Murong li and General Qing were waiting at the gardens, their spy has yet to return from the Wu Yue sect campsite.

"What if he was caught?" General Qing says. Murong li takes out his flute, the wooden instrument making the general nervous.

"Then we strike, i don't want that woman near my sect" he replies and placed the flute at his lips. General Qing sighed and walked away once the melody of tranquility started to play.

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Zhi Ming and Wang Lei were in patio, Zhi Ming had a blindfold on his eyes as he pulled back an arrow on the bow he was holding.

"Watch and learn Wang lei" he says smugly and releases the arrow, Wang lei watched the arrow hit the peach fruit that still hanged on the tree.

"Very good your highness but how does this help in planning your coronation?" He asks, Zhi Ming sighs and takes off his blindfold.

"Can't we have a minute to relax before we continue working"

Wang lei was about to reply when the horn rang around the palace, Zhi Ming frowned.

"What's that noise?" He asks.

"The sect is under attack, your highness find a place to hide"

"What do you mean hide, i have a sword let me go protect my sect"

Wang lei nodded, he and the prince ran towards the city gates with soldiers following behind.

Zhi Ming frowned seeing the soldiers of Wu Yue sect.

"Why has  Wei young sent her army to me? Have i offended her in some way?" He says.

"Maybe she still holds a grude that you chose Murong li over her" Wang lei says remembering the whole kidnapping incident.

"Then she must get used to it, this is ridiculous"

Suddenly an arrow was shot to the large wooden doors of Yang Wu sect. Wang lei handed the letter attached to the arrow to Zhi Ming.

'Let's see if your precious Ah li will save you now'

Zhi Ming crumbled the paper in his hand, he turned to a soldier.

"Use the secret passages and run to Yaoguang for help"

"Yes your highness"

Wang lei turned to the prince.

"In the meantime?"

"We hold off as much as we can until Ah li arrives with his army, Yang Wu soldiers attack!"

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Murong li sat on his throne, the room was bright and warm because of the sun, General Qing and a soldier from Yang Wu came inside.

"Your majesty this soldier has a message for you from Prince Zhi Ming" General Qing says. Murong li takes in the soldiers looks, it seemed the fellow had been running through a sandstorm because he was dusty on the knees and elbows.

"What is it? I hope everything is okay"

The soldier bowed.

"King Murong li, i was sent here to ask for help, Queen Wei young and her army have attacked Yang Wu"

Murong li slammed his fist on the desk.

"That bitch! Qing Jing send 500 men to Yang Wu, i will handle the army here"

"As you wish"

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The soldiers of Yang Wu formed a line behind the city gates, Zhi Ming was now wearing his black armor, the material matching with his black cape.

"Open the gates and kill on sight" he instructed. With the war cry of Yang Wu, the gates were opened and the fight began, Zhi Ming watched as his men slaughtered the other team.

"Our army is not enough to fight them off" Wang lei says, Zhi Ming nods.

"Let's hope that soldier arrived in Yaoguang in time otherwise...we're doomed for."

Suddenly a bright pink flare shot up to the sky, the Yaoguang sect symbol gleaming in the darkening sky. Zhi Ming sighed in relief.

"They're here"

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Liu Wei made his way to the ancient library, being the small sect that still cultivates made him wonder why not the other sects joined the cultivation classes.

"My king!" Li Jun says running towards him. He froze, could it be that the boy wanted to talk about last night?

"My king...something happened"

"Oh? What is it?"

"I've heard that there are demons attacking Yang Wu sect as we speak"

Liu Wei frowned, demons? In this area?

"How is this possible? The Lan Clan in gusu usually does the night hunts around this area unless...."

"What?"

"They've heard of another sect like theirs so they stopped in order to avoid conflict...^sigh^....get the disciples ready we're leaving in a short time"

"Yes my king"

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Murong li put on his red robe and cape, a gold crown to secure his ponytail and made his way to the city gates alone.

His face remained calm as he walked to the gates, the people of Yaoguang felt nervous since it was the first time they saw Murong li this serious.

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Zhi Ming stepped on the soldier's neck breaking it with a loud crackle. He looked around and the odds were in his favor, he smiled.

"It seems we can win this" he says. Wang lei nodded, something flashed in the sky making them look upwards.

The disciples of Jingnan mounting their swords heading towards the war zone. Zhi Ming smiled.

"With Jingnan on our side we'd definitely wi-"

He froze when they Jingnan disciples started attacking the Yaoguang soldiers.

"What are you doing stop!"

Liu Wei who had just arrived at the war zone frowned seeing the Yaoguang soldiers, panic washed over him when he realized something.

"We've been tricked, stop the attack!" He says but he was too late, his most favored disciple casted a fire spell burning half of the soldiers to death, he watched in horror as the men cried outloud in agony to their death.

"What have you done!"

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The smell of burned human flesh filled the air, Wang lei made his way through the corpses looking for Qing Jing.

"Qing Jing!" He called out tossing the corpses over. Zhi Ming was frozen in place,

"We called them to their death....Ah li will never forgive me"

Liu Wei slid his sword into its sheath, his white hair swayed with the wind as he watched some of the disciples heal the injured.

"Murong li will never trust us again"

Wang lei stopped seeing Qing Jing's dark red cape covering up a body, he slowly pulled it up.

"Qing Jing..." he says, Qing Jing had been knocked unconscious by the horse as it saw fire, his cape covered him up protecting him from the flames.

"Wang lei"

Wang lei smiled and helped him up. The beating of his heart still skyrocketing.

"You gave me a scare....i don't know what I would've done if i lost you"

Qing Jing smiled.

"Quite a sweet talker huh, let's go see your Prince"

They walked up to Zhi Ming who was still looking at the soldier who had the Yaoguang sect symbol on the chest of his uniform.

"My Prince..."

"How are we going to move forward from this....Ah li will think we tricked him into sending his army to their death"

Qing Jing stepped forward and bowed.

"My Prince if we explain to him then maybe he'll understand"

Zhi Ming chuckled in a cold, humourless tone.

"Understand? If i were a better sect leader then maybe this wouldn't have happened, this is all my fault"

Liu Wei stepped forward joining them.

"I am at fault too, we've received word that your sect was under attack by demons so we came with full force....if King Murong li wants to punish us then I'll bare the punishment alone"

"You said you heard that we were being attacked by demons?" Zhi Ming asks. Liu Wei nodded.

Zhi Ming tightly gripped the sheath of this sword.

"Wei young is behind this, when I get my hands on her....I'll strangle her then break her dead limbs!"

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Murong li stood behind the city gates, the guards waiting patiently for his instructions.

He took a deep breath.

"Open the gates"