Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

It was like he was born just to die for nothing.

The first and the second Prince, on the other hand, were the ones that were truly fighting for the throne. Even though one of the two eldest princes will die in the battle of the crown as well, that would definitely be for the crown. In people's minds, that death was better and more prideful than just dying like the cannon fodder, which was the third Prince.

"Third Brother, you took your sweet time coming here. Everyone was waiting for you. You really know how to be a Royal and make people wait for you," The First Prince said to Xu Ming as he smiled.

"Well, I can't take all the credit for that. Whoever chose the carriages did a good by not sending the same old boring Royal Carriages for me.  The Carriage I got was just too good, so we moved slowly to show it off to the people," Xu Ming replied sarcastically.

"Speaking of that, who was the one that decided to send that carriage?" Xu Ming inquired.

"Silence!" The King let out as he glanced at the Hall. It was unclear if he said it just now to the whole hall or just for Xu Ming as everyone was talking.

Everyone went silent as they looked towards the king.

"Since everyone is here, Let us declare something important. The battle for the crown will be held after 20 days. In the 20 days, the Princes will try to form connections with various clans for their support in the battle for the crown. This day and the evening will be a celebration for the future as we will get the Crown Prince soon. Also, it will also be an opportunity for the Princes to get to know the young masters of various clans that came here today," The King declared.

After the declaration, a commotion again started.

Various clan leaders started talking amongst themselves as they heard this news.

"I was thinking that this would be about that. I was right. The Battle for the Crown will begin soon," A Clan Master said as he smiled.

"It's time for our clan to choose and support the right candidate. If we get it right, well get close to the next King," Another Clan Master said to his son.

" Try to get close to the First Prince and let me take your help. We will contribute the resources not only young people from prominent clans can participate to help the candidates in the battles, so you have a really good chance of getting close to the next king," Another Young Master said to his daughter.

Xu Ming sat there in confusion since he didn't know what it was about and what he had to do. He couldn't even ask anyone either about the Internal stuff, but he did understand that the battle probably allowed taking the help of the young masters of the various clans. 

From Xu Ming's understanding, A part of the Battle for Crown was some War-like battle where the Princes and their teams did things together like doing some tasks or fighting. This was his assumption from the talks of people, but without getting a confirmation, this was just a theory.

Xu Ming saw the First Prince standing up as he walked to the table at the front. It was the table of Yu Yan, who was the daughter of the Sect Master and the Fiance of the third Prince.

What Xu Ming didn't know was that Yu Yan was not only the daughter of the Sect Master of one of the Most Powerful Sect in this world where Xu Ming stayed in, but she was also the daughter of the only daughter of the Duan Clan Master. 

The Duan Clan was one of the three most powerful clans in the kingdom. The Clan Master was said to be an influential expert and his granddaughter Yu Yan was also quite strong. The first prince was trying to get her in his team despite knowing that she sat the Fiance of the Third Prince.

Yu Yan came with a middle-aged man whom Xu Ming assumed to be her father, but that man was her maternal uncle in reality. The Clan Master of the Ruan Clan told him to escort Yu Yan to this function as the representative of the Ruan Clan.

"Lady Yu, I think that you know my intentions already. Would you be willing to join me in the Battle of the Crown?" The First Prince offered Yu Yan.

"Prince Xu, You know that I'm the Fiance of the Third Prince. Why do you believe that I would join you?" Yu Yan inquired with a casual expression on her face.

"You're here not as his fiance but as someone from the Ruan Clan. You know that my Third Brother has no hope of succeeding. A clever lady like you should support me," The First Prince said.

Xu Ming frowned as he stood up. He could feel that the First Prince was intentionally doing it, and it was terrible if he succeeded since Xu Ming only had one person that might help him with this, and that person was Yu Yan.

Xu Ming stood up and started walking toward Yu Yan's table as well since he could see that the celebration had begun and the King had left.

"First Brother, Would you give me some privacy with my Fiance?" Xu Ming asked the First Prince as he tapped on his shoulder.

"Third Brother, You..." The First Prince was about to say something, but his face started twitching as he noticed that Xu Ming was not even focusing on him; instead, Xu Ming was talking to Yu Yan.

" I didn't know you were coming here. We could've come together if I had known," Xu Ming said as he sat at the table beside Yu Yan.

Yu Yan glanced at Xu Ming but didn't say anything.