The Rise of the Divine Oracle

Chapter 105 - Relentless

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Wuxian rarely had conflicted feelings. He always knew what he loved and what he hated. He believed that his clear emotions are one of his strong suits. He loved his soul-bond and children. He loved teaching his disciples and the close relationship he has with his father and Zewu Jun. He loved his brother Jiang Cheng.

But he hated this moment more than anything in the world.

He had a healing session yesterday. Unlike the previous session, this one came with a prominent side effect. His muscles ached fiercely and he had trouble controlling them. All night long, he suffered through pain and violent shakes which made Wangji stay up in vigil.

The look of terror in his daughter's eyes as she begged him not to die was the most painful moment in his life. He hated it. He wanted to comfort her but was too busy fighting with his body to do anything other than try to lay still and moan in pain.

Healer Shi took mercy on him and knocked him out for a while. He hated this. He hated the look of worry on Wangji's face. He hated the cries of his little girl as she sat close to him but not touching him in fear of causing him pain. He hated the look of sadness on his father's face while he sat with him during the day. He hated everything about this.

He suffered through it for two days but he wasn't the one who was dealt the worst hand in this. He woke up the third day to find his daughter and soul-bond next to him. Wangji was holding his cold hand and silently praying with his eyes closed. Hweiru was in Wangji's lap, silently shedding tears from her bloodshot eyes. The circles under both their eyes is a testimony to their struggles.

Wuxian whispers with a hoarse voice: "Lan Zhan.."

Wangji's head snaps up and he looks intently at him: "Wei Ying, are you in pain?"

Wuxian shakes his head: "I'm fine now."

He looks at his sullen daughter and smiles: "Hey, my sweet girl. Did you eat?"

Hweiru purses her lips as a few more tears escape her eyes.

Wuxian frowns and looks at Wangji: "What happened?"

Wangji rubs the girl's back and whispers: "She's refusing to speak."

Wuxian struggles to sit up but manages after a few shaky trials. He opens his arms, silently asking for Wangji to hand her over. The moment she's close enough to him, she clung to him so hard and sobs violently in a clear display of terror. Wuxian shushes her and rocks her until she falls into an exhausted sleep.

Wuxian looks at his soul-bond: "You look tired."

Wangji reaches out and grabs his arm while looking sadly at him: "I was so worried."

Wuxian: "I don't remember that much.. Was it that bad?"

A single tear escapes Wangj's eye and he whispers: "It was bad."

Wuxian moves his child to his side and taps the empty side. Wangji lays next to him in bed and places his head on his lap and sighs in content, falling asleep after a few minutes of Wuxian stroking his hair.

Wuxian felt guilty for their suffering. These two cannot live or function without him and his health will take a greater toll on their emotions than his body.

Healer Shi silently made her way into their room to check on her patient. She found him comforting them while they slept clinging to him.

Wuxian turned to look at her when she cleared her throat. He whispered: "Little turtle.."