Chapter 11 (1/2)

hello ~ To clarify the part about their first and second lives:

Basically, Xuanji is the second (and final) life Xuanji will not reincarnate

In her first life (which is already over, and happened about a thousand years ago), she was Zisu, the 7th daughter of the Celestial Emperor Zisu died and reincarnated as Zhu Qi (born in the 21st century), who ti (ancient China) and became Nian Xuanji

Chapter Eleven

Defying the Heavens

His fingers, which had been pressed against her wrist, fell to his side

Her pulse had broken

Those pair of eyes were tightly shut, teardrops still glistening like crystals under the sunlight

Shouldn't he be rejoicing?

But he wasn't happy, not at all

At the instant where the execution axe had been raised, he had abruptly spoken

Then, he had already made up his mind

It was just - he did not wish to acknowledge it

What did a ithout a tinify? If she never said what she wanted, she would never need to die He was foolishly, obsessively in love to the extent of giving her the chance for forgiveness

He laughed, a cold, hollow sound

It turns out, even though she had betrayed him, he did not want her to die

It turns out, he could not bear to

In the end, he still could not bear to

His heart felt like it was being ripped to shreds Softly, he exhaled, yet that possessing anguish re at him

Nian Xuanji, you cannot die

You haven't fulfilled your wish

His gaze fell on her skirts, dyed a vibrant red

No - how could the wounds on her ankles seize her life?

Unless!?

His heart constricted, and he extended one hand to reach beneath her skirts, then withdrew His palm was smeared with blood

His eyes narrowed, expression darkening Carefully, he carried her out of the carriage

No one had ever seen the Emperor in this state

His hair, let loose from the crown, fluttered in the breeze; his eyes, red-riuish and ruthlessness

After one glance, not one person dared to continue looking at hi the streets or the irounds

A heavy, desolate silence had blanketed the entire compound

Long Zijin stared blankly at the wohed, a broken, low sound Turning towards Qingfeng, he spat, 'She is dead Are you finally happy now?'

The colour drained out of Qingfeng's face As he ers trembled faintly

Jingying covered her face with her hands and desperately rip tight and unrelenting

'Your Majesty' The E out to brush across Xuanji's body

'Who allowed you to touch her'

Those words, tonelessly spoken, was all the Eers falling fro in disbelief, she stared at the man before her For the first tiot the conified woman

'Xu Xi' The ghost of a s Fei-li's lips

Xu Xi's gaze fell; his stare fixed on the ground He said, 'Your Majesty'

There was a pause

When Long Fei-li finally spoke, his words were articulated with cold precision, each syllable clear 'Last night, I ordered you to give the Lengxiang pill to Consort Nian and you did not Last night, I ordered you to summon a physician to stop her blood loss and you did not Aht?'

Xu Xi did not reply His body curved and he fell to his knees on the ground

'Lengxiang pill?' Long Zijin suddenly said 'That is Xian Yantai's prohibited resurrection pill!'

As his words fell, the figure before hi Fei-li had carefully entrusted Xuanji into his arms

In the next instant, Xu Xi's body was lifted off the ground, Long Fei-li's fingers clenching around his throat in a stronghold, knuckles whitening

'Hand it over'

Xu Xi said hoarsely, 'Your Majesty, Consort Nian is dead'

'The resurrection pill can protect the heart of any individual who has been seriously wounded, but for so interrupted, his voice betraying his shock Swiftly, heFei-li's side Face clouded with heaviness, he continued urgently, 'Senior, you s - once the pill is used, a person's corpse will transfore Even if she revives, her soul has already left her body Life and death is predestined; you are acting in defiance of natural order!'

'So what if I were to defy the Heavens!' Long Fei-li said, lips twisting into a smile

A 's jaitched as he h him His eyes fell to his body, only to see that his six major acupuncture points had been speared by six needles, freezing hi his movements

'Senior, you cannot!' he cried, voice desperate 'Prince Lingrui, Co to stop him?'

Long Zijin only laughed bitterly He took a step forward, his gaze landing on Xuanji Faltering, he said, 'Sister-in-law'

'Your Majesty, please allow Consort Nian to rest in peace' Duan Yuhuan quickly released his hold on his wife to kneel before Long Fei-li, his usually bright eyes filled with tears

'Peace? Yuhuan, her wish has not been fulfilled How can she be at peace?'

Long Fei-li's expression hardened, his gaze faraway, intent on the woers which were clenched around a small wooden comb never once relaxed

'Your Majesty!' the E the others to kneel on the grounds

The guards and the common folk did not knohat had happened It appeared that the traitorous consort had died, but upon seeing the darkly oaze on the Emperor's face, their hearts were too seized with an indescribable fear Iround

Zhang Jin wanted to rush into the execution grounds, but he was violently restrained by the guards In his heart, he swore that one day, he would rise to become a man of power

'Your Majesty, even if you were to killPalace treats you with sincerity This Consort Nian -'