The Shadow Of Princess
Episode 23

I looked at her in disbelief with what I see now. "Princess Shuwang." Lirih. I just took a long breath. "What are you here for?" Manyaku flat. "I'm here because there's something to talk about." Do Jian said he looked serious. I thought maybe it had something to do with the war.

"Come in." Do Jian stepped inside he clucked in admiration at the look of the entire room. "Daughter, here.." I nodded my head. "Yes, I still let the ornaments of this room be the same. Besides, isn't this your room first?" Do Jian smiled.

"Daughter, I think you've forgotten me." I shook my head while sitting in the chair. "Of course not. You're my friend." Even though I know this word is very painful to say.

"Yes, maybe the princess was right. Friends of yes." The atmosphere was silent again not to mention the awkward feeling between us. "Do Jian, about what you want to talk about earlier."

"Princess Shuwang I'm sorry. I'm sorry I did wrong to you. I'm really asking for it.." Do Jian squinted at my glassy eyes holding back tears.

"Enough, Do Jian is not your fault. It's all my fault." I turned my face to bite my lips.

"Daughter.." I sighed then looked at him. "I should, the one who's sorry is I'm not you. I've made mistakes that can't even be forgiven."

Do Jian stood his forehead wrinkled at me. "I've made you live a kara. I should have, I deserved to die. I want you to finish me off immediately."

I took the sword yong jian gave to Do Jian. Do Jian kept quiet I waited for a reaction from him but there was no response at all.

"Daughter, do you think that if you die, everything will come back?" Do Jian looked down. "Daughter, everything has happened no one can turn the clock. Everything will go as it should."

Do Jian took my sword put back. His eyes looked at me as if they were not letting me go. I don't know if it's love or pity.

I really don't understand. "Do Jian what will you do after this war is over?" My toot. "I'll probably go back to Wang Jian Li."

"No." My heart quickly Do Jian turned his forehead furrowed. "What do you mean princess?" He somehow felt that his words were too formal for me ever since my secret was discovered.

"I want you to stay here to be the leader of Qia Lian Do and live quietly." I said Do Jian shook his head.

"I'm not accepted here. Didn't Li Shang say the former crown prince was what I'm here for." I felt guilty for saying that to him.

"It is not to me that you remain crown prince of Qia Lian Do. Li Shang has misjudged you. He's just a soldier who's running the emperor's errands." Do Jian laughed softly.

"My daughter just remains your bodyguard not the crown prince anymore. And, my kingdom was taken by emperor Li Quin." I'm down.

"Princess is late at night you should immediately rest. I'll go back to the room." Do Jian got up to his feet stepping out of the room.

"Wait!" Do Jian stopped. "Do Jian don't talk to me formally. Even though we're new together, but I'm familiar with you." My words Do Jian nodded then he left me.

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My father was even in the front row but in the end it ended horribly. I who was 7 years old had to live without the mercy of both parents.

"Mr Li Shang." Do Jian said his voice sounded weak. I turned Do Jian with a handsome armor sitting on a horse.

"Yes." Yeah." I said down there was sadness tucked in the heart. "Master hope this war is over quickly and we can go back to Wang Jian Li."

I noticed that a glimmer of hope appeared there like a rainbow that appeared after the rain. "Do Jian." Do Jian looked at him smiling.

"Master don't have to worry I still have to go back there's someone waiting for me there." His words made me moved to want to feel like I was crying.

"Well, for the sake of the one who is waiting for you, I will help you finish this war completely." Do Jian nodded. The sound of trumpets was heard shrill we looked up at the crows flying.

"It's time." Do Weiheng appeared beside me. "Yes, the time has come." We drove the horse quickly through the crowd of people who had gathered from the gate to the border of the Shang Huang forest.

The sound of horse footsteps rhymed with some people confusing our names. However, the steps of our horse stopped Yuen standing in the way of the passing horse.

"Yuen!" Said Do Jian surprised I stared at him sharply. "Do Jian do you have to go?". Do Jian looked at the two of us in turn.

"Yuen, at the age of 25 years I should have plunged into the battlefield. I was truly amazed that the young master Li Shang had already plunged into the battlefield without any fear. So, Yuen I'm sorry for ignoring you and honestly now I love someone else. Maybe now I feel guilty for forgetting about Yuan who loves me." Do Jian silently glanced at me.

"But, I realized that continuing to live in hatred would make you blind to love. Yuen, do you know sometimes hate can bring love. Because, love can be present at any time without us guessing. So, Yuen pursue your true love because I already love someone who is waiting for me." His smiley mouth Yuen bit his lips inadmissible to Do Jian's words.

"Do Jian are you not aware that he is already the cause of your family being destroyed?" Do Jian sighed, spurting his horse not to pierce Yuen's words.

"DO JIAN YOU'LL REGRET IT!" Shouted Yuen loudly. The soldier who heard just shook his head.

Shang Huang Forest clearly visible we looked at each other in a single nod. We drove the horses faster into the dark forest.

The atmosphere of war was thickly smelled and made us more eager to calm the battle. "Master, vampire aura." Do Jian.

"Don't tell me they're close." Sahut Do Weiheng was afraid he was trembling even though the war had not started.

"Do Weiheng, don't be afraid we only need to annihilate them with light if it gets desperate. I know you've never fought a vampire. But, this war was almost similar to an ordinary war. It's just that we have to have magic and powerful weapons." Do Jian chuckled making Do Weiheng ashamed.

"Good sir." Do Jian approached then whispered in Do Weiheng's ear. Do Weiheng looked at Do Jian annoyedly then disarmed with a flogging Do Jian dodged making him chuckle.