Broken Soul [1]

Xuan Ti let out a disappointed sigh, he thought by talking to this Woman he could find out about the phoenix problem but again the result he got was a complete stalemate.

"He only remembers events related to Hai Zian" Xuan Ti replied with a single breath, his voice hoarse and he turned his gaze out the window. Where the sun does not shine anymore and hides behind the clouds, the sky looks dark, and it will rain soon.

Ru Jing digested the information she just got, 'how can Phoenix only remember events that are only related to Hai Zian?' she asked herself and without realizing it she asked Xuan Ti the same thing and the answer she got was short.

"Tree of Life" replied Xuan Ti still looking at the sky outside from the window which is now getting darker, 'maybe not just an ordinary rain but a storm' he guesses inwardly.

"Hmm… if she drinks it from Hai Zian's hands and it makes her soul awaken and strong little bit, that's a good sign" Ru Jing exclaimed excitedly it was not clear who she was shouting to.

"Yeah…. Even though it made her eyes sparkle, but I saw darkness too in her eyes" Xuan Ti replied nonchalantly. Taking her exclaimed as unimportant.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Ru Jing, who was excited earlier, drastically turning serious as she sat on the couch with her body straighten and tense.

"I saw a darkness in her eyes, as if she was trying to hide but couldn't" yes that was Phoenix, she always wanted to look happy in front of everyone, but she failed to hide it. As the saying goes 'The eye is a window to see anything'

"But still, it makes the soul awaken…." Her words hung in the air as she assumed something in her mind "could there have been an incident that made the phoenix sad while with Hai Zian? But I've never seen Phoenix felt once when she is with him" she confirmed with a serious face looking at Xuan Ti.

"That means something is bothering her." Xuan Ti concluded.

Ru Jing lowered her head slightly, her brows furrowed deeply, her right palm stroked her chin with a gentle intensity, while her left hand was folded in front of her above stomach to support her right elbow.

Then suddenly she shouted again, with her face already looking at the man sitting in front of her "Hey, why don't you let her drink it from your hand? Maybe by adding Happy memories with you, she can forget the darkness side she experienced. I was hoping that she could drink from her own hands so she could remember the entirety of her memories of the phoenix but that would be too risky."

"Yeah… and your recklessness will happen again" sneered Xuan Ti with narrowed eyes at her for a moment, then he looked up at the sky outside again and this time he muttered 'The storm is coming'

Ru Jing's forehead wrinkled deeply, her face was sullen, and then she finally said. "Phoenix divides her consciousness into thousands of atoms and spreads throughout the universe and dwells in every soul that is filled with darkness because she wants to know and feel what darkness is," said Ru Jing resignedly, in her heart he was very worried about Phoenix and did not want her to go through what happened again she had done, which made her weak as she is now being born into a human form and suffering.

Xuan Ti immediately stood up straight, shouting "What!!" he was so shocked, his eyes widened with horror. He never imagined that the phoenix would do such a crazy thing, even himself would never do that. Breaking consciousness is not something to be taken lightly. It's the same as you share your soul and you will feel the destruction that can't be expressed in words.

You will feel unbearable suffering. Moreover, dividing it in the number of small units of atoms. Not to mention that you will also feel the suffering experienced by the creatures whose bodies you live in. It was total madness at all.

"And you just stood there watching her do that crazy thing?" Xuan Ti was still standing in anger, the rage rising made his body tremble, his face bright red. His eyes are like a stand mood that is preying, staring intently at its prey. Full of terrible terror.

"You stupid, damn it Phoenix," Xuan Ti shouted, cursing Phoenix for the madness she had committed. His body staggered unable to control the anger that welled up inside of him. Which in the end collapsed on the same couch he had been sitting on.

"So that's the cause of the darkness in her eyes?" this time the voice sounded sad, sad was clearly visible on his face. 'How much suffering has she gone through and how long will she stop for herself-inflicted madness' tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes. this was the first time he had seen his weak side in front of others. That too in front a woman. He closed his eyes tightly.

The rainstorm fell instantly, soaking the ground and thunder roared outside not just one strike but a series of strikes. As if it wanted to destroy and devour anything when it strikes hit its target.

"Listen, that's why I advise you to let her drink it from your hands. Who knows with happy memories can clear away the darkness she once felt, I have seen both of you full of affection each other" but after she suggested that doubts arose, she asked hesitantly "Do you have any sad memories with her?" she didn't want to take another risk, which would worsen the phoenix's situation.

"As far as I can remember, it wasn't there, even if it was, it was just a minor strife because the next minute we got back together" Xuan Ti mumbled unclearly what he himself said, but that was how his relationship with the phoenix was. they never got angry with each other, even hurt each other, which Xuan Ti would never do, to the phoenix because he loved her too much beyond words. He prefers himself to be hurt but not her.

"Then, there's no harm in trying, right?" again Ru Jing tried to push her suggestion, worried.

"Why are you so confident it can make her forget the dark side?" Xuan Ti asked, this time his eyes stared coldly at her.

Ru Jing bit her lower lip, she wasn't really sure herself but.. "I don't know, I think that's the only way out now." She bit her lip harder, making her lips not red anymore but purplish blue.

"You better think this works, otherwise I myself will destroy your soul, before even the phoenix fully remembers about you" Xuan Ti threatened, the next second he stood up, walked towards the door, and made the door violently slammed against the wall with a loud sound, making the other children were surprised some of which were not far from the living room.

Xuan Ti paid no heed to the thunderstorm and heavy rain that was still blazing, he brushed through the rain and boarded the carriage followed by Bing Wen. With a wave of Bing Wen's hand to the coachman, the carriage immediately moved back towards the palace.

On the way, the coachman's heart was beating fast, his face pale when he saw a flash of lightning flashing ahead, scorching the trees with just one strike, although its heavy rain did not help at all, the trees turn into wet ashes in an instant.

He was worried that if a flash of lightning struck the carriage he was riding, he was no longer worried about the passengers inside the carriage. If a flash of lightning strikes the carriage, not only will the passengers on the carriage burn to death, but he will also be burned in an instant.

Surprisingly even though he was going straight and didn't stop, flashes of lightning just flashed around him. Not once hit the carriage. Whereas before he passed, lightning flashed, looked in the middle of the road he was about to pass, but when the carriage was about to pass, the flash of lightning disappeared, as if it had never struck there.

He continued to spur, holding the horse's reins tightly and directing the horses to keep running without stopping, until they arrived in front of the palace gate, and even then, before the carriage approached, the palace gate was wide open. He didn't wait but spur the carriage until come to a halt in front of where the carriage should park.