Over My Dead Body.
Decision.
Two realms separated by the turquoise waters and high mountains are at war again.
The humans and the demon clans....
The most powerful demon clan, the Azure clan, is not yet involved in the war and the emperor from the human realm tries to win him over.
Or better said to bribe them...
(Human realm, the imperial hall)
(Voices from the subjects: "Your highness, what should we do? We can't let the demons unify and launch a decisive attack on us! How can we stop the Azure clan from joining the others?)
(Voices: Maybe we should pay an annual tribute!)
Emperor Qi
And do you all think that it will be enough to stop this from happening? You, all bunch of useless mouths to feed, don't know that old demon Lu Qi Shan! The money won't satisfy him!
(Voices: But....,what else can we do? What can satisfy him?)
(Voices: Maybe women!!!
Let's send them some good slaves and maybe they'll remain neutral regarding the war. The demons love to have a lavishing life!)
Emperor Qi
Useless people!
Why do I keep feeding your mouths?
(Voices: Our majesty, calm down please! Don't be angry! It's our incompetence!)
Counselor Li
Hmmm....hmmm....
Emperor Qi
Silence!
Let counselor Li to speak!
Counselor Li
Thank you your majesty!
Counselor Li
Well...
We all know that the demons love that kind of debauchery but we're not speaking now about any ordinary demons, we're talking about the Azure clan. Even though I haven't met any yet, I have heard that they're very disciplined and eloquent, so this kind of thing won't work.
(Voices: Then, what can we do? Counselor Li, you must come out with something! You're our lost hope!)
Counselor Li
I propose a royal marriage!
(Voices: A marriage alliance?)
Emperor Qi
This is something different but would it really keep them out of this war?
Counselor Li
It's worth a try!
Ordinary women won't satisfy them! The old demon hasn't taken a new concubine in ages, so I think we should propose a marriage for his nephew, the crown prince.
Emperor Qi
You think they will accept it?
Counselor Li
I'm not sure but at least it can create confusion between the demon clans.
Emperor Qi
Then let's do this! And send gifts and gold too.
(Voices: But...
What woman can we send? It must be a royal blood, otherwise they'll be offered!)
Emperor Qi
Princess?
What princess?
Emperor Qi
I'm not sending my beloved daughters there!
(Voices: Your majesty....
This...)
Emperor Qi
Useless mouths!
Why don't you send your children there?
Counselor Li
Your majesty,
I have someone in mind!
Counselor Li
Do you remember Qi XinYang?
Emperor Qi
Qi XinYang?
Who's that?
Counselor Li
Your third brother's granddaughter. She's also a princess and you're not that fond on her because you don't even remember her.
Emperor Qi
My third brother died a long time ago. If I remember correctly, she's an orphan. Her both parents died when she was small.
Counselor Li
Yes.
And she grew up in the suburbs of the imperial palace. She rarely visited you when she was little. You have that scar on your left hand from her.
Emperor Qi rises his hand to look at the teeth's mark still imprinted in his flesh.
Emperor Qi
Do you think my third brother will blame me for this?
(Voices: This is for our nation's peace! He won't blame you your majesty!)
Counselor Li
Indeed!
It's the best option.
Emperor Qi
Then, summon princess Qi XinYang to the court tomorrow morning! I'll write the imperial decree now. She'll leave with the peace delegation in one week.
(Voices: Yes, your majesty!)
(Voices: Long live emperor Qi!
Long live emperor Qi!)
Imperial edict.
The next day comes and brings bad news to the young princess from the "Lost palace" exactly on her seventeen years birthday.
Early in the morning right when the sun rises, an emperor's eunuch steps over the threshold of the "Lost palace" and summons the princess to receive the imperial edict.
The eunuch starts talking in front of the residence of the princess...
Eunuch Lu
Princess Qi XinYang, come forward to receive the imperial edict.
The few maids from the "lost palace" who were sweeping the yard get startled by his hoarse voice.
After a short time he starts again but this time a bit louder.
Eunuch Lu
Princess Qi XinYang, come to receive the Emperor's edict!
One of the maids runs inside the building to see if the princess is awake.
Mo FeiFei
Princess...
your highness....
An imperial edict just arrived and...
She suddenly stops when she realizes that princess Qi Xin is still in bed and loudly snores.
Mo FeiFei
Princessssssssss.....
You're killing me!
Get up please!
She keeps shaking Qi Xin's body, hoping to wake her up.
A soft and lazy voice replies...
Qi XinYang
Leave me alone...
It's so early!
I still want to sleep...
Qi XinYang
Don't bother me...
Qi XinYang
Tell the girls to clean the kitchen....
I almost incinerated it last evening.
Mo FeiFei
They did that Miss but that's not the problem right now. You must get up and receive the Emperor's edict!
Qi XinYang
What edict?
It's too early and is my birthday today, so I don't want to get up.
Mo FeiFei
But Miss, that eunuch is yelling outside...
He will barge in if you don't get out.
Qi XinYang
Why is he sending an imperial edict now? Did the old emperor remembered about my existence and sent me a birthday gift?
Mo FeiFei
I don't know Miss but please get up!
Qi XinYang
Ok, ok....
I'll get up.
Qi XinYang
Help me put some decent clothes on me.
Mo FeiFei
These...
Are these good?
Qi XinYang
Hmmm!
A beautiful dress indeed!
It's a good choice for today.
Her most trusted maid and childhood friend, Mo FeiFei, helps her get dressed and they both go out to receive the edict.
Eunuch Lu
Princess XinYang, you're finally showing your face! Thank goodness that it happened today and not tomorrow!
Qi XinYang
I'm sorry about this but can't you people be less speedy and arrive a bit later?
Qi XinYang
The people are still sleeping at this hour...
Eunuch Lu
Princess Qi XinYang kneel to receive the imperial edict!
She and her maids kneel down and kowtow...
They keep their heads on the ground while the eunuch speaks.
Eunuch Lu
"Princess Qi XinYang is beautiful and eloquent. As present for her seventeen birthday, I bestow her a marriage with the crown prince of the Azure clan!
The wedding procession will leave in one week."
This being said, the Emperor's will is granted.
The eunuch hands her the imperial edict.
Eunuch Lu
Princess, we are leaving now!
The eunuchs leave and the maids rise up on their feet, starting babbling about what just happened.
(Voices: But that's not a gift, that's a condemnation! How can the Emperor be so cruel to our princess? She's still a royal blood, even though is just his brother's granddaughter.
(Voices: The Azure clan is a demon clan from the Forbidden land! I've heard that no flower grows there and is only winter all year. I personally prefer the southern regions of the Forbidden land.
(Voices: But there's lava everywhere and volcanoes! I don't think that's a good choice, I'd rather go to the Azure clan.
(Voices: What's wrong with the lava? At least is warm!)
(Voices: Yes, warm! Very warm!
Better said, HOT!!! How can a mere human live there? It's suicide!)
(Voices: I've heard a soldier who fought them in the war saying that they boil their prisoners into huge kettles and after they eat their flesh and drink the soup.)
(Voices: Yaaahhhh! Stop talking! I'm throwing up! How can our poor princess survive there? If their crowd prince is unsatisfied, he will probably do the same to her. What can we do?)
(Voices: Emperor Qi is worse than these demons! He's sending her to death! This won't stop the war!)
(Voices: Of course it won't! The old emperor is delusional!)
Qi XinYang
Stop talking nonsense!
I can't defy the imperial edict!
If is the Emperor's wish to send me there, I can only submit and do how I am ordered.
Qi XinYang
Don't say a word.
Maybe this is my fate.
Maybe that crown prince won't be entirely merciless and I will still have a chance to survive.
Mo FeiFei
Miss...
...but why you?
From all the women in the palace?
Qi XinYang
They are proposing a marriage alliance, of course we must send a princess.
Qi XinYang
I suppose that I'm the only orphan in the palace that no one likes and wants around.
Mo FeiFei
Miss, don't say that! I will never leave your side! I'll follow you to the Forbidding land!
Qi XinYang
You don't have to do this, who knows what awaits for me there!
Mo FeiFei
I don't care! You still need some maids there! I'm your personal maid, of course they will allow me to follow you!
Qi XinYang
I'm just saying that you don't have to make this sacrifice! From now on, you're a free person! You can go back home and live togethers with your family.
Mo FeiFei
Miss, have you forgotten that my only relative died years ago? She was killed during a demon raid!
Mo FeiFei
Yes!
Your father also died fighting in that war and your grandfather too!!! Later your mother died of bad heart...
Qi XinYang
You're right.
I almost forgot that.
I just wanted to forget the past and live a peaceful life here in this dark corner of the palace but it seems that I am not allowed anymore.
Qi XinYang
If I can't live a peaceful life here, at least I have a chance to avenge my father now.
Mo FeiFei
We're just women, what can we do?
Qi XinYang
It doesn't matter what we are.
Once we're there,our lives will be in danger all the time, so it doesn't matter what will happen in the next moment, it only matters that we have a chance to kill these murderers.
Qi XinYang
Let's go inside and start packing. One week will pass fastly!
The news arrive to him.
Out of blue, a peace treaty from the human realm arrives at the Azure clan.
The letter says that the humans will send an annual tribute and a marriage procession to show their good will and sincerity.
At the gathering of the Azure clan court, everyone is discussing this matter and many ideas are contradicting each other.
Voices: I think is not a bad idea to accept this tribute from the humans!
Voices: But if we do that the other clans will revolt against us! We may have remained neutral in this war but accepting their proposal means to ally with them against our kin!
Voices: We can temporarily pretend to accept the peace treaty and later to break the union.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
A fake alliance!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Why should we affiliate ourselves with them? Refuse them!
Li Mei
My lord, I believe they just want to create confusion between the demon clans!
Li Mei
Your choice is right! We must refuse this proposal!
Voices: But the annual tribute can save us from this economic crisis! Since the last war with the divine realm, we've emptied all our treasuries! Our classmen are barely living!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Crown prince Da Fei, what do you think?
Lu Da Fang
Supreme ruler, I also have the same thoughts as Princess Li Mei! No matter what we choose, they will benefit!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
So, what do you suggest?
Lu Da Fang
I think we should also take advantage of this situation! How the others were saying, we need their money, so I suggest to accept it and put our own clauses.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Which are?
Lu Da Fang
We accept the tribute and the woman in exchange for our silence in this war, we won't ally with anyone and won't participate in this battle if we are not attacked by the other parts, we won't send help to anyone.
Lu Da Fang
This is what they want after all!
Our silence.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
What do you think counselor Li Mei?
Li Mei
Is not bad but it can also irritate the other clan of demons!
Lu Da Fang
I suggest we make it all known to the world that we have no allies in the human realm, we only accept their treasures for staying neutral in this war!
Li Mei
My Supreme ruler, I suggest you to send an edict to the humans stating our neutral position regarding this war before accepting something!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
I will and....
The marriage?
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
They want to marry their princess to our crown prince or at least the second.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
I don't want my nephews to marry a human!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
What should we do about this woman?
Li Mei
Kill her before she arrives here!
Lu Da Fang
Yes.
I'll send some assassins to silently kill that woman! They can't blame us! Who knows how many evildoers are on the road in these days of turbulence! They can not find out that the killers are sent by our clan!
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Not bad my nephew!
That's a good idea! We can't let you or your brother marry this woman! I believe she isn't even a royal princess but a substitute or someone unimportant to the royal family.
Li Mei
I think so too. The human king loves too much to pamper his daughters! He will never send one here.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Then, we are doing in this way!
I'll explain to the other clans that this is just a form to extort their money.
Li Mei
And anyway, I think Lady Lu Shan will take action before us! She won't allow her precious son to marry a woman from the human realm.
Lu Da Fang
Speaking of the devil...
Here she comes! My stepmother!
Suddenly an outstanding woman with silver hair and ghostly eyes enters the throne room.
Lu Shan
Greetings Supreme ruler! I, Queen Lu Shan, in the name of my late husband, ask you to refuse their marriage proposal!
Lu Shan
I will not allow....
The Supreme ruler, Lu Qi Shan, the grandfather of Lu Da Fei and Lu Hong Yi, interrupts his second daughter-in-law.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
Lu Shan, I won't allow a woman from the human realm to marry my nephews! You don't have to bother yourself with this! Go back to your palace!
She gives Lu Qi Shan a cold look ,bows and leaves.
Lu Shan
I hope you keep your word my Supreme ruler!
The hall remains silent for a couple of minutes.
Lu Qi Shan(ruler of the demon clan)
That's all for today, you can all leave now! Go! Go! Go back to your daily chores!
Voices: Yes Supreme ruler!
Long live the Supreme ruler!!!!
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