Traveling With My Husband (2)

"Our place may not be extravagant or fancy like others, so if you feel uncomfortable, you can leave anytime."

"Not at all, this place is even more comfortable than my own current home. Not only that, seeing the close relationship of your family, this place feels warm."

"Thanks for saying that. Our mansion doesn't have servants to take care of it, so it's been a bit rundown."

"Don't worry. I've lived inside of a forest for 10 years before. This place is much better than a jungle."

"Cough, cough... I see... Well, I'll go make some food. I'm sure you guys are hungry."

"Let me help you Teacher Liu."

"Ah! No need. Just sit there and wait for the food. Also, don't call me Teacher Liu. We are about the same age. Just call me by my name Shu."

"Alright, I'll call you Shu'er then. Still, let me help you with making the food. The more hands, the more quicker."

About half an hour later, food was quickly prepared and set on the table for them to begin eating. Liu Shu was skeptical at first about having Xia Lin help her cook, but her insistence on helping couldn't be ignored. After tasting the food that both the girls made, Liu Shu was so happy. This was the first time she had food that tasted this great. She thought that woman like Xia Lin didn't know how to do much, but to her surprise, this was much better than her's. She couldn't believe at all that a woman who looked sheltered and rich, could stay at a poor person's place and cook. She kept staring at Xia Lin during the meal and Xia Lin, "I need to explain fast."

"Well, now that we have finished eating, it's about time I explain why I'm here. For you two men, my name is Xia Lin, but please call me Lin, instead."

Yu Ju then started, "Well, it was about you explained. I was starting to get suspicious about why a young girl who looked pampered would be in the part of city where poverty strived."

"I'm the concubine of Prince Wu, but I ran away just yesterday. This man here is my husband, not Prince Wu. There are some suspicious things that were happening, so I came out to clear my thoughts. So in conclusion, I can only say, I'm on the run."

"A concubine?"

Mister Liu then asked with a calm face, "Why would a concubine of the Wu Family run away? Although it is hard to gain the prince's favor, you should be living a luxurious life."

"I can't deal with the life of waiting for a man everyday. Although I have the prince's favor and love, I have many conflicts that are not understandable to the normal eyes. If you guys knew the truth, you would probably not like me anymore, but I want to say that I, Xia Lin, and my husband, Wei Qiang, will not harm you guys."

"I'm a little confused here, you say you are the concubine for Prince Wu, yet, this man here is your husband."

"The men will understand better, but to answer your question. I was forced to marry Prince Wu, but I have been married to this man for over a million years. In the those man years, we were in deep love and still are. My feelings for the prince is not as deep as the man I have been in love with for a million years. I hope this can clear up your thoughts."

"So how did you discover him?"

"I had went to Lotus Mountain to calm my qi, but a hidden peaked my interest. After opening the door, I discovered his soul."

"Just his soul?"

"Sigh, yes, just his soul..."

"This old man can use his spiritual powers, too, but how come he seems to be a living being, not a living soul?"

"I don't understand either. When I found him, he seemed to be living to me, but when I tried to touch him, it went through his body instead."

"I know that it's rude to ask about your personal life when we just met, but how come you guys were separated?"

"The Jade Emperor had been jealous and had done everything to ruin our lives after I had rejected him. Every time I think back to that time, I always have this feeling that it was all my fault. If I had never rejected his courting me, perhaps this would not have happened. But Xiao Qiang had said in such a confident voice that our love can get through anything that even I had the confidence to go against the Jade Emperor. However, right now, my hate for the gods has deepen 100 times from back. I had never thought that they could be so selfish, that they would even go against the demons."

"Lin'er, don't worry. Once I get my memories and my body back, I'll get revenge for us."

"Mm! Xiao Qiang, whatever you do, I'll support it no matter what."

"I never thought I would be seeing demons. I've met religious cultures, but never a demon. May I ask, I can't tell what your power status is, so I can only think that you guys must be powerful. If you are, that must mean you guys have an important position in the demon world."

Wei Qiang then pointed to himself and me, "Demon King and my Demon Queen."

He said in such a calm voice, yet, when the the family of three heard it, they received a deep shock. Who had ever thought that the royal family of the demon family would be in the human world right now. And now, letting a small family like them know of their appearance, they are strange. They are not afraid at all. Still, even after knowing about their true identity, the family of three was not scared or afraid of the pair. Somehow, they even trusted the couple a little bit.

They didn't know why they trusted the couple's word when they said that they were the demon king and queen. Maybe it was because of the sincere stare coming from the couple. It was truly sad that the heavens had tried to split a couple of millions, but it was also very admirable that the couple still found each other.

"Why don't I show you guys to your room?"

"Alright. Sister Shu, thank you for allowing us to stay in your home."

"It's no problem at all. It is only right to help those in need."

"Would it be alright if I accompanied you to the school?"

"The children there really likes you, so I don't mind."

"Thank you, again."

"Since you guys are already married, you should be able to sleep on the same bed. I tried my best to help clean the mansion, but as always, it's too big for a single lady to handle."

"Tomorrow, I'll try my best to help you with the school and home. Please don't reject my proposal because I really want to help you for helping me, too."

"Sigh, you have a kind heart."

"Is it rare to see ladies with kind hearts?"

"It is. Even if that lady did seem kind, she would be scheming hard to get fame and fortune. Even helping to ruin others lives for her own livelihood."

"I thought that in a place like this, people would be more sincere towards each other."

"You are right about that, but whenever I think about what happens in the royal palace, I can't help but sigh."

"Well, it is hard to live in such a big place..."

"Well, then, this sister will leave sister to let you take your rest."

After Liu Shu left, Wei Qiang asked them to play a game of Go since they couldn't play it at the inn. Obviously, Xia Lin agreed to his game of Go. While playing Go, Xia Lin told him how it was a bit suspicious about the night before she met him. She told him about how she had tried profusely to reject the prince, yet her thoughts seem clouded and to go along with the prince's thoughts. She couldn't understand why. That night was a bit suspicious for her. She seemed to be able to recall everything, yet, at the same time she couldn't.

"What if it was aphrodisiac?"

"I thought of that while flying to Lotus Mountain, but how could he be able to get the only aphrodisiac effective to me? There is only two people in the whole entire world that knows I can be affected by the Days of Cherry China. That is you and Pan Cai."

"Pan Cai?"

"You trusted him a lot. He had high medical skills and had assigned him to be my personal physician."

"Oh."

"If I asked the prince if he has any relations towards Pan Cai, I wonder what his answer would be. If he said yes, I wouldn't be suspicious at all towards Pan Cai because of his loyalty towards you. I believe it would be because the prince had asked him about any good aphrodisiacs to use. Pan Cai always believed that the Days of Cherry China was a good one. It was undetectable and it clouded someones mind in a different from others. It was a poison that was for confusion and making love."

"You're not mad?"

"Well, even if I stay mad, there would be no progress at all. I can just create a mixture to restore my chastity. What about you, are you mad?"

"Yes and no."

"It's because you love me that you are mad, but it is because I have no feelings towards that night that you are not mad about it."

"Yes."

"Xiao Qiang, I like this part of the city and this home, you think it is okay if I asked Mister Liu to adopt me as his daughter?"

"Whatever you do, I think it is okay."

"Okay, then once I'm sure they are comfortable around me, I'll ask him. It'll definitely be awkward, though."

"It's okay."

"Thank you Xiao Qiang for coming back to me." Xia Lin was yawning from the freed stress she's been feeling and started to feel sleepy because this place felt super comfortable.

"Go to sleep. I'll clean up."

"Mm..."

Xia Lin then fell into a deep sleep. However, she was having a dream. It wasn't just any dream though. Her dreams were predicting the future to come. Whether it was going to happen soon or not, the dreams come randomly. Xia Lin never had a dream unless it was to predict the future. The only sad part was that, these predictions were something she couldn't control. She only knew that the more powerful she got, the more specific the dreams got. Like for example this time, the dream told her of the people, their faces and names, the time and date, and what was being said. The location. Everything needed for a good understanding of what was happening. In her last dream, she had frowned, but this time, she was smiling.

In her dream, Xiao Qiang had finally returned to her. Body and soul. The person who stole his body, Su Dong, had finally died. He was killed by Xiao Qiang. The heavens went into unrest for a 5 millions years before returning to its usual serene because she had caused destruction in the heavens. Prince Wu's story finally came back on track and she gave birth to a boy for Xiao Qiang after everything returned normal.

Her dream was so good, she hadn't wanted to wake up, but she knew she would be even happier if it happened in reality, not in her dreams.

The next day, when she woke up, she prepared things for the children at the school. She prepared new clothing for the kids, food for them, and money for them. She felt sad to know that the kids were living in poverty, but she was happy to know that they were living happily.

She left with Liu Shu to Golden House School and before they began learning, she gave the new clothing to the kids. They all had on a happy expression. The clothing was definitely fancy and you couldn't hide the godly aura coming out of it. But she made them more happier by showing them that she had made breakfast for the kids to eat before learning, saying that learning on an empty stomach was bad for them.

After their first lesson was over, Liu Shu told them it was time for their break. Xia Lin call for Liu Shu and suggested to her an idea for the kids.