"Was father an officer," Wan ke asks pulling out his dresses from the cupboard, he places it on the short wooden table and his mom arranges those into his bag.
"They work under him dear," She replies folding his messed up dresses
"Maaa,I mean my father," he pressures on the word father which makes Ms Qin's actions to pause when the words rang into her ears.
"Xing,"
"Wan ke," he reminds.
"How do you know?," She asks her voice coming out softly in way that it could be broken at any time.
"He was the captain,"she answers falling over her knees as the topic of her husband always make her heart broken.
"Maa,"he bends low and cups her face "I'm sorry for bringing it up but I want to know,"he looks deep into her eyes with concern "You told me that dad was dead,How did he die?"
Xing loved her father so much,she always spends the nights with him after he comes back from duty,the question of where her father has been always disturbs her but she didn't like to talk about it with her mother because when ever she mentions him her mother ends up being miserable. She knew that her father was dead but she wants to know why didn't she see his funeral.
"No one knows how he died," she burst into tears hugging her daughter "We didn't even held a funeral for him," she sobs.
"He was missing right and posters were put up to find him?,"
Releasing Wan ke from her hold she looks up at him in surprise "How do.....,"
She was cut off when the maid knocks on the door "Dinner is served ," she informs and leaves.
Helping his mother to get on her feet he wipes her tears with his thumb "Never talk about it again okay," he consoles her as he smiles softly which makes her to smile too.
"I toast you to come back successfully and bring the power to our kingdom," Lord Wen holds the cup of wine in the air in front of Wan Ke's.
"Yes father," he drinks and takes his seat next to his mother.
Xing was not too close to her step father yet she respects him and loves him for taking care of her mother and herself after the death of her father.
"You are my pride," Lord Wen smiles as he pours another cup of wine and drinks with happiness as his son is going to the school of leader and scholars and he is going to come back with the power of being the top general in all states.
The dinner table was cheerful than usual as it's the last time that Wan ke is going to be with them for dinner. Lord Wen keeps on boasting about how strong Wan Ke is and he is happy that after the few months of the course he is going to be powerful by his son forgetting her real identity. Being drunk his wife takes him to the room instructing Wan Ke to sleep early.
Walking out of his room he stares at the full moon which looks bright in the night sky. Pulling out the black piece of cloth from his pocket he ties it around his face below his eyes. Keeping slow steps trying not to make any noise as the guards and the maids were strolling around, climbing on the huge barrel placed beside the wall he climbs over the wall and gets down outside, his lips twitches up to a smile for his victory of sneaking out everyday without being caught.
Hiding behind the tree he leans over the large trunk , his black dress never showing any appearance to the guards walking out of the state department. In a blink of an eye he runs through the narrow lane beside the building taking a deep breath in he stands at the corner of the wall where the two walls are joined ,he looks up to see the height for the window. Rubbing his palm against each other he holds the stone popping out from the wall by placing his right foot on one wall and the left on the other,he makes his way to the window.
Getting into the dark room he walks in towards the centre table, bending low he picks up the book placed on the table and flips through the pages to find the document. Placing the book in the same position he walks around searching for any clues and the paper.
"Why can't I find anything?," he grunts low crossing his arm over his chest angrily after looking everywhere and got nothing.
He looks around once again and his view stops on a piece of cloth sticking out of the closed drawer of the centre wooden table. Furrowing his eyebrows he walks towards the table and opens the drawer slowly making sure no sound is created as the surrounding is in pin drop silent.
His eyes widens when he brings the cloth in front of eyes the red piece of cloth has a special symbol printed on it. He clutches the cloth tight in his palm reminding the scene of his step brother's death when he found a similar piece on the ground of the woods near the river where they were playing.
He kicks the drawer close and steps back quickly when the sound of footsteps got into his ears. Rushing backwards he opens the huge cupboard and gets into it as it didn't have any layers in it. Turning towards his right he looks through the lines of the cupboard covering himself with the clothes hung in.
He observes the person walking into room who is looking around curiously like knowing that someone has sneaked in.
Wan ke's lips twitches up to a smirk knowing that the person is Jiang Yi and he is satisfied that Jiang Yi is cautious because of him.
He walks around the room and looks behind the shelves and every other spots in the room where someone could hide. A sigh of relief leaves Wan ke's lips when Jiang Yi leaves the room by locking the door closed. Taking a deep breath in he looks straight,he shrieks without his intention letting his breath out when his eyes meets another pair of eyes which is staring straight at him.
"Who.....," before he could complete his sentence the other man push opens the cupboard and steps out ignoring his presence.
"Wait," Wan Ke snatches his arm to stop him as his eyes fall onto the paper which he was looking for in his pocket"What are you doing here?," Wan ke asks his voice low yet stern.
The man in black same as Wan ke turns around a piece of black cloth tied around his face below his eyes too. His eyes observes Wan ke from top to bottom while Wan ke follows his gaze with knitted brows.
"Let's make a deal," Wan ke smiles trying to play on him but he turns around and jumps off the window in a flash leaving Wan Ke puzzled.
Staring at the building in front of him,Wan ke gazes it up to down observing how precious this place is for every prince of all states kingdom. Taking a deep breath in he lets it out with a loud sigh thinking about his days ahead,his life has always been different from others.He walks in through the arch in the entrance preparing his mind and heart for the new level of his life. Wale follows him in carrying his luggages."Drop them here," Wan Ke orders stopping in his tracks in the path where everyone are gathered. The path is crowded with students who are the Prince of other states kingdom."Don't look at me with those eyes," Wan ke scoffs glaring at Wale who is staring at him with concern."Are you sure that you will be able move on?," he asks his voice low and timid," placing the bags on the ground he steps forward and faces him."Only you, dad and mom knows about my true identity," Wan ke answers making sure his voice is low "I'm sure that oth
WanKe's P.O.V"Who is he?,"I ask looking at the person who is standing at the centre of the path holding the bow."Cheng Li," Hen yu answers.We stand in the crowd of students looking at everyone playing, almost everyone is done with their turns while some are waiting for it. So far the arrow in the furthest is Cheng Li's. Handing over the bow to the next player he walks towards the crowd with pride his face shows what he did few minutes ago was nothing for him."HenYu," Master Ling calls out which makes him to stop his actions as his hands paused in the position of clapping."Goodluck," I cheer him up while he keeps a step forward for everyone to see that he is the one who was called. Strolling towards the center he takes the bow from Master and stays in position. Realising that he is feeling nervous I cheer out his name aloud letting everyone to clap for him making the surrounding joyful but the surrounding captures silence the very next minute w
Wan ke's P.O.VThe main hall is arranged with chabudai tables with four cushions placed around it in a row on the sides leaving the middle space empty.Entering the noisy hall I make my way towards the table which is empty. Staying away from most of them will not cause any trouble because if I mingle with them I'm sure that they would find some clues.Taking the kettle which is placed on the table I pour the green tea into the ceramic cup. Closing my eyes I move the cup to my lips and let the bittersweet liquid slide into my mouth refreshing my inner."Hey Keke," I almost choke when the words ring into my ears, opening my eyes I place the cup on the table and wipe around my mouth with the back of my right palm."Keke?," I repeat curiously looking at Henyu who is taking his seat opposite to me."Yeah...my brother," he laughs bringing his hand forward with his palm fisted into a ball. Smiling widely he stares at me when I loo
Stretching my hands up I yawn curling up my toes, opening my eyes I squeeze it tight shut and open it again to get clear vision. I stare at the wooden roof my empty morning brain begins to function."Damn," I curse under breath when realisation hits me.How can I forget that I'm not at home and I got to wake up early to freshen up and prepare for the class.Taking a deep breath I turn to my right, a gasp leaves my lips when my body was about to fall as I was laying at the edge of the bed, being in balance I get up and sit straight on the bed."No,no...it should not be," praying in a low voice I look around and move my gaze down to the bed "Seriously,"I slap my face noticing that I'm on brother Lei's place.After soo many efforts of trying my best to be in conscious while sleeping I failed. I didn't want to sleep deep because I have the habit of rolling around."Okay... Okay..May be you came here because it's empty," t
Sitting straight we all pay attention to the master who is done with the attendance check."Alright," he gets up from his seat and walks down from the floor which is a little higher than the floor we are seated on."First let me tell you the rules in here," he walks around observing each and everyone "All the general in power now are formed from here and the strict rules are followed by all the men in your family tree," he continues to walk around with his arm crossed over his chest "Rule number one."Listening to him was something which is very painful. His words didn't get through my ears, it was not only me most of my classmates are trying very hard to pay attention as we will be punished for misbehaving except the ones who are too good like they listen to him deeply and some are even writing it down.Come on, it's just the rules and it has nothing to be learnt.Resting my elbow over the table I place my chin on my palm, my hea
Fang Lei's P.O.V"Did you get it?," Ms Cheng asks pouring the tea into my cup."Yes,Who asked you for it?," I question as I take the sip of the tea, placing the cup on tbe table I lean forward."It's Master Wan, he got the poster of Wen Ling and asked me about it,""Does he know anything?,""I don't know but I think that you both are trying to find the same person because he has been watching over JiangYi too and I'm sure that he has something in his pockets,""Maybe,"rubbing my chin I try to figure out what to do next."What's in your mind?,"she asks curiously."I think that the person whom you told is the one who I saw in the crime department that night,"The document I stole from the crime department was regarding Weng ling's murder.The clue of Wen ling who was the head of the department can give me more information of my late sister and her husband. Officer Wen ling was close to our family and he was a ri
Wan ke's P.O.V"Do not pass the barrier "I order by placing the long cylinder shaped pillow between the two joined beds I stare at brother Lei curiously as his eyes has been fixed on me observing my every move since he came back from house of Jin and this situation made me completely uncomfortable.Unfolding the blanket I lay on the bed covering myself with the blanket, closing my eyes I stay in darkness for few minutes still feeling his orbs on me, furrowing my eyebrows I open my eyes."What?," I growl glaring at him in a way that I would crush him anytime."Are you pretending?,” be asks in a low voice which comes out like he knows something."Why?,” I sit up straight in a blink of an eye and lean forward with wide eyes.Pretending? What?Does he know something?But how?Have I've been acting where no one can doubt my identity?How can he find it out so quickly when no in in Wen palace even knows. The
The surrounding gets filled up with claps and cheers when the fight begins. We all are seated on the ground outside in a circle, we are out here a few minutes ago after the history lesson and lunch , learning about the past battles and leaders made all my nerves weak but now after having my stomach full my inner being is in active mode."He is strong," HenYu utters leaning over my shoulder "Whom would you challenge?," he asks in a low voice making sure that Master Ling doesn't hear us."Who do you think?," I smirk my eyes fixed to our classmates who are showing off their martial arts."Cheng Lie,""Nah!," Moving my head to the left and right in a 'no'."Then?," his voice comes out a little louder in excitement, turning to my right I face him and place my index finger on my lips "Keep your voice down,"I grunt in a low voice as I don't want to be punished for misbehaving during lessons and also I just don't want to take that punishment anymore,