Choice

The main street of Luofu Xianzhou, there are always a lot of people on it and the main movement happens on it. This is where our main character earned her living every day. It wasn't her decision. She didn't choose this path. Her lush fans dispersed the air and bad thoughts both from herself and from the people around. Her deft and elegant movements, she floated in space, the fans were her wings. And here is the climax of this tender and sensual dance. She turns around her axis and waves her fan into the sky. Applause and cheers echo through the street. The girl bows in gratitude and gathers her entire dance staff. A couple of autographs, a bag over your shoulder and a smooth, confident walk home. The girl, about 20 years old, was called Shin Ju. But few people knew that she had already exceeded 500. She was a kitsune girl from a famous clan who served the rulers of this city for several generations and still continues to do so. Sighing tiredly, Shin Ju headed home. There were a suspiciously large number of people on the street, which is why a simple walk home, as it was before, turned out to be an ordeal — “If only the fans were intact, otherwise my parents killed me..” Thoughts rushed through my head like a soft wind, but one still haunted me: "Who or what the hell caused this traffic jam?” Slipping through the people she saw for the first and last time, she stopped somewhere in the middle of the crowd. Shin began to listen. “..discounts on fresh flatbreads..”, mm no, not that, “.. the beauty of General Jing Yuan knows no bounds..”, I can’t disagree with this.. wait what? No, not that again... Somewhere in the distance the sounds of grinding and the impact of metal on metal were heard. Here it is. Is there really some kind of fight? The girl tried to move on, but the crowd was so dense that it was possible to break not only the fans, but also herself, so it was decided to act differently — "If I remember correctly, the railing was about two meters away from me... Can I?.." - a jump, a small somersault with repulsion from the elements of the wind, and here you have an elegant landing on the railing that separated civilians from falling into the void. Shin Ju took two large fans and spread them on both sides of her. For backup. Slowly but surely walking to the end of the crowd, she found herself right next to the military man. But before he had time to say anything, Shin immediately jumped over him and slowly began to approach the fight. She passed between two guys and a pair of guards. At one point, a guy with jet black hair and a white turquoise robe knocked out one of the guards and did not notice how the other one jumped behind him. That’s when our dancer intervened. It was as if she had teleported behind him guy and waved her fan towards the sky. This created a powerful wind current that made the guard fly back a little and land on his feet. The guy in the white and turquoise robe turned around — Hmm.. How come you, ordinary warriors, don’t know that attacking from behind is mean? M? - the girl said with a mockery - And you, sir, I would advise you to be more attentive With these words, she jumped on that guard and quickly dealt with him and another, took a dance stance and froze at the same moment. Cheers were heard from the crowd, and the same guys approached her. The second was wearing a dark jacket and gray straight pants. In his hands was, it is not clear where it was taken from, a lycoris flower — Thank you for saving us — said the guy in the light coat. There was no emotion on his face. It seemed as if he was lifeless. The second one handed the lycoris flower to the fox-girl — I’m Blade, thank you for saving my friend, huh — Shin Ju was embarrassed but accepted such a gift, after which she hurriedly tried to leave, but stumbled upon the very guard who tried to stop her. He gave her a good scolding, after which, in her attempts to hide, the girl almost crashed into her brother - a pleasant-looking, tall and fair-haired guy. He looked at her sternly, clearly expecting answers, for some kind of evil, his soldiers were beaten — Well.. you know... Hehe... — everything was very clear from the girl’s white tail, darting from side to side Sighing, she couldn't find a better answer than: — It’s really not fair to attack from back Having received a light slap on the head, the older brother kindly took the “subversant” home, where her “slightly more” strict parents were waiting for her. And when I say “a little more,” it’s not “a little.” Not only was the girl reprimanded for using fans for other purposes, she was also punished for beating 2 people from the detachment that her brother was in charge of. This is what it means to live in an exemplary family

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Sitting by the window in her room in the evening, she thought about those handsome men she met during the day. — Blade, isn't it?... — Are you talking about those wanted people? Suddenly a man's voice was heard from the doorway. Having crashed her head against the window a little bit out of fear, Shin Ju turned around and saw her brother at the door. He slowly entered the room, closing the door behind him, and approached his sister — They’ve been trying to catch them for a long time, and today you helped them escape... How are you going to explain this to journalists? M? The girl bowed her head. Her white hair gently covered her face. The brother sitting next to him removed one strand of hair so that he could see the face of his guilty sister — Unlike our parents, I won’t reprimand you, I’ll just ask you. Is there a difference? A quiet “uh-huh” was heard from under the hair. He sighed and left the room, not forgetting to say goodnight. Having received silence in response, he closed the door. Shin Ju raised her head and looked at the closed door and then at the window. Maybe take a walk? It would be nice. Getting up from the seat, she opened the window. A cold wind and a pleasant aroma of flowers hit my face. On the windowsill lay the same spider lily, scarlet in color, given by a certain “Blade”. The girl grabbed the flower and went out of the window onto the street. It was quite cool outside, although there was no rain or wind. Just an inexplicable coolness. Well, this is understandable, who goes out at night in light home clothes? She was dressed in a white silk robe, her snow-white hair was loose, and her ears were cutely folded, giving the appearance of disheveled hair. Her bare feet touched the cold asphalt, making quiet splashes on the quiet streets. The girl's breath cut through the cold air. Suddenly, confident and loud steps were heard from behind. Clearly masculine. They interrupted all the peace and quiet of this place. Shin Ju sped up a little. Footsteps from behind still seemed to be heard imposingly behind her, clearly not hinting at pursuit. But for some reason, the fox’s instincts told me that this was all strange and that something was clearly wrong here. Quickly turning into an alley, the girl quickly turned back. No one. She walked to the corner of the building she had entered. Looking behind him, she found no one. Did it really seem like it? When someone's hand immediately covered her mouth. My heart was beating so hard that just a little more and it would have stopped. A quiet breath was heard near the ear, and then a voice — What are you doing here at such a late hour dressed like that?