Chapter 158 - Former Leader
Nan Hua nodded. Her eyes swept across the underground prison. To be honest, the place was not worthy to be called as underground prison because it looked more like a dark storage room. There were several rooms and inside one of them, the previous branch leader was located.
The man was no longer young and it was clear that the torture he experienced for the past year caused him to age quicker. His body was thin and even though he looked weak, his eyes were filled with determination when he looked upwards.
Surprise flashed within his eyes when he saw the young girl in front of him.
"What's your name?" Nan Hua asked as she walked around the room. There was only one bed inside and the man was chained to the pillar. He wouldn't be move around too much since both his legs were chained. Judging by the condition of the chain, she could guess that he tried to escape a few times but failed.
There were some parts of the chains that were broken but not enough to release him. It still held him firmly in this room.
"Who are you?" the man asked back.
Nan Hua tilted her head slightly, thinking of what should she address herself as. Someone usurping the Dark Moon Organization?
"The new branch leader," Nan Hua finally settled with this.
The man furrowed his eyebrows. His long and white hair moved in accordance to his head's movement. After staying here for so long, his hair had completely turned white, as if he was an elderly.
"Leader Dong can't possibly send you here with his sister here."
"I'm taking the place by force." Nan Hua noticed a chair nearby and sat down while looking at the man in front of her calmly. "What's your name?"
The man was silent for a while. He couldn't hear any commotion from outside, so he could guess that this young girl finished that woman very quickly. Even before the others had a chance to response, she had already taken over the position.
He took a deep breath. "What do you want?"
"What's your name?" Nan Hua repeated once more. She was looking at the man in front of her calmly as if there was nothing wrong with her question in the slightest bit. However, the calmness that she exuded was far beyond what her age suggested her to be.
The man looked at Nan Hua then replied, "Cai Yun Shao."
Nan Hua blinked her eyes and really felt that the people here chose strange names for their children.
Fei Mao coughed. "Young Miss, former leader Cai used to live in village."
And in village… people named their children more carelessly compared to those in the cities.
Nan Hua nodded, understanding this matter. Besides, she was only slightly surprised by Cai Yun Shao's name and didn't want to think too much about it either. Her eyes scanned the old man's body as her eyebrows furrowed.
This man… should be only in his mid thirties, right?
"What did that Dou woman wants from you?" Nan Hua asked.
Cai Yun Shao was silent for a moment before sighing. "She's not the real Lady Dou. I'm afraid that Lady Dou had long died."
Lady?
Those who could be called lady were only those came from noble families. While noble families could earn their ranks through many methods, there were many of them who couldn't pass their rank to their children. Meaning: their rank was only for them while their children would become commoner again.
Those who had earned enough merit would be able to pass their rank to their descendants and the number of people who had this kind of title was very limited. The women in this families were usually called as ladies.
Cai Yun Shao looked at Nan Hua. "However, no one believed me."
Nan Hua turned to look at Fei Mao, who also nodded his head. It was true. When Leader Dou first came here, they were all also skeptical. But when she procured the necessary evidence and her men were coming to follow her to this place, they had no other choice but to believe her.
Only Cai Yun Shao refused to acknowledge her as one. Thus, this caused the never ending battle between him and Leader Dou.
"Why do you think she's not the real one."
"That's because she no longer remembers some things," Cai Yun Shao replied. "But aside from me, Leader Dong and a few others, no one knows about this. Because of that, no one believes my words. She wants me to acknowledge her so that she can take control of Dark Moon Organization Branch."
"I see."
Cai Yun Shao was startled when he saw how calm Nan Hua was. A faint smile formed at the corner of his lips. "Are you not worried that they wouldn't want to follow you?"
"I have my ways." Nan Hua didn't really care about number. While having a lot of members would mean that she could have a big army, what she cared the most was their loyalty and skill.
"Huh?"
"Would you want to follow me? If you don't want, I'll leave you here." Nan Hua didn't want to use that medicine to Cai Yun Shao.
First, the amount of medicine she could make was limited. This also included the antidotes. This was supposed to be used for enemies and not for her own people, so she didn't want to use it.
Secondly, she would just win them over with her prowess.
Cai Yun Shao's lips twitched. "Just like that?"
"I'm only borrowing the name and place. My intention of coming here is not just for you." Nan Hua was nonchalant, yet the oppression aura around her was real. Some people were born with an aura that made them unable to be ignored by other people and Nan Hua was clearly included in that number.
Fei Mao looked at Nan Hua and sighed.. He only followed Nan Hua because of the medicine back then but for some reason, he didn't want to go against her in the slightest bit.