A Mysterious Groom

Some stopped to see her come in, and that made a blush up her face, but at no time did she stop when they tried to talk or tell her happy birthday. Mei Yang ignored everyone with an air of superiority and stretched her neck in search of a certain figure. Moreover, for the guests not used to the rude and disdainful way of the princess, they were offended. His focus was on finding Qiang Mao and not throwing away conversation with people he did not care.

Yoshio, Amon's brother, got in his way and smiled red when he bowed to the princess.

- You look beautiful, Yang'Er *- Mei Yang controlled the impulses of rolling his eyes at him. Her half-brother was extremely boring and lived in her foot always surrounding her in an invasive way and she hated this unpretentious attitude from him.

- I know! - She simply spoke and walked away leaving the poor second prince upset with her stupid behavior, as if she cared little for him.

The king was sitting on his throne enjoying his smiling wine, for a moment Mei Yang forgot her unrestrained search for Qiang Mao, focused on her father's expression, and was worried about him. When she knew of his discomfort, she ran to see him, but after visiting him, he assured her that he was well. She ignored the fact that if she looked at him well now she would see that the smile he had cast for her and for the guests was forced and that there was sweat on her forehead. Tired, he was only pretending to be well, because he wanted to reassure his daughter on her most important day. He was only at the party for her. He wanted to meet the man to whom maybe he would give her hand.

She did not go to him; instead, she eagerly searched for her love. There were many people, almost everyone talked to her and received detestable treatments. She hit her feet impatiently on the ground when her patience ran out.

Where are you? she thought angry!

- You must be Mei Yang, the princess of Naran - a slightly thick voice sounded behind her. She got so hopeful that it was the general playing with her, since that particular night, Mei Yang was more dazzling than ever and seemed to have aged at least three years. It was he, yes it must have been the General and she turned abruptly, and then the enlightened smile she opened with the possibility of seeing her beloved was erased.

If she had not been so hopeful she would have noticed that, the voice that called her was lower and less powerful than the General's, which was sudden and high. Her foolish heart stopped beating quickly in failed expectation.

Then her eyes managed to focus on the figure that was in front of her, Mei Yang blinked stunned, when she noticed that, the boy in front of her had hair in a strange tone. Grayish blonde-haired, almost white. When she noticed his clothes she may have been a little shocked by the choice she made, just like probably most of the people in the hall who stopped what they were doing and ran to the windows and doors to see the interaction of the future bride and groom. While she was winter night, he was summer day. The white fabric and an almost imperceptible light blue of silk and satin blended well with the flames on the hems and suns drawn on his hanfu*, perfectly matching the golden stick with red details on top of his head.

What made the girl not ignore him, and walk out, was not the posture like that of Qiang Mao that that boy displayed. Nor the respectful and perfect reverence he made, but the color of his eyes when he raised his face firm and extremely beautiful, even the princess had to agree that that boy was of an unusual beauty, his eyes were two different colors, a light brown and a very dark green. Not even in his novel books, men possessed such characteristics and had read enough to know, that at that moment was to have found his General not that man with strange eyes.

-Who are you? - She questioned with her voice coming aloud, it was not accusation for those who knew her well. Nevertheless, since he did not even see her in all his life he was only amazed that a princess could be so impertinent and rude. If Mi Gu had been there, he would have reprimanded her, but the poor tutor was too far away. The boy did not however show his astonishment, his face was neutral.

-I am Yan Feng de Sunri - said eloquently, and the young Mei Yang scorned him rudely and thought of returning to her quest for Qiang Mao, but that boy's name was engraved on her weak memory, like a splinter that sticks to her aching finger for days. She remembered where She had heard it from and remembered even more that he was to blame for taking her away from her beloved.

His fiancé was possibly standing in front of him, the only person She did not want to meet.

Yes, Mei Yang thought while watching him half-eyed, everything was conspiring against her.

So close to there was Che'eng Huang, watching the scene with his mouth open without believing what he was seeing. The two had united in an ordeal. God, that was terrible!

- Yan Feng! - Ch'eng Huang's astonished voice came out too loud. If he had only been a human, surely, his amazement would have caused a stir at the party, but he was a god and mere mortals could not notice his presence. The young god's black eyes were so wide-open while facing the couple's figure in front of him that he had the urge to tear off the seal of his friend's Memory to ask him how he got there, in the worldly ordeal of the young princess. Something was wrong, Yan Feng was not to be in the mortal kingdom, and he was to be in the nine heavens preparing to become the next supreme heavenly deity. A worldly ordeal with two gods entwined in a single destiny was much worse than any decimation of the ghost kingdom thousands of years ago. Especially for the two who were not of the same essence, Mei Yang was the energy Yang incarnate and Yan Feng possessed the pure energy of a celestial, the majestic energy Yin, If their destinies had intertwined on earth, they could unite and cause much greater damage to the balance governing the universe. It was the rule in the immortal world that a celestial could never unite with a ghost.

Ch'eng Huang took his fan from inside his white clothes and as soon as he opened that objection, he pierced once in his field of vision opening the portal to the heavenly kingdom. He had to find the lord of the stars and talk to him personally. He had to warn the heavenly emperor that Yan Feng was in the mortal kingdom and therefore no immortal found his essence, because he was sealed. As soon as he entered through the golden gates, with the most precious stones, forming the four-pointed seal identifying every important kingdom, the heavenly one, the ghost kingdom, the kingdom where the most powerful clans belonged and the kingdom of oblivion where immortal souls condemned to suffering were thrown. Ch'eng Huang thought what he would do to get Yan Feng out of the ordeal. He quickly crossed every corridor leading to all the palaces present in the sky, until he reached the palace white as clouds and was received by Quon Xu, the loyal servant of the god of the stars.

- I need to speak immediately with Chi Yu. - Quon Xu faced Ch'eng Huang with a curious look and finally opened the door to the supreme hall. The floor of the palace there were several drawings that formed the night sky, the inside of the building was as white as the outside, there were several books at the entrance, but there were so many that probably not even he, being a god of the night, could read that huge amount.

- You will have to forgive my manners, Your Majesty, but my master retired to cultivate his Yin.

- Where is he? I need to talk to him immediately.

- My master left express orders so that nobody would bother him. He retreated to the kingdom of the supreme palace, his majesty, the heavenly emperor, invited him to bathe for three days in the lake of purity, it's already two days since he left, maybe tomorrow morning he'll be back.

- I do not have time to wait until tomorrow; my affairs with him are about the mortal world. While I am here, days have already passed there. I have to return soon. If I wait another twenty-four hours, I fear that I will return to the mortal kingdom a year from now, and it will be too late.

- If it is so serious, you can go to him, in the palace of purity, but still spend months on earth. Whatever it is, I recommend that you resolve it in your own way. If it is something linked to mortal destiny, or the ordeal of the young ghost princess, I fear that nothing can be done unless I cross my arms. Once my master writes the fate of a mortal, that fate cannot be changed.

- The prince of the heavenly kingdom is on earth. Along with Yang'Er in the ordeal.

The little man's eyes widened and for a brief moment, his feet unbalanced. Two gods in the same trial. Heavens, that was terrible! Quon Xu hurried to the black book nearest the door, one that was under a crystal table, and opened quickly.

- What about Mei Yang and Yan Feng's fate? - Ch'eng Huang approached trying to snoop the pages of the book, but Quon Xu hurriedly closed in awe.

- There is nothing, everything is gone! The fates of the two came together in one. Now everything is in their hands.