The fated ones

Chapter 69

As Feng jiu felt consciousness trickle in, she was bombarded by the different sensations that were running rampant throughout her body. It took her several minutes to understand that she was indeed in an immortal body. Slowly though the pricking sensations all over her body faded away and a calm soothing feeling took over.

Without the need to see and process anything, by instinct she knew that this was donghua's doing. Still in the semi-conscious state, she tried to move her hand to seek him out. Seconds later, she felt his hand clasping hold of hers and squeezing it reassuringly.

"xaio bai... you can wake up now. Don't leave me waiting anymore, my love." She heard him whisper in her ear.

Coaxed by his smooth, relaxing voice, she slowly opened her eyes. As soon as dong hua's face came into view, a wave of relief washed over her. Reaching out towards him, she tried to get up but was stopped by his firm hold.

Without loosening his hold on her, he swiftly shifted towards her side and nestled her into his arms. With her head resting against the opposing shoulder, they were able to see each other without much effort on feng jiu's part.

Leaning against dong hua's shoulder, feng jiu stared at his exceptionally handsome face for a while. She remembered the feeling of grief from when she had thought about not being able to see him ever again. So, for right now, she just wanted to simply stare at his handsome face that was usually devoid of any expression but at that moment, held so much love and concern for her.

After a while, feng jiu finally spoke up, "what happened?"

"how much do you remember?" He asked back.

"I swallowed the fire torrent along with the bell. There had to be some demons in it. I heard their voices coming from inside it. How... how am I still here?"

"because nothing in all of the realms is capable of taking you away from me." Dong hua declared.

Moved by hs words, she had to force her mind to stay focused. "dijun... what happened?"

"it's not easy for you to die xaio bai. Your primordial spirit is the source of all life. Your spirit will always exist. Only your body can be harmed which too, in itself, is not simple. While swallowing demons can kill any immortal, you are the source of demon life too. It might harm your physical form but that can be recovered. And to quote zhe yan, phoenixes are always reborn from their ashes. So, when you collapsed from swallowing those demons, you were in your phoenix form because of which your body turned to ashes. It was just a matter of time to recover your immortal body from those ashes. I had to channel my spirit power through those ashes to speed up the reformation process. You might be feeling weak now because your body is adjusting to the difference in our cultivations."

Oh... feng jiu thought. Then another memory flashed through her mind. She suddenly remembered what she had been contemplating before the war had taken place. Unconsciously her hand rose to protect her womb and a disheartened, worried look overtook her face.

Dong hua gently smoothed out her furrowed eyebrows and softly said, "so you do know about your situation... hm?"

Feng jiu looked up in surprise at him. Taking a few minutes to digest her shock she asked, "is... is it true? How do you know? Did zhe yan confirm it? But... but how?"

Dong hua gently handed her a lock of his silver hair to help her calm down and softly stroked her face from forehead to chin, again and again. After her emotions settled down a little bit, he explained, "yes, it is true, xaio bai. You are pregnant and we are going to be parents very soon. Zhe yan confirmed it after you turned back to your original form."