Chapter 65 - The Perfect Blushing Bride

"My apologies," his lover voiced still sleep heavy, "Let me atone for the pain I caused."

"No," he shook the hand away with a flush, "It is okay."

Ying Yue saw the king sat up and watched him slyly with a smirk. The cover fell off his chest to reveal the lean muscles.

"Come, Ah Yue," Wang Li said as he stood up, "Let us bathe."

"Mm, maybe we should bathe separately."

"Hm?" The Ghost King placed a knee on the bed and leaned toward him letting his lips pause before the blonde's, "Are you afraid I would take advantage of you, my love?"

"No," Ying Yue shook his head and breathed out a smile, "I am afraid I won't stop looking at you."

His silver eyes widened, and a soft laugh escaped the Ghost King's lips. He kissed the blonde and pulled away with a shake of his head.

"I will see you soon, Ah Yue."

Ying Yue watched the king walk out with his bare chest and closed the door with a smile on his lips. The blonde let out a loud breath and fell on the bed. Taking a deep breath of Wang Li's smell soaked into his side of the bed, he grinned goofily.

"I don't think I can stay pure if I am here with Wang Li," he sighed, but the smile stayed on his face when his thoughts strayed to the touches and kisses from the Ghost King. His face flushed and he snuggled closer into the bedding.

"Hopeless, so hopeless."

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Wang Li stared at his hand where a black-like smoke floated and wrapped around his palm. It lifted and twisted as if alive, a living part of the Ghost King. He felt arms wrapped around him from behind.

"Hm, are you feeling how much power you have again?"

"You've been away for a long time."

Wang Li soaked the darkness back into his skin, feeling the strength within his body. He had always known what his purpose was when he was younger. He turned to look at the red eyed demon and saw the grin on the human-like face. Ye Wu had been coming and going in the palace less frequently than when he was younger. He wondered if it was because of the change to his purpose.

'I still bring balance, but now it is through Ying Yue.'

"Ye Wu," he greeted.

"I missed you, Ah Li. You look like you are glowing, what had they been feeding you?"

Ye Wu questioned tugging and rubbing his cheek with that same grin on his face.

"How was your trip?"

"Eh, I've made arrangements with more of my fellow members. All is good dear," the demon patted his cheeks with a sighed smile, "How I've missed your beautiful face."

Letting out a smile of his own, Wang Li nodded.

"Ah Wu," he said and paused for a moment, "I no longer need to create chaos."

The grin on the face of the demon slowed to a smile to a frown.

"What do you mean? What has changed?" Ye Wu glared with a scowl, "You promised, Wang Li! Are you going back on your word?"

Wang Li sighed and looked toward the library, where he was told the blonde was. He understood with Ying Yue committing himself to staying with him and was hopeful to satisfy the demon inside him, the Ghost King knew Ye Wu would not take it lightly.

"I know my promise, Ah Wu. I will find a way without people dying."

There were suspicions in those ruby eyes as they narrowed. The demon with raven hair crossed his arms and frowned.

"You know what the prophecy stated. How will you follow it?"

"He is here. He is willing to ease the chaos within me, Ah Wu."

"What?" Ye Wu's eyes widened and his arms hung at his sides, "His master approved of this?!"

Shaking his head, he paced back and forth thinking to himself.

'If the blonde is here, the one to bring balance to Wang Li's chaos… Ugh! I should have killed the Heaven's Chosen long ago!'

"Ye Wu, do you want to meet Ying Yue again?" Wang Li questioned searching his face, almost hopeful, and the demon's resolved faltered.

'Dammit.'

Forcing a grin on his face, he pinched the king's nose and laughed.

"Lead the way, child."

"I am an adult now," Wang Li murmured as he walked toward the library. The red eyed demon laughed aloud and wrapped his arm over his shoulders. Opening the door to the library, he felt his lips curled when he saw his aunt sitting beside his lover. She had a small smile on her face, while Ying Yue's face was reading the rolled-out scroll. Her eyes, beautiful and soft, sharpened when they caught the ruby ones of Ye Wu.

"Nephew," his aunt greeted still seated.

Ying Yue paused in his reading and looked up. His golden eyes widened and his mouth opened partly. Clearing his throat, he forced a smile and greeted the two men.

"Ah Li," he looked over at the demon, "Ye Wu."

"Ah Yue, no need to be formal, or fearful," the demon strutted in with a laugh, "Anyone who makes my Ah Li happy, then who am I to stop such happiness from him."

The blonde nodded and watched the demon sit beside him. The red eyed demon pressed against his forehead, moving his finger along the mark from the Heavens. He felt more pressure against his forehead before the finger moved away.

"You are glowing too," the demon hummed with a tilt of his head, "Did you two have sex?"

Ying Yue felt his entire face flushed before he could force it away. Big golden eyes looked to the Ghost King to see his lover's ears reddened. He looked away and down at the scroll he was reading earlier. Twiddling his thumbs, he ignored the laugh from the demon beside him.

"Oh, how cute! No wonder Wang Li likes you. You make the perfect blushing bride!" Ye Wu laughed harder when the flush deepened on the blonde.

'Oh, this was perfect! Wang Li cares so deeply for this boy that he was willing to do that!' He grinned wildly, 'I can take advantage of it and my people will be free.'

"Ah Wu," he heard the Ghost King speak up and he turned to see the light flush on the raven-haired male's ears, "Stop teasing."

The king sat beside him and he caught the glances that both of Heaven's chosen were glancing at one another, like they were embarrassed to act on their feelings before their elders.

"Ah, alright," Ye Wu cupped Wang Li's face and stared deeply into those silver eyes.

'All I have to do is crush his weak skull. He would not be able to fight back. He will die and then kill the blonde. My people will roam and be free once more. I will-'

He felt his king's fingers wrapped around his wrist.

'Dammit!'

Letting out a sigh, the red-eyed demon rubbed his thumb over the mark under Wang Li's left eye.

"Remember your promise. I am not a patient demon."

His ruby eyes saw the small smile on the raven-haired male's lips.

"I promise."

Letting out a defeated huff, he squished the king's cheeks and pouted.

"You," he turned pointing to the blonde who looked at him startled, "You know what I am capable of. Unlike Wang Li, I can leave this village," he leaned closer to the freckled face boy, "I know where your master is. I will kill him if he is too distracted by you, understand?"

"Ye Wu," the Ghost King sounded upset, angry perhaps, but the demon needed to be sure the blonde understood, "You will not hurt him."

There was a slow chill filling the air around them and the demon pouted. Turning to see Wang Li with sharp silver eyes, hinting to red and he wrapped his thin arms around the man.

"Wang Li," he whined, "Can you just go along with it? I wasn't really going to kill his master. I like Pang Xi, you know that."

"Don't threaten Ying Yue again."

Letting out a sigh, he leaned his head on his palm and frowned.

"Ah Li," the blonde spoke up holding a smile, "Thank you. Ye Wu… What, what is it Wang Li promised you?"

"Hm, for my people to leave the confines of the Netherworld and roam freely," the demon grinned, "What they do, I cannot say or be responsible for."

"Innocent people will die."

"I do not care."

"But, your people could die too."

"It would be their fault."

"But-"

"Enough," Yun spoke up sternly.

"Ah Yun," the demon singsong, but the glare made his lips dried.

"Nephew, help Ying Yue put away the readings," the female ordered.

"Madame, may I leave the ones I haven't read?" The blonde questioned and she nodded with a curl of her lips.

She watched the two chosen of Heavens stroll away and her eyes returned to the demon. Her lips straightened and she watched the demon cross his arms.

"Old lady."

"Pathetic demon."