Chapter 1; "I am the Crown Prince, Get down on your knees! — The past (1)"

       "The wind blew as the trees dance together with its green leaves and green grasses..... The weather is good, not too hot and not too cold.... It is just the perfect time for studying....." A noble and calm man spoke.

He was standing near the Den's window, wearing a red robe and black hat, the novelty can be sense by the way he stands, truly resembling a noble, elegant and intelligent teacher.

"And yet....."

The man clasped his hands as he started. His face suddenly changed, his eyes became sharp as a light of coldness flashed in his pupils, a hint of annoyance can be seen.

"Where..... Where is the Crown Prince??!!"

He shouted out of frustration, so loud enough that it seems like the den would collapse by the next second. Making the present soldiers and servant to flinch and be worried for their lives.

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       Under the shade of a big tree, there lie a boy of an age around 7-8yo wearing a bright yellow robe, with a golden dragon mark printed on it's shoulders resembling the empire. His smooth, silky pink hair that was tied high with a golden pin ornament, was perfectly scattered on the grassy ground as he rest.

"You! ..... You're ugly!"

"Yeah! Our young master is definitely much more attractive than you are!"

"You're no match for our young master!"

     A loud series of insulting noices was heard not so far from the big tree, waking the little boy that was resting under it.

".......noisy..."

The little boy sleepily murmured.

He sluggishly sat up rubbing his left eye using his tiny left hand. He slowly opened his ocean blue eyes as he stare at the green scenery before him.

"What was the noise all about?"

The little boy asked with curiosity as he stood up from the ground.

He dusted off his robe before following where the annoying noises came from. The noise grew louder and louder as the little boy went nearer to the root of the noise.

He slowly pushed the bushes aside, enough for him to able to see the commotion.

"Just because you're the son of Clan leader Ling, doesn't mean we should be afraid of you!"

Says a fat boy in blue and black robe. He sure was resentful towards the little guy he was pointing at. The veins on his face can be seen at his face was also twitched making him look like a madboy.

Across the fat boy, there sat a little boy wearing a dark-violet headband on his forehead, and a robe with the same color.

"He looks like he's from the Ling Clan...."

The little boy hidden behind the bushes murmured silently.

The little guy was in the middle of three boys around their age and was being humiliated by them. This clearly testifies that he was being bullied.

"Hmph" The other boy in the middle that looks like their leader scoffed while slowly approaching the little guy.

"He thinks of himself almighty just because he's the son of a Clan leader and just because he's a little smarter than us"

The boy estated as he crouch down holding a big wood. There is sarcasm in his voice and his hatred could be seen from the way he spoke and look at the little guy.

"So what if you're a son of a Clan leader?? I, Wen Chen, is the niece of the empress! Now, why don't you speak? I thought you were really brave!"

The boy boasted as he proudly stood up and place the edge of the wood on the little boy's head.

"Tsk.... So he's the distant cousin that mom is talking about? Wasn't he supposed to be well-behaved and kind?"

The little boy behind the bushes thought to himself as he narrowed his eyes.

"Pretentious kid"

He murmured before gazing towards the little guy sitting on the ground, waiting for his reply.

Finally, the little guy raised his head looking at his enemies with a sullen look on his face, his narrowed eyes shows the coldness in it as he gaze towards the three boys.

"Then why must you do this? I am not a big figure, I am just a son of a Clan leader. I am not a gifted scholar, I am just a normal average student.... While you are the niece of her Majesty."

He started as he look at the boy in front of him, his golden-brown eyes growing darker and darker with each sentence.

"I do not deserve your criticism as you are a part of the royal family. And I cannot be rude towards you because I am afraid that I might be punished for you might complain in front of her Majesty. I have no big family background that I can cry on just like you"

He slowly said with a hint of sarcasm on his voice.

"You....!"

The boy in front of him muttered as he gritted his teeth out of anger.

"Pfft—"

The little boy behind the bushes snickered before covering his mouth.

"I might get discovered, dumb mouth!"

He thought as he blame his mouth gently hitting it with his right hand before gazing back at the boys.

"How dare you.....how..."

The boy said with his face flushed with anger as he grip the wood on his hand tightly.

"This is bad..... Bad, bad, hurry up and run!"

The little boy behind the bushes thought as he saw the boy slowly raise the wood on his hands, anxiously hoping for the little guy to run.

"How dare you talk rudely towards me?! You insolent!"

The boy shouted before swaying the wood on the air, ready to hit the little guy on the ground.

The wood was swayed, a loud thud was heard, a cough of ache immersed in that desolate woods, but instead of a violet robe, a bright yellow robe can be seen, bending over the little guy in violet robe, protecting and receiving the blow for him.

"Ack......-"

The little boy in yellow growned as blood started coming out from his mouth the moment he opened it.

"You....who .....?"

The little guy in violet muttered, asking in confusion.

"Who are you?! Why are you interfering with our business?!"

The fat boy shouted pointing at the little boy in yellow.

The fat boy was the first to recover from shock, followed by the other two boys. They all looked at the little boy in yellow, the little boy slowly stood up enduring the pain on his back. The boys' faces changed in horror after they saw who it was and the golden dragon mark on his robe's shoulder.

"I am Wen You, the Crown Prince of the Northern Empire. In the name of my title, get down on your knees right now!"

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