Deal!? He agreed so easily? I look at him with suspicion as he watches me with a straight face. "You're Immortal?" I ask in a soft voice. He nods his head but doesn't elaborate. I frown and say "People were calling you Grand Tutor but now you're a Prince? Which is it?"
He places his hands behind his back as he calmly explains "I only went down to the Human realm for business. I needed something the current human King had in his possession." My frown deepens as I say "But aren't you super powerful? You could have just taken what you needed right?"
Bai Lei gives me a small smile before shaking his head and saying "No, the item I needed had been passed down from generation to generation so if I wanted it, I needed the current owner to gift it to me. Without it, the item will keep going back to its owner. If I killed the owner and took it, it would disappear without a trace. Some things can't be taken by force."
I arch an eyebrow at his last sentence but he just ignores me. He then reaches out and takes my hand. I try to pull my hand away but when I feel a wave of power I look down to see a ring on my finger. I pull my hand away with all my might and this time he lets go.
I fall straight back and land butt first into the water! The water isn't deep so my butt easily rests on the bottom as I suck in at the cold water. I look up to Bai Lei with a glare as he watches me with humor in his dark eyes.
I lift up my hand and say "What the hell is this!?" He smirks at me and says "We made a deal. I won't force myself on you and I told you about myself. We're now engaged. After dinner tonight I will teach you how to play the Zither. You have a week to learn it."
"You will also learn how to read and write while I teach you how to cultivate properly. You have to be capable and strong to be my wife." I look at him with disbelief. He's truly a Devil!!! "Get cleaned up, I'll be back for dinner." He says with a smile before he turns around and leaves.
I sit in the water as the fish nibble my butt. What the hell just happened... did I just agree to marry him? I did... in a roundabout way, I did! I lean my head back and begin floating in the water with a blank look. This can't be happening... but maybe this isn't all bad?
He's a prince, right? And immortal at that! He's probably loaded as a prince... that means I don't have to worry about making money... I'll live a life of leisure! Hah... who am I kidding... I'd go crazy locked up every day!
Buuuut... he did promise not to force himself on me... this is something I can work with! "AHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream nearly has me drowning in a foot of water! I fight to sit up as a young lady screams "A DEAD BODY IS FLOATING IN THE FOUNTAIN!!!" She was already running away as I struggle to stand.
I choke on the fish water as I come to my feet. My hair is now all over my face as I making it hard to see. I struggle to cry out after choking on the water "Wait! I.. I'm not dead!" I say in a strained voice. The woman screams again causing my ears to ring.
"IT'S A GHOOOOST!!! A VENGEFUL GHOST!!" She screams with tears in her eyes as more people begin running over. I struggle to push the hair out of my face as I step over the ledge of the fountain. I needed to get out and explain myself but the second my foot touches the ground, it slips out from under me!
I do a painful split and hit my chin on the ledge of the fountain! I cry out in pain as I bite my tongue, instantly tasting blood! I can't stand the taste of blood so I quickly spit it out but it doesn't go far with my hair in the way.
I decide to crawl the rest of the way to avoid slipping again but more screams are quickly heard. I look up to see several more people. Guards and servants are all looking at me with horror and fear as I crawl over to them in my miserable state. My tongue hurts so bad I can't talk straight but I still try to ask for help while holding my hand out to them.
"Helph me pheease!" I say with blood dripping down my chin. I watch a woman's eyes roll back in her head as she instantly passes out and falls over. She must not be able to handle blood... Some people pass out at the sight of blood so I guess she's one of them.
Some of the guards fall back in fear and begin crawling away while crying as others turn around and run away with tears in their eyes. Were they getting help? Another woman falls to her knees and begins praying while crying for mercy.
Have I missed something?