Xue Huang
It is a long journey to the ice cave since it's outside the kingdom, so we have to take stops. We haven't taken any stops yet since we haven't gone that far. I've tried almost everything to get Xing li's attention but she doesn't even glance at me all she cares about is feng wan. "u-um Xing li, you look tired do you need some water" she didn't pay attention to me as she kept biting her finger nails while looking outside the small carriage window. "XING LI!" I shouted which made her flinch as she turned to look at me, she looked like she wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. What's so hard in making a girl fall in love with you! You know what I'll be direct, "u-um, Xing li, how do you court a la...." before I could finish my question, we heard peng li shout "Your majesty, retreat. The demons have attacked again", without thinking twice I flew out of the carriage as Xing li followed. "Hey demons, what's wrong" I was shocked and surprised at the same time with the fact that she's trying to reason with those heartless creatures. "Alive or dead" one of them whispered as they invoked a perilous and ancient magic, I blocked it using my thunder shield due to the mighty force of the perilous magic before realizing what I had just done. S**t. "Who're you" she asked but before I could think of an excuse *slash*. Xing li's hands were bleeding so much as the demons ran away, "Xing li!" I shouted as I wrapped my hands around her waist to prevent her from falling before, I checking the injured hands. My eyes widened when I saw her veins turn green. It's the same poison as Feng wan, the attackers may be the same people, why do they want to hurt her? I can't think about this right now. Thankfully, the poison just got in her body few minutes ago, I could still suck it out, but it was a different case, the poison was mixing with her blood faster than feng Wan's. I couldn't think of anything else so I carried her to the carriage and told pengli to take us to the nearby inn since he wasn't really hurt.
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We got to an inn where we booked 2 rooms for us to stay for the night since pengli would be staying in the carriage to guard us. I got to the room as I placed Xing li who was lying in my arms on the bed, I checked her hands again and saw it was still moving fast, it was already at her neck side, I need to stop this if not she may die. But there isn't anything to do apart from getting the antidote. I don't want her to die here. I don't know why my body keeps telling me to let her die and collect the Orb but my heart says otherwise…...I'm sorry father but I can't see her suffer like this, I'll accept the punishment but for now I'll head to the ice cave alone even if it costs my life, I'll do everything in my power to save her. She hasn't done any harm to anyone she's just so innocent; why does father really want the orb? Why does he want to kill demons!? Can't the mortals, demons and gods live in peace. I don't see the reason we have to hate each other.
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2 MONTHS LATER
//THIRD PERSON'S POV//
Days and months had passed, Xin men kingdom has been in mourning. They planned on giving the kings post to someone else but they couldn't bring themselves to do that because of the great impact the death of the leader/king made.
Xue Huang the king of Xin men kingdom was rumoured to have died 2 months ago. The people believed that he went to the ice cave and didn't return and the lady Xing li whom they mostly called a demon that went with him did not make it to the ice cave as she was poisoned and fell into a coma which people believed she had long died due to the effect of the poison going through her body rapidly. Xue Huang was never looked for since people were afraid of going to the ice cave, while Xing li was kept in that inn to see if one day she'll wake up but the inn owner and people didn't really like the idea of her staying in the inn since they thought she was dead so the inn owner abandoned the inn and left her there.
Feng wan is still in a comma also but the poison did not move rapidly in his body, so there's an 80% chance he's still alive. On the other hand, lady Liling cried nonstop remembering Xue Huang, she cursed Xing li everyday of her life, she wished Xing li never existed. She tried to warn the heavenly emperor about Xing li having a great impact on Xue Huang and he wouldn't dare kill her but the heavenly emperor always thought he had Xue Huang in his hands till disaster struck.
Luo gengxin was still looking for Xing li with his guards and some people unknown to him Xing li was said to be dead.
Peng li
Months had passed and I've been waiting for the day Xing li would wake up. His majesty cared about her so much that he risked his life to save her. I've stayed with her every single day in this abandoned inn until now, holding onto hope for her awakening. But all hope is lost now. Tomorrow, I'll give her a proper sendoff and build her monument then I'll go in search of his majesty in the ice cave even if it means I must forfeit my own existence, my life is nothing without his majesty, I'll die with him and meet him in the netherworld and maybe we'll see Xing li then we'll go to the afterlife together. 2 months has passed and there's no sign of his majesty or her waking up. All hope is lost! No hope! I cried as I sat next to Xing li who's still lying unconscious...… as I turned to leave a whisper barely audible seemed to emanate from the bed making me smile with anticipation.