. Private meeting .
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Hanze, immediately after leaving Anying, dumped his driver and headed for an isolated manor his lover chose.
Ignoring the laws of traffic, he diverted from the main road and headed into the forests of trees and flowers.
Some hours later he arrived in a hilly terrain where a single mansion stood. It was painted blood red and ominous black in colour, with acient impenetrable walls and large high black gates... With a human sized opening of course.
He parked the car in a corner and barged through the gates to see xiajie and his butler already waiting for him. Both of them had passive faces.
They didn't even bother to waste their strengths on pleasantries when he zoomed past them and servants bowing 360° along the hallways towards his private library.
They followed suit, and very soon they were all inside the soundproofed place with Hanze plopped on his chair and the other two men standing in front of him.
There was absolute silence between them, with Hanze's eyes half lidded.
Surely but gradually, Hanze regained his balance. And when he opened his eyes, he found Sebastian with a stupid smirk on his face and xiajie with with a wolfish grin on his face respectively.
It made him ask, "why are your lips curled like that of infatuated idiots?.".
Their smiles dimmed a little bit as Sebastian began in their defences. "Nothing, you are in such a weak state I feel the happy need to put an end to you.".
"..." Xiajie turned to give him a glare and Hanze just levelled him with the ' be my guest ' look .
Sebastian laughed waving, "don't glare at me. It was a joke.".
"Very expensive, i'm penniless, so count me out.". Xiajie warned seriously much to Sebastian's amusement.
"but you're rich". he told xiajie.
"Now let's begin.". Hanze snapped his fingers to interrupt them and lighten the study a bit, then he said to Xiajie.
"Seal".
"Of course.". Xiajie replied, tearing his gaze away from Bastian and got to work, he only had to close his eyes and direct his qi around the mansion in a dome for it to completely dissapear from existence.
They were now cut off from the whole world and nobody would know what they talked about or did.
"Done." Xiajie informed and Sebastian took that as a cue to bring out an egg shaped pearl.
Immediately, the room's temperature dropped almost to freezing point. The pearl was smooth and extremely white... But, it exuded a dreadful Aura.
It made Hanze and xiajie turn to him immediately. They both were thinking the same thing. "What have you done.". They asked in chorus causing the blonde to chuckle.
"Ah?, will you guys Calm down?.". He said and then added when their glare grew stronger. "I did it for the sake of planet earth, to calm that beast over there. " He pointed at hanze.
But that just made their glare stronger. Plus the look. ' humanity my foot.
"Oh come on. Fine, I did it for my soulmate.". He resigned and floated the pearl towards Hanze.
It was made with an extract of his existence... Not a big deal ... So Hanze was careful in handling it while storing. [note the sarcasm].
"So.". He said focusing back on Sebastian. "What do you want in return?.".
Xiajie turned to stare at him too. He had an inkling. "Let me guess...". He said and two pairs of eyes turned to him.
"Hm?.". Sebastian questioned.
". You want him to bring your soulmate here.". Xiajie continued and Sebastian smiled in return.
He then said to Hanze. "Exactly!.".
Hanze hummed" it is settled then. One more thing.".
"What is it?.". They questioned.
"I want you xiajie, to inform all of our friends, both yanlye and our aide's mate about a new soul replica of my soul.".
Silence ensued as soon as hanze's words settled.
Finally xiajie snapped out of his bewilderment. "What are you planning on doing?.". He asked gravely, only for Hanze to ignore him.
"He's stubborn... But it's risky.". Sebastian commented,
Hanze just decided to ignore both of them altogether and focus on absorbing the pearl like egg, after refining it of course.
Seeing him doing this Sebastian decided to excuse himself. ."I have servants to organize. Excuse me.". He said and left with a brief chuckle, when no one replied him.
After him xiajie Also decided to excuse himself, but before he could say anything, Hanze began in a mimick of xiajie's voice.
." ' Me too I need to leave because I have a lover to attend to. Excuse me '. " He paused and then added when xiajie wanted to say something.
"Me that doesn't have a lover, I should be crying . ".
Xiajie sighed. "You do. You just don't have the..... Never mind forget it.". He said and bidded.
"See you next time."..
."hm.". Hanze hummed with eyes closed, he knew exactly what Xiajie was talking about but, it was necessary for him to do everything he was doing right now despite the backlash... He would make up for his mistakes later...
And he hoped he would be forgiven for the wrong ones.
Xiajie turned around and left after a last glance at his downcast face.
Xiajie hadn't removed the seal yet so Hanze let his emotions leak a little. It was filled with that of extreme guilt, loneliness, longing and sadness...
"*Sigh* ... It would soon be over though...". He mummured staring out the window.
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