Wish

"WAR?!?!" Lan'er shouted.

Chen Xi stared at Lan'er and said: "What are you doing?"

"Are you crazy? Why will there be a war?" Lan'er said.

"Are you crazy?" Chen Xi said.

"You're going to become Empress, that means the Xi Empire will have backup from the Long Empire. Why will anyone want to start a war?" Lan'er asked.

"You're wrong, I'm becoming Empress not because of love but because of changing the future. Father never leaves the country, which means the Emperor of the Long Empire will kill him in the Xi Empire. If he kills Father in the Xi Empire, there will be a war." CHen Xi said.

Lan'er opened her mouth in shock.

"So I'm going to tell Big Brother to prepare for war even if it takes years to come. It is better to be early than to be late." Chen Xi said.

There was a moment of silence before the Emperor walked in, stared at Chen Xi and asked: "Did I interrupt something?"

"No nothing, come on in." Chen Xi said as she stepped aside.

"I'll get the treats." Lan'er said.

Chen Xi nodded her head and walked into the room.

"So-" the Emperor and Chen Xi said at the same time.

"You first." the Emperor said.

"So I heard that you managed to convince the court officials to make me Empress."

The Emperor nodded his head and said: "It was quite easy, I'm the Emperor after all."

Chen Xi smiled and asked slowly: "Have you ever killed anyone?"

The Emperor froze and later said: "No, why? Did you?"

Chen Xi shooked her head no, and said: "What if, in the future you kill someone?"

The Emperor paused for a second and then said: "I'll kill the witness."

Chen Xi stared at the Emperor and then asked: "What if I was the witness?"

"Then-" the Emperor said before he got interrupted by Lan'er.

Chen Xi smiled and said: "Let's do something fun then?"

The Emperor smiled and said: "Okay."

The Emperor and Chen Xi had walked to the horse stables.

"This is where I first say you." the Emperor said.

"How about this: the first person to hit 3 bullseye gets a wish."

The Emperor nodded his head and said: "Deal."

"Wait, wear this too." Chen Xi said as she handed a blindfold to him.

The Emperor took the blindfold and put it on. He held the bow and shot one arrow at a time, each of them landing in the bullseye. Chen Xi smiled as the Emperor took off his blindfold and handed it to Chen Xi. Chen Xi took the blindfold and put it on. She then took three arrows and shot them all at once, for all of them landing on top of each other in the bullseye. As Chen Xi took off the blindfold, the Emperor clapped and said: "I lost so what's your wish?"

"Can you not kill my loved ones." Chen Xi asked as she stared at the Emperor.

"What do you mean? Why would I kill your loved ones?" the Emperor said flustered.

"Oh… well I had a bad dream. In my dream, my family was killed."

"What makes you think I killed them?"

"Cause…" Chen Xi said, then pausing.

"I feel like it's someone who's close to me." Chen Xi then continued.

"I'll promise you, happy?" the Emperor said as he left.

The Emperor had returned to the Dragon Palace deep in thought.

"Did you tell her?" the Emperor asked General Wang.

General Wang shook his head no.

"Is there a spy in my Empire or is the Xi Empire hiding some secret?" the Emperor asked.

"If there is a spy, I will find him and kill him." General Wang said.

The Emperor nodded his head and said: "But the only people who know this are me and you. Unless someone sneaked upon us."

"That's unlikely, they can't get past me." General Wang said.

"If that is a person, I'll kill him with my bare hands." the Emperor said with an evil face.

"He will face the consequences for ruining my plan." the Emperor continued.