Chenglei and Xing left for the West and Chenglei was hurrying her. Xing was surprised by his enthusiasm but she didn"t ask him anything fearing he might change his mind. He seemed to be of high spirits as of then.She just picked the map the Oldman gave of Chenglei"s mother"s grave and decided to bring it up if the situation is right.
As they reached the way to the mountains, she saw the entire place dug up and she looked at Chenglei only to see him filled with guilt but she didn"t want to pursue that matter.
Let"s forget the past and look positively at the future!
"Hold my hand", she said and he gave his hand rather reluctantly. He thought she"d confront him about this but her actions made him ponder.
She does not really care about me enough to ask me about it. And he didn"t think he could talk to her about it himself. He never was someone who talks out his feelings anyway.
"Let"s walk together", she added her voice gentle and filled with affection. He had asked her to walk with him that day at the Jin Manor and she didn"t answer to his proposal that day.
I wish this rough times pa.s.s away soon, she wished in her heart.
Without minding the uneven ground she walked towards the mountain with Chenglei by her side. Chenglei who was looking at her side profile that was filled with gentleness before he looked down to see him walking on thin air along with her.
Ha!
He sneered in his heart.
I thought she is not confronting me and here she is... Showing her prowess.
She is telling me pa.s.sively that even if I dig the ground trying to stop her it is useless. She could walk above and leave me, right?
For some reason, his extreme love for her combined with his unfounded jealousy made him hate her at the moment.
"Are you mocking me?", his voice had a sneer in it making Xing s.h.i.+ver.
She paused her steps and turned and looked at him.
What is he saying? What did I do now?
Seeing his wife, pale and confused as she looked at him, he felt his heart squeeze.
What am I doing?
Chenglei took a deep breath and her hands holding his hands were trembling and he gripped her hand tightly to comfort her as he could feel her getting rigid.
"Let"s go", he pulled her along with him as he walked in the front towards the mountain. His mind was entirely conflicted with the various emotions he was feeling. One moment he felt rage in his heart then it will be guilt and then it will be distress. He himself couldn"t control his mind that had various thoughts. He wanted it all to end.
As they walked deep inside the mountains., Xing could feel the portals all acting weirdly. Usually she would be able to manipulate it all with ease but now it seemed like everything has become messy.
"We should have taken a horse", she mumbled.
" What? Why? Just because I felt like you are mocking me with your oh-so-great powers, now you are retaliating by making me return back? You should have told me if you are not willing to travel with me. you should have told me first. You didn"t have to..."
Chenglei paused seeing her trying to control her breathing. She seemed to be about to be hyperventilating out of stress.
What am I doing? I"m hurting her!
Chenglei who couldn"t control his words, took a step away from Xing. But he felt her hand, that beautiful hands, that gentle hands that were cold because of his words holding onto him tightly.
"Don"t let go of my hand. We will be separated",she looked around and her eyes were confused and unfocused.
She felt that way for some reason. That they will go their separate way as if there is nothing between them. She was scared.
"The portals are messy", she added and it seemed like she was holding her breath.
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"JiaXing! Breath", he grabbed her shoulder with his free hand and she looked at him with her eyes reddened and nodded.
"I"m sorry. I"ll be cautious", she uttered as she took a deep breath.
I"ll be careful not to speak a single word. It seems like you hate me enough that even my voice irritates you.
Without speaking another word, both of them reached her home in the mountains. Apparently even if Pengpeng left, the Wolf pack"s next leader took the duty of guarding her home himself.
Seeing that bunch of Greywolves around her home, Chenglei got alerted but Xing a.s.sured him that they are friendly and both of them got inside her home.
It was a bit dusty and Xing got to clean up the place first and Chenglei helped her too.
As he was cleaning, he could see the markings of her growth on the doorframe and his lips curled up to a gentle smile.
Who"d have thought, she was once this small?
There was another set and it was marked "Haru".
So this must be Lord Ming"s. What a weird naming style she"s got! He smiled.
He went to her markings once again and as he stroked gently on it, he noticed that there were two markings for thirteen year old.
Wait, why?
He looked closer and that"s when he noted it.
"Snow Prince - Thirteen year old".
His smile disappeared and his hands fisted inside his sleeves.
That guy who grew up with her.... Not only those markings cannot be erased but also his influence in her life. The love she has for him too.
Just as he was sinking into his deep dark thoughts, he heard a noise from one of the rooms and he saw her trying to pull out a drawer that seemed to be stuck.
"I don"t know why but it is stuck for four years", Xing grinned awkwardly seeing him by the door.
"You want me to have a look?", he asked. Could there be something important there?
"No need to bother", she shook her head with a forced smile. " It only has my mother"s sewing kit inside. I will have no use for it since I am useless with it",she walked past him bowing her head.
I"m useless, alright! Even my Prince hates me now.
May be she noticed that he is not in a good mood, she refused to look at him in the eyes as she ran around.
He noticed her searching frantically all around the house for something.
"Are you searching for this?", he showed her the incense sticks in his hand.
"Yes, I"m glad you found it", she got to him and got them from his hand and her fingertips that came in contact with his hand were as cold as ice.
Chenglei looked at his hand where he touched and it burned like it was scorched.
JiaXing! Are you punis.h.i.+ng me? Don"t look at me scared like I"m going to hit you... Please!
He followed her and got to her mother"s grave. After kneeling in front of the grave and lighting up the incense properly he could not help but ask for her mother"s forgiveness for treating her daughter unfairly. He knew she haven"t complained to her father yet. He was sure because he was still alive. Everyone knows no one can hurt AoTian"s children.
As he was in his own thoughts, he could hear sniffles coming from his side. His wife was having her forehead pressed on the ground and was crying uncontrollably. Her pet.i.te body was shaking as she was trying to hold back her cries.
He faintly heard what she said.
Mother! Why didn"t you take me with you?