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The Philosopher's Stone
{序幕}: Prologue

{序幕}: Prologue

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Ten years being isolated from the outside world, ten years has passed that for twenty-years old princess of Wuzhen, losing so much strength by didn’t go outside from her palace. She knew something happened out there, the Philosopher’s Stone that ‘they’ wanted from her, knowing it was a bad idea, she has fallen into ill in her bed, unable to keep an eye on the Philosopher’s Stone.

Her small hands attempts to make her sat up from the bed, but she was too weak enough for her health, Yuzhang, couldn’t take it anymore, forcing herself would be much risk to do. Because her parents has no longer with her, she has to let her sister taking over her role by taking the Philosopher''s Stone away from her palace,

The woman in her twenties smiled wanly, she wasn’t intended to leave her alone, but counting on her if she couldn’t do anything but her strength. “Yuqing....” she coughed slightly, before looking at her. “You have to go without me... take the Philosopher’s Stone from here to somewhere far from Wuzhen... where it’s the key to Ancient Scrolls.. for the Land of Xanadu.”

Yuqing has no choice but escaping from this sadness, she began to take the Philosopher’s Stone away from the closet, then she ran away from the palace without a trace. It was a tragic fate, for how long she’ll keep the artifact away from outside world. Then somebody came into her palace, without knowing that Yuqing has taken the stone, the shadow figure with long hair and red eyes noticed what happened.

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Yuzhang began to confront the man, whose real name is XXXX. “You won’t find the Philosopher’s Stone... you will never find it...” she cursed angrily. He smirked at the sick woman on her bed, he grabbed her chin to look up at his crimson eyes. There’s a woman standing beside him, wearing red and black robe, turns out it was his partner, “Why are you so ill today?”

He taunted, which irritates her--he was a ruthless individual who was known as a Dark Dragon. Zhang has killed numerous nobles around the regions of Xanadu, also treating poor citizens in the small villages around, “You are more annoying than before... but I won’t let you find that stone for your malicious desires,”she replied furiously, which she tried to let go from him.

Zhang laughed, preparing to kill her with his poisonous touch of his fingers. He was extremely dangerous, not even the guards can top him. “How about get some rest? I’m afraid your weak body won’t stand a chance to kill me, now you excuse me,” he said as he put his thumb over her lower jaws, the lines of dark red lines lungs over her lips to all over her body. “I will take my leave, before he will find me and make me had to stay underwater…”

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