C96 (1/2)

”Xi Er, I knew you would definitely come here. It seems that my intuition towards you is quite accurate, as expected.”

Such a familiar voice came from behind him, causing Bai Zhixi to pause his hands that were hanging red ribbons. They had no choice but to turn around. Dongfang Chen walked out from the other side of the Seven Holy Trees with his injured arm under his arm.

With the help of the weak candle light, one could clearly see that his handsome face was slightly pale. His dry lips were bloodless and his tall body seemed to be on the verge of collapse under the baptism of the cold wind.

It seemed that the attack this time was indeed severe.

”Crown Prince, your health is not good. What are you doing here so late at night?”

Seeing that it was him, Bai Zhixi was also very suspicious in his heart. After being stunned for a moment, her beautiful lips slightly parted, and her voice slowly flowed out.

”I'm here to look for you, do you believe me?”

Dongfang Chen took a step forward and stood in front of her. His pitch black eyes were filled with tenderness and the warm male scent sprinkled onto her face.

She couldn't do anything for a while, so she took a step back and nervously clutched the ribbon in her hand. She couldn't feel anything even if her fingernails dug into her flesh.

”Hehe, Crown Prince sure knows how to joke. You must be here for your princess! Moreover, this kind of joke is not funny at all. ”

Bai Zhixi pretended to be calm and turned, seeing that the Seven Saints Tree in front of him was covered densely with red ribbons. His scalp was numb, thinking about how to hang his own ribbon on it.

”Xi Er, the reason I came to find you tonight was to tell you. As long as you are willing to be my princess, I don't care about the rumors outside. I don't care if you are the Bane or not, whether you will bring me disaster or not, I don't care about that. ”

Dongfang Chen pulled Bai Zhixi closer, tightly locking her in his embrace. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't let go.

”Crown Prince, please let go. Don't ruin your image in my heart.”

Bai Zhixi was also extremely anxious at this moment. She had always known that Dongfang Chen was not as gentle and elegant as he seemed on the surface, and she also knew that he might be new to her for a while. She did not expect that he would actually give her a promise about the position of princess.

This way, it would be even more impossible for her to accept him.

Not to mention that without him in her heart, the empress dowager and the others would definitely oppose it. They would never allow a Bane to become the empress of a nation, and they would never want to be imprisoned in that cold and heartless place in the palace for the rest of their lives.

Thus, it was absolutely impossible for them to be together.

”If you don't let go, even if the world finds out, I would still be willing to hold your hand and walk down there together with you. You know, from the first time I saw you, I liked you so much. However, your eyes continued to stay on Jun Mohan, and didn't even give me that bit of alms. Your eyes would forever remain calm when facing me, and your respect for my identity, do you know how much pain I'm going to suffer? Furthermore, Jun Mohan will not live past eighteen years of age. You don't have any happiness following him, understand? ”

Dongfang Chen carried Bai Zhixi and roared hysterically, using all his strength to rub her into his embrace, but her body was trembling as she leaned against Bai Zhixi's shoulder.

”Crown Prince, what do you mean?”

Dong Fang's words struck Bai Zhixi's mind like lightning. She could not accept everything. Her voice was filled with boundless fear. If not for Dongfang Chen holding her, she would have fallen to the ground long ago.

”Heh, Jun Mohan actually didn't tell you. However, this secret was unintentionally heard by me. ”

When they were eight years old, he had been hiding under her bed, hoping to play hide-and-seek with her.

Who knew, he would actually hear the conversation between the emperor's grandmother and the old king. Jun Mohan had been infected with a parasite since he was young, and this parasite could only let him live until he was eighteen years old.

If they could meet a fated person at the age of eighteen and help him remove the Gu, they could survive as well. However, there was no doubt about it with the living dead.

At that time, there were even royal father, Empress and the others.

Afterwards, the royal father ordered the palace maids and eunuchs who were on duty to be executed on the spot in order to hide this secret.

Even the people of the world did not know that Prince Mo, whom they revered greatly in their hearts, would actually die young.

When Bai Zhixi heard this news, he could only silently lie on Dongfang Chen's shoulder and cry.

He always knew about his body's condition, yet he didn't tell him. Did he only want to be happy when he left and stayed in front of his spirit tablet every day, feeling sad and sad?

Why was the fate of her two lives so bleak?

”Xi Er, it's not too late for you to know that there's no choice but to leave in half a year's time. You … ”You should think about it carefully. After all, it's your lifelong happiness, and you can't afford to be careless.”

Dongfang Chen originally thought that Bai Zhixi's feelings for Jun Mohan weren't deep enough, and that he still had a chance.

However, to see the woman leaning on his shoulder crying so bitterly, it was obvious that he could not accept this.

He knew that Jun Mohan would win this time.

However, it didn't matter. There was still half a year left, and he could afford to wait.