Chương 3: Arriving in another world

-Majesty! - A eunuch's voice sounded alarming - In heaven! Something has appeared in the sky!

The poor servant had run so fast that he was out of breath and could barely speak properly. All he received was a disapproving look from the emperor for his lack of manners, but the poor servant could not care less about any kind of reprimand. In his mind the end of the world had come and the heavens had sent a clear signal of it.

-Note your manners - Who reproached the general - What is all the fuss about?

-Responding to the general - The servant hunched on the floor ready to admit his mistakes and pass on the message replied - A large red Dragon was seen in the sky and he seems to be surrounding the palace. The widowed empress, the two noble consorts and the empress are outside and requested the emperor's presence.

The three men looked at each other and their eyes fell on the girl on the bed. Surprisingly, what received them were two pairs of blood-red eyes staring at them without expression.

The strange girl, who appeared in a strange way was awake and a dragon appeared in the sky. Could this be a coincidence? Not likely.

-Skirt! - The emperor ordered - Tell me I'm coming.

With that the eunuch withdrew quickly.

Mulan stared at everything with a blank mind. She was tricked by that damn dragon. In front of her three extremely handsome men were gathered and talking in a language she did not understand.

She woke up to the shrill screams of what she assumed to be a servant or something. Someone very loud. Her head was buzzing by now. And the pain was growing in the back of her neck, it was so bad that she didn't notice the approach of one of the men.

When she felt a touch on her arm, her left leg instinctively moved, driving a full kick into the belly of the one who touched her. The kick was so powerful that the poor guy got on his knees and she squirmed in pain. Pausing to take a closer look, he seemed to be the most delicate of the three men and the weakest as well.

The other man, this one with embroidered golden robes, which she did not know was the emperor, started to laugh and seemed to make fun of the man who had been kicked. Still laughing, he motioned to the other man next to her and the man approached the girl, getting punched in the nose that drew a few drops of blood. This guy looked surprised and a little stunned touched the affected region.

This time she hears no laughter and only bewilderment.

Mulan's mind was working fast, she needed to find a way out. Glimpsing an opening, she quickly threw the blankets aside and jumped off the bed, running toward what she believed to be the exit. However her plan was quickly thwarted by the divine foot of the emperor who stood in her way and made her kiss the floor.

The man once again laughed and crouched down at the girl's level, uttering words that made no sense to her.

In her mind she cursed Hong, that damned dragon.

From cursing the animal so much, his sarcastic and irritating voice appeared in her mind.

- "Cursing me is not worth it!" - The dragon spoke - "Oh sweet coconut! How long will I have to be giving this show out here? My wings are wearing me out! "

- "I have no idea what you're talking about" - She replied - "You damn mutant snake! You tricked me! "

-" I? When did I do that? " - Hong replied - "I have always been the most sincere and transparent of our relationship"

-" Curse you!" - Mulan would definitely be cursing for the rest of his life - "I'm in a strange place, with strange people and I don't understand anything they talk about!"

- "Ah! Is that the problem? " - The dragon spoke with a laugh - "Let me solve it! Two times!"

Mulan's head buzzed again and her vision blurred. The world seemed to be spinning, and when everything returned to normal, the words that were previously incomprehensible to him were as clear as water.

"I don't think she understands me," said the emperor, listening to the commotion outside. "If they meet you and she here in these conditions, it will be an endless headache at tomorrow's court." Take it and take it through the secret passage behind the bed, I will work things out here and we will talk later.

With that said, the emperor put on his robe and left the room quickly, leaving only the general, the minister and the silly girl still lying on the floor.

Before Mulan could even blink she was raised like a princess by the general and soon the three of them were sneaking through a narrow, wet passage out of the palace.

When they reached the end of the passage, the general asked the minister - Where to?

-Let's go to your house - replied the minister-she is more isolated and has fewer eyes.

So two men and a girl went stealthily to the grand general's mansion.

As soon as they reached the general's private garden, the girl was put in a chair.

she seemed stunned all the time, as if she were not on the same plane as the other two. In the sky Hong still surrounded the palace and as if he were finally bored by the show he decided to leave at once.

He appeared again on Mulan's neck, watching closely as the back of the minister and the general who had not yet appeared noticed the creature.

As if finally out of his daze, Mulan's brain that seemed to have turned into porridge went back to work. And look, none of us can blame her for being unresponsive. This situation is fantastic and without too much room to just be accepted quickly, at least for a person with a normal mind as is the case with Mulan.

-That - She finally uttered a word calling the attention of the two men to herself - Where am I?