If State Teacher must leave then I will at least let him leave with reassurance. Even if it hurts to no end, I wonât show it to anyone. But... I will never be able to accommodate anyone else in my heart ever again.
âAuntie...?â
Di Ling Yan the peachy baby girl and Di Jin Tian the little glutton had also come up from the back, their appearance that of some well-behaved children.
âAuntie,â Jin Tian appears confused by the scene since heâs never experienced death yet so he didnât know what to make of this, âWhy is the big brother over there sleeping on the ground? Wonât he be cold? Should we take him back home to sleep?â
Di Ling Yan the twin sister may be the same age but sheâs not new to the concept of death. Upon hearing her brotherâs careless remark, she instinctively reached over to pinch the little gluttonâs hand, which only made the boy show an aggrieved face as he bit his thumb.
âThatâs right,â Di Xiao Wan didnât get angry at the uncomfortable comment, rather she only smiled and began caressing the cold face of her lost husband, âyour uncle is sleeping, heâs tired. From now on it will be me watching over him...â
Bai Yanâs been holding her goddaughter Dragony the entire time so she wasnât in a position to run over and hug the sorrowful princess, but her heart ached just as much regardless. Taking in a deep breath to gather herself in order to not sound so sad as well, she reaches out with her free hand to touch that shoulder to apologize: âIâm sorry Xiao Wan, I came back too late....â
Going stiff for a split second, the princess almost wanted to shout when she realized the outburst would only hurt the only family she has. Shaking that head: âNo, donât say that, this is not your fault Sister-in-law. Those people who attacked us are very powerful. Even if you and Brother came back, it mightâve turned out even worse.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Her only blessing now was that Bai Yan and Di Cang didnât remain in the Demon Realm, that way she wouldnât need to lose more relatives.
âListen to me Xiao Wan,â the demon queenâs expression gets serious, âas long as State Teacherâs soul isnât destroyed then he isnât truly dead. Am I not walking around just fine before you? If your brother was able to bring me back on the verge of annihilation then State Teacher will one day return too.â
The princess naturally knows what the lady was referring to. As her mouth moved to say something, only silence came of her actions in the end.
âI want to ask you this one question Xiao Wan: are you willing to wait twenty years for him?â Bai Yan asks in earnest.
Lowering her head at the idea: âI have never left State Teacher for that long. Sister-in-law, I am really afraid, I am so used to having him by my side, without him... what am I going to do on my own?â Showing a bittersweet smile, the princess looked so sad and pitiful, âXiaoyun (Bai Yanâs female cousin) is right, I shouldâve married him when I had the chance. Now itâs too late for regrets.â
Upon reaching the end of her sentence, Di Xiao Wanâs eyes once again reverted back to a hollow and dull look like her soul just got spirited away. This greatly pained the demon queen who stood at the side; after all, theyâre family, how could family not be hurt when oneâs in pain?
âXiao Wan, if State Teacher reincarnates and becomes a new person, someone that isnât as handsome or good tempered, will you still like him?â
Without hesitation, the dull looking princess nodded her head without looking at anyone specific: âI like State Teacher because it is him, not because heâs handsome or good tempered. I will love him no matter what he becomes.â