Chapter 42 - Obsession

Somewhere in the big manor closed to the capital city, a woman in red hanfu kneeled on the floor in front of her an old man sits on the arms chair with a stern face, the old man strokes his long beard there's dissatisfaction on his face.

"You know, I always disagree with this matter!" the old man flicks his robes.

"But you promise me years ago if I managed to become the top three in this competition you will help me…." she rebuked the old man.

"Feng Ran!!" the old man shouts impatiently.

The woman in red hanfu is Xiang Feng Ran and the old man is her Father the Leader of Ming Hua Sect, tonight she braces herself to make her father fulfill his promise he said a long time ago.

"He never fonds of you…" Xiang Wu Ci sigh deeply, he doesn't understand why his daughter so stubborn with this.

"That….that's not true, he just doesn't want to implicate me" Xiang Feng Ran insists.

Xiang wu Ci shakes his head helplessly "If he likes you, he would find a way to reach you at least he would talk kindly with you" Xiang Wu Ci feels his daughter is such a fool, it's clear as day how that man feeling for her "He not even let you enter his Manor, you can still say he likes you, you think I don't know about you try to barge into his manor and got beaten by his gatekeeper!!" Xiang Wu Ci slams his fist on the armchair.

"That....." Xiang Feng Ran lost her words, She s stunned how her Father knew about this.

"You are the lady of Ming Hua sect how could you degraded yourself just for useless Prince, he is a weak and useless even the emperor disfavor him, what honor you have married with someone like that!!"Xiang Wu Ci points his finger at her furiously, the idea of her precious daughter marry with sixth Prince irritated him, his daughter is his precious bargain chip he wants to trade with something more beneficial for him and his Sect.

At that time to make her left Nan Jing city he promised her if she becomes the top three in this year competition she would make the emperor decree to marry her with Zhao Li Xin, he thought after few years her feeling would fade but who could have thought it's not fade but even getting stronger, he still not content to marry her with Zhao Li Xin.

"Please Father, I will never ask you anything anymore just this one last time" Xiang Feng Ran cry pitifully, Zhao Li Xin is her dream she also doesn't know why can he let him go after all these years and the cold treatment she had from him.

Xiang Wu Ci pinch his temple, her daughter won't listen to him even if he forces her to marry someone she might go crazy and run away from home, he knew exactly how his daughter temperament but if he married her with Zhao Li Xin.....

The information he got Zhao Li Xin is terribly ill and he won't live long so what if he makes engagement with her daughter he won't live long enough until the wedding and if he still lived he can poison him and use his own illness as cover up.

After Zhao Li Xin die he could annul his daughter engagement then he can marry her with someone else. After contemplate a few minuted Xiang Wu Ci feels he found a great solution, when Xiang Feng Ran become the top three her name would be famous through all the country she might attract a few suittor then he pretends she allowed her to marry with that sc*m, after a few months he would kill him and annul the engagement then he could choose the best suitor and hope it would be 'Long Ming'.

Xiang Wu Ci strokes his beard and smiles he feels satisfied with his own idea "Verry well because you so persistence I will allow it but only if you managed to the top three" he reminds her strongly.

Xiang Feng Ran eyes lit up "Really!!" she smiles brigtly "Yes I Wil, I will…..thank you Father, thank you!!" Xiang Feng ran can't stop smiling she already imagine her life with Zhao Li Xin in the future, how many children they would have and how happy they are. Honestly Xiang Feng Ran feeling for Zhao Li Xin is not wrong but force her feeling to other people even using 'Imperial Decree' to make him accept her is crazy, no one can refuse imperial decree it was death sentence for them and their family to refuse the decree, perhaps deep down Xiang Feng Ran knew how Zhao Li Xin feeling to her, and this decree is her only way to make him accept her no matter he like it or not.

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At Ninjing Manor inside the 'Grey' study room the temperature drops to minus zero, Mong Yi kneeled on the floor his head remain low while his back drench with cold sweat, he hate he lost rock-papper-scissors with Mong Ki he ends up to be the one who must report this bad news.

Zhao Li Xin sits on his big black wooden arms chair behind the big desk, his fist holds his head he was in his usual lazy podition only his expression remains cold and distanst like nothing inside that black beautiful eyes. His finger tapped the table repeatedly with monotone sounds it's his habit when he's thinking and mostly nothing good comes in from it, after a few minutes his finger stops and everything becomes quiet.

"Let it be…." he said eventually.

"Eh…." Mong Yi stunned but he collects himself quickly "Yes Milord!" he answers. Mong Yi then left the study room feel confused and relief but it's not his job to question his lord order. Mong Ki saw his brother safe and sounds his eyebrows frow "You look...fine?" there's a disappointment in his voice.

"I am" Mong Yi feels upset, his big brother can be so cruel sometimes.

"I thought after Milord heard the news he would be so angry at least make you cough blood a little bit" Mong Ki smiled without guilt.

"......…" sometimes Mong Yi wonders if he really his blood brother.

Inside the 'grey' room Zhao Li Xin still not move from his chair even his position remain the same, he underestimates Xiang Feng Ran Perseverance and how shameless she could be, Zhao Li Xin sneered his Father emperor might approve this engagement since it would give a lot of benefit for the Kingdom but his mother....she always favor Zhao Qin Feng more.

she might hate the idea of him having Ming Hua sect as his backer, her mother might hold a private meeting with that old Xiang Wu Ci to see what his plan with him. His mother surely doesn't want him to be cured, it's only gives her beloved son's more obstacle to get the Dragon throned.

Like that's matter for him, he could get that throned anytime he wants but he not interested with that small dream. With Xiang Feng Ran he can release himself from this shackle so-called sixth prince, no more pretending, no more holding his self in, no more bow and kowtow on the floor, it's time to show them who is he really are, he eager to see how his Father and 'dearest' mother looks like and that Xiang Feng Ran, let see what would he do to her....

hao Li Xin's mouth curved upwards, his eyes glint with murderous intent. The temperature inside the room just drop even lower fortunately, no one there but Zhao Li Xin himself, just like Mong Yi thought nothing good happened when his Lord start act like 'that'