Yan! Emperor x From the Future! Fem! Reader
Note : Bold is used to indicate YN is speaking English. YN is also teased to know little Chinese (but it doesn't matter in the story!)
ch. 2 - 會計師 | the accountant ➸ here
第一章:皇帝 | ch. 1 - the emperor
It was a misty day, the perfect temperature to go hunting for the emperor and his convoy. He mounted his favourite horse, a large Ferghana horse his father gifted him when he was 8. They grew up together in the palace, both loved and cherished by their respective parents. The emperor is ready for a great day of blood sports.
As his horse trotted his way inside the forest, the king's brown eyes quietly stalked his prey. He signaled his guards to follow, and the chase began. The sound of horse hooves and leaves swooshing through the wind fills his eardrums, the adrenaline of being the predator truly satisfied him to the core.
With a practiced move, he snatched his large bow from his back, his breath steady as he pulled the string and arrow to its anchor point, before it completely vanished from the string, already latched to now dead deer.
"Hmph," he stopped his horse, before jumping down to the crunchy leaves. The men behind him cheered for him. He shot them a deadly glare, and all of the sound stops.
"Did anything disturb you, my emperor?" Huajuan, his loyal eunuch asked. The old man has been his caretaker since he was a crown prince. He, out of all people beside his parents, knew the best that he has a short temper, and that he prefers silence and quietness.
The emperor shook his head. He just thought the prey was too easy. He expects to hunt and stalk his prey for longer before eventually catching it.
"No," he mumbled, his gaze turned down to the pooling blood. A tint of redness bloomed on his ear tips as he licked his lips. "One of you, take the deer back to the palace and tell the head chef I want it stewed today." He placed his bow on his back again, the strings squished on his chest, and the guards quickly bowed to him before taking leave.
"And the rest of you," He lazily stared at the rest of the guards. They immediately stiffened up, and he could see someone gulping their saliva because of how nervous they are. "Hunt for the other animals. The one who hunted the most will get a special reward." He nodded, and the men immediately roared in giddiness.
"Huajuan, go back first." The emperor turned his head to his eunuch. Despite being fair, he clearly has a softer spot for his caretaker. He knew taking care of a psychopath-like man like him from an early stages of life is obviously tiring. "Make sure the chef does his job well. If the stew tasted distasteful, I'll have him hanged." He spoke with a blank expression, but Huajuan nodded.
"Of course, Your Majesty." The eunuch coughed up. The old man knew better than to comment on the Emperor's abrasive words. The eunuch slowly walked with some of the other guards, his head staring down at the dirt road. But he stopped, and looked at the emperor. "Please come home safely, Your Majesty." He added with a soft, serene smile.
The majesty only nodded, before hoisting himself up on his horse again. He gestured to his private guard to follow him while the others went to hunt for the other animals. He's just mindlessly allowing his horse to walk and trot, before his horse leads him to the edge of the canyon.
He could see a woman's silhouette nearby. Her expression elated as she chased around rabbits and eventually catching one of them. She flopped herself down to the grassy dirt beneath, a loud laugh startled his ears.
"Fujin," He mumbles to his guard, who instantly bows his head and stealthily descended from his horse and walks to the emperor's side. "What is that woman wearing?" He pointed his index finger out. He's confused for the first time in his adult life. The emperor is one of the only people who thinks life is simple. If injustice happened, he just needs to snap the branch back.
Fujin, being the wise and yet careful warrior he is, could only offer a nervous smile. Despite being a chivalrous warrior, and a sparring rival for the emperor since they're kids, he's equally as puzzled as his Emperor.
"With all respect, I fear I also do not know, Your Majesty." He replied with a sigh. Fujin unfortunately knows how dangerous The Emperor is when he's curious. He's like a cat with a toy. He's already used with countless, dull yarns. But now there's a golden thread from the sky waiting to be caught by him.
Before Fujin knew it, a hum left the Emperor's lips. The King dismounted from his horse. The Ferghana neighed in protest, probably because he's never seen this person before. The Emperor gently rubbed the Horse’s back, comforting it before nodding at it. He slowly rested his left hand on the sheath, His feet walking towards the lady, who's now busy burying the white bunnies on her face. She's smiling and still giggling, but clearly hears the footsteps nearing her.
"Oh!" She immediately sat up. YN's eyes looked up to The Emperor's with a happy glow. She's been looking for anyone for hours, gave up and decided that terrorizing wild life is more fun. "I've been looking for someone for so long. Nice cosplay, by the way." She squinted her eyes and looked at him up and down. Is this man wearing traditional robes and boots, and also what's up with that hat?
The Emperor flinched from hearing those foreign words. Fujin immediately ran up to his side, his sword already raised and aimed at YN. The lady gasped before raising her hands up. "Oi!! Is that a real sword?!" She yelled. She could see the glint from there, and yet she can't keep walking back or else she'll fall down to the river.
"Who are you? Identify yourself!" Fujin shouted. YN could recognise the Chinese. She took some Chinese courses at university but to be fair? She's extremely bad at it. She gasped, her eyes darting between the Emperor and the guard.
"Me? Uhh, I'm YN!" She yelled back with her broken pronunciation. She knew how to introduce herself, at least. And maybe ask these gentlemen their favourite color if they're not rude. Fujin and The Emperor looked at each other, their expression equally baffled.
"Why is she talking weird?" The Emperor's left eyebrow rose itself as he took a step further to her. Fujin's eyes widened as he realised what the Emperor was doing.
Before both of them could continue their conversation, a ripple is heard from the winds. A single shot of arrow almost missed The Mighty Emperor. The Emperor snapped his head to the source, his expression not of fear or shock, but annoyance because he's observing this fine specimen.
"Seize!" A bunch of bandits showed themselves from the forest. They're all wielding swords, already braced on their fingers. The Emperor clicked his tongue. He nodded to Fujin, who attacked right away. The Emperor also unleashed his sword, his eyes lazily fluttered to YN's side. "Stay behind me."
YN being the oblivious accountant she is, thought it's all part of the story. Maybe her friends pulled her to this messy prank. With the sound of metal clashing against each other, she could only think of what she'll cook for dinner today.
"Steak? No, no, no, it's nearing the end of month, my bank account is all dried up." She sighed and imagined herself opening her wallet only to find a cent left inside. (definitely never happened, definitely...) "Oh! Maybe chicken soup?" She asked herself while Fujin and The Emperor were busy protecting her. But two against too many will never work. As they get closer to the edge of the canyon, one of the bandits pulls a knife to stab the emperor with.
"Oh hell no," YN mumbled, this is getting way too real. Before doing anything reckless, she looked down to the river and gulped. She grabbed The Emperor by the waist, while using her body weight to pull them both down. The sound of a huge splash filled her ears, before water filled her nose. Fujin's scream could be heard from the above.
All gets dark, and it's only the two of them, being pulled away by the waves and ripples of water.
A/N : This is the official first chapter! I love me some goofy YNs. It's just funny having goofy doms messing with their subs. No smut for now, maybe I will write a smutty drabble soon ^^ still thinking about the Emperor's name. I'm trying to make him mysterious but he's just so precious!!