Love Sword

49

'Are you done?' Asked Jin Shan with a glare which successfully shut Jin Xuan up.

The doors creaked open and two guards walked in with a worried face.

'My lord, we couldn't find prince Xiang anywhere. We roamed the forests, the mountains, and every nook and cranny but still couldn't trace the prince's whereabouts. It's almost as if the prince vanished in the matter of one night.' Explained one of the guard while the other nodded along.

'Useless fools!' Shouted Jin Shan as he drew out his sword but was then stopped by Jin Xuan.

'Brother, enough! Have you finally gone insane? You've killed dozens of guards since midnight just because of one person? Just leave it be, your feelings will go away soon. If you really did love him to that extent, why did you let Xie Ting Ting come in and do such actions?' Exclaimed Jin Xuan.

He turned around and shooed the two guards away which they gladly retreated.

Jin Xuan turned back to his drunk brother

'Brother, think it over carefully.'

———

A few days passed by like the blink of an eye. The war between the great Da Dong's inner circle managed to come to an end. Although the war had brought forth many hardships for the people and the officials alike, it is still a crucial part that will be jot down in history as one of the biggest wars in the nation.

Li Jun successfully managed to defeat his opponents and crowned himself as the emperor of Da Dong. He killed and slaughtered all of the rebels in one stroke and united every single nation before stabilizing the altering empire.

He did it singlehandedly while making sure that his people managed to be as safe as possible.

The people of Da Dong hailed their new sovereign greatly. They dearly and devotedly love Li Jun as their emperor.

In a brightly lit corridor of the inner palace, amidst the victorious drums sounds from outside of the palace gates and the happy chirps of birds in the skies, we could hear faint moaning sounds.

Inside the main chamber of his majesty, the son of heaven, the curtains of his majestic bed is pulled down and the blurry shadows of two individuals are crazily entangled together.

The scented candles wafted through the air, spreading its aroma throughout the room.

After releasing, Li Jun quickly grabbed his robe and put it on. He pushed through the white gauze curtains and walked out from the bed.

After becoming emperor of this vast land, he was gifted young misses and princesses from kingdoms and aristocratic households far and wide. Furthermore, in order to strengthen his hold of the harem and secure his throne lineage, he needed to take in concubines and impregnate them to give birth to his offsprings for him.

Nevertheless, the empress seat remained empty.

The doors were knocked twice before a man came in after an ignorant grunt from Li Jun.

'Your majesty, this one has news regarding the prince of Chang'An.'

Li Jun put down the wine cup and lifted his palm to stop the man from speaking any further. He darted his eyes towards the still panting concubine Yin on his bed.

She is wearing nothing on her fragile and white porcelain body with only a thin golden blanket covering her upper body. Her hair was left undone as it scattered on the bed.

Yin Liufei is the princess of a neighboring empire who was given to Li Jun as his wife. He took her in and gave her the concubine title with little regards.

'Get out.' He said without any warmth.

The princess looked at the mighty emperor in front of her. He really is handsome. The most handsome guy she had ever seen. He is also very capable, the whole land under heaven is his. She really wanted the empress seat.

Biting her lips, she unwillingly dressed up and left the chamber.

Li Jun then turned to the man and urged him to continue.

The man bowed respectfully

'The prince is lost in the forest right now. The Jin clan is sending men to recapture him.'

Li Jun narrowed his eyes, his fists clenched until veins popped on his hand. How he wish he could go to personally kidnap Xiang Ning back by his own hands but the country is newly established, he still needed to be here.

'Send our men as well, we must bring him back before those guys could reach him.'

———

Xiang Ning opened his eyes when a whiff of wind brushed past his face. His blurry vision adjusted to the lights before he could see what was going on in front of him.

The scene is purely shocking. He is back in the cottage belonging to Ping Shi's godmother. How come he is back?

He sat up and the creaking sounds of the bamboo bed under him caused him to scrunch his eyes. He stared out the window before slowly making his way out of the cottage.

The white tiger saw him and quickly ran to him, the tiger knelt down beside his feet and stared at him with puppy-like eyes while caressing his furry head against the prince's feet.

'How are you feeling?'

Xiang Ning looked up to see Ping Shi walking towards him.

'A'Shi? Why is it you?' Asked Xiang Ning.

Ping Shi smiled and whistled

The tiger lifted its head and decided to ignore its owner and continue to brush its head against Xiang Ning instead.

Seeing the rebellious creature, Ping Shi just sighed helplessly. He really did spoiled the animal too much.

'He's yours?' Asked Xiang Ning.

Ping Shi nodded

'Do you feel better?' Asked Ping Shi.

Xiang Ning nodded slowly.

'I'm sorry I let him snatch you away.' Said Ping Shi.

Xiang Ning smiled and shook his head

'It's fine.' He said

To be Continued...