The fated ones

Chapter 59

Dong hua watched feng jiu standing there amidst the broken plate and cups. It was not hard to deduce that she had been bringing in tea and cakes when she had overheard the both of them. But the fact of the matter was how much she had overheard and how much damage control was required for him to do.

He knew telling her the whole thing would just send her on a redemption mission for all the creatures sealed over the realms. While it sounded good on a theoretical basis, it was not practical and dong hua knew that. One other thing he understood was the loving and compassionate heart of his wife. He knew that just like the lei niaos, she would wear herself thin to give salvation to every sealed creature possible and that was a risk he was not prepared to take.

So, he just calmly watched her making sure that no expressions appeared on his face. Feng jiu was proving hard to decipher at the moment. Her anger was palpable but she was giving no reaction as to how she wanted to take this further. Dong hua watched as without moving an inch or giving away anything, she calmly addressed their visitor.

"lian song, I would like to speak to my husband alone. Give us some privacy." It was a command and not a request. Lian song understood that and quickly scrambled out of the study and the house. Feng jiu waited till she felt lian song's aura disappear from the premise. Only after they were completely alone, she spoke to dong hua, "well, would you like to explain now, or are we waiting for someone else?"

Dong hua observed as she stood perfectly still in the same spot with her hands crossed inside her sleeves, in front of her. He carefully watched her expression devoid face as he said, "what do you want me to explain?"

"don't play that game with me, dong hua. I understand you well enough to know not to fall into your word trap."

"it is a word trap only if the other person's mind fails to keep track. If one can follow the conversation which he is a participant to then it is not a word trap but a mere dialogue between two individuals."

"Explain what it is you are hiding from me this time, dong hua."

"xaio bai, what makes you so sure that I am hiding something from you?"

This time her calm façade cracked; he could see the anger pulsing in her face. "oh, the fact that you just told lian song that you will explain to me everything after this week? And let's not forget the little detail that you also commanded him to tell mo yuan just so, he wouldn't blow up the big reveal you have planned and tell me before you. Answer me, donghua, I am waiting for your explanation."

This was what he had been waiting for. Now, he knew that the only part she had heard was the last of their conversation. In dong hua's mind, while this alone was too much, he could still work his way around it. With a clearer picture in mind, he spoke in a softer tone this time, "xaio bai, if you know that I will explain everything after the week is over then wouldn't it be wise to wait till that time is up?"

"no because if you went to such lengths to hide something from me then it poses a huge danger to the realms and to you. I will not let it slide, dong hua. Either you tell me or I will find it myself."

Dong hua knew that this threat wasn't any empty one. It wasn't the threat per se that he was afraid of. He had used every questionable and despicable method in the book and some even outside of it to get what he wanted. He wasn't pure by any chance. What worried him here was feng jiu herself. While she might be adept at magic and its many illustrious ways, her heart was pure. So, if she were to use a questionable method in a fit of anger then it would weigh heavily on her mind later when the clouds of rage disappeared. Dong hua knew very well that some choices left a heavyweight on the conscience and he didn't want her to be the one to bear a weight like that. So, to stop her from doing something that will hurt her in the future, he knew he might have to hurt her a little now.