The swear

The little girl looked at the village, that was burning right in front of her. Her eyes reflected the roaring fire as it rose. The crying could be heard miles away, but it keeps on disappearing one by one. They were diying, all of them! Xiaon Lu, looked back at the village and whispers, “I survived.” She was standing at the top of the hill, looking down at the village below her, that was once her beloved home. Her tears slowly failed as she remembered the last of her mother’s word. “You must survive. And find the truth. Here take this and go to the imperial city, where the Xiaon Lu clan lays.”

“Mom,” Xiaon Lu uttered. Her beautiful innocent face was holding the ashes of the fire, that was burning her home. She swore to find the person who killed he love once, and make them experience the same, or even worse.

6 years later

“Xiaon Lu, we are going to a party, and I brought you a dress,” Said Wu Qing lovingly. Xiaon Lu scoffed secretly at her as she knew this was all a lie. The person who was standing in front of her with that big, fake smile of hers, despised Xiaon Lu so much to the point she was going to explode.

Wu Qing knew even though she was the cucubine of Xiaon Jing, Xiaon Lu holds a lot of power in the imperial city. Her mother once used to hold a great power in this city, not only that she was also the second princess of the Bing Bin city.

Xiaon Lu holds a lot of power, so instead of going against her, it was wise to gain the favor of her. but it was clearly not working. Her two sister who were sitting at the table with their father secretly sneered at the way their mother was acting toward that brat!

Xiaon Lu acted along with her, since her father was present at the time and accepted her ‘gift’. “Oh, you didn’t have to trouble yourself, I-Xiaon Lu thanks Wu Qing ‘sincerely’.” Xiaon Lu bowed and made a funny sound with the word sincerely secretly. “No need for a thanks I am your mother after all,” Wu Qing replies as she knew the word ‘mother’ was her weak spot. Xiaon struggle to not yell at her, saying she never was her mother, and will never be one.

She try to keep her self compose as she didn’t want to make her father upset at the moment, specially not now as she didn’t have anyone to back her at the moment.

“Right” said leaving Wu Qing dump founded. She thought she was going to explode like last time, she called herself her mother. But she only thought. “ hurry and dress up we have to leave early” Said the father intrupting the two who were starting at each other intensely.

Wu Qing and her two sister sneerd at the back of her back as she turn around and leave.

It was night, and so many carriage could be seen in front of the castle. Of course, so many people were here, because it was the birthday of the crown prince, who was turning 17 this year. It wasn’t an ordinary party after all.

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