
Xie Ran sat on top of a tree while looking at the brightly shining moon. It's midnight, but he still hasn't slept. His mind was still wandering and came to his dark past in the Xie Clan.
Tang Zhi's words ringed in her head. Did Xie Yun really go find a cure for her and Wen Xi? Because of all that, he took his life?
Tang Zhi was simply unbelievable. Xie Ran clearly knew Wen Xi was confining herself in the room. He sometimes heard Wen Xi's voice that calmed his heart from behind the door, saying that the woman was fine. He also told his mother many stories about various things in front of Wen Xi's room. There was no way Wen Xi was not inside.
It was obvious Tang Zhi was lying about Wen Xi, but about Xie Yun, he still had to think about why Xie Yun could die. A genius that the previous Emperor rewarded and was given the highest rank. Can it be that easy to die in just a day?
"The devil ...." Xie Ran rubbed his face in frustration. Not to mention his sick body, so frustrated the pain was like nothing before coming down from the tree as soon as he felt the presence of someone.
"I thought you were in the inn."
The sound came from behind the tree. Xie Ran looked at him, noticed Pei Xi's presence and sighed. He thought it was someone sent to kill him.
"I'm not sure you're okay. You better take a break."
"I cheated you, aren't you angry?" Xie Ran asked about revealing his identity.
"We all have secrets that cannot be revealed. In general, our background seven is unusual, only rarely know."
"Did you know before?" Xie Ran was suspicious because Pei Xi was not surprised at all.
Pei Xi shook his head slowly. "I thought you were the daughter of a sect or a runaway kingdom."
"Her clan Xie's influence isn't that big." Xie Ran chuckled.
"Actually, you are Xie Ran also makes sense. You just changed the clan. Then, you told me about your hard past."
Xie Ran remembered the story in front of that bonfire. "Someone who climbs using a rock on the back?"
"I thought you told me briefly but thoroughly. The rock is your life, the climber is you."
Xie Ran chuckled. "That's smart, what about the training of genius children?"
"That could have been the oppression you experienced during your time in the Xie Clan. Didn't the Xie Clan always have hard training?" Pei Xi replied casually.
Xie Ran nodded. Unexpectedly, Pei Xi easily linked his previous life with his childhood. This guy is smart.
"Xie Ran, if there's anything, you can tell me."
Xie Ran did not reply, only smiling. How could he tell all the problems? The problem is not something that ordinary people can bear and only themselves can help.
"Are you going?" Pei Xi asked considering Xie Ran's words back then.
Xie Ran looked at the moon in the sky. "After all, my dealings with the Xie Clan are not finished yet. I should go back there too."
"Have you not broken up?"
Xie Ran shook his head. "I have my own responsibility. As the legitimate Clan Leader, as Miss Xie, as the holder of Xie's ancestral heritage, I have an important role. Don't they want me back too? I'll be back, but as Clan Leader Xie and avenge me."
"You're so strong against the past, you can."
Xie Ran could not help but laugh at Pei Xi's words that motivated him. Very similar to a certain master teacher who was not good at motivating. "You're the second person to say it."
Pei Xi just silently watched him laugh and smiled faintly. Rarely Xie Ran can laugh like today despite his daily life being a fierce and stingy foodie.
Xie Ran stopped his laughter seeing Pei Xi just keeping quiet as if Xie Ran's humor was too low and not worth seeing. He frowned, why is it always faced with a man who does not know how to laugh?
"Whatever happens, I'll protect you."
Xie Ran smiled hearing that. "Nobody forbids you. You guys always protect me, that's enough. Don't I just have to be a good sister?"
"Not as a sister."
"Then what? The sister? You want to be my sister? Or... Do you want to be my bodyguard? No, it doesn't fit, okay. I'm so troublesome."
Pei Xi felt Xie Ran getting funny and smiling. "Not that."
"Then? You want to be my father? Uncle? Better not, then assess the mothers." Xie Ran recalled how Tang Zhi looked at Qu Xuanzi. It made him shiver to remember him to shiver to hug his own body. "Cold, yeah."
When he looked forward again, he saw Pei Xi who was very close. His gaze was deep and as calm as water. Xie Ran did not know how to react, he only saw the man who was getting closer to his face.
Pei Xi himself did not know what he was thinking. He liked Xie Ran for a long time and wanted to say it, but did not know what to say while Xie Ran was completely unconscious.
Now, he did not want to lose the chance because Xie Ran would go far, they would be hard to meet. It also has its own problems so it will likely never come back. He wants to say it now.
Their distance was only a few cent and getting closer. Xie Ran just looked without saying anything and his gaze was still the same as before—
looks stupid. Looking at Pei Xi who was getting closer to him, Xie Ran's feelings became uneasy.
As soon as Pei Xi tilted her head and was about to grab Xie Ran's lips, Xie Ran's nose interfered and the girl sneezed without permission.
"Geekim!"
Pei Xi was stunned for a moment and looked at Xie Ran who was putting on an innocent face as if he was not the one sneezing.
Xie Ran turned around to stifle Pei Xi and sneezed once more. He has been shivering from the cold since then and thinks he has the flu. He turned back to look at Pei Xi.
"It looks like I got the flu from losing a lot of blood. I need to get some blood. Let's eat! Friends are eating too, right? You're the one who bought me for disturbing my meal." Xie Ran instantly became a foodie that pulled the bank his way towards the restaurant where his friends were. While Pei Xi just kept quiet and condemned his actions just now that passed.
They don't know, a certain cat has noticed with a dark face on top of the tree seeing the action of a foodie who doesn't know whose name is a mistake.
It was fortunate that he made Xie Ran sneeze, or he would really spare the fate of that handsome man because of a certain emperor. He was proud to have saved a life once again. Fortunately the foodie was unconscious because it was too stupid.
The seven men had a lively dinner and drank wine together to celebrate the victory. Xie Ran had forgotten about his problem for a moment because of the food, and covered up his pain by drinking wine.
They're partying all night. Afterwards, Xie Ran and the non-drunk Mei Liena escorted the drunk Zhong Xiaorong to his room. Xie Ran felt his body getting sicker to the point that his steps were taking, in the end the sensitive Mei Liena escorted Zhong Xiaorong herself to the room.
Xie Ran walked into his room. Feeling his stomach full and his eyes sleepy, he immediately threw himself on the bed. But as soon as he fell down, he groaned in pain as his wounds were touched until he tilted his body and curled up.
He was so sick and took off his outer clothes. Looking at the wound on his back shoulder, he could only sigh. She should have gone to the doctor to be treated before eating instead of facing Tang Zhi.
Recalling his conversation with Tang Zhi earlier, he came back gloomy and missed his parents. Especially her poor mother, she misses him a lot.
"Mother, soon you'll get justice."
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In the silent night, a golden light appeared forming a slender man dressed in white standing in the middle of the room. His gaze was flat, yet once it fell onto the figure of the sleeping girl covered in a blanket to the head, his gaze warmed up.
The man was in a spirit form and a little translucent. He walked silently towards the girl and crouched down to look at her.
Half of Xie Ran's exposed face looked pale asleep soundly for a while. Qu Xuanzi who came in spirit form put away the blanket that covered half of Xie Ran's face. Then, he looked at the white bandage that wrapped Xie Ran's shoulder that looked.
Qu Xuanzi frowned. Ann Rou said Xie Ran was fine other than a deep wound that could heal with her pure energy. But why have external injuries so severe?
"Dad ... Ranran is sick ...." Xie Ran muttered in his sleep and continued to squirm for a while. He looked uncomfortable and in pain.
Qu Xuanzi raised his hand to heal Xie Ran with magic. But suddenly Xie Ran's hand was raised grasping it very hard stopping Qu Xuanzi's footsteps.
Xie Ran opened his eyes, looking alert. But after that, he realized that in front of him was a face that he knew.
"Xuanzi?" He took off his grip in surprise. Then realizing Qu Xuanzi's form was translucent, instantly frowning. How could he touch her if she was see-through? This must be a dream.
"They did it."
"What?" Xie Ran did not listen too much because Qu Xuanzi's voice was too small.
"You're going again?" Xie Ran asked. Although he thought this was a dream, it felt like reality.
"I'll be back soon."
Xie Ran fell silent for a moment thinking of something. "Next month I'll go to the pagoda no matter what."
"Don't force yourself like that."
Xie Ran smiled wryly. "Ann Rou told me, yes."
"Everything."
"Aish, that naughty cat." He should have known that Ann Rou would report any event both important and unimportant. Maybe the cat will also report its portion of food every day. "Say one thing, don't believe all of his words. He's lying."
"Did he lie about stopping Pei Xi from kissing you?"
"What?" Xie Ran was sure he had heard wrongly. Since when did Pei Xi kiss her? The kitten again adds spice.
Suddenly Qu Xuanzi leaned her body towards Xie Ran making Xie Ran flinch. This ghost really knows how to take a chance.
"You—"
"There was indeed the smell of another man," Qu Xuanzi said then looked at Xie Ran. "Did he do it?"
"Do what?" Xie Ran felt that he was being interrogated for committing a sin. What mistake?
Qu Xuanzi did not answer making Xie Ran upset himself. Never mind, this is just a dream and not very important.
Seeing Qu Xuanzi just silent, Xie Ran got a stupid idea. He took out his hand from behind the blanket and touched Qu Xuanzi. But his hand pierced through making him even more astonished. Though it was obvious that he was clutching Qu Xuanzi's arm.
"You're translucent." Xie Ran foolishly told.
"It's just my soul." He did not explain more completely because he did not want to make Xie Ran worried. Since killing the Hydra, his power was drained so much that he had to return to the pendant. But his physical body could not travel far in such a short period of time with his strength back then that he had to separate between body and soul to get here quickly. His body still in the North was guarded by several saint beasts.
Xie Ran did not want to get caught up in the dream world and chose not to ask much questions about Qu Xuanzi's translucent body. He has another question.
"You haven't answered my question just now. What's my fault?" Xie Ran asked again curiously.
Qu Xuanzi looked at Xie Ran for a bit and smiled faintly. He's getting his body. Uniting both of their lips for a while while while Xie Ran was stunned without being able to react.
After a while, Qu Xuanzi retracted her body staring at Xie Ran. "If someone does that to you, hit him."
Xie Ran who was originally still out of common sense immediately came to a realization. He raised his hand and struck Qu Xuanzi, but all he hit was the wind as his hand was translucent again.
"Except me." Qu Xuanzi continued his sentence.
"Why do you have to be an exception?"
Qu Xuanzi looked at him deeply. "You are mine."
Xie Ran who was originally still thinking, how could he not touch Qu Xuanzi while the man could touch her, now became silent. Xie Ran did not know why his IQ was low in front of this man in this condition.
Xie Ran was ashamed of himself and covered his face which he thought was flushed with both hands. But when he raised his other hand, his injured shoulder again hurt until he hissed.
"Ah, what a shitty dream! Why did it hurt until now!" Xie Ran whined and just wanted to wake up from a dream.
Xie Ran who thought this was all just a dream made her look even more cute until Qu Xuanzi wanted to kiss her again. But seeing Xie Ran in pain, he became anxious.
"Don't move much. The injury will get worse."
Xie Ran looked at Qu Xuanzi sadly. "I'm not a doctor, I don't know how to take care of him."
He saw Xie Ran's wound behind the deteriorating bandage. It was only covered without being treated because Xie Ran did not have a supply of medicine. Qu Xuanzi could heal him using magic if it was only a minor wound, but such a wound would have left his entire energy depleted and had an impact on his consciousness. He will be asleep for some time.
For Xie Ran's sake, it doesn't matter. Only, the danger ahead was worse than before and he was not necessarily able to wake up at that time. He faced a dilemma.
Xie Ran cursed inwardly with this pitiful dream. Not knowing any nightmares or good dreams, he just felt his body ache. If Qu Xuanzi came out looking for a doctor, people would be afraid of his ghost-like form.
Then Xie Ran remembered one thing. Pure energy can restore its power while increasing it. The previous method has been tried but not so effective. It only treats internal injuries and takes time for external injuries.
After thinking about his experience all along, he recalled the day when his soul was injured in the Lotus Pagoda and awakened from the illusion. Because it's just a dream, so it's not wrong, is it?
When Qu Xuanzi had already decided that he would save Xie Ran first, Xie Ran already had other answers. "Xuanzi, don't I have pure energy? You tried that, right?"
Qu Xuanzi thought for a moment and recalled that day. The pure energy reaction restored the state of the two of them to its peak quite effectively despite only the energy recovery. But the effect that happened to Xie Ran was also enough to recover his injury.
But ... Did Xie Ran really ask for it?
"You sure?"
"Whether it's a dream or not, at least I have hope. The wound on my shoulder almost had tetanus due to the corrosion from dark energy, was very dangerous and could be amputated. I'd be dead like that. If this turns out to be a dream .. I hope the wound is not that bad and can call the doctor quickly."
Xie Ran's words were also on Qu Xuanzi's mind earlier, that was why he was so worried. Demon power is not something that can be taken lightly. Only pure power could cure him whereas Qu Xuanzi's original body was in the north so he could not use it. Moreover, his strength was drained a lot from fighting Hydra.
"You asked for it."
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A silent night without the sun will rise. The sound of thunder boomed over the Ye Residence which had now become the prison house of the Imperial Supervisor.
A man who is no longer young, Ye Ming who is now losing his reputation and position must be in house confinement until tomorrow. He destroyed everything with a furious rage and all the vases he threw.
The room was filled with broken and broken items, scattered everywhere while Ye Ming sat down while holding his head in frustration. His eyes had black traces below like a panda, even his luxurious clothes were tattered due to the rampage. He's really crazy.
"Xie Ran, I curse you! You will never live quietly! One day, you'll regret it!" Ye Ming roared until his voice rang out, yet no one cared about his shout, even his wife had already curled up lamenting the fate of his son.
"It's all because of it .. they left me because of it ...." He tried to contact the Devil, but they did not come to his aid. He was really angry until his neck veins wanted to break. Even the Xie Clan already did not care after finding Xie Ran.
"They will take revenge, for sure! Xie Ran, you're not going to leave! You will suffer to the point of wanting to die!"
Ye Ming continued to shout while cursing Xie Ran which caused his plan to go awry. Simultaneously, the wind blew fiercely accompanied by a baffling aura.
A figure of a man appeared with a cold face and full of killing intent with eyes as red as blood. "Who did you curse just now?"
Ye Ming looked up, seeing the handsome man with red eyes accompanied by a dense aura making him jump in shock. He shook violently and immediately prostrated himself at his feet like an insane person.
Red eyes .. He must be a Devil! He will try to ask for help even though he must be a slave in order to live longer. He knew that his life would not be long since Emperor Zhong was about to execute him.
"Master, help me. I did as I was told. That stupid girl, she attacked me back and exposed me so quickly. I promised to kill him for you, I'll kill him today!"
The red iris grew even more intense with anger. He glanced at the old man with disdain and let out his aura until the old man bounced and broke some wood and hit a piece of stuff.
"I thought at first to kill you sooner. I changed my mind." His voice was so cold and piercing that it made anyone shiver.
Ye Ming felt like he had completely lost everything. Even the Devil did not side with him and wanted to kill him. He's really angry right now.
Just as Ye Ming was about to try begging back, a red radiance emanated through his body like a knife and penetrated back many times. Ye Ming's eyes bulged, his body collapsing without being able to do anything. His mouth was foam while his eyeballs seemed to want to come out.
Because of this commotion, his wife came and immediately shouted to see the state of her husband is so terrible. He sat down feeling his legs limp then saw the figure of a tall man standing with a powerful murderous aura. His body trembled violently as if a god of death had been in sight.
The man gave her a quick glance then his gaze straightened back without saying anything. The woman present here and seeing her husband being tortured was also enough to create mental stress and go crazy. It is not necessary to dirty the hand of killing the human directly.
His hands swung with one move. A flame appeared onto the flammable material causing the flame to enlarge. He disappeared in an instant without saying anything leaving the fire-filled residence in just a matter of seconds.