"Bai Li", Xing could feel the presence of the King of the demons and she called him to show himself."What are you planning, la.s.s?"
The handsome man wearing black robes that contradicted his silvery hair and his red eyes had a smile was charming as ever. Bai Li appeared out of thin air in front of Xing.
Xing has now changed to a crimson robe with gold embroidery and with her hair pulled up to a simple bun with a couple of jade hairpins, one of it was the tiger hairpin fixing it. The type of hanfu she wore had her collar bones exposed and the crimson colour of the robes contradicted her pearly white skin making her look clean and fresh and at the same time alluring. She was wearing the white tiger token in her waist band and also the tiger carved ring in her finger. She was even wearing make up which she rarely did.
Prince Kang and Su Yunxi were confused by her behaviour too. She looked lost for a while as she cried for sometime but after a while she smiled dryly saying ominous things and she sent them away and as they were worrying about her, she came out all dressed up.
Has her sorrow get to her head?
"Bai Li! Watch my Prince. Not even a fly gets twenty feet around him, especially G.o.ds. If anyone, I mean it, if ANYONE gets near him, don"t think twice and attack them. Don"t hold back fearing it might start a war since I"ll be standing by your side fighting for you", she said searching for the missive she had and got it from Chenglei"s luggage.
The Emperor will have the antidote to the Poison considering it was Zhu Rong"s plan. I will have to meet with him if I have to have a chance to get Chenglei back!
I will save my man, no matter what!
Prince Kang watched Xing talking with Bai Li for a while and tying Chenglei"s wrist to the headboard of the bed with a.... Silk string?
What is she doing?
Prince Kang was more surprised to see her dressed provocatively according to any Kingdom"s standards showing her collar bones much less their kingdom where they have a debauchee for an Emperor and walking out.
"Are you really going out like this?", he stopped her. Surrounding their courtyard hundreds of soldiers were stationed. There seemed to be a barrier protecting the courtyard as no one could get in. Surely the commotion last night would have attracted attention and stories about the attack on the Envoys from another kingdom would have spread around along with the mysterious death of the a.s.sa.s.sins.
The Emperor would be furious right now!
"The Crown Prince promised us that we"d get an audience with the Emperor in the morning", Xing looked at Prince Kang with her eyes bright and s.h.i.+mmering with a.s.sertion.
She Really has gone mad out of sorrow, he thought and shook his head.
"Look, Mingxia !", Yunxi walked near Xing and placed her hands in her shoulders, "Is this really important right now?"
"Yes, I have to do what I came here for", Xing said with a blooming smile and gently pushed Yunxi"s hands away from her shoulders and walked towards the exit.
"Wait for me! And change your attire", Prince Kang"s authoritative voice made Xing halt her steps. His anger reminded of how Haru would rebuke her whenever she crosses a limit.
"Why should I change my attire?", she snorted, "With such a roué on the throne, enabled by your ill.u.s.trious court officials, would it make a difference?", she turned and looked at Prince Kang and his angry expression turned to shame.
She is right. They all have a part in letting their Emperor grow so immoral. It won"t be hyperbolic if someone says that their Emperor will bed anything moving whether they are dressed modestly or not.
"And, Prince Kang", Xing added with a smirk, "I"d ask you to stay with your wife and protect her. After all, if you were with your wife last night protecting her, my husband won"t be lying on the bed right now", her voice had an odd chill to it scaring Prince Kang. He stood rooted to the spot.
Is she really blaming me for what happened last night? She really is hiding her despair under that calm face of hers, isn"t she? How will she retribute? And more importantly, will she be fine entering the dragon"s lair with no support?
Without expecting his reply, Xing turned abruptly and walked out of the barrier and met with the Crown Prince who stood outside trying to figure out what was going inside.
The moment she stepped out, the soldiers all pointed their weapons at Xing.
"Your Highness, are you here to escort me to the Audience Hall?", Xing gave a polite smile.
The crown prince was perplexed for a moment by her calm action in the midst of those many weapons but then his mouth twisted to a smirk.
Of course! She needs to be polite with us! Father gave me a Poison to rub on the arrow for her husband. She should be wis.h.i.+ng for the antidote only my father has!
Father! Everything is going on according to your plan! You will get this woman!
The Crown Prince waved his hand at the subordinates and escorted to the Audience Hall and she wasn"t in no mood to enjoy the architecture of that place.
The entire Hall of officials were flabbergasted looking at the pet.i.te woman who will bring out the jealousy of even the most gentle and calm beauty, walking with a polite face as gracious as a swan towards the throne, escorted by the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty", Xing gave a deep bow making the Emperor smile in content.
Xing"s eyes looking at the Emperor didn"t have the despise she had for him last night but with a thin glaze over her watery eyes, she looked alluring.
"As an envoy from the Wind Kingdom, I, Táng JiaXing is here to...."
"Come closer", the Emperor called her waving his hand.
Xing got in the staircase that lead to his throne and she reached the top.
She needs to get what she wants.
"I knew you"d come here to meet me", the Emperor licked his lips and Xing looked at the floor unable to bear his look on her.
"I"m here for my..."
"Where is your husband?", he asked interjecting her meek voice and his tone had the haughtiness that would be more suitable for the G.o.d of fate. He really was arrogant as his perverted eyes leered through her face with perfect makeup and ended up on her collar bones that looked so alluring.
" He... Is sick", she spoke in a gentle soft voice with a little gulp as she remembered Chenglei on the bed not moving. Her face blushed as she held back her tears and for the pervert in front of her, she looked like a cornered little bunny.
"I have the medicine to cure him...",he spoke in a coaxing tone seeing the little woman in front of him looking adorably obedient.
"Really?", Xing"s eyes widened as she looked at the Emperor and she saw a small porcelain bottle in his hands.
Is this the antidote for Zhu Rong"s Poison?
"I request the Emperor to provide me that antidote",Xing"s pleading eyes were focused on the bottle in the Emperor"s hand.
"How adorable", the Emperor laughed seeing the fire he saw in her eyes replaced with helplessness.
I am the Emperor! I will get what I want!
"Come on, get it!", he held his hand out with the bottle in his hand and just when Xing"s snow white hand stretched to get the bottle, he retracted his hand into his sleeves.
"Mmmhmm, my sweet little bunny! What will you give me in return?", he tried to hold her hand but Xing took a step back making the Emperor laugh.
He was a dragon and she was a little scared bunny.
"Anything", her eyes now filled to the brim with tears looked at the Emperor pleading as she pressed her palms together in a begging gesture.
"Anything?", he chuckled.
"Then undress! I want to take you right here and right now!"
"Your Majesty, I"m married!", the tears in her eyes fell on the floor as her eyes widened.
"Your husband won"t survive without this antidote", he grinned.
"Think it through! What use is your chast.i.ty if your husband ends up dead?"
"Anything but that...", she pleaded after a long pause.
He really seems to make sense.
"But you said anything... You cannot change the rules now...", the Emperor spoke in a childish tone as if he was enjoying a game.
There was a silence for some time.
"What do you say, sweet bunny?", he grinned at Xing trying to touch her face.
"But... This is the court... There is everyone here. How could I...", Xing took a step back clutching her chest. Her bright eyes were now filled with tears and her lips were trembling out of sorrow and helplessness.
"It"s fine! They won"t mind. Also, I should show them my prowess, shouldn"t I?", he raised his eyebrows and Xing"s face went all red thinking of the position she is in.
"But..."
There was a long pause.
"What do you say? Should I throw this away?", he held the bottle by his fingers as if he"d drop it at any moment making Xing gasp.
"No!", "Please no!", her entire face got red and she stood there looking at the floor with her shoulders dropped as if she has lost all her hope and all her strong will. She looked pitiful and frail.
The entire court was stunned that their Emperor has upped his debauchery to force a woman right in the audience hall in front of everyone and that too someone from another kingdom!
Did he even consider that his actions may cause a war?
They all thought. They all looked at each other and spoke with their eyes.
But as usual, no one spoke up!
There was no sound... None...
"Oh, how cute... Cute little bunny! Crouching are we? Don"t worry, I"ll be gentle with you!", the Emperor stood up and walked towards her.
Xing who was looking down smirked.
Yes, she was looking down.
Yes! She was crouching!
Yes, her face was red!
But not because of fear.
Not because of hopelessness!
Because she had a plan.
AND IT WORKED!
She is no bunny. Anyone who knows her knows she is a tiger. And when a tiger crouches, it would be for only one reason...
It is going to attack!
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Xing has arrived to a conclusion. As she recalled the attack, she could deduce that the arrows were concentrated towards Chenglei and Su Yunxi.
It was as if they wanted her to loose her husband and then they could trap her in this awful kingdom as they a.s.sumed she was some common woman who will be nothing without her husband.
But she is not such a woman!
As for their attack on Su Yunxi, that maybe ecause they wanted to send a message to Prince Kang.
If I didn"t protect Su Yunxi and just concentrated on Chenglei, he might have not ended up like this!
Xing regretted her decision to protect Yunxi over Chenglei. She loved Yunxi but she loved Chenglei the most. If possible, she"d take his place and would lie motionless on the bed herself.
My Prince! Is this how you felt everytime I was hurt or unconscious? I can understand entirely why you made that deal with Zhu Rong thinking I was dead.! Me... Instead of freezing time, if I had the ability to reverse time, it would have been better. And then I will definitely stand by your side and will protect you.
But what happened happened. One thing I will not do even for you is making a deal with a G.o.d!
Xing knew the poison that was laced in the arrow came from Zhu Rong"s personal stash and it was personally concocted to counter Chenglei"s G.o.d blood and so even the powder from Heavenly Emperor"s body won"t be able to counter it.
Zhu Rong really have planned a lot for it and with the confidence she executed it, she has the permission to do it. There is only one situation where a G.o.d is allowed to deliberately mess with Chenglei and that is...
It is a trial!
There won"t be an antidote!
Even if there is, the cost would be something she won"t be able to pay! So she won"t pay for the antidote... She"d force it!
What do they expect?
I"ll silently take my husband sleeping deeply like a vegetable, accepting him and spend the rest of my life just looking at him, out of the deep love I feel for him?
Trials are tests for love, right? Even after all the struggles and losses, the lovers should prove the G.o.ds that their love is not suffering a blow. That their love is worth changing their fate for it. That their love is indeed divine.
Ha ha ha...
Have they met me?
I"m no ordinary woman!
I"m nothing like the women in history who"d gladly lose anything for the life of their husband accepting whatever is thrown their way, enduring pain and sufferings all their life...
I"ve already endured bearing the name of the wife of some other man for the sake of my love and I"ve also endured my husband forgetting who I am. I am not going to endure sufferings anymore.
I will fight and will win my fight!
If I lose, I"ll go down trying. Chenglei won"t be that affected since he does not remember me anyway!
Wait for me, my Prince! I will bring you back!