The fated ones

Chapter 61

For the next couple of days, dong hua stayed right by feng jiu's side and nursed her back to health. On the morning of the fifth day after lian song's fateful visit, feng jiu woke up early. As she laid on the bed right beside dong hua, she softly caressed his face. She wondered as to how carefully and tenderly he had catered to her for the past few days. Her heart filled up at the attentiveness and warmth with which he had treated her.

She had loved seeing this considerate and devoted side of her husband. So, as a thank you for all the love and care of the past few days, she decided to make him a big, hearty breakfast. Getting out of the bed, she went to work in the kitchen.

An hour later, the breakfast was ready and served out on the table for both of them. After placing out the food, feng jiu went to look for dong hua. Since the man never overslept, it wasn't difficult to figure out where he would be at the moment. So, instead of going to their private chambers, feng jiu went looking for dong hua in his study.

Opening the doors of his study, she saw him writing away at his desk. From her vantage point, it looked like he was writing a letter of some sort. She walked inside and towards his desk. As she came to a stop beside his seat, a letter appeared on the table beside him. She waited for him to pick it up and open it. When he made no move to reach for it, she picked it up and brought it to his attention.

"a letter came for you, dijun. Aren't you going to open it?"

Without stopping his writing, he answered, "ignore it, little fox. It's nothing major."

While he said this, feng jiu analyzed the letter and found a familiar seal on it. "but dijun, this letter is from lian song. Isn't he in the demon realm? Maybe some difficulty came up and he requires your assistance. Don't you think you should at least look at it once?"

Putting aside the letter that he was writing; he turned his full focus towards feng jiu. He took the letter from her hand and placed it back on the table before he answered, "I already know what is in it, xaio bai. This isn't the first letter to have arrived. I am already working on a solution to his problem. After I have sorted it out, I will address his letter, till then it's better to ignore it."

Grabbing his empty hand in both of hers, she said in a melodic voice, "if you don't mind me asking, what problem has occurred in his task?"

Dong hua gave her hand a reassuring squeeze while he replied, "the seal he and mo yuan were working on is secured by one of heavenly father's spells. It is strong enough to repel both of their cultivation. They need to break through the outer security layer in order to rebuild it and for that, they will require more power than either of them has. Previously they would have accessed the one percent of your power that you allowed them to use. But since your health has not been very good these past few days, I have ordered them not to tap into it. So, they are scrambling to keep the seal and the beast within contained."

'oh, so you are going to help them then. That's good."

"no, my little fox. I am writing a letter to your grandfather. He will be going in my stead. How can I leave when you need me here, xaio bai?"

Feng jiu shook her head at what he said. Squeezing his hand in hers, she said, "no, dong hua. They need you more, right now. As much as I love my grandfather, I am not sure he would be of much help in this matter. Lian song and mo yuan need you right now, my love. They need their dijun. Only you can rework such a heavy spell, dong hua. So, go and help them. Don't worry about me. I am fine now. How can I not be when you have nursed me back to health yourself? All your love and care has made me strong again."

"no, xaio bai. I cannot leave you alone, right now. Absolutely not." Dong hua refused without giving her any leeway out of it.

But feng jiu too was stubborn. She didn't give up and tried the one thing she was sure he would never risk, her. "if you won't go, then fine. I will go by myself. I have the same powers as you. I will rework the seal by myself. Or better, maybe I will try to salvage the poor creature trapped inside. Good idea. I will leave then. "