Chapter 45 - You will accept another man? (2/2)
”Want to go to the beach?”
She doesn't reply to his question. She is sleeping again. He puts her on the bed and watches her for a long time. He doesn't know when he falls asleep.
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”He is dead.” Wu Yixing touches the last bead in his bracelet.
”I will go inside.” General Yu steps forward. ”She needs the treasure to live. If she fails to get it, the timekeepers will get to her.”
”What do you mean?” Li Jun asks aggressively. ”She won't live long?”
General Yu gives them a short explanation. She skips the part about Kang Si An being the timekeeper.
Wu Yixing has gotten the gist of General Yu's and Kwon Kyuri's situation. ”We can get rid of the timekeeper.”
”I can get rid of him in the future,” General Yu says thoughtfully. ”I am afraid that she won't like it. Then, if I kill him, there will be another one. She has no control over her ability He might appear before her anytime and kill her. She might die in some distant future. How will I ever know when or where?”
General Yu is right. She should not be living the life of a wanderer. She never complains, but he understands that she is suffering the most.
”I will go inside,” Li Jun glances at Wu Yixing. ”Fifth prince, wait here with General Yu. If she reappears here, don't let her come inside.”
Kwon Yoori doesn't accept. ”Hey, Li Jun, do you have any idea what's inside? Kyuri cares about you a lot. If something happens to you, I won't be able to face my niece.”
”General Yu, do not worry.” Li Jun smiles. ”I will meet my wife again.”
”Wu Yixing, will you let him go inside alone?” She scowls at the fifth prince. ”I will never let this happen.”
”He will do what he needs to do to save his woman.” Wu Yixing stands in front of her. ”I will do what I need to to do to protect mine.”
He pricks the back of her neck with a needle. She falls in his arms. Wu Yixing lays her down near the boulder. ”Li Jun, I cannot let you go alone. I will come with you.”
Li Jun shakes his head. ”You need to be here. If something happens to you, General Yu won't survive a single day. Her fame is attracting the wrong attention. Let me do what I need to do.”
Wu Yixing nods at him. ”You better not die.”
”I am called master death.” Li Jun shows him a small smile. ”Take care of your woman well. These Kwon women like to disappear all the time.”
Wu Yixing watches his childhood friend walk inside the cave. He just hopes that he can see him again.