The Story of Dusk 299 THE PRINCESS TITLE

Ye Xiu was slightly taken aback by the hostility from Gong Xu's eyes.

He needed more time to think about it again, he would look for this matter latter as for now, Gong Xu seemed true with his words.

Ye Xiu sheathed his sword and called out for Senja. "Girl, we need to talk. I owe you an apologize and explanation."

Senja shook her head. "I don't want to hear your explanation and apologize."

Wrong, actually she missed him. After many years, she still missed the moment when he celebrated her birthday at the river festival. Now, she was just being stubborn.

Ye Xiu looked at Gong Xu, assessing him before he walked toward Senja and stood right in front of Gong Xu.

"Let's talk okay?" Ye Xiu talked softly.

"No!" Senja shook her head and buried her face on Gong Xu's back.

"All right, this situation is really awkward for me!" Gong Xu found his position was ridiculous. "I will leave both of you here."

After saying that, Gong Xu stepped aside and tried to pry Senja's hand out from him.

"No! no! Don't leave me!" Senja held Gong Xu's robe tightly.

"I will comeback after both of you settle down whatever you want to talk about." Gong Xu tried to persuade her. "I will return. Promise."

Only after five minutes of promises and persuasion, finally Senja reluctantly let Gong Xu to leave the secret room.

He walked out to the other side of the door and closed the door behind him, leaving only Senja and Ye Xiu alone.

"I almost forget about this place." Ye Xiu reminisced as he sat down in front of Senja.

Senja was still unwilling to see him neither she wanted to talk to him.

"I left you because of the mission that I have to carry on." Ye Xiu started his explanation. "It wasn't because of I don't want you but, that was about thousands of people that would died and thousands of people that would live miserable life if the war broke out. And it was about to find the truth behind a big conspiracy."

Ye Xiu looked at Senja, he thought she was mature enough to hear and understand this.

And then Ye Xiu went on about the conflict between Xinghe and Azura Kingdom, about his responsibility to stop The Emperor of Azura's craziness to burn down the kingdom of Xinghe.

Even though in the end The Kingdom of Xinghe was no more, but at that time, leaving Senja was the right thing to do.

That was all misunderstanding and for him why he had brought Senja along with him…

"I have a woman named Riana…" Ye Xiu reminisced Riana's face as it started to fade away from his memory. "One day after the battle broke out in the Mountain Sui Sword Sect, she suddenly disappeared and her last word was to find Senja…"

Ye Xiu stared at Senja in front of him, who was staring back at him, apparently she forgot to keep her pretense to be angry as she listened to his every word.

"She said, only by looking for you I will be able to meet her again." Ye Xiu chuckled upon hearing his own statement, because until now he didn't know how Senja could bring him to meet her. "It sounds silly, right?"

"Yes." Senja agreed sullenly.

Ye Xiu chuckled when he heard this and rubbed her head just like he used to do it years ago. "You are a big girl now…"

Senja couldn't stay mad at him as he was the closest father figure for her, thus a second later she hugged Ye Xiu tightly as she sobbed.

"I am truly sorry." Ye Xiu said regretfully as he hugged Sonja back.

***

Senja walked Ye Xiu to his entourage from Greenhill Mountain, which waiting for him.

After they talked about everything and Ye Xiu caught up with Senja's story after he left her, Ye Xiu had to go back to the Greenhill Mountain, but he promised he would visit her as often as he could.

However when he was about to leave the black sword clan mansion, he saw Elder Dam from the corner of his eyes as the old man walked toward him.

"Senja, why don't you greet Uncle Ye Bai?" Ye Xiu said toward Senja as he waited for Elder Dam to approach him.

"Ye Xiu." Elder Dam greeted him

"Dam, it has been long time since the last time we met." Ye Xiu smiled at the elder.

The feud between them before had been explained by Xiao Jun when he suggested to ask for help from the Greenhill Mountain.

That was all misunderstanding and Elder Dam had misunderstood him about what happened to Senja.

"It had been long time, indeed." Elder Dam nodded. He tried to protect his granddaughter, but he forgot there was also danger inside their house.

At first he didn't believe that Wang Yu could do something so horrendous like that, no, even now he still didn't believe it.

He knew Wang Yu didn't treat Senja right, but it was out of his wild imagination that he wanted to kill his own flesh and blood.

For now, Wang Yu was still in the capital city, so he didn't know the activity in the black sword clan's mansion.

"My sincere apologize for the last time." Elder Dam stretched out his hand.

But, at least he believed that Ye Xiu didn't mean any harm on Senja, because right now, he was also helping his clan, that was what he believed now.

"So do I." Ye Xiu grabbed Elder Dam's hand, and with that the feud between them had settled.

***

The thing that happened after that was just like Gong Xu had predicted or Xiao Jun had planned.

Once they knew about the free antidote that the Black Sword Clan had produced, they went to the mansion in droves and for the people who were living in separated city, the shadow guard had distributed the antidote also there.

This action had put the Emperor into ashamed as many criticisms were on Xiao Zi's head. He was so angry because of this not to mention Modama as well.

Not only that restored Black Sword Clan's name, but also Xiao Jun, he managed to get into people's heart and make his name became more prominent.

However, aside from the two parties there was another name that they didn't expect it at all.

It was Senja, the Elder Dam's granddaughter.

Proudly Elder Dam announced that thanked for Senja who had found the antidote.

And since that time, Senja's name was well- known throughout the nation. A girl in such young age who had achieved something remarkable.

Suddenly she became a role model of young girl from noble family and her name was in people's lips every time they remembered their predicament because of the disease and also the lack of sympathy from the Emperor to the lower middle people.

How The Emperor had hired a clan that sold the antidote that couldn't they buy? It was so disdainful.

But, because Senja had found the antidote and Prince Xiao Jun had fund the massive production of it, they could get it for free.

"Senja…" The Emperor said her name in disgust. "I don't know if Dam has a granddaughter who familiar in this field." Xiao Zi threw the tea cup in his hand as it scattered into thousand pieces when it hit the wall.

"Bestow her for the title of princess." Modama said in deep voice, there was something else in his mind.

"Why should I do that?" Xiao Zi disagree immediately, why should he do something like that? Instead of bestowed her the title of princess, he really wanted to send someone to kill her right now.

"To restore your image in front of the public of course!" Modama glared at him, why this Emperor was so stupid!? The derision from the people would cause them trouble in the future. "Moreover, I want to talk to Young Miss Senja in person."

"Why are you became interest toward this young girl?" The Emperor was squinted his eyes, he was too angry to think about it.

For now, he couldn't afford if Modama was looking for trouble with granddaughter of Elder Dam, because people's affection were on them now.

"I have a feeling it was someone else who made the antidote." Modama mumbled. "Someone who I know pretty well, the only person who could make the perfect antidote…"

Chapter end

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