"Oh? Jing Shi came?" Chu Nuan lifted her bloody knuckles from the commander's face before shaking her hands to clear the blood. Soft skin revealed without an inch of blemish. Seeing that the black gates are being destroyed one by one, Chu Nuan smirked at the bloody commander on the ground before lifting him up by his neck. "The gates are disappearing, the source of energy for the array will not continue. Can't you feel the weakening of your body?" Cherry lips curve along her eyes into sly crescents. If one doesn't know the true nature of this spectacle, they will no doubt label her as the villain. "Don't tell me you still don't know what went wrong at this time?"
Groaning in pain, the Commander lifted his bruised face in question. "How can this be….the beneficence, the beneficence." Bewilderment displays itself in the form of shaking pupils and trembling lips. He was about to inquiry Chu Nuan again when, suddenly, a thought flashes by in his mind. Out of the many possibilities that could have caused his current outcome...
"Duanxian Yu that bastard, did he do something?!" With this sudden outburst, streams of blood dripped from his nose and landed onto the smooth surface of Chu Nuan's white skin before sliding downwards.
Almond eyes twitched in disgust.
Trembling fingers wrapped around her wrist in a powerless grip as he stared at the scene behind Chu Nuan. Lifeless bodies of demons gave a sharp contrast to the vigor of the envoys jumping with barely any heavy injuries. One by one, the black gateways crash into rubble as more envoys band together to destroy one doorway before moving onto the next.
The cries of spirits rang out once before dispersing in the air along the flying of dust, they have been sent back to where they should be. Following more destroyed gates, the energy supporting the beneficence array grew weaker and weaker until the dark light emitting from it became almost imperceptible.
"No….this can't be. This can't be the end." Thousand of years in hiding and living like sewer rats only to exchange for this one chance. But even this one chance failed because of one wrong move of his. From the very start, his greatest failure is entrusting Duanxian Yu the most important task of preparing the formation. "Duanxian Yu…Duanxian Yu….how dare you!! Cough!" Extreme fluctuations in emotions cause a rush of blood to spill out. Like a waterfall, it cascades down his chin and stains the ground an inch away from Chu Nuan's feet. Breathing with heavy breaths, the Commander continues in a self mocking tone, "I knew it was strange for him to appear again after disappearing for such a long time. Tell me, Chu Nuan, is this also a part of your schemes?"
Golden eyes narrow at this question while red lips curve into a mysterious smile as they open, "what do you think?"
"Haha. Hahahaha. HAHAHAHA!!!!" As if possessed by something, the commander laughed with crazed movements. His single eye reddened as a droplet of water slid down his cheeks. The hand wrapped around Chu Nuan's wrist tightens with an indescribable tremble.
"Hahahaha. What do I think? What do I think?! AHAHAHAHA!!!!" As if the string of reasoning broke due to this challenge, the commander abruptly lunged at the woman in front of him. White teeth stained with a red hue widen with the intention to bite. Whilst blackened fingernails tried to claw at those hateful golden irises. To no avail.
"..." Looking down at this pitiful but satirical sight, Chu Nuan furrowed her brows before flinging him to the ground. Words tinged with indolence entered his ears, low without care and as soft as a whisper. "The door to Hell will be waiting for you." Before walking away without a single look back. An enemy without the will to fight cannot be taken seriously.
Of course, she didn't forget to wipe her foot on the corpse of a nearby demon prior to her next destination, it's important to be sanitary. You might think, "Ah. So dirty, wiping on a bloody corpse?"
No. No. She made sure to rub at the cleanest spot without dirt and blood...….
Light footsteps head toward the direction of her subordinates, away from the couple fighting a mile away. Duanxian Yu and Fu Xi's battle is not any of her business, she is only a bystander to their play. But not even two steps are taken when a pull on her wrist stops her tracks. Lifting up her arm, a few thin red threads hang loosely over her white skin.
"What?" Slender fingers reach to pull them away when suddenly, they constrict and pull her backwards with force.
"Ah!"
Unknowingly, her body fell into a warm embrace full of familiarity and yearning. "Chu Nuan…" Missing the usual coldness and estrangement, a deep voice mixed with indulgence sighed with relief above her head.
Almond eyes widened with shock as she instantly buried her body deeper into his embrace while shaking fingers grasp tightly onto the edge of his clothes. "Xie…" She stops, afraid that what's happening is only a fragment of extreme longing. How can she believe, believe that the image of the person in her memories just suddenly appear. How can she dare to trust this same voice that calls her with such warmth.
Akin to sensing the complications of her thoughts, the arms around her tightens with almost a possessive drive. "Chu Nuan…." A heated breath sprays on the nook of her neck as the devilish voice beckons her attention, causing her to shiver.
"Chu Nuan…." He said, "look at me."
She refuses, the slim body surrounded by the scent of something comparable to danger buried itself even further in. Her eyes close tightly, closing off the clamor of battle and the sound of rain. Only the arms around her back and waist, the warm breath on her neck, and the sound of light breathing became the only thing she can sense.
The breath above her neck retreats. Instead, exquisite fingers ran from her forehead down to trace her lips before stopping on her chin. They gently nudged her face up with an undeniable force.
"Chu Nuan…" The voice whispers near her face, an exhaled wind blew against her wet lips, like feathers brushing against skin.
"Ngh. No…" She struggles to leave, the pair of closed eyes became the reason for her sensitivity. But before she could pull away, the arm around her waist trapped her closer and the touch of something soft fastened itself onto her lips.
"Ngh. Ah." Heat seems to spread throughout her entire body. While a foreign object invades the cavity of her mouth and explores every inch with relish. "Ugh." A thin stream of silver saliva flows from the gap of their contact following the low sound of sucking.
"Xie…."
Cherry blossom eyes narrow darkly before pushing further in, his attack more fierce compared to before. The arm around her waist slides upwards to the back of her head and tilts it forward to meet his needs. Slender fingers on her chin slipped into the folds of her robe and fished out a leg. Beautiful porcelain thigh clings itself onto his strong waist the moment his embrace tightens.
"Mm, Ah…."
Their entangle continues, but understanding that they cannot continue further, he separates from her. Two heavy breaths intermixed with each other as Chu Nuan finally looks at the person before her. Misty red eyes stare in a daze at the image of the man she had imagined for many years. Gentle peach blossom eyes filled with indulgence collides with her sight. Smiling with amusement, the man in front gave her a quick peck on her lips.
"Xie Luochen…" Tears began to form at the corner of her eyes as she finally realized his return. Unable to contain herself, she embraced him with all the longing and grieve accumulated throughout the years. "Welcome back." Clear droplets of water ran down her cheeks as she smiled like the bright sun
"Let's go." He murmured while guiding Chu Nuan towards the opposite direction of where the envoys were. Instead, the couple head towards the ongoing battlefield between Duanxian Yu and Fu Xi. "They should be about finished up."