His Rui

After Xi Ying saw the other him stabbing himself in his heart, he found himself in an empty space.

There was nothing around him except the darkness.

His eyes were still red as he whispered

"Rui…are you also here?"

Whatever he had seen in the past few moments had confused him so much that now he was starting to think that he was also dead.

Since he was dead then he should be able to meet Rui, right?

Thinking this, Xi Ying tried to search for his wife but he never found her anywhere.

However, he didn't find her anywhere.

Xi Ying was disappointed. He could feel an emptiness inside his chest.

Did he not deserve to meet his Rui even after his death?

A ruthless aura surrounded Xi Ying's body as the emptiness inside his chest started to grow with every passing moment.

He suddenly wanted to destroy everything around himself. 

It was at that moment, a white light emerged in that dark space blinding Xi Ying's red eyes. The next moment, Xi Ying saw the man dressed in completely white clothes in front of his eyes.

It was the same man who had called himself the God of Destiny.

"Where is Rui?"

Xi Ying asked the man indifferently.

Somehow he knew that only this man could give him back his Rui.   

The man stared at Xi Ying with a smile on his lips as he said

"Don't you know where she is?"

Xi Ying frowned in confusion when he heard the man's words and the man generously continued sensing his confusion.

"Don't get confused with what you saw just now. You are still alive and your wife and child also."

The coldness and ruthlessness in Xi Ying's eyes reduced to some extent after these words.

The man's eyes flickered when he saw this but he didn't let his emotions visible as he continued

"Do you remember everything now?"

Xi Ying's body stilled after hearing these words.

He wanted to deny but now he was sure that everything he saw was real.

Stiffly, he nodded his head answering the man's question.

The man sighed lightly and whispered

"It's good then."

After a pause, he continued

"You were right. Since you destroyed everything, I would have to restart but there was a limit to the time from where I could restart."

Xi Ying understood slowly what the man was actually trying to imply. According to his thinking, this restart of time was perhaps from the moment his soul left his body and he stayed by Li Rui's side to know everything.

He heard the man continuing

"I have completed your wish. Now it is your turn."

As the man completed his words, Xi Ying noticed that everything around him was going dark again slowly and slowly.

"This is your last chance."

He heard the man whispering.

And the next moment, everything went completely dark.                                                                   

"Xi Ying"

Hearing the soft voice, Xi Ying came out of his trance.

His black eyes took a few moments to register the figure in front of his eyes but when he did they were very gentle.

Remembering the question Li Rui had asked him, he had a serious face as he answered

"In the beginning, it was solely because of you."

He said truthfully.

"But now I have my own reasons also."

The Emperor killed his Rui and his child in the last life. How could he let him go just like this?

A moment later, He suddenly said

"Actually what I said was wrong before. Now even if you will stop me, I will not stop. However, I assure you that no harm will befall on Li and Yi Clan."

Since the God of Destiny had given him a new chance just like he wished, Xi Ying also didn't want to back out from his words.

But he was afraid that if he went ahead with this plan of his then he will find his own wife standing against him because General Li didn't agree with this plan of his.

He didn't want that. He suddenly felt a little depressed and lowered his head with these thoughts when Li Rui called him.     

"Ying"

Xi raised his head to look at Li Rui.

His hand caressing her knuckles suddenly stopped as he saw something that he had not seen in Li Rui's eyes before.

Was it guilt? Xi Ying wondered suddenly.

But why would Li Rui feel guilty?

He soon found his answer.

"I do trust you."

Xi Ying's fingers suddenly trembled. His deep black eyes on Li Rui were so intense that for a moment, she wished to look away.

However, Li Rui was not the one who talked to her own people like that. She looked into their eyes when she talked and she did the same with Xi Ying. 

She had actually figured it all out in Li Manor only.

Xi Ying had reasons to suddenly show his favor to her because now he knew the truth from four years ago. When he talked to her father about dethroning the Emperor then she was sure that it was not one of his plans he had planned with the Emperor to deceive his father.

Because no Emperor would ever instill such a thought in his subject's mind…especially a powerful subject like Xi Ying, even it was for a mere plan. 

He really was trying to save her clan. 

And the way he saved her

"I was wrong before. I shouldn't just have listened to Princess Wenling wi…"

Li Rui couldn't complete her words.

Her black eyes went a little wide as she suddenly felt a hand around her waist. The next moment, she found herself in Xi Ying's lap.

The position made her feel very embarrassed. She wanted to get down but she didn't get any chance to do that.

"Rui…Can I kiss you? Can I touch you?"

The deep and husky voice fell in her ears. The intensity in those deep black eyes made her tremble. It made her scared to say 'yes' but she didn't want to say 'no' also.

This kind of conflict ...she had never faced before.

In the end, she slowly nodded her head, and then her lips were instantly seized in an aggressive kiss.