Chapter 166 - 166 - Reincarnations

After an eventful fight and reunion, both the dragon and the Koi settled down next to the nearby pink trees.

Both was ecstatic with each other's company.

Long Ki sat down and hugged her onto his lap. "I have caused you mental strain. Rest now, we'll talk about everything later," he whispered softly next to her ear.

Yukiya excitedly sat up and looped her hands around his neck. "Nope, I'm totally fine now. ummmm why don't I tell you about Xia?"

With a small smile, he nodded. Her eyes shimmered every time she talked about her child. 'Looks like I'm more smitten than I expected. and

...I have a son,' he thought as a small smile bloomed on him. He hugged her and nuzzled her nose against her neck. 'wow, we have a son together....even though he is that guy's son he would still be mine.' he glared at the demon standing close by.

Suddenly all the history books he had read rushed into his mind. 'Dont tell me... Xia is.....its not possible,' he thought with his eyes wide open. "Wifey....how did you meet Xia initially?" he whispered with a serious look.

"He was just a small egg when I met him. I helped hatch and him as well. waah, teaching him to cultivate was the hardest part, but somehow I was able to bribe him with food in exchange for..." Yukiya noticed that Long Ki hd stopped listening. Currently, he was glaring at Lian Hua with burning eyes. "Ki? what's...wrong?"

Long Ki sat up and pulled her close. "Yukiya how did you find out that he is you son's father,"

"He looks similar,"

"Other than that. What proof do you have?" Long Ki said with a frown. He was pretty sure his suspicions were accurate, but still he needed to make sure.

"Other that that? I--I dont have any other proof," Yukiya was baffled. she kept glancing at him and at Lian hua with a frown. she could sense that's something was wrong, but she did not know what was. she tugged on his sleeve, "Long Ki, tell me what's wrong?"

"Xia is not his son," he said.

Yukiya gasped. she held onto his hand tightly, waiting for his explanation.

Meanwhile Lian Hua froze. the beautiful sky lotuses all froze as well in their formation. "What did you say?" he murmured and glanced back at him.

"I said Xia is not you son. because your son died ten thousand tears ago," The red dragon said confidently. "I've read your history. in all the history books I've  read, it all stated that the great war started because the demon king, Lian Hua's son Hong Lian fell in love with the heavenly Dragon emperor, Wei Long. you....you were against their unions much that you murdered the heavenly emperor. Heartbroken you son committed suicide. You wife.....she followed behind him as well."

Lian Hua trembled. he let his head down and did not face them.

"Aren't I telling the truth, great demon Lian Hua? your son is dead. Who are you to claim other's son as yours? From this day forward, Xia is mine." Long Ki declared.

"NO! HE IS MY SON! XIA IS MINE" the demon shouted. 'How dare he claim that I'm not his father? HOW DARE!' the whole forest trembled. From the ground to the sky, everything was disturbed by the great demon's rage.

Sensing his abnormality, Long Ki lifted his wife and stepped further behind. He knew that it was stupid of him to sound out the truth like that. Given his lover's disposition, she would definitely invite him into their family, but.....he couldn't bear to know that this demon would become his family as well.

He held her hand tight and glared at the lotus demon. "Yukiya run, this is not going to be pretty," he whispered softly.

Yukiya shook her head and hugged him tight. "No, I'm not leaving you. Never!" she whispered back.

Watching all this, the ghoul sighed. "Xia is his son.... because he is Hong Lian's reincarnation," he stuttered. His jaw clicked with every word as if it would just fall apart.

Yukiya on the other hand, frowned. "What do you mean, Reborn? please explain further,"

The ghoul caressed his jaw and glanced at the frozen demon. "you don't have to lose your temper for this. Give them a clear explanation, would you?" he said.

Lian Hua sighed.All the natural abnormalities around them stopped. "Xia Che is my son Hong Lian's reincarnation. My son—he did not commit suicide, rather he was brutally murdered. Your history books tell nonsense. have they mentioned how the heavenly ministr's tortured my wife? Have they mentioned how they killed their own emperor because he was in love with my son?" his was back slightly bent as he explained this. 

Long Ki stumbled from all this information. "Its—its not possible. how could heavenly ministers hurt their own king? you...you are lying.  I have heard that some demons are very deceptive. they could even manipulate memories. you are one, right? you thought I would believe you.  you thought I would...."

"But it's the truth. Wei Long, the emperor and dear friend that I served, was killed by his own trusted ministers," The ghoul whispered. his eyeballs burned, but they could not even produce a single tear. "If I was nearby, I would have stopped all this. I could have done something...anything,"

Lian Hua patted his head and sighed. "You were just a general, there was nothing you could have done to save him."

a pleasant spring breeze swept through the grassland and caressed the four who were deep in thought.

Long Ki was suspicious and Yukiya was completely floored from all the information over load. She softly tugged his shirt and whispered, "So...my son is not a half demon?"

"Probably not....but," he glanced at Lian Hua, "I'm not sure anymore. If what he said is the truth, then it would be a major scandal of the heavenly realm," Long Ki whispered. he still couldn't believe it do he peered at the ghoul. He was wearing a worn out black armour that was usually issued to heavenly generals. "Are you perhaps general Pan Ru?"

"Was that my name?" the ghoul said to the demon.