Embrace You Tightly

"Heh, Your Highness, you think you deserve to have Xiao Ying? He had no choice when they forced him to marry you for the first time, why don't you take HuaBaiYen's body to your palace and let him go? He is HuaBaiYing, not a girl who is supposed to be your concubine, Can't you just let him go?"

LuoXiang gritted his teeth,

"YingYing is mine, stop your nonsense and go away, but wait, you can't go yet."

After talking like that Luo Xiang stomped his foot and pushed the young man towards the waterfall away from the hut.

"Bei, protect YingYing!" exclaimed Luo Xiang.

BeiYau stood behind BaiYing who was still limp in guard hands behind him. He had no choice but to follow when BeiYau helped him away towards the trees.

"Your Majesty"

Meanwhile, the battle grew fiercer.

LuoXiang spun his body and jumped on the rock after pushing YiFang's body away towards the water. On the other hand, YiFang brought his sword back together and channeled all the internal strength into his two wrists using two hands swinging his sword. He advanced with a full strike raising his sword high above his head and cutting through the air in front of Luo Xiang's face. But the Crown Prince charged forward averted his head and body to the side pushing his legs back at the young man. Both landed on the large rock above the waterfall and jumped towards the water. LuoXiang's spectacular lightning skill made it seem as if he could step on the water and push his body to attack YiFang who was jumping away. The Crown Prince's attack speed was no match for anyone else, YiFang was about to turn his head to look at LuoXiang who was behind him until he missed LuoXiang who was suddenly already in front of him.

"Haiitt" LuoXiang gathered the energy on his palm and hit YiFang's chest hard.

"Thump!"

He pushed the young man's body threw him far and hit the large tree before he fell to the ground beside the waterfall.

"Phuakk!" blood spurted from his mouth,

YiFang missed it, the last strike from the Crown Prince was so fatal. His eyes were still full of rage as he was about to stand up again fast but in an instant, Luo Xiang's sharp sword tip already pointed towards his neck.

YiFang swallowed hard, damn it, he could be beaten by that guy so easily.

His eyes stared at LuoXiang as if he wanted to kill him, he could not be defeated, it was impossible! He was a YiFang who would not be defeated by a spoiled Crown Prince. He could not lose. He would rather die than be a loser like this. While LuoXiang's sword was still on YiFang's neck the man grabbed his sword and was about to strike the Crown Prince again with the risk that he could lose his head and die silly, he's ready for that for any reason. However, a voice stopped him.

"Brother FangFang!"

YiFang stuttered, the voice from BaiYing who was standing by across the river.

BeiYau quickly darted over and with some of his trained men to replace the Crown Prince held YiFang on the ground. At that time YiFang had no other choice but to surrender, it looked like he wouldn't be able to fight again anyway. He could not die now, at least, not in front of BaiYing who was now looking at him with sad eyes.

"Little Ying"

LuoXiang ran over to BaiYing and grabbed his body. He was still in a daze because the medicinal effect YiFang had given him had not worn off.

BaiYing's beautiful eyes were swollen and turned red from crying, seeing that the anger in YiFang's chest subsided. What had he done?

"Brukk" his sword fell from his hand, and he dropped his body to his knees while covering his face.

"Oh, what have I done?"

He did not see the smile and laughter on the face of Ying's younger brother who he liked so much. The smile and laughter in his big and beautiful eyes. Now, all he could see was a very deep sadness and tears that hadn't stopped yet. It turned out that YiFang's heart ached to see BaiYing's face now rather than at his loss.

"YingYing"

LuoXiang embraced BaiYing who cried until his body shook. He couldn't stop especially when LuoXiang hugged him, stroked his back, and kissed his forehead.

"Heh YingYing, just cry, cry to your heart's content"

"Your Majesty" no words could come out, he just needed Luo Xiang's hug to let him cry to his heart's content because of the pain that was still stabbing in his chest over and over again.

LuoXiang stroked BaiYing's head gently and kissed his forehead. He still glanced at BeiYau, then at YiFang who had his two hands tied behind him.

"Take him back to the palace"

BeiYau lowered his head.

"Yes, Your Highness"

.....

The wind was blowing a little hard.

The sky since this afternoon was rather cloudy with ash-colored clouds hanging overhead gathering in large numbers.

Huge horses of the palace had lined up in front of the Hua family's burial area. Their tails fluttered while snorting, enjoying their lunch on the plains with luscious green grass and growing in abundance in the lush valley.

The scent of burning incense wafted as the wind passed it. Banknotes flew up high when the wind came and sent it all over the ground.

BaiYing knelt in front of his parents' tombs. He could not shed any tears anymore, as if, it all dried up. Now, he could only kneel there in silence, looking at the stone tombs within the majestic site in front of him. The Hua big letter carves beautifully in the marble stone. The soil was still wet. The graves of his two parents, as well as the many residents of the Hua family behind them. All of them, are his family, family, who left him behind, alone in this world.

LuoXiang was standing right behind him, trying to help BaiYing who's been on his knees all day to stand up.

"YingYing, let's go back to the palace, okay?"

LuoXiang said gently to BaiYing. The kid stood up even though his knees were weak and tingling from kneeling for too long. He held LuoXiang's hand tightly because he almost fell from his limp legs. He looked at the man for a long time and lowered his head.

BaiYing cried again when he learned that his sister's grave was also beside his parents. Just like what YiFang said, if he had also killed his sister who he thought had run away from home a long time ago.

LuoXiang offered his back to the limp BaiYing to carry him, but, the kid pushed him softly. He just sat on the rock not far from the front of the tomb.

"I can't go back to the palace, Your Majesty. Everyone will know that I, not my sister HuaBaiYen," said BaiYing.

The Crown Prince looked at BaiYing closely, he lowered his body to sit beside him and took a deep breath. Take the kid's hand, and grasp it tight.

"Then, why if everyone finds out? YingYing, afraid that the Queen Mother will take your head?"

LuoXiang's question did not make BaiYing flinch. The kid would have been afraid of it in the past. Just hearing it made his knees weak. But now, he thought that he would rather die than live alone in this world.

Bai Ying's eyes drifted away blankly, the wind passed his hair, stroking it gently. He was alone now, who would yell at him one day Who would give him the beautiful clothes, soap, and a cleanser for his hair? Then who will take care of the pet that is still in the cottage behind his house?

Why don't those people leave anyone alive? Why do they have to kill everyone?

BaiYing's tears were about to fall to his cheeks again when suddenly Luo Xiang's hand rubbed it softly, causing BaiYing to stop crying. He raises his head to look at the Crown Prince with his two beautiful big eyes. The Crown Prince is drawn closer, so close to him that he can hear the sound of his breathing clearly.

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