Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 284 - 223: The First Time Someone Accompanied Him

Chapter 284: Chapter 223: The First Time Someone Accompanied Him

’The Phoenix Fire had incinerated Fei Yuan’s clothes and Space Ring. When his Nirvana is complete, he’s not going to walk out naked, is he?’

Sang Luo thought, ’I’m so brilliant for thinking ahead! I brought some of his clothes and an outer robe from the palace, just for him!’

It was a crimson and black robe, its fine fabric embroidered with an ancient and intricate golden phoenix design.

What a coincidence. This was the exact robe he’d worn when they first met.

No sound came from the cave for a long time. Sang Luo remained quiet, not wanting to disturb him. She leaned against the wall, listening for any movement from within.

After a long while, Fei Yuan finally spoke.

"Luo’er, is there anything else you want to ask me?"

She hadn’t been able to finish what she was saying last time; a Demon Beast had interrupted them.

Sang Luo tilted her head and blinked her dewy eyes. "Your Majesty really wants me to ask?"

"Feel free to ask."

"Since Your Majesty insists, I’m going to have to interrogate you properly!" She perked up as she spoke. "Alright, you’d better start talking. What were you doing that night, holding your beloved Charming Concubine? You two old flames, reunited after so long... did you sneak off to have some ’fun’ behind my back?"

Fei Yuan could just imagine her standing there, hands on her hips, pouting angrily. A faint smile touched his lips. "Is that really the kind of person you think I am?"

"Hmph!"

’What a stubborn little female. She’s jealous. Jealous for my sake.’

Fei Yuan’s mood brightened, and even the pain from his injuries seemed to lessen. "She told me she’d been secretly poisoned," he explained. "If I hadn’t saved her that night, she likely would have died."

’No wonder Fei Yuan had been in such a hurry and stayed out all night. A life was on the line; his actions were understandable.’

"Your Majesty is certainly concerned about his old flame," she said sourly.

"The person who poisoned her might be the same one who poisoned me all those years ago. I have to keep her alive for the investigation, so of course I couldn’t let her die."

Hearing his husky, alluring chuckle, Sang Luo blushed. "You... why didn’t you tell me sooner?"

Fei Yuan let out an exasperated laugh. "And when, exactly, did you give me permission to see you?"

Her bravado faltered. She pouted. "Alright, one last question, then. The things you’ve done with me... have you ever done them with another female?"

"...Don’t you have my Primordial Yang?"

"Hmph. Just because Your Majesty was... incapable of taking the final step doesn’t mean you couldn’t do other things. There are plenty of other games to play, other kinds of fun to be had."

Fei Yuan was speechless. "I’m already in this state, and you’re still deliberately trying to provoke me." He sighed. "Heaven and earth be my witness, I haven’t touched another female since I met you. I gave you my Primordial Yang. I gave you my life. I’ve given you everything I possibly could. Luo’er, can you still not see how I truly feel?"

"But Your Majesty still hasn’t given me a Soul Mark."

Silence stretched from the other side of the wall. After a long moment, he finally said, "I’m not like your other Beast Husbands. You told me yourself that day that you would never love me. I thought about it... if you were planning to leave after giving birth, there would be no point in giving you a Soul Mark. It would only become a burden to you."

His voice was so raw and torn that it was impossible to discern any emotion.

’It was true. Sang Luo had never considered wanting Fei Yuan’s Soul Mark before. Her plan had always been to leave as soon as the child was born. If he had forced a Soul Mark on her, it would have been nothing but an unwanted complication.’

Even for an Emperor Beast, a Soul Mark could only be given once, and that one time was a lifelong bond. It didn’t matter how much power or authority they wielded, or how many concubines and lovers they had. Once a Soul Contract was forged, it signified a lifetime of loyalty and commitment.

They chose the partner for their contract with the utmost care.

Fei Yuan was naturally no exception.

In this, he was no different from any ordinary male; he wanted to give his Soul Mark to a female he truly loved.

He hadn’t given her the security she needed to want to bear his child, and she hadn’t given him the security he needed to entrust his entire life to her.

Fei Yuan asked, "Luo’er, do you want it now?"

This time, Sang Luo’s nod was firm. "I do."

"If you can bear a tenth of the pain of Nirvana, I will give it to you when we get back."

"What? The pain of Nirvana?"

"Yes. Nirvana is... unique. If you had my Soul Mark, a tenth of the pain I feel during Nirvana would be transferred to you." This was another reason he had hesitated to give her the Soul Mark, even after his feelings for her were clear.

"It’s only a tenth of the pain. Your Majesty has personally endured the full pain of Nirvana four times and come out fine, haven’t you? A little pain like that is nothing to me. I’m not that fragile," Sang Luo said earnestly. "Besides... I want to feel for myself just what it’s like for you, Ah Yuan, when you go through this."

Her voice softened as she finished speaking.

Fei Yuan was filled with a swirl of complex emotions...

"Luo’er... you truly make me feel love and hate in equal measure. Ever since I met you, my peaceful life has been nothing but turmoil, and yet... I can’t stay away from you..."

"Does Your Majesty have regrets?"

"No regrets."

...

The two of them continued to talk on and off for a long time.

Outside, the sky had grown completely dark.

The voice from within the cave gradually fell silent.

As the Nirvana intensified, the pain became so severe that Fei Yuan could no longer speak.

Listening to his stifled growls and sharp intakes of breath, Sang Luo’s heart clenched painfully. She was terrified he wouldn’t be able to endure it, and she had no idea if a Phoenix Nirvana could even fail.

’She didn’t know what she could do to ease his pain...’

"Let me sing for you." Sang Luo leaned against the wall, her fingers stroking the cold, hard stone, as if she could feel the warmth of the person on the other side.

Fei Yuan also pressed his body against the wall.

In the exact same position.

They were separated by just a single wall, and her voice carried clearly into his ears.

Fei Yuan didn’t answer, but Sang Luo saw that his eyes were shut tight as he gave the slightest of nods.

She began to hum softly, a simple, wordless tune. Her voice was as gentle as the night wind, and listening to it slowly emptied the mind, calming the spirit and dulling the perception of pain...

She didn’t know how long she hummed. By the time the sky outside began to pale with dawn, her voice had grown faint. In the middle of her song, she fell asleep, clutching the outer robe.

She woke up hungry at noon.

Sang Luo quickly ate some Crystal Stones and Spirit Fruits. ’She couldn’t let the child go hungry.’

「A few days passed.」

Fei Yuan didn’t say another word.

Bored, Sang Luo let a wisp of green energy emerge from her fingertips. Fresh, tender vines sprouted from the cracks in the stone wall, creeping across the face of the cave and bursting into a riot of colorful, competing blossoms.

The deep, cold stone cave was transformed into a fairytale Secret Realm.

「Another half a month went by.」 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Undergoing Nirvana twice within a single year had clearly taken a toll on Fei Yuan’s body. His previous Nirvana hadn’t lasted nearly this long.

Sang Luo spent most of her time sleeping. She’d wake up hungry, eat something, and then lie back down on the ground to sleep.

One night, Fei Yuan emerged.

With a wave of his hand, a Black Feather Robe materialized and draped over his body. But as he stepped out of the cave, the sight of the wall covered in blossoms made him freeze.

He distinctly remembered this godforsaken place being nothing but bare stone.

He looked down at the small female sleeping soundly nearby. Her long, dark hair spilled across the ground, framing a delicate, pale face with features as lovely as a painting. The wall of flowers seemed to be nothing more than a backdrop for her beauty.

The mere sight of her was enough to stir his heart.

Fei Yuan stepped forward and bent down. His long, elegant fingers gently caressed her porcelain-white cheek. ’He had lived proudly for hundreds of years, and this was the first time anyone had ever witnessed the wretched state he was in during his Nirvana.’

’It was also the first time someone had stayed with him through such an agonizing ordeal.’

’He should have been mortified, but instead, his heart was filled with a bittersweet fullness, a faint, sweet aftertaste...’

Fei Yuan quickly snapped back to reality. He noticed she was lying on nothing but a small blanket, her clothes far too thin. The cave was damp and cold. ’How can her body take this!’

He chided softly,

"Foolish girl. Don’t you know you’ll catch a cold?"

He took the outer robe she was clutching, draped it over her, then gently lifted her into his arms and carried her back to the Phoenix Palace.