Feng Shao looked up at Lui Xian who had just been tied and felt quite happy. He wanted to speak of all the grievances he had for him but the knife pressing on his delicate neck stopped him from doing so.The commander signalled his men for departure and the group started towards the dense, dark forest to the west of Qiu Yu village. They were walking on foot while their leaders were using carriages. At some point the two men found themselves walking behind the carriages as they were dragged and guarded to ensure that they were not able to escape.Although Feng Shao had just been close to death he looked so calm and collected. Lui Xian would here and there glance at him to see if he was pretending or not. But Feng Shao would glare back at him as his scowl would be very evident to Lui Xian's eyes."....." 'I take my words back. He is quite something else.' After giving him a last look, he decided to look around to figure out where these man were taking them. They were still meandering de

Feng Shao squinted his eyes open only to see that he was somehow put in a room. Although the room was a little cold he liked how it looked. It was decorated with lanterns and pink cloths fluttering with the breeze. The wooden table and chairs were by the window. There was also a pair of screens at one side which gave life to the room. Poems were also hang on the walls making the room look more scholarly and beautiful. Especially the immaculate peach blossoms drawn on the background. Even the bamboo leaves looked breathtaking as well. The white cotton blanket covering half of his body felt very warm. He pushed it aside and moved so to get off the bed. His feet came in contact with the ceramic tiles, and boy did it feel cold. He immediately reached for his shoes and hurriedly put them on. Just when he was about to stand up to get out of the room, he heard;"You're awake, Master asked you to join them in the hall." Feng Shao jerked up and faced the door and saw the familiar boy leaning

Luck is far more out of reach when he really needed it the most.After spending some time with Rushan, Lui Xian planned to switch duty with one of the guards serving His Majesty during the night. But he was sad to hear that he had long been transferred to work in the military branch starting from the next two days. No words could descibe how disheartened he felt. It seemed as if the gap separating them was becoming wider and wider as each day passed. He knew martial arts or so to say he was great at it. But leaving his nightly watch and shifting to dealing with hard-headed senile people was a big headache to him. It's not like he had never gone to battle once or was he afraid to go to war and die. But it was mostly because he was going to be deprived of his little time with the Emperor."I wonder why I have to shift. If I try to ask him to let me stay by his side will he agree? Forget it, let me have some rest." He plopped on his woods and quite comfortable bed, removing his boots and

Wahhhhh!Rushan cried seeing his friend packing to go. When he heard from his Imperial brother that his friend was going to war, he had not believed it, but when he ran back seeing him pack he felt his heart squeeze with so much emotion. Lui Xian just sighed seeing his dramatic friend. He had wondered since the first time they met, as to why this prince was still alive. Alive from all the throne rivalry that always occurs in royal lineages, but now he understood. Rushan was too much of an idiot to be considered a rival for the throne. All he did was to run to the Emperor with brotherly love showing in his eyes."Your Highness stop crying. It's only going to be a month away fighting some rascals. You know I will come back." He tried to pacify him feeling really complicated. 'Aren't I the one who is supposed to cry right now? I am being sent to the death's door without even getting a chance to confess my love. I wonder why I am so unlucky.'"I guess I'll have to pass by the market to b

Darkness engulfed Lui Xian's view. He felt woozy and weak, his body becoming limp. Before he could fall on his men he saw a vivid image of a man walking towards them with a bow in his hands. "Commander!" All the men shouted at once as they hurried to catch him in their arms."Get him inside the tent." He was carried inside and laid on a bed as one of the soldiers hurried to call a physician. They made sure to have two or more doctors when going to war. In case when they needed one to nurse their men back to health. Upon seeing Lui Xian's face that had become pale whilst he lay flat on the cushions, the physician frowned and hurriedly scooped him up so that he could make Lui Xian stay in a sitting position. He took a needle from his sleeves and performed acupuncture before turning around to the men who were watching everything attentively and asked, "What happened to him? Was he perhaps shot by a poisonous arrow?"The physician conjecture made all the men inside tremble in fear. They