Chapter 313: There’s Nothing He Can’t Do
Chapter 313: There’s Nothing He Can’t Do
Xiang Ling’s senses heightened instantly as she summoned her powers, prepared to confront whoever was trying to breach the powerful wards around her palace. She tried to sense who or what it was, but she was unable to sense anything other than the obvious fact that something or someone was trying to enter her place.
A sizzling sound nearby caught her attention, and she readied her sword to strike when a familiar voice stopped her - "Don’t attack, it’s me, Lingling."
Her sword halted just a centimeter from Zhe Yuan’s smooth cheek. Realizing who he was, she immediately withdrew her weapon, letting it vanish into her space. "Ah Yuan?" she gasped, shocked by his sudden appearance in her bedchamber.
Without a word, Zhe Yuan closed the distance between them, pulling her into his strong embrace before cupped her chin and tilting her face to capture her lips with his own. His arms encircled her waist, and his lips met hers in a sweet, passionate kiss.
In that moment, Xiang Ling felt all her pain and grief melting away, replaced by the comfort of his familiar embrace. She sighed into the kiss and allowed herself to melt into his arms. Her hands immediately found their way around his neck as she returned the kiss. The two exchanged their feelings like that for a long while, their lips portraying what they didn’t speak out loud.
It was only after certain long moments had passed did they finally ended the kiss and pulled apart. However, Xiang Ling didn’t get the chance to look at his face as the man immediately pulled her into a hug.
"I nearly lost it, Lingling." He suddenly whispered as he tightened his hold even further, almost squeezing the life out of her. "When I received news about your death from Zhang Xuan, I felt like my world literally stopped and fell apart that very moment. If not for him making me realize that it was only your mortal body that had died, I would have gone insane. It was so painful to go through those days."
Xiang Ling’s heart broke when she heard the pain in his voice, he sounded so broken and hurt. She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him just as tightly. "I’m sorry, Ah Yuan. I made you worry."
Zhe Yuan quickly shook his head as he pulled back from the hug to look at her face. "I should be the one apologizing. I wasn’t there with uou when you needed me the most. I failed you, Lingling."
"No, you didn’t." Xiang Ling quickly dismissed his guilt. "I already knew that my time in the Mortal Realm was up. So, I was more likely prepared for it. Besides, you didn’t leave me for no reason. You had your own things to take care of. I’m already so happy to see you here."
The man didn’t hold back and placed another kiss on her lips. The two kissed for a while again as they were unable to hold themselves back. They were desperate to feel each other again after that sudden departure.
"How did you manage to sneak inside Celestial Realm? Have you alerted any guards?" Xiang Ling asked once they finally manged to settle down on the huge bed. She worried that he might have triggered the wards and would have gotten noticed by the guards of the Realm. However, she soon realized that her worry was for nothing.
"Don’t worry. No other soul here knows that I’m with you. Zhang Xuan helped me in entering the Celestial Realm." Zhe Yuan revealed and watched as Xiang Ling shook her head in surprise. At this point, there was probably nothing that her mysterious sixth husband couldn’t do.
"Honestly, I never expected him to be this powerful. I always knew that he was someone powerful, but recently, I have started realizing that he seems nearly as powerful as those elders in the High Council, or maybe even more, which honestly doesn’t make any sense." Zhe Yuan admitted to which Xiang Ling nodded her head in agreement.
"I know exactly what you are talking about. His level of power, it’s unimaginable. He promised to reveal his identity on my return to the Celestial Realm. Since, I’m back now, I’m waiting for him to keep his word." She told him about Zhang Xuan’s promise.
She watched as Zhe Yuan took hold of her hands in his own and started fidgeting with her fingers. Clearing her throat, she asked, "What happened in the Water Realm back then? Why were you summoned all of a sudden?"
She noticed how his body went stiff at her questions and the way his hold on her hands tightened slightly. She was surprised to see such a reaction from him and it made her wonder what could be the reason behind it. But despite her curiosity, she didn’t force him to answer and just waited patiently for him to speak.
He took way too long to speak, but when he finally did, his voice was but a soft whisper. "The Dark Force attacked the Water Realm the night before the day I received my mother’s letter..."
A gasp of surprise left Xiang Ling as she had heard nothing about it. She knew that the Dark Force was also attacking the other Realms, but she never thought that they went for any other realm before the Mortal Realm.
"Is... is everything alright there?" She asked when she noticed how grim Zhe Yuan’s expression was.
"My... my father’s dead." He finally revealed and the gasp that escaped Xiang Ling’s mouth was even louder than the one before. "He was heavily injured in the attack and wasn’t able to make it through the night. He passed away merely minutes after I arrived there. Everything was so chaotic back then, and I needed to ascend the throne to stabilize the Realm. I... I’m..."
Noticing how he became overwhelmed with emotions, Xiang Ling immediately wrapped her hands around the man and pulled him into a hug.