Chapter 1: The Start

The year is 1500 BC and the king Xie Yan is having his 39th birthday celebration. All the clan are making their way to the palace

Bai Ying POV

I was in the carriage with my mom and father as the rest of my clan follows. We are the Fox clan and I'm the last male within my clan. I looked outside the window as we head to the place. "Ying'er" My mother called. I turned around and looked at her as she handed me my face mask. I nodded and took it from her then tied it around my face. We arrive at the place and stepped out of the carriage. We walked into the place and head to the main hall. As we got there we saw a servant. " Queen Bai Su, King Bai Qian welcome, welcome" The servant said before turning around . "FOX CLAN HAS ARRIVED" the servant yelled and we walked inside. We walked up the king and bowed " Greetings Your Majesty" We all said in unison. The king smiled before standing up and making his way to us. " Bai Qian" The king said with a smile. My father smiled back " Xie Yan" my father said. " Come now sit" The king said. We bowed once again and took our seats. Soon after the king returned to his seat and the celebration began. After some hours everyone was chatting when the king raised his hand. " Bai Qian, I see that you brought your only son with you" the king said. My dad smile and nodded " Of course my daughters are all out on their adventures so they are not home right now. So we brought our son Bai Ying" my father said and the king nodded. " However I wonder why he is wearing a mask?" The king asked. " Well it's in our tradition to now show our faces until we hit the age of 18" my mother said. " Well isn't tradition meant to be broken. I wonder how he looks without the mask on" The king said while staring at me. " Ying'er why don't you go play outside" my mother said and I nodded before getting up. I bowed to the king and walked out. " I wonder what that was about" I said as I walked down the stairs. I heard people whispering so I got closer. " Did you hear that the king is trying to take the Fox clan only son as a consort" one person said " Yeah I heard even though he's a male the king still wants to suggest that" another said " I wonder how pretty he is if the king wants him" " me too" I walked away from their conversation confused until I say a small palace where a boy with a book is. I walked over and climbed up. " Hey" I said but he didn't respond. " Heyyyyy" I said again and he looked over at me. I smiled " What are you doing here? Why aren't you at the party?" I said. " I could say the same for you" He said as he looked back at his book. " Well my mother told me to leave" I said and he just nodded. " So why aren't you at the party" I asked. " Because I'm studying" he said. " Studying?" I said and he nodded. I just nodded before I lost my footing and felled. I expect to hit the ground but it never came so I opened my eyes to see the boy. " Thank you" I said and he turned around but I grabbed him. " Since you out why not play with me for a bit" I said and grabbed his hand and ran away. We started playing for a bit and then sat on the grass. " Hey what's your name" I said. " I'm Xie Lie. You?" Xie Lie asked. " I'm Bai Ying" I said " Ah by the way do you know what a consort is?" I asked and Xie Lie looked at me. " Where did you hear that" Xie Lie asked. " From someone in the place they said the King wanted to take me in a consort but I don't know what that is" I said. " It's like... a second lover" Xie Lie said. " Oh... why would the king want a second lover and why me? I'm a male" I said. " That I don't know" Xie Lie asked. " YING'ER!" Someone yelled and I looked up. I stood up and smile. " Mother, Father" I said. I turned to face Xie Lie and took off one of my jade pendants and gave it to him. He took and and looked at me " What's this?" He asked. " My pendant. That way if we meet again in the future we can identify each other. See one half makes a whole." I said and he nodded. I smiled and wave as I turned around and ran to my parents.

However, Bai Ying never expected that months later the king would frame his family and kill his entire clan only he made it out alive.

{ 10 years later}

"Young master!" Someone yelled. I groaned. " Young Master It's time to wake up!" Someone yelled again. It went quiet and my door creaked open. " Ying'er" Someone said. I opened my eyes and faced the person to see my older sister. " Song!" I said and hopped out my head and ran up to her. " Still being lazy as ever I see" She tapped my head. I pouted and she just smiled. " Hurry and get dress so you can eat" She said as she walked out. I put on my clothes on and opened my bedroom doors to see my maid. " Young Master" She said. I smiled and walked out my room and headed to the main hall. I walked in to see my mother, father and sister all sitting. " Look who finally woke up" my father said. " Ah, father..." I said as I sat down and my father just laughed. " Ok, Ok" My mother said with a smile and patted my father hand. " Later we have to go to the palace so we can meet the king to discuss your sister wedding to the crown prince" My father said and I nodded.

'I wonder what the place will look like' I thought

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