The Sword of Somplak
Princess Xiao Lani

Returning to the Xiao Imperial palace, Ucup seemed to be so serious about listening to the story revealed by Prince Xiao Li Dan about the dissolution of the Xiao Imperial family to various regions in the mortal realm.

They agreed to keep the family from extinction. The dispersal of the imperial family along with the nobles in all directions winds in the hope that one of them could survive and rebuild the empire after the end of the war.

Unfortunately, not a single clue to the whereabouts of the Xiao family and the noble families has been found. Despite the slim chances, Prince Xiao Li Dan is still optimistic that his family will survive until now. Coupled with the absence of the body of a member of the imperial family whose identity was known by Prince Xiao Li Dan, the chances are even greater.

“Brother Xiao, where else next?” asked Ucup between the stories that Prince Xiao Li Dan still told.

“I will take you to important places of the empire. Go south of the palace, where my residence is!” said Prince Xiao Li Dan giving a hint.

A crybaby heard him while scratching the back of his head.

“Why are you, Lord Ucup?” asked Prince Xiao Li Dan in astonishment.

“You think I'm a compass? How do I know where south of this palace is?” ask back Ucup a little upset.

“Oh, you do not know ..., the south direction is below you, Lord Ucup,” said the Prince, flat.

“Don't joke! I sucked the tubers in your head, just found out the taste!” Ucup began to get upset.

“I have no crowns, I am but a soul caught in such a deep solitude, without a beam of light to ease the darkness of longing. Pilu, feel the heart,” said Prince Xiao Li Dan so sad.

“You are but a soul that compels itself to string together the words of love. In unordered phrases and clauses. Lihai hides the taste, yet stiff in greeting. You're willing but ashamed, finally hesitating to convey a shameless longing. Idiot!” reply Ucup.

“Damn you! Go there to your right!” timpal Prince after losing speechless.

Ucup stepped following the instructions of Prince Xiao Li Dan towards the south of the palace. As soon as he arrived, he said, “Oh, this is your room, Brother Xiao. Hem, wide enough for the size of a prince's residence.”

There was no statement from Prince Xiao Li Dan, Ucup turned to pay attention to the part of the room that was entirely filled with golden ornaments with beautiful carved dragons lining the walls.

“Aesthetic design concept,” praise Ucup, “If only this was my room, I would turn it into a music studio and mini bar. Surely there will be a big screen to watch bo...”

Ucup did not continue his sentence, because he was sure that someone would continue it. Meanwhile, Prince Xiao Li Dan could only be speechless not understanding the foreign-sounding meaning of Ucup's words. 

“Lord Ucup, lie on the bed, stretch your hands back, then find the lever and pull it together,” Prince Xiao Li Dan instructed.

Ucup was a little surprised to hear it, but he just followed the instructions given by Prince Xiao Li Dan. The bed he was in was turned upside down. He then jumped to the bottom of the floor. His eyes were watching his surroundings. 

“A lot of your stuff, Brother Xiao! Is there anything you want to take, Brother?” tanya Ucup was amazed to see many items stored in the prince's private secret room.

“Nothing is useful to me. You can take it all for your needs as well as for people you might find later. One of them, the Zhao Imperial family,” replied prince Xiao Li Dan.

Ucup was happy to hear that, he then stuffed all of Prince Xiao Li Dan's belongings into his soul realm. Xue Xie and Diamond who saw the items flying instantly gathered everything.

“Sounds to be enough. Where else are we going?” ask Ucup.

“After all taken, then you say it's enough?!” Prince Xiao Li Dan was flabbergasted.

“What's really why? Wrong!?” ask Ucup.

“It's okay, take it easy,” replied Prince Xiao Li Dan did not want to argue with him, “there are still three more places to visit, namely the treasure hoarding room, the weapon room and my sister's room, which is also the most important, Xiao Lani.”

“You will find out later. Hurry up!” the Prince asked for it.

Ucup nodded, then rushed out of Prince Xiao Li Dan's private secret room. Shortly thereafter, he was in the gun room. However, he was surprised to see the room seem empty with no weapons left. He left the room and walked towards the treasure-storage room. Again there was nothing left in the treasure-stacking room. Not wanting to delay any more, Ucup set foot toward the princess residence.

Arriving in front of the door of the room is dusty and tightly closed. Ucup felt a sign of life in it. 

Cracks!

Ucup. As soon as the door leaf opened inward, Ucup immediately circulated a gaze looking for the whereabouts of someone inside. However, the room seemed empty with no visible presence of life at all.

“Any, the sign of life I can feel clearly, but why is there nothing in this room?” mumbled wondering.

The more curious Ucup made. He kept going deeper and deeper in such a spacious room.

“Newly this time I saw there was such a spacious room. Where I come from, this room is already a nine-door contract,” he commented.

Ucup keeps checking every corner of the room for up to two rounds. There was nothing he could find other than the dust that covered the entire room. He then turned around and left the room. However, just as one foot was stepping outside the door, a beautiful yellow-golden butterfly flew past him. Ucup turned back to look at it fixedly.

“Hah, why does this butterfly seem to be crying?” Ucup was astonished to see it himself.

“He's my brother, Lord Ucup,” Prince Xiao Li said.

“Your sister is butterfly?” ask the secret.

“Put your right hand forward and you will know it!”  

Ucup followed the words of Prince Xiao Li Dan by extending his right hand. Soon, the flying butterfly perched on Ucup's palm. The energy of the universe flows by itself into the body of the butterfly and makes it grow rapidly until it looks like the skin of the butterfly's body is peeled off by itself.

Ucup widened his eyes when he saw a girl of plain stature in the body of a butterfly. Quickly, he pulled the girl out of the butterfly. 

“Brother, where does your sister usually keep her clothes?” tanya Ucup is not comfortable seeing it.

Prince Xiao Li Dan did not immediately respond, he still continued to pay attention to his sister with a sad feeling mixed up to see her.

“Lord Ucup, I ask you to look after my sister with great affection,” Prince Xiao Li Dan said expectantly.

“Your sister is so beautiful, Brother. Without you even asking for it, I will definitely take good care of it. Now tell me where your sister's clothes were before my monster sister revolted?” reply Ucup began to get upset.

“All her clothes are stored in her bedside closet. Bring it and put it on! For that, I won't blame you. However, before you put on the clothes on my sister's body, behind the curtains was the tub where my sister cleaned herself. Bathe my sister, then put on her clothes!” prince Xiao Li said and answered him.

Ucup was flabbergasted to hear the last sentence that came from the words of Prince Xiao Li Dan.

“Yakin, I bathed her?” tanya Ucup make sure.

Prince Xiao Li Dan only realized he was wrong, he then said, “Don't do that. I don't want my sister to be tainted by you. Ask Xue Xie to do it.” 

“Oh, so besides myself, anyone can desecrate it. Is that what you mean, Brother?” ucup responded.

Upset Prince Xiao Li also heard him. It was so bad he stuffed the mouth of his mission friend. However, he chose silence not to respond to it.