Collapsing 8 Boundaries 21
This undoubtedly crushed Houqingâs tight nerves.
He walked over with a blank expression and hugged the wounded Xie Xi, eyes full of pain.
It was as if Xie Xi wasnât the one injured but himself. It was as if the wounds were on Xie Xi but on his heart.
He carefully held Xie Xi, the fear in his heart like a giant root under a big tree, tangling around his entire body.
Why⌠was this person always hurt? Why⌠couldnât he protect this person? Why, whyâŚ
The questions, blame and powerlessness glued together, almost collapsing his spirit.
He healed Xie Xi day and night without sleep. He didnât dare to blink, as if a moment of darkness would cause him to lose this person forever.
No, he must never lose Xie Xi.
Once Xie Xi woke up, he saw the pale and tired Houqing who seemed like he hadnât been sleeping for days.
Xie Xi complained about this personâs nonsense but he still felt bad for Houqing. âYouâŚâ
Houqing touched his hand, tested Xieâs forehead with the back of his head before speaking in a near begging voice. âPlease donât leave.â
He was humble to the extreme, as if standing on the edge of a cliff and eager for a last way to live.
Xie Xi frowned and asked in a weak voice, âHouqing, what do you want?â
Xie XI sneered. âWhat you want is the throne under me.â
Houqing suddenly looked up. âNo, everything I do is for you.ââ
This was probably the funniest thing Xie Xi had ever heard. âFor me?â
Making him a figurehead, putting him under house arrest and letting him suffer humiliation, this was all for him?
Xie Xi was cold. âIf you still care about our previous relationship even a little bit, let me go.â
Houqing trembled and asked, âWhere will you go?â
Xie Xi was expressionless. âA place without you.â
Hearing these words, the mud in Houqingâs heart started churning.
His fear and uneasiness reached the extreme. His eyes became red and his face was as pale as a demon who couldnât see the sun. He declared, âYou arenât going anywhere.â
He imprisoned Xie Xi. He no longer let Xie Xi see anyone, no longer let him leave the room and even chained him up.
Xie Xi thoroughly exploded. âYou are mad!â
Houqing whispered nervously, âYou donât know how scared I have been all these years. You donât know how scared I was every time you went to the battlefield. You donât know that every time I saw the dead soldiers, I would think they have your face. You donât know⌠you donât knowâŚâ
His words reminded Xie Xiâs voice of the memories and his voice softened, âThose things are all gone.â
Houqing stared at him, the smile making peopleâs back cold. âI thought it was over. I thought that once you ascended to the throne and became the worldâs most noble person, you wouldnât be in danger again. However, I was wrong⌠I was wrongâŚâ
Xie Xi frowned. âNo one is completely safe.â
âNoâŚâ Houqing shook his head, the white hair looking cold and making him seem paler and sickly. âToo many people want to hurt you. The more I look, the more afraid I am. The more I canât find them, the more they are like ants. There are too many to be killed. Why⌠why do they hurt youâŚâ
The words made Xie Xi tense. âWhat have you done?!â The empire was just established and everything was on the right track. If killing was used to suppress the rebels then it would end everything!
The kingdom they worked hard to build was to bring peace and happiness to the people, not to use dictatorship to exert terror and suffering!
Houqing didnât seem to hear his voice as he kissed the back of Xie Xiâs hand. âBe obedient, Brother Xie. Stay with me, okay? No matter what you want, I will support you in everything.â
Xie Xi blew up. âHouqing! What the fuck is wrong with you!â
Houqing kissed his lips, making him speechless. Then Xie Xi bit the tip of his tongue. Houqingâs mouth overflowed with blood but he smiled like it wasnât painful. âPlease rest. Your wounds havenât completely recovered.â
Xie Xi smelt something and then fell asleep.
It wasnât only Xie Xi who couldnât leave this room. Houqing didnât go out and abandoned everything. He no longer cared about political matters and only stared at Xie Xi.
He couldnât trust anyone. The guards were all rubbish and couldnât protect Xie Xi. No one could protect Xie Xi apart from him. He would protect this person with life and soul, not letting Xie Xi suffer any damage.
Once Xie Xiâs injuries healed, Xie Xi couldnât stand it anymore.
He didnât know the man in front of him. This was obviously the little white tiger he saved but Houqing was already a stranger. Xie Xi started a hunger strike and didnât eat or drink to resist Houqing.
Houqing asked him, âIsnât it appetizing? Tell me what you want to eat.â
Xie Xi stared at him. âLet me go.â
Houqingâs thin lips trembled. âIt is dangerous, really dangerous.â
Xie Xi sneered. âHouqing, this is enough. What do you fucking take me as? Iâm not a flower in a greenhouse. I lived in a swamp and walked over mountains while you were still being chased by beasts!â
Xie Xi ordered, âUndo the chains or I wonât eat!â
Finally, Houqing was forced to remove the chains. However, the doors and windows were still closed and he didnât leave.
Xie Xi was tired of this person. He couldnât imagine how his closest person could turn into this! Even the white hair he usually liked had become a disgusting existing.
Xie Xi couldnât imagine what was going on outside. Both him and Houqing were absent. He was afraid that the entire empire was torn apart!
He was increasingly unable to understand Houqing and didnât know what this person wanted.
Xie Xi couldnât find a way to escape and was going crazy. He asked Houqing, âFor how long are you going to torture me? What did I do to make you hate me so much?â
âYou are too good to me. No one has ever been so good to me. How can I hate you? I⌠love you too much.â
This was Houqingâs so-called confession.
In such a situation, Xie Xi only heard the irony and absurdity in the words. Xie Xi smiled sarcastically. âYou love me? Do you love me?â
Houqing seemed a bit nervous. âI have always⌠all the timeâŚâ
âYou must be kidding!â Xie Xi shouted. âThis is what you call love? Let this love go to hell!â
Xie Xi told him, âI donât want to be entangled with you. Let me go.â
Houqingâs throat moved. âDonât say thatâŚâ
Xie Xi stared at him coldly. âIf you love me then sorry, I donât love you.â
This made Houqing fall into an ice cave. He smiled with as much strength as possible. âHow is that possible? You are so good to me. How could youâŚâ
âYou disgust me.â Xie Xi interrupted. âHow can I full in love with someone like you?â
Houqing was stunned and there was no lustre in his eyes.
Xie Xiâs spirit was on the verge of collapse. He had been strong all his life. Why did he have to suffer such humiliation now? Whatâs more, the humiliation was given to him by his loved one. He was extremely angry and thought he was blind for giving his trust to such a madman!
Houqing spoke sadly. âNo, it is impossible. You donât hate me. You said that you only have me in his lifeâŚâ This was what Xie Xi told him during the time they were dependent on each other.
Without warning, Xie Xiâs fingers turned into claws and he stabbed at his own chest cavity.
Xie Xi took out his bloody heart and told Houqing, âThis heart absolutely doesnât belong to you.â
Houqing saw the bloody heart in front of him and this became his lifeâs nightmare.
Xie Xi told him viciously, âLet me leave or I will crush it.â Due to his physical strength, it was hard to die as long as his heart was still beating. However, once the heart was injured, it was difficult to recover.â
Houqingâs pupils shrank. âNo, donât!â
Xie Xi was pale but his eyes were as dark as an abyss. âLet me go or I will die in front of youâŚâ
Xie Xi woke up sweating from this dream. Too exciting! Both of them were neurotic!
Xie Xi finally discovered the cause of this injury⌠It wasnât anyone else who did it. It was committed by his own hand. His heart was dug out but he didnât die. He wasnât a normal beast!
Still, this obviously left a huge hidden danger that led to his bodyâs decline. It took so many medicines to treat this heart.
Xie XI had been soaking in the medicinal bath and the scar on his chest had faded a lot. After knowing the situation, he looked at the outline of the scar and could see the traces.
Xie Xi shook as he worried about Virgoâs state of mind? How could he collapse so badly? The souls of the other worlds were disheartened at best. Virgo was paranoid to the point of madness.
Then thinking about it⌠Jiang Xieâs souls werenât lacking in neuroticism.
In Love was a Dead End, all three of them were sick. Atlantis wasnât much better and he was also frightened by Randy who tried to resurrect him. After all, the quasi-worlds were completed by Jiang Xie and the souls were much better off.
In this world, Jiang Xie was fused with Leo and there was no chance with Virgo? Was this what blackened Virgo?
From the perspective of a bystander, Xie Xi could understand Virgo.
The war left Virgo with too much psychological trauma. It wasnât resolved and became more and more intense. He slowly changed from over protection to putting Xie Xi under house arrest. Finally, Xie Xiâs near death completely maddened him.
After all, Xie Xiâs setting was a founding emperor who fought in a war. How could he understand Houqingâs feelings? How could he feel Houqingâs tension and anxiety? His blind desire to leave completely intensified the contradiction until his act of almost suicide awakened Houqing.
It was just that this behaviour was too fierce. Houqing let him go but didnât let himself go.
Houqing stayed in the Rose Palace and thought of the distant Xie Xi. He was a walking mass of pain, guilt, despair and restlessly.
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Xie Xi sat on the bed for a while and sighed once his heart no longer hurt.
Then he soon became nervous again.
It was broken⌠in this state of mind, wouldnât Houqingâs old disease reoccur after watching Xie Xi and Leo day and night?
Xie Xi knew there was a previous setting and Houqing wouldnât dare anger him but LeoâŚ
The souls were always sly and ruthless to themselves, never merciful.