Descendant of the great Fire Spirit [Bonus chapter]

Ji Anning slowly approached them and saw Licheng holding Xiana's wrist. She did not let the anger show on her face.

"Why did Eunuch Jize let unknown people step into my manor?" Licheng questioned and let go of Xiana's wrist. Ji Anning stopped at her place upon hearing the Crown Prince's remark.

"Your Royal Highness, Her Majesty the Empress asked me to bring Miss Ji here," Eunuch Jize clarified and lowered his gaze.

"It has been seven years since I last saw the Crown Prince," Ji Anning said and greeted Licheng first, and later, Yuan. Xiana wondered what Licheng wanted her to do. Was he expecting her to come between him and Ji Anning? That would create a mess and she did not want it to happen.

"Please leave, Miss Ji. I have nothing to converse with you," Licheng said.

Both Xiana and Yuan looked at Licheng in dismay. He was quite rude to Ji Anning and at the same time, he was going against the Empress's command. Licheng, on the other hand, was upset with his mother. He had clearly told his mother he had something important to accomplish rather than marrying and producing kids with a woman of his mother's choice.

"Why is the Crown Prince speaking this way with me? I waited seven years for him," Ji Anning said.

"Then, Miss Ji made a foolish mistake. I was never interested in her," Licheng pronounced.

Xiana found how infuriated Ji Anning was. It appeared to her that Ji Anning would burst into tears anytime. Yuan, on the other hand, was well aware of his brother's coldness and rudeness with the people whom he could not get along with.

"Eunuch Jize, next time do not allow anyone to come to my manor unless I ask for the person," Licheng stated.

"Is the Crown Prince going to marry this woman?" Ji Anning asked and gazed at Xiana.

Xiana lifted her hand and shook it along with her head.

"She will in the future," Licheng pronounced. It shocked everyone in the yard, including Xiana, whose jaw dropped down. She realized what he wanted from her. Xiana had to support his lie and make Ji Anning believe, they were a couple.

Yuan gazed at Eunuch Jize, gesturing to him if he knew something about that. Eunuch Jize shook his head.

"Licheng is right. W-we will m-marry in the future." Xiana's voice stuttered while telling a lie to Ji Anning, but it was important for her. She wanted to know about Licheng and winning his trust was her priority at the moment.

Licheng smiled and held Xiana's hand. "Brother Yuan, you can converse with Xiana later. She and I have something important to discuss," he said.

"Miss Ji can go to her home. Please do not make things complex because it will hurt only Miss Ji. I want her to move on. I did not even remember her until Brother Yuan told me about her," Licheng told Ji Anning, who was still in shock. Licheng gestured to Eunuch Jize to handle the rest of the situation and he turned around along with Xiana. They both walked away.

"You really like to break women's hearts," Xiana said and stopped for a while.

"Keep walking," Licheng asked her, and they soon reached the chamber.

Xiana pulled her hand back and saw him going toward the floor table. "Why did you do it? Now, your mother will be after me. I clearly told your mother that I am not into you and you forced me to lie to Ji Anning," she stated and crossed her arms.

"Thank you, Xiana," Licheng said and asked her to take a seat.

Xiana sighed as he again ignored her worries. She lowered her hands and went toward the floor table. After she settled on the floor chair, Xiana asked him, "Take responsibility for this matter. I should not be the sink of your mother's anger."

"Do not worry about that," Licheng said.

"She waited for your return. Did your heart not get fluttered to hear that?" Xiana inquired him.

"Does the heart get fluttered?" Licheng asked her.

"You really do not know!" Xiana was astonished to hear that. "I remember when I told something similar to Zhi Yawen, his heart skipped a beat. Men like it when women show this beautiful side of theirs. How could you be so heartless? I bet Ji Anning will cry at her home. Do you not feel upset about it?" Xiana wondered how could Licheng not think of the other person's emotions.

"I wish I could feel upset about it," Licheng muttered.

Xiana softly chuckled. "I heard you were supposed to get engaged to her when you were fifteen years old. Did you run away to escape her?" She queried.

"I never asked Miss Ji Anning to wait for me. I left the palace when I turned fifteen not with the thought that I would be engaged to her, but I wanted to know myself," Licheng calmly answered her.

"So, what did you find out about yourself?" Xiana asked.

"I am the descendant of the great Fire Spirit, the Pheonix. Over a hundred years ago, something unusual happened on the earth, and the spirit was sealed by a dark force, specifically a demonic force. I used to get dreams when I was a child, but I ignored them for a long time. When I reached the age of fifteen, I left the palace to find my true self and gather my martial skills. I met the five martial brothers, who also have taken birth to protect me. Currently, only my father knows who I am because a spirit master visited him right after my disappearance. However, he does not know the details," Licheng told Xiana about his true identity.

The identity which was hidden from everyone except the five martial warriors, he revealed to Xiana. Her today's act made him trust her and he fulfilled his promise to tell about him to Xiana. Xiana was dumbstruck to find out about him. That was why he possessed the greatest power amongst all, she thought.

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