Illuminated
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.
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