Previously: "Mr. Xue? Have you made contact with your master?" Jacob asked.
"I talked to him last night. He said he was more than fine with me telling your tribe all about our people." Mr. Xue said.
"Good," Jacob said. "My father has set up a meeting with the elders at 10:30 am this morning." He said.
"We will be sure to be there on time," Ziwu said.
After they finished breakfast, they all got ready to leave. They went out to the Phantom in the garage and they got inside. The driver entered the driver's seat and drove off to the meeting. At the meeting hall, Billy and the other elders were waiting for Ziwu and Mr. Xue to come for the meeting.
"Billy?" Quil Sr. asked.
"Yes, Quil," Billy answered.
"Do you think they will show up?" He asked.
"I think they will," Billy said.
Outside the hall, Jacob's friends and pack mates, Paul and Jared, were waiting for Jacob. Jared noticed an ice-blue phantom pulling up down the street. The car parked in front of the hall, and the engine cut off. The driver got out of the car and went to the back door. He opened the door, and got out in a white button shirt and black jeans. Jacob got out, and his friends were shocked at the way he looked.
"Hey Jacob," Paul said.
"Hey guys." He said.
He turned back to the car and held out his hand for Ziwu. She grasped his hand and stepped out. She wore a blue cloak with a white fur trim and silver dangling earrings.
"Is my dad and the elders here?" Jacob asked.
"Yeah," Jared said. "They are waiting for you guys inside."
Jacob led them inside for the meeting. Billy and the others were surprised by how Jacob was dressed when he entered the hall.
"Hello again, Ziwu," Billy said.
"Hello, Chief Black." She said bowing in respect.
"You may call Billy." He said.
"Yes sir," Ziwu said.
"Please have a seat." He said gesturing to the two seats in the idle of the hall.
Jacob walked Ziwu over to one of the chairs and helped her into the chair as Mr. Xue sat in the other chair. Billy had the rest of the elders introduce themselves to her before starting the meeting.
"What would you guys like to know about us?" Ziwu asked.
"Let's start with how long have you been here?" Quil asked.
"Thirty years." Mr. Xue said. "The master, Li Hong, moved here with his wife, Li Mei about two years after they got married." He said. "They set up residence on the boundary line and have lived there ever since."
"Were there any reasons for them moving here?" Billy asked.
"Not really but if my memory is clear I do remember that over 1000 years ago, our kind was almost wiped out completely." He said.
"What happened?" Sue Clearwater asked.
"Back then, a large vampire coven tried to wipe us out for our powers. The wolves in our tribe have the strongest powers, and they belong to the royal family. The noble families come into a close second." Mr. Xue said. "Around that time there were folk tales about our kind that if someone were to kill one of us, they would be able to gain that wolf's powers."
"Is this legend true?" Billy asked.
"No sir." Mr. Xue said.
"How did the tribe manage to survive?" Quil asked.
"The day the war took place, many of the nobles and the royal family were sent away for their protection. By the time the war was over, it had been too late. The tribe had been dispersed almost all over the globe." He said.
As Mr. Xue answered more of the tribe's questions, Ziwu reached into her cloak pocket and pulled out a red sack. She opened the sack and took out some embroidery she had been working on. She put the sack down by her feet, pulled out her needle from the embroidery ring in her hand, and started finishing the white wolf she was sewing into the black fabric. As she was sewing, she could feel that someone was watching her. She looked out the corner of her eye to see something in the woods moving around. Her ear caught the sound of running feet. She turned toward the door to see 3 Crypters running from the woods. By their looks, she could tell that the Crypters had been starved for a while.
"Jacob!" Ziwu shouted pointing to the door.
Jacob looked out the doors and saw the Crypters.
"Everyone back up!" Jacob shouted.
Jared and Paul came thru the doors with the crypters chasing them. Ziwu pulled two swords from her sack; one red and one black. She tossed the black one to Jacob and as if on instinct, Jacob unsheathed the sword as Ziwu unsheathed hers. They both sprung at the crypters and started fighting them off. Billy and the elders were astonished by the way Jacob and Ziwu fought off the monsters in the hall. Jacob swung his sword at one of the monsters, chopping off his head, and went to fight off the other while Ziwu dealt with the faster one. Ziwu used three large slashes at the Crypter she fought with making it freeze She hit the hilt of her sword with her fist and the crypter fell to the ground in three pieces. Sue covered her mouth in shock as the Crypter started to crumble to dust. Jacob killed off the last one with a fatal blow to the chest and watched it fall to the ground. He went over to Ziwu and checked her over.
"Is everyone okay?" Ziwu asked.
"We're okay," Billy said. "I'm guessing those were the Cypters you told me about Jacob?" He asked.
"Yeah," Jacob said. "Those things are dangerous and terrifying."
Mr. Xue took the sword from Jacob and cleaned the blade with a handkerchief before putting it back in its scabbard. Ziwu cleaned off the blade of her sword and sheathed it. Jacob caught Ziwu as her body started to feel a bit weak. He picked her up and put her back in her chair. He kneeled on one knee before her and put his finger under her chin. He looked at her face a little before reaching into his hanfu. He pulled out a small black box and opened it to reveal a glowing red pill inside.
"Take this," Jacob said giving her the pill.
"How did you know which pill to grab?" She asked.
"Xiaojiu told me to bring it just in case." He said.
Billy and the elders watched the interaction between Jacob and Ziwu and could tell that Jacob had feelings for this young woman. They were unsure of how deep his feelings for her were.
"Okay," Billy said. "We will close this meeting for now and resume it once Ziwu's brother, Lanjue returns from his business trip."
"Yes sir," Ziwu said.
Jacob whispered something to her and she nodded excitedly.
"Mr. Xue?" Ziwu said.
"Yes, my lady." He said.
"Jacob is taking me to Forks for a bit," Ziwu said.
"Alright." He said.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of her." Jacob said.
"Okay." He said.
They all went out to the phantom and got inside. The driver took Mr. Xue back to the mansion and headed out to Forks.
