The Conqueror's Journey
chapter 3 the painful truth

Daniel was sitting under a banyan tree close to a large ravine, which had changed rapidly. Life, the hustle and the beauty of the valley had vanished into the cold ice that was always bone-chilling.

He looked exhausted from his journey leaving the city,

He planned to search for it from the uttarian empire of the unfrozen western regions to the western and northern empires to the purple ones.

Daniel picked up his son's book and gently rubbed the book cover. Every time he looked at the book, his daughter's face was always shadowed in his mind with an expression of sadness. The face haunts Daniel who cannot keep and complies with his daughter's request.

Daniel took a deep breath, then opened the book.

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First story

When I was 4 years old I grew up like other children, who always ran to and fro, seeing things that were amazing and amazing to him. As I grew older I played with rabbits, cats, dogs and others, but one day while I was chasing a cat I saw my other brother playing hide and seek made me want to feel it. At the time, I didn't know it was my brother.

I walked closer to them. “can I come?” my question loudly made them all look at me in an expressionless manner. Is there something wrong with me? Then they got together to discuss something.

From afar can I hear them talking, “what is she that mom say?”

“Ya”

“what you don't see, she has white hair.”

“What are we doing?”

“Let me just.”

Then they broke up and looked at me. One of them came forward, she was my sister. He looked at me sharply, I could see there was hatred and anger in his eyes at that moment, but I did not know it, which made me look at him full of beautiful hope. “No! you must not come, said our mother: you are the son of the unlucky bearer. We don't want it to happen to us.” He spoke out loudly explaining.

When I first heard the word son of an unlucky bearer, I did not know what it meant so I asked, “what is a child of an unlucky bearer?” innocently.

“You don't know huh? Thankful you don't know.” Reply with a sniffle.

I saw my other brothers nodding in confirming.

What happens if I find out? Would I be hurt if I found out? That time.

“We don't want to deal with you.” Said my sister then left and followed by the others left me alone. They are like a herd of ants, always following their queen.

As I started thinking about it, the name of auntie yu just flashed through my mind. “bibi yu must have known what an unlucky child.” Without much thought I immediately ran away to the kitchen looking for auntie yu. I had to pass through the main room, the large garden to reach the kitchen.

Since I was so enthusiastic back then, I ran over straightforwardly, making all the guards look at me except for the dove that was in the large garden, who was discussing making him have to stop his discussion for a moment and fly. Maybe I'll be a troublemaker sometimes. Thought

When I arrived, all the kitchen maids were looking at me. They chose to leave their jobs to look at me. Although they all quietly looked at me, Fortunately the smells of food greeted me kindly. Among them whispered, though she whispered I can hear her talking, “isn't she the daughter of a mala bearer calamity.” I don't care about it, the most important thing for me is now to find auntie yu.

I walked among the kitchen servants who continued their work. This is the first time I went to the kitchen, which makes it difficult for me to find auntie Yu.

When I saw aunt Yu among the servants, I rushed to him. “old daughter why are you here?” her greeting was gentle as she showed a beautiful smile on her face, realizing I was coming.

“aibi what is an unlucky child carrier?” ask me happily.

Aunty's face changed 100%; from her friendly smile it turned deathly pale as if she had run out of blood.

Is it possible that I made a mistake? I quickly lowered my head. “maaf, is Niya wrong?” I say with sadness. Even though I don't know my mistake, I will still apologize, for me parents will know better than me.

“You were wrong to have been born in this world!” from one of the female servants.

Without me realizing I turned to the source of the voice, “ did aunt mean?.” I was surprised and confused.

“I mean...”.

“Do not continue again!” Snapped auntie yu quickly.

I was surprised, this was the first time I heard auntie yu yelling. “What's aunty?”

Auntie Yu smiled then quickly bent her hands touching my hair gently. “mister princess, you can't know.” Her soft speech made me comfortable.

“If I don't want to?” I replied quickly with a seductive tone.

“If you find out, your father could be angry. Later if your father is angry, aunt Yu who will be targeted.”Answer in a seductive tone.

I nodded with a smile on my face. “ ok aunt, I will not look for her.”

“What do you want to eat?” continued.

“No aunty.by the way why did aunt call me princess?” I often hear the word princess, it is a call for a child king girl or the like that I always hear.

Back then, I had not known if I was the son of a wasted emperor.

“You, the princess general so naturally aunt calls you princess.” Aunty Yu replied, which I didn't know at the time.

Because I don't know so I said “Alright aunt, I go first.”

“You don't eat first.” He teased me again. Auntie Yu always teases me.

“No aunty, I'm not hungry.” I answered in a light tone and smiled.

“Alright if you don't want, but this is aunty's request, princess time don't want.” He teased again.

Basic aunty yu. “please bi.” I replied briefly. Although I don't want to, but if it's aunt yu's request I will definitely do.

When auntie Yu heard my answer she smiled, I could see her pretty face.although there were a few wrinkles on the corners of her face, to me auntie yu was very pretty.

He then wrapped the food that I usually like, namely sticky rice filled with sugar. Although it can damage teeth, I can always keep my diet so it doesn't matter to me.

He gave it to me, I accepted it sincerely. “thank you.”

Aunt Yu smiled then said, “sama-sama.”

“Auntie, I go first.” Report me quickly and then run.

“Be careful princess.” Shouts from far away.

I didn't answer, I kept running out of the kitchen. Although it was a bit impolite, but aunt Yu never commented, and I knew auntie yu must have understood it.

When I came out I saw the second and third concubines talking, I walked slowly and saluted and passed them.

“You!” said from the second concubine and gave the Code to the third concubine to leave her.

Which makes me turn around. “ada can I help?” soft ask.

“You're that unlucky child right?”

The unlucky child again, I murmured in my heart. “aku? No, but the kids I met earlier called me that.”

“Iya! that's you're right you're a son of a pesky carrier.” Said the second concubine.

Is this my chance. “ do you know what an unlucky child carrier is?” I doubt it.

“that unlucky carrier kid that shouldn't be there!”

I'm surprised. “ you mean?”

“You are actually the daughter of the deceased empress and you are the cause. You shouldn't have been born!”

I was more surprised when I heard that, my heart was beating faster, cold sweat started to come out of me. Sadness began to come to me.

“how can it be?” my many.

“We don't need to ask like that!”

Then he left me.

Sad, sick, now what I feel. I thought that unlucky child carrier was a not so ugly name turned out to be worse than ugly. My tears are starting to flow. I step my feet to keep walking, this leg feels difficult and lazy I step. Those words kept spinning in my mind, the child that shouldn't exist.. Even though I was a child I knew what his name was and didn't exist, should I not exist? I can't think about it right now. The most painful thing that I caused my mother to die, was so sad, so painful and painful, it felt. These tears kept flowing down my cheeks.

Would I rather kill myself? or I must go to the emperor, not my father and receive punishment.

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Daniel's tears could not be contained anymore; his tears began to flow a few drops soaking his son's book. She thought that when she first read the book, her son knew her identity well, but it was breaking her little heart.

It would be cruel for a grown woman to say that to a child, really! but Daniel as a father did not know that, which he knew his son did not know his true origin and which he knew also that his son was always happy when he was with him, he said, it was just a mask he wore.

“my daughter why are you hiding it?” his voice was trembling and filled with deep sadness.