The Fallen Consort

He knew about the story about how Meiling died, after all, the supposedly killer was him. What made him frustrated was not because of this, but because of this so-called Guardian of the Ring.

"Where is he? Is he still here?!" King Jin was about to get out of bed, but Yi Ling stopped him.

"You didn't let me finish my story!" Yi Ling complained. She got into the bed and sat on his ????p. Making him unable to move. She became fearless and provocative by doing this. She knew that she shouldn't, but she had to thicken her skin. Yi Ling had to tell him the whole story. She didn't want the two to cause trouble for later on.

"What's there to tell?! He is clearly impersonating me! This King won't let this kind of thing go unnoticed!" King Jin gritted his teeth yet he didn't make a move to remove Yi Ling out of his ????p.

Yi Ling sighed and hugged the angry beast. "Let me finish my story, please! Oh, great and merciful King!" She teased beside his ear.

King Jin harrumphed, he pulled her closer and hugged his wife back. "I'll let him off once, on behalf of my woman. Let's hear the rest of your story."

Yi Ling chuckled. She then told the story of how Qianru let her see through her memories. How Yi Ling saw that Jin Muxin didn't really killed her but it was her own wishes. Even after knowing the truth, she still ran away along with Qianru and her son. After calming herself down, she returned after 5 months to the Sect. She wanted to hear the Guardian's version of the story.

It was then that King Jin became stiff. Hearing how their conversation went, his heartbeat became fast and ironic. Yi Ling also mentioned the story of Yang Hualing and how Yang Hualing died and gave birth to her son.

"Tefei and Linyu saved me by prolonging my life. When I went into labor, they could save my son but they couldn't save me. Once I die, I would never be able to reborn again. Out of loyalty, they asked for your help. They went to Jin Palace and begged a certain King to help their Master.

As soon as King Jin heard that his missing wife was still alive, he instantly agreed to help. It was only then that you learned that part of my soul was already gone, in order to keep our son alive. Once I give birth, the rest of my soul would disperse.

You did what you can without triggering my powers. You were scared by the last time when I lost control and you didn't want that to happen again.??

Unfortunately, my story ends there. Xin'er had never told me what happened then and Tefei lost his memories while Linyu didn't want to say it. Afraid that it would trigger some bad memories in me.

I would guess that something bad happened. You may have saved our child and I end up dying right there. Yet before I died, Meiling's memories were triggered and punished for your sins. She had locked a piece of your soul inside the Ring. Causing your memories to be erased. It was said that your soul would be mended once my 7th seal is unlocked.

In short, the Guardian here inside the Ring is a part of your soul who had the memories of me as Hualing. The memories of your wife that you have been longing."

As she finished her sentence, Yi Ling leaned her head into his shoulder. She could feel that at some point, he became rigid. Yet, he was still holding on to her body at the same time. When she heard no reaction from him, she pulled away slightly to see his face.

Yi Ling was shocked to see that there were tears falling from his eyes. A cold and domineering man was crying. It didn't even look like he was conscious about it. "Brother Jin?" She softly called his name.

Only then King Jin woke up from his thoughts. He looked at her and said. "I wanna meet him."

Yi Ling sighed and wiped the tears from his eyes. Seeing that he looked proper, she got up from the bed and pulled his hand. "Let's go." She gave him an encouraging smile.

King Jin gulped down his saliva and got out of bed. Somehow, he trusted her words. If it was true, then it all makes sense. He didn't doubt that Meiling could separate his soul. After all, she was supposedly the strongest Ruler in existence. "En". He replied and followed her out.

Waiting outside, Minzhe was pacing around. Unable to calm his nerves down and his heart was scared at what was happening inside. Hearing the door opened, he stopped and looked.

Yi Ling came out and was holding King Jin's hand as she guided her out of the room. He was still weak but not incapable. Just that, Yi Ling found it nice to hold his hand. Unlike when she was with Muxin, where she becomes timid and shy. Yi Ling was more provocative and aggressive with her feelings towards King Jin. This was because she had gotten used to his rough personality rather than Muxin's gentle mannerism.

"Father... Mother..." Minzhe stood in front of them. He saw that his mother gave him a reassuring smile and that made him sign in relief. Looking at his father's deep purple eyes, there were still questions there and weariness.

"Son, where is your other father?" Yi Ling asked. Well, he couldn't just say father when the other one was there. So she could only word it as "other father". Somehow, she even thought that she had married two men. What kind of fickle woman was she? To be in love with both men? She shake her head and tried to listen to what her son was about to say.

"Father went to his study." Minzhe bit his lips and observed his other father's reaction.

King Jin didn't say a word to him, instead he looked at the woman beside him. "Ling'er..."??

"Hmm?" Yi Ling looked at him.

"I want to talk to him." King Jin patted her hair and added. "Just us two. Would that be alright?"

Yi Ling stared at his deep purple eyes. She knew that he still have questions that needed answers. Answers that only his other self could give and she knew that Muxin didn't want her to know yet. She was still weak to handle those. She could only nod and smile. "Minzhe, guide your father to his study. I'll wait in my courtyard when you guys are done."

She didn't bother looking at King Jin. Although she understands, she somehow felt isolated. There were things that she should know yet it wasn't time. It made her somewhat feel sad. Whatever, let them talk it out. She thought.

Seeing Yi Ling left coldly, King Jin sighed and nodded to his son. He needed to hear some things that Yi Ling wasn't ready to hear.

Minzhe sighed as well. He could only lead his father to his other father. Life was complicated enough to have two fathers. Luckily, his mother was only one. He would probably die out of frustration if his mother became two persons as well.