PRECIOUS PRINCESS

TWO HUNDRED

Prince Zhan with his unwillingness of heart finally left Xuan Lan alone in his room. He came out with slow footsteps. Xuan Lan then closed her eyes again. He felt very weak after waking up.

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Xuan Lan only felt her body refreshed in the morning. He had actually slept all day just like grandfather shi ordered yesterday. He then got out of bed even though his head felt a bit dizzy while standing up.

"Away awake?" said grandfather Shi who was walking from the back of Xuan Lan.

"Grandfather" Xuan Lan said with a clumsy smile.

"No problem, take it easy here is not a palace that will restrain you from waking up during the day" Shi's grandfather said as he passed.

"How did Shi's grandfather know that me and Zhan Gege used to live in the palace. did Zhan gege tell him?" asked Xuan Lan in his heart.

After eating Xuan Lan then went to meet grandfather Shi and prince Zhan who were making something in the front yard.

"Xuan Lan, come here" Shi's grandfather told him.

Xuan Lan according. He then brought himself closer to Grandfather Shi.

"What's the cake?" asked Xuan Lan.

"The seal inside your dantian has not been fully opened" said grandfather Shi as he closed his eyes.

"What?" said prince Zhan and Xuan Lan simultaneously.

"I can only break the outer seal. It's like only a quarter of the seals I can open" Shi's grandfather said again.

Xuan Lan tried to digest it well. The pain of yesterday only managed to open a quarter then what if you want to open it all?

"Then are we going to do the same thing as yesterday's cake?" asked Xuan Lan.

Grandpa Shi laughed, he then said.

"Do you want me dead? Unsealing yesterday alone has consumed half my energy" he said.

Xuan Lan was speechless so the one who felt the pain yesterday was not only herself but grandfather Shi as well. He had even lost a lot of energy to damage the outermost seal that was at Xuan Lan's dantian.

"Then how do I open the whole seal?" ask Prince Zhan later.

Grandpa Shi looked at prince Zhan, he smiled.

"Just calm down, there is one way that the seal can be fully opened" said Shi's grandfather.

"What is that way?" asked Xuan Lan curiously.

"Later you'll know, now prepare yourself first then I'll tell you how. Oh yeah, do you have plain white clothes or hanfu?" ask grandpa Shi.

"Pain white hanfu?" murmured Xuan Lan. He tried to remember her and then nodded his head.

"Prepare yourself with those clothes" said Shi's grandfather.

Xuan Lan then went inside to change her clothes with plain white hanfu just like what grandfather Shi had asked for. He did not waste much time after that he went back to approaching grandfather Shi and prince Zhan again in the original place.

"Xuan Lan, you must unseal yourself. I can only help unseal your outermost seal" grandfather Shi said.

"meaning?" asked Xuan Lan.

"Follow me" said grandfather Shi. Prince Zhan and Xuan Lan then followed grandfather shi's footsteps who stopped near the waterfall.

"Let's go inside" grandfather Shi said again.

They then went inside together. Prince Zhan was a little surprised to find that behind the waterfall was a room like the one he saw now.

"Xuan Lan, you have to go in there to unlock your entire seal" Shi's grandfather said.

"Later you'll be guided so you can unlock your own seal. Remember, Xuan Lan don't want to if you're asked to make any deal or it's a good deal or a bad deal" Shi's grandfather said.

"Well, cake" Xuan Lan said.

"How long will my sister be in there?" ask prince Zhan.

"I don't know either. Xuan Lan would return if she could already open this door herself" Shi's grandfather said.

"Xuan Lan, just follow all the commands inside but like I said again don't make any promises" Shi's grandfather said again.

"Now you can enter" said grandfather Shi who will open the door for Xuan Lan.

"Grandfather can I hug Xuan Lan?" ask prince Zhan.

"Sure" said grandfather Shi.

Prince Zhan then hugged Xuan Lan tightly.

"Remember grandfather's words" said Prince Zhan, leaning his chin on Xuan Lan's shoulder.

"Good gege. Maybe it's time for me to go in there" Xuan Lan said and approached the door.

"You ready?" asked grandfather Shi and Xuan Lan nodding his head.

Grandfather Shi then opened the door with his remaining strength. Xuan Lan then went inside there quickly. After Xuan Lan walked in, the door had instantly closed very loudly.

"Will he be okay cake?" prince Zhan asked worriedly.

"You just calm down. Don't you know your sister better than I do?" said grandfather Shi then he invited Prince Zhan to come out from behind this waterfall.

Xuan Lan who had already entered the room gaped. He had never seen a place this beautiful. Spacious lawns with bright sunshine but no heat. Around it there are also trees with fruits that look sweet not to forget the flow of water that looks very fresh and adds to the beauty of this place. Xuan Lan was sure that he would not starve if he were here.

"Xuan Lan" a whispering voice called out his name.

Xuan Lan turned her body turned out to be nothing.

"Xuan Lan" the whisper came again and Xuan Lan turned her body back to the side but there was still no one there.

"Who are you?" asked Xuan Lan loudly.

"If you dare, come face me" Xuan Lan said again.

"Xuan Lan" whispered the voice like there was no stopping.

The puffed-up Xuan Lan chose to sit down and then leaned her back on the soft green grass. He then closed his eyes using his arms.

"Xuan Lan" the whisper came back but Xuan Lan paid it no heed.

"Xuan Lan" the voice called back to him but the name owner seemed to have fallen asleep.

"Damn it, he fell asleep" said the voice.

In his dream, Xuan Lan felt trapped in a dark room. He seemed to be unable to go anywhere and there was only one light illuminating the place and that was where Xuan Lan was currently standing.

srekk sounded like the sound of a sword being dragged across the floor.

the voice is getting closer. Xuan Lan still stood up straight and did not put up the horses but she was already in a vigilant mode.

"Who are you?" asked Xuan Lan with a raised chin.

"It doesn't matter who I am the most important thing is you" said a creature who dragged the sword with a heavy and very hoarse voice.

"What is your business with me?" ask Xuan Lan again.

"I want you dead" said the creature, laughing.

"Then why are you still silent if you want to kill me?" asked Xuan Lan.

The creature that felt ridiculed by Xuan Lan felt angry. He raised his sword high. Xuan Lan only heard the creature's footsteps. He can't even see anything. It was fortunate that Prince Zhan had once taught him to fight the enemy using hearing instead of vision even though he trained for only a short time.

"Dead" said the mysterious figure again.

Xuan Lan turned her body. He felt this creature was behind him. The creature had started to swing its sword but Xuan Lan could avoid it. Xuan Lan then turned around to attack the creature earlier but only the wind she attacked.

"You will die" said the creature back who was now behind Xuan Lan on a different side.

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