Chapter Twelve: Admonitions of Love
The village looked even more desolate than yesterday.
Perhaps it's because of this—
There was no cross or anything like that on the small grave mound. Bisso carefully smoothed the soil on it with his hands, and Oni-hime picked some wildflowers and gently sprinkled the petals on it.
China... The first one is China.
It's just a coincidence, so she's the weakest, Qina. So who's next? And where will she be buried?
From the moment they embarked on this journey, they already understood their destiny.
They are not kings, they are not worthy of such feelings, they are not even worthy of longing!
Her life, spanning over a hundred years, ended abruptly, and Peso felt no regret for her. She had...lived long enough. Perhaps an infinite life wasn't a good thing; in their world, the world didn't move forward, but rather cycled endlessly...without end.
Heng stood on a distant hill, looking down at the two of them from above.
I feel a little uneasy... solely because of China's death.
I'm strangely examining myself. What's wrong with me? It's just a servant dying, as natural as stepping on an ant, so why am I feeling so frustrated? And why am I suddenly remembering how Qina cooks and washes clothes for them every day...? Have I been infected by Huan's kindness?
Perhaps that's why he let those two people go through with the funeral, and once he understood their intentions, he stopped getting close to them... In the past, he would have habitually thrown useless people into the forest to feed the wild animals.
Huan... found herself bathed in his golden light.
ring……
"Heng—"
Heng was startled!
I was so focused on my thoughts that I didn't even notice someone approaching!
ring!
It's a ring!
He was overjoyed.
"I know everything," Huan said very seriously.
"all?"
“The King of Noah…and his own identity. And—” Huan stepped forward and calmly embraced him, “and our promise from twenty-two years ago.”
He obediently let him hold him.
He hasn't awakened yet! Looks like some guy was being nosy.
"Aren't you angry? I kept everything from you, I promised last time I wouldn't leave your side... yet I still let you put yourself in this danger..."
He thought Huan would be angry, or even distrustful of him.
Huan buried her head in his chest and gently shook her head.
Heng sealed himself in an ice cave for twenty-two years for him, betrayed all his clans for him, and silently stayed by his side while waiting for him to remember everything... But he himself was always becoming a burden to him, and at first he couldn't even recognize him, couldn't recognize the lover to whom he offered his unchanging love!
“I want to follow you like this forever—it’s my own wish! Is that okay?” He looked up at Heng.
"You're tempting me to commit a crime with your eyes again..."
Heng sealed his words with his burning lips... His hands became restless, sliding from his back to his chest, easily unbuttoning the already oversized clothes on his body...
"No...not here..."
On a hill outdoors!
“What does it matter… no one…” Heng’s plea became muffled due to his rapid breathing.
The ring's return... his coy yet welcoming gaze... his obvious anticipation of being violated... everything about him... made Heng unable to control his excitement...
Huan's clothes were scattered all over the floor again, and her naked body looked perfect and alluring in the sunlight.
He finally complied, closed his eyes, and lay down on the soft grass.
Heng suddenly stopped!
"Who did this?" His face was frightening.
On the inner thigh of Huan, several bloody finger marks were clearly visible!
Huan shuddered, curled up, and buried her head in her hands: "Mmm."
He glanced furtively at Heng's tense face and quickly added, "But at the last moment, I was saved by Loku... I wasn't..."
His voice was low and trembling noticeably.
Heng remained silent, instead turning his back to him, his breathing revealing deep dissatisfaction.
"Are you disgusted by me... Even though I was saved... But... that person still touched my body... Are you disgusted by me because I'm not clean..." Huan continued, seemingly talking to herself...
Heng suddenly turned around and slapped him so hard he fell to the ground.
Huan looked at him with a terrified expression, tears finally streaming down her face...
He had clearly made up his mind not to cry anymore... What was he doing... He shook his head desperately, trying to wipe away the tears.
I have no right to cry!
Heng treated him so well; it was his own rash actions that led to this situation...
he……
"Sigh." Heng originally wanted to teach him a lesson and make him learn to protect himself! But when he saw his tearful face, his heart softened, and he knelt down beside him and hugged him.
"Do you know what I was thinking when I saw those horrifying wounds? I just wished that piece of trash was already dead; it was too easy for him!"
Holding Huan's slightly swollen face in his hands, he realized he hadn't controlled his strength because of his anger... He wanted to slap himself now! How could he have done that?!
Shocking? Unable to do it... Heng thought of these words flashing through his mind and suddenly didn't recognize himself anymore—when he was dealing with Gella, he almost went to the point of mutilating the corpse, so why didn't he find it shocking then? Why didn't he find it unbearable then... These incomprehensible words to him became real because of the existence of the Ring.
"Then... I was... didn't you despise me?" Huan raised her head anxiously, yet with a glimmer of hope.
"Aren't you afraid of hurting me by saying that?" Heng retorted. That wretched guy was always testing his temper. "Seeing these scars makes me incredibly angry, so angry I don't want to forgive you—you don't cherish yourself, you don't protect yourself! Since you say you know everything, then you should know the burden those people are carrying to protect you; it's their willing choice! But you…you don't care about your own life. This reckless and impulsive behavior today, who do you think you can save? You're trampling on their loyalty, the loyalty they've shown by sacrificing their lives to protect you! You keep saying you want to be with me, saying you love me, but when you keep acting so recklessly, have you ever thought about what would happen to me if something happened and you abandoned me!"
Sonas is dead? Huan felt a mix of emotions swirling within her.
"And speaking of physical matters, what do you mean I despise you! The person I love is my ring, not a flawless body! Don't tell me nothing happened, but even if something did, so what? If I despise you because of something like this, would I still be worthy of your trust? Do you know how I felt when I couldn't find you? Do you know how I felt when I saw those scars—it hurt more than if a piece of my heart were ripped out… and yet you say I despise you at this time!"
Heng tried his best to suppress his emotions and to appear gentle.
This must be the first time he's spoken to me like this. Looking around at him, I actually felt much better.
He was always making mistakes, always repeating the same mistakes... He finally dared to scold him like this... but it was out of concern for his safety, which made him extremely ashamed.
Heng isn't an omnipotent god; they're lovers! This is the proper attitude between lovers. Rather than constant indulgence and tolerance, this attitude makes him feel more at ease...
Seeing the change in Huan's face, a subtle smile crept onto Heng's lips...
At this inopportune moment, the Demon Princess appeared.
Huan quickly picked up her clothes to cover her body.
Looking at Huan, she wasn't surprised. If she had been rescued by her subordinates, it wasn't unusual for her to return like this. However, it seemed she had interrupted their good time.
Huan noticed that her face was deathly pale, because—
In the hands of the Oni Princess, she held a headless corpse!
She genuinely didn't know he had returned, otherwise she wouldn't have brought all this stuff with her. She thought only Wang was there, so she brought the evidence along.
But judging from Heng's stiff expression, it was clear that this had greatly displeased him.
"Who is this person?" Huan broke the deadlock.
He tried his best to remain calm in the face of adversity. After experiencing all these things, he was no longer the child who would be terrified at the sight of a corpse.
"I don't know, they're either Noahs or Norbisolas."
The presence of these subordinates was too faint for her to discern. In any case, they approached her and Peso with ill intent, and having seen what they shouldn't have, they would have to pay with their lives.
"You're so slow. Is the oil field about to start?" Heng stood up, helped Huan up, and draped his long overcoat over Huan's shoulders.
So, let's go!
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