PRECIOUS PRINCESS
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
The fortune-teller's predictions were correct, 'Broke tree, red sea'. Prince Zhan became a warlord who was in a battlefield that was already filled with the blood of all creatures that had been mixed into one and he stood firm without any shaking that would hinder him. He stood on his horse while helping people fight the remaining goblins.
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Zhao was still smiling when he learned that his army had started to be recaptured by the five imperial troops. From the look of his face, he was still very calm even though he also knew that his right hand had died at the hands of Prince Zhan.
"Zhao surrender" Xuan Lan said as she pointed her sword at Zhao's neck.
Zhao was still smiling. He diverted Xuan Lan's sword with his sword.
"I won't give up at any time" Zhao said steadily.
"Look at your army already beginning to die in the wind!" said Xuan Lan.
"It's best that you give up Xuan Lan and live with me after this is all over" Zhao said.
"Because all of you will never be able to defeat me. Indeed my troops look lost but they know where the master is" said Zhao still developing a smile.
Sure enough after Zhao said so the goblins came back. I don't know where they came from but their numbers are looking more and more.
"How's Xuan Lan?" ask Zhao.
Xuan Lan looked at Zhao with an indecipherable look. He then attacked Zhao again with all the energy he had.
"I don't want to hurt you Xuan Lan so I said stop fighting with me" Zhao said.
"Do you know I don't want to hurt you either, Zhao, but you made all this happen. I hurt you so hurt me too. We're fighting and don't involve your feelings for me!" yelled Xuan Lan who was still continuing to clash swords with Zhao.
"Alright, you asked for it Xuan Lan" Zhao said. He then turned Xuan Lan's attack on him. His right hand parried and sometimes attacked Xuan Lan with the hell sword he had while his left hand occasionally let out a light and he pointed it at Xuan Lan.
Xuan Lan did not remain silent. He also did a similar thing especially when Zhao pointed a colored light at his body, he then repelled it with a colored light coming out of his hand. The death duel between Xuan Lan and Zhao was unavoidable even they were in the middle of a battlefield with no one around them. People could only look from afar while trying to cripple the growing goblins.
They attack each other without regard to the pain in their hearts when they are forced to hurt their own partners. They were both panting in the fight.
"You can compensate me too apparently" Zhao said.
"I told you, I'm Xuan Lan and there's nothing I can't do" Xuan Lan said before she again received an attack from Zhao.
Their bodies were already both injured from this fight but they did not feel the pain at all. They just focus on the fight.
Xuan Lan glanced at it with her eyes tails. Zhao's goblins began to diminish and did not increase anymore. He then looked back at Zhao who had been injured because of his actions. His forehead began to frown at the thought of what plan he should make.
Xuan Lan went back to fighting with Zhao sometimes they also took her body into the air and fought up there along with the dragons who were also fighting quite far away from where they were.
While they were still fighting came the sound of ear-shattering screams. Everyone turned to look for the source of the voice. It turned out that the fire dragon had fallen from the sky because of his fight with Ran earlier. He then fell down which produced a slight tremor as well as a very strong thumping sound as his body touched the ground.
"Your main pawn has already lost to Zhao" Xuan Lan said as she forced her smile.
Zhao looked back at Xuan Lan. He shook his head at the omens Xuan Lan's words were simply not true. Ran who had already defeated Zhao's fire dragon then turned around. He spouted his ice breath towards the goblins and as soon as everything froze, there were no more goblins fighting against the army of five empires.
"Zhao" Xuan Lan said but Zhao instead returned to attack Xuan Lan. Xuan Lan who was still in standby mode countered Zhao's attack. They fought back fiercely.
The princes as well as the emperors wanted to help Xuan Lan but their movements were prevented by Kuma. He had already brought the Gold Tiger from his base to treat the soldiers who were already severely injured but there were two girls who were secretly following them namely Wang Yu Yan and Wang Yuan. They could no longer resist seeing the conditions of the war and their father who was reported to be seriously injured made them go straight there.
"We can't continue like this Zhao" Xuan Lan said in the midst of her fight with Zhao but Zhao was silent and didn't retaliate.
The two of them still continued to fight until finally Swazi sword and Hell sword belonging to both of them had stuck in their left chest respectively.
"I'm sorry Xuan Lan" Zhao said.
"I'm sorry Zhao" Xuan Lan said as she held back her tears.
They then fell down with a sword that had been stuck in their left chest. Everyone there immediately approached the two of them. Prince Zhan had already let out his tears, he placed Xuan Lan's head on top of his thigh.
Xuan Lan tilted her head. He saw Zhao shedding his tears. Xuan Lan then clasped Zhao's hand.
"There can't be a second life for me Zhao, my second life is in this place" Xuan Lan said in tears.
"All of you" Xuan Lan said imposing her smile.
"Lan'er don't talk too much, call the medica team!" yelled prince Zhan.
Xuan Lan's hand turned to clasping Prince Zhan's hand. He shook weakly with his pale face.
"It's gege, I won't survive" he said, leaving everyone screaming hysterically.
"Lala what are you saying?" wang Yuan said while crying.
"Yuyu, I'm Zhan gege's tittle"
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Xuan Lan spewed blood from her mouth.
"Xuan Lan" shouted everyone there.
"Zhan ge, I know if you love Yuyu so I hope you can live happily" Xuan Lan said.
"I also know you'd rather be at Gold Tiger's headquarters than be at the palace so I relinquished my reine post for you. Now you are the Gold Tiger reine" Xuan Lan said weakly.
"Lan'er" shrieked prince Zhan as he clasped Xuan Lan's hand tightly.
"Emperor Xiao" call Xuan Lan.
"You can already leave your post as an emperor. You can now hand it over to the Gui prince" Xuan Lan said.
"Lan'er but you-" unfinished emperor Xiao said Xuan Lan again spewed fresh blood from his mouth.
"Lanlan hold on, I beg you" said Prince Xian sobbing.
"Xian ge, marry Yu Yan. I don't want Yu Yan to be empress in an empire other than the Li empire" Xuan Lan said with a slight chuckle.
"Xuan Lan" said Wang Yu Yan.
"I'm sorry, I can't accompany you anymore Yaya" Xuan Lan said as she looked at Wang Yu Yan.
"Emperor Li, send my regards to empress Kaili and concubine Dyn tell them that I love them both so much" Xuan Lan said, causing Emperor Li to shed more tears.
"You all live well and I beg you to bury me and Zhao properly. After all it is my kek-a-s-ih ha-ti" Xuan Lan said before finally closing her eyes for good.
"Xuan Lan!" yelled at everyone while crying.
"Xuan Lan even you haven't forgiven father" Emperor Xiao said as he sobbed.
Prince Zhan was still hugging Xuan Lan's stiff body even though his clothes were already soaked with blood. She cried she couldn't protect her sister anymore.
The battlefield became quiet. They had all won but the usual cheers of victory were not heard but all that seemed to be sadness was on their faces. Sometimes if you want to win something must be sacrificed.
Like Xuan Lan, he sacrificed his entire love and life to protect the entire country from the menacing dangers. He even lost his life at the hands of his loved ones but he also felt guilty when he also had to end the life of his loved ones with his own hands.
All stories do not have to force a happy ending. The sad ending certainly makes everyone disappointed but nothing can stand in the way of each person's story. Now everyone realizes that the daughter who was once discarded and unwanted is not an ordinary princess but she is a precious princess whose services will always be remembered by all people until anytime.
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