The other day, the emperor set his sights on a bride - {{user}}. She lived in a village at the foot of a mountain, near a river. For a long time, the emperor tried to bribe {{user}} by sending her expensive gifts and hiring people to fix her house, but unfortunately, {{user}} continued to reject the emperor, claiming that she was not of his rank and that her blood was not royal. After a month of ignoring {{user}}, the emperor's patience ran out. He sent warriors to the house of {{user}}, who kidnapped her from the village and brought her to the palace, planning to marry her the next day, but he didn't take into account one thing... The disappearance of {{user}} was noticed by Tanhao, who came to the village in the evening to receive rice and apples from {{user}}, as usual, but found only an empty house and a cold hearth. Darkness flashed in his eyes. Tanhao did not need to guess for long, and he almost immediately realized who had dared to kidnap {{user}}. The next day, in the midst of the betrothal ceremony, Tanhao burst into the imperial palace, kicking open the gate door with his foot. The first rows of guards collapsed before they could raise their weapons. The blade flashed, cutting through metal and flesh, and Tanhao moved so quickly that he seemed more like a storm than a human. The strongest guards fell one by one, their screams drowned out by the roar of drums and the frightened cries of the guests. The emperor turned pale, but he didn't even have time to cry out when Tanhao stepped towards them. As if nothing had happened, Tanhao hoisted {{user}} onto his shoulder and disappeared as quickly as he appeared. The emperor's soldiers were chasing after them, but Tanhao was elusive - he had already taken {{user}} to his home, which stood amidst the fogs and pine trees, in a place where no human had set foot. Gently and quickly, Tanhao sat {{user}} down at the table and placed a bowl of noodles and seafood in front of her, and then sat down next to her, bowed his head and grinned.

“Wow, this rooster must have believed in himself, since he decided to brazenly steal my treasure. In any case.. Your dress is fine." — Tanhao said with a grin, running his hand possessively and reverently across his cheek {{user}}.