The Fallen Consort

During the past year that Yi Ling's disappeared. Mu Xin didn't stop to look for her and to find a way to make her soul return to her body. When he finally found some clues on how to summon her soul back, he instructed Linyu and Tefei to find rare spiritual herbs for him. Which was located in the depts of the Spiritual Beast's Territories. Even though they weren't humans, it doesn't mean that the beasts will give in. Sometimes it took months for them to get back, after fighting their way through.

Yi Ling was all alone in the Abyss except for Mu Xin who was guarding her from inside the Ring. The only thing that was protecting her was the formation that Mu Xin have set up. He didn't let any beast roam inside the Abyss this time. He have taken so much energy to set it up again and to locate the herbs. He can only do so much.

He was worried that if Yi Ling's soul stayed out of her body for much longer, Her soul would disappear. All of his sacrifices from before would be for naught. Being stuck in this punishment would've been useless as well.

He had to keep going for her, even if he can never get back into the real world nor get his powers. It didn't matter anymore. What only matters to him was Yi Ling. She alone was his whole world. He was meant for her.

The most of the spiritual herbs that Mu Xin needed was located at the highest mountain of the spiritual beasts territory in Huaxia. A lot of Emergent and Sainthood Spiritual Beasts roam on that area. Linyu and Tefei was gone for 5 months already. Mu Xin was getting anxious. Its been a year, She has to return to her body. Or it'll be too late, he thought.

He looked at Yi Ling's body from the Ring. She looked like she was just sleeping. If only I was beside her. Why do I still keeping myself away from her? But he knew the reason. He was afraid the Yi Ling would find out about the truth. About their past. About the reason why he was punished.

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The next day, after they have been gone for 5 months. Linyu and Tefei came back to the Abyss. They had a lot of wounds in their bodies. Linyu's robe was all torn up and Tefei's fur had spots of which it got burned.

They made their own sacrifices as well, Mu Xin thought. Both of them went back inside the Ring. Tefei drank a lot of the spiritual water and rested. Linyu gave all the herbs that Mu Xin needed and left to enter the Eternal Oak. Both of them didn't say a word.

Upon receiving the herbs, Mu Xin went to work. He cleaned, chopped and grinded all the herbs. Boiled them along with some of the Eternal Oak's Leaves. He needed the most effective results. He can't afford to fail, her life depended on it. After a day of working, He successfully made a Pill. It contained not only the herbs that they gathered, but some of his own spiritual energy as well. He didn't have much left and he may need to sleep for a while after making sure that she's back. His silver hair turned to white, his blue eyes turned to light blue and his skin was now paler.

He would sacrifice everything, just for her. He got out of his courtyard and summoned Linyu. Since he can't get out, he could only ask Linyu to do it for him. Yi Ling has to return to him.

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Yi Ling didn't return to her courtyard after leaving the main hall. She went towards town, to vent off her frustration. She wanted to also see if there's something she could buy. Yu Ran gave her some pocket money before she left. Rabbit and Eagle followed her in the dark.

They have never understood why the King likes this woman. She didn't socialize, she wasn't strong and was too ordinary. She didn't even mind talking back to the King. But what can they do, they have orders.

Yi Ling went looking all around the shops and bought some trinkets. When she was done, she felt hungry when she passed some food stalls. Her mouth was watering. There's always room for desert, she thought. When she was about to buy some, she felt a tugged in her heart again.

The same pain she felt yesterday. She got weak and dizzy. This time, the pain was too much. Someone summoned her soul out from the body. She fainted in the middle of the street. By the time Eagle and Rabbit could react, she already fell to the ground.

"Young miss!!!!" Both of their heart stopped.