Chapter 226: Too Quick and Short
Chapter 226: Too Quick and Short
The moon was high in the sky and unlike the chill in the outside world, Xiang Ling’s Spatial Realm had a warm weather. It was nice to spend some time in the warmth of her space after spending a long day in the cold of the outside world.
"Are we leaving tomorrow morning?" Zhang Xuan asked as he helped her in restocking the Herb Cottage with the spiritual herbs they collected from the fields.
"En! The Crown Prince and his wife will meet us at the City gate tomorrow morning. We will depart together from there." Xiang Ling informed him as she arranged the vials of elixirs on the wooden shelf.
"This is such an unexpected situation." Zhang Xuan quoted the same words that Wei Guang spoke when he and Xin Cheng got informed about the change of plans upon Xiang Ling’s return to the Inn. "Are you sure this Crown Prince isn’t going to be a problem?" He asked while turning his full attention toward her.
Xiang Ling stopped on her way to stock more elixirs and a serious expression took over her face. "I’m really not sure about the Crown Prince’s intentions. He might be doing this just to test his wife or there might be some more serious reasons behind his sudden decision of following us to Dongzhi City. But for now, he doesn’t appear like someone we need to be wary of. Instead of him, I’m more worried about-"
"The Crown Princess." Zhang Xuan provided before Xiang Ling could have finished speaking. "You have said it before, and it’s making me wonder why you are wary of that woman this much. Do you know her?"
A sigh escaped Xiang Ling’s lips as she answered, "We share a long history together, and you can say that we never have been on good terms."
"She’s an immortal too." Zhang Xuan guessed and received a confirmation nod from Xiang Ling.
"She’s Supreme Immortal Lin. She accidently entered the Mortal Realm through the divine portal and ended up inside the body of the deceased Crown Princess. Who would have thought that we will end up crossing paths here and she will drag me into the ongoing mess of her life?" Xiang Ling was unable to hold back herself from regretting the moment she met with Su LiangLin. If she could have stayed inside the building for a couple of more minutes, the outcome might be different. But it was already too late for her to regret her past choices.
She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard Zhang Xuan chuckle. She looked up at his face and found him smiling while he was looking at her. "What is it?" She asked while looking completely confused about what could have made him smile like that.
"Nothing much. I’m just curious to know exactly who’s writing your fate. It’s just filled with surprises." The man said and his smile got bigger when he received a dead look from her. Finally realizing that she didn’t found his words funny, he finally stopped smiling and threw up his hands in surrender.
Xiang Ling returned her attention to the table that was now empty after they were nearly done with stocking up everything. With a quick spell, she cleaned the room and finished the work.
Stretching her arms, she started heading out of the cottage. It was still early night in the outside world, so she decided to take a break and catch some sleep. She made her way to summer cottage and turned to close the door when she finally noticed Zhang Xuan who had followed her all the way from the Herb Cottage and was now looking at her with a very unhappy expression on his face.
"What is wrong?" She asked the man as she wasn’t sure why he was suddenly feeling unhappy.
"What do you think you are doing?" Zhang Xuan threw the question at her instead of answering her question.
"Umm... I’m going to rest..."
"And what am I supposed to do?" The man demanded and it finally dawned over Xiang Ling why the man was suddenly looking unhappy.
Still, feigning ignorance, she replied, "Well... you should also go and get some rest. We will be setting out on a long journey tomorrow morning. We all will need energy. Go and get some good hours of sleep. Hurry up."
Zhang Xuan just stood there, staring at her. He didn’t speak nor moved for a couple of moments before finally muttering, "You are such a bad wife, Ah Ling. You are purposely ignoring me."
Xiang Ling struggled to hold back her smile as she found him really cute as he sulked at the lack of intimacy between them. Clearing her throat, she took couple of steps forward and moved to stand right in front of him. She didn’t move for a while and just stared into his deep green eyes for a moment.
It was only when she knew that he was completely unprepared, she took the chance and moved to her tip toes before placing a kiss on the corner of his mouth.
Before the man could have realized what just happened, she stepped back and rushed inside the room, closing the door behind her.
"Ah Ling! Ah Ling!"
The knocks started merely a moment later and the smile finally spilled on Xiang Ling’s lips as she listened to her husband’s requests.
"Ah Ling, open the door. That was just too quick and short. That can’t be counted as a kiss. Come out and let’s get it sorted out. We need to do it again. I’m not going to count this one. Ah Ling!"
"Maybe we can try again tomorrow." Xiang Ling shouted back and heard the man going silent for a second or two. She waited to hear his response and it came sooner than she expected.
"Alright. Let’s try again tomorrow. But you need to make it last longer. I will not count short ones. Alright?"
Xiang Ling just shook her head and headed toward the bed.