It has been over a month now since that urgent meeting they had. After the group discussion, the majority agreed that it is most important to make sure that Shen Wei carries out to term. The implication of miracle the ancient book mentioned regarding the Eternal Cursed Faith and how previous tragic end with no successful birth has led others to believe that this pregnancy is the key to breaking the repeated cycles of their tragic dead.
It took them awhile to find a safe location for Shen Wei to hide while others prepare for impending battle between their forces and the tainted Archangel who is currently ruling Heaven. Ironically enough, they learned that it is none other than Kunlan's twin, who was an Archangel at that time of ruling Heaven before his demise. This helpful information was easily offered by their new acquaintance, fox-shifter who somehow discovered their place and refuses to leave.
Knowing their new acquaintance history, it was imperative that Shen Wei was to stay out of site for his own safety. The only people who know of the hide out are Yezun, Chu and Da Qing beside the pair themselves.
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That brings to the current predicament of Shen Wei whining to Zhao Yunlan of his boredom and how it's unfair that he has to be separated from his friends and family just because he is pregnant.
"Ah Laaaann~ Why do we need to hide? I'm so bored and baby bored too~"
"Xiao Wei, we already went through this. It's for the safety of you and our baby." Yunlan patiently explains while feeding pouting Shen Wei.
"But why here, out of nowhere?" Shen Wei whines but is still diligently eating his food. As much as he wants to whine and complain, he still wishes to see their little miracle in the world and stay alive to see it through.
"That is because this place is protected and it's the last place that he will think of looking."
"I wish I could spank this idiot for thinking that he could rule our lives. Past or present, hmp!" Shen Wei grumbles making Zhao Yunlan fondly chuckle.
"Yes, yes, I will make sure that you get to say your piece before I kill him." Zhao Yunlan promise making Shen Wei break into bright smile.
"Ah Lan, did I say I love you yet?" Shen Wei purrs now that he is done with his meal.
"Xiao We-i, not now. You know I promised the guardian to clean the pond today..." Zhao Yunlan said while carefully avoiding getting pounded by his mischievous cat.
"But Ah Lannn~~~~ Baby wants to feel his daddy close to his mommy~" Shen Wei whines cutely with sad doer eyes making Zhao Yunlan's heartbeat speed up while heats pool in the bottom of his stomach.
After taking a couple deep breaths because his Weiwei is a threat for his poor heart, he strengthens his resolve (and ignores the heats that steadily building up).
"Weiwei, I would love to stay with you and forget the world, but your safety is my priority. And you know, this agreement is what keeps us shielded from our enemies." Zhao Yunlan pleads, making Shen Wei deflate. The moment Yunlan sees his Weiwei deflating, he flees out of the door before his mischievous cat decides to use a different tactic.
Cleaning the pond where the guardian resides took a lot longer than Zhao Yunlan would like but luckily Shen Wei's happy presence near the pond who apparently decided to entertain their guardian kept him going. What surprises him though is how the guardian fondly listens to randomness of things Shen Wei is going on about. Interestingly, he had noticed how the guardian is subtly protective of Shen Wei.
Should I be jealous of her? Ah Shen Wei ah, you sure know how to get inside other's heart. Zhao Yunlan amusedly thought while looking at the pair since he is finally done with cleaning.
*Ahem*
"I'm done with the pond. Is there anything else you would like for me to do before I steal my wife back?" Zhao Yunlan asks the guardian with quirk of his eyebrow. The guardian just humps at him, her dislike for being interrupt is clear as day to Yunlan, before inspecting her pond.
*chuckling* "Ready my love?" Zhao Yunlan asks sweetly.
"Yes! Daddy already made us wait long enough." Shen Wei said to his child while jumping into Yunlan's open embrace.
"Daddy has duty to carryout, mommy shouldn't blame daddy," Yunlan teases back while carrying his giggling koala back.
The guardian could only fondly shake her head while seeing the cute scene.
Kids. She thinks, fondly.
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"For the love of g- Can you stop pacing like demon chasing your tail?" Chu demands.
"Ahah! Very funny." Yezun replies and continues his frantic pacing.
"Darling, what is bothering you?" Da Qing asks.
"I can't sense the mountain anymore." Yezun admits, sadly.
"We all knew this. Why the pacing?" Chu asks, feeling his eyes aching.
"Because if I don't sense the mountain, how will I sense my beloved nephew, zombie?!" Yezun argues.
" Arg!!!! Any deity out there, please save my sanity." Chu grumpily whispers making Da Qing chuckle.
"Come here, A-Zun." Da Qing coaxes while pointing toward the empty space beside him. Reluctantly, Yezun follows his kitten's command and flops down beside him.
"Good gracious, I can't handle any of this." Chu finalizes before leaving the couple behind.
"Yezun, tell me. Who was it that recommended our Shen Wei to hide out?"
"Everyone." Yezun deadpan.
"Hmm, yes, everyone agreed. But why?"
"For his safety, for his happiness, or his future." Yezun solemnly replies, he still shivers when he thinks about the history of how the couple's past went.
"Of course, we all want that for both of them. Now, tell me who was it that recommended for them to hide out in Kunlan Mountain?" Da Qing persuades further as if he didn't know all this information.
"...."
"A-Zun?"
"...Me"
"Hmm. That you did. Now, when the guardian agreed to protect them under her conditions, did you agree?"
"Sort of and only because it is her domain!" Yezun grumpily argues.
"*Chuckling* That is true. I have not seen anyone beside her win at staring down with GhostFace." Da Qing excitedly muses making Yezun pouts.
"That's not true... and you know that."
"Hahaha, darling, me and Wei-di never treat you as GhostFace that other fears. We treat you as family, as husband and as an uncle, as our family. That is different." Da Qing clarifies. Yezun wants to argue that he is wrong but kept his mouth shut because when Da Qing points it out like that, he does feel good and special. After all, he never had to pretend to be a power figure, nor did he have to be wary of being hurt for being himself.
"Oh, Leader is not pacing anymore!" Guo notes when he enters the house making the other two startle.
"Hello Guo-di. Welcome back." Da Qing greets softly.
"Dead zombie doesn't know how to keep his shout shut, does he?" Yezun grumbles.
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Hell's Archives
"Big beauty, any luck?" Little Angel asks.
"Not sure?" Little Devil reply still reading the content of the book intently.
"Meaning, my love?" Little Angel inquires, having already bored himself to the max in the library. Definitely not his preferred location but he kind of has to.
"I found this ancient spell that says it can sense its victim's intension and apparently the spell draws strength from negative or dark intention. Which means that the victim's own energy keeps them trapped for eternity. This spell is tricky and it's difficult for the caster to successfully complete it. There is no successful case reported thus far." Little Devil explains making little Angel perk up with interest.
"Are there details on how to cast it?" Little Angel asks.
"No, just theory and there is no mention of who came up with it either." Little Devil sighs.
"Why are you hang on this spell then, my love?"
"I don't know. I find the end result interesting if it is able to be cast correctly. It said once the spell is cast correctly, no-one can undo it unless they can travel back in time to avoid being cast in the beginning."
"Hmm, I can see why you are intrigued by it. If this archangel is as dark as we have heard, this spell would be the best one. Damn it! Why is there no information on how to cast it?!" Little Angel is frustrated, making little Devil tiredly sigh because he also agrees.
"Should we ask GhostFace? He can consult that book of his" Little Angel wonders out loud.
"I don't see why not. Not like we can stare hole into this book and hope solution to pop ups." Little Devil assent before starting to put away everything so they can go back to Haixing.
Little Angel and little Devil stayed back with others to avoid suspicion since their enemy already knows that familiar and their master remain close to each other. That was another difficult conversation Shen Wei fought hard against because he still can't forget how close he came to losing little Devil.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, at the end Shen Wei agreed with the term but if either little Angel or little Devil feels they are in danger, they are to return to their master at once. Yup! Shen Wei used his master order so they can't disobey it. Others can't really do anything about it because it's the only thing that Shen Wei wanted when others are expecting a lot out of him.
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A/N: Please Enjoy new update~
P.S. I'm still editing previous chapters. I didn't finished it like I wanted to.