PRECIOUS PRINCESS
EIGHTY EIGHT
"I can forgive you but there are conditions" Xuan Lan said again.
"Condition?" emperor Xiao and Prince Gui said simultaneously.
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"Yes, if you want to get my forgiveness then live well. Since you are not living well now, I do not forgive you. Remember not to die before you get my forgiveness" Xuan Lan said.
"It is the emperor who can destroy his empire. Never forcibly oppress and rob your people of money. You have to be fair to your people like the nickname everyone gave you, Emperor Xiao" he added.
"Lan'er" said emperor Xiao grudgingly as he clasped Xuan Lan's hand.
"I think my time here is over. You guys should never look for me again at Gold Tiger headquarters because I will go somewhere and I will definitely return but the time I do not know when exactly. And when I get back I want you to do as I said you did" Xuan Lan said.
"Where are you going?" asked Emperor Xiao who was back to shed his tears.
"You don't need to know. If it is time I will return" Xuan Lan said as she wiped away emperor Xiao's tears.
"Remember my message, live well and don't die first if I haven't returned" Xuan Lan reminded the two of them.
"This is a cure for emperor Xiao. He should drink it twice a day. If this medicine has run out, the possibility of emperor Xiao can move as before" Xuan Lan said as he gave the package to Prince Gui.
"Can you call me dad?" ask emperor Xiao.
"Sorry, my heart has not been able to forget it" said Xuan Lan who made Emperor Xiao's gaze even more mellow.
"If you don't take your medicine regularly just watch out! My eyes were everywhere" Xuan Lan recalled to emperor Xiao. He then put on his golden tiger mask and went through the window with Prince Zhan.
"Lan'er" murmured emperor Xiao.
"Remember Xuan Lan's words father. Father must rest and be regular in taking medicine for Xuan Lan to forgive him. Now you rest first" said Prince Gui, who was replied by a nod by emperor Xiao.
Emperor Xiao closed his eyes and when he felt that Prince Gui had come out of his room he cried again in his sleep. He was already determined not to waste the second chance Xuan Lan had given him. He promised himself that he would rise from his current slump for the sake of Xuan Lan.
"His speech is very rude but I like him that way" Emperor Xiao muttered as he tried to close his eyes again to rest.
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"Are you sure you'll forgive emperor Xiao?" prince Zhan asked as they were on their way back to Gold Tiger headquarters.
"Okay, I'm still confused. How about yourself?" xuan Lan asked Prince Zhan.
"I don't know either, let time be answered" replied Prince Zhan.
"Then why would you give him a chance if you were still confused yourself?" asked prince Zhan in surprise.
"I'm also an ordinary man with a heart. Do I have the heart to see an old man who is sick and crying in front of me? I just don't want him to die with his deep regrets"
"I want to go somewhere first as I said. Maybe my pain can start to fade as I go away for a moment" Xuan Lan said.
"Where do you want to go? I have to come" said Prince Zhan.
"No need, gege. I will go alone" Xuan Lan said refusing Prince Zhan's request.
"Lan'er, there's no reason I'm not coming with you. From before you were born, I've been saying that I should always look after you until you have your own guard so there's no reason for you to reject me" Prince Zhan said.
"Have your own guard?" asked Xuan Lan.
"Yes, that means if you're married" Prince Zhan said.
"But I don't want to get married yet" Xuan Lan said.
"That means I have to come with you" Prince Zhan said with a smile.
Xuan Lan had already run out of words, she could not frown anymore. No matter how he forbade Prince Zhan to come with him, Prince Zhan would definitely tail him or use other means so that he could follow Xuan Lan.
They finally reached Gold Tiger headquarters. Xuan Lan and Prince Zhan parted ways towards their respective rooms. Xuan Lan locked the door of her room. He then entered the space of his dimension.
"Ran, Kuma" he called the two legendary animals.
"What?" ask Kuma.
"Where's ran?" asked Xuan Lan.
"So soon, it will also return" said Kuma indifferently. Shortly after, Ran walked towards them.
"Yes, I want us to go somewhere" Xuan Lan said.
"Where?" ask Kuma curious.
"To the mountain of hope. Do you remember Ran telling me about the star seal on my body? When I asked Ran to light a candle in that dark room I actually found a clue about this star seal" Xuan Lan said.
"Then what does the mountain of hope have to do with the seal of the stars?" ask Kuma again.
"In the book it says if the star seal splits into two seals. The first seal is the seal on my left arm and the second seal is the seal inside my dantian."
"The seal that was in my arm is gone, now there is a seal that is in my dantian. In order to destroy the seal I must go to the mountain of hope to meet someone who knows how to break the seal inside that dantian" Xuan Lan replied.
"Well, we'll follow you wherever you go, Lord" Ran said.
"Yes, we will follow you wherever you go, Lan" Kuma said.
Xuan Lan smiled at the words of these two legendary beasts before her. Now he stayed farewell to the Gold Tiger members, Wang Yu Yan and Wang Yuan as well as his family in the Li empire.
The first thing he had to do was say goodbye first to Aunt Fu, uncle Tao and uncle Tae and healer Bao.
Xuan Lan had already stepped foot towards the place the four people were relaxing in.
"Ehemm" deheman Xuan Lan resuscitated them all.
"Sit here Lan'er" said Uncle Tao pointing at the chair next to him. Xuan Lan then sat down on that chair.
"I want to talk" he said.
"You just have to talk, why are you so weird and unusual" said Uncle Tae.
"Good" Xuan Lan said.
"I want to go somewhere for maybe the next few years" he said.
He got no answer. Everyone just looked at him strangely.
"I'm serious" Xuan Lan assured them.
"Where are you going?" the cold voice of physician Bao began to pierce Xuan Lan's bones.
"You don't need to know. I still have some personal business that you guys don't know about yet. If I come back later I will tell you everything" Xuan Lan said as she looked straight ahead.
"What do you mean?" ask aunt Fu.
"I have a business. Please, don't ask me what the business is because I can't say it yet. I'm going with Zhan Gege so there's no need to worry" Xuan Lan said.
"If that's your decision, we can't back it up. This is your life, we can only remind you to do good things but not by forbidding you to do the things you want while it does not harm others and yourself" said uncle Tao.
Xuan Lan smiled at Uncle Tao's words. Uncle Tao was indeed the best at making a decision. He looked at the other three.
"True to the word Tao. I also can't ban you let alone you being with Prince Zhan" said Uncle Tae.
"I allow you but there are conditions" said physician Bao.
"Condition?" asked Xuan Lan.
"Yes, tomorrow is a full day you should always be with me we will spare our time to joke and play" said physician Bao who made a smile of Xuan Lan appear.
"Auntie?" asked Xuan Lan.
"If I don't let you go, you're still going, right? Since you have already got three voices" Aunt Fu said as she let out her tears, she cherished Xuan Lan greatly beyond her affection for Xiao Lan as well as herself.
"Auntie" said Xuan Lan who then hugged her aunt. Uncle Tao hugged them both followed by uncle Tae and healer Bao. Prince Zhan who saw that as he was just walking there accelerated his pace. As the physician Bao began to release his embrace, prince Zhan came and immediately pulled back the hand of the healer Bao to embrace again.
"You hugged me not" grumbled prince Zhan who was only repulsed by all the people there.
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