Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Drunken effect
Dong Hai clear up the bloody sheets and laid her down carefully so she won't be laying on her back instead she was sleeping on her side. coving her with a blanket, He looks at her face, that was drained of blood and her soft lips were white as a paper sheet. He sat down in lotus position and a blue aura surrounded him as he closes his eyes, concentrating the rays around him grow and grow, enveloping Hong Liu in his essence, he transfers his spiritual energy to her body strengthening her spirit, regulating her vitals. She falls in another layer of relaxation as she felt another warmth enveloped her. the wound in her back healed slowly...slowly overnight as Dong Hai kept regulating her vitals every hour transferring cultivation with it, the colour bloomed under her skin by the morning. Feeling too hot, she kicked her blanket off her and her arms dangle from the edge of her bed making the bells on her waist dangle too, the bells chimed.
Dong Hai eyes open to the sight as he took a deep breath and his hand shivered for a second, an ache in his chest started to build up that he vanquish immediately by clutching his fist. He looks back at her and his eyes land on her birthmark, red and vibrant. He stands up from his meditative state. He looks down at the bells untieing from her robe ties, he extended the thin leather strap on it and then tied around her waist. his lips stretched in an ironic smile. The bells chimed as it dangles back on the edge of the bed. He brushed the lotus mark with his fingertips.
"Bai Hong Liu, if I only knew," His fingertips slide to the soft curve of her chin and walked away, closing the door behind him.
He walks straight to the Fate's Lord palace, the guards and the officials in light blue robes bowed as he passed and he enters Ming Zhu study, only to find him still drunk and his head resting on arms rest, he monotonously looks at his unconscious figure, then at the two empty bottles of wine and the one last piece of red cakes, he bends down to pick up the wine bottle. 'Ah...from the wine cellar of Spring Goddess Hua Shen,' He thought, taking in the scent putting the mouth of the bottle near his nose. He nodded to himself putting it down and then he touches the cakes, red lily cakes. No need to tell who made that he has a good idea. He looks at the bells that were laid on the table silently it was quite a good of his, he unhurriedly picked it up and slide it under his sleeves getting up he walks behind Ming Zhu peaceful oblivion figure, coaked his head observing him with a neutral expression. He touch the armrest legs from his toes and slides away from the under his head, Ming Zhu neck wobble down making his cheeks went smacked on the ground. Ming Zhu stands up straight with a jerk.
"Who is it?!" He looks across the table, right and left swiftly finding no one, he sighs setting himself back on his seat.
"Me," First Lord cold voice froze Ming Zhu hazy voice as he comes in front of him from his behind. How could that be? Ming Zhu can't understand why First Lord would be here in his study? He had worked for him for hundreds of thousands of years and he might have come only twice in the book of Fate palace. The very thought that he is here made his swallow, only to felt dryness in his mouth.
"First...First Lord, Oh! Fate Lord Ming Zhu pay respect to First Lord, You have returned," He bowed immediately, kneeling down.
First Lord waved his hand for him to settle down and sat across him, just where Hong Liu sat yesterday. His hand wave was nonchalant but it was the ominous look in his black stone eyes made Ming Zhu swallowed nervously.
"I see you had indulged yourself last night," First Lord stated. His calm cold manner made Ming Zhu warier.
"Yes, my lord. Her Highness Bai...." Ming Zhu stopped before he completes his sentence, looking towards First Lord, who was looking back at her with a blank expression.
"Ho? Where is Hong Liu?" First Lord asked.
Ming Zhu looks around.
"She was here...maybe she went seeing I was no better company," Ming Zhu voice cracked a little in the end, 'what did little highness did now?' He thought as he tries to understand what happened? He was drunk what did he said? Why he can't remember anything? He flinches inside.
"Maybe, where are those bells that I had given you?" First Lord asked.
"It..." Ming Zhu slipped his hand in the sleeves to get it out but found nothing and then he remembered, it fell down for his sleeve and he told Little Highness about what it was for...? Darn! All the haze of his drunken mind vanished as he realizes something terrible, terrible, terrible must have happened since First Lord himself is here.
"In case you haven't realized it, you have been tricked," First Lord stated, arching one eyebrow at him.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone