The Endless Promise

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Luoyin awoke to the familiar but annoying sensation of being unable to move, and he stilled as a damp cloth fell on his forehead.

'What the- ?!' His eyes flew open to find Weiyan incredibly close, and he drew in a sharp breath. 'Think of the devil, and he appears?!

'No wonder I can't move!' This was surely the same qi-blocking technique Xu Weiyan had used on him the day he awakened as Luoyin... The night she had snuck into the Zhang residence!

Meanwhile Weiyan had noticed he was awake, and her hands froze.

"I'm sorry." She spoke softly. "You were tossing and turning, and I couldn't get through to you." She explained.

Weiyan had been playing the pipa in her room, when her fingers suddenly faltered, and a strange feeling washed over her, and her hand flew to her chest as the strange orb flared within her again.

The orb hadn't flared since the wedding, so she had assumed it was her imagination, but here it was again, and the intensity sent her shooting to her feet.

There was a flash of aura which surrounded her with the same five-colour flames from the eye-eater incident, and a sudden urgency filled her heart, making her run out and fly onto a roof, following the tiny tugs on her heart's strings.

"It's indeed connected to him!" She realized, staring down into Luoyin's courtyard.

Then she leapt down and hurried in without hesitation to find Luoyin writhing in discomfort...

"You have a high fever." She explained at present, resuming her damp-cloth assault. "Forgive me for being rude."

And like that first night in the Zhang Household, she boldly proceeded to undo his robes to his waist, softly dabbing at his chest and abs with the damp cloth.

Luoyin assumed the disrespect would make him nearly spit blood again, but instead, a feeling hotter than this fever was beginning to surround him, and he found his eyes entranced by her, noting the way her skin seemed to glow in the soft candlelight.

Barely two weeks had passed since their wedding, and since then, he had subconsciously avoided Xu Weiyan as often as possible, making a point of mostly remaining in his courtyard once he set foot in the household...

There were a few inevitable glances, each drawing his helpless eyes towards Xu Weiyan, but each time, she hastily glanced away, reaffirming his belief that this was merely a marriage of interests.

But then...

During the 2nd Stage she had boldly placed herself on his team, and now she was here like this, making him face something he hadn't bothered with in thousands of years...

Temptation!

But he wasn't a flippant person. If he dared move in Xu Weiyan's direction, then he would accompany her to the bitter end.

So was he really ready to let go of Yan Liwei...?

Meanwhile, free from the burden of any previous loves, Weiyan secretly marveled at the beautiful individual lying before her, and was presently resisting a mysterious temptation to to run her fingers along his chest, down his abs and to...

Her heartbeat increased in speed, and her face burned, making her hastily duck out of sight, dunking the cloth in cold water and wringing it out slowly.

Luoyin did not miss such an amusing sight, and he resisted an urge to smirk. Was Xu Weiyan not supposed to be a prim and proper lady?

"Xu Weiyan, isn't this a bad habit?" He said with a deliberate sigh. He would have shaken his head for effect if it were possible. "Rendering full grown men immobile and then having your way with them... It's improper!"