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"I..I-want to ...go with you

" a weak and fragile voice was heard from the corner

nHearing another person's voice come from the dark corner, Sia suddenly thought 'How many are hiding in the dark corner? can't you all come at once? you know I'm still a little kid who is scared of strangers!

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nFrom the dark corner, a thin and weak young man walked out weakly. His handsome face was extremely pale and his expression showed that he was in pain.

nAs soon as the young man who was initially speaking with Sia saw the fragile young man, he hurriedly rushed towards him to hold him and called out

"Yun Xia, why did you stand up? Don't forget you arent feeling well. You better rest first, I will speak with her first

"

nRemoving the young man's hand off his shoulder, Yun Xia ignored his complaints and continued walking forward towards the little girl. Standing in front of the girl, he looked at her seriously and said

"I-I want to go out with you...Pl-please take us..wi-with you

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nStaring at the young man, Sia replied emotionlessly

"With your current state, you might die even before you can confront the beast

"

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"It doesn't matter if it means I can send him out of here,

" Yun Xia said seriously

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"Yun Xia!!

" the young man called out in shock

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"Brother, don't worry about me. Whether I stay or leave, I will die eventually. rather than dying along with me, why not stay alive and take revenge on your evil stepmother's behalf of me? At least then I can rest peacefully

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nBefore the other young man could protest, Sia butted in expressionlessly

"Forget about your life and death, in the present situation, whether any of us can leave this place is alive or dead is still unknown. Instead of deciding whether we will survive or not, we should leave this place first before the guards get to know

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"You're r-right, it's better to leave this place as e-early as possible

" Yun Xia stuttered before turning to the young man beside him and calling his name

"Third bro?

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"Fine, I will leave with you guys. Now follow me closely, I will take you out of this room

" the young man said before making his way towards a certain corner where there was a hidden secret route beneath the rock which lead them out of the room, towards the exit which was guarded by a beast.

nAs soon as they reached the end of the route, they saw a huge room. As soon as they stepped in, they saw a huge black creature locked up with chains.

nAs soon as Sia's eyes fell on the black creature, her eyes widened in awe. the black beast which was bound by the chains was a two-year-old black jaguar, a rare species of Panthera onca. As soon as Sia's sight fell on the black panther, the first thought she had in her mind was

"Fierce...

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nThe second thought was

"It is soo cute

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nand third.... 'I want to make it my pet'

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" Are you serious?)

nWhile Sia was still in deep thought, the black jaguar slowly opened its eyes when it felt someone's presence. As soon as its eyes fell on the three people, its eyes turned fierce and dangerous.

nwith its fierce eyes staring at the three youngsters coldly, the black jaguar slowly rose to its feet and shook its body before it made its way towards the youngsters slowly. with each step, the shackles binding the jaguar also moved.

nWhen the jaguar was almost closer to the youngsters, it suddenly increased its pace and jumped at the youngsters.

nSeeing the jaguar jump on them, the young boy's eyes widened and he suddenly pushed the two people away. Just as he wanted to escape from the jaguar, it lifted its paw and slapped his back, causing him to hit the wall with a bang.

nStaring at the young boy coldly, the jaguar raised its paw intending to kill the human being but just then the stone was thrown on his head from the back.

nFeeling the sudden pain, when the jaguar turned around, its cold eyes fell on the two kids who were standing right at the corner. With a growl, the jaguar rushed towards the two kids but before he could catch them, they slipped out of his hand.

nFurious, the jaguar slowly turned its body and stared at the two kids coldly and growled loudly.

nScared out of his witts, Yun Xia staggered and fell on his but. As soon as he fell, a sewering pain shot from his foot making him scream in pain. Hearing Yun Xia scream, the unconscious young man suddenly woke up with a start. Looking around, when he saw the jaguar making its way towards Yun Xia he was shocked.

nSeeing the beast slowly walking towards him, he tried to get up on his foot but just as he moved his foot, the pain intensified causing him to yelp. Seeing that he wasn't able to get up, Sia hurriedly pulled him a few steps backward.

nSeeing that the jaguar was about to rush towards them, Sia was startled. Looking around, she left Yun Xia all alone and moved aside. Seeing this Yun Xia looked at Sia with his eyes wide while the young man who was unable to get up or move yelled and begged at Sia to help him brother but it was as if Sia did not hear anything and she kept stepping backward.

nlosing his last hope os survival, Yun Xia took a last glance at the young man who was yelling loudly before he closed his eyes, waiting for his death.

nwith a growl, the jaguar also did not waste anymore of its time and leaped at the young man.

nSeeing that his brother was about to be killed, the young man closed his eyes, not having the heart to see his brother die right in front of his eyes and he screamed in agony.

nhearing his brother scream in agony, Yun Xia wanted to open his eyes but did not dare to when he felt the jaguar nearing him.

nJust as he was prepared to face his death, he did not feel anything even after a short while.

nPeeking from one of his eyes, he looked at the jaguar which was lying on the floor before his eyes landed on the little girl who was sitting on its back breathing heavily.

nGulping her saliva to moisten her dry throat, Sia asked

"Are you alright?

"

nNot answering, Yun Xia just stared at the little girl with wide eyes.

nUnderstanding the young man's condition, Sia did not question in anymore and her eyes slowly fell on the black jaguar.

nCaressing its head, she sighed and said

"Sorry, though I understand your condition, this is the only way I have to escape from death. Just give me some time, I will visit you again and I'll free you from here. Just give me some time....

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nLooking down at Yun Xia, she asked

"Can you get up?

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nStaring at Sia blankly, Yun Xia shook his head in a daze.

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"Sigh....

" turning to the young man who was closing his ears and weeping, Sia called out

"Hey, stop weeping like a girl, your brothers not dead yet. He is still alive...

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nHearing Sia's voice, the young man suddenly looked up and stared at Yun Xia in shock

"Br-brother?

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"If you're done crying help me carry him away from here

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nStaring at Sia in a daze, the young man nodded his head and stood up from the ground. Though he was suffering from pain, he tried to swallow it back as he helped his little brother to walk out of the room through the exit.

nAs soon as the three youngsters left, the black jaguar opened its eyes slowly and watched the back of Sia before it closed its eyes again.

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