CHAPTER 280 (1/2)

Xie Xi’s words weren’t true but the deep feelings weren’t false.

How contradictory was this? In any normal situation, he would be a sinful person.

But right now…

This was the most promising thing to do. If he didn’t separate the two people, there might be an irreparable disaster.

Houqing’s state of mind was extremely bad. Once stimulated, his behaviour would become aggressive and the little lion was in danger.

Now he used a robot to ‘escort’ the lion to the Lion Country and then the robot would change the appearance to help Leo ascend to the throne. After one or two years of training, he would be fine.

Hatred and love coexisted, meaning Leo wouldn’t let go. He would work harder and become stronger in order to ‘get revenge.’

Once that time came… Xie Xi would make a gamble!

He firmly believed that these were two worlds. They might be mixed together but there was a possibility of repairing their one by one.

This wasn’t like the Collapsed God where he had to hold three people steady at the same time!

If so, it was necessary to take Leo away. Rather than forcing two fish to die in the net, it was better to separate them and take things slowly.

Apparently, Xie Xi’s words had stunned Houqing. He allowed Xie Xi to help him up, his head in disarray as the words echoed.

Xie Xi missed him? He said he missed Houqing.

Xie Xi saw him like this and felt distressed. Houqing might’ve done too much and he was neurotic and fearful, but in these collapsed worlds, the souls were the most innocent ones.

It wasn’t that they wanted to collapse. Anyone who faced abandonment and death would be desperate.

It was like waking up to find their homes destroyed and their lives lost. Who would be able to bear it?

The souls represented Jiang Xie. At first,they were sleeping and then they awakened to find they could no longer support the world. They were banished and would ultimately be erased. How else could such a strong man be forced to feel such pain and despair?

Xie Xi stared at Houqing and spoke hoarsely, “I’m sorry, I ignored you too much.”

Houqing was even more baffled. He couldn’t understand these words. How could Xie Xi apologize to him? What was Xie Xi sorry for? Everything was his fault, he was the one who hurt Xie Xi.

Xie Xi pulled him over and spoke slowly, “I used this time to think a lot. I was still thinking when I came back.’

Houqing was taken by the words and asked, “What were you thinking about?”

Xie Xi looked up at him. “I wondered why you became like this?” He reached out to caress the thin face, giving the cold cheeks some warmth.

Houqing grabbed his hand, thin lips trembling fiercely.

The tip of Xie Xi’s nose was sour and his eyes were red. Anyone who saw the person in the heart show such an expression wouldn’t be able to hold it. He absolutely wasn’t a man!

Houqing muttered, “I…I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

Xie Xi enduring the sourness that came up. “I was very angry when I left the palace. I felt that I was betrayed. I didn’t understand why the little white tiger I cared for would do something like that to me.”

Houqing lowered his eyes and was embarrassed. “I’m sorry.”

“I was the one who wasn’t right. I had been making you afraid the entire time.”

Houqing’s body froze.

After seeing the previous summary, how could Xie Xi not understand?

Beat King Rose had truly fought through hundreds of battles and created unprecedented achievements, but he always placed himself on the tip of the knife.

It wasn’t just Houqing. Every family member of the soldiers on the battlefield were just as scared.

If Jiang Xie almost died then Xie Xi would also be in a state of panic.

He continued speaking to Houqing, “The war was clearly over but I was still in danger. This scared you, didn’t it?”

Houqing hugged him, the breath touching his neck hot. Houqing gasped like a child who had been crying for a long time.

Xie Xi’s eyes were moist. “I didn’t notice your feelings and also became suspicious of you. I thought you were interested in my high position…”

“I was too incompetent,” the national teacher stated. “I couldn’t protect you.” There was no way to let Xie Xi reach his ideals while protecting him, no way to protect him from the sea of swords and fire…

Xie Xi naturally wouldn’t speak such extreme statements and his voice was warm. “It’s fine now. I won’t be in danger anymore.”

Houqing didn’t move.

Xie Xi sighed. “After returning to the palace, I thought a lot. It is difficult for the Rose Empire to make people happy. The lion beastmen and tiger beastmen are closest to each other yet their lifestyles are very different, not to mention the distant beastmen. There were too many rebels in the Rose Empire. It is true that some moved due to their ambition but the number proved that this method was indeed inappropriate.”

It was just like Earth where Xie Xi came from. There were ambitious people who aged worlds but there were still countless countries coexisting in peace.

Centralization of power was the easiest to produce while democracy was from top down. Checks and balances were most needed in politics.

Xie Xi’s words were the right medicine to treat the patient.

The more that Houqing listened, the more sober he became. His black heart showed signs of easing.

His heart disease was very complicated. On the one hand, he didn’t wish to violate Xie Xi’s wishes. He wanted to work with Xie Xi to achieve their common dream. On the other hand, he was nervous about Xie Xi’s safety. He knew this was the most dangerous way and he couldn’t help Xie Xi.

He had to give Xie Xi the most perfect world but he couldn’t do it. The contradictory mood intertwined with each other and became a knot that couldn’t be resolved.

Fortunately, Xie Xi knew how to untie it.

Houqing’s mood gradually stabilized and he asked the thing he wanted to know most. “You really don’t…”

Xie Xi knew without him finishing and directly replied, “If I didn’t love you, why would I give you only clean clothes to wear, give you the softest bed to sleep in and leave the best things for you? If I didn’t love you, would I be willing to share the world with you, directly give you the emperor’s throne and be with you day and night? If I didn’t love you, would I feel heartache because of your behaviour, desperate because of your abnormality and feel enough despair to not want to live?”

Houqing was afraid of the last picture and hugged him again. “I…”

He didn’t know what to say. He had thought they were in love but…

Xie Xi’s warm voice entered his ears. “I love you.”

‘Just as you love me I love you to the bone.’

Houqing became more speechless. He was afraid that he would awaken from the dream if he opened his mouth.

Xie Xi wasn’t in a hurry. Leo had been settled in a secret place deep in the forest. Xie Xi had a lot of time with Houqing.

Even if the knot was untied, the rope was still awkward. It would only be straightened completely by time.

Xie Xi also needed time to patch his actions.