👑 SLOW STUDENT 👑

The kiss continued for a while, but the Emperor soon broke it pulling away from her, turning his back on Jade who faced the other side shyly also.

‘What just happened?’. The Emperor asked in his head.

“I’ll-ask for something else next time”. Jade muttered her fingers reaching her lips.

“There won’t be a next time. Just go”. The Emperor replied in a harse voice pointing at the door, his back still turned on her and Jade blinked bowing in a confused manner before running out of the chamber and immediately the Emperor turned, his eyes filled with confusion.

“I could swear i saw sparks”. The Emperor muttered and then with his hands behind his back, he began pacing restlessly in the chamber.

He hadn’t paced around more than twice when the kiss replayed in his head and he stopped on his track instantly, with widened eyes.

“Don’t tell me my head will be crowded with this thought all night”. The Emperor muttered in astonishment.

Then his right hand suddenly began finding its way to his lips and he tried using his left hand to fight the urge, but all to no avail as his fingers finally found his lips, but he soon dropped his hand, waving the thought off his head.

“No wonder she’s so slow in learning how can her lips be that soft”. The Emperor suddenly scoffed walking back to his desk when Jade bardged into his room again.

“I just overheard from some girls, that tomorrow’s competiton is all about hunting in the forbidden forest!! I have no such ski|| and need Kai to replace urgently”. Jade said running to sit beside the Emperor who glanced at her in daze.

“What?-oh I’ll go shut the door”. Jade said before the Emperor could reply, she ran to shut the door ad sat right next to him again giving him a rasied eyebrow.

‘How dare she act like nothing didn’t just happen between us?’. The Emperor scoffed in his head looking away, but Jade pat his arm and he threw her a sharp look.

“Did-i do anything to annoy you? Or is it cause of what happened earlier? Don’t worry what i wanted to check didn’t happen so be calm”. Jade smiled.

“What did you wanted to check?”. The Emperor ask and Jade starred at the scroll in front of him, not understanding a single word.

“I told you I heard some girls talking about mutuality, they said after the kiss I’ll feel butterflies In my tummy”. Jade said picking up the scroll to look at.

“What did you feel?”. The Emperor found himself asking and tightened his fists disappointed at his himself, but he wouldn’t deny he still anticipated her reply.

“Hunger. I was so hungry but I’ve drank wine and I’m okay for now!”. Jade replied and the Emperor frowned instantly.

“Why do you joke with everything?”. The Emperor asked and Jade blinked at him in puzzlement.

“I’m not joking I really felt hungry! Though I was hungry before we–

“Just shut up”. Emperor Damien said getting up and adjusting his robe.

“Are you going somewhere?”. Jade asked and the Emperor nodded.

“You said tomorrow’s contest is all about hunting,”. Emperor Damien said walking out of the door and Jade dropped the scroll with her before running along with him.

“Kai can just help me with it”. Jade said going after the Emperor.

**
Asa left the training ground, walking back to her room she met Kai on his way to the Emperor’s study and they both almost walked passed each other before she stopped on her track.

“What does the Emperor likes?”. Asa suddenly asked and Kai stopped on his track a frown forming on his face, then Asa began walking to him.

“I was just wandering what if I become the next Empress? I don’t know what my future husband….

“Just forget it! The Emperor has someone he likes already!! And don’t stop me to ask me this again!”. Kai suddenly snapped startling her then realizing his actions his eyes widened.

“Stupid me”. Kai muttered to himself before ignoring Asa and walking out of the place.

“What’s with the outburst?”. Asa scoffed before walking away.

<THE WANG’S MANSION>

“Make sure it reaches my daughter”. Lady Wang said to the messenger who bowed before walking out of the house gate and she smiled walking back into the house.

“My hardwork will surely pay off by tomorrow. My girl will surely become the Queen and no one else”. Lady Wang said as she journeyed to her room only to meet Mistress Gora on the way, who immediately ran to her.

“I-heard tomorrow might be the last day of the contest. The Queen might be chosen by tomorrow”. Mistress Hora asked and Lady Wang rolled eyes at her.

“Yes so what?! You’re here to curry favor with me now that you’re sure that my Mina will surely win?!”. Lady Wang glared.

“Don’t be faster than your shadow Lani. If Mina isn’t able to remove the sword she wouldn’t be able to become the next Empress and tomorrow’s contest is just about hunting”. Mistress Soni said with a mean smile as she approached them.

“Plus we all know Mina’s weak point is hunting, while my Asa remains the only ace amongst our children”. Mistress Yeri added.

“Does it even matters? You both will be shocked once my daughter ends up winning suddenly and who told you the game will only end with hunting tomorrow? Oh i forgot aside from Asa your other girls got eliminated real quick and my poor Bae is still suitorless till now, how do I expect you all to get this crucial information”. Lady Wang smirked before walking away and Mistress Yeri’s eyes widened.

“If-tommorow is the end of contest, how come my daughter didn’t tell me?”. Mistress Yeri gasped.

“What if she doesn’t know? I’m just saying”. Mistress Soni muttered jealously before walking away also.

“I need to write to Asa immediately”. Mistress Yeri said running to her chamber.

Mistress Gora stood fidgeting with her fingers, she hadn’t even said any word since.

“If the contest ends tomorrow, that means my Jun will get freed very soon? Thank goodness. Even if Lani dares refuse to take those evil powers from my son I’ll surely tell the whole world and then Mina will surely get disqualified. It’ll be a big loose for us all and I’ll love it!”. Mistress Gora said assuring herself as she walked to her room.

<JUN’S ROOM>

“Go lower”. Jun said to Lia who was busy cleaning his body with a wet towel. His upper body was naked as he laid weakly on his bed while he was on an undergarment.

He had earlier requested for her to resume serving him and because of his weak state everyone wanted to please him and so his request was granted.

“I’m sorry–but I–can’t”. Lia stuttered moving to cleaning his arm but Jun suddenly gripped her hair tight and winced out in pain.

“I told you to go lower!!”. Jun growled his hands tightening on her hair.

“I will young master! Please forgive me!!”. Lia pleaded tears escaping her eyes and Jun roughly let go of her hair.

Then she dipped the clothe she used in cleaning him up into a warm water and began rubbing it on Jun’s lower slowly stomach, making Jun roll eyes at her.

“I told you to go lower, take off my undergarment if possible but I want to feel your touch. In fact, keep the clothe aside and use your hands to wash my rod”. Jun said and Lia’s eyes widened, then she bowed instantly.

“I beg you young master please ask something else of me! I can’t take advantage of you

Lia wasn’t done speaking speaking when Jun slapped her hard this time around.

“I’ll just ask father to get rid of you then”. Jun said and Lia instantly dropped the clothes making Jun smirk, as she began removing his undergarment when Mistress Gora walked in seeing them her eyes widened.

“What do you think you’re trying to do?!!”. Mistress Gora yelled rushing to them and pushing Lia away from her son, then began landing huge slaps on Lia’s face while Jun faked crying all through.

“I told her not to try it, but she actually did! Taking advantage of me cause i was too weak to defend myself! This is so disgracful!!”. Jun cried loudly and his mother only got mad more as she began pushing Lia towards the window this time around.

“It’s not what you think my lady! I would never do such a thing!!”. Lia tried explaining but it felo on deaf ears.

“You lowly wench! How dare you touch my son immorally!!”. Mistress Gora screamed finally gripping Lia’s hair tight and she began crying more loudly while Jun covered his ears with his palms cause of her noise.

“Everyone will mock my son once they find out, a little maid almost R@P£D him!! It’s best you ki|| yourself now so everything ends here”. Mistress Gora said and both Jun and Lia’s eyes widened, as Mistress Gora pulled Lia by the hair towards the huge Window, then she opened up the window and Lia’s eyes widened more.

Jun’s room was the highest in the whole mansion and jumping out of any of the windows in his room means death.

“No! No please spare my life!! I really didn’t try to take advantage of the young master–

“You’re saying my son’s lying now?”. Mistress Gora questioned as she began choking Lia whose breath began seizing drastically.

“Mother just let her be. Whip her or something just be careful you’re close to the window”. Jun said as he watched his mother strangle Lia right in front of the window with his heart in his mouth.

Then finally Mistress Gora succeeded in throwing fragile Lia out of the window and both she and her son’s eyes widened as Jun immediately stood up from his bed running to check out the window only to see Lia lying dead on the cemented floor, her head bursted as she was now in the pool of her own blood, his eyes widened as he faced his also shocked mother.

“I was-just bluffing. Well she was just a servant, an orphan also, it’s her fate”. Mistress Gora muttered assuring herself but when she saw Jun standing completely whole she gasped.

“How come you’re alright?!”. Mistress Gora asked Jun who angrily went to sit on his bed.

“Just leave mother. And don’t forget to clean up your mess, I don’t want anyone tracing all this to me”. Jun said before laying back on his bed frowning.

‘You mean you actually lied?!! I ki||ed someone just now cause of your lies?!”. Mistress Gora yelled at Jun who instead of replying turned his back on her and she glared hard at him before walking out of the chamber.

👥 Lia’s dead!

👥 Her blood is literally everywhere in the backyard!

👥 From the look of things I’m guessing she attempted jumping from the young master’s room

👥 I warned her to stop seducing him but she wouldn’t listen!

👥 Probably she sensed Mistress Gora’s arrival and then with the aim of hiding thought jumoing out of the window was a good idea.

👥 Serves her right.

Mistress Gora could hear the maids gossip as she walked to the scene, exhaling in relief of not getting suspected.

She met the rest of the family members there and even though, her fellow mistresses gave her suspective looks she cared less.

“She was nothing but a slave. What’s with their looks?”. Mistress Gora scoffed as she joined the crowd of shocked audience staring pitifully at Lia’s body.

< PALACE FIELD>

“You’re getting more stupid”. The Emperor sighed for the upteethm time as he watch Jade mess up the bow and arrow he set for her, before she could even $h00t it.

“Tomorrow’s contest is hunting but if you can’t position a bow and arrow how then will you be able to ki|| an animal?!”. The Emperor questioned sternly as he snatched the bow and arrow from Jade who bit her lower lip as she watched him reset it for her.

It was very late, with the big moon up and she looked very beautiful with her hair parked up and putting on her blue trainees uniform.

The Emperor himself was dressed more like a guard than the king he was, only his mask distincted him.

“I’ll try it again–

“Of course you will. Take it”. The Emperor cut her off placing the heavy bow and arrow in her hand and she almost fell, backwards to the ground cause of it, but his strong hands at her back sent her back to her feet to meet his glare.

“I think the–bow and arrow are not my size that’s why”. Jade muttered in her defense.

“You don’t get to decide that. Now face your target”. The Emperor said and Jade faced the field, her targeted loacted at the field was a huge painting of a bull’s head.

“Raise up your Weapon?”. The Emperor instructed going to stand behind her and Jade instantly did as her hand began shaking making the Emperor’s gaze to darken.

“Part your leg”. He instructed again and Jade did as told but when she opened it too wide, the Emperor moved closer bending beside her he shifted her right leg so as to cover a little space of the gap between her legs.

“Your left leg forward and your right leg behind. Do that and don’t mess up the space between them”. The Emperor said and Jade nodded taking her left leg forward and still maintaining the space.

“Good. Now keep your eyes on the target”. The Emperor said and Jade sighed nervously as she narrowed her gaze to the bull’s head painting.

“At the count of three $h00t, you hear me?”. The Emperor asked.

“Yes”. Jade replied her hand shaking from holding the bow and arrow for too long and the Emperor seeing that, supported her with his own hand so she would be able to $h00t properly.

“One-two—

The Emperor wasn’t done when Jade shot the target and he faced her sharply.

“You can’t count also? I said at the count of three not two?!”. He scolded and Jade flinched in fear.

“I thought two was three?….

“What?!”. The Emperor exclaimed with widened eyes.

“I gave you alot of books to study! Stayed up all night to teach you more than 50 characters and numbers and you dare tell me you can’t differentiate between two and three?”. The Emperor questioned angrily moving closer to her and she shifted backward.

“I’ll try better next time”. Jade said moving more backwards.

“Next time? You think there’ll be a next time? Come here”. The Emperor ordered seeing Jade was now slowly taking to her heels.

“I promise to study better”. Jade replied slowly running away after dropping the bow and arrow on the ground.

“I told you to come here right now!”. The Emperor said going after her and she seriously took to her heels this time around.

“I was always hungry while studying that’s why by the time I’m done eating time must have gone and i end up sleeping off!!!”. Jade yelled as the Emperor pursured her round the field.

“That’s the only thing you understand!! Food and nothing else!!”. The Emperor growled activating his superspeed to catch her this time and Jade immediately began adding to her pace also even when she knew it was impossible to outrun him, but suddenly her superspeed activated also and she found herself even faster than the wind, shocking the Emperor who stopped to watch her.

“Wow! I’m fast now! I think I’m Shenghai’s lost daughter! Leg take me to the east part of this field!!”. Jade said and immediately she met herself at the east side of the wing and she smiled widely when she stopped and checked her heartbeat.

“I can’t believe this! I’m not even panting!”. Jade screamed dancing funnily on jumping at the same time and the Emperor scoffed watching her from where he stood, her eyes met with his and she smiled widely.

Then an idea crept into her head and she bent muttering something her legs.

And immediately her legs became hyperactive again taking her to where the Emperor stood, almost running into him, she shifted down his mask and placed a kiss on his lips, making him stand rooted to the ground in shock.

Then Jade’s legs began taking her out of the field towards the main palace and he regained his consciousness back.

“Where do you think you’re going to?!!”. Emperor Damien yelled after Jade.

“I think I’m going to the kitchen!!”. Jade replied excitedly as her legs took her there making the Emperor run his hands through his hair as he sighed deeply, looking round the field.

Then his eyes suddenly went to the target she shot and blinked seeing that she actually hit bullseyes