
Long Yun as well as the other two dragons flew across the dark clouds at night. The three landed on the edge of the large window, where Xie Ruo was sitting while closing his eyes enjoying the night air accompanied by the blowing of the wind that was waving his hair.
Xie Ruo opened his eyes, looking at the three little dragons who had been wandering around observing the outside situation now standing nearby. Long Yun brought a paper scroll, it must be a message from Ann Rou.
Xie Ruo received the scroll, then looked at the contents. When the scroll opened, a black rose appeared along with a word written in red ink.
"Xie"
That was what was written on the paper, while the black roses that had previously appeared started to drop petals and fly in the air. Xie Ruo's face became extremely cold.
This isn't a letter from Ann Rou.
"Who sent you?" Xie Ruo looked at the three dragons who looked extremely tense.
Long Yun replied, "Ann Rou gave it to me to deliver, saying someone left the letter to Master. But not knowing what the contents are and the sender, the letter can't be opened either."
Someone is trying to confuse him. A black rose is a sign of death, and the letter inscribes the character of the letter 'Xie' in red ink, meaning that the creator of the message tried to threaten him.
There were only a few people who could threaten him here, one of them was a Demon God. Most likely, the Demon God already knew his position.
Looking at the letter in his hand along with the dead flower stalk, he gripped it firmly and burned it. That person dared to threaten him using the Xie Clan to get him cornered, Xie Ruo would naturally not be silent.
"Master, this letter ...." Long Huo was somewhat surprised to see the letter that was not destroyed despite it already burning in Xie Ruo's hands. His red writing still appeared even though it was already filled with black stains.
Xie Ruo looked at the blackened letter, suddenly smiling. "If I die, won't he lose the sacrificial altar core?"
"Master—"
"Once he touches my family, I'll end it myself. It's not just a threat." Xie Ruo looked at the black paper for a while, then muttered, "You hear me?"
It's not ordinary paper. The sender will know what the recipient is saying without having to write a reply letter. It's like there's a recorder in it, but it's in magic.
Xie Ruo had once used it to threaten seniors in the Holy Tower several years ago. It is common, but rarely known. The reason why the paper was not destroyed, was because the sender added magic to force it.
The Demon God tried to use a psychological attack to disturb Xie Ruo. He seemed to know, Xie Ruo's emotions were not doing well and toying with him for Xie Ruo to act recklessly to give a gap.
The unknown enemy was indeed much more dangerous, let alone exist in the same environment. That person must have been watching from afar and laughing at his own game.
Xie Ruo sat by the side of the open window. His bad mood caused the temperature in the room to change drastically, even the three dragons were barely strong enough to hold him back.
"Let me guess what you're gonna do. Before defeating the Celestial Emperor, you will rule the Middle World. The Empire is just your little pawn for position, then it attracts a lot of attention to catapult your reputation so that a lot of people trust you. In this way, there will be many who support you in all decisions, they will give up their lives voluntarily. Using the pretext of sacrifice for the truth, then pitting the sheep between the Celestial Emperor and the Demon Emperor. Lastly, using me as the core of the altar for you to obtain your purpose."
At that time, Xie Ruo's life would be hard to help. It was the same as sacrificing his soul, he would die and be unable to incarnate. This way, if he was a Demon God with thoughts filled with merciless power, he would also do the same.
Suddenly the writing in the paper changed, making Xie Ruo somewhat surprised. "You're a little right."
Xie Ruo had just found out that the author of this paper could change his writing remotely. It seems like the Demon God is using a certain way to use it.
"So your goal is to give me a black rose to silence me? Are you so easily scared?" Xie Ruo laughed. But the laughter was not a joyful laughter, but rather a laughter filled with a cold aura.
The main purpose of the Demon God was not just to silence him, but to limit his movements and discourage him. He used the threat of the Xie Clan on Xie Ruo, it was clear that he knew that the Xie Clan was Xie Ruo's weakest point for now other than his friends.
The Demon God knew, Xie Ruo was investigating him deeper. He had diverted the Celestial Emperor and the Demon Emperor with another matter that was just as severe as it was that the two of them were busy without having time to look for it. But now that there was Xie Ruo specifically looking for him, this caused him to be wary.
Xie Ruo only realized, all this time the Demon God was watching him and started to be vigilant. It seemed like it had started ever since he went to the border and discovered the identity of another Demon Emperor.
Long Ying was shivering now. The problem facing Xie Ruo right now was the Demon God. "The Demon God can do anything for a purpose, fear him—"
"Just do it, I want to see where he's moving. I alone will forcibly end his goal if it touches my family." Xie Ruo said in a calm tone, yet his heart was not at all calm.
Emotions that are too big cause large temperature changes. Xie Ruo's room had been coated by ice from the cold flames, creeping over the entire room until it turned into a gripping winter.
Xie Ruo's words just now contained a meaning, that he would end his own life to decide the goal of the Demon God. It dies, pure energy is lost, no one can use it.
Long Yun and the other two were at a loss for words. Amidst the gripping cold atmosphere, they grew even more tense as they felt something approaching.
Xie Ruo also felt it, but he did not respond. Until finally the door was opened, then his gaze sharpened feeling disturbed.
"I told you I don't accept guests!" Xie Ruo emphasized the words while turning his head, but his gaze froze as soon as he saw who exactly was coming.
He thought that it was Zhong Guofeng, given that he could not detect the power with a faint presence. However, what he found was a different person.
Between the frozen and dark room filled with a cold aura, the figure of an iceberg-like man stood in the middle of it. His spotless white clothes moved in the wind from the large open windows. At the same time, the first snow fell, slipping freely carried away by the wind.
It was Qu Xuanzi, walking up to Xie Ruo with an anxious look after feeling the negative emotions that caused the indoor ice storm.
Xie Ruo just kept quiet. What's he supposed to say? Has Qu Xuanzi heard everything?
However, whether he heard her words just now or not, it would not change anything. Right now, Xie Ruo only felt extremely mentally exhausted.
When he arrived, Qu Xuanzi immediately hugged Xie Ruo, thinking something bad had happened that Xie Ruo was like this. This was not the first time he had seen Xie Ruo so messed up. In his previous life, Xie Ruo had also been severely depressed so that he could not control himself due to various psychological pressures.
When he saw Xie Ruo just now, it was like he had seen Xie Ruo in his blood-soaked past life.
"You're coming ...." Xie Ruo did not know how to react. But when Qu Xuanzi hugged him, he felt calm again.
Qu Xuanzi searched for something that made Xie Ruo mess up, then found a piece of paper lying on the edge of the window, barely flying if Long Huo did not hold it back.
He picked up the paper, then realized who was sending it. It seemed like the Demon God had really targeted Xie Ruo. He has to destroy this.
Immediately, the paper in Qu Xuanzi's hands shattered in a single blink of an eye. The magic in the paper was directed at the Demon God. Qu Xuanzi had crushed him, giving him a counterattack as a warning.
All of that would be conveyed to the Demon God, including mental attacks that would make the power of the Demon God disturbed.
Qu Xuanzi looked at Long Ying, then said, "You know what to do."
Long Ying who had gotten used to the various cues immediately understood and left carrying Long Yun and Long Huo. Since the paper was previously inscribed with the characters writing 'Xie', then he only needed to pass Qu Xuanzi's message to the saint beasts to protect the Xie Clan more strictly.
"How do you know I'm here?" Xie Ruo took off a hug to stare at Qu Xuanzi who was taller than him. Although it was not too surprising, but wasn't its existence already disguised by Zhong Guofeng?
"Not difficult." Qu Xuanzi grabbed one of Xie Ruo's palms, then played his finger. "I was wondering what you were planning. Coming to the palace as someone else's future wife, it's not like your style."
Xie Ruo felt, what Qu Xuanzi had just said was "why do you have to be someone else's future wife, you forget about me?" it is like that if interpreted.
"That wasn't my plan." Xie Ruo sighed. "I suspect you wouldn't believe me like the others if I told you that I was kidnapped. Besides, who's the idiot who's gonna kidnap me? You'll all think that."
"So the Demon Emperor kidnapped you."
"Do you know?" Xie Ruo was surprised. Was this time, he the one who misinterpreted or indeed Qu Xuanzi the one who had originally spoken?
"When I went to the Underworld, I already knew that the Demon Emperor was disguised as a Human Emperor."
"Why not tell?" Xie Ruo felt that he had been played again. Really ....
"You didn't ask." Qu Xuanzi did not remember Xie Ruo asking about the Demon Emperor disguised as a human. They only talked about the plans of the Demon Emperor and what happened in the past.
Xie Ruo suddenly became somewhat annoyed and went awry. He had always lost out on arguing with Qu Xuanzi, never mind. "Other times if you know something, tell me too."
"You came here, isn't it going to make the Demon Emperor know?"
"I guess he already knows where I am." Qu Xuanzi remained calm. "He'll come if he wants, but until now he hasn't come, that means he's welcoming me."
Xie Ruo did not know how they interacted, but he came to be reminded of the fact that he had lied to the Demon Emperor before. Did that man kill Xu Ziyan?
If it had been, with his temper, the Demon Emperor should have dragged the woman before him before being killed. But it could be that the Demon Emperor did not want to stain Xie Ruo's eyes with such a bloody spectacle that it killed him directly on the spot. That could have happened.
Recalling that, he looked at Qu Xuanzi for a moment of consideration. If he were to tell you that he was pregnant, how would Qu Xuanzi react? He was confused where to start.
"Is something?" Qu Xuanzi felt that there was something Xie Ruo wanted to convey.
"There are some things I want to say ...." Xie Ruo turned his doubtful face until he felt uneasy again. He looked back at Qu Xuanzi who was waiting, suddenly he became very nervous.
Never mind, tell him he's ready. For now, talk about serious things first to release the burden of his mind. Xie Ruo reached out his hand, taking out a notebook he had made while still researching the matter of the Demon God.
He had collected many records from each member of the empire as well as the officials. Ever since learning that Zhong Guofeng was the Demon Emperor, he had started to find out who was on his side and not.
"The current empire is experiencing the turmoil of the throne. Zhong Guofeng's power was unstable as many officials shifted their support to other princes. The prince who had second heir besides Zhong Guofeng was Zhong Wenyue. If Zhong Guofeng was not married and had children, then his throne would have moved to Zhong Wenyue after his death. Since Zhong Guofeng was the Demon Emperor, it was not impossible that the imperial throne would remain in his hands. But the thing was, Zhong Wenyue had begun to plan a rebellion. He definitely knew, Zhong Guofeng could not be taken lightly so divert all support to shake Zhong Guofeng's position. That's why, Zhong Guofeng brought me here. Among the upheaval of the throne, there should be a Demon God behind him. I've been looking for a lot of people who might become Demon Gods, all of you asking Ann Rou to investigate them."
Qu Xuanzi looked at the suspect's data in the records as well as all his background. Most of those whom Xie Ruo suspected were princes or some kings, although there were some influential public figures who had little information.
All that is suspected is not without reason. Even though it was near Zhong Guofeng, it could be that he was a Demon God looking for a gap. He only needed to eliminate some people who did not match Qu Xuanzi's judgment. After all, only Qu Xuanzi had ever seen a Demon God.
"The Demon God does not know the existence of a Demon Emperor, he will have the intention to rule the empire without knowing that Emperor Zhong is a Demon Emperor."
"He knows where I am, but why doesn't he know where the Demon Emperor is?" Xie Ruo was astonished. He was very easy to find, but why not the Demon God?
"The Demon Emperor had his own methods of not being recognized, such as disguising his own aura and breath. Unless one had seen his true form after incarnating, it was impossible for one to recognize any other form. Moreover, there was no way the Demon Emperor would still walk free if the Demon God had already found him."
"The Demon God knows where you are, but you can still be free, why not the Demon Emperor?"
"The "Demon Emperor has his own ties to the Demon God. If the Demon God found it, then the Demon Emperor would be controlled like a puppet. It should have been me, but I have separated two blood and created a Demon Emperor with demon blood tied to a Demon God."
Xie Ruo was somewhat surprised to hear that. "So that's why you're at war?"
Qu Xuanzi nodded slowly. "The Demon Emperor back then got out of control, wreaking havoc everywhere due to his controlled mind. That's why, I helped him hide himself until the Demon God was found. Although the empire was not a safe place to hide, the Underworld was more insecure."
"So, we should hide it as a weapon of the Demon God?"
"You could say so. There's nothing to worry about, even if the way is a bit extreme, sometimes he has the same thoughts as me."
Having the same thoughts means having the same feelings. Xie Ruo grew increasingly concerned about the fact that he was deceiving the Demon Emperor. Xie Ruo sighed. "I feel guilty for deceiving him."
"He's tricked you so many times." Qu Xuanzi did not care about the Demon Emperor.
"The problem is not that simple. I tricked her that I miscarried, I don't know how she felt."
Qu Xuanzi looked at Xie Ruo thoughtfully while thinking quickly. A miscarriage?
At that moment, Xie Ruo only realized who the interlocutor was. He glanced at Qu Xuanzi who was still silently staring at him, Xie Ruo suddenly misbehaved. Due to being in trouble, he momentarily mistaken that his interlocutor was Mei Liena. This was due to too often confiding in that one woman, until she forgot that the one before her was Qu Xuanzi!
Xie Ruo felt like disappearing right then and there. He had just indirectly said what he had hesitated to say before. It really ....
"Ruoruo, you told the Demon Emperor, but not to me."
"It's not so .. I didn't say." Xie Ruo felt panicked after Qu Xuanzi showed his jealousy.
"Now, you can say it honestly. What I think is right or wrong, you answer."
"Me?" Xie Ruo suddenly felt that he had become stupid.
In fact, he himself had no idea what Qu Xuanzi was really thinking. It could be deviating from what he thinks. Qu Xuanzi asked about her miscarriage or pregnancy?
But since Qu Xuanzi wasn't as easily lied to as the Demon Emperor, it was highly likely that he would indeed have to say it truthfully. There was no reason for him to continue hiding and making puzzles.
Xie Ruo calmed down and started to get serious. "Liena said it, not me. He said that ...." Xie Ruo felt nervous to the point of pressing his own fingers and biting his lower lip. He is not used to this situation and does not have to be happy or anxious. But he must say it. "I'm pregnant."
Qu Xuanzi had initially guessed, but he was still surprised—though looking calm. Basically, the fertility rate of the god race was very low and it took many years to have offspring, or even nothing at all. It is natural that he is surprised. But considering Xie Ruo was still human, it could be the trigger.
Qu Xuanzi's silence made Xie Ruo uneasy. He did not know what the man was thinking, but he felt that he would be upset soon. At least give it a little reaction! He felt awkward himself, you know!
Xie Ruo looked around, snow freely entering his room from the open window. The room was cold and filled with ice.
Xie Ruo just remembered to pull all the ice from the cold flames that were spreading. To relieve awkwardness, he chose to concern himself. Didn't he say everything?
"Too much snow coming in, I'll close the window."
Xie Ruo stepped away to seal the snow entrance, but suddenly Qu Xuanzi pulled his arm and placed him into an embrace. Xie Ruo felt like a puppet, he was so shocked by the sudden action.
"Xuanzi, too much snow." Xie Ruo was still thinking about the snow that was entering his room more and more.
Right after Xie Ruo said it, all the windows closed just like that leaving silence. Xie Ruo was silent. Why not from earlier?
"Ruoruo."
"mm?"
"Thank you."
Xie Ruo did not understand why to thank him. But .. ah, that's it. (Can anyone help answer? I still think about it until now, wkwk)
"How old is he?"
"7 weeks." So said Mei Liena yesterday.
"A few months down the line, there's no need to do anything on your own. Just tell me."
"I'm like hearing Liena's advice."
Qu Xuanzi chuckled. "He doesn't always make sense."
Xie Ruo pulled his body back to look at Qu Xuanzi. "So if I ask for something, you'll obey it right away?"
"When do I refuse?"
"Then you're gonna give me some chocolate?"
Chocolate boy? As Qu Xuanzi recalled, chocolate-like food was only produced in certain regions, but not here. If this were the modern world, it would definitely not be difficult.
"I had asked the maid this morning, but there was nothing in the palace, only in the south in a certain season. Now that it's winter, hot chocolate would be a great fit."
For 29 years Xie Ruo lived in a western country in the modern world, his customs have not changed despite living surrounded by people with eastern accents.
"Because there's no chocolate here, then I'll make it myself." Qu Xuanzi could only take another alternative. It's not complicated for him. Luckily he had once incarnated in the same place as Xie Ruo.