Chapter 101-A Small Change
'What is going on?'
Xiao's mind was getting jumbled from the things that were taking place. Seeing the mischief in Valencia's eyes, Xiao understood that this was some kind of revenge from Valencia, but that's what was worrying him because she wasn't supposed to be like this!
Not at this stage, right now, she should be a cold-hearted woman, who only reacts to calculations and games, someone who doesn't care about playing around or anything of the sort. It's only later down the line when she meets her second master that she truly begins to change. That's where the terrifying Valencia is born.
One who knows perfectly how to play with people's feelings, one who would wear a thousand faces to control the fate of the ones she deems 'useful,' a terrifying woman who knows how to use her advantages to her advantage. A woman who is not a complete robot, a Valencia that has more life. This version of her is born only after the relentless effort of her second master. So what the hell is Xiao seeing now?
"Da-Darling?"
Li Lun asked with a sharpened voice, a hint of killing intent could even be felt. Xiao quickly got out of his thoughts as he exclaimed,
"She's just joking!"
"Oh, darling, how can you be so cruel? Throwing me away just after you promised to marry me?"
Valencia replied with a heartbroken voice as she wiped away the imaginary tears in her eyes. Xiao almost felt a vein pop in his head as he gazed at Valencia. But before he could reply, Li Lun did,
"Can you please stop joking, Miss Valencia? I don't think it's appropriate to say such words in front of an already engaged person."
"Oh? You think I am lying?"
Valencia asked back with a frown, now narrowing her face. Her attitude changed completely to her original one when she talked to Li Lun, who just nodded her head.
"Indeed, I know my fiance well, and I am sure that he isn't one to behave as you have."
While Li Lun spoke, she stressed the word fiance. Li Lun's eyes narrowed as a small pressure started to leave her body. But unluckily, that's useless. To the current Valencia, it felt like a breeze.
"It looks like I overstepped."
Saying so, Valencia walked out of the room, leaving Xiao and Li Lun behind.
"Why was she here?"
Li Lun finally asked, curious, as she knew that Xiao wouldn't just go talking to any girl for no reason at all.
"It's complicated. Her mother became a sworn sister to my mother, and now we have to be friendly... sigh... She's just a pain."
"I see."
That's all Li Lun said as she seemed to be in deep thought. But Xiao didn't let it last long as he spoke,
"Wanna go for a stroll?"
"Sure."
Li Lun replied with a smile, as Xiao came behind her and started pushing her wheelchair. Normally, Li Lun hates to have someone's help, and she usually moves her wheelchair with Qi, but she always makes an exception for Xiao, as it makes her feel that she's special to him.
"So how's your cultivation going?"
Xiao asked as he pushed Li Lun through the courtyard, enjoying the moonlight that fell upon them. The cool breeze let both Xiao and Li Lun relax.
"It's fine. I feel like I am close to a breakthrough."
"Really? That's great."
Xiao exclaimed in happiness. While once again silence filled them, soon they reached the spot where they normally spend their time. Keeping her close to the water fountain, Xiao sat on one of the edges. A calming silence remained between them, but it didn't last for long as Li Lun spoke,
"Xiao, I am starting to have weird dreams."
"What dreams?"
Xiao asked with doubt while a hint of understanding flashed through his eyes. Li Luan's face was filled with confusion as she spoke,
"I can't tell clearly. Several images kept flashing in my dreams, and at the end, a door would remain. Seeing it, something within me would always scream to enter the room, but till now I have controlled myself."
"That's bizarre."
Xiao spoke with 'confusion,' while he knew what was happening.
'It seems to be happening.'
The beginning of Li Lun's legacy, but it's just the beginning of her road. She still has a lot to learn and understand, and the path for her is also arduous. Getting to the last point of her legacy will require tough will and a bit of luck.
"Did you see a doctor?"
Xiao asked.
"I did, but he says that nothing is wrong with me, other than my current ones."
Saying so, Li Lun turned silent.
"Maybe it's nothing much. It might go away later. If not, we can look into it, okay?"
Telling so, Xiao caught Li Lun's hand, while she smiled and held his.
'Li Lun, I hope this time you get the happiness you deserve.'
Xiao wished with all his heart.
...
'Valencia, what's wrong?'
Adria asked as Valencia lay on her bed, her eyes looking a bit lost.
'I don't know.'
Valencia replied with a frown filling her face.
'What is happening?'
Ever since she met with Xiao, things have been weird for Valencia, from their battle at the beginning to the choice she made now. She couldn't understand what was happening. Never in her life has her temper or her emotions fluctuated in such a manner. Her emotions were even calm when she was freed from her eternal prison.
She has always had absolute control over her emotions, but things always seemed to go out of control since she met Xiao. It was the first time that she was going through such a wide variety of emotions she never experienced before, and it was driving her crazy as she couldn't understand why.
'What's happening to me?'
Valencia wondered with a frown, her eyes turning cold yet warm, several emotions passing through her, the one being inside her feeling and watching it all with narrowed eyes, her gifts might have weakened with the choice she had made, yet it's only weakened and she can feel it.....fate.
Fate is changing all around her, and whatever is happening now is connected to her disciple, the threads of change happening all around her is tied to the fate of the mysterious boy whose mystery seemed to be even higher than her.