Chapter 225 - Xuan’s Recollecting Memories, Nian’s Heartache (2/2)
For Jing shi, she didn’t fear demons or evil monsters. This was the child she managed to give birth to with much hardship, the flesh that dropped from her body, the child she wanted to protect!
With Jing shi’s pleading and Jing manor’s protection, Feng Yi xuan’s life was saved. And the Empress, as she had promised, never took a step out of the Empress’s palace. After many years, many people have forgotten there was still an Empress and only knew of the Noble Consort An.
In the five years, Feng Xuan came to the Empress’s palace many times to see Jing shi, but unfortunately, Jing shi’s heart was dead. Towards this man she once loved with her whole heart, she no longer possessed any feelings, so every time Feng Xuan left, he was filled with rage.
In those five years of life, the Empress always attentively took care of Feng Yi Xuan. Because of Feng Yi Xuan’s eyes, no one was willing to play with him, but Feng Yi Xuan was glad that Consort Mother always loved him, making him feel warm and happy. Older brother protected him too. When someone called him a demon, older brother will charge up and beat them up.
But when Feng Yi Xuan was five years old, while Feng Xia Qi took lessons with a teacher, he was staying with Imperial Mother, An Qian Mei and some other consorts led guards to barge into Empress’s palace, saying to the guards, “Empress Jing shi commits debauchery in the harem! Capture her!”
Jing shi wanted to fight back how was a woman a match for those guards. Jing shi’s personal servant girls were killed by those guards and the little Feng Yi Xuan was hidden by a mama in the grass of the imperial palace.
“Noble Consort An, this empress has not done such a thing! This empress wants to see His Majesty!” Jing shi shouted. She already gave in so much yet why do they still not let her go?
Those consorts looked at Jing shi gloatingly. Even if Jing shi doesn’t take a step out of Empress’s palace, every time His Majesty obtained something valuable, he always sent it to the Empress’s palace. He often entered Empress’s manor, even if every time he charged out in anger. The women of the palace had heavy jealous hearts, so they have long had the desire for revenge towards Jing shi.
No matter how Jing shi tried to defend herself, however much she begged or raged, it was no use. Those consorts, already let those guards start her sentence. The little Feng Yi Xuan hid in the grass, watching his Consort Mother suffering in pain. Knowing he couldn’t save his Consort Mother, he ran over to find the Imperial Father he hated the most, to let this so called Imperial Father save his Consort Mother.
The little Feng Yi Xuan stumbled all the way, falling an unknown number of times, before finally found Imperial Father staying in one consort’s palace but the guard outside refused to allow Feng Yi Xuan to enter. Feng Yi xuan shouted but his mouth was covered up by the guard. Feng Yi Xuan saw his Imperial Father holding a young and beautiful consort as he kissed her. The laughter from Imperial Father’s lips made the little Feng Yi Xuan’s eyes bleed red.
Feng Yi Xuan bit the guard and ran. He knew Imperial Father wasn’t reliable. He must find Imperial Brother, so he came over to the teacher’s place to find older brother, stuttering as he informed him of Consort Mother’s trouble. When Feng Xia Qi pulled the little younger brother running over to Consort Mother’s palace, what they saw was Jing shi being covered by blood after torture and Jing shi had already lost her life!
That year, Feng Xia Qi and Feng Yi Xuan were still children as they held the dead Jing shi kneeling there. The consort who caused all this already escaped. When Feng Xuan received the news, his expression was pained as he came to the Empress’s palace and saw Jing shi who already had no warmth.
The little Feng Yi xuan saw the consort who was still by Feng Xuan’s side. Remembering this consort was the very one who was with his Imperial Father, Feng Yi Xuan picked up the sword of a guard and slaughtered that consort. That was Feng Yi Xuan’s first time killing someone but there was no softness in his heart, his eyes only filled with ice and hatred.
The only five year old Feng Yi Xuan held his Consort Mother’s body, refusing to allow Feng Xuan to touch her. This man shouldn’t touch his Consort Mother. Feng Yi Xuan only felt he was so dirty!
It was from that day, Feng Yi Xuan has never genuinely smiled and Feng Xia Qi turned into someone who wore a mask all day. That year, Feng Yi Xuan encountered the Devil Lord everyone in the pugilistic world feared and became the Devil Lord’s disciple!
The Devil Lord’s teachings for Feng Yi Xuan were filled with blood. When the little Feng Yi Xuan followed the Devil Lord in practicing martial arts, his body was littered with scars. Most of the time, he was beaten half to death. Then on the second day, he continued to practice martial arts. During these days, Feng Yi Xuan’s body has never been perfectly intact. There were countless big and small wounds that were shocking to see. Under such a training, Feng Yi Xuan slowly grew stronger. His person became even colder.
Until Feng Yi Xuan turned ten years old, the Devil Lord passed away, Feng Yi Xuan learned all of the Devil Lord’s martial arts and lost arts and became a powerful being that not many people could match and established Ghost Realm, later entering the military and joined the campaign to war, becoming the Prince Ming everyone feared.
Even though Feng Yi Xuan described it very lightly, Lan You Nian knew of the confusion of a child being called a monster, the grief from losing his Consort Mother, and the pain from learning martial arts was not as easy as Feng Yi Xuan described it to be.
“Xuan, I’m with you now. I’ll always be with you!” Lan You Nian looked into Feng Yi Xuan’s purple eyes. That purple was very beautiful, like the sun rising from the horizon or the sun setting in the Western sky, that most beautiful purple haze, incomparably magnificent and mysterious with endless transformations. With just once glance, it was enough to remember for a lifetime.
“I know, I won’t let you leave me!” Feng Yi Xuan locked on Lan You Nian’s chin, kissing those cherry lips. The menacing, domineering and forceful kiss, Feng Yi Xuan felt his mouth fill with Nian Nian’s breath, carrying a mellow wine aroma, an enchanting fragrance, making Feng Yi Xuan yearn for it.
Nian Nian, if my past pain allowed me to meet you, then I gladly endure any hardship! Because with you, all the bitterness, for me, it will no longer be painful….