The empress of war (Lu Xun x Reader x Guo Jia)

Chapter 9: Destinies that shouldn't have crossed again

Note: sorry if the chapter is a bit confused. I'm confused too and couldn't find a way to correct it since the English isn't my main language and my brother isn't helpful too.

(y/n) opened her eyes a bit confused of her surroundings. She tried to move but a hand was grabbing her so she moved the blanket to see who was but a surprised appeared in her face when she found Cao Pi sleeping at her side but thanks to that she recognize that the room she was in belonged to Cao Pi.

How did she get there? She cannot remember it but the last thing she can remember was that strange meeting with that brown haired guy n that beautiful yet strange garden. Was that meeting a dream? She lowered her head to check if the ring she received from him was still there or no but when she sees the ring in her collar, she calmed down a bit.

'It was his doing that I'm here? If he returned me in front of Cao Pi's room then it makes sense that I'm in his bed right now' She moved Cao Pi's hand carefully to not wake him and started to walk around then room remembering in detail that strange meeting, because that young man acted as if he knows her from all her life; he even apologized for abandoning her sixteen years ago in that place. Was he referring to Guo's family? His words only make her understand that she wasn't part of Guo's family but a girl that was left to them by that brown haired man.

'That's impossible. That man looks really young to be my parent, beside... I have born inside Guo's family, right?' She started to play with the ring in her collar as she keeps remembering everything that he says 'He said that I can call him with this ring, but how? He didn't say it... Can I really trust his words?'

—(y/n)? It looks like you're fine now— she heard Cao Pi's voice s she turned to the prince who just wakened.

—yeah, thank you for help me— she thanked. She wasn't sure of why she returned in front of Cao Pi's room but maybe it was because of the last words that young man said referring to Cao Jie— but... exactly, what happened? —

—I want to ask you the same. You disappeared the entire evening and close the nightfall, I found you unconscious in front of my room and with a high fever. Just what happened to you? Even Gou Jia was searching for you desperately for you around the entire palace but couldn't find you—

—I don't think I can explain you what happened but don't worry, I didn't do something dangerous...— she said taking the rest of her clothes and her shoes and left the room to return with Gou Jia. During her way she started to remember the last words said by than young man 'while I find the way to correct the harm I caused to you, please take Cao Jie's name again'. Without even notice it she ended in front of the throne room instead of Guo Jia's room.

'What should I do?' she thought in front of the throne room still undecided to be Cao Jie again or no. She was scared and worried to be Cao Jie again and even if she had already the age to take her own decisions she was afraid that Cao Cao will find something to threaten her like in the past and at the same time, she didn't want to leave her real name aside since is the only thing that tied her to Guo Jia. She then remembered the ring hanging from her collar so she takes it off and squeezed it between her hands. 'He seems to know me very well but can he help me with a problem like this?'

(y/n) stared at the ring trying to find the way to use it but for more that she sees it, it looks like a common ring. Is there a way to use it? She keep holding the ring thinking in him when she managed to hear some words that she only repeated in loud voice.

—Wake up ring of sacred flame and through your flames please let me met the Third Prince of Heaven— once those words were said, flames came out from that ring and formed a circle in the air and in the middle that circle made of fire, the image of that young man appeared.