A close call

(no ones pov)

A new day starts for Xianye, He is now free from his 3 days isolation punishment. But the pains from  the past days still lingers around and in his heart and back. He gets up from his slumber with a smile on his face, Neglecting the pain of yesterday

"i can finally step out" He whispers to himself excitedly with a bright smile at 6 in the early morning.

He opens his door and gets greeted by the warm comforting ray of sunshine and the bright blue sky, telling him that it i gonna be a good day and nothing can stop him from smilling.

"goodmorning 2nd young prince Xianye, how is your sleep?" says the maid passing by.

"goodmorning to you too, and i slep well" xianye replies with his signature innocent bright smile.

he proceeds to hi favourite spot in the garden every morning and sits there until breakfast time. 

"The bright warm sunshine feels gorgeous today isnt it?" A voice sounded out from nothing and makes Xianye stood with tensed shock.

He turns around and breathed loud and relieved.

"Gosh,Future Brother in law,You scared me,look all my Baby hairs stood up" Xianye says in a whining way and ends it with pout as he Rubs his hands all over his arms.

"Hehe,Yeah,Anyways,Have you had breakfast?" Wu liu-jin asked.

"Nope" Xianye said as he Leaned on his favourite tree.

"Well,We are going to have breakfast now at the family dining table" Wu liu jin said.

Xianye Tensed hesitantly.

"Um,No thanks,Ill just eat breakfast with my Trainee mates" Xianye said.

"Well,if thats ok with you...then sure,ill go ahead now" liu jin said and patted the younger's head and walked away.

Xianye then decides to head somewhere to enjoy some few more minutes before breakfast.

He skipped and leaded and Jumped full of just nothing but pure happiness.

He approaches another spot near the Garden and spots someone standing by the cliff.

He smiles and Hides as he approaches in a quieter way.

The figure looked a little blurry but he can sense the spiritual energy of that person.

He approaches The person step by step in the most lightest way,

He the recognizes it and grins.

"Whatya doing?" Xianye Booed the person.

Making it flinch without a sound.

But his smiling grin turned into a shock.

"Wait who are you?!" Xianye said and drawed out his sword.

The mysterious figure has the Body of Sanwol but a distorted devilish face.

The impostor also drawed out its sword but it emits a Dark power with it.

It swinged to him and Xianye dodges it.

"Who are you and how the hell did you enter the Palace?!" Xianye raises his voice.

The figure charges towards him and Xianye clashed his sword with it but the strength of the figure dominates Xianye's small figure.

With all of his might,Xianye pushes the figure back with force,freeing him from the Impostor's push.

"This impostor is strong,His sword must have been carrying a sort of element in it" Xianye speaks in his mind as he dodges the figure with the sound it emits.

But before the figure could attack again.

A Sound of an intrument strummed that stunned the figure in its place.

"2nd prince Huang!" Another person appeared infront of him.

Xianye recognizes the Person up close and recognizes its attire.

"Young childe Lan,What are you doing here?" Xianye said.

"To protect you ofcourse,This creature is not easy to be defeated by you only,I cant tell it by its Sword" The young lan clan disciple spoke.

It strummed his Qin and keeps the creature in place.

But the qin's music didnt last for long,The creature broke out of its Spell.

Before it could even attack,The young lan disciple Played his offense,which pushed the impostor back.

But it charged towards them once again.

And a Force pushed it back,sending It flying in the air and landed on its back.

"Senior sister!" Xianye called out Yuli as she appears over them.

"A-ye,please stay back,You too young lan disciple" Yuli said in her strong accent.

In the princess's command,The 2 ran to her back as she places talismans around the creature,restricting it from moving.

The battle tenses as the Creature breaks out of the talisman's spells even more,whats even more tensifying,It evolved.

"Senior sister,Its a Puppet!" Xianye yelled out behind her.

"I know"Yuli said.

"A-xe!" Yuli called out and Here comes Zhangxe with his sword.

He fights off the Now revealed puppet.

Zhangxe moves quick around the puppet,dodging and slicing its skin.

But then another figure appeared,similar to the opponent.

Xianye widens his eyes when the 2nd puppet kicks zhangxe away from its team mate.

Then Sanwol appears,catching zhangxe in the air.

And strings came out behind Sanwol,It was the other lan clan members and his Disciples.

"Distract them!" Sanwol said as he lands and reassures zhangxe.

"Those puppet are known to be powerful,If there is a puppet here,Then their master is near us..." Yuli said with a fierce face.

"I measured their strength,Its very powerful" Zhangxe said as he massages his hurt area.

"Young disciple lan, can you do something?" Yuli asked.

"Ah-um,I can stun them...but the seem to be resistant to it"The young lan member spoke nervously.

"Do you know the music that can control it?" Yuli asked,But seemed dissapointed when the younger shook his head.

"I can do it" Sanwol volunteered even if the 2 older huang siblings are goving death glares.

"Ive been learning cultivation music when i was in korea,Please dont ask" Sanwol said and gently and politely took the Young lan disciple's Qin and played a music.

The distracted Puppets stopped their movements but kept growling.

The other disciples tied strings around the puppets to keep it from hurting everyone further.

And as sanwol plays the music,The puppets seems to become more tamed and Calm.

And as he reaches the song's climax,He switches to another melody with powerful strums of the strings which made the puppets burn up and die.

"There its finished" Sanwol said and returned the Qin.

"Ill go report this to Mother and father,It seems that we are going to be in danger" Yuli said.

"Ill come too" Xianye said,raising his hand.

"But im not sure if sworn father will believe me" Xianye said lowering his gaze.

"Ill make him believe you,Just tell him what happened" Zhangxe said and patted his younger sworn brother's shoulder.

"Ill go ahead now" sanwol said and quickly left as the Other disciples called the royal night hunters.

[With the king and queen]

"You encountered a puppet you say?" The Queen said.

The 3 arrived pantingly and spoke about it.

"This is ridiculous,How come a Puppet can enter our kingdom?" The king said Retortingly.

"Father,the puppet disguised as Jeonju Prince lee Sanwol and Attempted to attack Our Xianye" Yuli said in pleading way.

Queen lixian looked at her husband with sincere worry.

"Yuzhi,I think its best that we must start an immediate investigation,If there are puppets here,Then its must be controlled by its master"  Queen Lilian said as she holds her husband's hand.

King Yuli had thoughts for a few moments before he nods.

"Ill tell the royal nighthunters and Guardians to make an inspection and Investigation around the village and the palace,Ill contact the General in the Huang's Manor" King Yuli said.

He placed out his hand,Stopping the 3 from leaving.

"Please go tell the others that today's training and canceled,and its for their safety" the king said in a Rushed way.

"And Yuli,please Tell 1st prince Wu liu jin to remain in our palace and to stay here for awhile,it might be too dangerous outside now,We are taking early precautions" The king added.

The 3 nodded and rushed to spread the information.

[In the training grounds]

"Cancelled again?!" Huang Guangsun whined.

"Yes,Huang Xiao,Its for the safety of all of us,Especially since i nearly got killed by a Puppet in the Back cliff of the Palace" Xianye said.

And As they were talking about the sudden postponment.

A group of The Palace Guardians along with he royal nighthunters Passed by them,All geared up and ready to fight.

"Whats up with them?" Asked by Lan Hai-Xuan,The representative from the Lan clan and the 3rd young prince.

"They are going down to the villages to inspect and investigate,We do this as early precautions to prevent late alerts when there is an attack" Xianye explained.

"Uhm...can you elaborate it?" Huang guangsun said,Guessing he is attempting to make a joke but he just relieved the "are you kidding me?" Face from Huang xianye and Sanwol.

"I-,Ah-ehehe,Nevermind" Huang guangsun said and gulped in embarassment.

"Um So anyways,Shall we to the Pond?" Xianye insisted and ofcourse thr others approved his offer.

So they all went to the pond to enjoy some NATURE.

[In the royal throne hall][no ones pov]

A Man wearing a Big black robe with grey and White patterns appears,

The coat flies elegantly with the wind as the mysterious man enters the Hall.

"Oh,Grandmaster what brings you here?" King yuzhi said and stood up to greet the unexpected visitor.

"You know,I was just here to pay a visit,its been 2 years since we last met,My dear friend" The so called grandmaster said.

And at that point,The maids brought a seat for him and he sat down in elegance.

And the 2 men talked while the queen sat there,Observing her husband and...his friend.

And The royal brothers appeared with their peers,Shocked to see the stranger.

"Oh,Hello grandmaster,your presence was unexpected" Zhangxe Said and bowed,So as xianye,and the others did the same.

"Oh,Hello there,Huang Zhangxe,and Huang Xianye,And who are those behind you?" The grandmaster stood up and walked towards the group in a slow pace.

The group of lans,Jins and huangs, and the Maharlikas,gulped in intimidation

"I see that those are your,Peers?,I guess you all are training?" Grandmaster asked with a brow raised.

Xianye bowed.

"Its a new feeling to see Your adopted youngest,all grown up now?,the las time i saw him,he was that hyper kid 4 years ago" The grandmaster said while circling Xianye.

"Why do i feel like ge is sucking out my spiritua

Energy?" Xianye whispers to Zhangxe.

"Maybe its because you're intimidated,It happens all the time to me" Zhangxe said.

As the man circles the brothers,his eyes lands upon a taller figure beside Xianye,Standing tall and Strong with a blank expression.

"And may i know who this guy is?,I havent seen a clan dressed like this" The grandmaster  spoke as he approaches .

"Um,Grandmaster,that is Lee sanwol,The prince of jeonju,and the leader of the lee clan from korea" Xianye said and stood between them.

"Hmm,yeah" The grandmaster said and nudged Xianye aside,Making Sanwol grip on his sword harder like he is groing to break its case any minute now.

The man circles the lee prince,observing everysingle nook and cranny of him.

"Hmm,This boy,seem strong and independent for a teenager,Whats his story?" Grandmaster said raising his brow in an intimidating and Highly way.

"Um,He is my A grade student,He is good with swords,And about his back story,he doesnt allow his background to be said" King yuzhi said.

The grandmaster lifted his brows and nodded. "Hmm,Secretive i see"

"But boy,Being secretive in China's cultivation,Is not part of the tradition in my opinion,And I dont even know how,Did you become a cutivator that doesnt have the blood from our Land" The grandmaster said,Raising his voice little by little.

"I was trained by 2 chinese cultivators and thats it,Please excuse me for my tone,But as what the king said,I am secretive with my family background" Sanwol said and arched his brows more as he said,Repressing his anger.

"Sanwol-ge..." Xianye whispered in shock.

"Prince lee..." Zhangxe also did the same.

"Oh,Hello,fine,But im still not considering it as an explanation to why you are here,all i know is that those Maharlikas are invited because they have a spiritual magic,But anyways,Since you said that you are trained by 2 cultivators...maybe your core has been developed" The grandmaster said as he attempts to touch sanwol's mid section.

But in a swift,Sanwol avoids the man's hand by stepping to the side.

The grandmaster looks offendedly suprised.

"Um,Anyways,Grandmaster,The students needs to rest now,Ah um,Yeah,So shall we have a fun time of chit chat?" Queen lixian said.

The grandmaster said and nodded.

"Ofcourse,Its time for these kids to takes some rest" grandmaster said while glancing at sanwol,Xianye and zhangxe.

"But i was wondering where is your princess?" He asked.

"Oh she is in her room now" Queen lixian spoke.

The grandmaster went back to his seat and the group left the throne hall.

"I didnt like how that grandmaster was circling around both prince Xianye and prince sanwol,Not to mention,He was glaring at Zhangxe and the 2 others" Huang guangsun said behind the 3 and the others agreed and saying how intimidating and disrespectful towards Sanwol.

"Well shall we head to the café?" Xianye said,and automatically the others agreed.