The Emperor God Wife Is Naughty
116. Post-battle

"Bella, forget the things that have passed, I love you."

Isabella looked blankly at the figure who was getting further and further away from her grasp. Under the desolate sea, Isabella was silent like a statue as if her body was frozen in place. He floated in the middle of the sea, seeing a figure that was getting farther away accompanied by a red trail that floated up started to blend in with the water.

The shadow began to dissipate, replaced by a faint light that slowly lifted it to the surface in a semi-conscious state. Isabella had no idea what was pulling her over the water, her mind completely empty with tears mixed with the sea water.

He came to the surface, pulled by someone to the ground leaving him lying on a wooden board with a blank view his soul school had lost. Until finally a man approached, sticking a gun right into his head.

"I'm so sorry." The man smiled mockingly then saw the wound on Isabella's abdomen that was wide open like it had been torn to shreds. "It looks like you're having a lot of fun with the 'gift' I gave you."

Isabella did not react or look at the man who was pointing at her. He was so confused, he didn't even feel the pain of the wound. He only felt pain in his heart that exceeded the pain in his stomach. But he just quietly held it all down, looking at the bright sky as if looking at someone up there.

He didn't want to forget it, he didn't want to. He hated this feeling, he hated that person so much that he wanted to erase his memory. He knew the person was not an ordinary person, so he was very afraid when the person said to forget everything. He refused hard!

But some things were out of her control so Isabella could not fight back at all. Others do not know what happens when the sky turns dark, but Isabella knows for sure. That person made himself completely disappear from this world.

The darkness continues to swallow. His gaze was completely dark and silent as if only he was living in this world. Until he finally realized, that he had returned to being Xie Ran after a long darkness enveloped him.

Unknowingly tears trickled down, the memory he had never felt, but it felt very real. The voice was so familiar, yet foreign together that Xie Ran really did not know who the person in question was. He again dreamed of things that he never remembered and impossible to happen in the past.

Isabella and Xie Ran were the same person, but also different together. Xie Ran does not know why the shadow of his past life continues to ring with memories that he never remembered. He's really confused.

Qu Xuanzi who had been accompanying Xie Ran all day realized that Xie Ran's mood was not good. He wiped the tears on Xie Ran's face, making Xie Ran instantly aware of his presence.

"You're still here?" ask Xie Ran.

"M."

Xie Ran then just remembered something so he chuckled pettyly laughing at his own condition. "I forgot I'm not the same as I used to be. My five senses are dead, I can't see or hear you speak. I barely even knew you were there." He withdrew, positioning his body to sit down with Qu Xuanzi's help.

Qu Xuanzi did not say anything. He had already heard the details through Dou Dou that Xie Ran was hit by Huai Mao's attack. The curse of voidness was difficult to clear, even Huai Mao himself who made it was not necessarily able to pull the curse.

"Surely Ann Rou called you. I'm totally fine. But thank you, I'm still alive thanks to you. Unfortunately, I might not be able to pay it back." He looked down gloomily. Although his gaze was blank, his expression was very clear he looked sad. "I'm .. I'm not mad if you leave. Regarding your previous proposal, I rejected it once again. I told you, I am short and will be a burden to you. I'm also disabled, it's too embarrassing."

Xie Ran chuckled incisively after saying the last sentence. He did not want to trouble Qu Xuanzi due to his flawed condition. To him, it was too embarrassing. It is Xie Ran, as well as Isabella, and she has a mysterious person whom she has forgotten. He didn't want anyone to wish for him, because he didn't like the feeling. With his condition like this, he wanted to do everything on his own without burdening.

But the more Xie Ran laughed, the more miserable he was. Qu Xuanzi could not bear to see Xie Ran's condition and directly hugged him tightly not wanting to let go. He doesn't want to go no matter what. As bad as Xie Ran was, he wouldn't leave. To him, Xie Ran remained the same as the Xie Ran he knew as much as anything Xie Ran changed.

Xie Ran did not know Qu Xuanzi was hugging him, but he could feel the warmth in his soul. His laughter stopped, becoming so pitiful as to hold the sobs in silence.

"I told you, you're not handicapped." Qu Xuanzi finally spoke as she hugged Xie Ran.

But Xie Ran was stunned. Not because of Qu Xuanzi's words, but because he could vaguely hear her voice. Although it was not very clear, but he knew what Qu Xuanzi was saying.

Xie Ran was confused then looked up to see the light. His gaze was no longer dark, there was light in his view despite not being able to see clearly. He looked at Qu Xuanzi right before him, his heart beating uncharacteristically at that very instant.

"You ...." Xie Ran touched Qu Xuanzi's face slowly. His gaze was too blurry that it did not see Qu Xuanzi clearly other than his vaguely visible figure. But when he saw Qu Xuanzi with this kind of gaze, he felt very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere else.

Qu Xuanzi grabbed Xie Ran's hand which touched her face then cupped her and kissed her gently. "I'm not leaving. Your age is not short, you are also very normal, you can't kick me out."

Xie Ran was flabbergasted, staring at Qu Xuanzi in disbelief. He can see, he can hear, he can feel a little touch, he can even feel the smell of the room. His five senses aren't really dead? "How can you?"

"You just need to know, you're gonna get well."

Xie Ran was dissatisfied with his answer then urged Qu Xuanzi. "Your strength has recovered?"

"Still sealed."

"Then ...." Xie Ran did not continue his sentence. Qu Xuanzi was already strong enough that when his strength was suppressed to the maximum, it made sense to be able to heal him. He decided not to think about it anymore and focused on treatment.

"So, the proposal still applies." Qu Xuanzi slightly smiled looking at the cute-looking Xie Ran.

Xie Ran turned his face and sat on the side of the bed, unwilling to face Qu Xuanzi. If thought about it again, Qu Xuanzi bore some resemblance to someone he had forgotten about, but he immediately brushed it off all quickly before misunderstanding. Qu Xuanzi and he were obviously from a different world, it was impossible.

"When I forced myself to break through, I sacrificed more than half of my life, probably not being able to live for more than 30 years. In less than 15 years, I'll be dead." Xie Ran shifted the topic of conversation to become more serious.

"You're not going to die." Qu Xuanzi spoke confidently.

"Indeed, Long Long said I wouldn't die if I managed to become a goddess. But becoming a goddess takes thousands of years, even with the speed of my cultivation it would be difficult to achieve it in less than 15 years."

"That's for ordinary people. What do you think, you're among ordinary humans?" Qu Xuanzi was confident that Xie Ran could achieve another miracle. He was only 17 years old, but barely touched the level of saint that only a hundred-year-old human could do. Such speed could not be performed by normal humans at all.

"If I sacrifice my age again, I'll die." Xie Ran did not feel like he had done a miracle. He paid for his power at a great price. The lifespan of an ordinary human could only last for 100 years, that was even more than the limit of an ordinary human.

When a person reaches the advanced professional stage, all aging will cease and age will increase almost eternally. But in Xie Ran's case it was different. He gets strength instantly and has to pay with life, then his age will be counted within normal limits, not the age of an advanced professional. He can die of illness as the elderly when he is close to 30 years old.

"My judgment will not be wrong. At least you won't die before I die." Qu Xuanzi remained confident in his stance. He was sure that Xie Ran would not be that easy to give up on his life.

Xie Ran looked at Qu Xuanzi meaningfully, then nodded. "We'll see who will win."

Xie Ran averted his gaze again after a moment of silence. He sighed, then continued to say, "I have a friend, he sacrificed himself for me as payment for my strength. What am I supposed to do? I'm not sure I can fulfill his will."

"Then you must not let his sacrifice go to waste. You must fulfill his will."

"You know how to awaken the spirit of consciousness?" Xie Ran asked, thinking it was possible that Qu Xuanzi knew something.

"You want to save the little dragon's consciousness?"

Xie Ran was not surprised Qu Xuanzi found out about Long Long, so he nodded. After all, he could not hide anything from Qu Xuanzi, including Long Long's whereabouts which he had been keeping secret all along.

Long Long Long used his strength to help Xie Ran when breaking through the dragon aura for the first time, otherwise Xie Ran was already dead by then. Besides age, Xie Ran also had to sacrifice Long Long despite not wanting to. It was his regret, but he had to do it.

Since she could not become a goddess with her condition and carry out Long Long's will, she only wanted to resurrect Long Long while still alive.

"Spirit can only be found in the Underworld. Since the dragon's consciousness was gone, it should still be in the Underworld. When you find it, you just need to bring along its physical body, then use pure energy to fuse the spirit and the physical body."

"Physical body .. spirit ...." Xie Ran felt his journey was getting longer and longer. If he wanted to find a physical body, he would have to go to the lost Lava Continent, it was almost impossible. Then he must also go to the Underworld .... Isn't that the same as going into the tiger cage?

"I'm not suggesting you go to the Underworld for now. If you go ...." Qu Xuanzi did not continue his sentence when he saw Xie Ran who had returned empty. The five senses of Xie Ran were again weakened and died as before.

"It turns out to be only temporary," muttered Xie Ran. He again felt alone in the darkness and dissolved in silence.

Qu Xuanzi had barely forgotten that his strength would only make Xie Ran temporarily normal, though not completely normal. So for some time to come, Xie Ran will have to undergo treatment until he recovers completely.

"I want to check their condition." Xie Ran stood up just like that thinking of his friends and his granny who were seriously injured. Not to mention Long Huo whose soul was troubled, as well as Xiao Caihong in the pendant.

"Good." Qu Xuanzi escorted Xie Ran to meet his friends.

Right now they were still in the residence of the Xie Clan that had collapsed. Qu Xuanzi placed Xie Ran in his residence back then while still in the Xie Clan, but not that dilapidated mansion. They traced the road as if they had been memorized by the location of the place, especially for Xie Ran as if he had no vision problems.

The Xie Clan was not completely destroyed like in the front that was already in ruins. Some parts of the clan were still worth wearing and were placed for Xie Ran's injured friends. While Xie wang and his wife in their own place were apparently still intact.

Xie Ran crossed the room where his friends were. The six youngsters did not look good, even Mei Liena was still unconscious. Pei Xi's injuries were lighter so he didn't need to lie down like the others. 

Yue Lu, the divine physician present took care of them one by one aided by a little elf who flew there and brought the goods at Yue Lu's request. His eye bags looked fine, unlike the last time he was seen when in Shuiyang City.

Seeing Xie Ran's presence, Pei Xi was about to approach, but seeing Qu Xuanzi walking right behind him made Pei Xi undo the intention. I don't know what he's thinking.

Yan Yao came to her senses first and reacted very quickly when she found Xie Ran standing in front of her bed. He immediately sat down, followed by Liu Chang who was full of bandages as well as Zhou Kui who looked even better.

"Xie Ran, you're here." Zhou Kui smiled looking at him, he was grateful Xie Ran was fine. Although he was somewhat saddened to face the fact that Xie Ran could not see, at least Xie Ran's injury was not as bad as they were at the moment.

"It shouldn't have happened to you guys." Xie Ran felt somewhat regretful about involving them. Had he not stayed with Zhong Xiaorong and Mei Liena and revealed his plans, they would not have been like this. He could feel Mei Liena's condition weakening, while Zhong Xiaorong was still unconscious.

"We're doing fine. If you can see, you'll see me jump high right now!" Liu Chang did not want Xie Ran to be sad and tried to comfort him. The others only looked at him with a pitiful look at all the bandages on Liu Chang's body.

Yan Yao coughed. "True, he could have jumped like a monkey and climbed a tree. No need to worry."

"Sister Yao, you're so mean to say I'm a monkey." Liu Chang was being pitiful.

"Then what? You're a monkey." Yan Yao retorted indifferently while shaking Liu Chang's forehead.

"Rather than you, the white tiger is afraid of the phoenix. If Bai He finds out, you'll be chopped off!"

Yan Yao glared at Liu Chang feeling very anxious to tear him apart. "Ranran, next time you have to teach him a lesson. There's no other thing this monkey fears but you."

"Stupid."

"...."

The two of them instantly fell silent as soon as Xie Ran cursed. Raut Xie Ran looked annoyed and leaving just like that made them confused. They were very sure Xie Ran could not see them, so Xie Ran should not know their condition. They just want to entertain, what's wrong?

"You forgot how Miss Xie killed Huai Mao? You think he doesn't know your condition? It's like that, don't keep talking nonsense." Yue Lu spoke so that the circus made the two men completely speechless. They did not see the fight directly, but they saw how Huai Mao was enveloped in endless flames.

At this moment, they felt quite worthy of being called stupid by Xie Ran. They can only breathe.

Xie Ran walked out of the room with an annoyed look. Even though he did not hear their stupid words, he still knew what they were doing. The two foolish men, already injured still could not keep quiet.

"I want to see Long Huo."

The loyal Qu Xuanzi followed, leading Xie Ran to the place where the three dragons were. Their wounds were not as bad as Xie Ran's friends, but Long Huo was different. Since Long Huo had protected Xie Ran from Huai Mao's fatal attack, Long Huo's soul was severely damaged.

Qu Xuanzi had already stabilized Long Huo's soul before, yet could not heal. Its power serves as a more effective destroyer, but for treatment it is rather limited especially to the treatment of the soul.

Xie Ran could feel a weak breath when he reached the open and wide covered with trees. He walked up to the red dragon still lying limp with his eyes dimmed. It had been two days since that battle, but his condition was still unstable.

There was guilt in Xie Ran's heart. Perhaps it was because his dragon aura had increased and bound his soul together with pure energy that his feelings for the dragon were just like feelings of empathy for oneself. The loyalty of dragons was incomparable, Xie Ran also faced the same thing .

Xie Ran raised his hand, rubbing Long Huo's head that was as big as his height. "you'll be fine."

Long Huo snored softly and closed his eyes to rest. When a white beam shot out from Xie Ran's hands, flowing on Long Huo's head to his entire body, Long Huo was much calmer and asleep. Slowly his collected soul was denser repairing the wound on his soul.

"What's like this?" xie Ran asked, despite knowing he wouldn't hear anything.

But Qu Xuanzi still replied, "True."