Lunar New Year (IX)

The temptation gave in,

The lust had been in between,

Both of us are like a twin,

I cannot grin.

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THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.

Althea felt the weeds on her back as she was pushed to lay down on it. She closed her eyes as the Crown Prince joked on her ears, "It was a very long time I did this to you. I miss your beautiful body, my Queen."

Althea just chuckled, her consciousness was not in a daze, and she knew that she was just giving in because of the lust that the body was feeling. Fang Ying Yue must have been missing the Crown Prince at the same time and she just let her body give in. After all, Althea was not the owner of this soul, it was that destined Queen Qing Long was trying to explain.

Althea grabbed the nape of Lei Jie's neck and kissed him aggressively. Lei Jie was on her top, and he was holding her hips, right above her robes. He gripped it tightly while they both kissed, Lei Jie slurping her bottom lip on the darkness in the corner, while Althea was opening her eyes.

She was thinking how Fang Ying Yue must have been desperate to have this kind of time with Lei Jie. Althea's soul just shook her head on the subconscious, even though she felt that she was in need of human touch too. She was pushed much more further at the weed and she felt her light-headedness. She kissed him more and she was surprised when Lei Jie removed his lips from hers.

The sloppiness made her arched her neck back and gave space to what he was going to do. He planted soft kisses on her neck, under her chin, while Lei Jie whispered right through her flawless skin, "You are so beautiful."

Althea just moaned as she scraped her fingernails on his hair and they continued to make love. Or is it make love? Is it just the product of Fang Ying Yue's lust that was now gripping Althea's soul on her neck? Althea didn't seem to understand what was it. Qing Long stopped on the wooden door of the cabin and retrieved his Jian sword.

They were still making their time allotted as Lei Jie planted sloppy kisses on Althea's neck. He guided her to wore off her clothes but Althea heard something on the door. Qing Long closed his eyes and said words through his mind. Althea opened her eyes wide as she felt Lei Jie's mouth on the top of her breasts, but she stopped when she heard something on her mind, like the one on her grandmother. But this time, it was not her grandmother's voice.

Althea widened her eyes as she heard, "Come out of the cabin. It's me, Wang Qing Long."

Althea felt something on her knuckled fists and pushed Lei Jie out of the way. Lei Jie was taken aback by that force as Althea woke up from her daze and wrapped herself with her robes once again. She did not know how did she pushed him hard but all she knew was that she needs to get out of there. Lei Jie stammered as he furrowed his eyebrows, "What are you doing, Ying Yue?"

Althea didn't respond as Qing Long didn't open up his eyes. He was waiting for Althea's reply and it was the only way that he could say that she was the Last Healer. The one who could break the curse, the one he needed. Althea placed her hand on the door and didn't knock as she closed her eyes.

She whispered on her mind and prayed that Qing Long was out of the door. Qing Long opened his eyes widely as he heard her pleading on her mind and he covered his mouth. That was why Althea had been sent back on the timeline, for her to break the curse. Althea knocked right after closing her eyes and she was not in the mood to be in the same room with Li Lei Jie, the Crown Prince.

Qing Long decided to take her back and opened up his Jian sword. He swiped it through the lock and it had a chuckle down because of how fragile it was. Qing Long opened the wooden doors wide as Lei Jie was astonished about what happened. Qing Long revealed himself in front of Althea and she gagged.

She ran as fast as she could and walked swiftly towards him. Qing Long didn't know why his vision was slower than usual, and he creased his forehead. Althea's hair was now cascaded all over her shoulders. She stopped in front of Qing Long and her eyes were softer than usual. Qing Long looked at how azure her pupils were and it crossed in his mind.

She was the Last Healer.

Lei Jie walked out of the cabin doors and asked, "What are you two doing?"

The Crown Prince walked rapidly beside Althea and grabbed a hold of her wrist. Qing Long was not the one who should let his guard down and instantly grabbed the other one. He hitched her closer to him and raised his eyebrows. Qing Long didn't know that he was hiding his true face by that thin black cloth on his chin. Althea looked at him with a puzzled face while Lei Jie turned to Qing Long.

"Who the hell are you, young man?" Lei Jie asked in a monotonous and authoritative way while he looked at his shadow white eyes. He walked on the other side while he glanced below his headdress and furrowed his eyebrows. Lei Jie put down Althea's arm on her side while she was worried that Qing Long might be captured.

Qing Long had the courage to strip off the cloth on his jaw but Althea whispered in her mind.

"Don't do it. He will recognize you..."

Qing Long stopped from what he was doing and froze. Althea was using her telepathy to communicate with him. He looked up to Althea and she saw that she was closing her eyes. She was clasping both of her hands together and praying that Qing Long could be spared.