PANDORA UNBOUND

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Thick scent of blood wallowed in the air. The burning tents, and screaming soldiers painted the perfect picture of war. Su Lan Yue who wore a black tight clothing was rooted on her spot, her eyes never leaving the general's dead body.

'Weird, Kai Wen had fallen that easily?' She hadn't expected that her first attack, the enemy would be already killed without even fighting back. This plan was only to test the waters. To see Kai Wen fighting prowess, and to test her strength if could stand up to the so called legendary general. Yet with a flick of her blade, the man had dropped dead.

'Did i overestimated my opponent?' Her thoughts begin to swallow all of her attention. Her index finger tapped her chin in a relaxed manner. She closed her eyes and bobbed her head to the side, her eyebrows slowly turned into a scowl.

She secretly took the lotus goblin mask from her inventory and put it on. The sheer glass mask with jaded details settled in her face lightly. It had two horns on the side the curved in a peculiar angle and the tips of it seemed to glow in a grim manner. Taking the decapicated head of Kai Wen, Su Lan Yue motion to one of her subordinated who had been carrying a box, she then tossed it without much care and ordered for it to be sent to her elder brother back at the camp.

Perplexed by her order, the subordinate could only nod in agreement. Questioning the princess after all is out of the question, and they were ordered by Duke Hong not to intervene unless it concerns her safety.

When the man left Su Lan Yue flicked her wrist quickly enough to press the "Yes" button on the transparent screen. Her movements didn't cause any attention as most understood that its the Princess Yue mannerism when she is annoyed. But what garner the attention was the Glass mask she was wearing. It didn't look regal or delicate, it looked sinister. But the mask went perfectly with the Princess Yue aesthetics.

She then strode down towards Kai Wen tent only to come out dressed in his clothes. Picking up the enemy's treasured weapon, the blue turtle spear. The Tianfa country did treat Kai Wen really well to the point that they had given him a priceless treasure. The glass like spear that she now holds in her hand was another weapon of the deity they had worship. It's power can be consider at the top and can be destructive if the game had been its late stages. However, the game stage was still set in the prelim, so the legendary weapon that the Tianfa country has is useless. Only players in the paragon stage can bring this legendary weapon to its apex maximum.

The Blue turtle spear soon begin to feel to cool to touch as it's colour turn menacingly. The master that it had acknowledge was actually killed by a devious plot with no room to counter, of course the weapon that Kai Wen had would love to avenge its master that it so adore.

Upon noticing the temperament of the weapon, Su Lan Yue was quite shocked to think that a weapon hold sentience. But she manage to cover up her shock with a playful smirk.   

She summoned the lotus and without sparing a moment it counter the blue turtle spear cool temperature with its fiery nature. Both of the weapon that she holds are the deity's weapon so both of each were more arrogant than the other.

But the lotus, that is tied to Su Lan Yue can be consider as the main weapon, as the lotus is always present in each scripture and religious painting of the deity. The heroic tales and stories always talks about its destructive nature.

When the player inside Su Lan Yue heard of the legend from Su Hong she couldn't help but to raise a brow. The deity of the Han Nation can be consider as a god of Chaos. A domineering person with vast and overwhelming power who destroys everything in its path leaving nothing but ashes and fire.

In real life such god can only be consider evil and violent. No one would think to worship such deity except for a few fanatics with loose screws.

When she had notice that the temperature slowly begin to rise normally she glance at the blue turtle spear with amusement.

'It seems to have been tamed.' The corner of her lips hooked up with delight. She turned towards her soldiers and commanded them.

"Try not to kill everyone, leave some for your brother's back at the camp." Her sweet voice dripped like honey as everyone who heard it seems to be in a dee trance. Only Guan Ningxin seemed to recover faster that anyone else. She coughed her throat to help the others that is in the squad to help them recover their common sense.

As the princess hated to be ignored.

"Understood." Guan Ningxin meet Su Lan Yue eyes. Her heartbeat skipped. She clenched her hands and told herself to breath in and out in order to release the tension in her heart. God, why does she had to be so pretty!

The player inside Guan Ningxin couldn't help but to fan girl. Su Lan Yue seemed to be the ideal female lead in her mind. She was smart, cunning, and most of all beautiful. If this was real life, and Su Lan Yue was a only a player not an NPC she would pursue her to high heavens. But Guan Ningxin could only cursed at her luck. Not only was she captivated by an  NPC, she was a born female in this game. If she had only been a male instead like in the real life she would fight the crown prince for her hand in marriage. After all her background in the game wasn't simple. Her family was one of the most influential family second only to the Su's and the royal family.

So if say she was born boy she would be truly be consider a worthy marriage candidate for the the lofty Princess Yue.

The other people in the squad had also notice their vice leader obsession with the princess Yue as they thought that the left prime minister daughter was considered as a Sister by the princess Yue.

Little do they know that the player was actually a brother rather than a sister.

"Should we had back?" Guan Ningxin begin to switly ordered the whole squad to tie up the prisoners and had them start forming a queue. Su Lan Yue shaked her head, "No," taking light yet strong strides Su Lan Yue stood in front of Guan Ningxin.

The soft rays from the rising sun outlined her figure as it slowly warps into the former general Kai Wen. The loose clothing soon begin to fit her body perfectly. Her sweet voice also change into a deep tone that can make anyone swoon.

"Your all going with me to Tianfa country."