68 Chapter 68: Freedom Trails End (2/2)

”Well, thanks to you, I've developed immunity to the poison anyways…”

”...That wasn't intentional…”

”You were blackmailed, it's fine.”

”And that blackmail was a lie,” I sigh feeling my heart ache.

XiaoLong pulls me closer to him, in a hug, ”You have me now.”

I smile.

Then, changing the topic, ”So~ are you going to receive concubines?”

”Heck no! How could you say that!” XiaoLong replies without delay, a hurtful face appears.

I pat his head and laugh, ”It's a joke, besides, if you actually do, I wouldn't really mind.”

”I would!”

I laugh, thinking 'how could someone this childish become king'?

But, he did. The coronation took place a week after as we sorted out everything.

XiaoLong and I revisited the caves in the north, building plans.

”Hmm… let's make this place open to the public. It's a nice hiking trail,” XiaoLong states, business wise.

”Haha, hiking trails that we walked in the pitch black night almost every night,” I respond, lowkey sarcastically.

Commander Yang plastered an 'oh!' face, ”We can call this trail, the King and Queen's love trail/trial or something like that.”

”Rejected,” XiaoLong and I state simultaneously at the cheesy request.

I ponder a bit and come up with an idea, ”I think it'll be best called the 'Freedom Trails'... what do you think?”

”Sure, we can keep all those freedom signs, then… not the statue because we don't want to deal with another cult.”

XiaoLong and I laugh. Suddenly, gentle snow falls, just like when XiaoLong and I first came to the north.

”How pretty, and free…” I mutter, ”Freedom…”

Is lost now that I'm tied to the throne…

XiaoLong whispers in my ear as if he could hear my thoughts, ”We'll be free together.”

I smile, yes, not all is lost.