Chapter 281: A twisted reality

" I'll be going out soon... With someone. " Xiao Rong said, with a little hesitation.

Lao Rong raised an eyebrow, she was surprised to hear her daughter's words, and after a moment she asked: " Is it a boy? "

Xiao Rong nodded without thinking much, and it shocked her mother even more, Lao Rong had an idea about who it might be but she didn't ask any further questions about it, she was happy that her daughter had change so much and hopefully it is for the better.

' So, she is going out with Wang Jin? But is he really suitable for her? The last time I met him... '

She wondered and remembered the last time she had talked to Jayden, it was on a desolate street where she shared some very very intimate moments with him, thinking about that her face turned red in shame, but she could still remember the dreadful aura that surrounded Jayden at that time, she was sure he isn't really what he appears to be.

Lao Rong knew that Jayden was hiding many secrets under his weak appearance.

" Oh right, I heard that your father is coming here, he told me that there is a piece of good news, and he seemed to be in a really good mood. Also he was saying something about the king giving him a higher position. "

Lao Rong said, it had been a few years since she last saw him, she sometimes talked to him through the jade plate, like the last time when she told him about Xiao Rong's increase in cultivation.

Xiao Rong really didn't have any strong feelings towards her father, she could count on one hand the number of times she had seen him and even so there might be a finger or two left.

The last time he came, Rong Fu engaged her with Qiang, and before she had only seen him a few times.

Seeing no emotions on her daughter's face Lao Rong could understand how she must be feeling, after all every since the birth of Xiao Rong, Rong Fu had shifted to the castle and had barely come home.

" I just wanted to tell you that, anyway be careful when choosing your life partner, after all, one mistake and you would be left all alone for the rest of your life, with ever lasting regrets. "

Lao Rong said in a serious tone.

Xiao nodded solemnly, but she believed completely in Jayden that he would never leave her alone, her love towards him intensified the more she thought about it.

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Jayden was sleeping peacefully on his bed, it was around the time of midnight when suddenly he smelled something terrible.

The strong stench hit his senses, as he suddenly had trouble in breathing, he couldn't find Jia in his arms so with his eyes closed he turned over and searched for her on the other side of the bed.

*BAM* *BAM*

*GROWLLL*

Jayden couldn't understand anything, he wanted to think that all of this is just a dream but it all felt too real to be one, though he was sure that it wasn't reality, even so, he could do nothing and just observe the scene in front of him and feel the fear the body was feeling.

' Fear? Me? But hadn't I already conquered over the emotion of fear, so why am I feeling it now? Could it be because it is someone else's body? '

Jayden wondered, he tried using all of his skills but not one of them responded, he felt utterly powerless right now as the cold air kept making his body shiver.

" Caleb, where are you? Tessa? Is there anyone? "

He asked again, slowly approaching the room that was the source of this noise, while walking he saw several pictures on the wall, Jayden saw his body's face in several of them, while there were two other people.

Jayden deduced that they were probably Caleb and Tessa and judging from the photos both of them seemed to be husband and wife.

Finally, he held the cold door knob and rotated it slowly before gently opening the door trying not to make any sound.

*BAAM* *BAAM* *BAAM* *BAAM*

And then he saw the room that was a bit dark, as his eyes adjusted to the darkness, Jayden saw a man kneeling on the ground he seemed to be doing something, but since Jayden was facing his back, he couldn't make out what the strange person was doing.

*Haa* *Haa* *Haa*

Jayden breathed heavily then narrowing his eyes he focussed on the man in front of him, there was a big puddle of blood all around him, he seemed to be eating something a loud crunching sound resounding in the hushed silence of the house.

Holding the walking cane above the ground Jayden's body moved forward, as he tried to look at what was in front of the man who was kneeling.

And what Jayden saw made his fear to grow astoundingly, his heart pounded crazily and his eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

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