âI thought in this lifetime I would never be able to acquire a queen for myself, nor did I care for State Teacherâs prophecy. But with your sudden appearance in my life, I know I can no longer live without you. If you do leave me, then it will be by ripping my flesh and blood right out of meâ¦..â Di Cangâs tone had never been this sincere and warm before, causing the other side to tremble so slightly.
âWho taught you these words?â She asks with a hint of blaming like itâs his fault that sheâs feeling all fuzzy inside.
âAm I really that kind of person in your heart?â Showing a distraught look, the demon king literally had black lines running through his face.
âNo, Iâm just a bit confused by it, thatâs all. These kinds of blushing words didnât seem to fit you.â
âOh Yan Yan, you will always be the most special one in my heart. Whatever I wonât do for others, I will do for you, do you not understand that?â Itâs exactly like he says. In this world, the only thing that could make him give up his dignity and let go of his pride was her.
Towards those heartfelt words, Bai Yan responded by embracing that body using her own. Sheâs not blind, she could see the level of love heâs giving. Like the aggressiveness, the strong vicious nature of his character, and the heartlessness, none of that has ever been used on her unlike everyone else.
âDi Cang, do you remember what I told you before? Whenever Iâm not emotional moved while doing it, I would immediately fall into those painful memories that didnât belong to meâ¦.â
In her view, those people and the woman she embodied during those images werenât her, or more exactly, its things that happened in her past life. A fleeting memory of old.
âBut this timeâ¦. I donât know why, but I canât tap into that sea of memory.â
Acting in good faith, Di Cang narrows his eyes in and swiftly pulled the woman onto his chest. He wanted to use his entire existence to comfort that face.
âItâs fine if you canât tap into those images. Perhaps its for the bestâ¦.â
Blinking her eyes in confusion, Bai Yan had this aching notion that this demon king knew something which she herself doesnât. Now that leaves a question hanging in the air, why? According to her impression, Di Cang clearly didnât know anything based on his initial reaction during the first time she told him about the situation, that means whatever heâs hiding only became known afterwards.
Recalling back to that mysterious white robed man in the battlefield, Bai Yanâs forehead had inexplicably furrowed into a tight knot. There are so many things that remains an unknown right now and its driving her mad.
âYan Yan, you donât have to think about those things,â said the man with a strong protective voice, âyou will always have me.â
âDi Cang, are you afraid?â
While being embraced by those powerful arms, Bai Yan definitely felt a thump of worry when listening in on his heartbeat. Heâs definitely afraid of somethingâ¦.
A little stiff in his reply: âPromise me Yan Yan, donât think about those things.â
âWhy?â
âBecause⦠I wonât allow you to be hurt in any way.â
I donât want to⦠lose you again.
âPromise me, okay?â Di Cangâs arms grew tighter, showing how anxious he really was inside despite the vain attempt at acting strong.
Musing for a second: âAlright, I promise youâ¦.â Since Bai Yan believes him, she wonât press for an answer until heâs ready. Thatâs what a partner does.
âBut, Di Cang, I donât want you holding secrets back from me,â their eyes lock together, âand, my capacity to accept things arenât as small as you believe.â