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Wei Ying's POV

I have been gently woken up by his kisses. I kept my eyes close, wanting to stay like this for a little longer. I heard a soft chuckle telling me he knew I was awake and smiled at him. His lips wandered to my closed eyes and kissed them one of the other.

"Good morning, my love." He whispered and nudged my cheeks with his nose. This one sentence defeated my decision to keep my eyes closed. So I opened them and was greeted with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen on his face.

"Good morning." I pulled him down for a morning kiss which ended up more than just a kiss. Our tongues played hide and seek and my hands ended up in his disheveled hair until Wang Ji took them away, pressing them down on the blanket next to my head, and intertwining our fingers.

Soon his lips left mine and wandered down my neck toward my chest. I leaned up to him, trying to close the distance between him and me, and enjoyed everything he did to me.

Sometime later he pecked my lips one last time before leaning back to watch me. Not once did I try to escape his gaze. I had no reason for that. So I gave him a bright smile which was returned immediately.

He took my hand and lifted it up, moving it towards his lips while his eyes watched me. That moment was the first time I noticed the change in our auras. It was not unusual that two auras looked the same, especially ours, as we both loved each other. But what surprised me was the red string-like muster that wasn't there before.

The red line started in the middle of my aura and it looked like it was wrapping itself all around me before reaching out for Wang Ji, pulling him closer, wrapping itself all around him, and disappearing in the middle. When one of us moved, the strings moved as well. It was fascinating.

I couldn't know for sure what that means but I had an idea. 'We are tied together. Wang Ji is mine now. I belong to him....' I thought and widened my eyes in surprise seeing the strings glow up the moment Wang Ji kissed me. I smiled against his lips and wrapped my arms around him.

'Mine.'

"I love you," I mumbled before turning the soft kiss into a passionate one. Wang Ji pressed himself on me as he returned the kiss just as hungrily as I.

"I love you more, Wei Ying."

I thought that we would stay like this for a long time, cuddling each other, kissing each other, and loving each other, but noises outside the room made us remember where we were.

We had to stop and got dressed quickly.

"Let's go home." Wang Ji said and held out his hand which I took immediately. Before we left, we both turned to the statue of the goddess and apologized for our inappropriate behavior.

I could have sworn I heard a burst of soft laughter filling my ears.

We landed back in Wang Ji's garden out of nowhere making the bunnies jump away in shock. I looked out for Wen Ning and found him not far away playing with a few fluffy snowballs who seemed to enjoy the attention they got from him. I wasn't sure if he noticed that we left. Probably not.

"Wang Ji, how long were we gone?" I wanted to know. I knew that one day in the immortal realm equaled one month in the mortal realm but what about one day in the immortal realm?

"About an hour." He said and I looked at him in surprise.

"Only one hour? So we could have stayed longer down there without anyone knowing? One day equals one hour... so we could have stayed there for at least a week?"

"We could have done that." He agreed and I saw the corner of his mouth raise.

"We could have spent much more time together if we stayed in the mortal realm. We would have had more time together."

Wang Ji's eyes sparkled up and he pulled me closer. "More time for what?"

I tried my best to not blush when I heard his teasing voice but seeing Wang Ji's smirk, I failed.

"My love, you are insatiable." His statement made me blush even more but this time I didn't hide it at all.

"Yes, I am! I love you and I am addicted to being with you. I am insatiable and don't regret it! I don't want to stay apart from you for longer than necessary. No amount of time is enough for me to be satisfied. I can't help but miss you if I can't see you for more than a few hours!"

"Wei Ying..." Wang Ji growled and I felt his fingers dig into my hips making me suppress a moan. "I love you more than anything, my love." He gave me one of the most gentle kisses ever and this time it stayed like this. We couldn't possibly fall upon each other every minute of the day.

"Wang Ji..." I whispered against his lips and waited for a response which followed immediately. "I want to listen to your music. Can you play the zither for me?"

"Everything for you." He answered and pulled me down on the green soft grass. He pulled his zither out of nowhere and started to play any music that came into his mind. I closed my eyes, leaned my head on his shoulder, and listened quietly.

His slim fingers danced over the strings and it was difficult to not remember the times when these fingers did something entirely else. To distract myself I looked up and watched Wang Ji being absorbed in his music. The smile on his lips made me smile as well and snuggle up to him.

I couldn't get enough of his music. I couldn't get enough of Wang Ji at all. Just thinking about leaving here when I had to go back to my palace later the day made me describable upset that I wanted to stay here.

It was confusing as I never felt something like this before. Yes, I was upset if Lan Huan never had time for me but I just accepted it. Staying apart from Wang Ji was unacceptable for me.

I wanted to be with Wang Ji every second of the day. I didn't mind what we were doing. He would play the zither and I listen to him, we both could read books or play with the bunnies. We could talk the whole day or just observe each other until we couldn't handle it anymore and end up making love.

I let out a sigh and felt his lips on my head. "What are you thinking, my love?"

"That I don't want to be apart from you. Not even a second." I answered and then smiled. "You keep calling me my love. I like it."

"I call you whatever you want me to call you, my love. And I am never apart from you. I am here..." He pointed at my head. "... and especially here." He now pointed at my heart. "I will make sure to never leave any of these places."

"I love you." I didn't know how many times I confessed to him in the last couple of hours but to me, it was never enough. If I didn't tell him that I love him at least once every hour I thought I would burst with all those unspoken words.

"I love you so much more, Wei Ying." He kissed my lips softly and returned his attention to the zither. My eyes went back to his fingers and I watched how the red-like strings in his aura were moving, pulling my aura along. I didn't feel anything, though. But it was truly fascinating.

Suddenly there was a rustle on my left and I turned my attention toward the moving bush. I stared at it until a few seconds later the black bunny jumped out of it.

"I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been, little troublemaker?" I asked it and watched how it jumped forwards into my lap.

"He does that often for some time. I haven't seen him either but once you are here, he would come out sooner or later." I heard the smile and the happiness in his voice.

But I wasn't able to smile nor was I happy. Instead, I was sad. Not because of Wang Ji's words but because of what I saw when looking at the bunny. His aura was weak and I knew for sure that he wouldn't make it another day.

"Wang Ji..." I called him and once he heard the sadness in my voice he stopped playing his zither instantly and turned to me.

"What is wrong?" He asked alarmed and turned my face towards him. He observed me, trying to figure out what made me sad. "What is wrong?" He asked again, worriedly.

"It is dying, Wang Ji. Our little troublemaker is dying." I couldn't suppress the tear which was now flowing down my cheek. He immediately wiped it away before smiling at me reassuringly.

"It's old, Wei Ying. Far older than a typical bunny gets. He is special. Of course, someday it will day, but to me, it looks still quite lively so I am sure it still has a lot of time."

"No, it doesn't. Wang Ji, it will die. He won't even make it another day."

"Why do you think that? Look at it, my love. Does it look like it will die in the next hours?" He asked softly but when I kept looking at him, suppressing the tears, he frowned.

"You really mean it, don't you?" He asked and I nodded. "Why? How could you know that?"

"I just do," I answered and looked away. In my whole life, I have never told anyone about my skill to see auras as I didn't want to be declared crazy or a witch. Even when arriving in the immortal realm, I never thought of revealing this secret. I never felt safe enough to do so.

With Wang Ji, I did feel safe and I didn't mind telling him everything about me, even the deepest secret I had. Yet I looked away from him. What was I scared of? He wouldn't do anything to hurt me or my feelings. He wouldn't judge me. Especially when he was an immortal with certain skills himself.

"Wang Ji, I.... " I chewed on my lips until he stopped me.

"Don't tell me." He said and I looked at him, not sure what to do now. "If you are not ready to tell me whatever there is to tell me, then don't. Even if you will never be ready, it's okay. All that matters to me is that I know that you love me unconditionally. It happened a little late but at least I was able to pull you in my spell of love."

Despite being sad, I couldn't help but snort. "Spell? You want me to tell me the only reason I love you is that you put a spell on me?"

"What if I say I did? Is that bad?" He asked and his aura sparkled in mischief.

"If you really did that then I hope you won't ever take that spell back. I doubt I will be able to live without you. But Wang Ji..." I smiled and pulled his head down for a soft kiss. "I know for sure you didn't put a spell on me because I know that my feelings for you are real. You are mine. There is no way a spell would be able to change anything about my feelings for anybody and especially not for you. Moreover, I know when you lie, Your Highness."

"Let's give it a try. He grinned mischievously.

"Do it then." I challenged him but he just laughed and kissed me hard. Hard enough to draw out a moan from me. I was sure we would have gone even farther than this kiss but I felt the little troublemaker moving on my lap. I looked down at it and it looked up at me.

"Let's take it inside, my love. Let's spend some more time together before it will leave."

"You believe my words?" I asked him with a smile.

"I believe everything you say unconditionally."

"Wang Ji, stop saying things that make me weak and want to jump on you." I reprimanded him.

"Maybe that is exactly what I hope for?" His eyes turned a little darker and his aura turned red.

"You want me badly right now and I have a feeling you will be the one who will jump on me first at any second," I said amused, took the bunny, and got up. Wang Ji followed me and pulled me next to him so we could walk side by side.

"I certainly want to but let's postpone that. I am really curious about what exactly you see, my love. But it's okay. Take your time. I will wait for you." He kissed my temple as we entered his palace to bid farewell to our little troublemaker. 

Several hours later we were lying in bed. After burying the little troublemaker, who had even less time than I initially thought, Wen Ning went back to my palace just in case someone was asking for me. Not that I thought this would happen but with Lan Huan's stubbornness you would never know. The only thing I knew for sure was that he wouldn't ever enter my quarters without my permission.

Wang Ji was lying next to me, his arms all around me as he hugged me tightly. He was sad about the death of the black bunny, his aura was mild gray, but it surprises me that it wasn't as dark as I assumed it would be.

"What is it?" He asked me softly seeing me staring at him.

"Nothing. I just thought.... His death is making you sad but you seem to be ...." I tried to find the right words but Wang Ji finished my sentence on his own.

"I seem to be not as affected as I should considering my favorite bunny is dead?"

"I wouldn't say it like this...."

"Bunnies have a life span of 9 to 10 years, my love. I started owning bunnies when I was 600 years old, which means I owned them for over 3.000 years. When I was still young I was very attached to each one of them and it always made me heartbroken to lose one. Only when I grew up did I start to not get too attached or else, with the number of bunnies I have now, I would never get out of the mourning process." He explained to me.

"My attachment to the black bunny only happened because it had no one. Due to its black fur, it was avoided by the others because it was different, even by its own family. He wouldn't have survived without me. He kind of reminded me of myself. I was lonely too and was avoided by many because of my status as the second to the throne. I only had my brother who treated me like a brother should, not caring what others thought. I wanted the bunny to have someone as well. I wanted to give him a chance to live his life like a normal bunny."

"Being immortal is not that great," I said and heard him chuckle. "Seeing people you love die while you are immortal ... I can't fathom how painful that must be."

"That is why immortals keep to themselves. That is why there is no other mortal than you in the immortal realm. When the rumors went around that my brother fell in love with a mortal, everyone thought the same. That it was unfortunate and that he would be in much pain once the mortal was gone. Truth be told, I thought the same."

I laughed softly. "Yet you also fell in love with me."

"I did." He agreed and kissed my temple.

"What will happen to you when I-"

"Shhh... don't say it." He pulled me closer to him. "Don't talk about that. I don't want to think about it. I know exactly what I will feel in the future. This is something I will have to go through and I knew I would. But that is what I chose and I don't regret it. I don't regret meeting you, I don't regret falling in love with you, and I don't regret being with you like this. The only thing I regret is that I was too slow. I wasn't fast enough to choose the southern region."

I looked at him in confusion. "What does that mean?"

"When the seer came to us several years ago and asked us to choose a region in the mortal realm to help those in need, I decided to choose the southern region. Not only because my mother told me this on her deathbed but also because it felt right to go to the south."

I widened my eyes. I never knew about that.

"But it was my brother who chose first. He chose the southern region before I could and I had to take the northern one. If I would have been a little faster, I would have gone to the southern region. It would have been me who met you first. So my being slow in choosing is what I regret the most in my immortal life."

I couldn't imagine how my life would have turned out if I had met Wang Ji instead of Lan Huan. It was pure coincidence I found the dying Lan Huan at the lake. No one could say that Wang Ji and I would have met. But if we really would have met... maybe it would have been less painful than my life now. I would have been this happy much sooner.

"I don't regret choosing Lan Huan back then. I loved him and he loved me. We were happy for a couple of years. Yes, I went through much pain, the pain he inflicted on me, be it on purpose or not, but I would choose him all over again if that meant meeting you." I told him and he smiled at me while nudging his nose at my neck, giving me shivers.

"No one can tell if we would have met if you were the one to come to the southern region instead of-" I stopped and frowned. "You were in the northern region all the time?"

"Mhn. Why?" He asked against my neck, as he caressed it with his lips.

I remembered something and had to laugh, surprising Wang Ji who looked at me in confusion. I remembered how something pulled me towards the northern region. The same pull I always felt when there was something I needed to find. What if that pull, back then, was directed to Wang Ji? Was he the thing I had to find? What if it was Wang Ji who I had to find but couldn't because Lan Huan stopped me?

I couldn't help but laugh. So many What if's ... No one could tell what would have happened when Wang Ji would have chose the southern region first, no one could tell me what would have happened if I followed that pull no matter what, no one could tell what would have happened if I wouldn't have chosen Lan Huan....

"Wei Ying?" Wang Ji called me confused when I kept on shaking my head in amusement.

"The power of one's choice. So many things could have turned our different..." I answered him and laughed again. "Or.. maybe still all the same? Who knows what kind of games the gods are playing, right?"

"Wei Ying, my love..." He called me again and I pulled him in for a deep and wet kiss, which he immediately returned.

"Let's forget about the What if's and just enjoy our love, okay?" I asked him and he answered with a nod and an even deeper kiss while his hands opened my garments and touched me everywhere.

I moaned in delight. "Wang Ji... I love you...."

"I love you so much more, my love."

Sometime later I was sitting in the bathtub waiting for Wang Ji to join me. I looked down at myself and saw several love bites he left on me. I touched them and smiled, drowning in the memories of the last hour.

"You like them?" Wang Ji asked amused as he entered the bathroom. I nodded and stared at him as he got rid of his garments and entered the bathtub to join me. He was so breathtakingly beautiful

"What took you so long?" I wanted to know as he came closer.

"Had to change the sheets ...." He pulled me to him so that I sat in front of him between his legs. I ignored the feeling of his manhood right above my behind and leaned back. I let out a long sigh and close my eyes. Wang Ji's arms wrapped around me and his chin rested on my head. We sat like this for a long time cuddling each other and enjoying the hot water, which was not cooling down even after half an hour.

I thought about something for a while and had decide that I would tell Wang Ji about that secret of mine. I wanted him to know everything about me.

"Wang Ji, there is something I want to tell you."

"What is it?" He asked gently and caressed my arms slowly.

"It's about the things I see but others don't," I told him and he squeezed my forearms lightly.

"You don't have to force yourself, Wei Ying." He said and I shook my head.

"I am not. I want to tell you. I want you to know me fully, but for that, you need to know my deepest secret I have never told anyone before. Not even my grandmother."

"So I am the only one to know?" He asked and when I nodded he hugged me tightly, letting me feel his whole body at mine. "Tell me about it, my love. Let me be the only one to know all about you."

"I can see....I am not sure how to explain it .... I can see auras. At first, I didn't know how to call it what I saw but later I learned from a book that I was called an aura. I mean, it was from fairytale books in the mortal realm but, so... " I chuckled. "I can see what one feels when I look at them. I can see what they feel and at the same time, I sometimes know what they think about at that moment. I also know what they hope for. Well, maybe not exactly what they hope for but that they hope for something. Like Lan Huan hoping to have an heir... I also see if they tell the truth or if they lie. I know when someone is about to die because the aura would get weaker. That is why I knew about the little troublemaker..."

I turned in Wang Ji's arms and looked at him. "Looking at your aura I know you believe me. You are not freaked out but you are confused. More than I thought you would, actually."

"I do believe you. I have no reason not to. And how would I freak out? I am an immortal with spiritual powers myself." He smiled and pecked my lips. "And yes, I am confused. I was already surprised that you, as a mortal, can give birth to children. But you see other's feelings as well?"

"Mhn. I also have the skill to find things I need the most at a certain moment. Like a book when I want to find something out or even a person if I need him."

Wang Ji thought for a moment and then he grinned, or rather he smirked. "That skill of yours can be the only reason why you were able to find the way in and out of my labyrinth. I made sure no one would be able to go through that. Only you could and I am sure it was that skill of yours."

"I think so..." I nodded in agreement.

"Then that means you needed me already since the beginning? You just didn't know it back then. Your desire to find me, to be with me, made you able to go through my labyrinth no one else would ever be able to go through." He whispered and his aura changed instantly.

"Wang Ji, I am trying to have a serious conversation with you." I chuckled and shook my head. "Why would you get turned on at such a moment?"

"You see that too?" He asked as he nibbled at my neck.

"Y-yes, I do. I always know when you are turned on. I always know when you want me. At your father's birthday party, for example." I told him and he stopped immediately and looked at me.

"You knew-... you saw what I-? At my father's-?" He blinked a few times and once again his aura changed.

"What now? Embarrassed? Did you know that your aura turns three times pinker than your ears, once you are embarrassed?" I asked and his aura turned even pinker. "Or should I say four times pinker?"

Wang Ji growled and his hands on my hips pulled me so close that our fronts collided, making me moan in surprise and pleasure.

"What else do you see when you look at me? Not just now but also during other times." He asked and moved his hips teasingly.

"Ev-everything. When you are happy, sad... embarrassed, turn- ... turned on...." I dug my nails into his neck and tried everything to keep a steady voice while he was rubbing himself on me. "I... I know when you tell the truth or l-lie... Wang Ji, please.... stop it... " I moaned when his hands wrapped around my manhood.

"Continue, my love. Continue..." He whispered and he started to stroke me in a fast manner.

"I... I know when you are dis-disappointed, angry or jea-jealous..." I arched my back and came into his hands before slumping into his arms while he hugged me.

"So you knew about my feelings for you but ignored them?" He asked me and I managed to shake my head.

"No," I mumbled. "I didn't know what the intense color of red meant exactly. I was confused at first but someone, a seer I met coincidentally, tried to explain it to me. But I only realized it when I figured out that I had fallen for you and my aura changed into the same tone of red as yours."

"You can see your own too?"

I nodded.

"Does seeing auras scare you?"

"Not when they are full of positive feelings. But when they turn negative... I don't like them."

"What kind of color do they have? The negative ones, I mean."

"It differentiates and depends on the emotions. The ugliest color would be black, I guess. But thank god I have never seen this color before. But Wen Ning's as well as mine were close to it when we found out about Lan Huan's and Wen Qing's doings. It was dark gray, almost black. It was a scary sight and it hurt me a lot seeing Wen Ning in this state."

"I believe that. Wen Ning is a lively and happy person. Getting betrayed by the people he loves and respects the most must have been so very hurting and disappointing to him." Wang Ji looked at me and caressed my cheeks. "And to you too."

"It was. My aura wasn't bright for some time unless I was with you."

He kissed me softly. "What happened when your aura turned the same as mine?" He asked teasingly, trying to distract me from my dark past of mine and I smiled.

"I then found out about your feelings for me. It shocked me and scared me as much as it excited me. I wasn't sure at first so I tried to get some information from you. How this turned out we both know now as it was the same night we found each other."

"Mhn... we found each other..." He kissed my forehead. He turned me in his arms and made my back collide with his chest. I closed my eyes and sighed again.

"Wang Ji...."

"Mhn? What is it, my love?"

"Do you think I am weird? A mortal man getting pregnant is already weird enough. But me seeing auras.... I look like a freak, don't I?"

"You don't!" He said and intertwined our hands. "You are special but I already knew that when I laid my eyes on you. But truth to be told, it is kind of shocking. Because a mortal shouldn't be able to do all this. Or at least I have never heard of it. But that was the case with the mortal twins as well. I never heard of them before."

"Could it be that I am a seer?" I asked him and he shook his head. "Why? I heard seers are born from immortal or mortal families."

"That is right. But once they come of age, or, depending on the situation, the latest in their mid-twenties, a seer would find them and they would be given the chance to choose between their normal life or life as a seer. You are already past that age, Wei Ying. Moreover, a seer wouldn't have any powers or skills until he decided to enter the divine realm and become a seer. Fortunately, you are not a seer."

I frowned. "Why fortunately? If I would have been a seer, wouldn't I have been an immortal too?"

"Yes, but you would have to go to the divine realm and renounce love. Love and relationships are not allowed and you would only come down for certain occasions. We couldn't be together."

I shook my head. "I don't want to be apart from you. It's a good thing that I am not a seer then... but Wang Ji, why do I have these skills?"

"I don't know, my love. Is it important for you to find out?"

"Not really. I just..."

"Just?"

I chuckled. "Nothing. I don't mind these skills, actually. I love to see what happens inside you." I said teasingly while my hands stroked his thighs.

"Wei Ying!" He warned me and a look at his aura had me laugh.

"Look at that." I got up to leave the bathtub but Wang Ji pulled me back.

"I am not done with you yet, my love. You can't just tease and provoke me and not get punished for it."

"What if I am tired?" I wanted to know and he stopped moving.

"Then I will stop we go to bed." He said seriously and despite him being totally turned on, I knew he was telling the truth and it warmed my heart... and turned me on...

"Thank the gods I am not tired." I grinned at him and in the next second, Wang Ji filled me.

to be continued...

Love is in the air! 

I would tell them to get a room but then I realize that I am the one who is intruding... sorry, you two *blush*

Anyway, aren't these two the cutest? 

But ... why does it sound like the calm before the storm....? 

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