In the evening Lui Xian prepared himself to welcome his distinguished guest. He had ordered all the guards at his tent to be sent away. Still laying on his bed he looked up above him thinking of how these days were kind of hectic. He sighed before detecting a movement from outside.Lui Xian didn't need to ask as to who was outside. He rose and walked to a chair and sat comfortably on it. In an instant the young man he had seen in the morning entered, covering his face with a mask. He held his sword walking to Lui Xian with a frown in between his brows."Welcome. Do you want some tea?" Lui Xian invited him to the table. In one hand, he had a cup filled with hot tea, and the other was supporting his head. He took a glance at the new comer and then reverted his sight only to take a sip of his own tea. It was apparent that the one offered the tea wouldn't drink it at all. After all, who would eat something from the person they had once poisoned. After being groomed by the elderly and bein

"Hiyaah!" Shwap!Lui Xian galloped through the dense green forests and mountains, his horse running extremely fast. He was all alone. And the anticipation to reach the palace drove him more, he wanted to arrive before the Qiu Xi festival. He had something prepared for the Emperor.He could imagine his delighted face and smile as he welcomed him back. The need to be in his presence was too much. Even though he was away for a long time, his feelings never lessened. In fact, they intensified.When he was told to go back, he had hurried to set out that night. The tiredness he felt from fighting in the ferocious battle had immediately dispersed. He had put on fine robes and took the fastest horse they had. He grabbed a few things for the ride then disappeared into the night.At the moment, he had journeyed some several miles away from the camp. The weather had changed drastically, the summer was somehow unbearable and the sun was shining and emitting too much heat but he couldn't afford to

The Wu Palace and the whole capital devoured the morning light that was just gracing the day. The sky was quite clear with wispy clouds here and there. When Lui Xian had just gotten up, he stared at the blueness and he by chance spotted a bird circling around."What a beautiful morning. It's been two years since I have experienced this peaceful moment." He marvelled at the breathtaking scene. This was the first time in these years that he felt his mind at peace. "Xian, you're up. Breakfast should be ready in a moment." Rushan spoke from inside his quarters. He rose from the bed and walked behind the curtain, putting on quite a fancy robe."Are you going to morning court?" Lui Xian asked whilst entering the room. Yesterday night, he had ended up spending the night at Rushan's place. They stayed up almost half the night catching up and talking about the woman who seemed to be focused on turning Wu Kingdom upside down.Speaking of this nemesis, she was busy planning her next move on how

Wandering amidst some rubbles, Lui Xian observed with a keen eye as to what had happened to the village. At least what was once a flourishing village.Burnt shuds scattered about, the soil had a deep dark tone and the nearby trees were half burnt with leaves tainted with smoke. At some point, Lui Xian spotted a map of dried blood and a weapon with traces of that deep red colour, that was close to black due to being exposed to heat for an unknown period of time."It's been two years since then and now it's like Qiu Yu Village has never been here in the first place." He speculated while looking around, memories piling up in his mind. "Who did all this?"He resumed asking himself questions he couldn't get any answers to. His mood plummeting by each second, each memory came crushing down on him. He couldn't believe that all those happy families he had come to accept as his own, had disappeared without leaving a single speck of dust. It was as if they had never existed. As if he had spent

Lui Xian sat by the fire, occupying himself with making lunch just at the corner of the little cabin far from the windows and the entrance. Smoke rose in the air giving off a smoky-like mist. His eyes were watery and red due to being exposed to fire for too long. He was afraid of irritating Feng Shao and so prepared everything quietly.When he had first looked for a place to cook, he had hardly found any signs for such an activity. There had been no ashes anywhere that could indicate that Feng Shao had once cooked for himself. Even the pot he was using was accumulating dust in a corner, yearning to be enveloped by the yellow orangish flames that could make its base glow with a red hot tint. Even the ingredients to prepare the meal had been hard to find. He had searched for a few grains of rice to eat with the meat he had hunted, while he was on his way to fetch water. When Lui Xian found none he ended up making soup and roasted meat on the fire. He was lucky to find some herbs that he