148 It was never a choice (1/2)

Li Dai Yu could feel someone's eyes on her back. The Fae gate is so close that she could feel it. The air is vibrating with exuberant magic. However, the souls are getting stuck in a net of golden rays before they could reach the energy pool around the Fae gate. She turns around and looks at the faraway building. On top of the building, a woman and a man are watching them. Though she can't see their faces clearly, she could tell that the man is not human.

”She's the moon guardian,” Fu Sheng says to her. After coming to this city, he found out the existence of the guardians. He wonders why the moon guardian hid the truth for so long.

”The moon guardian?” She is surprised to hear that. ”Are there others?”

She has read about them in the books from Aiken's library. The guardians are born when the world needs them. The four horsemen of the apocalypse have already been looming over the world -- the continuous silent wars in the past several years, the evil energy that affected the converts and turned them into soulless creatures, the insatiable hunger among the dead, and the countless deaths and destruction of souls.

Just like that, there are rumoured to be four guardians -- sun, moon, blood, soul. During the apocalypse, they were supposed to fight the evils and protect the world. However, that didn't happen.

”Fu Mian is the blood guardian.” Fu Sheng has known for a long time that the purpose of Fu Mian's birth was to exterminate the converts. However, he found out the identities of the guardians after meeting the moon guardian. The others might not know it either.  ”You have already met the sun guardian.”

”Who?” Li Dai Yu doesn't remember meeting any other guardian. She didn't even know that Fu Mian is a guardian.

”Sung Na-Mi.” Fu Sheng exhales. Since the guardians have appeared, what does it mean for the world? His child is the youngest one.

”Her?” She remembers that girl from Huang Qiuyan's memories. ”Isn't she Klyn's true mate?”

”What?” He knits his brows, shocked by her revelation. ”Whose true mate?”

”Klyn's.” She laughs. He didn't notice it either. ”Jin mentioned it after you were gone.”

”Why him?” He rubs the space between his brows. Sung Na-Mi doesn't know that she's a sun guardian. Whereabouts of soul guardian are unknown at the moment. The four guardians have a significant purpose. ”She's not only heavenly blessed immortal, but a sun guardian too.”

If there are guardians in this world, it's good then. She shrugs and walks beside Fu Sheng. She wonders how Xiao Chun Dan will react if he hears about the guardians.

All of a sudden, she feels a sharp pain in her head. Li Dai Yu freezes on the spot. What's this? When did she wake up? There's not enough time. She realizes what went wrong. Her face contorts in pain, resisting Huang Qiuyan from taking over.

She pushes Fu Sheng away and gasps, clutching her chest. ”You betrayed me.”

He's been seducing her, occupying her thoughts, taking care of her, and putting her to sleep in his arms. All of that is a lie. It was all a distraction.

”I didn't betray you,” Fu Sheng tells her with a quiet voice. For a while, he has felt that something has changed. He didn't say anything because he didn't want Li Dai Yu to notice.

”Then…” Her lips quiver. ”You never chose me.”

”It was never a choice.” Fu Sheng sighs. ”Li Dai Yu, you are Huang Qiuyan.”

”I am not her.” Her nails dig into her palms. The words escape through her lips before she could stop them. ”You never loved me.”