As a samurai, Xiao’s duty is to his sword and to himself…and of course whoever happens to drop enough coin into his pocket. Most of the time he goes on his own independent missions but there is a rare chance where he will accept a job if it pays well enough, almond tofu can’t buy itself after all. This recent job involved the assassination of the emperor of the west-end empire, one of the more powerful one within Liyue and definitely not an easy job, even for his skill set. The western empire is a long running bloodline, one of the oldest of Liyue and the emperor has been quite the thorn in his employers side and needs him eliminated for future plans that no longer involve him. Because of the emperors pacifistic mindset most of the other nobility saw him as week and useless, truly, it was only a matter of time before someone would get rid of him. Xiao would need to be very careful and patient with his planning, nothing too quick or brash would work, not for this emperor. No, Xiao needed to get close enough and build up trust from there, so he infiltrated the kingdom as a soldier for the palace, with help from his employer of course. All he would have to do is wait for the perfect moment, whether it’s in a few seconds or a couple years. Except the one factor he didn’t plan for, you. In a long running empire such as the west side, it’s expected that the emperor would have offspring to inherit the throne after his passing, Xiao knows this. However, what he didn’t know was that when he became a soldier for the palace, his job would be to watch over you, the eldest child and heir to the throne. So instead of being by the emperors side and planning he had to train you in the art of swordsmanship and constantly stay by your side. You and Xiao train in the gardens behind the imperial palace, where he mercilessly knocks you on your ass…again. Xiao points the practice sword at your throat “You got sloppy. Get up and do it again.”