LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

Xing saw the Water Emperor standing by the water letting his feet getting kissed by the waves reaching the sh.o.r.es and walked towards him.

Xing felt the heat seeping through her shoes to her feet. Her face and her little exposed skin in her hands started to burn by the harsh sun. Xing herself was surprised by how delicate she had turned to. She was literally wandering around a desert a couple of years back with no issues.

"d.a.m.n! I stayed inside for too long", Xing cussed herself.

" What next? My hands will get too soft and smooth like feather? This cannot be allowed to continue. I will not turn to some rich Lady!"

With a sigh, she looked up. A bright red parasol came to her view hiding the sun above her head and she turned with a smile.

" You haven"t been out in a while. Hold this", Chenglei was holding the parasol. His long silver hair was blowing in the wind in chaos but he still looked ethereal with that gentle smile of his.

"Aging only favours him", Xing thought. "And surprisingly, he will be only mine forever"

"Where is Little Xinxin?", she asked seeing him not holding their son.

"With that Ryuga", Chenglei rolled his eyes, "He pitifully begged me to hold his nephew and so I graciously agreed. Don"t worry, I"ve stationed all my guards around him. He won"t be able to..."

"He will not run away with Xinxin", Xing said giggling, mocking her husband who gets more and more childish each day. Her husband just wanted to know what she is going to talk with the Water Emperor and came here before handing over Xinxin to some one who is trustworthy.

"Why can"t he say it as what it is? Silly Prince!", she could not help but smile.

Holding his hand, she walked to towards the Water Emperor who had noticed them, probably hearing their voice.

Xing saw Chenglei holding her and the parasol. It seemed like it was a bit difficult for him.

" My husband cannot suffer", she thought and looked up and with a swift movement of her hand, the sun immediately got covered with a thick blanket of clouds and even the wind turned a notch colder making it seem like a gentle breeze.

In just a second, the hot summer noon turned to a gentle autumn evening.

"Isn"t this convenient?", Xing grinned while getting the parasol from Chenglei"s hand and put it aside - more like threw it away.

Chenglei held her hand closer and rolled his eyes.

My woman! She is awesome!

"I thought you weren"t going to use your powers", he asked knowing she really doesn"t care.

"Covering the sun for a while won"t change fate in anyway", she just shrugged and walked.

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Meanwhile...

The beautifully embroidered silk parasol she threw was carried by the gentle breeze along the beach. Like a b.u.t.terfly, it flew along the wind and it ended up beside a poor woman. Her face was filled with tears as she was standing in knee-deep waters swaying along the tides. Her ragged clothes stuck to her body as she stumbled and fell into the water when she reached for that beautiful red parasol, she"d be never able to afford in her entire life.

Nothing good will come to me...

She thought as the water retracted, it brought her deep into the sea. Like a monster who wanted her life, the sea dragged her towards its belly.

No.... I want to live!

She was about to end her life in the sea, unable to bear her sufferings or unable to bear to see her husband"s sufferings as she could not get her husband"s medicine fees.

But now she wanted to live.she didn"t want to die.

She looked up, the fiery red thing floating above and she pushed herself hard and swam towards it.

Yes.... I reached... I"m alive..

She hugged the parasol as she reached the sh.o.r.e. She looked around to see if it belonged to anyone but there was no one around.

"Is this the work of G.o.ds? It should be... The climate changed the moment I decided to die.... The G.o.ds want me alive. Surely there must be a way for my husband to live! I will not give up! "

Thanking the Heavens, she went to their local p.a.w.n shop to sell the parasol but she was accused of stealing since such an exquisite item cannot belong to some woman wearing rags.

As she was getting blamed, an exquisite carriage stopped since the entire road was blocked.

"Lord Ming", everyone greeted Haru who got down seeing the big crowd blocking the street.

He recognised in an instant the embroidery on that parasol was his wife"s. But he didn"t remember any parasol getting stolen from his home and if it didn"t belong in his home, then it must belong to stupid Xing.

He sighed wondering what trouble his stupid friend had created then and upon questioning that poor woman he got the entire picture.

"That stupid"s parasol somehow ended up with this poor woman and she brought it here to sell it and buy medicines for her husband"

Haru got the parasol and after arranging a physician to take care of the poor woman"s husband, he left accepting the tearful grat.i.tude of that woman.

"My entire family will serve the Ming family", she bowed with her forehead touching the ground and Haru didn"t mind it much and forgot that incident. It was one of many instances he helped the poor and he won"t remember all of it but for the woman it was a life altering event and she never forgot it.

The woman"s husband got better and in a couple of years, she gave birth to a son who later joined the Ouyang Navy led by Haru"s second son and became one of his trusted men and he even saved his life in one instance.

And so this was one of the many instances, Xing used her powers and it inadvertently helped others and in turn she and her kin got helped. She never knew of it and carried on with her life as usual. She always created an impact whatever she did. It was Chenglei who connected some of those later in his life but by then there were a whole bunch of people whose fates were changed by Xing.

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The water Emperor saw Xing and Chenglei walking towards him and seeing them not carrying his son, his eyes were filled with disappointment. Seeing them walking hand in hand, he felt his heart filled with sorrow he never could get over with.

He came here accepting their invitation because he wished they"d let him see his son at least once before he goes and kills himself.

"My wife... I killed her! If she was here we"d be walking together like this too... And here I am.. I don"t even know how my son looks like... Pathetic! I deserve it! I deserve it all... It would be more fitting to die by this woman"s hand... My wife trusted her more than me after all. Maybe my wife will accept me in our next life if I tell her I got avenged by her friend for killing her."

"Ha... Divine ruler!", he spoke in a sneering voice and Xing could feel Chenglei tensing up as his protective instincts awakened.

"He looks dark... He wants to die. Don"t kill him no matter what", Xing who could see through the aura of the Water Emperor deduced and informed Chenglei.

Even though Xing was not fond of that guy, she still didn"t want to take his life just because he doesn"t want to live. She could now understand why Ryuga asked not to show him his son.

He came here deciding to die! Well, I"m not going to grant your wish, stupid Emperor...

"Did my brother complain about my "sins" to you? Did he include everything? ", he laughed evily looking at the sky and all Xing could feel was pity.

" So you killed a few, and? ", Xing smirked looking at the man whose face now showed a trace of disappointment.

"Why isn"t she angry? Don"t she hate shedding innocent blood? Why isn"t she attacking me?"

As Xing reached him, she saw the Water Emperor looking exasperated.as if all his plans had flopped.

"Ha... A few?", he added as if he got an idea., his eyes brightened, " I killed a woman carrying my child before I left for here. Can that be..."

*SLAP*
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A loud slap was heard swallowing the sound of the cras.h.i.+ng waves and a menacing voice followed,

"Akatsuki! Do you want to die that much?", Xing rubbed the back of her hand that throbbed with pain with her other hand as her chest heaved up and down in rage.

"Tsk", Xing clicked her tongue seeing the disoriented Emperor who almost fell on the hot sand.

"He is willing to go as far as telling me that he killed his own child? Am I such a fool?", Xing was furious, "But, could he be telling the truth? If he actually did it, Ryuga won"t tell me, right?"

While Xing was in serious thoughts rubbing her hand, Chenglei was flabbergasted.

"My wife actually slapped a man with the back of her hand! She could very well have cut his hair! "

Slapping is usually humiliating and in their kingdom, slapping with the back of the hand is the utmost humiliation almost equal to the cutting of hair for n.o.bles. And women slapping men is unheard of and if found guilty they usually give capital punishment to such women.

"Did she know it? Probably not! "

Chenglei never expected for Xing to act this way. She never was one who goes on slapping around other people.

Well, she did slap some women... When she got annoyed...

Oh, well! So it happens!

Chenglei got out of his thoughts almost immediately. He had already promised her that she could do anything without facing the consequences. And in such situation, the other party who got slapped must be furious.

Just as he expected the Water Emperor who almost fell on the ground felt the burning sensation in his cheek. No one has ever slapped him in his life and he got furious. He was a warrior himself and as instinct he drew out his sword in one swift motion as he slashed it towards Xing.

"No, Xing!", Chenglei shouted as he drew his sword and stepped in front of Xing, covering her and blocked the Emperors sword with his.

Xing who was in her thoughts felt the danger and with her hands covering her abdomen she moved to her side when Chenglei promptly covered her. She did it so naturally as if she was just a damsel in distress wanting the hero to save her.

Even she was surprised by her act.

The Water Emperor dropped his sword on the ground seeing Xing"s reaction. Her covering her stomach protectively before hiding behind her husband.

She is pregnant? What have I done?

For him, Xing"s image changed to his wife"s image in his mind. She used to do this - placing the hand over the belly, too each time she was pregnant.

I didn"t protect her! My wife died because of me!

He felt more guilty and he knelt in the hot sand with tears in his eyes.

"Watch him", Xing who knew she was safe, told Chenglei and walked back towards their Manor as if she had decided something.