Chapter 31: Seclusion

Dong Hai decided to go into seclusion, Ming Zhu was ordered to not let anybody disturbed him until the Crown Prince Xian Yu returns, Huang Ling was to said keep an eye on the Goblet of Blood Fire.

"But your Lordship may I ask for the reason for your sudden reasons for seclusion?" Huang Ling asks.

"We need a permanent way out the threat of Goblet of Blood fire without the seven battels that must be fought to defeat the Ghost Emperor that would be just too troublesome, keep an eye on the activities around the Silver River, " Dong Hai stated.

"Huang Ling will abide," The Second Prince bowed.

"You may leave now," He dismissed him.

The Second Prince bowed again and left, Dong Hai look at Ming Zhu and manifested a pair of copper bells tied to a leather strap, extending it for him take.

"Keep this with you, only rang it if it's absolutely necessary," Dong Hai said. Ming Zhu nodded taking it.

Dong Hai just was about to step out from his study.

"And keep an eye on little highness, she is too.....troublesome," Dong Hai order without turning to look at him and Dong Hai walked away but it was not hidden from his eyes that Hong Liu was hearing everything from behind the pillar and he shook his head again as he disappears in a blue aura.

'I am troublesome,' she frowned at his statement, is that all I am? All the warm excitement that she was feeling realizing that all this time she was actually fallen for the First Lord, everything makes sense. Her curiosity, her yearning to see him and for her to forget everything when he is near but now all of this turn something sore and uncomfortable. What happened in the study was all of it was a fluke? He doesn't feel the same way about her. She is too....troublesome, was she really? For someone like him, who lived alone in silence and peace for so long,

'Let me guess' she thought to herself, she barges in the heavenly court unceremoniously where he had to handle the situation then she sneaks from his side of the palace into the Nine Heavens, injuring herself making him the only person who can heal her. He had to hide her here not just saving her from Nine Heavens but from also the Green Forest, he was saviour but he was an unwilling saviour, not to mention she disguise herself and follow him to the court than without his permission she followed him to the silver river and she broke his favourite cup...Hong Liu sighs thinking of all of this, twiddling her thump. It was not the best of an impression on her part and now he went into seclusion. How she will prove that she is not so troublesome as he thinks?

She realizes she had walked to his private lotus pond she sat on the threshold of the porch pulling the knees under her chin because nobody is allowed here, so she sat looking at the white surrounding feeling for the first time a strange emptiness in her chest.