Ceo And His Empress.. - Volume 2 Chapter 239 236. Legend..6

He was her first priority and this was going to be her first job after she officially became a shadow assassin under the royal family.

He was taken away by some amateurs and she was ordered to protect him, well, even without that, she thought if it as her sole duty in life!

When Meilin reached their hiding spot, deep in the back forest, she saw his elegant visage and how he acted as if, he was an immortal fairy who didn’t seem to have any interest in this mortal land, for a second there, she was mesmerised by him.

Thinking about it, she had probably started liking him from the very start, it was probably love at first sight… but she would never show it outside.

But this feeling didn’t last long;

when she saw him sitting silently on a mass of straws with a face devoid of any expression, without any fear or anxiety, she couldn’t help but also feel a pang of guilt.

This was the child who always had an innocent smile on his face, after all… But, of course, that was not his everything…

Him acting like this showed that he had lost his belief on everything, right?

She should have never let him feel like this… she had failed in her duty!

She had wanted to wait for the kidnappers to sleep before she brought him outside, but when she saw them ridicule him for his frail and pale appearance, she royally lost her nerve.

The kidnappers had died without knowing what happened.

After she saved him, she continued to hide in the shadows and secretly liked to look after him from afar when he wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings.

He was a bit weak but that didn’t take his charms away, those sharp features, gentle smile and that dazed look that he had once in a while, everything about him drew her closer towards him.

She found the news about the king hiring a knight for him; as a shadow guard it shouldn’t be something she could do, but she couldn’t let anyone else by his side as a result, she had beaten the ghosts out of every one of her rivals selected and finally, she got her position.

She was very happy by his side.

When she had introduced herself as ‘Jade’, he had stared at her for a second and called her ‘Meilin’.

He said that he was Xuan, he was a jade who was supposed to be offered to heavens so, she will become his purple jade…

Purple signified loyalty and immortality, he was binding her for eternity and she gladly accepted it.

She took it upon herself to do every one of his chores, after coming to light, she wasn’t allowed to do a lot of missions as a shadow guard plus, she wanted to do everything for him.

A year later, when she found out about the poisoning incident, she saw red and had wanted to kill that vile being.

But when he has stopped her, she was actually a bit glad.

She had been scared to face him after killing someone, she didn’t want to let him see the darkness in her; she was scared of rejection…

In the end, he had come to her with a smile and said, “Meilin, don’t be angry anymore…I’m fine…”

He was definitely the light of her world.

Light and dark, the two aspects of life, just like the faces of a coin, they can’t be in the same space at the same time but they are interlinked… they couldn’t do without the other.

She was devoid of any light, her inside was a dark abyss and it was only with him when she could see her light…

She would live this life, as long as, he was there in it to give her a reason to continue living it…

She had hidden it well; she had been scared of him leaving her side; she loved him…

The music sounded dark and depressing, but there was a hint of pain hidden in it…

Her notes seemed to be shouting, [ I won’t be able to continue my life without you… I want to kill everyone responsible for this… What will I do without you? Don’t go… don’t leave me alone…]

Many dark thoughts flew through her mind and once again she found herself in the depth of her dark heart; she was born to kill not protect, but he gave her another chance… his presence proved that she was human too, but with him gone…. what was the reason to live?

Xuan could hear her pain from her sound and he felt a deep clenching pain inside his heart… but he was relieved to hear her like this…

She remembered their conversation from this afternoon and her music took a lighter tone.

When he said he wanted her to be by his side forever, she was happy beyond reason and in a heartbeat, she had decided to follow him…

She didn’t have anything to live for in this world, if anything, she wanted to stay with him even in his death…

Her music came to an abrupt end…

Meilin had wanted to hear him for just once….

…. …. …. ….

Xuan opened his eyes painfully, “Wait for me…”, he whispered and the next second–

Meilin felt his heart stop beating and she was unable to hear anything further…

She felt his breathing stop… her thoughts came to an end as well.

She took his cold body and embraced it…

She didn’t have to wait for long, the arrow was laced with a similar poison that he was given and at the speed, she was losing her blood from the various wounds, she could feel a cold shiver down her spine…

she was dying… she could feel it…

A warm drop of tear rolled down her face… she was happy… she was to follow him even in death.

The mythical tree became their grave…

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As the legend went, it seems, the queen and king cried for the death of the couple for days…

The whole kingdom found about it and prayed… all they could do was pray for their little prince to be happy on the other side.

Years passed by and the mystical wisteria again grew up to bloom with its full glory and the story had changed when passed from one generation to another… at one point, no one was sure if it was true.

Even the speculations about their death are many…

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Meilin woke up from her short nap and saw her Xuanxuan sleeping peacefully, she felt like she had dreamed about something… but she was unable to remember anything.

ZiXuan probably felt her movement and pulled her closer without opening his eyes and gave a peck on her forehead… “Sleep…”

Meilin had a helpless smile on her face as she rarely decided to indulge herself in his embrace and snuggled a little.

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It seems, their wishes and prayers were indeed heard…