The Destiny that Hasn't Ended
CHAPTER 6 "XIU LIN ZI"
"Zi'er wait a minute" Xuan said after Lin Zi's footsteps.
"I don't want to see you!" Lin Zi accelerated her pace.
Xuan grabbed Lin Zi by the hand and pulled her into his embrace. His right hand gripped Lin Zi's left cheek. Lin Zi widened to feel the warmth that had suddenly felt her lips. A gentle touch silenced his mouth.
Why can't I refuse? Why can't I avoid it or fight back? Why would I accept it?
Xuan slowly released Lin Zi. Lin Zi was silent for a moment and inexplicably he then turned to kiss Xuan's lips.
"I love you... Xuan"
Lin Zi was surprised to hear that. He immediately pushed Xuan a bit away.
Whose voice? Was that the voice of the real Xiu Lin Zi?
"Did you hear that voice?" asked Lin Zi.
"A sound? It was just the wind I heard. What's the matter Zi'er?" asked Xuan who did not know what sound the girl in front of him meant.
"No. maybe I misheard" Lin Zi replied covering it up because maybe only she heard the strange sound.
Xuan looked at Lin Zi's face which looked somewhat confused while biting the bottom of his lips. He also did not expect that Lin Zi took the initiative to return the kiss because Lin Zi had never been this aggressive before and it made Xuan smile happily.
Is he smiling? He can smile too... Ehh his smile is so sweet, so handsome...
"Zi'er, is there something on my face?" tanya Xuan noticed the woman in front of him who continued to look at him without batting an eye.
"Eh. no no. It's just that seeing you smile earlier felt a bit strange" said Lin Zi who began to misbehave.
"Any?" xuan asked back as he brought his face closer in line before Lin Zi.
Lin Zi's face instantly reddened, her heart pounding rapidly.
"Don't get too close" said Lin Zi who immediately turned her face away.
Xuan laughed at Lin Zi's increasingly funny behavior in front of him. Seeing Lin Zi's reddened face made her very happy.
"A.. What are you laughing at?" Lin Zi covered her two red cheeks with both hands.
Xuan still laughed without giving an answer.
"It sucks!"
Lin Zi immediately left, leaving Xuan still laughing. He walked away feeling annoyed.
"Eh. mana Nao Yu" muttered Lin Zi stopped her steps realizing Nao Yu was not with her.
"Miss.wait servant" said Nao Yu who walked quickly towards Lin Zi.
"Where have you been?"
"Miss, the servant had already called the lady several times but the lady did not hear and continued walking"
"Ehh really? hehe sorry sorry sorry"
The sun had sunk, Lin Zi was still sitting in front of the mirror. He saw his own face from all sides.
Ehh yes... who was that voice?
"That's my voice"
Lin Zi was very surprised, the voice came back ringing in her ears.
"Si..who?" Lin Zi looked for the origin of the voice looking at all corners of her room.
"You are me and I am you"
Lin Zi was surprised to see his shadow in the mirror speaking.
"A. what does it mean"
"We are the 2 souls that share the body"
"No.. maybe..."
We are 2 souls sharing a body
We are 2 souls sharing a body
We are 2 souls...
The voice kept on sounding. Lin Zi started to groan in pain while holding her head. Some memories swirled in his eyes and seemed to pierce his head.
"Miss what happened." asked Nao Yu who had just entered the room because she heard Lin Zi scream.
"It hurts! Nao Yu help me.." muttered Lin Zi whose head was getting sore.
"Hamba will soon find the healer, Miss hold on a moment" Nao Yu said in a panic.
Nao Yu immediately ran out and met Xiu and Yuan who were walking together.
"Honor the prince" Nao Yu said, not forgetting his manners.
"What's wrong, why do you look so panicked?" xiu asked looking at the servant's face.
"ehhhh instead of you being Zi'er's servant, what happened?" tanya Yuan recognized the servant.
"Miss..lady is in pain.she's her.."
Uncompleted Nao Yu spoke, Yuan immediately ran to meet Lin Zi followed by Xiu and Nao Yu. The moment Yuan entered, Lin Zi had been lying on the cold floor.
"Zi 'er! Zi'er what happened to you" Yuan panicked as she shrugged Lin Zi's shoulders onto her lap.
"A Yuan.. It's me Zi'er. I'm back" murmured Lin Zi softly.
"of course. You're a zi'er, you're Zi'er" Yuan said worriedly.
Lin Zi smiled, her body feeling so limp that it was finally unconscious. Yuan lifted her to the bed and Xiu immediately checked her pulse.
"How's it?"
"His pulse is a bit strange, I've never felt it before" explained Xiu who was a bit surprised.
"Then how? Can't you treat him?" Yuan was getting worried.
"All right"
Meanwhile, Xuan got a report on Lin Zi's state in his reading room. He simply fell silent then took out a pouch that Lin Zi had seen.
"Zi'er... What exactly happened to you?" murmured Xuan wirih.
Xuan has too many dependents. He helped the Emperor a lot because the Emperor was sick. So even though he was very worried, he could not abandon his duty. After all, there were already Xiu and Yuan taking care of him, he could feel a little relieved.
"Xiao..."
The voice of a woman shocked Xuan who was daydreaming.
"Honor to the Empress' mother" Xuan said immediately standing up from her chair and bowing in salute.
"Wake up, there's no need for that"
The Empress sat in Xuan's chair and Xuan stood in front of the Empress.
"Finally you don't come to salute me, I'm so worried"
"Excuse Xiao'er, Xiao'er is very busy dealing with government matters"
"I understand, but at least you're meeting your mother.. I heard you visited the Yue pavilion a lot"
"Zi'er's state is still unstable, please understand and not make it difficult"
"I've heard everything.. I mean, coming here actually wants to talk about your wedding"
"Zi'er is still recovering, I hope you can be a little patient"
"Xiao 'er.. Lin Zi already has no influence on the government, how about you start approaching Minister Wei's daughter, Wei Liu Ying. She was no less beautiful than Lin Zi, her personality was also good"
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I promised to marry Zi'er and make her my only woman"
"Don't joke!" the Empress said, raising her voice because of the apoplexy.
"Don't forget about Prince Yuan, he was always waiting for an opportunity to usurp your throne! If you let your guard down just a little, you won't be able to become Emperor!" the queen reminded.
"Mother.I've always done my mother's orders. In the past if it wasn't for mother asking me to approach Minister Xiu's daughter, I wouldn't have fallen in love with Lin Zi either. Now that mom asked me to approach Liu Ying, I'm sorry I can't"
"Xiao'er, remember what you've been through to defend my position. I almost lost you! All because of the****** Fei Nuan who likes to complain about it. Now that he's locked up and can't come out forever, it's far more suffering than death. If it wasn't for me being your mother, you might not already be in this world and also if it wasn't for my position as Empress, I'm afraid that right now you're not a Crown Prince"
"If there is nothing else, please return to the mother's residence. I still have to finish this report tonight" Xuan gently brushed off.
The queen was upset and just left.
The next day after the morning meeting, Xuan rushed to meet Lin Zi. However, Lin Zi's room was empty.
Meanwhile a horse carriage had been parked in the courtyard of a spacious bamboo house. Many medicinal plants are dried in the yard. The sound of birds chirping alternately and the cool air of the mountains adds to the beauty of the atmosphere there.
"How's teacher? What is Miss Xiu's illness?" prince Xiu asked a white-bearded old man who had examined Lin Zi's pulse.
"This is why I want to talk about it with Miss Xiu, please both Princes to come out for a while"
Prince Xiu and Prince Yuan followed and left Lin Zi with the magic healer.
"Old grandfather.. Do you know of my illness? Some time ago my head felt very dizzy and some blurry memories pierced my head" Lin Zi explained.
"In this body, there are 2 souls. When the two fought each other to occupy this body, it would naturally feel pain"
"Then...how is the solution?"
"There must be 1 dead. You or the real Xiu Lin Zi who died you can decide"
"I mean I should kill the real Xiu Lin Zi? Is there no other solution?"
The old man shook his head.
"1 body is only for 1 soul, only one of you can occupy this body" the healer asserted.
"If I die, can I return to my world?"
"For that, I don't know either. I'm just a healer not a god"
"Well then, I'm willing to do it"
The grandfather took out a necklace with a moon and shook it. Lin Zi's eyes followed the direction the necklace was moving.
Am I being too selfish? Am I going to be a murderer after this? I'm really sorry because I still want to live..
Slowly Lin Zi's eyes closed. The memories of the original Lin Zi and the now mixed Lin Zi.
Xiu Lin Zi in the past had been friends with Yuan since he was 8 years old. They accidentally met at the market. Lin Zi cried because she lost her mother and Yuan saw her help her to find her mother. Lin Zi's relationship with her mother's father was also very good as she was an only child and her father did not have a concubine. Then Lin Zi met Xuan on his 16th birthday, yet he had fallen in love with Xuan at first sight.
That memory continued on until Lin Zi and Xuan's love story. The moment Xuan proposed to Lin Zi and promised to make Lin Zi his only woman, as Xuan and Yuan competed for her feelings.
Then those memories swapped with Lin Zi's memories from the future. Since he lost his parents then how can he continue to live until now.
Suddenly his sight became blank white.
"So you've decided to kill me"
Who is talking?
"I" a shadow with the same face as Lin Zi appeared.
"I'm sorry.."
"I've seen your memories, I can understand why you did it. I relented.. But can you promise me one thing?"
"Promise?"
"Please promise not to hurt Jing Xuan and continue to be by his side"
"I'm not sure..."
"I know, deep down inside you love it even though it's just a little seed that hasn't grown yet. I will give up my body but in exchange you must not leave Jing Xuan. You should always accompany him. His crown prince's title made him often feel lonely, that's when you have to comfort him"
"I understand"
"Then I have to leave now, my time is up. Lin Zi. thank you"
The shadow disappeared and Lin Zi started to wake up. He opened his eyes slowly.
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