Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81: The princess is single, and so are you, General

The spell binding Han Xin ended abruptly. That’s because as soon as Xiang Yu saw who it was, the smile on his face vanished, replaced by a look of annoyance. "What are you doing here?" he demanded, his tone sharp.

Han Xin was taken aback, though he didn’t let it show on his face. "I came to find you... I heard what happened," he replied evenly, his eyes searching hers for any hint of the smile she had on before. But there was no trace of it and in its place was just pure disdain and hatred. He was beginning to ask himself what he did to make her this resentful towards him.

Xiang Yu crossed his arms, his posture defensive. "Well, you have found me. Now what?" He never thought this man was this nosy. Yi Nuo should have told him what happened so why did he come running here like he was rushing to save a damsel in distress.

If their relationship was good, that rescuing a damsel in distress statement would make sense. This could only mean he wasn’t worried about him but rather that he was worried that this was a plot to escape. Having realised that, Xiang Yu couldn’t help but smirk with a look of disdain flashing in his eyes. He could read Han Xin like a book.

"You thought I ran away, didn’t you?" he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Why Han Xin would think like that, Xiang Yu didn’t know? He must have found out something about Peng Xiu that he didn’t know about. It must have been something so bad that it would make the real Peng Xiu nervous enough to run. "Now that you see I am taking my punishment, you can leave... General."

Han Xin stared into her eyes, his gaze unwavering. He didn’t know what exactly he was searching for. When his gaze shifted, he couldn’t help but notice the spots of sunburn marring her smooth skin and the cracks on her lips.

Her knees were rooted on the pebbles and it was clear the position was causing her immense pain. Despite his feelings towards her, he couldn’t stand to see her suffer like this. She was a princess after all regardless of her circumstance.

Without a word, he turned and stormed off, his steps purposeful as he went to find the head monk. Xiang Yu watched him go, a sneer curling his lips before he turned his attention back to the incense stick that was more than half way burnt.

He blew on it fanning the flame for it to burn faster. The ember blew bright but it was barely helping. Because he had been in his spiritual space, he didn’t notice that his body was in terrible shape. This was all Han Xin’s fault for drawing back to reality. He now realised that he was in so much pain, his skin was burnt up and he was hungry. It brought back memories of a time long past.