Transmigrated Into The Book

Yuan was stunned from what he heard. He released the male's hand and backed away. "X-Xianyu?" he stammered.

Xianyu finally realized it, he said something about his modern world. He said something about this timeline, he lowered his head and clenched his jaw. "I know I'm selfish!" he blurted out, turning his head around.

Yuan couldn't believe what he was hearing. He knew about this too, Xianyu's real timeline. Trembling, he reached out a hand to tap the male's shoulder. "Xianyu, what do you mean?" 

The other male cowered as he shuddered, he sat down. "I know that this is my past," Xianyu whispered.

Hearing this, Yuan also sat behind the male. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, his voice cracking. 

"What do you mean?" 

Yuan felt the shivers run down on his spine. He's not ready to face this, and he didn't even know where to start. But he didn't want to lie anymore. It may sound selfish, but this is the only thing he can do to bring the male back into his life.

"Xianyu, it was me," 

Xianyu spun his head and met Yuan's eyes. "It was you what?" he asked. It seems that both of them committed a selfish crime because of love.

Yuan didn't wait, so he pushed the male on the grass and cornered him. "It was me?! I am so selfish. It was me who summoned your soul back to your past!" he gasped, losing the air inside his lungs. "Xianyu, I lied to you!," 

Xianyu's eyes widened like he was splashed with cold water. Stiffened and speechless. Slowly, a group of tears welled around Yuan's eyes. It slowly fell down on his cheeks. 

Yuan bent down and hugged him, he cried. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I don't want you to go back, please don't leave me again," he cried like a child craving for attention.

Xianyu slowly shrugged his shoulders from being paralyzed. He lifted his arms and hugged Yuan back. "You can cry, I'm here," he whispered.

From telling the story short, Yuan used the cursed book to summoned Xianyu's soul back from the future. It was the cause of Chen Yang's transmigration. Yuan sacrificed his soul to the book in exchange of bringing the one he loved back.

He crossed the dark abyss to get the cursed book, to seek power and to change everything.To removed his regrets and realized his mistakes.

To his surprise, the book didn't accept his offer. The book promised him to get Xianyu's soul for him, but not the condition of taking his soul away. The book instead asked something from him which is still unknown until now.

***

In the emperor's chamber..

The man who was smoking his pipe blew smoke, it blended with the incense sticks in the middle of his table. A cunning grin stretches his face.

The curtains on his window swayed and a black shadow emerged from it. The silhouette formed a human wearing a black robe with a mask. He walked towards the emperor like paper, no footsteps. 

Right in an instant, his figure changed into a man with a high dignity. Sharp eyebrows and perfect jawline. His eyes were like a wolf under the moonlight waiting for its prey.

Huanxue, let him be. No one will recognize the man because he was now transformed into the general commander's appearance. Who knew if they dispatch the true general commander or torture him somewhere to steal his identity.

"Emperor, you are enjoying your alone time so much," His voice is deep and hoarse. Still familiarizing the new form.

Huanxue chuckled, "I am feeling delighted right now," He replied. 

The mysterious man flicked his fingers and in an instant, the pipe Huanxue was holding, broke into two. The ashes scattered on the floor. "Can you state the reason for your enlightenment, your highness," there was a bit of sarcasm in his voice.

Huanxue smirked, "I already got rid of the pests running around inside my palace," he carelessly answered.

"Oh, Did you deliver them to a proper death?" The mysterious man was quite amused.

Huanxue glanced at the man, "My son didn't even let me lay my hands on them so I ordered him to kill them for me instead," He was talking about Yi Lin, the prince.

"Is that how a proud father would react after sharing an evil deed with his son?" The mysterious man grinned. "Interesting,"

The emperor stood up from his table, he tucked his thin robe around his body. He just finished taking a bath and was about to sleep when he felt like smoking. 

The incense on his table finally blew its last part, so he lit another again. The mysterious man leaned his elbow on the table and supported his chin, like a teenager slacking around. "I wanted to feel the way you are feeling too, Huanxue," 

Hearing someone say his name so casually without his title made the emperor stunned. He didn't bother, they are not enemies or allies. Both of them united because of one thing. 

Huanxue wanted to use the cursed book to travel back and seek power, while the mysterious man wanted to keep someone with him forever.

The emperor was feeling very light as he reached for his night clothes. Since the weather is becoming cold, he will be needing more warmth. Today was his happiest day. For the first time, Yi Lin insisted on killing those bandits who entered his palace. Must be Rouhan, Sun Wei and Qi Zhou. 

Since they escaped that night, the second prince sent his own man to search and kill them. He was indeed taking responsibility. He promised to take their hearts out and present it in front of his father. 

The mysterious man turned to a black silhouette again, swaying under the penetrating moonlight with its dark eyes, making a smirk. He couldn't wait to capture the soul he was always longing for.

That black shadow swished and turned until it disappeared from Huanxue's eyes. But before completely vanishing, it uttered one name, "Xianyu,"