in the generals household it was especially busy with servants running around hugging huge red lanters in their hands with huge smiles not noticing the old wretched wagon pull up near the majestic gates as a young frail girl stepped down from it her phoenix eyes downcast without life her skin pale like a ghost. She slowly walked down thanking the old man for the lift as she went in attracting gazes from all the servants who trugged past her all the mean disdainful gazes didn't seem to bother her as she walked by. in the main hall Xiao huzu was dressed in the brilliant red robe with makeup and a bright smile on her small face looking graceful like a plum blossom. Xiao Jun her mother stroked huzus hair smiling and nodding in appreciation staring at her daughter with pride in her eyes and beneath it hid the looming greed her daughter her huzu would now become the crown princess and she would be the empress in the future. luofeng walked in slowly as she stared at the decorations seemily aware about the ocassion since her target was to appear here she had disguised herself to appear and kill the crown prince because she was assigned the task .Everyone was too busy to take notice of her and abruptly the loud drums sounded from outside the manor as she rushed out to take a look. the mighty crown prince came riding on a black steed donned in red with a smile on his face followed by men in line with a chariot so majestic and lines of men carrying boxes of dowry. he came nearer and nearer as luofengs eyes gleamed studying her target but his face seemed familiar. xuyan mo stared at the crowd and found a peculiar gaze on his body as he turned to make eye contact with that person his green emrald eyes met with deep blue ones which looked so deep as if one could lose his soul in them just then as he was thinking about being familiar with those eyes huzus arrival was announced as he turned to see the beauty arrive his heart was stirred looking at the beauty his first love the one whom he meet in the farms the day he had roamed off.His eyes were filled with love but he didn't notice luofeng as she looked at him silently drifting off In her own thoughts as she pulled back a small knife back into her sleeves as she finally moved away from the wedding banqurt.Her heart beat had slightly increased but she didn't know why and swiftly moved with speed rushing to the dark grounds taking almost 3 days at top speed to report about having failed this assassination assignment hiding the true reason of her not being able to harm the crown prince covering it up with a lie saying there were innocent people blocking her way since dark region never harmed the innocent.elder su looked at her figure on her knees reporting to him about her failure as his face looked dark and in a lofty tone with anger asked luofengs to go back by any means to kill that crown prince. luofeng bent down and obeyed because even luofeng was the name given to her by the elders of the dark region since neither could she remember her parents not her origin she was said to have been found unconscious in the nether forest 5 years ago naturally she has been living here and was told to be 18 this year a girl way past her marriagble age thus after being with them for so long in their debt she must obey.

The night in the imperial city was cool since it was spring a beautiful season and in the crown princess residence the newly wed bride huzu waited for her husband's return the wide smile under her veil could rarely be hidden.After an hour or so xuyan returned his high cheek bones red looking as handsome as he always did, he approached her gently lifting the veil as he stared at her bashful face making him remember of the time when he was lying unconscious near the river after being chased by the assassin's and he had seen her with the beautiful ornament on her waist which he had felt on the girl who served his life. she was his white moon his first love he smiled to himself thinking it was really his luck to have met a girl like her. xuyan removed her veil as he moved his head down and pressed his thin lips onto hers. huzu smiled in pleasure engrossed in the kiss she was picked up and laid on the bed as he whispered into her ears his voice low and hoarse do you know how lucky I am to have met you and how lucky I feel to have been lost and met with an assaintion because they led me to you. huzu's smiled hiding the anger and coldness in her eyes as she whispered me too .she thought about that wench who had actually been the one to save him but sinisterly smiled with the thought that she was no more so he belonged to her her alone.

The night progressed as the bed shook and sounds which could make one blush sounded till deep into the night.

while on another place a small pettie girl lay on a huge rock playing with her human skin mask wondering about the crown prince his eyes and those familiar features. she sighed in her heart softly reminding herself that she must end him for her being an assassin was not to be forgotten. The small girl stared at the sky with her phoenix shaped eyes and reflecting brightly the moon and stars in the sky looking so lonely with her small lips purssed trying to remember her memories till her head hurt finally drifting off into a slumber not feeling uncomfortable about being on the huge rock or out in the wild.

xuyan woke up early to see his love lying on his wife chest looking beautiful and at peace not wanting to disturb her he stood still untill his mind unconsciously drifted off to remind him of those phoenix eyes on an ordinary looking face he had seen during his weeding ceremony they seemed so familiar so much so that he could bet fully that he had seen them somewhere just as he was lost in thought huzu stirred pulling him back to reality letting that pair of eyes fade into the deepest part of his memory. huzu looked at xuyan and smiled like a beautiful lotus flower thinking about the fact that he belonged to her now completely hers even if he would have lot of concubines she felt sure that she could hold onto his heart.