The Secret Princess – Fan Fiction by AC Chapter 84: Are we born enemies
♥Author♥Angel♥Chua♥
Adapted from Princess Agents drama series and original novel by Xiao Xiang Dong’er – Chu Qiao Chuan Biography
Are we born enemies (08.12.2021 edited)
The snowflakes fell into delicate hands, and the cold wind is whistling.
With her thick fur and white winter boots, behind her back is a quiver full of white arrows similar to that of Yan Xun. She scooped a handful of snow and rubbed it in the soft palms. She needs a hard palm wrapped in the coldness of snow to steady her pulse.
A passing reindeer powerfully leaped in her sight. The beautiful eyes followed every movement, breathes and steadies her pulse.
The bowstring scratched her cheeks but the strings were soundless, arrows are ready to aim.
Silently counting one, two and on three the white arrows whizzed in the air while the reindeer did the last leap.
“Bulls eye! You are mine!”
Huan Huan happy with the result of reindeer hunting, she went close to look at the reindeer. It is still breathing but shallow and hard. Expressionless and cold, Huan Huan squeezed the arrows inside and all of its life returned to mother nature. Yet, another pair of eyes are watching her, in a distance, the youngster felt impressed and proud.
“Mr. Wu, Mr Wu? Are you there? Spare me a moment, Come and see my hunt…!”
Huan Huan suddenly dropped the animal and with her curious eyes continued to call her guardian’s name. “Mr. Wu? Mr. Wu?”
Her beautiful chinky eyes dilated when she saw a trace of blood on the floor. She walked slowly and followed it. Huan Huan saw more blood spilled in the room of Wu Dao Ya. But the man is nowhere to be found. She suddenly felt goosebumps and her pulse starts to beat fast.
She is hyperventilating and thinks something terrible happened to Mr. Wu but cannot think what is it.
She does not know any enemies of the man or any unexpected visitors except for the handsome man who visited him many years ago. She can still remember well, that day she looks at the back of that man, cold and far away.
An unarmed man was panting and running towards the bamboo forest. Another group of ninja assassins were chasing him behind and threw many chasing drizzle star darts.
The man was caught on his feet and it froze his veins, while he is holding the wound in his chest. It was a surprise attack, it could have been years of planning and spying around Longyi Guan mountains before this day came to seal his fate.
“Whatever happens, I must reach the feather girl. Or she will die.”
The man in its excruciating pain took out the star dart and then it faded like the desert sands.
By now, Wu Dao Ya knew who is the enemy as the wound area became bluish. It is not a good sign. The star dart might have been poisoned. He must arrive at the feather girl’s place or he must end his life now.
Which one to choose?
All he has is this breath and everything becomes meaningless if Zhong Yu dies.
He continued to walk and then eventually run downwards into the sloppy bamboo hills and towards another lime rock mountain to climb.
***
Huan Huan took her fur coat and wants to go outside.
Her feet are shaking and her face is full of anxiety. She felt very alone but not really alone while a pair of silent eyes have seen every motion of the princess.
A call of help is a must but he cannot blow up his cover and must not break one rule the master said.
“You can only use this flare if the situation is life and death otherwise avoid being caught and come out clean!”
Meanwhile, Princess Huan Huan decided to leave Mr.
Wu’s residence. Before she took the last step, she looked back to the door of Mr. Wu’s residence.
A gloomy eye rests on her beautiful face, eventually, a timelapse of her childhood memories flashed on her sight that made her heart depressed.
She does not really know what lies ahead if she leaves this place. But she isn’t sure as well if Mr. Wu is coming back or not.
Only two things she knows, she has to stand up and force herself to grow up this time.
Leave this comfort zone and find Mr. Wu.
It is time to go, no more turning back.
With her state of the art bow and back fully armed with sharp white arrows, she can carry her quiver much better with her height quite taller than other girls of her age.
Huan Huan walked on her fur boots like she is not coming back to this place once called home.
***
It has been a day passed when suddenly a man full of deep wounds over his body, tattered dress, dirty face, weary eyes had reached the edge of the cliff.
The situation is never going to give up any hope. A call for help will be unwise. For no one is behind his back except himself, he swore to protect the feather girl and the Princess Huan Huan.
But look at him right now, he can not even walk for a few steps for he is limping.
The group of Chasing Ninja’s finally found the weary master suddenly lined up together and formed their killing squad position.
Wu Dao Yao thought.
“Looks like I am in the middle of an arrow firing squad.”
One of the Chasing Ninja opened the black cover mask from his face and exposed himself in front of the Datong Way Grand Master. Wu Dao Ya’s face turned blue and took a deep breath.
Both faces were calm but neither wants to recognize they knew each other for so long as children who grew up in the same village, were trained to become the Masters of Gongfu martial arts yesterday, now, ended up being enemies of today.
A piece of sad music must have played on Wu Dao Yao’s ears.
How can he forget the face of his enemy, he tried to recall the last memory of him. In the last celestial warfare, Yuwen Hao massacred all royal princesses and prince including the Chu Jing King.
Wu Dao Yao remembers it well how Dong Fangyi became their last stand when he shouted.
“Go! save the Secret Princess and its Secret protector! I’ll hold it to my last breath until you are all safe!’ Go, General Wu!”
Wu Dao Yao felt miserable and it is not his habit to abandon his best friend, he said: “Hold it until I come back. I will save these children and will be back.”
Dong Fangyi suddenly sees a bleak ray of hope, believes his best friend would honor his promise. But Dong Fangyi on his last breath closed his eyes and lost the cliff battle to Yuwen Hao. Many white dandelions suddenly flew on air and one of the dandelion flowers came to Wu Dao Yao’s palm. Out of Dong Fangyi’s broken bones and blood loss, he died after uttering Wu Dao Yao’s name. Wu Dao Ya came too late and unable to honor his promise.
Dong Fangyi finally has to say.
“I am dead. But the sad part is death is what defines freedom from any form of this world. I should have been thankful for the day I died. I know that I have. What you see is a dead person inside although he is very alive today. And what’s beautiful in it is, you don’t have to care for this world or anyone around you anymore. Neither they want to care about you. There is no more “You” and no amount of hurt can hurt “You”. This is the only benefit of dying because you do not feel any, no need for love or care. There is no need to help nor feel hate, you can’t fear too. When you get to that point, remember, I have bestowed you this grace as you unlive this life and pay for whatever you owe.”
Wu Dao Yao even if he is in shallow breathing forced himself to say something slow and in a whisper said: “I do not expect gratitude from you. But I expect respect and common sense. Let me free your soul for the life I owe and may the winds send this flower to the feather girl.”
After he said this, Wu Dao Yao out of his palm looked at the white dandelion flower and blew it into the wind.
The remaining energy on Wu Dao Yao’s body became like a thin paper, he finally fell from the cliff.
A pair of teary eyes watched the last moment of her guardian wants to scream and cry.
She wants to kill all Chasing Ninjas starting with their leader, her nervous pulse pointed a triple arrow, aiming at their foreheads.
The arrows whizzed sharply in the air and Huan Huan has hidden somewhere the golden tall grasses, she seems invisible.
Like hunting reindeers, two of the targets were aimed at their foreheads, died on the spot. While Dong Fangyi’s ears were ten times sharper slipped her white arrows.
The situation is highly tensed, the chasing ninjas suddenly do not want to chase anymore while Dong Fangyi knows about Princess Huan Huan’s story, he wants to catch her alive and use her as bait to Yan Xun to accomplish his goals.
He warned the remaining chasing ninjas.
“Do not harm her or I will kill you here.”
Dong Fangyi knows the girl has not been exposed to outside warfares and still new to this world of killing but not of hunting, softly said.
“Wu Dao Yao must have taught her well but not to the Chasing Sand Drizzle Master!”
A young witness’s eyes behind Princess Huan Huan’s back already activated his flare just on time and also went to use his sword as a shot block in front of Huan Huan to protect her from the sand drizzle star darts. After the failed attempt of Dong Fangyi, the youngster forcefully took Huan Huan’s hands and they ran away together.
***
Meanwhile, Yuwen Yue received a ground report. He raised his brows when he heard the whisper.
“Master! Life and death situation, it cannot wait.”
“Send this mooncake, here is a gold coin, quick! Go!” Yuwen Yue said at Yue Lui.
“Nuo! (means yes)” said Yue Lui.
The horse is running fast and Yue Lui arrived at the thousand caves. The pretending stinky, blind, ugly, beggar woman at the entrance of the cave asked for the token and Yue Lui handed over the gold coin while he is holding the mooncake.
While another man wearing his spooky hoodie covering the entire head did the same act after the first man entered the cave.
It is Yue Lui’s first visit to the thousand cave and never felt any safe. He felt someone is stalking him, but he knows well that the druid priest inside the thousand caves is like a ghost that may appear anytime.
Suddenly Yue Lui bumps someone on his back, his killer instincts doubled, strangles the man who touched his shoulders. The man wants to say something but looking at him, he is choking, unable to move.
While another man touched the other side of Yue Lui’s shoulder said.
“You do not want to die here!”
The cave is dark but on the other side, light is penetrating the beautiful rock formations inside the cave. Yue Lui suddenly let go of the neck of the man but said to the man in the dark: “Step into the light!”
Then the man stepped into the light and both pair of eyes were stunned.
“Yue Qi! Little brother! What are you doing here!” Yue Lui wanted to hug his brother.
“I am not Yue Qi.”
“What? Then who are you? Come on! Why do you this to me?” said Yue Lui in total surprise.
“Brother Yue Lui, I am Yue Qi.” Yue Lui glanced on his back and saw the face of the man he strangled and said: “Ah do not play on me! This is not a ghost cave!”
Brother Yue Lui, please listen to me. This is Zuo Zong, your eight brother too.
“Eight brother?” Yue Lui is confused but whether he looks from his left or right side, both faces look the same he frantically said: “This cannot happen! This cave is full of ghosts! No!”
“No, I am not a ghost!” said Yue Qi while Zuo Zong wants to hit Yue Lui’s face for being frantic.
“The Yue guard brothers finally met again! Hand me the mooncake and do not ruin my cave for your reunion!” Zao Baoccung suddenly appeared in front of the three men.
“What reunion? No! These are ghosts! I am seeing a ghost!” said Yue Lui who felt very weird.
A burst of laughter came from Zao Baocungs lips and said: “I can explain but maybe you wanted to hear from your brothers first. Try to kill them to see if they are really ghosts!”
Yue Lui cannot really kill Yue Qi but he is looking at twin-face ghosts said: “I would never want to kill my brother Yue Qi but I saw it in my eyes, he died many years ago in the frozen lake.”
Zao Baoccung said: “Believe that all you want yet what you see here is real and alive.”
Zuo Zong went closer to Yue Lui and making some funny faces to scare him. Yue Lui still in denial said: “Ah..Ah… get away from me, you are both ghosts!”
Ha…Ha…Ha… Zuo Zong laughed at Yue Lui while Yue Qi had a serious, teary-eyed face got emotional said: “Can I touch you, brother?”
Yue Lui seems deaf wanted to deny his seventh brother is alive: “No! Get away from me ghost!”
And the two men went to chase Yue Lui while Zao Baoccung cracked the mooncake and read the hidden message.
***
“You are not so ready to die!”
A man of good stature took out his sword. Underestimating the ability of the determined boy, Yuan Che attacked the boy. The boy did not fret and calmly counter-attacked Yuan Che’s long sword. Everyone saw, the innocent boy is lethal. Yuan Che’s arm is dripping of blood and must have already felt mortal pain.
Ping’An not really wanting to do more killing is angry but thinks first things first. He said in a very tired voice.
“Can’t you see? The crown prince is dying. My master can save the crown prince if you let me pass!!! My master will help him!”
“I do not care who you are! How dare you touch the crown prince’s body? You are a lowly slave!”
Yuan Che is really mad.
Ping’An looks at Yuan Song and the crown prince is breathing so weak.
He feels so much compassion for him, said.
“He saved my life so I will touch him because I cannot let him die! It is not good to repay grace by thinking if he is the crown prince and I am his slave boy. I owe him my life. This kindness must be repaid by saving his life. Let us pass!”
Ping’An being bold for the first time in his life, he dared to command the Great Summer’s Seventh Prince to let them pass. The boy’s boldness hardens Yuan Che’s heart even more.
“Who dares to command me to obey humble blood? Who dares?”
Yuan Che is really furious, turns to a deaf ear.
Yuan Song is pale and in a dangerous state of life.
It is definitely not the right time to raise a sword and waste more time.
A sound of horse hooves suddenly heard. The leader of the cavalry went down to talk to Yuan Che, said in a cold and calm voice:.
“Let them pass. I will make sure that the crown prince is in good hands. You have more work to do, the Third Prince Yuan Yang has taken the Xiaoqi camp seven. Its either you leave this place or die in this place!”
Yuan Che looks at Yuwen Yue with so much pain, anger and uncertainty then he moved to slant his head.
Eyes looking sharp and with a heavy heart let the boy and the crown prince pass.
Yuwen Yue threw Yuan Song a pitying look and nodded at the boy, ordered Meng Feng.
“Ride with them with the fastest route possible, the crown prince must stay alive. You know what to do!”
Meng Feng nodded at Yuwen Yue and immediately put a white scarf around Yuan Song’s shoulder to stop the flow of blood.
She climbs the horse in front and let Yuan Song hugged her waist.
Ping’An was at the back of the crown prince supporting him to avoid the fall.
Hiyah!
***
On the other side, a lovely pair of eyes watched everything as it happens. The situation favored the unexpected visitor or is it really an ally of the Seventh Prince?
Chu Qiao would like to think Xuili spies did not relay a complete report, missed this elusive godly stature in front of them all.
Shining like a bright sun, promised to save the life of the Great Summer’s Crown Prince Yuan Song. Chu Qiao smirked, said in a mocking voice.
“Who can predict its ways? Who can count the hair of every lowly slave and dictate the royal’s life on the line whether to live or die?”
**
With the missing Great Summer crown prince and heavy casualties of Xiaoqi camp, Yuan Che has to order the remaining men to abandon the last stand of Great Summer’s frontier.
Now it has been occupied by not so familiar family member who wants to grab and control of the Great Summer Throne.
The results are clear and the victory is back up and secured by no other than the King of the Black Hawk Cavalry.
All Xiaoqi flags were burned and the ever-ready for promotion, bright and exceptional men from Yuan Yang’s troops finally mounted their flags.
In a cold distance, the eyesight of reget from Xiaoqi General’s and Yuan Che left their hearts in total defeat.
There is no more Xiaoqi camp.
How to do the report became the main concern.
Question is, would it benefit the Great Summer Emperor if Yuan Che marches with his generals parading the badge of Xiaoqi camp’s collapse?
They aren’t heroes at all but a bunch of butt wrinkled assholes who can do nothing but let these tragic events be buried in history.
***
Yan Xun with the beautiful sword eyebrows threw a debonaire smile, sways his head from left to right said.
“Now, what do you do for me?”
Yuan Yang triumphed at the expense of his little brother’s life and inexperienced credentials in war, gave a victory toss at Yan Xun’s goblet glass, said.
“We are allies today but you cannot invade my Chang’An. The heart of the Great Summer is mine. You will have to bury me first before you can conquer it and make it yours! I am telling you, ask any but leave Chang’An alone.”
Yuan Yang hit Yan Xun so hard, forced the King of Yanbei to bring his dagger and in a close fight position, the two leaders have to test the strength of their allies cord further.
Yuan Yang is tired but Yan Xun is not, said.
“You want me to prove it now if I can bury an ally in just a matter of seconds?”
Yuan Yang’s does not fear any devil in front of his face, the bestie mouth did not give up even if he is about to die, a hoarse voice heard.
“You cannot win at anything if you quickly choose to kill your ally. Allies should be treated well not threaten this way. You do not have anyone except me. The world can still be yours if you keep me longer than what you are doing now.”
And what if I don’t? Yan Xun pressed the dagger in Yuan Yang’s neck, in a low voice.
“I want Chang’An. Can’t you see how I worked hard for this?”
“That can be arranged!” Yuan Yang reversed their close fight position ready to kill Yan Xun.
Yan Xun still managed to ask even if Yuan Yang tightened the dagger in his neck, said.
“How?”
Yuan Yang feels so tired, suddenly throws the sharp dagger away.
All of his adrenaline rush little by little back to normal pulse.
A good mood replaced with the sudden urge to fight is the worst feeling in the world.
He annoyingly said.
“Two conditions. Under my reign and if you give up the girl. It’ll be yours!”
At the same time, Yan Xun gradually relaxed his pulse and tames the rush of his blood veins. Yan Xun suddenly laughed out loud said.
“What? Two impossible conditions! Cannot be met!”
The mood of both rulers gradually relaxed and both tired beings were heard laughing so loud.
Yuan Yang wants to win by sealing this ally testing moment, the last words must always come from his bestie mouth.
“For my reign, that is possible. But to give up the girl? Ah…you can kill anyone and exchange anything but not the girl.”
Yan Xun was hit again in his heart, Yuan Yang’s bestie mouth always kills him more than he can kill him now, wallowed in stillness.
The truth always puts the heart in silence.
***
Sounds of water stream calm this place.
A woman sat down and scooped the clear waters to wash her hands. Her hands are soft and delicate and yet bloody and full of sin.
She murdered more than any man could kill, in pursuit of the real peace, she provided protection and became a defender of a cold Yan state.
Flashbacks of her childhood memories went by, she is an innocent little girl and big sister to her little sister.
She tries to remember the happy times, the field of white dandelion flowers she used to gather and play, she closes her eyes and before she blows the flower wings, she casts a secret wish.
She never got tired of doing it. It is always magical and she believes these little wings could reach the realm of impossibility and fulfill all of her wishes.
The wild dandelions carry it until this day when suddenly a beautiful wild dandelion flower naturally dipped itself in the calm water stream, she could not resist not to pick it.
A beautiful hand gently picked the white flower, as light as the feather, she held it in her hand.
After a short while, closing her eyes feeling everything like she was once a child again, made a wish. She is about to blow it like she used to do when suddenly there was the big wind that swayed all of its light feather petals. The big wind continued to sway her face, it became cold and her warrior garment is fluttering in the air.
She saw the face of the man coming closer, caressed her cheeks.
Like being in the ethereal dream, the man seems real. The face spells calmness of eternity and his countenance promised her daylight in her darkest nights. The man suddenly turned his back and she could not comprehend. Yet she would like to come and join him.
The man looked back and sends her a gentle smile, it warmed her heart.
Then she heard.
“Feather girl, try not to resist the changes that come on our way, let it flow, let it fly. My love for you will never die.”
The man in his open palms wants the feather girl to hold it and the feather girl accepted it. Suddenly a pair of beautiful eyes opened but could not move her body or sway its head.
Her consciousness went back to the real world, she found herself lying in a humble tent.
The fragile thin body was full of wounds and bruises, she has been stabbed at her middle body.
The truth of this world begins to unfold.
She could not almost open her bulging eyes, she is unrecognizable warrior, her loyalty was sacked.
The abandonment and betrayal evidently destroyed her physical being, she does even know if she is still alive or one of the roaming living ghosts.
As she tries to move her body, the sleeping pain started to spread in her veins. She seems paralyzed and any of her movements will make her condition become worst.
All she could do was to free the tiny drops of tears in her eyes and stay in this moment.
She would like to ask this man.
“Wu Dao Ya after all of this, can you see the end of the road?”
There were questions but no helpful answers.
***
During the Yanming Guan all-out war, Yan Xun destroyed many small cities inside and outside of the strategic mountain pass.
General Yu’s cavalry rode back and forth to provide reinforcements and everything was reported as a success. Yan Xun became suspicious and capricious, he ordered General Yu to search and destroy a small village near Meilin to save the Yan children who were held as a hostage because they were trapped inside.
It looks like a noble order that can produce a noble act. She went with her army behind her and promised to save them all.
Because of this, Zhong Yu lost her eyes on Dong Fangyi and unable to watch his movements, failed to warn Wu Dao Ya. In return, it brought unfateful events to happen and cause his death.
She trusted Yan Xun too much that makes her turn to a blind eye not to focus on his dark side. Now she woke up in this harsh reality.
She wished she’s dead. She wished she had not surrendered herself to this word loyalty. She wished she never met anyone else other than Wu Dao Ya.
And finally, she wished, she should have been on his side when he was dying.
After making sure that Wu Dao Ya really fell from the tall cliff of the mountain, Dong Fangyi did not continue to search and chase Princess Huan Huan.
Yet, he reserves time for it.
For it remains a mystery who is the young man who helped her escape their chasing sand drizzles after she went missing in the tall golden grass fields.
He thinks he owns all the time in the world so he let go of yesterday’s mishaps.
“General Yu, I think there is a mistake from the spy report that was passed to our Commander in Chief, reported by one of Zhong Yu’s scout ranger.
Zhong Yu’s all ears she asked: “Why do you think so? What did you find out?”
The ranger cried silently as he presents the sackcloth and opened it.
Zhong Yu cannot contain herself, she turned her back and her face is full of rage that she even took out of her sword and draw it to the poor scout ranger to kill him.
The poor scout ranger sobs and asks for mercy: “General Yu I beg your mercy, do not kill me. I merely carried out your orders but I cannot never do this! I am not a traitor. I am a loyal servant to General Yu.”
The cavalry behind Zhong Yu’s back in total shock cannot respond in the right frame of mind when they saw what’s inside the sackcloth. Clamoring swords started to sound in the air, all at the same time took out all of their swords from their waists and started to draw against each other.
They do not know who is their enemy now.
Is it their own uniform or it could be not far from where they stand.
The Deputy of Zhong Yu shouted.
“The King of Yanbei will kill us all if we do find the traitor in this cavalry or catch who the real enemy is. If we do not clear this matter today, we will all die a painful death!”
General Yu faces the internal military crises situation said.
“If not us, then who?”
Suddenly Yanbei’s Black Hawk Cavalry arrived. Yan Xun went down from his horse.
His eyes are looking sharply at her and the face is very serious, said softly: “A’Yu, what have you done?”
Zhong Yu was caught in this moment of double crises, the Commander in Chief seems to question her integrity.
Not even one of his deputy opened its mouth that can explain as well.
A’Jing feels not quite right, confused but went down from his horse too and look at the evidence.
A pang of sudden guilt and anger rose from his heart, but he cannot put all blame on General Yu.
A’Jing the first to break the silence said.
“My Lord, please give her a chance to explain what happened here.”
Yan Xun threw a sharp look at A’Jing then said in a very angry voice.
“Very well. General, I am giving you this time to explain this horrendous bloodbath and killing of Yan innocent children or face my wrath!”
General Yu facing in a defensive position but will it matter now? How can she explain what happened here when she just arrived to assess the situation.
The scout rangers made a late report, the horrendous killing must have happened last night and these helpless Yan children were all chopped off piece by piece and put into a sack.
This is an unforgivable act and deserves immediate corporal punishment.
Zhong Yu looks compromised with her morals and integrity is being questioned, she feels trapped and A’Jing is waiting for her to explain this gruesome bloodbath.
He likes to believe Zhong Yu does not have to do anything with it.
While they were in the middle to answer the life and death situation, whatever General Yu’s statement will determine the entire Yu’s troops position and outcome.
Another late cavalry came to witness the scene.
Dong Fangyi went down from his horse and walked towards Yan Xun. He bowed his head then said.
“I hate to interrupt your Majesty, but this is also important news I must tell.” Dong Fangyi made sure that General Yu can hear everything he has to say.
Yan Xun looks at Dong Fangyi, who forgot the courtesies, angrily asked.
“What is more important news than what this bloodbath of innocent today Military General Adviser Dong?”
Dong Fangyi likes the tone of his voice, he will surely add more rage as he spits the latest report.
“Datong Way died yesterday. Datong Way was buried this morning.”
Dong Fangyi shows the proof and Zhong Yu recognizes it.
Her world fell apart.
For a time she cannot move and her heartbeats went fast.
***
Zhong Yu suddenly felt all the swords in this bloodbath came to slit her neck and stab her heart a hundred times.
She must have heard a lie but this is Dong Fangyi reporting. She knows he is a type of adviser who does not like to make some noise like this and play around Yan Xun’s emotions.
For it will unleash Yan Xun’s dark side.
But she also remembered when he heard Yan Xun when he said.
“Don’t you think its time to have a new map that has no Datong in it?”
Yan Xun seems unaffected and turns on his cold emotions, he must hear Zhong Yu’s answer first over Datong’s obituary press release.
Zhong Yu threw him a blank stare.
Dong Fangyi is waiting for Zhong Yu’s reaction and he expected it to be harsh. True to what he knows about her, Zhong Yu draws her sword to Yan Xun, then she said painfully.
“You murdered Wu Dao Ya and these children. You are the main offender here!”
That day, General Yu’s troops faced Black Hawk Cavalry and Dong Fangyi’s troops crushed their troops while A’Jing did not expect this to happen so suddenly went to protect both sides.
But Dong Fangyi already stabbed Zhong Yu’s middle body and she fell in front of A’Jing who caught her rapidly falling body spilling more blood in his military battle uniform.
The rest of the troops went for the killing until all of General Yu’s troops died. No words can describe how unfortunate this day was.
After everything is clear, Yan Xun full of blood and dirt in his face, finally saw A’Jing on his knees holding the middle body of Zhong Yu to stop the blood loss.
He is silently crying for the beautiful dead body of his comrade at arms.
He is angry but cannot measure the amount of madness he feels at the moment.
Yan Xun gave him a cold stare and went closer to A’Jing to tap his shoulders.
A soft voice is heard.
“She did not have to prove anything, she is spotless and pure with her loyalty to you but you still doubted her.”
A’Jing started to question Yan Xun and spoke like he is not the King of Yanbei.
Yan Xun should have ordered A’Jings head to be cut off for acting in this way, but he understands where A’Jing is coming from.
At this moment, Yan Xun chose to excuse this misbehavior, said.
“You can arrange a decent burial for her just don’t bury her body to Yanbei because she died as a traitor and not a hero today.
“Is that an order to follow or a concern for a trusted servant and comrade?”
A’Jing wants to know Yan Xun’s feelings over Zhong Yu’s passing.
Yan Xun without looking responded with a cold but painful voice said.
“An order to follow.”
Still an order to follow, A’Jing ordered his men to carry Zhong Yu’s body and look for a place of burial.
On their way, the unexpected happens, when a group of woman squad dressed in their white hoodies, white scarf covered their face came over, they attacked A’Jings men and took Zhong Yu’s body. One of the leaders said.
“Time is up for your mortal body but not your soul!”
The squad started to form the circle of protection and used their immortal powers to revive her body.
Zhong Yu’s blood was stopped just in time when A’Jing barely holds it for the whole time their troops are killing each other. She lost her consciousness and her breath for some time but Zhong Yu’s lucky to have been saved by A’Jing and her sister Viper knows what to do.
She cut a wound from her wrist and let the blood drip in Zhong Yu’s middle body and everything just happens where everything is difficult to comprehend.
You can call it magic, but the underworld spies are always there to protect and save lives whomever they want to, can be done.
Viper missed a lot when she lost her time in the ersatz realm. She fought the underworld tale monster that proved her worth as the best underworld spy and secret protector to the Chu Jing secret princess.
After the Ersatz realm cannot contain her powers, she was able to get out of it. After her struggles with the dark breeds, she was finally freed to roam around the five realms.
Still lost with her memories, she met again Yuwen Yue in the Black forest. Yuwen Yue sprinkled the ash of golden memories in her eyes that got her eyes partially blind for a time.
When her eyesight naturally restored, it permanently cured her lost memories and Viper was once again back on track.
Suddenly, she can remember everything about her past and her mission for the Mimi Gongzhu.
Viper gathered all of the roaming underworld spies while the Jianghu spies were still scattered and waiting for their leader to reunite them.
She has been patiently waiting for the right time to connect with the Jianghu spies that have been involved with Liang state lately and will answer to their leader the feather girl Zhong Yu.
Zhong Yu has not recovered yet with her mortal body wounds.
She was bedridden for a few weeks and cannot get up to walk or talk like what normal people do.
She needs more time than expected and this is one thing Viper’s power cannot do because Zhong Yu has to choose to become well and get back on track.
***
Princess Huan Huan tired from an all-day run, still sleeping sweetly in the arms of the handsome young man. Having no idea of what the outside world looks like, she followed and trusted her instincts that this young man beside her have a good heart towards her.
The young man looks at her beautiful sleeping eyes and felt he will like her more than just a friend.
Feeling some strange shame, he dismissed his love at first sight experience.
To clear his head, he reminded himself about the mission. The mission is to secure the princess and the future of Yanbei.
“Hey!” Mo’Er found the Princess half awake.
Princess Huan Huan on her half-closed eyes looked at the youngster and feels hungry for the first time.
“Come on let’s eat! Then, we should leave this place before dawn or we will be trapped in these borders.”
Mo’Er set up a bonfire, flickering in between their eyes, he refused to look at her.
“This is a good hunt!”
Princess Huan Huan walked towards the bonfire to the warm her and comfortably sat. Looking at the gloomy night skies, she saw the hazy moonlight.
“Take this.”
Mo’Er handed over a winter cape. He paused, said
“Kindness must not be rejected.”
The Princess was not able to say no for this winter cape will protect her from the cold night, graciously accepted said.
“What else did you bring and that I should accept your kindness like it is a rare commodity? Aside from forcing me to run many miles away from my guardian, what else do you plan to do to me?”
The Princess is upfront and Mo’Er had to be careful with the next words, replied.
“My kindness ends after we cross this border. You do not want to expect me to be around you all the time.”
Princess Huan Huan does not feel any bad vibes about this youngster but still looking for safety signs asked.
“Who are you?”
Mo’Er thinks this is going to start a long talk, said.
“Princess, do not worry. I am not going to kill you. I am one of the good guys.”
Observing Mo’Ers manners, the way he carries himself, the way he speaks, the Princess thinks he is not an ordinary young boy who simply found her or some bystanders being lost in the wooden forest of Longyi Guan Mountains.
She thinks Mo’Er has special skills, every inch of his angular face, the heart-shaped hairline reveals, he is not just from any ordinary clan.
The Princess is a target shooter who suddenly picks up a stone and raised her slingshot from the arms and attempts to shot it to Mo’Ers head.
Mo’Er has skills that not all young boys were trained to possess, is alert and expects this kind of situation to happen, smoothly rejected the stone. He went closer to Princess Huan Huan and said.
“If you want to kill me, here’s some advice. Do not use the stone. Use something sharp, like this!”
Mo’Er showing her a sharp dagger is offering it to the beautiful face in front of him.
Testing their trust limits further, Princess Huan Huan confirmed the youngster is a fighter or even a warrior.
But none of the above, she did not even think that the boy is a pirate. Mo’Er became the new interesting subject to learn, finally dismissed.
“Keep the dagger, if you still want to live until dawn.”
Sounds like a real threat, Mo’Er can almost smell their breaths close to each other face had to smirk, then a short laugh heard, sarcastically said.
“I am keeping it. I want to live until dawn.”
Princess Huan Huan’s unpredictable attitude swiftly took the dagger from Mo’Ers hand and draw it to the neck, said.
“Shhhhhh…”
Mo’Er did not feel any fear, displayed a cold face, thinks this is ground of trust that must be established did not think otherwise softly said.
“Not bad Princess.”
Princess Huan Huan suddenly brandished the sharp dagger in the bark of a tree that caught a snake behind Mo’Ers back.
Mo’Ers life was saved on time.
“I am not born to be your enemy neither a friend. You can thank me later.”
Princes Huan Huan went back to sit in a Zen position.
Looking at flickering light coming from the bonfire, she is quietly thinking about her guardian.
While the youngster thinks he is going to admire this girl for the rest of his life.
It cannot be denied that the death of Wu Dao Yao stirred the chaos among Datong Way members who are also Yan army Generals and the Yan elites as members of the secret chamber of commerce.
***
Leading to many speculations about the sudden disappearance of Princess Huan Huan, the members set up a secret meeting to also discuss the death of General Yu. B
ut in the end, the avoidance of the Datong way members to find out the truth about Wu Dao Ya’s death, the disappearance of Princess Huan Huan and the death of General Yu was not indeed an accident.
Without digging further, they can conclude that one mastermind ordered their sudden deaths and disappearance.
Well for some Yan Generals knows and believes it while the Yan elites want to know the underlying causes, so they prefer to find it out by doing a secret investigation.
**
A sudden strong wind blew into their meandering path. Meng Feng was partially hurt on her eyes and was forced to stop the horse. Ping’An on the alert took out his two small daggers from both sides his waist.
The silence was felt and the leaves were again swayed by strong winds.
“Look out!” shouted by someone near.
Suddenly, like a fire rain, many sand drizzle star darts came to flood their way and the woman quickly took off her indigo scarf and covered three people excluding herself.
Looking divine and serene, she is obviously not an enemy but defended them from a thousand sand drizzles.
The indigo scarf serves as their shield puts these dangerous and sharp star darts turned into ash. She is waiting for more attacks but none of it came.
Back to her normal pulse, she went closer to the dying prince. She counted three then said.
“He won’t last long. We will take him to Zao Baocung.”
Ping’An stood still and said: “Yes Master!”
Meng Feng trying to recall the past knows that she had seen her before, said.
“Didn’t we met before?”
Chu Qiao remembers the attempt of her perfect kill she said.
“How did you change your livelihood? From killing to saving this savage prince?”
Meng Feng cannot refute her words simply said.
“People change and so I did.”
Chu Qiao smirked, said.
“Tsk! you must have been following another Master whom you owe your life and not even your life can repay his kindness.”
Thanks for the gentle reminder. Yes! I owe my Master a lot.” Said Meng Feng
Dong Fangyi saw everything at hand, stood frozen on his feet unable to do his next moves. He is strong but the ghost of the past is the strongest he thought: “This can’t be happening!”
***
“How is he?” Chu Qiao asks Zao Baocung.
“It is bad. I have done everything to make his mortal body endure the pain. But the blood loss is severe. The cure could only be known as miracle blood.”
Zao Baocung has to admit this time he can only do so much but with blood loss, he can only hope that someone has to donate the same blood that matched the 13th Prince.
Chu Qiao looks at her delicate arms and said.
“Are my veins, not miracle blood?”
Zao Baocung responds and shrugs his shoulders.
“You have royal blood that can accept any blood and your veins will not reject it. For the 13th Prince, he can only accept the blood of eminence.”
Chu Qiao doesn’t have any idea what this blood of eminence means, curiously said.
“Zao the Prince is dying and I do not have my Higanbana at my back. It is not definitely the time to kill more time and lose him in the process.”
“No, I am serious. If you want him to live, you need to find the blood of eminence.”
Zao Baocung turned his back and wiped Yuan Song’s sweating forehead, his eyes closed but show deep pain, then they heard him say.
“Xia Chong, Chu Qiao …you are…”
Chu Qiao heard these painful words, with short groans in between, Yuan Song’s fever is so high.
She went closer to touch his forehead, said.
“I am here, please get well soon.”
Yuan Song on his closed eyes wrinkled his forehead as if he wanted to get up and speak many words but there are none. Chu Qiao showed gloomy eyes to the 13th Crown Prince and remembers their happy days.
“Zao Baocung, the blood of the eminence, what’s it called, who has it? Chu Qiao is pressing.
Zao Baocung assured her.
“He’ll die before you can obtain it.”
“Tell me!” Chu Qiao is upset.
“Between the royal family, the father and mother’s blood will have to be 100% match, 50% match on his brothers or even sisters and 20% chance match for the Yuan relatives. Zao Baocung pouted his mouth to Chu Qiao continued to grumble: “You don’t want to be killed before this Prince does.”
Meng Feng said, “The Imperial Concubine Ning’Er already died a few years back but the Great Summer Emperor could be the exact match!”
Chu Qiao thought of Yuan Che yet hardly could not rely on because they have a different matriarch.
The bottom of her thoughts was no other than Yan Xun, with only 20% chance but it is going to be suicide.
“I told you! You cannot do anything!”
Zao Baocung gives up the fate of Yuan Song.
Chu Qiao said, “I have decided, I will extract both blue bloods!”
Suddenly a man on his calm and serene figure but cold aura appeared in the ornamented room, said.
“It has to be a fact of someone having been born into a family that belongs to the highest social class.’
One specific type of family is composed of blue bloods or you can call it members of the aristocracy.
Chu Qiao looks at him and before she forgets this is a life and death situation where staring the man of her dreams is not appropriate, she sarcastically asked.
“Are you?”
He inhaled, then in a calm voice said
“Pure chance, twice over, in the face of vanishingly small odds. Try these veins.”
Zao Baocung could not do it said.
“No, I cannot extract the blood of the crown prince of Qinghai. It is forbidden. It is the golden blood, I cannot just waste it … …
Yue Qi said,”You are a disgrace to the Highness.”
He covered his mouth and the Healer of Moon kingdom mumbled saying.
“I won’t! I will never mix blue bloods! It is not my job description! I have never done such a dirty thing!”
Yuwen Yue flashed a hand sign to Yue Qi, said, “He’ll do it!”
As soon as Yuwen Yue said those words, he took Chu Qiao and pointed a dagger in her neck. Everyone was startled and nobody moved as Yuwen Yue breathes calmly he whispered to Chu Qiao’s ears.
“I am sorry, but its the only way. Order your Healer or we can stay all day with this staged drama.”
Chu Qiao’s ears want to revolt because Yuwen Yue has to do it harsh but amazingly at ease and calm, she clears her throat and said.
“Do it!”
“Or I will…”
Before Chu Qiao could continue the words, she reversed their killing position and smoothly took the dagger from Yuwen Yue’s hands, pointing it towards his chest where his heart is and pressed it a bit.
It must have been tiny blood starting to pop from Yuwen Yue’s chest, Chu Qiao must have pushed it underneath the first layer of skin and Yuwen Yue looks cold and calm.
Seems to enjoy the smooth hands on him, prefers to keep still, did not move.
Without a warning, Chu Qiao had to send back the whispers in his ears and said.
“I am sorry, this is my way of ordering it. Hang on, and do not attempt to steal this dagger or I will be forced to extract the blue blood in you.”
Not a real threat at all, Yuwen Yue likes to hear every word whispered in his ears.
“This is the real Chu Qiao,” Yuwen Yue thought.
“Fearless and lethal, she rarely never makes mistakes or misses her aim.”
The crowd shifts their eyes from here and there. The glimpse of moments is very quick.
Everybody’s feet look glued to where they stand, only eyeballs move. Zao Baocung scratched his head and like a child did a tantrum, complained a lot, said.
“You see, I have no freedom to do things, I am not a free citizen at all!”
“Do it! Or I will extract the blood itself from this Qinghai crown prince and leave nothing in his blue veins!”
Chu Qiao’s voice is really pressing.
“Alright! Alright! Mimi Gongzhu, I’ll be the one to do it. Put off the dagger and let me do it!”
Zao Baocung also said, “I have not tested the Qinghai Crown prince blood if they are a match with 13th Prince of Great Summer. But its chance is highly regarded to be 80% match since both are blue bloods even if they are not entirely a relative. We can only rely on the lineage where the two royal estate leaders were made up with their bones and blood, we are hoping for a perfect match. However, if it fails, Yuan Song can die at any moment. I hope everyone understands how crucial this is.”
Yuwen Yue calmly said.
“Do it!”
“Your Highness, lie down,” said Zao Baocung.
Chu Qiao gradually let go of the dagger and saw drops of tiny blood clots resurfaced in Yuwen Yue’s expensive Hanfu robe, felt a sting in her heart.
Zao Baocung performed the extraction while Yuan Song is pale and almost lifeless receives the immediate blood transfusion from Yuwen Yue’s arms.
After an hour, the procedure is done. Yuwen Yue recovered but Yuan Song isn’t. Yuwen Yue feels tired. When he saw Chu Qiao outside the ornamented room anxiously waiting he commented.
“Did I hear it right when you said, I have decided, I will extract both blue blood!”
“Stop it! Can’t you see what you made me do to you?”
Chu Qiao showing beautiful expressive eyes that mixes with hate and sarcasm in the tone of her voice, Yuwen Yue missed the beauty’s face so much that he wanted to do more dialogues even if he is very much tired.
“How are you going to do?” Yuwen Yue gave her eye contact.
Chu Qiao could not resist, receives it innocently.
She melts with every stare Yuwen Yue sends her.
Back to being sarcastic, she said something like this.
“Why would I want to tell my methods? Say I want to become a vampire, like what the gorge spies do or waste more blood in black magic like what underworlds do! What can you do?”
For the first time in years, Yuwen Yue let out a genuine smile from his cold face. All of his regal white teeth in front, displayed like there are sparkling stars. Chu Qiao felt the chills underneath her skin. Shall I call it goosebumps?
Capturing her heart like this, Chu Qiao wants to wrap him with so much care and check his wounds in his chest, she sincerely asked.
“How’s that wound in your chest?”
Yuwen Yue touched the stained expensive Hanfu robe, said.
“The pain is nothing more like an ant biting a giant’s feet.”
“Oh…”
Chu Qiao back to being speechless cannot apologize because she does not want to reduce the effect of the reversed hostage drama earlier, simply became quiet.
“If you do not have anything to say, may I take some time to rest?”
Did Yuwen Yue just ask her permission, why? Is it really polite or impolite at all? Must Chu Qiao say yes? Or answer it indifferently. Is it really sweet to hear Yuwen Yue this way? What’s the right response?
“Ah…whatever! Get lost!” She screamed in her mind, on the outside she simply nodded at him displaying uncaring eyes.
So indifferent, Chu Qiao is playing a thug of war. Pushing and pulling her feelings towards the man of her dreams is really not an easy thing to do.
For she can not show all feelings in front of this godly being, who keeps on popping up like popcorn and saves everyone for the day, makes their happy endings.
Yuwen Yue is truly like this, he makes a sad, a happy ending. Is it really a happy ending?
The Qinghai Crown prince back to his Palace did not do any task today. He just sat down and wrote in his library. Yue Qi reporting to Yuwen Yue from time to time to update him about Yuan Song’s condition.
Yuan Song did not recover right away but there is always good news that his condition improved day by day.
Yuwen Yue did not come to check on Yuan Song or Chu Qiao after his last visit. For he knows, the Qinghai Queen is closely monitoring all of his movements.
He does not want to draw attention to Yuan Song or Chu Qiao so even if his feet want to step to the Moon Kingdom to see Chu Qiao, he always thinks twice.
On the other hand, Chu Qiao thinks Yuwen Yue still cannot recall the past and his memories are somewhat still distorted. Chu Qiao did not stay longer and finds the unavoidable path of fate, begins to unfold.
***
Finally, Yuan Che looks at the last headcount of Xiaoqi military troops.
From a great powerful and mighty troop figure, the all-out war between Yan Mingguan Pass and Xiaoqi camp was reduced to a significant number and the loss cannot be exactly tallied.
The war was considered to be the bloodiest of all time in Great Summer history.
Yuan Che has to make and pass the report to the Great Summer Emperor after Yuwen Yue sent him the snow paper to inform him about Yuan Song’s condition.
He thinks maybe this is still one good news his Father can be thankful or the worst, not any good thing can be taken at all. Yet, Yuwen Yue did not reveal the 13th Prince location or Yuan Che will find out about the Moon Kingdom still exists today.
He prefers to keep it hidden until all things come to its exact fulfillment when the day of reckoning finally unveils.
When the Great Summer Emperor reads the royal letter from Yuan Che, he fell from his throne seat. Tai Wei rushed the Emperor to his royal chambers and almost immediately many physicians came to check his condition.
Yuan Che did not reveal the exact location of the remaining Xiaoqi troops but he mentioned.
“We are safe and secure and well-nourished with provision coming from an esteemed ally of the Far East. In exchange for their courtesies, we are to respect and provide security to the Freedom Community. I have learned many new things and enjoyed the company of the few. A new world is emerging, where both aristocrats and slaves can mutually benefit each other, leaving a perfect balance of respect and freedom. Everyone serves us with happiness and swear loyalty in exchange for their security. Hence, we became an iron wall and although these slaves consider themselves still as a muddy ground in which the elites can stand, what they only wish for, is to safeguard their lives and to defend them in times of trouble.”
Yuan Che awakens the noble acts of the old.
It is where they stood for many generations where their forefathers earned their spot and establish them in their nobility status.
As time passes by, it became a complicated system of Imperial governance and given the abuses of the people to the law of the land and wanting to attack the nobles, the nobles succumb to tyranny and bruteness.
The old ways were forgotten and the constant change made them worst.
Counting many days and many nights, the Great Summer Emperor fell ill.
There is no good thing that can be seen at this moment.
The Wei and Yuwen nobles were shocked when they heard the spinner press release from the Shin Jin Gong Palace. They started to become afraid of their lands and properties although the new troops who took over Xiaoqi camp were no other than Yuan Yang, they still think that there is unspoken insecurity inside Great Summer.
The party goer Elite Wei Lords started to become more brutal in their ways and seems back to their warring state of mind, tightening their securities in favor of their relatives and beaten dog slaves, no foreigner is allowed to enter Chang’An, the Great Summer Capital.
Not to mention the economy inside Great Summer is becoming worst. The basic commodities were held at Qinghai from the raids done by the Black pirates at the sea coasts.
Then the food insecurity was introduced to their households. It is evident that Wei noble households are presently experiencing insufficiency of any kind.
And how about the poor households?
Can they survive if nobles will become more greedy and start to hoard these basic commodities? One can only expect the worst.
To the world of blank and heartless flesh, the anguish of hearts and the eye of regret
Who will protect who? Who can stand for the slaves and the poor
Who will win freedom for the throbbing souls? Who can stand against tyranny and woes
When loyalty is given, can the receiver be faithful?
When freedom is achieved, who benefits who?
If there is such a good thing in this world, it is YOU, that is if you chose to.
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