~Six years later~

Jade's P.O.V.

A hawk of some kind landed next to me in the back yard with a letter tied on its left leg, so I took it off and started reading it. It is from Zian asking me to see him where we first talked or should I say met, and he also said that he is alone with just a friend and guard. I pretended that I wasn't going anywhere special, and that I was going to take a walk. When I knew that I was fully alone I went towards the path the I took six years ago that had me Zian meet. By the time I got there I saw the hawk that brought the letter there with Zian and another person, who looks like a soldier, so I walked out in the open hopefully I won't get killed.

"ZIAN!" I yelled out and he turned around with a smile and ran towards me, and he practically picked me up then held me.

"Jade, I'm glad you were able to join me here." He said still smiling and walking us towards his companion. "This Li Shang, my best friend and guard."

"Hello, my name is Fa Jade, nice to meet you." I said bowing in greeting.

When I went back up I saw he was surprised by my name, and was about to speak but Zian told him that I was indeed my father's daughter. It looked like he wanted to ask me questions about my father, and my family, but Zian mostly kept interrupting by telling Shang that I am the one that he wants to marry, which surprised me.

"Zian, you do know that you're going to announce that sooner, for in two years both me and my sister would be seeing the matchmaker to choose who we will marry." I explained and he looked surprised at first but smiled instead.

"It's okay I was going to do so anyways but made sure it's kept secret from others for your safety." Zian said grabbing a hold of my hands. "And I'll even tell the matchmaker not to call on you for her little meeting, and also tell your parents including my father, so he wouldn't make any unnecessary engagements for me."

"Of course, and I still have the comb you give to me." I said to him.

"Good, because that comb always goes to the person who I choose to marry, which is you." He said and then let go. "I have to get going, so be safe for me alright."

"Of course." I said and they both went to their horses and went on their way, and then I to went home.

Zian's P.O.V.

We just went through the gates of The Imperial City, where my father stays in, and when I went inside I hurriedly looked for my father. I ended finding him on the balcony alone, and went to confront him. But instead I saw him holding something that supposedly belonged to my mother, and it looks like he couldn't let go of it.

"Father, I wish to talk to you." I said and he turned around to look at me. "I've found someone who I wish to marry, and I want you to know that."

"Hmm, I see, and you do know it's my duty to decide your future wife, right?" He said looking at his only son.

"Yes, I know, but the girl I fell in love with saved my life and I her." I said to him with a serious look. "I had lied to you that it was another boy that saved me, but it was a girl that did."

"Ah, I see then, and that is why you are in love with this girl then?"

"Yes, and I'm kind of surprised that you're not making a big deal out of it."

"That's because my dear boy, is that I kind of promised your mother on her death bed to allow you to make the decision of who to marry." He said smiling and I looked at him for the first time

'He really must of have loved mother, for him to promise something like that.' I thought then smiled back at. "Thank you, father."

"Ah, but first who is this girl that you intend to marry?" He asked which stopped me.

"Her name is Fa Jade, the daughter of General Fa Zhou." I said to him and just looked at me and just nodded his head in acceptance.

"That's probably where she gets her stubbornness and fighting skills from then." He said and then I left thinking of when Jade and I should get married, but I first need to write a letter to the matchmaker in Jade's village not to call her out, for I'll be the one to marry Fa Jade.

AN: Alight this chapter was short, but that is because that's all I've gotten for this chapter. So, the next chapter will be a little longer, and there will be a love triangle in this story, but I don't know when. Also, since I just finished spring semester in college last week I'll try to finish this story, but I have five others that I'm doing.