His Rui

Chapter 755: Ready To Go To The Imperial Palace

The next morning, the Imperial Court didn’t have any assembly so Xi Ying was to stay in Xi Manor.          

    

He, General Li, and Yi Junjie had stopped meeting three days back as the plan was to be carried out tonight and they didn’t want to attract any suspicion towards them.      

Zhao Wang Lei would be busy the whole day as he had to vigilantly look at the new maidens entering the Imperial Palace.      

There has not been any movement from Zhao Zhuang Chen as well. Hence, according to Xi Ying, everything was perfectly alright and they just needed to carry out their plan as they had planned.      

The only thing that was not right was his wife…or he should say her situation.      

Though Li Rui had started to eat, Xi Ying was worried about leaving her alone.      

Looking at his wife’s pale face which was slowly starting to gain some color back, he tried to assure himself that everything would be alright.      

Nothing scared Xi Ying except for the thought that something would happen to Li Rui in his absence.      

Although he was going to leave Li Rui in Gu Li’s care, he still couldn’t help but worry.      

However, he knew that he would have to harden his heart and put aside his fears for some time.      

After this, he would no longer have to worry about her constantly because there would not be any threat to her life.      

Xi Ying told himself as he caressed his wife’s cheek gently.      

He frowned when his wife in his arms frowned suddenly.     

Her forehead was suddenly covered with thin beads of sweat and her face was starting to go pale.     

The scene scared Xi Ying and he couldn’t help but shake Li Rui’s shoulder anxiously.      

‘Was she feeling any pain?’     

He thought and was ready to shout for the old physician when Li Rui suddenly opened her eyes.      

“Rui…”     

‘Are you alright?’     

Xi Ying had wanted to ask, however, he couldn’t finish his words as Li Rui suddenly hugged him tightly holding his waist.      

Xi Ying was startled.      

“Rui…”     

He whispered softly as he tried to remove her hand from his waist to have a look on her face, however, she resisted and kept her face buried, not allowing him to have even a glance at her.      

Xi Ying was more worried now. Especially when he held Li Rui’s hand while trying to remove them.      

They were very cold.      

“Rui, are you alright?”         

    

He asked in a voice that was full of worry while stroking her hair gently. He didn’t even wait for her answer and tried to remove her arms again as he said      

“Let me call the old physician.”      

However, Li Rui didn’t allow him to do so.      

“Don’t leave.”     

Xi Ying heard Li Rui saying in a low voice.      

In normal circumstances, Xi Ying would have been filled with joy but not now. The kind of state she was in, didn’t let him feel any joy.      

He didn’t leave.      

He laid down beside her and held her closer.     

Removing her arms around his waist finally, he let her bury her face in his chest instead.      

Silently, Xi Ying stroked her hair and didn’t ask anything for some time.      

Her breath was somewhat heavy.      

“Did you have a nightmare?”     

Xi Ying asked gently.      

He had read in the book that at such times, women’s emotions were very volatile and changed rapidly.      

Though his wife was unreasonable sometimes, she was only childish at such times. However, this time, she was completely different. Her heavy breathing when she suddenly woke up only made him feel that she was having some nightmare.      

In his arms, Li Rui stayed silent.      

Her clean black eyes were filled with fear when she remembered what she had just seen a few moments ago.     

That ground …full of dead bodies.      

And in the center was a figure that was stained with blood everywhere. There was a dagger in his chest and blood flowed out continuously while he stayed still.      

The deep black eyes of the figure were opened like an abyss.      

However, what terrified Li Rui was the moment when she recognized the figure.      

It took her a few moments but she did recognize him.      

It was none other than her husband.      

Xi Ying.      

And then she was forced to wake up from that terrible nightmare.          

    

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Li Rui didn’t sleep again.      

Xi Ying was worried as she didn’t sleep at night as well. However, he couldn’t even force her to sleep again as well.      

He could sense that something was wrong.      

She was not ready to leave his side for even a moment. He      

As much as this made him happy, he couldn’t help but wonder what exactly she saw in her dream.      

“You want to eat something?”     

Xi Ying asked as he flipped the page of the book they were reading together. At this moment, they were inside their room, sitting on the bed and reading a book together.      

“No…”     

Li Rui said softly and Xi Ying sighed.      

“Rui, do you want to tell me what are you thinking?”     

Li Rui stiffened visibly and that made him frown deeply.      

He waited but she didn’t speak for a long time. Xi Ying wondered if he should force her to tell her. He didn’t want to but he didn’t want her to bother about anything as well.      

It could be stressful for her which could harm her health.      

Just when Xi Ying was trying to solve the conflict inside his heart, he heard Li Rui say     

“I am scared.”     

“About what?”     

He asked instantly as he put aside the book and held her hands in his putting his whole attention on her.      

Li Rui swallowed the thickness of emotions she was feeling inside her throat and whispered      

“What if something went wrong tonight?”     

A tear slid down from one of her eyes unconsciously making Xi Ying startled.      

Only now he felt her fear.      

His wife cried rarely.          

    

How scared she must be to cry like this! Xi Ying thought with a distress-filled heart.      

He wiped the tear from her cheek gently as he said firmly.     

“Nothing will go wrong, Rui.”     

Li Rui blinked as she looked at him trying to stop the tears from her eyes. She had never been so emotional.      

Perhaps it was her hormones that made her cry easily.     

Xi Ying smiled because he wanted her to feel that there was no need to fear. When he, who was to go inside the Imperial Palace tonight, was not afraid at all, why was she scared?      

“I will bring back everyone safe, Rui. I promise you. Don’t worry about anything.”     

He embraced her in his arms and comforted her while saying this and that.     

Li Rui stayed silent though she wanted to say a lot.      

He said that he will bring back everyone safe.      

But she didn’t care about anyone else after what she saw.      

‘He needed to come back safe and sound.’     

She had wanted to say but was afraid that she would start to cry if she spoke. So she stayed silent…silently giving strength to her heart assuring herself that it was merely a nightmare affected by her thoughts.      

Xi Ying was so strong. He was the strongest martial artist in the whole Empire.      

Who could defeat him!      

Nothing could go wrong.      

———-      

The night came sooner than she wanted.      

Li Rui watched in a daze as Xi Ying wore the black robe and then a mask that covered his face entirely.      

When he walked toward her after getting ready, he chuckled seeing the dazed look in her eyes.      

“Do I look handsome?”     

He asked with a playful smirk on his lips.      

However, he was startled when his dear wife calmly nodded her head.      

He opened his mouth and then closed it …and a moment later, he suddenly chuckled. Only she could leave him so speechless.      

“Well, I can wear it for you every day if you want that.”         

    

He said with a smile as he tucked the hair falling on her face behind her ear.      

“But I like your face more.”     

Li Rui’s honesty again made Xi Ying startle for a moment. He couldn’t remember if she had been so open before.     

Was something different today?     

He smiled as he silently looked at her face.      

It almost seemed as if he was seeing her for the las…     

Xi Ying suppressed the thought inside his heart immediately as soon as he realized what he was thinking.     

Nothing will go wrong.     

He himself had said to her.      

He couldn’t back away now. He needed to do it for her.      

He would come back because he wanted to spend a long life with her.      

“Let me tie them for you.”     

He whispered gently as he stroked her hair.      

Her hair was open.     

They didn’t go out of the room the whole day so she didn’t have to tie them.      

Hence, Xi Ying helped Li Rui tie her hair. He was still inexperienced so he had to take her help.      

Just when he finished, the door of the room was knocked.      

Li Rui looked towards the door calmly but her heart was suddenly filled with fear …especially when Xi Ying said to her.      

“I need to go now, Rui.”