Chapter 256

Hearing that, the Heavenly Emperor looked in the direction where Xi pointed at. Seeing the gorgeous man Xi pointed at, the Heavenly Emperor knitted his brows abruptly. It was Mo Heng the beast god. When did Xi know him?

Zichun and the boy also looked at Mo Heng. Zichun frowned gently and felt the same as the Heavenly Emperor. He also wondered when Xi knew this man. As to that boy, he just glared at Mo Heng with a jealous look. He devised the whole plot but the benefit was taken by Mo Heng.

When the immortals saw Xi pointing at Mo Heng, they were all stupefied.

“Isn’t that Mo Heng the beast god? Why does the princess take fancy to him?”

“Exactly. How can she fall for him?”

A female immortal aside heard the male immortals gossiping and arched her brows, “Why can’t the princess fall for him? He looks so good. The princess has a good eye!” Then, the female immortal stared at Mo Heng. The beast god was so stunning, who could compete with the Heavenly Emperor.

The male immortal next to the female immortal glanced at her, who was infatuated with Mo Heng, “What do you know? Mo Heng is as phlegmatic as ice. It’s said that he hasn’t spoken for a few centuries.” He didn’t understand why the princess would fall for such an indifferent man. Was the caring man like him better than Mo Heng?

“Oh yeah?” The female immortal looked at Mo Heng in confusion, “He hasn’t spoken for a few centuries. How does he rule the Beast World?”

“You don’t get it. The Beast World is a lot easier than the Immortal World. Power prevails there. I heard that Mo Heng killed the late beast god alone and tamed the four mythical creatures of the beast god. Now, no one in the Beast World was not afraid of him. Even the four fierce beasts are rather meek now,” another male immortal answered.

Mo Heng seemed to hear the gossiping and then glanced at the crowd coldly.

Feeling his cold glance, the immortals immediately shut up.

Seeing that Mo Heng looked in this direction, the boy lowered his head in a flurry. The middle-aged man next to the boy saw his abnormal reactions, his dark eyes flickering.

The Heavenly Emperor looked with embarrassment at Mo Heng, who was as indifferent as ice. Why did his daughter want nothing but Mo Heng? Mo Heng was young indeed but his position was just like the Heavenly Emperor’s. Besides, they rarely dealt with each other. What could the Heavenly Emperor say now?

“Xi, well… Can you change…” The Heavenly Emperor couldn’t talk of the word present again. Probably his daughter was the first person who wanted the beast god to be her present.

Hearing the Heavenly Emperor’s awkward tone, Xi felt slightly frustrated, but she quickly turned around and looked at the Heavenly Emperor. She said with a smile, “Father, that’s not what I mean. I just want to sit next to that man.”

The Heavenly Emperor let out a sigh of relief after hearing Xi’s explanation. Just as well that Xi didn’t actually want Mo Heng to be her present. Otherwise, he really couldn’t make it. The Heavenly Emperor, who loved his daughter affectionately, only wanted to satisfy his daughter’s wish. He had no idea why his precious daughter was so obsessed with Mo Heng.

Now, Mo Heng seemed not to hear the conversation between the Heavenly Emperor and his daughter. He just drank on his own.

Looking at Mo Heng, who paid no heed to the Heavenly Emperor and his daughter, felt torn again. To sit next to Mo Heng, Xi must gain his permission first. However, judging from Mo Heng’s appearance, he shouldn’t agree.

Before the Heavenly Emperor could say anything, Xi went down the stairs and rushed toward Mo Heng, “Hi, here we meet again.”

Mo Heng looked up and happened to see Xi’s shiny purple eyes. He was slightly in a trance.

When Mo Heng came to his senses, Xi had sat next to him.

Because Mo Heng was sitting in the middle, Xi could only sit at the edge of the seat. However, sitting at the edge, she felt her butt was really uncomfortable. To gain more space of the seat, Xi had to move toward Mo Heng.

Maybe because he disliked associating with others, when Xi was about to reach him, Mo Heng subconsciously moved aside.

Seeing that Mo Heng shared his seat with her, Xi smiled at Mo Heng sweetly, “Thank you.”

Mo Heng stared at Xi’s sweet smile, his eyes flickering. He said nothing more and continued drinking on his own.

As Mo Heng didn’t become angry about Xi’s rudeness, the Heavenly Emperor felt slightly reassured and waved his arm at the servant behind.

The servant immediately took the hint and looked at the fairy maids who were well prepared down there, saying loudly, “Music.”

With the beautiful music, Xi’s birthday party officially started.

Seeing that Mo Heng kept drinking without eating dishes or dessert, Xi knitted her brows and wondered if the wine really tasted so good. Suddenly, she also wanted to try the wine. At the thought of that, Xi seized the cup from Mo Heng.

Mo Heng was dumbfounded by Xi’s sudden action. While he was in a daze, Xi raised her head and gulped down the wine.

The spicy taste made Xi feel as if her throat were burned by fire. She coughed twice and felt so bad.

Seeing that Xi got choked, Zichun nearby felt nervous. The boy sitting across from him was glaring at Mo Heng with envy.

“Why do you like drinking such an awful thing?” Xi said and then passed the cup to Mo Heng dismissively.

Mo Heng looked at Xi who blushed, his eyes flickering. He fixed his gaze on Xi’s cup and slightly blushed. Rather than take the cup in Xi’s hand, he looked away and paid no heed to Xi.

As Mo Heng ignored her, Xi felt slightly perturbed and thought, “I’ve just drunk a mouthful of wine of his. Why is he mad at me?”

“Try this. It tastes really good. And this…” In order to stop Mo Heng from being angry, Xi put all her favorite dishes into Mo Heng’s plate.

Mo Heng looked at the dishes in front of him with a frown.

Seeing that Mo Heng only frowned and didn’t eat the food, Xi felt a bit depressed. It seemed that Mo Heng disliked the dishes she liked. Did he only like drinks? Xi pondered with a frown for a while and then her eyes sparkled. She looked at Mo Heng with excitement and said, “Please wait for me here. I’ll be right back.”

Before Mo Heng made any reaction, Xi stood up and said to Mo Heng, saying, “You must wait for me!” Then, she rushed outside in a hurry.

Mo Heng looked at Xi’s back, his amber eyes flickering.

Seeing that Xi ran out, Zichun and the boy both looked confused. They exchanged glances but didn’t chase her. Unlike Xi, they couldn’t leave such an important party at will.

Xi returned to the Nianxue Palace and took out a jade bottle from the box. Looking at the jade bottle in her hand, Xi cracked a big smile.

When Xi took the jade bottle and returned to the Qionghua Hall happily, Mo Heng was already not in his seat.

Staring at the empty seat, Xi felt flurried. Where was Mo Heng? She looked around the hall and didn’t find Mo Heng. Xi clenched the jade bottle and left the Qionghua Hall again.

The Heavenly Emperor gazed at Xi who ran out in a hurry and thought with a frown, “Since when did Xi care so much about Mo Heng?”

“Mister…” Upon getting out of the Qionghua Hall, Xi started to look for Mo Heng everywhere. However, she just didn’t find Mo Heng by all means.

“Mister…” Afterward, Xi’s voice was clearly sobbing. She searched around and still couldn’t find Mo Heng. Then, she crouched down sadly and buried her head into her knees, crying in grief.

The sudden footsteps made Xi raise her head abruptly. Seeing the handsome face she had long expected, Xi rose abruptly and sprang into Mo Heng’s arms.

The soft body in his arms made Mo Heng stiffen. He just stood there in a daze, motionless.

“Boohoo… You’re so bad…” Xi held Mo Heng tightly and complained about his bad conduct.

The hot tears wetted Mo Heng’s clothes. This was the first time that Mo Heng didn’t feel dirty. It was also the first time that he got so close to someone and didn’t feel nauseated.

“Why did you leave stealthily? Do you know I had a hard time looking for you…” Xi looked at Mo Heng and shed tears.

Staring at Xi crying so sadly, Mo Heng felt a heartache as if his heart was clenched. His cold heart also seemed to be softened by the girl in his arms.

After crying for a while, Xi finally calmed down and wiped the tears off the corner of her eyes with her sleeves. She lifted her jade bottle to Mo Heng and said, “This Purple Dew is for you. My father gave this to me. It tastes good.”

Mo Heng looked at the jade bottle, his amber eyes flickering. This was why she got out just now. He subconsciously took the Purple Dew.

“Great. You took it…” Seeing that Mo Heng took her Purple Dew, Xi spun on the spot merrily.

Looking at Xi’s happy appearance, Mo Heng curled his lips subtly, took out a black jade pendant from his arms and passed it to Xi.

Xi was slightly dazed to see the black jade pendant given by Mo Heng and then took it happily. She looked at the pendant and asked, “Is this a return present? It’s so pretty!” Staring at the word on the pendant—”Mo”, Xi smiled more happily. The pendant had Mo Heng’s family name!

Mo Heng’s eyes flickered and then he said, “Birthday present!”

Hearing Mo Heng’s voice, Xi raised her head and looked at Mo Heng, saying with excitement, “You just spoke? Your voice sounds so nice.”

Mo Heng slightly curled his lips and didn’t answer.

Xi looked at Mo Heng’s smiling face and felt slightly dazed, “You look so pretty when you smile.”

Xi grabbed Mo Heng’s clothes and climbed onto Mo Heng. In case she fell, Mo Heng subconsciously held her.

“I like you.” Xi put her arms around Mo Heng’s neck and pecked him on the cheek.

Mo Heng instantly blushed.

Xi put her arms around Mo Heng’s neck and leaned on his shoulder, saying gently, “You can’t marry others. You must wait for me to grow up!”

Mo Heng felt a strange feeling and put Xi back on the ground. He cast a meaningful glance at Xi and then turned to fly away.

Staring at Mo Heng’s back, Xi ran for a few steps and shouted, “You must wait until I grow up!”

Hearing Xi’s voice, Mo Heng hedged and then disappeared from the darkness.