The Emperor God Wife Is Naughty
70. The Gray Heart

Red rays filled the land like a haze that was spreading poisoned the minds of some demons. The demons groaned uncontrollably with red eyes full of suffering whereas the doer behind it had a blank look at every moment.

Xie Ran's eyebrows fused together. Again he saw the same figure in the nightmare of all the demons. There's no way every demon has the same nightmare, right? Is the magic starting to get out of control?

He sighed and took back all his magic. The land filled with red fog had previously been replaced with land with black-blooded grass along with scattered corpses. He turned to go to a cleaner place, and stopped at the end of the cliff to see the night view accompanied by fireflies under the moon.

"What do you think the devil fears the most?" Xie Ran noticed Ann Rou's presence and looked back.

Ann Rou came down from the big tree and walked over to Xie Ran while answering, "Devil Emperor."

"Is not the Celestial Emperor feared?"

Ann Rou was stunned for a moment at the thought of Xie Ran's question. He looked down at her and looked at Xie Ran again. "Of course Your Majesty is most feared."

"Then ... Why did you say only the Demon Emperor?"

Ann Rou laughed shallowly. "Some Devils rarely interact with His Majesty. Different from the Demon Emperor. They were very familiar with the cruelty and power of the Demon Emperor, that's why they were more afraid of him."

"Including the Devils who were born after sealing? Will they be shown a video of the Demon Emperor when he was born to know him?"

Ann Rou gasped almost laughing. "What are you thinking? Basically, the Demon Emperor had been imprinted in the minds of the Devils. The Demon Emperor created the Demon King with his blood, and the Demon King resurrected the Devils using his power. Although they had never seen the Demon Emperor directly, they would recognize his aura and temperament."

Xie Ran nodded in understanding. "What about the gods? After the Celestial Emperor rises, will they appear?"

"I don't know about this. Only His Majesty and some high gods know about it. The resurrection of the god race was a great secret that should not be leaked. I'm the first saint beast His Majesty sent along with the White Tiger and the Moon Wolf don't know how they did it."

"You're the first saint beast with the Celestial Emperor? Since when?"

Ann Rou smiled excitedly. "Since His Majesty is still an Asura. His Majesty changed a lot after ascending the throne, I myself barely recognized him."

Xie Ran was interested in this topic and tried to lure Ann Rou out everything. "Asura's? Is that a high god too?"

"Asura is just a nickname like the Celestial Emperor. The true Celestial Emperor was a Sky God, then Asura was a war god who always won millions of wars on the front lines, but the identity of Asura himself was a God of Assassins."

Killer God? How frightening was Qu Xuanzi just then? Xie Ran was almost numb to think about it. Ann Rou was so scared.

Xie Ran sighed. "Sadly, I don't know him very well. He knows me a lot, but I don't know him at all. It's so unfair."

"Are you curious?" Ann Rou felt that Xie Ran had opened her heart and tried to ask for help. It's getting more excited. Wouldn't this be the development of their relationship?

"It's okay not to tell."

"Eh, I don't mind, I just ask." Ann Rou immediately charged over and then pulled Xie Ran to sit on a rock hearing her long story.

Xie Ran felt this woman was too hyperactive to be easily fooled. He only wanted to know a few questions in his head, but this woman seemed to think of something else. Never mind, the important thing is to get a lot of information.

"So, before His Majesty ascended the throne, His Majesty was a respected God of Assassins. If someone interfered, he would instantly kill him. Once happened in front of me, a new servant who was entranced by His Majesty's good looks acted recklessly and shamefully. I as a woman was very ashamed and at the same time pitying her fate. In the end, His Majesty without much talk killed him on the spot. I feel sorry for him."

"Is there no law of the heavens? The Celestial Emperor back then could have just given him a punishment." Xie Ran wondered why it was so easy to kill people as if turning a palm.

"I as a witness can't do anything either. Basically, the Celestial Emperor paid close attention to His Majesty. In addition to having a teacher-student relationship, they also have a grandfather-grandchild relationship."

Xie Ran was not surprised by this fact, because on a kingdom or empire the rightful heir was his own lineage. Why should you consider your grandfather a teacher? "Why did you become a teacher?"

Ann Rou shook her shoulders. "Eitherway. They become grandfathers and grandchildren only at certain times. I don't know how it happened because when I came to the Palace, everything was like that."

"What do other gods think?"

Ann Rou sighed. "This is the problem. His Majesty was born special, not even he was born in the Sky Realm. Her mother was the Goddess of life, the favorite daughter of the Celestial Emperor and the Heavenly Empress. Her father .. I don't know. No one told Ann Rou."

"What human?"

"Where possible! To my knowledge, the Goddess of life is married to someone who was once a threat to the Celestial Emperor. But I don't know what his identity is. All the gods shut up and were very loyal. There are some who try to trickle, but it always ends badly."

"Then, did Xuanzi live well there?"

Ann Rou was weak. "Destiny is never to be desired. His Majesty often conducts closed-door training without interfering with the outside world. His life was lonely, fortunately there were Ann Rou, Dou Dou, Li Chen, and Azure helping out, so His Majesty did not bear everything by himself. Even though the gods acknowledged his strength and position, His Majesty kept himself shut like a priest on a certain mountain."

"What does this have to do with 'born special'?"

Ann Rou was silent for the question this time. He panicked and bit his lips into feeling he had made a mistake. He should not have told me that part. What if Xie Ran misunderstood?

"Yes-the Noble .. was born with great power over the other gods. Because of that ... some races feel threatened and intend to kill him when small until the entire clan is destroyed. The Celestial Emperor brought His Majesty to the Sky Palace to be treated. After that ... due to his uncontrollable strength and killing many people, the Celestial Emperor took him into seclusion to train him to control himself."

"So it's like that ...." Xie Ran nodded in confidence. Although he was curious what kind of power it was, he was sure that he would not understand non-human affairs. "Then, what makes it different between then and now?"

Ann Rou regained her spirit and told a cheerful story as if the test had ended. "Since ascending the throne, His Majesty is more organized and can control himself better. Somehow the Celestial Emperor trained him in seclusion until I barely recognized him. There was no murderous aura, only remaining indifference and majesty that made everyone kneel down and serve him—not to give up life. In fact, His Majesty is very good even though it looks cold and heartless outside. That's what hasn't changed from him. He would be very kind and protective of someone he cared about let alone someone he loved."

Xie Ran looked at Ann Rou seriously. "Xuanzi has an ex? Ever married?"

"What?" Ann Rou felt wrong again and immediately corrected her words. "Your Majesty has never had a deep relationship with another woman, really! I ... I just guess if Your Majesty has someone he loves, Your Majesty will treat him seriously and protect with his life."

"Sounds like ... the story of the bucolic tsundere man."

"What story is that?" Ann Rou asked stupidly.

"Let's see, I don't understand myself. Continue, whatever changes from him." Xie Ran immediately switched the topic because he was lazy to explain.

Ann Rou. "So, this change was too conspicuous even to the extent that some characteristics were also his strength. Its innate power from birth is no longer used other than in case of emergency. But, if His Majesty uses his old strength, his attitude will return to its original state."

"Why such a double personality?"

"Of course, I call it that. The murderous aura would be even more terrifying if His Majesty was angry. I didn't see it, but Li Chen and Dou Dou saw it when fighting in the north. But even so, Your Majesty still will not kill the origin like a serial killer, really."

Xie Ran returned to thinking carefully. All these stories do not answer why it is always Qu Xuanzi who appears in the nightmares of all demons. At least there should be a different one.

"By the way you're very curious, is there anything?" Ann Rou suddenly asked in a mocking tone but Xie Ran absorbed it with another more serious meaning.

"I just asked." Xie Ran replied expressionlessly making Ann Rou very dissatisfied.

Ann Rou thought Xie Ran would blush from being caught investigating her or having a slightly surprised reaction. But the truth is that girl is as hard as a rock.

"When the interracial war, why did Xuanzi choose to blow himself up? though know the action causes the scarcity of other races. The gods disappeared and the sky realm was completely destroyed by the demons. Is there an internal conflict?"

"That's ...." Ann Rou had almost revealed everything if she did not recall the time-warning punishment for revealing Qu Xuanzi's identity. He also cannot talk. "Your Majesty has known of the footsteps of the Demon Emperor all along and taken precautions. About scarcity, it's because Nature is becoming an interracial battlefield."

It doesn't make sense. If that war caused other races to disintegrate, humans should also be destroyed. Ann Rou was just making a contrived excuse.

"About the Demon Emperor, do you know anything?" Xie Ran asked again.

"No. Only His Majesty knows." Ann Rou hopes her words don't boomerang for herself. He tried hard to push the mouth of the bucket.

"Why is he the only one who knows all the workings of a Demon Emperor compared to other Devils? Why would he want to meet the Demon King?"

"One more question, why do they have the same face? Is the Celestial Emperor also a Demon Emperor? Or are they twins? You said 'special' before, I wonder what it is." Xie Ran was convinced this was what 'special' meant. He could only think that someone in the fear of the Devils was someone similar to Qu Xuanzi.

"That's more than one question." Ann Rou tried to dodge.

"Tell me what's called 'born special'!" Xie Ran looked at her seriously until Ann Rou who saw her was horrified herself.

Why was his aura so much more terrifying than before? Ann Rou almost thought Xie Ran was possessed by Qu Xuanzi who was threatening her. "Actually ... His Majesty was born as a mixture."

"blends?"

"I can't say it anymore!" Ann Rou immediately refused to say anything. His mouth will really kill him. It's dangerous!

Xie Ran did not suppress it anymore but rather took another point. He recalled when Qu Xuanzi cut off the hands of the Devil he was targeting with a thread that was barely visible. If thought back, the color was red like blood so when it mixed with blood, it was invisible.

Compared back to the strangeness of Huli Dong'er's death. He had been thinking about it for a long time and was at first glance aware of a similar red thread. He himself is not sure.

"Ann Rou, does Xuanzi have any kind of red thread magic technique that can split things quickly? I'm quite interested."

Ann Rou thought for a moment trying to remember. "Yes, he has it. But it is not a technique that humans can have. His Majesty has some similar techniques. You can ask him directly if you want."

"Can't it be rewritten or inherited?"

"can't. The technique you mentioned just now is His Majesty's power that he made himself for thousands of years using his innate power. It cannot be imitated or inherited even if it wants to. You can only have something similar. In this world, such a technique was extremely rare."

Xie Ran nodded in understanding. "All right, I'll find someone else. My sword technique is already good, there is no need to add anything else."

"Miss Xie, you're asking a lot about Your Majesty. Are you missing him?" Ann Rou again ridiculed forgetting how she was depressed just now.

"Hindu?" Xie Ran thought about it. He did feel lonely, but his life was always busy so he did not have time to miss someone. He added to his cultivation time and became insane in cultivation for some time until he forgot his favorite food. He's hungry now. "Do you have any food?"

Ann Rou stared at him blankly for a moment and gave the foodie the bread that was the last meal supply. Xie Ran took the bread and ate it with pleasure.

"Miss Xie Ran, why are you curious about His Majesty?"

"I told you the reason. It's not fair that he holds my secret. I hope, I have his weaknesses that I can use when he oppresses me." Xie Ran tore the bread apart a little ferociously at the thought of how Qu Xuanzi had bullied him.

"Did His Majesty really bully you? When?" Ann Rou was a little surprised to realize her master was a little 'rogue' to the point of upsetting Xie Ran.

"You don't know what he can do." Xie Ran said as he chewed.

Ann Rou could not comment much. He himself did not know what Qu Xuanzi was doing until Xie Ran thought that he had been oppressed. Ann Rou could only laugh a little.

"You're so close."

"She saw me born, of course she knew me." Xie Ran said leisurely without any burden and swallowed the last bite. "Is there any more food?"

"out of."

"Just so." Xie Ran stood up and took a drink from his spatial ring. One bottle of water is all spent and then stored back.

"Miss Xie, don't you understand anything?"

"What do I need to understand?" Xie Ran looked at Ann Rou wondering.

"Your Majesty .. usually never cares about anyone. If you were someone else, he wouldn't have sent me just to protect you."

"Then?"

Ann Rou sighed. "Miss Xie, have you never loved anyone?"

Xie Ran was silent for a moment at the thought of Ann Rou's words. He had never thought of this before because he was too busy. He is not interested in thinking about it either. He doesn't even know about love. "No."

"really? Even second?" Ann Rou was a bit disappointed to hear that.

"Loving someone isn't for a second, it doesn't make sense. Don't think I don't know anything about this." Xie Ran's voice became deep and his gaze was straight ahead.

Ann Rou smiled with relief. Apparently Xie Ran was not that stupid. "Then do you love His Majesty?"

It took a while for Xie Ran to reply. There was doubt in his eyes, but not his resolute voice saying, "No."

Ann Rou let out a disappointed breath. "really? Is that from your heart?"

Xie Ran nodded slowly. "Are we not just partners? Ann Rou, I don't know why you're asking this. Qu Xuanzi and I are just partners. Anyway, we won't see each other again in the future."

"Miss ... Do you still not understand—"

"I understand, so don't say it!" sela Xie Ran looked at Ann Rou inside. Given all of Qu Xuanzi's treatment towards him, Xie Ran felt exaggerated as a fellow. He knew his position was so unfavorable that at any time it would die. He did not want to have much hope ahead of him. "Ann Rou, don't make me misunderstand."

"Why do you think that?" Ann Rou increasingly did not understand the way Xie Ran thought. He always knew the complex human mindset, but Xie Ran was more complicated than anything for some things.

Xie Ran looked at the moon in the sky and walked closer to the edge of the cliff. "Qu Xuanzi was the Celestial Emperor, the leader of gods, the entire race and the world, even having countless followers. If one day he returns to lead and regains his glory, then the world is in his control, his future is limitless."

"Isn't that good?" Ann Rou was getting clueless.

"Good, but different from me. You don't know how my past was in a previous life."

"You mean, do you remember your previous life?" Ann Rou felt this was incredible. It was only fitting that he felt Xie Ran was different from most girls.

Xie Ran smiled at him. "I come from a different world. Like a parallel world," he said then his gaze was straight into a dark sky filled with stars. "There I was a state criminal. Not a good man or a good boy. I killed my own family, my hands were covered in the blood of many innocent people. I live, above the suffering of others."

Ann Rou was shocked to hear that. Unexpectedly, Xie Ran had such a life before incarnating. "It's just the past, better forgotten."

"You don't know, everyone near me has never experienced anything good. My mom and dad died for me. The entire clan was destroyed protecting me." Xie Ran could not help but tear in view of all the events that left his hands clenched firmly. "Who else will die because of me. Since then, my destiny has not changed. This is my reward for continuing to kill innocent people."

"It's not like that, Miss Xie." Ann Rou tried to persuade. He should not have said anything causing Xie Ran to be sad.

"I know, maybe fate changes. Therefore, I want to avoid everyone." Xie Ran smiled looking at Ann Rou who was still speechless. "Don't tell anyone, I'll be gone long after this matter is over."

"Do you think the world will get better?"

Xie Ran laughed shallowly. "At least I can lighten the burden of the world," he said then sighed. "Don't look at me like a fool anymore, I'm not as stupid as you think. You think I don't know how many men are staring at me?"

"You mean ...."

Xie Ran placed his index finger on his lips. "Ssh, don't tell anyone." He approached Ann Rou and patted her on the shoulder. "I know you reported my various activities to her. Think of the conversation as non-existent and tell her: once this is over, I won't bother her."

Xie Ran patted her shoulder a few times and left with casual steps as if the conversation had never happened. He's been informed, just need to wait for tomorrow morning.

Ann Rou regained her senses after a moment of contemplation then turned towards the direction Xie Ran left. He shouted, "I don't want to! You're the one who told me!"

Xie Ran simply raised one of his hands and waved it without turning his head while walking straight. No matter what Ann Rou would tell Qu Xuanzi or not, he simply wanted to focus on her mission.