The light in the room had dimmed when Qianru stirred awake from her sleep . The candles that had lit up the room, had long burnt .

Yet, the faint array of the moon made it way pa.s.sed through the window beside her . The pale moonlight shone on Xiao Jun's face who was lying next to her .

Qianru lifted her hands, with the tips of her fingers, she traced the fatigue in her husband's jaw line .

He had endured so much .

She didn't know why suddenly Xiao Jun burst out uncontrollably like before . But she didn't mind it, actually she felt relief that Xiao Jun was looking for her in the moment he hit the bottom of his despair .

It made her felt like he finally recognized her, not only a wife by name .

For a moment, Xiao Jun looked so vulnerable, like a slightest harm could break him apart . His sorrow was vivid to see .

Qianru would like to use every way possible to keep him away from any possibility danger, but she knew that she couldn't . She didn't have that ability . She even incapable to make him happy like Riana did .

All she could do now was accompany him, no matter what would happen . Let him hugged her like this .

Probably it was because of her touched that stirred him awake, but when Qianru raised her head, Xiao Jun obsidian eyes were staring back at her .

His black eyes were like the darkness of the night sky . Inexplicable, yet captivating . They stared into each other eyes in serene silence .

In another moment of silence, Xiao Jun gripped Qianru's chin gently as he lowered his head and touch her lips with his .

***

In the Mountain Sui Sword Sect .

Between the debris of the remaining building Xiao Zi was standing impatiently beside his extravagant carriage with his hand folded in front of his chest .

He looked far away into the distance, where the ray of the sun was set down in the horizon .

"You are late . " He snapped at person who was strolling into his line of sight .

Modama gave the Emperor his usual devilish smirk as he made his way toward him . "Since my daughter is in the Capital now, I need to visit her, right?" He chuckled when he saw how upset the Emperor was .

However, instead of flare up his temper, Xiao Zi waved his hand eagerly and started to get down to their business . "I have locked down this place from public . We can start from here . "

Modama looked around him as he reminisced . "I know this place…" He muttered .

How he could forget this place? The Mountain Sui Sword Sect .

That faithful night, many decades ago when he was merely a child, the Emperor of Azura at that time had annihilated his family brutally, left him living in h.e.l.l .

"Reminding you about the past?" Xiao Zi called out at him with mocking tone, he knew exactly what was inside his mind . He knew his story .

However, instead of being offended, Modama bent his body slightly in respect . "This place indeed bring out memory of the past . " He said calmly .

Xiao Zi smirked . His cunning mind play with him as he ensured himself that Modama was within his grasp . The real matter was, that's just inside his mind …

"Gong Xu had captured dozens of the remaining Xinghe's children . " Modama informed him . "However, it looks like Prince Xiao Jun is still holding some power beside the Black Sword Clan . He actually managed to interfere with our plan . "

When they started capturing the children, there was another party that managed to foil their plans . The number of children that they had gotten was far from their expectation, because of them .

"No rush, I will strip off his power, starting from his dear little brother . " Xiao Zi was entertained by his own imagination again .