Star Crossed In Time - Chapter 203

Hundun looks over my shoulder and slowly straightens himself with a sly smile as he says “Zhen, it’s been too long. Fancy seeing you here… do you know Nova as well?” Zhen walks up next to me with a roll of his eyes as he says “Stop acting like you don’t know that she’s my granddaughter.”

Hundun smirks and says “Hmmm, you always did know me the best.” Hundun looks back to me and asks “Why did you call me?” I narrow my eyes at him and get straight to the point “Were you in a contract with Eli?”

Hundun watches me with white eyes before looking around saying “So this is the Dark Palace?” I grit my teeth and say “Answer me before I pull out a Bible and Holy water and exercise your ȧss.” Hundun frowns and asks “Bible? Holy water?”

I don’t bother explaining as I continue to glare, so Hundun sighs and says “No, I was never in a contract with that useless man. When I turned him down, he called my brother. My brother took the contract but I was more interested in who you were.”

My anger spikes as I stare at the demon with disbelief. Zhen sighs and says “I knew it…” Hundun looks bored as he looks around the empty garden but something suddenly comes to mind. Even though he likes chaos… he never actually lies.

Sure, he’s given half-truths or just withheld information all together but he’s never lied. He said ‘He’ contracted him to bring me to ‘Him’… who is ‘He’? I watch Hundun closely as I ask “Who were you contracted to then? Who’s the one who wanted me?”

Hundun slowly turns to look at me with a knowing smile as he says “As I said before, smart and pretty. I knew I wasn’t going to be bored with you. To answer your question, I’ll have to ask you a question.”

I sigh and say “Ask away” as Zhen glares at Hundun with growing irritation. Hunden steps forward and leans down next to my ear whispering “Who’s arms have you been in?” His words confuse me before a handsome, twisted face suddenly comes to mind.

“Shit…” I say causing Hundun to laugh and Zhen to frown. Zhen pushes Hundun back away from me as he turns to look at me in confusion. I close my eyes for a moment before I say “Jiang… that bastard really came back?”

Hundun smiles and says “Not entirely… we met in the Realm of the Dead. He made a contract with me to drag you down to the Realm of the Dead.” Zhen’s mind races with shock and disbelief as I ask “What did he offer you to make a contract with him?”

Hundun leans forward and wags his finger back and forth in front of my face as he says “You have to give me something first.” I narrow my eyes on him as I mumble “Probably isn’t worth knowing…” Hundun’s smile quickly disappears as he leans back and “Tsk, have it your way then.”

Suddenly, I feel like something off about what Hundun said. “If he’s already dead and he no longer has anything to offer… what could he possibly give you?” I ask looking back to him with suspicion. Hundun’s fake pout quickly disappears as his eyes flash with excitement saying “You never fail to meet my expectations.”

Zhen quickly pulls me back behind his back as he stares at Hundun with a warning while saying “Enough with all the games, Hundun. Tell us what he offered you.” Hundun leans back and places his arms behind his back as he says “I’m not speaking to you, Fox. I’m speaking to the lady.”

Zhen goes to step forward but I quickly grab his white robes and pull him back saying “Enough, it doesn’t matter. Let’s go back to the others… I need to speak with Bai Lei.” Zhen continues to glare at Hundun as he flicks his sleeve with anger, turning around and walking away.

Hundun watches Zhen leave with a smirk before looking back to me with that same knowing smile. A smile that said ‘I know so much more than what you think I know’ I turn around to walk away but I suddenly stop and turn back to say “I have nothing left to offer… what else could you want?”

Hundun’s smirk turns into a small smile as he starts walking over to me saying “A promise” I frown in confusion as I say “A promise? What kind of promise?” I go to turn around to face him but he quickly stops me and stands behind me as he gently pushes my chin forward.

I look to the path that Zhen just took but he was no longer there, leaving us all alone in the empty garden. As he stands behind me, he leans down to my ear and says “A promise unmade to be claimed at another time.”

I sigh and say “Why is everything so complicated with you…” His chuckle is low and filled with mirth as he says “What fun would there be if it wasn’t complicated, right?” This time I chuckle as I shake my head and say “I don’t mind playing your games, Hundun, but if you hurt me or the ones I care about… I will personally drag you to the pits of hell with me.”

I slowly turn around so that our faces are nearly touching as I continue saying “I was born from fire, hotter than any fire on this earth so believe me when I say that I will walk through the very fires of hell to drag you down with me.” My eyes begin to glow, emphasizing my threat and surprising Hundun.

Something passes through Hundun’s white eyes but he quickly hides it as he says “Fascinating… Then, we have a deal.” He slowly stands up and goes to say something but I’m suddenly pulled back against a solid ċhėst as I hear “What did I tell you?”

Bai Lei glares at the unbothered Hundun as I try to explain but Hundun beats me to it as he says “Sigh… I heard you loud and clear, Deity. I still have the scorch marks on my ȧss to help remind me. Don’t worry, I wasn’t touching her just now. It seems like we’ll have to finish this another time.”

I quickly reach out and say “Hold it!” but he suddenly turns back into a dark shadow and disappears into the other shadows lining the Dark Palace. I sigh out loud and look up to glare at Bai Lei. Bai Lei glares back at me as he says “Don’t give me that look. He was entirely too close.”

I push against him and step away as I say “I was threatening him! I was giving him ‘the look’!” Bai Lei’s dark eyebrows draw together as he says “The look? What the hell are you talking about?” I sigh and throw my arms up into the air and say “I was trying to get more information out of him… Eli wasn’t the one who contracted him. It was Jiang. He seems determined to get his revenge, even in the Realm of the Dead.”