Chapter 2 – The Winter of Wei

The winter on Wei is rather different from the winter in the other countries. It was much colder than the other, maybe because it is located on the north region of China. The other possible reason is maybe because most of the Wei's people used ice elements on their weapon.

Cao Pi, the young prince of Wei, looked outside the window. He just wanted to ignore all the assignment Sima Yi gave to him. Most of them were about the government, and the rest of them were about his study. Cao Pi growled, " Assigments all the day…."

" MY LORRDD! " Xiaohe Yuan broke the door and entered Cao Pi's room. " Look what I found outside!"

Cao Pi gave Yuan cold stare, " Yuan, how many times I have told you to knock the door before entering my room… And now you broke my door… What a mess…" Cao Pi sighed.

" My lord, look what I found!" Yuan opened his hand happily," A little bird!"

Cao Pi looked at the little bird on Yuan's arm, " A swallow…? It's already winter, isn't it? What a stupid bird…"

" Yeah! Maybe I can make a great soup with it!" Yuan smiled widely.

" WAIT!" Cao Pi took the poor little bird that already scared. Maybe it can understand what Yuan said. " People said that a swallow could bring us luck. How can you eat this little bird? Hey, its wing is broken… I think I can took care of it until it recovered…"

" Oh, how sweet of you, my lord," Yuan smiled more widely.

Cao Pi blushed, " Stop it… I just don't want to have a bad luck because you eat the good luck symbol…"

" Lord Cao Pi…" Xiaohe Dun called.

" WOA! Dun!" Cao Pi was surprised," Why don't you knock the door before you enter my room? You make me surprised!"

Dun kept silent for a while. " Because the door has already gone…?"

Cao Pi stared at the door frame, " Oh yeah… I forgot…"

Xiaohe Dun cleared his throat, " Well, I just bring some assignment that Lord Cao Cao asked me to passed. Here they are…" Xiaohe Dun put some scrolls and books on Cao Pi's desk which already full of paper and books.

" Please… no more…" Cao Pi sighed.

" Sorry, but Lord Cao Cao seems really put high expectation on you…" Dun answered. " And it seems that you still have so many assignment that you haven't done yet…"

" Please, Dun, don't make me became more down… "

" You looked pale too. Maybe going outside your room will refresh your mind and health…" Yuan said.

" Going outside? Where? To meet the ministers? To have a meeting again? I'm tired of all those things. They just give me fake smile, fake kindness, and all fake attitude. I'm sick of them!" Cao Pi sighed again.

Yuan and Dun stared each other. They wanted to cheer up their young lord, but they don't know what to say.

" By the way, what a lovely bird you have on your arm…" Dun began the conversation.

" This swallow?" Cao Pi asked.

Dun nodded. " Yes, my lord. It said that it came from the land of Wu…"

" You can understand the bird's language?" Yuan asked.

Dun nodded. " Well, it said as the gratitude of the young lord's help, it wanted to give us a useful information. It said that there was a great sword performance on the village every evening. The sword dancer was really beautiful, everyone on the village talking it."

" You really understand bird's language huh?" Cao Pi stared, as he didn't believe.

" Well, that's all the bird want to say. Now, just finish your assignment that Sima Yi gave to you one week ago…" Dun took some books from the table.

" Yeah…" Cao Pi did his assignment again. " A beautiful sword dancer… How I want to see her…"

Dun looked at Cao Pi," Well, I will ask Lord Cao Cao to let you have a holiday tomorrow, since you have done a lot of work. I think my lord will understand if I told him about your condition…"

" Really? Can I visit the village tomorrow?" Cao Pi asked.

" Only if you can finish the assignment that Sima Yi gave you last week…" Dun answered.

" Thank you so much, Dun. I know I can trust you…" Cao Pi smiled at Dun.

" Then I will accompany lord Cao Pi at the village tomorrow." Yuan said happily.

" OK! I have to finish all of this assignment this night!" Cao Pi smiled widely. Dun and Yuan seemed happy since the young lord has regained some spirit again. " Oh yeah, Dun, can you cure this little bird? It injured its wings, so it can't fly for a while."

" Sure." Dun nodded.

" I will help!" Yuan said happily.

" Please don't let him… He will just eat the bird instead of healing the bird…"

Dun laughed as he heard what Cao Pi said.

" A beautiful sword dancer… How I want to see her tomorrow…" Cao Pi stared at the sky outside the window.