Chapter 190 - Princess Ariana and Prince Ethan

"My son, I give you this important mission. Find out where the GNIOX dig their diamonds. I want news within two years. I give you permission to infiltrate their kingdom."

Lu Yin Ze long silver hair reached to the floor as he bowed to his father.

"Yes, my king."

"If you find the place and bring me good news, I will willingly step down from the throne and officially pass it to you." The king made a promise.

Lu Yin Ze, Prince Ethan, bowed and smiled happily, (a/n: he got the face! I mean, he got the right expression!)

"Yes, father! I will not disappoint you!" Prince Ethan's excited expression was felt by the audience.

Master Lu proudly smiled. Then he boasted to the old shareholders that he brought with him.

"That's my grandson! I don't know he has a talent for acting! Maybe he will go to Hollywood as his hobby! Ho!Ho! Ho!" Master Lu was clearly happier than Prince Ethan.

The scenery changed again. It was Lu Yin Ze who was riding on his horse as he traveled from the UL kingdom to GNIOX kingdom. The soundtrack captivated the audience as well as the beautiful silver hair of Lu Yin Ze that danced along with the wind.

The narrator sounded once again.

[Prince Ethan traveled for a long time to infiltrate the GNIOX kingdom. He arrived in a town and took a rest for a while when he heard a certain rumor.]

A man who was a famous stage actor was reduced to an extra who was drinking in the inn, asked the innkeeper.

"Hey, your alcohol got stronger. You don't add water to it anymore?" 

The innkeeper knocked that man's head.

"Our kingdom is getting richer each day. Why would I even do that? The alcohol price just got lower."

Prince Ethan stopped for a moment and approached the innkeeper.

"Why do you say so that the kingdom is richer now?" The statement of the innkeeper earlier was a bit strange. If a commoner like an innkeeper said that the kingdom was getting richer, it means that there are drastic changes in the kingdom that even the lives of the commoners got affected by it.

The innkeeper looked at Prince Ethan with askance expression. This extra was a professional too.

"How come you don't know? Ever since Princess Ariana brought a fortune for us a couple of years ago, most of our livelihood has never been this better! Princess Ariana is really the hero of our kingdom."

Prince Ethan thought hard about this. 

"What kind of fortune Princess Ariana brought to the kingdom?"

The innkeeper looked at the sky with devotion.

"It's a blessing from the gods. To give us a rich life in generation after generation."

Prince Ethan, Lu Yin Ze stepped forward to the audience. The spotlight then turned to him, the background got blurry, as Lu Yin Ze began his monologue.

"Princess Ariana..she brought a fortune that gives great wealth to the GNIOX kingdom. What could it be? " Lu Yin Ze looked at the audience. His expression was right. Prince Ethan was wondering.

"It might be related to what father said. I must infiltrate Princess Ariana's circle."

After Lu Yin ze said this, he turned his back to the audience. The lights then turned off.

Most of the girls in the audience couldn't help but talk to themselves.

"Hey, Second young master Yin Ze is so handsome, especially with that silver long hair."

"I agree. He is super duper handsome."

This talk was everywhere as long as they were girls.

Master Lu felt proud again.

'Ho!ho!ho! Of course, he is handsome! He inherits it from me!'

The lights turned on and it was Xiong Zhi wearing a knight armor. Her black long hair was tied up in a ponytail. Her cold and stern face goes along to the character she was playing. Princess Ariana brandished her swords in beautiful sword techniques.

The audience was captivated by Xiong Zhi's swift movements. This was of course had been practiced hard by Xiong Zhi and a swordmaster that they hired.

The audience murmured again.

"Princess Ariana is so handsome too! Kyaa!"

Linfeng just watched Xiong Zhi. His mind was on the thought of how much Xiong Zhi had practiced just to master these few slashes. 

"Princess Ariana!" An extra ran forward. He cupped his fist to salute on the Princess.

"This is the newly hired knights. I choose them for myself and I can say they are very talented."

Two figures bowed.

It was Prince Ethan and Gu Zhen who played as Francis.

"We are honored to serve the Princess!"

Princess Ariana put back her sword to her sheath.

"You're not going to serve me. But the GNIOX kingdom. Stand up straight and bowed for the kingdom." Xiong Zhi suited her character really well.

The two followed her instruction. And as they raised their heads, Prince Ethan's eyes met Princess Ariana's.

They met each other's eyes and keep it at that. The lights got darker in the background and the spotlight turned to the two of them. There were wind effects and some petals scattered all over the theatre. A sound of a soft instrument was played in the background.

Princess Arian and Prince Ethan were still looking at each other's eyes.

The narrator's soft and singing voice sounded.

[At that moment, the two heirs of the kingdom met for the first time. The other as a Princess and the other as a knight. It was their first encounter. And it was the start of their own story.]

The lights turned off. It was dark.

Lightning flashed. A peal of loud thunder echoed throughout the theatre.

"Gasped." The audience got shocked by this. Those who have weak hearts even screamed.

The graphic effects and sound effects were a masterpiece.

The flashes of lightning and thunders would flash from time to time making the audience had a glimpse of the stage.

The stage has a background of a forest.

"Princess!" Prince Ethan was running everywhere as she shouted Princess Ariana's name. He was wet from head to toe.

[It was a loud and scary night. Princess Ariana went to the forest in that morning to hunt. This is the Princess's habit. However, the Princess did not return until the sun hides. The knights split apart to look for the hero's kingdom.]

"Ethan?" Princess Ariana was sheltering from a tree.

A dim light surrounded the stage to let the audience saw the scene.

"Princess!" Prince Ethan ran to Princess Ariana.

"Are you alright? We have been looking for you!" Prince Ethan looked worriedly at Princess Ariana.

Princess Ariana waved her hand.

"I fell off from my horse. My horse got drugged. I can't walk for now." Prince Ethan then saw that the princess sleeves were cut off. There were bandages on the Princess's legs. He could see that Princess Ariana was shivering. 

[Prince Ethan saw the disheveled state of Princess Ariana. This gives Prince Ethan a thought to forced out the answer from Princess Ariana right here and then. The two years were almost at limit. ]

The audience could see that Prince Ethan started to unsheath his sword.

"No!!" Some of the audience don't want to see it happening.

[Princess Ariana looked up to the dark sky not knowing the danger she was in.]

"Ethan..I thought I'm going to die." Princess Ariana, no Xiong Zhi, closed her eyes, the spotlight was on her. This was one of her favorite lines.

"When the horse lost its control and wanted to jump on the cliff, I have one thought. I am going to die." Princess Ariana, Xiong Zhi opened her eyes. Her look was disheveled but her eyes were not.

"Then I thought to myself, do I live my life in my heart's content to finally bid goodbye? " 

Prince Ethan who has her hand on the sword halted.

Not only him but the real Lu Yin Ze as well.

They had practiced it before. But it had never been said like this. Xiong Zhi was really saying it sincerely. It made Lu Yin Ze think about himself. And his reaction quite gone along well with Prince Ethan.

Xiong Zhi looked at Prince Ethan to the audience, to the VIP area, and to Linfeng's spot.

"I got the answer clearly when I killed the horse and jump away. I am not yet ready to die. I haven't really done what I want yet."

Princess Ariana looked at Prince Ethan.

"There is still my kingdom, my king, my subjects, and also my future family." 

[Princess Ariana wished was to become a mother. A loving mother.]

Prince Ethan knelt on Princess Ariana. His eyes had complex emotions on them.

"Princess, you still have to live long."

"You are right."

Prince Ethan carried Princess Ariana on his back. While they were walking and the scenery were changing to dark forest and to another dark forest, Princess Ariana asked Prince Ethan.

"How about you, Ethan? What is your wish?"

"My wish? My wish is to serve the Kingdom." 

"No. Not that. Your wish for yourself."

Prince Ethan looked at the front. 

"My wish is for my kingdom to freely stand at the highest. So that all the citizens could happily live."

[ Prince Ethan has the mind of a Prince, a Prince who would inherit the crown. He doesn't have a wish for himself. His wish was that of a King to loyally serve a wealthy kingdom. Princess Ariana, who heard of his wish, turned sad. This knight, who carried her was also carrying the whole kingdom on his back.]

The lights turned off. But the whisper of Princess Ariana on Prince Ethan and the audience echoed.

"Ethan...I hope you will be able to find happiness and also a wish just for your own.."