The Sorceress: Blossoming Power

Two high-ranking and intelligent men sat opposite each other outside the gate. Xian Lang's several men stood right at the gate while the prince's man, excluding the wounded, stood behind Prince Zelmer. Xinyi, Ming, and Lifen sat at their sides. They invited Lofey to join them in this ceasefire meeting.

Xian Lang had expected this person's request — the stone mines. But he would never give it to them. He knew the prince represented the Cleansing Fire organization. And with the information they had gathered for years, they saw that these aliens were only using the people to spread falsehood and to cause strife while they successfully harvested the power stones in silence. These people had no other interest in mind but the ruin of Chiji and, for their own benefit, whatever the stones could give them.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click /book/the-sorceress-blossoming-power_14314881306034205/completely-in-love_51023952788646301 for visiting.

In conclusion, the organization and this prince were nothing but enemies of the people of Chiji. And Xian Lang would stand against them for Chiji's sake.

As for Xinyi, she wasn't aware of her father's thoughts, but she knew which side she had to take as the Chief Guardian of Chiji. But she had her own agenda in mind — to bring her biological Uncle to her side while stopping the mining of the stones in a peaceful way. And she would do anything in her power to convince this powerful man.

The prince's thoughts were simple — ask these people to sell him the stones they needed and leave this world. He admitted and hated the sins of those who had gone before him; But he couldn't change the past. Yet, they could to meet halfway. Anyway, the following excursion team would visit fifty years later. 

For him, it was not much to ask. This world had existed despite the extreme mining in the past. Surely, it could afford to provide a boat full of power stones back to his world. For this, he was willing to pay for everything they had to get what they needed. His world was important to him more than anything else.

The prince brought her maids out from his domain to serve food and fruits for them. After their hearty meal, he asked Xinyi to build a shield around them, afraid someone might jeopardize their peace talks. 

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At first, everyone was shocked to hear him talk to Xinyi like she was familiar to him, but he clarified everything right away by explaining about his sister and their similarities. 

After settling that part, the peace talk began with the prince offering to pay a good price to gain the rights to mine the caves in Fengfu City.

A smile broke on Xian Lang's face. As expected, the prince really brought it up. Ming rejected the prince's proposal as the Governor. This time, Prince Zelmer was surprised. It turned out his death was just a rumor. He assumed Ming was away while Lifen acted as the lady governor. But he didn't dig out deeper on this matter. He needed the stone mines, no matter what.

He explained their world's situation, that the power stones were important to them but didn't supply more explanation. Yet Ming didn't give in. Prince Zelmer sought Xinyi's help, but she expressed her position as the Chief Guardian. After a time, the talk didn't end well. They ended into a heated talk and separated in bad terms.

Prince Zelmer talked with Xinyi separately, but she stood her ground, sadly. The Uncle was dispirited that he didn't get Xinyi's support. Even Lifen stayed away from the prince and went back to Cuxin Estate in silence, conflicted with what took place between her and the prince's domain.

That night, the prince sat outside his new tent. Lonely. Feeling dejected. He had to go back to Platanna after a month, and they got nothing more than a few chests of power stones. That wouldn't be enough to hold their world for the coming fifty years. 

What would become of his world then? Would his people die? He sighed, knowing the ending well. They would lose their powers, and the magical equipment wouldn't have enough fuel to feed the power chain. And… he shook his head in resignation, trying not to think of the outcome of his inadequacy. From these thoughts, he realized to either go somewhere else and buy the power stones in those countries or fight his way to get the mines.

After much thought, he decided to try to negotiate again. And if nothing good would come out of it, he had to do what he had to do — attack — but in his own style, the royal Cendarth style, a deadly one. But this was only a last resort. For his world.

He sighed again and thought of Lifen and Xinyi. "I have to send them away before I'll do it." 

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In the ship, Lady Seliah raised a hand, and a cat appeared before her. She frowned. She expected to summon a three-headed dragon, but a kitty came instead. This was her third try. Her blood was about to boil in anger for not getting the result she wished.

"What happened to my powers?" She turned her hands around, trying to see if she had a scratch or anything to cause the mistakes but found none.

Next, she slowly recited the spells she memorized since young and heard she said the right words. 

"What is going on?" Frustration overwhelmed her. She was supposed to be the sixth woman owning the strongest magical power in the Kingdom of Cendarth, but why did she lose her powers here in Chiji? After taking her twentieth failure, she thought she was only exhausted after the long trip in the vast expanse above and took a nap. But after an hour of beauty sleep, the result was still the same. She threw her hands up and gave up.

"The captain mustn't know that I lost my powers," she told herself and looked at her red ring on her right index finger. "If needed, I must use my hidden trump, my shadow warriors." And shuddered, thinking of the man-eating beasts. This was her family's secret: the black arts shunned by the royal court because of the human devouring creatures. Not even the king knew that she had this frightening and sinful power. Sinful because she had to sacrifice human lives to bring this beast out from its seclusion.

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In Anjing Pavilion.

Lifen ordered for the maids to leave the place. She only let the guards and a few maids wait for Xian Lang. 

In the biggest room in the pavilion, Ming carried Xinyi in and placed her on the bed. Ming took in the sight of her. They were tired, but not that exhausted to spend their first night as a married couple.

He touched her face and leaned down, planting a kiss on her forehead, cheeks, nose, and down to her lips. He kissed and caressed her, sweeping her away. She closed her eyes and got lost in the sensation. How could hand so large and calloused be so gentle? How could a man who made her frustrated before be so tender? 

When they kissed, she felt the world spin. Xinyi's heart throbbed in time to her heartbeat and lost in his loving touch. But she felt his hand trembled. As expected, this was also his first. Both their first. Yet, she was already lost in his embrace and didn't realize he had undressed her. Totally n.a.k.e.d and opened for his taking. He took off his clothes and didn't waste his time consummating their love marriage. No more a loveless one.

Their hearts pounded so hard in unison and she thought it might come out their chest. Both of them felt it. And they went on, forgetting the events before this night. Tonight, no one would bother them and spend the beauty of their bodies entwined.

That night, they experienced making love could be intense and wonderful, raw and full. They couldn't describe it in words but only lost in it, completely in love. Oblivious on what tomorrow may bring.

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