1343 Chapter 30 Xi Xue Love Story
Hearing BÃng Huoâs question, Xi Xue stiffened as his real age was really unlike his youthful appearance.
"...I..." Xi Xue gulped hard and took a deep breath. He looked at BÃng Huo suspicious gaze and finally decided to say the truth.
"Listen. I know this might sound unbelievable but..." Xi Xue sighed. "Iâm...actually a sacred beast." The man then removed his disguise, revealing his red eyes and black hair.
The moment his words dropped, silence filled the room. BÃng Huo stared at Xi Xue in blank eyes. Her body froze as if someone pressed a pause button.
BA-THUMP.
âRed eyes...black...hair?â
BÃng Huoâs breath stilled. Her chest pounded hard.
"A sacred...beast? You?" BÃng Huo shifted back while tightening the grip on Xi Xueâs blanket. Fear and anxiety were reflected in her eyes.
"No- no way. No, thereâs no way..." BÃng Huo kept mumbling as she looked at Xi Xue in horror.
Seeing the girl was ready to run, Xi Xue hurriedly approached her with a gentle smile.
"W-wait, wait, Iâm indeed a sacred beast but I- "
"No! Stay away!" BÃng Huo shouted. Tears started to flow down her cheek. The girlâs body trembled. Her face paled in an instant.
âI have been friends with a sacred beast all this time? I even act rude to him- wait, why would a sacred beast be a student??â
"Y-you...you..." BÃng Huo whimpered. "You...why you didnât tell me. I- "
Tears kept streaming down her eyes and the sight just stabbed Xi Xueâs heart. The man didnât know why but he kept approaching the girl even when he knew he shouldnât.
"N-no..." BÃng Huo kept shifting back until her back hit the wall. She suddenly choked on her own tears.
"No, back off! I-i didnât know- sorry, sorry, please forgive me." BÃng Huo shielded her face with her arm and subconsciously used cultivation energy to protect her body.
"D-donât kill me..." her last sentence made Xi Xue paused. He already climbed the bed but he couldnât move forward.
His eyes darkened.
âAh...right. A sacred beast nature is usually violent and arrogant. They hate humans and will not hesitate to kill one if they meet them.â
The sight of BÃng Huo begging for her life just cut his heart deeply. His heart ached. His chest tightened.
Xi Xue suddenly found it hard to breathe.
"BÃng Huo..." Xi Xue weakly whispered. "I...I wonât harm you..."
His gentle and soft voice sounded like a wounded beast. His eyes reflected pain and regret as he stared at BÃng Huo.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The girl was peeking from her blanket when she saw Xi Xueâs eyes were full of pain. It looked like heâs in a lot of pain.
BÃng Huoâs heart suddenly ached. Her hand subconsciously stretched out to the man.
"Why...you look like youâre in pain..." BÃng Huo gulped and her palm just touched Xi Xueâs cheek.
âXi Xue...is a sacred beast. I should be afraid of him but why...â
Realizing what she was doing, BÃng Huo instantly retracted her hand but Xi Xue was fast enough to grab her hand, making it stay on his left cheek.
"No. Listen. I...I really wonât harm you." Xi Xue closed his eyes. He stroked the back of the girlâs palm on his cheek. "I swear on my life if I harm you even a single hair ruined...I will die."
The man suddenly made an oath. His words were followed by a loud thunder noise outside the room, startling the girl to death.
"Xi Xue?? What are you- what did you do??" BÃng Huo tossed her blanket and grabbed Xi Xueâs cheek with both of her hands.
"How could you- "
âWhy? Why he acts like this when heâs a sacred beast?â
"Why...are you doing this. You...you are a sacred beast- you donât need to make an oath!" BÃng Huoâs voice weakened but she didnât retract her hands.
"Iâm...just a human. You..."
So many things swirled inside the girlâs mind. She wanted to ask a lot of questions but didnât know what to ask first.
"I donât know." Xi Xue squeezed his eyes tight. His complexion darkened. "I donât know why I do that but..." He slowly opened his eyes, showing his bloody red pupil.
"I just donât want to frighten you..." Xi Xue smiled bitterly. He looked deeply into BÃng Huoâs sapphire eyes. One could see a trace of gentleness in his eyes.
BÃng Huo was baffled. Her heart suddenly pounded fast being stared like that.
At first, she was scared of those red eyes but now it suddenly looked pretty.
"...okay. I believe you wonât harm me." BÃng Huo slowly moved closer to the guy. "I...I am sorry I react like that before..."
âKnowing you are a sacred beast really almost stop my heartbeat.â
"No, itâs okay. Thatâs...a normal reaction." Xi Xue averted his eyes.
âUp until now, how many beasts and humans I have killed? Itâs normal for her to be scared of me, a sacred beast.â
BÃng Huo was silent for a few seconds before she stroked Xi Xueâs cheek with her other hand.
"....I have so many things to ask you but..." BÃng Huo bit her lips, trying to control her chaotic heartbeat. "Letâs...just stay like this for now."
âI want to ask why you disguise as human. Why you come to this Academy. No wonder you can tame beasts. Also...why you help me? Why you become my friends?â
All these uncertain questions stayed in BÃng Huoâs mind but one thing she was certain of.
âI....I think...I like Xi Xue...â
BÃng Huoâs heart felt like being squeezed.
âBut heâs a sacred beast!â