The place where it all happened,
A day that was longer than years,
A day where the flowers wilted and bloom,
A day where I first saw and love you at most.
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THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.
She creased her forehead a little, but she widened it as soon as someone's spitting image landed on her sight. Mei panted at her place and she panicked as she did not know where to hide. Mei grabbed the clothes of the stout man as the four bearers stood still and bowed down their heads as a sign of respect.
The last to step out of the Crescent Hall were the ministers of the Royal Training Command. It was Fang Chen and his wife, Fang Dai Yu, the ministress. They were still wearing arrogant, nasty, and rude looks. They acted as if they could hold the whole world in their palms. Mei knew it well, as she was a part of the Fang Clan.
