The Princess And The Lord

Zhao Li Xin woke up from his meditation in the mystic realm feeling gloomy as ever due to a lack of sleep for weeks, these past few weeks he started to feel afraid to sleep because the nightmares kept on haunting him relentlessly like a hound dog making it hard to hide it from Lory, therefore, Zhao Li Xin make excused to hide in the mystical realm to calm himself down, unfortunately, his efforts were in vain instead his dreams became more vivid he had a hard time telling what was real and what wasn't.

Even now he still can remember the warm blood dripping from his hands, the sorrow he felt, and the agony that swallow him like a bottomless abyss that drag him to endless darkness but then the next second the scene suddenly changed, all of a sudden he was taken back to the time when he saw Lory among the bluebells in the forest behind the Lao Manor, the soft moonlight illuminated her slender figure and her hair fluttering so gently when the cold night wind blew her back then in slow motion she turned around, Zhao Li Xin froze as her sparkling eyes stared intently at him.

At that moment he felt she was so close yet so far away and then slowly her figure faded in the thin air leaving him alone and the bellflowers around him began to wither.

Zhao Li Xin suddenly woke up feeling lost and scared reminded him of the feeling he felt when he was a child in the imperial palace with no one to protect him, it had been a long time since he had felt so lonely and cold as if he was the only one in the world in the whole wide world.

Zhao Li Xin subconsciously twirled the protective talisman hanging around her neck, as she slowly regained his senses, only then did he realize this was reality, not a dream. Zhao Li Xin looked around him and then breathed a sigh of relief but soon after the sense of relief was replaced by frustration that surged within him.

Zhao Li Xin then stood up and take a long walk to the cliff then he opened his palms and a golden bolt of flames floated above his hands then swirl around his body, Zhao Li Xin take a high leap into the air at lightning speed then all of a sudden his body stop in the middle of the sky, he raised both his fists in front of his chest while tightening his jaw and the flames around him expanded a mile away from him it almost covers the entire ocean beneath him then Zhao Li Xin released his grip then let out a long scream into the sky lashing out his anger and frustration into the sky.

The clouds suddenly rumbled and rolled, a bright orange light flashed behind the clouds as soon as a meteor pierced through the clouds and fell one by one crashing into the sea surface causing a huge splash like a tsunami that swept over to the coast and everything nearby, it happened for a few minutes before everything calmed down.

After venting his feelings, Zhao Li Xin gently landed on the rock while the surrounding sea waves were still rolling and hitting every sea surface as hard as the last but Zhao Li Xin didn't care that his body was drenched as the coldness of the seawater gave him the sense of clarity he desperately needed.

Huo Long flew towards him and then landed on the water surface "Another nightmare?" Huo Long didn't seem surprised by Zhao Li Xin's anger.

Zhao Li Xin's eyes flick to him and away again while the water dripping from his hair down to his face but that didn't decrease his ethereal appearance instead adding an unbridled charm to his overall appearance just like a panther throttling in the wilderness, wild, dangerous, and unrestrained luckily apart from Huo Long no one see him like this if not his appearance will definitely cause an uproar among men and women.

Zhao Li Xin brushes his hair away from his face with his long fingers then with his light body skill he bounces above the water's surface until he lands at the shore. Zhao Li Xin then casually took off his wet robe and left it carelessly on the ground then he continue to walk half-naked towards the hut that Huo Long had built at Lory's request, while Huo Long quietly followed behind him with both hands clasped behind his back, his gaze watch Zhao Li Xin back with an unreadable expression.

Arriving at the Hut Zhao Li Xin took a new dry robe from the drawer and then unhurriedly changed his clothes while Huo Long poured wine on the crystal winecup and then place everything on the sitting area on the balcony. Huo Long cooly sip the wine before long Zhao Li Xin came and sit across from him.

"The dream is getting worst, is getting harder to hide it from Lory" Zhao Li Xin abruptly said then he sip his wine.

"If it's Lorient I guessed she already noticed it she just didn't probe further out of respect for you" Huo Long sighed while fixing his seating posture.

Zhao Li Xin secretly agreed with the red dragon, if it was Lory, she would wait for him to convey himself to her. Zhao Li Xin actually told Lory that he had a bad dream but he didn't tell the details because he himself was afraid of his own dreams besides everything being jumbled up, he couldn't pinpoint which head or tail caused everything seems to mess up, is like watching the images at high speed, you everything is blurry and you're not sure what you saw before, only one thing he sure that there's none of it a good thing.

"The dream became much worse after the red light appeared on Yi Shan Mountain, the dream became clearer, it can't be called a dream anymore..." Zhao Li Xin's eyes tensed together in a vague imitation of stress.

Huo Long turns his gaze at Zhao Li Xin "Then what do you call it?"

Zhao Li Xin's expression got stiffened he gulped a mouthful of wine from his cup soon then his hand loudly drop on the table creating a loud 'bang' sound, Zhao Li Xin then close his eyes trying to control the surge of emotion within him a few minutes later he opens his eyes and then turns his gaze at Huo Long.

"An omen..." Zhao Li Xin said in a heavy tone.

A pang of guilt flashed in Huo Long's eyes he avert his gaze and then stare at the boundless ocean before him.

"You knew right...what will happen, you and that Seeress, Arthea" Zhao Li Xin speaks in a firm voice filled with conviction.

"You have to tell me, if it concerns Lory's safety, you must tell me!" Zhao Li Xin's furious outburst shattered the wine cup in her hand.

but Huo Long didn't even flinch instead his eyes were filled with bitterness.

"Lory was destined to die when she took Lucas' place but many people tried to change her destiny and she endured at least for now but prophecies continue to follow her like shadows follow the light, it's unavoidable!" sadness and pain filled his eyes, he clenched his fists tightly feeling indignant at his own helplessness.

"If I tell you more than this the future will change again and believe me the future has changed drastically, you, Ming Yue Yin, Yang Xi Ying, Li Mo Zhen even Lao Min Na, Wei Zu Tian, ​​and many more people's destiny have changed because of her arrival whether it's for the best or the worst nonetheless everything has changed tremendously, and I…we can't get involved any more than this!"

Zhao Li Xin was rendered speechless, could one person change the fate of so many people just by existence, one could only imagine the burden Lory had to carry on knowing she influence many people's fate, Zhao Li Xin felt an immense sense of exhaustion wash over him and suck in his energy away, he feels so helpless to help her.

"How much more does she have to go through?" Zhao Li Xin asked in a pleading voice.

Huo Long's face contorted and he shook his head weakly, "There's still so much more..."

Zhao Li Xin shut his eyes trying to hold back the tears that threatened to fall as his heart ached for the upcoming misery that waiting for her.

"The Sword...if I kill Lazarus with Crimson Lightning sword will it be all over, will she be saved?"

Huo Long looked at Zhao Li Xin solemnly, "Yes...but it will cost you everything"

"Am I going to die?" there was no fear in his eyes only sadness and regret for leaving Lory.

"Perhaps....it will be worse than that" Huo Long replied sadly.

"I don't care, I am ready!" Zhao Li Xin firmly said.

Sadness flitted across Huo Long's face, "No, you won't..."

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That afternoon Lory comes home with a box of cakes from the new cake shop that Mong Ki told her about. Lory's face lit up when he saw Zhao Li Xin in the room, it seemed like he had just stepped out of the mystic realm.

"Look I bought a new cake, I sent a box to Yang Xi Ying but I don't know if she likes it since her taste is get weirder after she got pregnant" Lory put the box down on the table then continued to babble "I want to buy something for you too but I know You don't like sweets, by the way, I haven't given you anything since we were together except that protective talisman right, but don't worry I have some ideas, but I don't 'don't know if you like it or not...."

Suddenly Zhao Li Xin hugged her from behind then buried his face in Lory's shoulder, he tighten his arms around her waist as if he was afraid to let go.

Lory stroked Zhao Li Xin's head, "Hey, what's wrong, something bad happened?" she anxiously asked.

"En..." Zhao Li Xin faintly replied.

Lory turned her head even though she can't see his expression but he can feel his pain, something must have happened "Can I help you with something?"

"Stay like this for a while...." Zhao Li Xin's voice was slightly hoarse as if he was trying to hold back his sobs.

Lory became even more anxious, Zhao Li Xin wasn't someone who exposed her weaknesses, the only time she became so helpless was because she was injured even so she never seemed so aggrieved as if he lost everything.

Lory didn't dare to ask afraid to worsen his mood, Lory take a deep inhaled then rested the back of her head on Zhao Li Xin's chest then held his hand tightly, and softly say: "Okay, we stay like this as long as you want"