Tiger Wife, Lion Husband (Love In The Realms) #1

Chapter 20: Late Fever (4)

Xue Liang started feeling a lot of heavy breathing as she felt suffocated in a dream. Looking around she saw a girl, that girl was her as she saw Prince Ye Ping was the one she was wedded with. Her belly was big with a child inside as she felt afraid. Prince Ye Ping was the emperor's fourth son as he was known to be gentle and wise. Many women never had his favor as she saw him. She saw herself bleeding as her belly was large as she angrily looked at Prince Ye Ping.

"Ping! I'm carrying your child! Why must you harm my family!?" She yelled looking at him as he wielded a sword. She held her sword as she was weakly stumbling.

"I didn't marry you for the child, but I had to get rid of you and your family. They are a wall to my path from being Emperor." Both fought as Xue Liang saw herself stabbed, feeling her belly and her child gone.

"I loved you. Why would you do this to me?" Saying those words as she saw herself blinded by love for that man.

"I never loved you. Your family was only in my way. I just needed to get rid of them. That's why they were framed by me." Prince Ye Ping said as he pulled his sword back as Xue Liang saw herself die by the Prince's sword.

"Husband, now that you've rid of her. Let us take this Ming Kingdom into our own hands. We shall rule the kingdom and make it our paradise." Prince Ye Ping smiled as he turned around to the woman. Xue Liang saw that it was Xue Ya.

Xue Liang saw a bright light as she saw Liu Gang. Peng Lim was with him as they led an army. Su Rong was held lifeless in Peng Lim's arms as he cried pressing their foreheads together. "Su Rong, we promised to have a chance together."

Liu Gang stood looking across as he saw Xue Liang's lifeless body burned as Prince Ye Ping was with Xue Ya watching her sister's body turn to ashes.

"A ritual has been done so that her soul would never be reincarnated! Don't let her ever be reborn!" Xue Ya said as she looked down to Xue Liang's ashes.

Liu Gang's army of soldiers charged into the palace as they all slaughtered Prince Ye Ping's soldiers. Liu Gang took his bow and arrow out as he pulled the rope. Aiming as he released the arrow hitting Prince Ye Ping's heart as he did the same to Xue Ya. Going to the ashes of Xue Liang as he then slit his hand as blood trickled down to her ashes, he chanted words to end the ritual.

"I've released your soul. Liang I hope that one day you will be reborn. I have taken Prince Ye Ling and Ya's life to repay you. I wish that I asked your hand in marriage first before the emperor made a decree." Liu Gang gathered a few flowers as he set it down at her ashes. "I knew who you were, Little tiger." Xue Liang couldn't help but call his name as she felt truly cared for such a man who cared for her as she kept refusing him.

She wanted to tell him everything, show him, love him, be with him. She wanted to tell him everything. Her heart loved him more than the world.

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Liu Gang sat down on the edge of the bed as she kept mumbling, "Gang..." She grabbed his hand as she whimpered and breathed heavily nonstop. Liu Gang wanted to know why she was reacting that way as he felt her burning head. Xue Liang held him as she continued to shake as he decided to get into the bed with her.

"I can never seem to leave you alone for too long." He hugged her, having to feel Xue Ling nestle closer into his chest. Not knowing why he felt this way with this woman and only this one particular woman.

"Gang..." Xue Liang said as Liu Gang couldn't help but smile. He kissed her head, holding her hand onto his chest as both decided to sleep cuddling each other.

Xue Liang's fever was now gone, she lightly opened her eyes to see her head resting on top of Liu Gang's right shoulder. She felt embarrassed as she decided to get up. Just as she tried to get over Liu Gang, he smirked, opening his eyes as her hand slipped falling onto his muscular body.

"You're up early and already touching me." Xue Liang felt her face flushed as she quickly tried to get up as her wrist was then pulled back. Liu Gang pulled her flipping her to the bottom as she fell back onto the bed, he looked down from above her. Pressing his forehead to hers as she couldn't stop her heart from beating so fast and loud. "Your fever is gone so that's good but why is your face still red?" He said. She then kicked his abdomen as he felt the pain but didn't move. "A-Already up for a fight."

He looked at her devilishly as she looked away. "Your gonna have to be disciplined for that." Liu Gang pulled her chin to look at him as she felt her heart beat rapidly. Soon Xue Liang's stomach growled loudly as Liu Gang couldn't help but start laughing but trying to hold it in. "Pfftt"

"Your discipline will have to come later on. Let's get that stomach of yours something to eat first." Liu Gang then got up as Xue Liang got up. Just as she waited for Liu Gang to get off the bed as he paused and soon kissed her forehead as she stared wide eyed at him as she didn't expect that. "For now, this kiss will be done as a discipline." He smirked as he left out the door. Xue Liang touched where he kissed as she was speechless. She was confused as Su Rong went in to help her get to the bath and wear a new set of clothes.