Chapter 263

In the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace of the Immortal World.

The Heavenly Emperor was gazing at the portrait held in his hand carefully, his dark eyes full of affection.

The woman in the portrait, dressed in red, had black long hair, which flew with the wind. She looked as stunning as the blooming manjusaka and as pretty as the snow lotus blossom on the cliff.

The Heavenly Emperor stroked the woman in the portrait. He looked so soft as if he was caressing a real person rather than a portrait, thinking, “Xue, you know what, Xi has grown up. She has fallen in love. Yet, what should I do to make her happy?” Somehow, his eyes were faintly suffused with tears.

Suddenly, the door of his room was pushed open.

The Heavenly Emperor looked away with a frown only to see Xi standing at the door, wearing a layer of thin undergarments.

“Xi!” The Heavenly Emperor rose abruptly, took the cloak on the screen, and scurried to Xi. “Why did you come here without even wearing a coat?” The Heavenly Emperor said affectionately and meanwhile put the cloak on her.

However, Xi didn’t seem to hear the Heavenly Emperor’s words. She just walked to the desk.

Staring at Xi’s abnormal behavior, the Heavenly Emperor frowned with worry.

The maids who followed Xi here let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Xi enter the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace. They just waited outside the palace.

Xi walked to the portrait slowly and looked at the beautiful woman in the portrait. Tears stood in her eyes again. She picked up the portrait from the desk gently. Staring at the gently smiling woman in the portrait, Xi burst into tears.

“How did my mom die?” Her voice was very soft but she seemed to have used up all her strength.

The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes flickered. He asked gently, “Why did you suddenly ask this?” Did anyone say anything in front of her?

“It was because of me, right?” Xi suddenly turned to look at the Heavenly Emperor and continued in grief, “Mom died because of me, right? I’m the cause of her death!”

Seeing tears rolling down Xi’s cheeks, the Heavenly Emperor felt heartbroken and held her in his arms, saying tenderly, “It was not your fault. It was my fault…” The Heavenly Emperor’s eye sockets turned red, “It was me who caused your mom’s death and got you to be a child without a mother. It was all my fault.”

“Father…” Hearing that, Xi couldn’t help crying in a grievance like a baby in the Heavenly Emperor’s arms.

Staring at Xi crying in a grievance, the Heavenly Emperor stroked her hair with guilt. It was all his fault. It had nothing to do with Xi. Who on earth told Xi about this? The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes glistened fiercely.

After crying for a while, Xi looked at the Heavenly Emperor, “Father, could you tell me about Mom?”

Hearing that, the Heavenly Emperor revealed a soft look and looked at the portrait in Xi’s hand, “Your mother, Jun Yingxue, the princess of the Demonic World, was quite pretty. I was deeply attracted to her the first time I met her. She was innocent and adorable. Due to her, I often pulled a wry face…”

The Heavenly Emperor talked about the past of him and Xue as if completely confessing his longing over the past 1,000 years. And Xi just listened to him quietly, seeming to gain as many memories of her mother as possible.

A while later, the Heavenly Emperor looked softly at Xi who had fallen asleep in his arms, carried her in his arms and put her on the bed. After tucking her in, he turned around and got out of the room.

“Someone come inside.”

“Here I am.” A man in black suddenly appeared in front of the Heavenly Emperor.

“Go and find out who has entered the princess’s room.” The Heavenly Emperor closed his hands on the back into fists, his eyes full of grimness.

“Yes, I’m on it,” the man in black said. With a flash, he disappeared in front of the Heavenly Emperor.

Xi slept for a really long time.

The Heavenly Emperor stroked Xi’s face, his dark eyes full of affection. Was it because she knew she was cursed as Xue that she didn’t want to wake up?

“Who is that?” Suddenly, the Heavenly Emperor put on a grim look and looked behind sharply.

The amber eyes of Mo Heng who was hiding in the darkness flickered. No sooner had he arrived that he was found. The Heavenly Emperor’s ability couldn’t be underestimated indeed.

Mo Heng staggered and appeared in front of the Heavenly Emperor.

Seeing Mo Heng suddenly appear in front of him, the Heavenly Emperor knitted his brows, “It’s you?” Why did Mo Heng suddenly come here? Was it for Xi?

Mo Heng stared at Xi on the bed as if to testify to the Heavenly Emperor’s thought, “I’m here to see Xi.” He waited for a long time but she still didn’t go to him. In the end, he couldn’t hold back his longing. So, he had to come here. Yet, he waited three days and three nights in her room but still didn’t meet her. Hence, he came here.

Faced with Mo Heng’s gaze, the Heavenly Emperor knitted his brows again, “You and Xi…” If he guessed it right, Xi must be in love with Mo Heng!

Hearing that, Mo Heng looked at the Heavenly Emperor and said seriously, “I like Xi. I wanna marry her.”

The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes flickered. At the thought of the demon curse, his heart ached uncontrollably. They…

“Xi is still too young. It’s too early to say that now.” Unlike the former demon sovereign, the Heavenly Emperor wasn’t pedantic. Xi liked Mo Heng and Mo Heng was also of good personality. They were supposed to make a perfect couple, but due to Xi’s demon curse, everything became unknown.

Mo Heng turned to look at Xi on the bed again, “I know. I’ll wait for her to grow up.”

The Heavenly Emperor’s dark eyes flickered again. He turned to look at Xi whose eyes were closed on the bed, saying with worry, “She has slept for a long time. Talk to her. Maybe she will wake up.” The doctors all said that Xi was fine. The reason why she slept for a long time was that she was unwilling to wake up. Hopefully, Mo Heng could wake her up!

Hearing that, Mo Heng suddenly knitted his brows, “Is it because of the demon curse?”

The Heavenly Emperor turned to look at Mo Heng, “You know about the demon curse?”

Hearing that, Mo Heng felt sorry for Xi, “Jun Wuxie told me about it.”

Hearing him mention Jun Wuxie, the Heavenly Emperor took a tumble and nodded. No wonder Mo Heng would know about the demon curse. It turned out that Jun Wuxie told him about this. Compared with the Heavenly Emperor, the Jun Family knew more about the demon curse.

“Then, you should know Xi also…” The Heavenly Emperor opened his mouth a few times but still didn’t complete the sentence.

“I know.” Although the Heavenly Emperor didn’t finish his words, Mo Heng knew what he was gonna say. Then, Mo Heng looked at the Heavenly Emperor with determination, “I don’t want children. I only want her.”

Looking at Mo Heng’s determined face, the Heavenly Emperor instantly blushed and patted Mo Heng’s shoulder, “I believe you can take good care of Xi.” His instinct told him that Mo Heng was serious about the relationship with Xi. As long as they didn’t have children, Xi would be safe. The Heavenly Emperor believed that Mo Heng would keep his promise.

“I’m getting out. You stay here with Xi then!” Heavenly Emperor took another glance at Xi lying there before turning to get out of the room.

Sitting by the bedside, Mo Heng looked at Xi on the bed and gently swept her hair off her face, “Didn’t you say you would dream about me? I’m right in front of you, but you prefer to linger in the dream rather than wake up.”

Mo Heng stared at Xi, who was as delicate as a doll and breathed lightly with a red face. He suddenly bent down to kiss Xi on her rosy lips gently as if he was deeply affectionate.

Asleep, Xi felt a numb sensation on her lips and subconsciously stuck out her tongue.

Xi’s subconscious licking just struck Mo Heng dumb. His heart thumped violently. Although they had kissed before, Xi had never responded to him. Every time she just accepted his kiss passively.

Xi’s licking gave him an itch as if a light feather brushed his heart gently. In the end, Mo Heng couldn’t hold back himself anymore. He directly captured her tongue with his lips and entwined his tongue with hers.

Sleeping soundly, Xi knew nothing and only felt that she seemed unable to breathe. Gradually, she became out of breath.

Feeling Xi’s abnormality, Mo Heng immediately let go of Xi’s lips and looked at her red face with his eyes full of affection. He hung his head to peck the slightly swollen red lips, “Silly, you still haven’t mastered how to breathe properly by now.”

Xi seemed to have heard Mo Heng’s husky and affectionate voice and then slowly opened her eyes.

Xi was happy to see Mo Heng, “Mo Heng…”

Upon making the voice, Xi was freaked out by her voice. Whose voice was this? Was it her voice?

Mo Heng heard Xi’s coquettish shout and his amber eyes instantly darkened. He hung his head to kiss Xi on the lips. Unlike the previous two kisses, Mo Heng was somewhat eager.

Mo Heng’s sudden domineering kiss made Xi who had just woken up become misty again.

Now, Xi only felt her mind was all blank. She could only close her eyes to bear Mo Heng’s passion.

In case Xi who had just woken up couldn’t bear his passion, this time, Mo Heng’s kiss didn’t last long. Very quickly, he let go of Xi.

Mo Heng gasped heavily and held Xi in his arms.

Xi also quietly leaned in Mo Heng’s arms and enjoyed the comfortable moment. She didn’t think about how long she had slept or why he came here.

Smelling Xi’s unique scent, Mo Heng rubbed himself against the top of Xi’s head, saying in a low voice, “Xi, I love you!”

Xi heard Mo Heng’s confession and a lump came into her throat. To avoid shedding tears, Xi held Mo Heng tightly and buried her face in his arms. She was so happy, but she was also worried that he wouldn’t love her anymore if he knew the truth. She was worried that she would leave him for being overwhelmed by the stress.