The rays of the golden shone down on the beautiful kingdom of light, the birds are chirping and the streets are bustling. This was a normal day in Fujian.
"Master Mouxian, Master Mouxian please wake up" Nian Zhen, his personal guard said panting. Lu Mouxian woke up with a grunt.
"ugh, why did you wake me up this early Nian Zhen?". Nian Zhen replied with fear in his eyes
"Master Mouxian, the carriage has been surrounded with enemy forces. What do we do?"
Lu Mouxian sighed "which angles are they attacking from?"
Nian Zhen spoke with a hint of fear in his voice. "they area attacking from all angles. There are approximately 25 attackers and we only have 11 guards here. I already sent one of the guards to deliver a message for backup some hours ago but I think the enemy has surrounded this area and is waiting for us to make a move"
"Ok get me my sword" Lu Mouxian says as he gets ready for battle. A surprised Nian Zhen quickly got the sword for his master.
Nian Zhen safely guarded Lu Mouxian as he got out of the carriage and into the forest where the enemy forces are hiding, ready to attack them.
"Nian Zhen, when did the attacks begin?" Lu Mouxian asked as they walked towards a swamp.
"Master, the attacks begin some hours after you slept and all the other guards tried to guard the carriage and return to the mansion safely but they all got killed.
Lu Mouxian turned to look at Nian Zhen "Even the coachman got killed?"
Nian Zhen sighed "sadly, the coachman died while we were trying to escape and get you back to Fujian safely.
"Oh, we aren't in Fujian anymore?" asked Lu Mouxian
"No, not anymore master Mouxian"
"So what are we going to do now, master?" Nian Zhen asked as he had a strange feeling about where they were heading.
" I don't know Nian Zhen but we have to find a way to escape this forest. You still have the pistol right ?" Lu Mouxian asked but he got no response so he asked once again.
"Nian Zhen, do you still have the pistol with you?" But Lu Mouxian still hot no response from his personal guard. He turned around to see Nian Zhen but instead he saw a dead body. To be more precise, Lu Mouxian saw Nian Zhen with a bullet in his chest and blood all over him.
Lu Mouxian knelt down beside Nian Zhen's dead body and said a few words to his favourite subject.
" You have done well Nian Zhen, now it's my turn. I will kill that bastard who dares to kill all my subjects in my presence. Don't worry my friend, I will avenge you.
With all that said, Lu Mouxian stood up with tears in his eyes and shouted.
"Whoever you are, wherever you are I, Lu Mouxian will find you and I'll kill you for what you have done."
Lu Mouxian could hear strange sounds coming from the north and towards him. He was now more alert than ever. He listened more carefully to the strange sounds. The killing intent in him rose as he now knew what those noises were.
Sounds of footsteps could be heard. So Lu Mouxian unsheathed his sword readied himself and stood in a battle position, waiting for the enemy. The sounds of the footsteps were becoming more and more audible as the unknown person was coming closer and closer to where Lu Mouxian was currently standing.
The silhouette of the unknown person became more and more visible as it was coming towards Lu Mouxian until the unknown person was seen. The unknown person was Lu Youran. He came panting and holding a pistol in his bloody hand.
"Oh, I finally found you brother. I got the news that you were being attacked by enemy forces and almost all of your guards were killed so I came with backup,but only I survived" Lu Youran said panting.
Lu Mouxian smiled upon seeing his brother in good shape. He put his sword back in its scabbard and ran towards him in open arms.
He smiled and hugged his older brother " at least you are safe. I'm happy for that."
Lu Youran had a suspicious smirk on his face but pushed that thought aside and the both of them continued with their journey out of the forest.
As they got deeper into the forest, they became more and more tired as they have been walking for almost 6 hours. Lu Youran sat on a small boulder panting
"Go on brother, I'll catch up with you later. I'll sit here for some time and I'll come find you."
Lu Mouxian didn't want to leave his brother behind so he said to him
" I'll go get some water for both of us from the stream next to the tea tree forest."
Lu Mouxian smiled to his brother and went to where the stream was located.
As Lu Mouxian was heading towards the stream, he felt strange presence around him. So he unsheathed his sword and moved slowly. When the stream was in sight, he put his sword back in the scabbard and ran towards it.
When his feet finally felt the waters, out of nowhere, he was stabbed with a sharp sword in his heart.
Lu Mouxian held his chest, and started coughing blood. The face of the unknownn person who stabbed him came into view.
That person was none other than the mighty Lu Youran himself. Lu Mouxian's eyes welled up with tears as the thought of his own brother betraying him was all he could think of. He tried to stand up but he felt weak and fell back down.
Lu Youran looked down at him with an evil grin
"The sword I used to stab you had poison on it that makes you weak. So you can't stand or do anything with your body."
With tears in his eyes, Lu Mouxian asked "Why are you doing this? Why do you want to kill me?"
Lu Youran looked at him and laughed " I always wanted to be the leader of Fujian, but our stupid father gave the throne to you, even though I'm the first child. Do you know how embarrassing that was to me? Of course you don't. You and your family have been enjoying the luxuries that come with being the leader whereas I, Lu Youran the oldest so of Li Wei became his younger brother's sidekick. That is why you have to die, so I can get my rights as the first male child and become the leader of Fujian."
"I never chose to be the leader. I was only given the privilege to be king. The leader of Fujian should be you, Lu Youran and not me. I'm sorry I didn't realize how you felt about father's decision"
" No need to be sorry now brother, you will die now and everything will be back to the way it was meant to be from the start." Lu Youran said with a smirk
" Oh, the poison will soon take full effect, so better say your last words brother."
On the brink of death, Lu Mouxian said his last words
" I'm sorry Wang Jing and Wang Li, I couldn't bring those sweets you always wanted to try. Take care of your mother for me. I will always love you all."
The poison was finally having an effect on Lu Mouxian. He clenched his chest as it was becoming harder to speak. He said one last thing to Lu Youran " Take care brother" and with that, he smiled and his eyes closed, never to be opened again.