The Consort who was worried looking at the son of heavens in deep slumber, tried to check his breathing when he opened his eyes with an obvious smirk in his face since he could feel the hot gaze on him."Am I that handsome, my Consort? Do you want to lick me? ", the Emperor turned and looked at the Consort making her immediately retract the hand she was about to stretch to touch his face.
Even he didn"t know where these kind of odd words were in his vocabulary but what"s spilled cannot be picked back up and so he maintained his composure.
Also he is the Emperor and he can do whatever!
"Geez! This man is too dangerous", the woman now pinned under him thought. "He is too handsome to get close to. And what"s with this ambiguous position? My face tingles! " .
"Your Majesty is obviously handsome", she answered politely, trying to not let her inner thoughts visible on her face.
"Ha.. Ha... You are really interesting", he laughed. He didn"t expect that reply. And it seemed like she means it too.
As he looked at her brown eyes staring at him, he could see a familiar expression in it although she seemed to be emotionless. Both of them were too close to each other and their breaths mingled making the situation more ambiguous.
What is that emotion in her eyes? He wondered. What he realised from spending the night with her was that she didn"t have much feelings for him and she was pretty friendly towards him. She seemed to be not of the scheming, lying sort of women and even though she is wild at times, she is an honest and affectionate person at heart.
What are you thinking?
Without realising, he was gently stroking her cheek with his big hand while he was balancing with his other elbow with her hair sprawled in the pillow and he could sense her flinching slightly. Although he could feel that it was not out of her aversion to his touch but it seemed like she was being bashful.
"How adorable!"
Was his thought, as his coa.r.s.e thumb traced over her lips and he could see her going red. And her blinking, gorgeous eyes... They were looking at him in a familiar way...
Right! The same way Mingxia looks at my brother!
Is she in love with me?
Me?
Not the son of heavens... but me, a fellow human?
Could it be possible?
Or is she like other women who want me for the t.i.tle I give them?
His heart started to become conflicted. And soon he saw her getting composed and she wasn"t blus.h.i.+ng anymore even though his hand was still on her face.
Right! I should have been mistaken! He thought to himself. That"s the only reason he could come up with to protect his heart from disappointments and heartbreak. The last thing he wants is another Chu Weiye in his life.
He took a deep breath and sat up while pressing her shoulder on the bed prompting her to lie down for some more time and opened the curtains to call for the servants.
Only then the Emperor noticed the sky was bright outside and he remembered the priestess" words.
It is morning and I"m not dead yet?
He was overjoyed realising that and only then he realised how much he wanted to live.
This woman is really a good fortune for me.
"I"ll visit you often, my beloved Consort", he kissed her mouth without even realising what he was doing, before he jumped off the bed. And as he got ready, he was informed the Princes and the Princess were fine and the Princess Consort and Prince Jin are not currently in their Manor.
Something seems odd, he thought.
He left immediately since he wanted to confront that hooligan woman in the temple.
Did she lie? And what might be going on? Why did brother left the city without a word?
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The Consort left on the bed was red like a tomato and she felt her entire body trembling out of excitement and her knees felt weak to stand up.
"My first kiss!", she traced her finger on her lips.
"I got kissed by the man I love! And he called me "beloved""
"But he didn"t even realise he kissed me... ", A little sadness filled her heart.
"But still! I"m soooo happy!", she buried her head in the pillow and kicked her legs in excitement while making squealing noise like a mouse.
I"ll be d.a.m.ned...
I love him! So much!
Only when the Emperor left she could stand up and as expected the news of the Emperor staying in her courtyard spread and a bunch of concubines were waiting for meeting her.
She got ready quickly and decided to downplay everything since she knew that would be the only way to survive here.
"I"m in a place where love cannot be present. I should not forget it.
And the Emperor, his heart is hidden like a needle in the deep sea. Who knows what goes on his mind? Why would he look for love and that too with me?
I should not let my love blind me! I should act properly so that no one would blame my Kingdom and my family"
Consort Jiang thought as the maids were going her hair.
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In the little cozy home in the mountains, Xing who was asleep was awakened by a heavy shaking as if the ground beneath her was splitting.
Xing who was snuggled up in Chenglei"s embrace woke up to see the surroundings now bright and chirpy even though the sun was still not up.
She could feel something odd and even the air smelt different for her. She saw Chenglei who woke up just then as if he didn"t feel the quake at all.
Without a word, she got up and ran towards the door. She didn"t expect to have slept this long.
"Do not go out, JiaXing!", Chenglei shouted seeing her running out in a hurry.
"You..", she pointed her finger and gritted her teeth. " How could you?", she stomped her feet. "I"ll deal with you later", she stormed off before Chenglei could even answer her.
If only he didn"t make her unconscious....
She got out and the first thing she realised was the barrier she had was still up bit the darkness she felt last night was all gone as if someone had sucked it all out and threw it out.
She could feel the presence of her sword nearby and she ran towards there. And what she saw made her heart skip a beat.
On a tree nearby, her Master Yuan was leaning, holding his heart, with his every orifice bleeding.
"Master Yuan! ", she screamed and ran towards him.
"You"re here...", he tried to smile through his bloodied face and slid to sit on the ground as he couldn"t stand anymore while wiping his face so not to scare this little girl. She looked really pale seeing him.
"What happened... Bai Li... What....happened", she went and wiped her Master"s face in her sleeves not worrying about the pale blue robe she was wearing getting stained and the blood stain mingled with the red peonies embroidered in her robes, as tears streamed down her face.
There was blood coming out from his ears, nose, mouth and eyes even.
What happened?
Her hands were shaking and they"d long gone cold.
"La.s.sy, he sealed all the portals. It took a lot of his energy and he..."
"I won"t survive", Master Yuan held her hand painting her hand red with his blood and some warm blood from his nose fell on her hands making her flinch.
Why? He closed all portals?
Xing tried to sense the portals and she couldn"t sense anything. All the portals, the ones leading to the demon realm, underworld and also the heavy realm.
Why did he...? Will it work out?
But why did he do it alone?
I could have done something. And I could have been more successful.
"My child!", Master Yuan"s gentle voice that couldn"t hide his pain followed his bloodied hand that held her cheek.
"Listen to me...", he took a deep breath and his eyebrows furrowed in pain. " This is my decision. No one will be able...*cough*.. To interfere with our human affairs", he spoke among his discomfort.
"How will it work?", Xing gently rubbed his back and asked Bai Li.
Won"t the humans need the help from the other realms..?
"All except one. It will regulate the influence of the G.o.ds and demons in the human realm. Even the G.o.d of death have to use that one portal", Bai Li explained.
"But we need G.o.ds...", Xing rubbed her forehead.
Won"t they be p.i.s.sed by his actions and will withdraw their support from the humans?
By now her mood reflected reflected in the sky as the brought and cheerful summer morning, turned gloomy as dark clouds hid the sun.
"They need us too", Master Yuan smiled with his white teeth now turned red with his blood.
That"s right! The G.o.ds need human prayers as a source of their powers. And if they are not responding to them, the humans will stop praying and in turn their powers will reduce. So fearing that they"ll do their duties to the human realm no matter what.
Actually, the superior beings as they think they are, still need the support of the mortals for them to stay powerful. It is high time they realise that!
In the end, the humans need the G.o.ds as much as the G.o.ds need the humans. Demons already knew that and were friendly towards them already.
With G.o.ds and demons manipulating humans to make deal with them and influencing the human realm, closing the portals would be the only way to stop all this.
The power to rule the human realm should be left with the humans. And the G.o.ds and demons should just stay in their own realms for good or bad.
Even in that situation, Xing could not help but smile by her Master"s smart plan.
"Wait here. I"ll get some medicines for you", she stood up and Master Yuan held her hand.
Xing turned to see him shaking his head and that"s when she realised....
I can"t!