Chapter 46
The girl lowered her eyes.
This should be a happy time.
She was stripped of her slave status, and the feeling of the slave ring around her neck was gone. Her identity was finally recognized accurately, and even though she wasn't by Hughes's side, no one dared to do anything to her.
But she was feeling very down.
The words "Celestial Maiden" seemed to be branded on her heart, indelible, impossible to avoid or stop thinking about.
The saintess was Hughes' true companion.
Who does she think she is?
They were soulmates. Xiao Yaoyao's words, like voices, lingered in her heart, each one crystal clear.
But fear is something that is impossible for Hughes.
He couldn't understand her feelings, just like now.
That aggressive gaze was fixed on her.
"Why be afraid?" The boy bent down, speaking the word "fear" with remarkable calmness, as if his understanding of it was born of ignorance, as if he had no idea what fear was.
Because he is the absolute protagonist of this world, the entire world was created because of him, and everything revolves around him.
His Highness the Crown Prince has always had a smooth life, growing up surrounded by everyone's adulation.
Hughes was born without knowing what fear felt like.
He rarely even heard this word in his life.
But he fell in love with her, who was so timid.
Compared to the Celestial Maiden, she is truly useless, weak and timid, and often needs his protection. Hughes is essentially a man who admires strength. Only someone like the Celestial Maiden can truly be considered a match for Hughes, with talent comparable to his and top-notch combat power!
She really...
Before Xia Qian could finish speaking, a menacing shadow fell upon her. Before her prey could even struggle, the hunter had already moved. "Xia Xia,"
He spoke in a low voice, "Why won't you look at me? And why are you suddenly afraid?"
He approached her, but she still kept her head down, refusing to answer, as if she didn't know how to answer. She was a very weak little beast, on the verge of death, so fragile that she could be taken down with the slightest touch. However, the powerful hunter at that moment concealed his aura.
It was as if they were afraid of frightening the little animal in front of them.
Hughes asked in a low voice, "What are you afraid of?"
She is well-behaved.
I rarely get emotional now, and I'm even less likely to feel this vulnerable.
She was already very delicate.
He pulled her into his arms, and at that moment, the girl in his arms spoke softly, "...You might meet a girl in the future whom you feel you like and admire more."
"...At this point, you might feel that what you're doing now is not worth it..."
She wasn't much better; she wasn't as strong or independent as the Holy Maiden. Even after being manipulated by the Pope, she remained calm and patiently plotted her revenge. If it were her, she wouldn't have been able to do it.
“So…” Her voice trailed off, as if she had lost all her strength and couldn’t speak. She paused for a moment, about to speak again, when a cold hand suddenly cupped her cheek, still so forceful, holding her cheek and forcing her to look directly at him.
"So what?"
His tone was calm.
Xia Qian couldn't answer. Her attention and thinking ability seemed to be completely drawn to those dark pupils. The hand that was holding her cheek slowly moved upward, and the cool fingertips touched her forehead, gently brushing her skin with his low body temperature.
“You’re thinking wrong here.” He tapped her little head, his long, narrow eyes fixed on her, her face reflected in his pupils. His voice was always low, but every word was magical. “I like Xiaxia, that’s all.”
His fingers moved from her forehead to her hair, his long fingers running through her soft hair. "I'm doing something I think is very worthwhile right now."
"Why worry about whether it's the right person or not?" He gazed at her, his long fingers twirling her hair like a greedy child, drawing her hair even closer to his fingertips, very greedily.
“If I were Xiaxia, I wouldn’t be so kind,” he said softly. “If you like something, just take it. You’re already at a high enough level; you’re a little princess.”
Might makes right; take what you like.
What principles are we trying to explain?
“But,” the girl seemed to find it hard to accept the principle of the strong ruling and the weak being subservient; she didn’t quite agree, her eyes revealing struggle, “but if something originally belonged to another person, then taking it is… it is…”
“That’s right.” He added slowly in his deep voice, as if he were instructing her, his handsome eyes full of gentleness. “If you can take him, it means he’s willing to be taken by you.”
“Take Xiaxia for example,” he stroked her hair gently, “If Xiaxia were born to belong to someone else, I would still take you away.”
The girl's body trembled. He stroked her hair slowly and gently, as if giving her enough time to recover. He spoke slowly and softly, word by word, "I will succeed because Xiaxia likes me, and that's why she was willing to be taken away by me."
"This has nothing to do with destiny."
The boy's words were very firm, as if none of the things she was worried about would happen, making Xia Qian unable to help but whisper, "But, if there really is such a thing as destiny..."
"That's you."
"...But what if it wasn't me?"
So what should we do?
There was genuine confusion in her eyes. She was always at a loss about this relationship. She knew from the beginning that she shouldn't get too close to him or like him, but she had unknowingly fallen for him. What should she do?
He is the male lead.
The male lead should end up with the female lead.
What is she?
She was just a villainous female supporting character who offended the author and was thus written into the story.
A villainous female supporting character destined to be cannon fodder has a hard time just surviving, yet she still wants to be with the male lead. This kind of thing seems absurd and impossible no matter how you look at it.
Little Fairy also said that the Celestial Maiden and Hughes are soulmates.
Does she and Hughes count?
No, so...
“Xiaxia,” Hughes’s deep voice suddenly lingered in her ear, interrupting her thoughts and giving her no time to react. His cold fingers tapped her head again. “What are you thinking about here again?”
"I……"
She couldn't say it.
He said, word by word, "Why worry so much?"
"If Xiaxia isn't my destiny, then I'll change it." The boy cupped her face gently, yet domineeringly, pulling her closer into his arms, pressing her tightly against his hands. His large hands gripped her waist, while his other hand greedily pinched her cheek.
He was very tall, so every time he was intimate with her, he had to bend down, and this was still the case now.
His chin rested on her delicate shoulder, his lips deliberately brushing against her earlobe as he whispered, as if he were holding her earlobe in his mouth, "It would be good to kick out the person you're destined for."
"It's a very simple thing."
His fingers touched her forehead again, smoothing out her already delicate eyebrows, and his voice was deep and powerful, "See? It's very simple, there's no need to worry so much."
He really did resemble a devil, a devil who had walked out of hell, with a handsome face and a magnetic, low voice that seemed to be seducing her. "Xiaxia, if you're still troubled, you can tell me the name of the person you find annoying."
"I can help you kick her out."
Xia Qian trembled, "...No, no."
She instinctively avoided his gaze, without a doubt that if she were to reveal the name of the Celestial Maiden the next second, Hughes would definitely take care of her, but that would still be a human life.
Even after being in this world for so long, she still feels somewhat out of place when it comes to life.
"I don't have anyone I find annoying, I'm just suddenly curious." Her voice was soft and sweet, and when she spoke in a low voice, it was more like a little kitten being affectionate, but she didn't even realize that she always spoke to him in this tone.
She opened her small mouth, as if she wanted to say something more, but as soon as she opened her mouth, his cold fingertips touched her lips, stopping her from speaking.
He lowered his eyes, not letting the intense possessiveness in them show, and his whole demeanor appeared exceptionally gentle.
“So I was right.” Hughes’s voice lingered softly in the girl’s ear.
"...What?" She couldn't understand what he meant. She probably hadn't reacted yet, her expression was a little blank, and her eyes were full of confusion, which was especially cute.
Even the innocent little rabbit has this kind of look in its eyes.
Newborn kittens less than a month old also have this kind of look in their eyes.
She is truly adorable, and also innocent and delicate.
Suddenly, the boy decided against saying what he was about to say so directly. He gazed at her, his dark pupils unconsciously locking onto her, and, as he had done countless times before, cupped her cheeks in his hands. "My destiny is only for Xiaxia."
"You said it yourself, there's no one else."
"Then it's you."
Xia Qian trembled. She looked at him, only to be stared at in return. Every word he spoke reached her ears, “Even if it wasn’t you, I would change. But Xia Xia said it herself, there was no one else, it was you.”
“It’s my destiny.” He gazed at her intently, his voice suddenly lowering. “So, tonight we’ll go see your brother.”
Xia Qian was taken aback, "...My brother?"
She was completely stunned, staring at him in disbelief, every word he said leaving her unable to process what he was saying.
“You have an older brother who shares the same parents, named Xia Che. He is the Crown Prince of the Source of Life.”
How could that be...
Her brother...
Isn't she just a villainous supporting character? Wasn't Xiao Yaoyao specifically written into her to vent her anger?
Why does she have an older brother in this world, with the exact same name?
In the real world, she also has an older brother named Xia Che.
But he has been dead for a long time.
She died when she was seven years old.
All the knowledge she had in her mind seemed to collapse in that instant. She didn't understand, Xia Qian really didn't understand, what was Xiao Yao Yao doing!
If the original Xia Qian was based on her, then is Xia Che in this story also...?
Xia Qian's heart suddenly stopped, as if it had missed a few beats, and she dared not think any further.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the Royal Forest.
On a precious exotic animal skin sofa, the Celestial Maiden sat at one end, her expression serene. There were only two people in the large room, her and Hans, but there was another person on the wall, a picture projected by an electronic device.
They are on the phone.
I don't know who she was talking to.
The room was completely silent. After a long while, a voice finally broke the silence, "...So, you were still reckless."
“This plan is extremely clumsy and reckless,” said the Celestial Maiden. “It has not helped us at all.”
The Celestial Maiden looked at the Pope, utterly bewildered. She spoke each word with utter ruthlessness, "You have miscalculated."
"Heh." The Pope on the screen looked at her with amusement. "How can you still be so naive?"
Will he make a mistake?
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