I took a huge breathe and said

I am ......

Wait but why are you asking me this ??

The king looked pissed .. But I think he tried to stay calm .. Then he repeated his question again ..

I spun around and then sat on my chair .. Poured some tea for the king and for myself ..

The king also sat down .. Then I looked into his eyes and then glanced towards the guards .. The king smirked .. Seems like he understood the assignment .. He's smart .. I think he must be in his 20's now .. I remember that just before the war a new emperor took over .. I also heard that he's short tempered ..

Black long hairs in a bun , wearing a small crown , gold embroidered phoenix clothes .. Tanned skin , a small mole near his lips .. He was fine .. But still so fine ..

He swirled his fingers and the guard , eunuch all left the room ..

Now !! Girl stop this game of cat and mouse .. Why the ones who were murdered were all engaged in illegal jobs , smuggling , human trafficking .. And also all of them tried to harm you ..

And they all were dead the next day .. Who's the one behind this ?? Also tell me your real identity first ..

Let me answer this one by one ..

First I am the royal commandery princess Chu Xiao Qian ..

Second , I don't know who's the one doing this all ..

Third , I never knew that these people were engaged in these types of work ..

Commandery princess ?? Why are you here though ?? { Guess he was astonished by my identity .. }

Well .. I heard that the valleys , mountains here are very beautiful .. The delicacies here are excellent .. so I just came here for a stroll ..

{ I guess he wasn't satisfied with my answer .. }

Does your emperor has any idea about you being here ?? You can't just cross a border just to take a stroll ??

Well I did .. I did cross the border just to take a stroll here ..

Heyyy you little brat .. do you even know the consequences of crossing a border with such a special identity without your emperor knowing it ??

If something happens to you .. Our country would be blamed for this .. Are you crazy ??? { well I think he's having some mental issues .. he's over hyped now .. }

Suddenly he banged his hands over the table , stood up and held my wrist .. Tightly .. very tightly ... He gripped my wrist so tightly that his golden jewelry bit into my skin , tearing it open .. Blood began to flow as the sharp edges of the jewels dug deeper , embedding themselves painfully into my flesh .. But before I could react .. A dagger shot through the window at full speed , slicing through the air as it veered straight toward him .. It grazed his cheekbone with a swift , brutal cut , and blood began to spill from the wound , dripping down his face ..

He immediately ran towards the window to see who was it .. He stood at the window , eyes scanning the crowd , searching for whoever had thrown the dagger .. But there was no one in sight .. Just as he was about to turn away , a shadowy figure lunged out of nowhere , seizing him by the neck .. In an instant , he was slammed against the wall , his breath stolen by the force of the attack ..

He is the one killing all those people .. ?? But he is ... unrecognizable .. who is he ?? ... Wait .. he ??? he's ... HAN SHOU ??? I screeched out loud .. that shadowy figure turned towards me .. He had a hood over his face but I was able to feel his blue eyes scanning me .. His head tilted a little bit and I was damn sure that his eyes went towards my wound ..

The emperor screeched back .. Han Shou ?? This is treason .. How dare you hurt the ---

Before the king could end his sentence Han Shou's magic was ready in his hands ..

He slowly walked towards me .. Pulled out the small remain of jewel inside my wrist ...

Then suddenly poison guy appeared out of nowhere .. He held my hand and then ----

Wait .. why did you teleported me out here ?? Are you crazy ?? I looked around my surroundings found out that he teleported me back to my house .. NOOOOOO !!

Why ?? I started crying .. I hate you !!!

Who are you to make the decision for me ?? huh ? I finally got a chance to see him but you ruined it all .. All thanks to you ..

I started throwing my fists over his hard rock like chest ..

Stop !! you are hurting yourself .. I bet you don't want your father to see you in this situation .. Come with me .. Let me apply medicine in your wound .. it's bleeding heavily ..

His words made me look at my wound again .. It would be nice if a nerve would have been cut and my life would be over by now .. I would be free ..

He was again saying something but I wasn't able to hear it .. I saw him .. My vision getting blurry .. My knees going weak .. But still I managed to put some force and push him away from me .... But my knees didn't supported me .. And I started falling backwards .. It felt same .. Like when I fell in love .. I fell ..

But a hand swopped through the curve of my waist smoothly .. Swirled me around .. My vision was still blurry but I knew who it was .. A slight touch from him is enough for me to know that it's him .. It was him .. Han Shou ..

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Han Shou's POV inside the inn ..

When I heard her screeching my name .. My heart skipped a beat .. I was breathless .. It was like the first time when she called out my name .. A bit of astonishment , with her voice being so soothing ..

I scanned her .. from her toe tips , to her legs , to her waist , to her chest , to her shoulder , to her face , and then back to her wrist ..

The emperor screeched my name ..

Han Shou ?? This is treason .. How dare you hurt the ---

But before he could end his sentence I could end his life .. My magic was ready in my hands .. And he stopped talking .. I clasped her trembling hand , and a surge of fury ignited within me , hotter than I'd ever known .. Never in my life had I wanted to kill someone as much as I wanted to end the emperor's wretched existence in this moment .. With shaking hands , I carefully removed the fragments of the jewel embedded deep in her wrist , each shard a silent promise of vengeance .. I longed to tear him apart limb by limb , to shred his fingers into dust , to gouge out his eyes and watch the light fade from them ..

Then poison guy appeared .. I shook my head .. He held her hand and teleported her out of this place ..

As much as I couldn't bear the thought of her leaving , I couldn't bear the thought of her staying either .. This place was nothing but a living hell for her .. These heartless people , this soulless emperor ... ---- They'd stop at nothing to close the case .. Even if it means slaughtering an innocent princess ..

She left .. And I slowly turned to face the emperor .. My hands trembled with barely - contained rage .. I pulled back my hood , locking eyes with him as I unsheathed my dagger , pressing it to the side of his neck .. You ?? I wouldn't even let the gods lay a finger on her .. What makes you think you can ?? With a swift motion , I slashed through the flesh of his wrist , leaving him writhing in pain ..

We'll talk after I come back .. Till then you can't harm my family .. { I said in an aggressive way .. and I hope that he understood .. }

Without a second glance , I took to the skies , flying towards her homeland with vengeance burning in my veins ..

I flew as fast as I can .. I have never experienced the feeling of loosing someone before except for my mother .. We both have a master - servant pact but I have been stripped of my ability to sense her since the night she stabbed me .. My - my ability to sense her is gone .. How can I find her .. Where in the fu*king world are you .. Little birdie .. ??

I don't know where to find you .. My love .. How ..

I couldn't breathe .. I couldn't even think properly ..

But how in the freaking world I can't sense her ??

As I was in a flurry of thoughts , I felt it ..

I was able to sense her .. but only a little bit ..

Go for her !!

A man spoke behind me ..

I turned back .. He ... was weird .. A cloak , maybe 50 years old .. black and silver hairs .. only his mouth was visible and a wide grin spread across over it ..

Don't stare at me like that .. you'll freak me out .. He said with a teasing voice but I think the one who's freaking out between us is definitely me ..

I'll meet you later boy ...

And with that .. he just disappeared ..

I was scared .. What if anything happens between them ?? What if he harms her or tries to force her into doing something she doesn't want to .. I have seen the way he looks at her .. He loves her .. And it feels like he has been loving her for the last 5 or more than 5 years ..

I was scared ..

I began to fly through the streets as quickly as I can .. Little birdie .. I could sense her .. She was fine .. Except for her wrist wound .. I shot through the air faster than my beating heart which was almost an impossible speed .. I closed my eyes and flew to the direction I was sensing her ..

Then , in the corner of my eye , I could see a glimmer of highlighted blue black hairs .. A rush of relief flowed into my heart when I saw that she wasn't in any current danger .. In my hastiness to be near her , I almost tried to descend from the skies as fast as I could .. But I stopped myself in time ..

She .... She was crying .. throwing her fists over poison guy's chest .. Cursing , cussing him ..

When I could see her face , I felt relief ??

Desperation ?? Fear ?? Disappointment in myself for not finding her sooner ??

With the last bit of strength in her , she pushed him .. And started falling backwards ..

But then suddenly I found myself going towards her .. my hand swopped through the curve of her waist smoothly .. Swirled her around ..

Then she lost her consciousness ..

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Hey everyone...
I'm back after a long break .. Well my exams just finished..
I hope that I'm not dragging the story line .. it's just that I don't get the time to write long chapters ..
But I'm still trying..
Ok byee
Happy reading..
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