Chapter 171 - Change (1/2)

Hao Xuan sat in a small room with an apologetic smile on his face.

”Sorry sorry, I completely forgot. But as you can see, I'm fine you, so you guys don't have to worry!” he patted his chest proudly.

”Captain, I almost made a deal with the devil trying to rescue you. Can you not be so easy-going about these kinds of things?” Kuo let out a breath of relief when he saw Hao Xuan's face.

”Yeah yeah. So you heard right? I'll be away for a while. If possible, try to come to one of the footholds near this place so we can regroup when I return.”

”Sure, I'll as soon as the opportunity presents itself.”

They talked for a few more minutes before hanging up the call.

He then sat on a bed staring at the name in his contact list. Recently he got a strange feeling whenever he called her, one that he had never experienced before.

The bell rang and was picked up within a couple of seconds.

”Hello,” he saw the same old porcelain-like face he had seen hundreds of time now. He usually called her every other day so it felt strange not having talked to her in days. But upon looking at her pale complexion he got worried.

”What's wrong? Are you sick?” he stood up and asked with a deep frown.

A faint smile adorned her fair face as she shook her head, ”No, just a little tired,” she said in a light voice and lowered her head.

He silently stared at the almost perfect 'picture' on his screen for a few more seconds before letting out a deep breath.

”You need to rest properly. Stop cleaning everything and making so much food. We have servants for that. Just relax and enjoy yourself. Or if you want to start cultivating, I can find some good teachers for you. How about that?”

With her head still lowered, the smile on her face got wider and a warmth she hadn't felt in a really long time once again appeared.

Although Xu Qing was the first princess of her kingdom, her life was anything but relaxed.

Her mother passed away when she was five years old after giving birth to a baby boy. The king who was so madly in love with his precious queen almost went insane upon losing her.

But he didn't blame any of his children for her death.

Instead, he propelled himself face first into his work. There would be weeks or even months when she didn't see her own father.

So little blind girl was raised by the servants and had to cry herself to sleep every night. The king had lost his 'favorite' wife, but she had lost her only mother. Yet there was no 'work' for her to keep herself busy, so she made some up.

She would clean her own room and courtyard and take care of the little prince every day. She also went out and did a lot of charity work in her mother's stead. It was anything but easy for someone that had never seen the light of day but she did without a single complaint.

And when the day was over, she would be too tired to think about anything else and would simply pass out on her bed. Unfortunately, even in dreams, there would be tears awaiting her.

She would witness horrific scenes of death. Of a monster that would lay waste to entire empires. And in every dream, she could neither move nor speak, only observe the monster massacre until the heavens themselves cried tears of blood.

The first time she had that 'nightmare', she didn't sleep for four days straight, only falling unconscious after burning herself out.