The night comes slowly in this quiet island, it's barely eight o clock but the street is empty, there are only a few lampions and small lantern to illuminate the street, people here tend to sleep early because they went sailing at midnight to start fishing then return early morning using sea breeze to sail home to the mainland, it's a simple and relaxed lifestyle which Lory yearned sometime. Still, she knows that someone like her is not cut out for a simple life like this, she might like it for a while but then she would grow bored with it.

Lory pull the stool on the corner of her room then put in front of the open window before she takes a seat, she folded her arms on the window from and rest her chin on her arms, she enjoyed the midnight breeze and the sounds of waves.

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"You don't sleep yet?" suddenly a gentle hand stroked her head.

Lory smiles as she could guess who he is "No, I'm not sleepy yet" she quietly said, then she looks up to the charming man beside her "You feel better?"

"I'm fine…" he calmly said.

"You sure, don't lie to me" she sizes him up and down.

Zhao Li Xin smiles faintly, he swoops her from the chair then he sits on the stool and make Lory sit on his lap "I will not dare your highness"

Lory elbowed his chest lightly "Don't joke on me, Milord!"

Zhao Li Xin chuckles while circles his arms around her waist "I'm not, I'm good, Jin Hao already checked my condition, after few days cultivation my inner wound would be healed completely"

"Thank God, you are okay" she rests the back of her head on his shoulder then sighs in relief.

A surged of the warmed burst within him, his princess worry so much about him, he wonders how it feel to be taken care of by his gentle wife the corner of his mouth slightly curved, but he forgot two crucial parts.

One, a Sage cultivator didn't get sick easily, so a simple case of a disease like flu, cough, or cold would be impossible happened to him, and second, Lory is blessed with a healing gift so if Zhao Li Xin sick she only need to heal him for a second and that's it. Zhao Li Xin would not have time to act spoiled with his wife – princess.

People said 'some dream would not come true' for Zhao Li Xin this is one of the cased.

"Li Xin, I saw the Sanguan family flag, the Qilin on the flag is identical with your mother jade, do you think you are related with the Sanguan family" Lory curiously ask.

"Hm, probably," he said with indifference "Where do you saw the flag?"

"This morning there's a ship had just docked, the ship had Sanguan family flag, but you already know about your relationship with the Sanguan family Isn't it, don't you curious?"

"Well, a little bit…I want to know who poisoned me though," he said casually without sound bitter as if it got nothing to do with him.

"To hurt an innocent baby" Lory heaved heavily, she could feel anger boiling in her veins, that person not only wants to kill Zhao Li Xin but she wanted to torture him slowly, Lory is convinced if that person is not Zhao Li Xin that person might already kill himself. Just look Zhuang Mu Zi he only sick for a few months but the light in his eyes already lost.

Imagine a little boy, alone with a weak body, who always constantly in pained, he had no one to depend on, no one to turn, and no one to help. If his illness is not painful enough he still had to face the abuse from the people who supposed to protect him and serve him.

That's why Lory never interfere whatever Zhao Li Xin would do with the Zhao Royal family, especially consort Ying, if one day Zhao Li Xin decide to kill them, would she stop him, is she going to ask him to forgive them? of course not! if she in Zhao Li Xin's position could she forgive them? of course not!

"When you find that woman who poisoned you, do whatever you want I will not judge you" Lory nudged Zhao Li Xin's chest with her head.

"My wife is so kind, but I rather not do anything excessive or my wife will hate me" he jokingly said.

Lory turns her head around and glared at Zhao Li Xin "Did I ever hated after all the crazy things you have done, never! I might not always agree with your decision but I understand and I never hated you because of it…you know I can be very biased toward people that I loved right" she puffed her chest proudly.

"Then apologize for her highness for making wild presumption" he obviously teased her but his eyes filled with indulgence when looking at her.

Lory pursed her lips as her face slightly flushed because of his teasing. Zhao Li Xin rest his chin in her shoulder and enjoyed her sweet scent with close eyes, he wonders if this would make him an addict someday. Oh well, hr doesn't mind though.

"But Li Xin, my worried has become real, if you really from Sanguan family then your family might not accept someone like me as their in-law" Lory worriedly says.

Zhao Li Xin not even bother to open his eyes, he only chuckles lightly "Silly princess, what make you think I will accept them as my family?"

"Eh….?"

Zhao Li Xin is not joking, just because they are related that doesn't make them family. That is the kind of world he living and Zhao Li Xin would never let himself under anyone pressure just because they share some blood, he is not that kind of person. If not because someone who poisoned him might know the Sanguan family he would not even bother to know his family.

He doesn't need a family to make him feel complete, he knew who he is.

He is Zhao Li Xin known as Long Ming the sect leader of Hei Shen Sect, he also the descendant of the first king of this world, and now he had another identity, he is Princess Lorient's husband and that's enough for him.

"I don't have the intention to reveal my relationship with the Sanguan family, I don't think is necessary," he said again.

"But, your mother seems cares so much about you, it just unfortunate she entrust you to the wrong woman like your stepmother" Lory sighs deeply, maybe sending Zhao Li Xin to the monastery would be much better for him, but that just how fate is.

"At least we should know what happened with your mother"

He will not reject her request so he only gives her a simple answer "Okay"

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The next morning everyone is busy prepare for the next departure, actually, the servants who are busy the master didn't have much to do, Zhao Li Xin include Li Mo Zhen and the other is having a meeting about what would they do when they arrived at harbor city Jian Dong, as usual, the girls got nothing to do so they take another stroll together.

The girls went to the market to see what the fisherman brought from the ocean, they saw the fisherman deliver his catches, the middle-aged woman moves is very swift she clean everything, chop them and marinate them in a minute then quickly put them on the skewers and put everything on the grill.

The smell of seafood immediately hits their nose, Ming Yue Yin pulls Lory and Yang Xi Ying arms in hasted "Let's try that!" he said in hurry.

The middle-aged woman startled to have three beautiful ladies as her first visitors, she collects herself quickly then politely asked them "Beautiful lady, do you want to try some?"

"Yes!" Ming Yue Yin eyes turn round like a hungry wolf "I want that, that, that…..and that too!" she points her finger with great enthusiast. Ming Yue Yin the turn around "That's mine, you girls choose yourself" then she swagger to a small table on her own without waiting.

The middle-aged lady surprised, the young girl looks like a noble lady but why she eats so much?

"Theenn…" lory pinch he chins while contemplating and then she pointing her finger "I want that, that...that and that too!" Lory chooses several skewers on the grill without shame, then she smiles and takes a seat next to Ming Yue Yin.

The middle-aged lady's forehead begins to sweat a little.

'she eats a lot too, huh?'

Yang Xi Ying smiles sweetly, she looks more calmed and gentler compared to the ladies before her, Yang Xi Ying stares at the skewer with curiosity in her eyes, and then she points her dainty finger " May I have that one….."

'Now that is normal!' the middle a-aged lady sigh in relief "Yes, I will…."

But then Yang Xi Ying continues "That, and that…also that one, do you have rice?" she lifted her head then innocently smiles.

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