Xian Wen decide to stay till the return of his brother. He watch her in the dark. He sees Lady Su playing with their son everyday. Months past, it begin to snow again. Lady Su is found drunk one day. Her maids put her back in the bed. They all left the room and close the door tight. He comes out fro the secret door quietly and take care of her. Shung Yun keep bubbling and crying in her drunken state.
"No more freedom! No more Xian Wen! No more sister!!!"
He keep dapping her forehead. While she keep mumbling.
"I don't even know my own family!"
"Fine fine Hush hush... go too sleep."
She open her eyes and stare at the face. Her reach out both hands and squeeze the cheeks. She raise her head up and give him a peck. When she lay back down she smile. "So nice. I keep seeing you when i want to see you." She reach out and pull him down and hug him. They kiss and like any magic, everything is what she wants. Just them.
That night, surprisingly the emperor did not return to the royal bedroom. So thought out the night, Xian Wen had her to himself on the royal bed. He left in the late morning through the secret door. That afternoon, he left with the royal guards that belongs to the dowager. He bid farewell to his mother and harden his heart to the royal temple.
It takes them too days to reach the royal temple. The abbot receive them and the letter is pass to him from the dowager. Only the abbot knows Xian Wen's identity. He gives Xian Wen three weeks to meditated and resolve to let go of everything. Xian Wen after three weeks have his hair shaved. The royal guards who witness this, had sent back a letter and leaving two guards behind to guard Xian Wen as per dowager's instructions.
Every day, he mediate and ask the abbot about things on life and after life. As he can't change the habits he had. Even morning before the sun raises, he starts to exercise then mediate. The young monks who see this, also begin to wake up early and join him in this health routine. very morning before the sun raises, a group of monks will be shirtless and start to exercise. Xian Wen even teach them a basic form of self defences. Soon, those young monks are much healthier. Climbing up the stars doesn't take their breath away. Carrying the heavy wooden sticks are not that a tough job. Chopping the wood is not a big deal. While the older monks teaches him to be patience and letting go of things that doesn't serve him anymore. Xian Wen after three years in the temple, request that the royal guards to leave and return to the palace to protect the dowager instead. They did not leave but they join him in this monastery. After staying so long, hearing the abbot what he had said. They are slowly influence and both of them make up their minds. With the three of them who are strong in the art of sword fighting, they protect this monastery with their knowledge.
Ten years have past. Xian Wen continue his quiet life style. The two royal guards and him sit on the cliff of the mountain facing the vast lake and mountains. They quietly mediate and feel the nature around them. The wind blows gently. The birds flying above the sky. Over the years, Xian Wen received letters from the dowager but he never open any of it. He keep them all in the box. Everyday, he pray for his family and the nation. He asked for safety and happiness. The three of them never talk about the palace so no one knows where they come from. The abbot who is old never openly talk about them. The elders abbot intend to keep the secret of their originals.
Another two years pass, there is a drought throughout out the lands. Even the landscape at the royal temple have changed. The food they had is already simple now is lesser. A letter from the palace attention to the abbot. The emperor is requesting the royal prayers to be done. This will include the dowager and the Imperial Nobel Consort Lady Su while the emperor and the crown prince will be doing prayers in the royal ceremonial grounds. Xian Wen's heart is beating fast and excited to see her. However he knows, he have to pretend he doesn't know her.
The next few days, the abbot have the royal temple line with the scripture books and cushions line in front of the buddha. Even thou the temple is clean and they sweep the ground everyday, the abbot request that everything to be wipe down again. The palace had send more vegetables as the dowager and imperial consort will be having their meals there for the next whole three months.
The dowager and the Imperial Nobel Consort Lady Su arrived within five days later. The abbot receive them in front of the flight of stairs to the royal temple. Xian Wen is one of those monks standing at the cliff watching down. He watch them wash with the blessed water given. After that they clim up the 300 steps up to the royal temple. As they get nearer to the royal temple, the dowager look for her son. She nod her head without anyone noticing. While he blink his eye slowly. She smile without anyone noticing and she look at Lady Su who is holding her hand while walking up the stairs. The dowager think, it's time.
The prayers goes smoothly without a problem. They chant and read the script with sincerity. By the end, Lady Su then notice him when she notice him in the queue for the aims. Xian Wen is hoping that she don't recognise him. Without his long black hair, she should not notice him at all. He took the aim from her and walk away. His guards behind him notice that Lady Su is looking at their prince. Together they use their large body to shield her view.
On the seventh day, he decided to approach her. Right at the cliff, he talk to her. He wish he can say the opposite of what he had to her. To watch her walk away from him, he tear. That night he sit in his room and mediate to calm himself. Instead, he keep thinking of her. After midnight, the door to his room open and close.