"Looks like your body needs rest, Queen," he said then lifted Fu Xie Lan's small body without the owner's permission in a bridal style. A faint smile etched on his lips added to his handsomeness which managed to make Fu Xie Lan stunned for a moment.

After making light from his mana, the man started to walk away from the river bank. Meanwhile, Hao struggled to follow them at a very slow pace.

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The girl just gawked at being treated like that by a man she didn't know. A minty breath that felt warm against his face. With a very small body, even rebelling would be useless.

Fu Xie Lan, who noticed that Hao was very far away from her, tried to control her strength and made some plants spread their leaves, lifting Hao's body closer and following her from behind without needing to walk.

As if having an epiphany, suddenly vines of plants emerged from the ground, tied the man's legs, and managed to stop his steps.

"Put me down," said Fu Xie Lan, staring directly at the man's gray bead without blinking. Somehow she felt a strange turmoil in her heart.

"Put it down, me! Otherwise, the tendrils will bind and fill your body until..."

"Until what, hmm?" cut the man in a slightly teasing tone of voice. Right now he wanted to kiss the girl in his arms.

'Tsk, it turns out that my little wife is very naughty,' the man thought.

"Don't look at me like that," said Fu Xie Lan then struggled and finally managed to escape from the man.

Ran to Hao and carried him in his arms.

While on the other hand, Hao who felt that the man who had carried his Miss just now was staring at him as if to strip him to the bone shuddered in horror. Suddenly he chose to close his eyes, dropping his head on Fu Xie Lan's arms as if he was unconscious.

"Don't worry, I will treat the wounds on your body," she said gently rubbing Hao's head. Her steps then headed for the man with the gray hair.

The man smiled as he saw his little wife approaching him.

However,

"Aaahhhh," the man screamed.

With just one smack, Fu Xie Lan stepped on the man's leg that was entangled in the plants.

"Don't try to take advantage of me, you pervert," said Fu Xie Lan then stomped her foot once more on the man's leg then turned around and left.

But, despite being treated like that, the man couldn't help but smile in his heart. A feeling of happiness filled him even though his legs were in pain.

'Hmm, how sweet.'

The vines that were wrapped around his legs slowly began to apart off very easily.

Another thing that made him happy was, his little wife was already able to use the power in her body. Even so, he must not be careless to keep protecting her.

Yes, that man is Gu Yi. The Lord who rules the world of Artland. His memory came back to a few days ago. He was frustrated at not being able to visit his little wife. It's not that he can't, but his body weakened after he handed his ruby pendant to Fu Xie Lan because his queen's soul was not perfect.

If he is honest, the events of 700 years ago also affected him. Although he survived and managed to end the incident, he suffered a very serious injury, not an injury that would heal itself in a very fast time, because his soul was injured and it could not heal itself with the ability of his body regeneration. Only Bai's guards knew about it. And thanks to the ruby ​​pendant left by his mother, the soul in his body is recovering little by little.

Right now even he couldn't bring out all the strength in his body like when he was at the peak of his body. until he gave the ruby ​​locket to protect his wife, he was only able to extract half of his strength.

That was one of the reasons why he acted so cautiously. Especially if it was related to Fu Xie Lan.

If calculated, perhaps he would return to peak condition with the help of the ruby ​​locket for a few more decades.

However, seeing his wife constantly in pain due to the Soul Cover Rune seal made him not have the heart and chose to sacrifice himself.

Even without the ruby ​​pendant, his soul will recover, but it will take hundreds of years.

Another thing he was very grateful for was that he came to the Dark Zore just in time. If only he was a second late, he couldn't imagine what terrible thing would happen to his wife.

Some time ago, people came to give reports about the chaos that had occurred in the phoenix academy making him uneasy. Without waiting for the people to finish their reports, he gave orders to Bai's guards to visit the phoenyx academy, and then he does the same.

As for himself, he immediately followed his wife's signature scent and ended up in the Ghoul tower. Saw his wife's body sitting in the middle of the waterfall with a very weak body, messing up the shape of the protective pyramid made by three people, he didn't have time to see what their face looked like because at that time he headed straight for his wife's small body at a speed that was not could be seen by the naked eye, hugged him tightly, detected what was going on and this was where he ended up now. In a place extremely rich in mana and danger.

He couldn't understand how his wife could come to this place and risk her life.

The vines that were wrapped around his legs were now completely removed so that he was free to walk.

Seeing Fu Xie Lan's back disappearing into the darkness, his hand rose, and then the light that was previously only a speck now expanded its area to be able to illuminate the entire forest that entered his view.

Fu Xie Lan's body that continued to move into the depths of the forest with the help of the vines around it made the man smile again.

His wife was more shrewd than he thought.

Did not wait long, a wing with jet black feathers appeared on his shoulders, Gu Yi then flew low and snatched his wife's body from the roots of the vines.

Of course, Fu Xie Lan was shocked and almost lost her balance. Luckily, those strong hands hugged her tightly.

"Hey, what are you doing?" asked Fu Xie Lan with a look of protest.

"There is a magical beast that observes you in the dark and follows your steps secretly," Gu Yi replied.

"Huh? Why can't I feel anything?" Without she is knowing it, one of her hands had already wrapped tightly around the man's neck.

"Where?" asked Fu Xie Lan back without waiting for the man to answer her question.

"Down there, don't look for it or you'll regret it," he said then flew up, a very sweet smile plastered on his lips.

Meanwhile, Fu Xie Lan, who heard the man's reply, slightly moved her head back and looked down. The light that filled the entire forest helped her see clearly. Nothing aught.

"You pervert," said Fu Xie Lan after finding out that the man carrying her was just lying to her.

Gu Yi chuckled and didn't respond to Fu Xie Lan, only glanced at her then blinked one of his eyes briefly and it succeeded in causing a blush on the girl's cheeks.

While Hao who was in one of Fu Xie Lan's free arms was restraining himself. No, rather, forcing his eyes to remain closed.

From the very beginning, he began to guess that the man might like his Miss.