410 Don'st lose hope

"I tried to find him..." Mo Yao Wang uttered softly. His face did not change but his voice sounded anguished, thinking about what he tried to do. "His soul was not in the underworld... Unless.."  Thinking about the underworld where only dead souls occupied the place. No one can enter the place aside from the royal family. Mo Yao Wang remembered the things he sacrificed to find Xiao XiRan's soul.  He shook his head trying to eliminate the idea that flashed on his mind. "Either his soul was trapped or..." Mo Yao Wang's eyes started to sting, he blinked his tears away.  Despite the overwhelming feeling of hopelessness, Mo Yao Wang forced himself to speak. "He may have completely... He... Vanished.." His voice faint. Trying to suppress the pain of losing Xiao XiRan.  Before Marlene and Zhiyuan told him about what happened at the forbidden forest, Mo Yao Wang is already well-informed of those events.  Despite the truth that Xiao XiRan's soul will vanished after saving YuYan, Mo Yao Wang did not lose hope. He immediately did all he can to find his grandson's soul but to no avail.  Marlene's heart almost stopped beating. Her eyes sting, tears fall on her cheeks, her body began shivering. Her knees felt soft, she stepped back unconsciously and was about to stumble but Zhiyuan immediately caught her arms.  Thinking about losing Xiao XiRan forever made Marlene feel deep regret for running away from him. If only his soul were just in the underworld, she is willing to do whatever it takes to retrieve it.  Her heart filled with despair; falling to the ground while Zhiyuan bent his knees, comforting her back. Marlene covered her mouth as she sobbed silently.  What would have happened if she didn't run away back then? Their family would have been complete, living together. They could have supported each other, protecting their child together.  She knew it was stupid because she was kidnapped. She should be mad at him but her love for XiRan is true! She sacrificed so much just to keep him alive!  Now, she can only regret being a coward, for being frightened to admit her feelings that time. If she decided to stood up by Xiao Xiran then, would everything have been different? Would he still be alive? Is it her fault?  "Why is he so stupid!" Marlene seethed with anger, her voice anguished, sobbing and complaining at the same time. "How can he leave me just like that?" Her voice is faint, barely audible as she speaks.  "He has a son.." Marlene almost choked. Tears continued to flow from her eyes. "His child needs him..." She kept sobbing and then finally admitted to herself, ".... I need him.."Watching Marlene as she became overwhelmed by despair, Zhiyuan's heart began to panic. Her body suddenly released a dark smoke and the entire study room darkened. "Control yourself, you still have your child to consider." Mo Yao Wang said. He knows exactly what is happening to her. She is starting to fall into the dark abyss of loosing her sanity. "Don't you trust me?" He added.Marlene looked at Mo Yao Wang with her swollen eyes. "Can't we bring him back?" Her voice laced with anguish. "He didn't disappear... He couldn't have... Right?" She added, trying to convince herself. "I'll do everything within my power to get him back." Mo Yao Wang said, trying to assure and comfort Marlene. He is not sure though, after all, he already tried everything he could to find XiRan's soul. Despite the fact that it is next to impossible to retrieve Xiao XiRan, Mo Yao Wang can't afford to let his great grandson's mother to lose her sanity. Xi'an already lost his father, he can't lose his mother too! "Just don't lose hope." Mo Yao Wang added. Hearing this, the black smoke that surrounded Marlene's body slowly disappeared, making Zhiyuan heaved a sigh of relief. "Come on, let's get some rest." he uttered softly.