LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS 403 I Will Stay

Xing's horse galloped through the plains with her eyes filled with tears, rubbing her face in her sleeves trying to control herself from bawling out.

Rascal Prince! How could you do this to me? After everything, how could you decide to marry someone else? You sleep with me and then tell me you are going to marry someone else?

Xing thought, sniffing her nose, even though Chenglei never mentioned marrying some other woman. And then all her insecurities started pouring in.

Poor Xing! He never told you he loves you, did he?

She stopped by a little pond where a rhino was drinking and sat by the side, dipping her feet into the water and swirling it. Her act made the water murky and the rhino frowned at her.

"Oh! Not you too..!", she sniffled making the rhino snort and it turned to leave.

"Stop!", she commanded and the rhino had to oblige and looked at her.

No matter what, this animal looks weird and it looks good at the same time. She thought

"Uh!", she sighed.

"Is it because he knows I cannot bear him children? I cannot blame him through", she sat hugging her knees.

If that's the case, why did he sleep with me? Does he think of me just as a woman he could do anything to?

How could you...?

How dare you?

As the refres.h.i.+ng wind blew on her face, she felt her mood change with it and her mind.

Yes, how dare you, Chenglei? I was the one you loved all your life. You said you don't mind even if I am barren. So, I'm not going to allow you to marry someone else! I will destroy all the woman who catch your eyes and soon no woman would dare to even look in your direction!

"Yes, I will eradicate anyone who stand in my way!", Xing stood up fisting her hand in front of her nose with a grimace, scaring the rhino and it ran away.

Yes, I'll return to the capital first after finding out who he is going to marry and destroy her and her entire family before he gets there. And then he can call me for a duel to settle. That playboy! How dare he play with me!

With new conviction, she got on the horse and decided to go back the way she came from. She went the same way this time because she left everything to the horse and luckily the horse was a smart one.

After she travelled halfway through, she saw Chenglei coming and she couldn't help but smile.

Did he come searching for me? Good!

" Chenglei", she shouted and waved at him with a big smile in her face.

Chenglei who decided to chase after her and explain everything saw her smiling face and wondered if he saw wrong.

This woman! Does she change her mood like changing clothes?

Xing joined him and both if them rode side by side.

"Chenglei", she walked towards him as they got down from the horse with hips swaying.

"Yes?", Chenglei took a step back seeing her acting weird, wondering what's up with her.

But Xing didn't mind that and got close to him and holding his sleeves she looked at him batting her eyelids coquettishly,

"When are we leaving?", her voice was husky and enticing making Chenglei tense up.

"After the Coronation", he replied. He had already sent letters to his brother to arrange for the wedding as soon as they reached there and he wanted the wedding to be epic and so there are a lot of arrangements to be taken care of. So he has to hold her back for sometime here in order for her to be surprised. He has already sent detailed plans on how to arrange each and everything for the wedding.

"Eh? That's a month from now. A lot of time... ", she pouted and traced her finger from his shoulder to chest and dug a hole there with her forefinger.

"The Scarlet Wolf would be arriving in a week and as the Envoys of the Wind Kingdom, we will have to stay for the coronation. The drug issue is resolved and we will have to return the sword to the Fire Empire",he traced his fingers through her hair and reminded her.

"Sword? What sword?", Xing who was not pleased with his reply asked him with her eye brows knitted.

"The Heavenly Relic Sword belonging to the Fire Kingdom. The one Tians.h.i.+ Emperor got after a match. Didn't you listen when Junjie said that we should be returning the sword to the Fire Kingdom if our negotiations succeed and as a good-will measure signifying the peace between our nations? ", Chenglei patiently explained to her.

Xing sighed deeply. What's with all this?

" Chenglei", she pouted. "Then I'll leave first. You stay here and take care of these official businesses. I have a lot of work to do in our city" ,she tugged his robes.

"Why?", Chenglei even though he tried to hide his shock, it slipped up and Xing could see he was stressed.

Is he that worried about his "bride"? He.. He..he..

"Just... I don't want to stay any longer"

"You are going to do something... Irresponsible, aren't you?", he asked.

"No.. I have work.."

"JiaXing!", his tone laced with a little irritation as he held her arms and made her look at him.

"Yes", she snarled. "I'm going to be on my way, from now on, Chenglei", she traced her finger down his cheek, "We are not related from now on !", her eyes glimmering in the sun, seemed honest in his eyes.

"But I am still your uncle!", his eyes filled with danger as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

Why is she always trying to run away from me?

"And how will you get back? There is a mountain to cross and a sea to sail.", his lips grazed through her cheeks as he whispered in her ears.

"I don't need anything. Even if I walk with my eyes closed thinking of my destination, I can get there, don't you know?", she raised her eyebrows pulling back from him but her waist was still in his grip and she couldn't get back.

"You cannot go", his voice got deeper as if he was commanding her as he touched the tip of her nose with his.

"I am. And you Cannot stop me.", Xing whose heart was racing still kept her cool.

I will be your only wife! I won't be your mistress!

She have to get back and see which family's daughter he was marrying and stop the wedding. Even though their trial's time limit have been removed, the trial is still going on and if he marries another woman, it won't end well for his life too.

With no word, he kissed her. He didn't want her to talk any further.

JiaXing... I know you can leave me easily. You leaving me and not return someday is my nightmare, actually. But I don't want you to leave. Why is it hard for you to stay by my side?

"Don't leave me", he hugged her close and his heart hurt.

"Ouch", he held his heart and grunted.

"Chenglei", Xing who could feel the sadness emitting from him looked at him. His green eyes were misty and his face was writhing in pain.

"Where does it hurt?", her voice broke as she asked him and when he pointed his chest she rubbed with her pretty hands over his heart.

"Why suddenly... Is this because of the arrow..? But that healed entirely and the Poison was neutralised too. Why does it hurt now?", her tone became nasal as she held her tears.

How is this possible? Is it not over yet? It the G.o.ds said everything is fine, right?

"It's nothing!", Chenglei who was only feeling emotional pain saw her reaction and he sighed.

"JiaXing, I don't want you to leave. Let's leave together, okay? Please... ", he held her cheeks now flushed red out of stress and kissed her forehead.

I didn't want to hurt you. You worry about me this much but why do you want to leave me too? I want to live together with you and die together too.

"Yes, I will stay with you", Xing nodded. She needs to take care of him in case something bad happens. An arrow to the chest is not a simple matter and there might be some side effects.

I have to take care of him now. He has no one else near him and I cannot go through something like him getting hurt once more. I'd rather die before that.

So what if he tries to marry another woman? I will stay by his side and shoo her away. In fact, that would be a better idea. Who'd want to marry a man who is with another woman all the time right? And even if Chenglei ends up marrying that kind of woman, he won't fall in love with her.

And maybe... Even if he fell in love with her and sleep with her, after she gives birth, I will steal her child and drive her away.

Chenglei who has forgotten the past me might want children. I cannot deny him that. It will hurt me deeply but I should allow it since he might find me overbearing if I try to keep him all for myself and start to hate me .

Surely... Surely he will fall for me and I will wait for that day, staying by his side. I cannot live without him and I don't have the guts to watch him hurt anymore either. I cannot leave him. Ever!

Xing put on a brave face and lead him to the horse and they returned back to the Manor.

They stayed in the Manor for some days. That day Prince Kang who is now the Fire Emperor asked her for a sparring match and Xing agreed. Chenglei and Su Yunxi were sitting outside the training hall in a stone bench sipping tea.

Suddenly a maid came with her face filled with sweat,

"His majesty... And... They... Actually...."

She couldn't even catch her breath or speak properly either.

Chenglei ran inside the training hall to see both of them twisted together in some odd position and as he looked closely he could see the Fire Emperor holding one of her hand and biting it and Xing was holding his hair in her other hand with a dagger fixed to the ground.

"Let go! I'll bite your nails off!", the Fire Emperor hissed.

"Hah! I'll cut your hair if you didn't let go of my hand", Xing chuckled evily.

Chenglei's eyebrows twitched seeing the both of them acting in an uncouth manner.

How did two people who were training with swords end up this way!

He walked to the brawl and picked her up holding her waist band.

"He broke my nails...", she gritted her teeth waving her feet at the for Emperor attempting to kick him. "Not one but two. I will cut his hair avenging my nails"

Xing who was having long nails these days as she wasn't using her sword much voiced her grievances.

"It's nail... It grows back... How could you cut my hair for it?", the Emperor was aggrieved.

"You cannot break a woman's nail. How could you?", Yunxi extended her support to Xing.

Sigh!

Why is that all of them act like kids?

"Aren't you an Emperor? Why are you acting like a brat? And you..." Chenglei pointed at Xing, "You cannot cut people's hair. Especially an Emperor's. Now scram!",he shouted making everyone shut up.

Idiots!

Chenglei grunted in his heart and picked Xing up and left to their room.
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