from the confiscated warehouse.

Baotan was angry at the guard's impudence and kicked him from the horse until the guard fell, "Presumptuous! How dare you ask me like that? Who do you think you are? Whoever they are, it's none of your business. Do you understand ?!" Baotan said angrily.

The poor gatekeeper was shocked by his master's response, he looked very frightened and just nodded without saying anything else.

The group finally moved again towards Munlim and Youra's hideout.