3 days Isolation

"No ones pov"

"Father what is this?" Said Zhangxe as he showed his father a piece of paper

"Its a talisman A-Xe" King Yuzhi said.

He took the talisman and observed it.

"But I found more of it around the palace" zhangxe said.

"Talismans around the palace?" Said Yuli as she entered the Throne hall.

"Yes,Is there anything wrong?" Said King yuzhi.

"Father...The royal nighthunters dont put Talismans inside the palace..." Said Yuli in a Worried tone.

Queen lixian Made a shocked face.

"Let me see" she said and examined the talisman.

"Its an exorcism talisman" She said.

"Why would they put exorcism talismans inside the palace when the royal night hunters place Exorcism and Anti Demonic spirit flags?" Said Zhangxe.

"I dont know...Maybe there is something going on" Said King yuzhi

"Zhangxe Can you please call the head royal Night hunter?" Said King Yuzhi.

Zhangxe nodded and headed his way.

And cameback minutes after with the Head Royal night hunter.

"You called me,Your Highness,Id there anything wrong?" said the Head.

"We want you to Please explain why are there Exorcism talismans inside the palace?" Asked by the king.

"Oh,We have a news that there is this mysterious cultivation Emblem that is not Part of our land's Origin,it may be demonic and can harm our Xianxia culture" Said the Head royal night hunter.

"Why didnt you inform me 1st?" Said Yuzhi.

"Im sorry your higness,We werent able to inform you sooner,you were too busy so we didnt want to bother you,but this is a urgent matter but he detected it very close to our kingdom and might be targeting us"  Said the head.

"Hm,Ok,Apology accepted,but where is this detected?" King yuzhi asked.

Then Zhangxe gave his father a 'what the heck?' Look.

"Father have you heard?,it was detected very close to us" zhangxe Said in a RESPECTFUL and sassy tone.

"A-xe" Yuli scolded.

"Nah its ok,I was forgettful" said King yuzhi while holding in his laughter of his own Stupidity.

"Mhm,so ok,Please update me about that Weird Emblem you detected"  Said King yuzhi.

"Yes sir" Said the head,he bowed and left.

"That thing was detected very close to us...so it means that its near the kingdom and in the territory of Floral plains" Said Yuli.

"Yes exactly,We dont know what it is capable of" Said Queen Lixian.

"Oh,By the way,where is Xianye?" The King asked.

"I think he is currently with Prince Lee Sanwol" said Yuli.

"He is what?" Zhangxe said.

"I repeat,he is with the prince of the Jeonju lee clan" Yuli repeated.

"And why is he with that Stoic,cold faced Korean?" Zhangxe said in his natural sassy attitude.

"Excuse me,Huang Zhangxe,The way you spoke about the Prince of Jeonju is disrespectful and Unkind"

[Xianye & Sanwol]

"Yah Sanwol-ssi!"said xianye as he tries to keep up with sanwol's tracks in the Back mountains of the Floral plains behind the royal palace.

Sanwol stopped making the rushing xianye bump hard on my his back resulting in a loud thump.

"What did you just call me?" Sanwol said.

"Sanwol" Xianye said back.

"No,After that" Sanwol said again.

"Oh,Sanwol-ssi" he replied.

"Where did you learn to call me that?,thats what we Koreans call someone younger than us"he said.

"Oh is it that what your Accompanying disciples call you?,am I not supposed to call you that?" Xianye asked In Baby.

"If you know the korean language fluently,And you are older than someone,You can add it after their name,But calling me that is bad" Sanwol said then continued walking.

"Why?" Xianye asked.

One of sanwol's accompaniments approached and said

"You just disrespected him as your senior and someone who is older than you" The Disciple said in English and Mandarin.

Xianye nodded and moved on with the walk.

"Um,2nd Young prince,Um where are we going again?" Asked by one of the lee clan disciples, " we are going to explore the back mountains of floral plains as part of the training said by King Yuzhi" said Xianye.

They soon arrived in the forest,Where it is kinda spooky and Can give you the damned chills.

"Be careful guys,There might be Spirit traps casted around here so please stick together and be alert,it was placed by the royal night hunters in the suspecting of the mysterious Emblem detected near or even inside the kingdom" said by one of the Huang clan Disciples that joined the Walk.

"Mysterious emblem?" Sanwol asked and turned towards the rest behind him.

"Yes,Crowned prince,They had detected a foreign Emblem here and they are suspecting that it might be dangerous to the cultivation culture and even be powerful and demonic like the past Spiritual charms like the Tiger amulet and the Evil Yin iron and more demonic Possessions Founded and mastered by The Demonic cultivators,and they are still existing" said by the Disciple.

Xianye took a glance at sanwol,and he did the same.

"Ok yeah let's move on and keep walking shall we?" Said xianye to break the weird atmosphere.

As they continue to walk in full alertmode.

Xianye has his ears focused as the forest fog thickens,his vision decreases.

"The fog is thickening"  he said in a soft voice.

"Are you sure we should go here?,Huang yong?" Said by Huang guangsun,Xianye's Always nervous and clumsy friend who hates classes and loves to go out and explore,he is also secretive but xianye is the only one he trusts.

"Yes ,Huang xiao(guangsun's Nickname)"

[Midstory trivia about this fiction: The nickname Yong was given to him by his parents and his childhood bestfriend who accompanied him during his grieving when he was young,and was also the one who taught him The Chinese language aside Yuli and the king and queen,But he had lost him when his bestfriend's family moved out from the Huang clan and never appeared to him nor even sent a letter to him,he only allows his friends and His future significant other to call him that,And Xianye is his nickname to Acquaintances and family,Xianye is also his 2ND courtesy formal name in short for shixianye that he complains on why is his name so long]

They walked slowly with caution as they arrive in a open area with 4 big stones stuck out from the Ground.

"Yo what is this?" Said the Lee clan disciple

"It is the place where Cultivators in training like us train and enhance our Spiritual strength along side Swordsmanship,And thats why your training here will take a year because this is where you will be trained in spiritual stuff and Huang clan can help improve your core" Said Xianye as he approaches the center.

"Do you know how to use this thing?" Said by Huang Guangsun

"Yes ofcourse Huang Xiao,since I'm part of the Royal family,im required to Know how to activate its abilites" said by xianye.

"What does this 4 stones do?" Sai Huang xiao.

"It is the 4 stone formation founded by the 1st clan leader of the Huang clan,when activated it can be a flower shield formation or just simply a Spiritual enhancer" Xianye explained.

"This was used when Fengjin was attacked and it really protected the whole kingdom ,But the Shield formation in the palace is only for the Palace" He added.

He looked at the Young night sky and sees the moon rising towards the center.

He Signals the other 3 cultivators in training from the clan to activate the west,south and east Stones.

He activated the northern stone with the Special talisman spell he learned from Yuli and queen lixian.

The stones glow Violet and and Blue, "its almost midnight,Once the Moon light hits the center, The spiritual enhancer is activated.

They waited for 3 minutes before 12 strikes

The Stones glowed White and the ground glowed beams of the Colors of the Fengjin Huang clan in a form of a Flower,not just any flower a Peony.

"Its activated" Said by one of the junior Cultivators,Classmates to Xianye

"Ok,Lets form a circle Around it and we shall start" Xianye said in his professional style.

Sanwol took notice of Xianye's Tone

"Very Professional","he must had done this before" he said and took his place in the circle.

Xianye sat beside him and said "its very important to Know which talisman to use on the stones,you might activate the shield formation or the Spirit catcher,Or else we will be in big trouble" He said.

He informed them to calm their minds and listen to the sound of the Spirit enhance and meditate.

And once their Golder core glows,it has been Enhanced.

The Huang clan and many of the other clan disciples that joined them in the training,Had their Gooden cores glowing,Including Xianye's

But to their surprise

The jeonju lee clan didnt had their golden core glowing,but their hands.

"What the" Xianye said.

He should not stand up and break the circle so the enhancer can do more enhancements.

Sanwol became extremely shocked along with other.

"Ah,um,Do not fear them guys,they are not yet evolving in cultivation like us,Some of them don't have a golden core but a spirit core that lies in their spirit,Crowned prince told me" Xianye explained.

Sanwol nodded and the Meditation continued.

It is already passed 12 am and right now,The night gets deeper and the Dark gets even more creepy.

Xianye ends the Meditation and Activates his core once again,so did the others except the Lees.

They all stood up and Xianye Breaks the circle and Shuts the spirit enhancer with a talisman.

He nods,giving the signal that its time to leave.

The walk back to the palace is complicated than the day time.

"Keep your senses alert,Have a Clear mind,The spirits in the forests arent controled by the Royal family,We cant keep them away from the Forest and our Mountain" Said Xianye.

Rustles of the leaves of the trees as the Wind breeze blows through it

The cold wind Sends shivers althrough out the Disciples Spine and ti gles in their skin...well except for Sanwol who only feels the cold breeze.

As they walk down further from the mountain,

"Ah!" A yelp startled each and every one of them and gave them even more shivers.

"Yo someone got snatched!" Yelled by one of the disciples

"HEELLP!!!" The scream was loud and high pitched.

"EVERY ONE FOLLOW THE SOUND!" Xianye commanded and everyone fleed to save their Fellow.

Xianye headed further from the rest as fast as he could,As one of the prince of the clan,Its his duty to protect every single disciple.

He awakens his inner Power to hear the fainting screams of the Cultivator and the sound of the snatcher.

"A hoarse deep sound" He whispers through the air as he zooms through the trees.

And once he Spots the cultivator he sees a dark figure around it.

"Why didnt the Spirit traps trap this?"he said.

He uses his technique of a String-rope spell to attach himself to the leg of the cultivator.

And once he got close another figure lunged on the Spirit and collapsed on the ground as xianye catches the disciple from mid air before ground impact.

"Got it!" The new figure said.

Xianye took his spirit catcher emblem that every cultivator has and Trapped it inside.

It glowed deep red and indicating its strength.

"Mildly strong" Xianye said while holding the Unconscious disciple in his hand and layed him on the ground.

"Mild strength but easy to catch" Xianye spoke again.

"Yeah more like a weak to me" The Figure who owns that voice is now revealed by the moonlight,Sanwol.

"Gosh Sanwol i thought you were another figure spirit from the Forest" Xianye said and took a step closer to sanwol meanwhile sanwol took a step back.

"You have no permission to approach me" Sanwol said in his stoic cold tone. "Aw come on Sanwol stop being so proffessional you allowed me to come near you" Xianye stomped lightly while speaking in his pouty attitude.

"I didnt call your name,Nor wanted you to approach me,lets head back before the king punishes us" Sanwol said and headed back to help the still unconscious disciple.

"Yeah right" Xianye said and helped him up.

[At the palace the next day]

"A forest spirit snatched one your classmates?" King Yuzhi Asked.

Xianye nodded

"And we successfully brought him back,he was just unconscious and exhausted last night" Xianye spoke.

"Impossible!,A cultivator cant get tired easily just after going to the Spirit enhancer, the Meditation can recharge the spiritual energy and physical energy, so there is no way he can fall asleep easily" The King said infuriatingly

"Father,I had examined The cultivator just now and discovered a mark on his left wrist,I have figured out that its a spirit draining mark" Yuli approached and spoke,Attempting to put up an explanation and in attemtp to calm her father's temper down.

"Good...but what are its effects?,you are a major at these types of things right?" King yuzhi said.

"Yes father,I only know a few effects...It drains the spiritual energy from the core making it vulnerable to be destroyed or melted" Yuli explained.

The King Thought of things for a moment before coming up with something.

"I will send Night hunters and Experts to the back mountains to put up traps  and cleanse the forests" He said.

"But King yuzhi...There are alot of traps everywhere,but it didnt catch that spirit it will be useless for that type of thing" Xianye Said defensively in a matter of tone that provoked the king.

"Huang xianye,Do not intervene in my decisions,You have no expertise in this" The King said in a rising volume of his voice.

"But King yuzhi-""HUANG SHIXIANYE SHUSH!" Zhangxe yells angrily at him.

"I can say what i think about and i just want to help,In fact i have been learning about this-"He got cut off by a loud voice.

"HUANG XIANYE,I DEMAND YOU TO SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND STOP INTERVENING WITH MY PLANS!,THIS IS FOR THE GOOD AND PROTECTION US AND OUR KINGDOM"The king's loud voice made everyone turn ice frozen and made xianye shut up.

"You spoke and intervened in my speech disrespectfuly so im putting up a Suspension for you as a punishment,You will be suspended from tomorrow's continuation of the training and you are not allowed to leave your room for 3 days " The King said madly and Xianye is standing there dumbfounded and frozen with his head down,Feeling embarassed.

"Leave" The King said, and once he said it Xianye walked back to his room 

In trantrum way.

"A-ye!" Yuli called him and went after him to his comfort.

But Xianye pushed her away and walked faster.

For the 2nd try Yuli grabbed his hand but xianye was too stubborn.

He used his Shield formation to block her and ran with a sobbing face.

Once he entered his room,he locked his doors and windows shut,And layed on the cold-hard floor crying and drained.

He felt offended and Embarassed,Felt misunderstood again.

Yuli kept knocking on his door and trying to bust it open gut he learned the ability to Put a Lock spell on doors and windows.

"Xianye open the door please" He heard his elder sister but acted like he heard nothing.

He got tired of the floor so he plunged on his bed and weeped more.

Yuli kept begging for him to open the door like he has something that Yuli wants.

For another 10 minutes,Yuli then got tired of begging for him redundantly and left,leaving him at peace and all alone.

The night starts to begin and so as the pouring rain,imitating his mood.

The Voice of the king repeats in his mind.

He pictures the scene all over and over again.

He gets up and took out a blank canvas and A box with his art materials.

Opens his Balcony Door,greeting the Depressing And pouring rain that shoots drops on his Balcony floor.

He starts to Outline his next imagination and lets his mind control his Hand as it strokes the canvas with dark colors.

An artwork with a Deep blue and black sky and centered with a dark moon surrounded by Dark grey clouds that Cries hard.

Below is a City illuminated with colors of black and grey,Lit with yellow on the windows

Mountains and Plains in the distance.

As the rains gets Harder,It starts to make puddles into his room.

The wind gushes into his bedroom,Directing the Raindrops to him making his artwork Wet and even more dramatic that it already is.

The puddle of rain water surrounds him from beneath.

The picture portrays a Dark emotional Storm that is going to destroy the happy city and make it a Disaster ruined place.

Making it look empty and all the fun is washed away,Leaving nothing but Darkness,Sadness and emptiness.

He has made multiple arts like this portraying a similar vibe.

Once he finishes

He hangs it along with the sad painting on one part of his room.

He tidies his stuff and Steps into the hard showering rain.

Getting soaked in an instant.

He sat down and let the Rain drown him on.

It doesnt take long for him to feel weak and eventually Fall to the wet floor.

The Feelings And voices in his head Lowers his guard down and eventually knocks him out of reality and into his own World of Imaginations,Scenarios and Unrealistic Thoughts.

He doesnt even know that someone is yelling his name outside,Just not giving a damn

He whispers these sentences that struck him alot "ive heard enough,Of the things that im not","Youll never know,Unless you walk in my shoes,Youll never know in my tangled strings,Cuz Everybody sees what they want to see ,Its easier to judge me than to believe"

"Xianye!" He can hear it,But he wont,He will not move and open the door

He is already out of this world and into his own mind, that there are arms around his body that Removed him from the depressing and pouring rain.

He is too weak to see who was the person that changed his clothes and Placed him to bed and complained on why on earth is he sitting in the rain and not giving a mind about being wet and sick.

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