The Princess And The Lord-Chapter 1328: Purification

Since they were young, Lory and Lucas were not only taught how to fight and defend themselves but also how to be the leader of the country but since the future king was Lucas, the pressure on Lory wasn’t as much as Lucas after all Lory’s main job was as a supporter and frankly, they didn’t want to make her life any harder than it already was.

Because of that it never crossed her mind that one day she would replace Lucas’s position as the temporary leader of the kingdom. To make matters worse, Lory has already gotten used to being spoiled by Zhao Li Xin, yes, she might help Hei Shen’s problems here and there, but it is not mandatory besides the four King’s Palace do not want to bother Lory too much as well.

As a result, Lory becomes nervous when Fargo asks her to replace Lucas, but she understands there is no other way because, besides Lucas, she is the last royal blood in the kingdom.

After showering Lory changed into more appropriate clothes even though she wasn’t sure there would be anyone else besides the Archknights, but since she was a child she had been taught to dress according to the rules when in the palace environment.

Lory wore a dark gray turtleneck dress and tied her long hair into a low bun. The simple dress perfectly accentuated her small waist and slender figure, making her look feminine yet strong.

Lory walked down the stairs barefoot, carrying a pair of high heels in one hand and holding onto the banister with the other.

The woman looked carefree but she exuded the dignity and pride of a royal princess, something that could only be born, not learned.

Because of that, Zhao Li Xin knew from the first time he met her that she was no ordinary woman, that she was special despite her status as a humble maid at that time, and at that moment he found himself helplessly in love with her right at first sight.

Meanwhile, Lory was too preoccupied with the mountain tasks that are waiting for her so she did not notice a certain man staring at her with fiery eyes.’

Lory threw her shoes on the floor and then raised her hand asking for Zhao Li Xin’s hand, [Help me,]

Zhao Li Xin held Lory’s hand as she put on her shoes, after she finished she stomped her shoes on the floor for a while a moment later her forehead creased in dissatisfaction as she felt uncomfortable wearing high heels again after so long.

[The shoes don’t look comfortable] Zhao Li Xin could guess from Lory’s expression.

[Yes, but I think I should start getting used to it because I will be attending many formal events later on and all of them require women to wear this type of shoes]

Lory has never been a fan of high heels, but circumstances forced her to get used to wearing them.

When her return is announced to the public Lory will be the second most influential person in the Harland kingdom after King Lucas and that will make her play a very important role in the world and people will start inviting her to attend big events all over the world therefore Lory feels she should start getting used to the customs of this world again.

Lory blow her cheeks then twirled in front of Zhao Li Xin, [How do I look?]

[Very beautiful] He said honestly.

Satisfied with Zhao Li Xin’s answer, she then joked [Then, you should see me dressed up for the Royal banquet, I will blown your mind] freewebnσvel.cѳm

[I’m sure you are,] He kissed the back of Lory’s hand gently.

[Alright, I should go now before anyone nags me. Do you want to come with me?] Lory didn’t feel like there was anything to hide from Zhao Li Xin, be it personal or state matters. Besides, she would also ask Zhao Li Xin’s opinion when she was at a dead end.

Zhao Li Xin really appreciates that Lory always involves him in her affairs, but Zhao Li Xin doesn’t feel the need to interfere in the kingdom’s matters, just like Lory rarely gets involved in Hei Shen’s matters out of respect for him, so Zhao Li Xin decides not to interfere unless the situation forces him otherwise.

[Thank you for the invitation, but I think I’d rather use my time cultivating inside the ring]

Lory’s eyes widened instantly [You fixed it!]

The blatant admiration in Lory’s eyes satisfied his male ego that needed to be admired by his beloved once a while, [Yes, after that I’ll fix your ring too, just wait a little longer okay] he rubbed Lory’s head lovingly.

The spatial ring had saved his life many times, in fact, Lory missed the convenience it provided, a ring that allowed her to carry as many weapons and equipment as she wanted without having to worry about it restricting her movement and she didn’t have to worry about losing her belongings, how great is that!

Lory kissed Zhao Li Xin’s cheek excitedly, [Hope you fix it soon, you’re the best Darling!]

Zhao Li Xin laughed amusedly seeing Lory acting like a child who couldn’t wait for her present. After exchanging a few words, Lory reluctantly ended their conversation and went to the king’s study with heavy steps.

But Lory who still didn’t want to work kept grumbling all the way to the king’s office.

"Da*n Luc, when I said I would be happy to take over some of your tasks that don’t include administrative work, how could you ask your sister who just came back to do your boring work?! That’s it, when you wake up I’ll slap your head and...wait a minute." Lory’s steps stopped.

She looked left then right then her expression turned blank, it took a moment for Lory to realize she had taken the wrong path, she looked behind her with incredulous eyes.

’Am I really lost?!’

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When Lory left, Zhao Li Xin stayed alone in a large room. He had checked each part of the room while Lory was sleeping.

Zhao Li Xin then went to the study room. He pushed the double glass door that separated the TV room, Zhao Li Xin entered and then observed the photos displayed on the wall.

In the photo, Lory was seen from childhood to adolescence. In one of the photos, Lory took a photo with her family. Lory looked like she was only three or four years old and was being carried by her mother while Lucas was sleeping and being carried by his father.

Zhao Li Xin never understood the relationship between parents and children, especially in the Imperial family where familial love was almost non-existent, even in the most peaceful royal family, there were still clear boundaries between parents and children, because as a ruler a man was a king first to his family before a father and a husband. He thought it was the norm when he saw Lory’s family.

In every photo, Lory and Lucas were laughing heartily when they were with their parents, as were the photos of her with Fargo, Fredhardt, and the others.

Lory shared how close her father and mother were, even in the eyes of a little girl like herself, she could see their devotion to each other. Lory also shared how her mother would read them bedtime stories every night and how her father would check on them every night no matter how late he came home just to make sure she and Lucas were safe and sound.

Lory then said her father’s friends raised them like their own and loved them very much, but they didn’t spoil them, instead, they patiently taught her and Lucas to be good leaders and more importantly to be good people.

"They taught me to be brave, to have courage no matter how difficult the situation I might face in the future, to never give up because no matter how scary the storm might be, it won’t last forever."

Zhao Li Xin may not have realized it at the time, but Lory’s words had awakened her desire to have such a family, if not for him at least for his children.

If he and Lory were blessed with a child one day, he hoped that the child would grow up in an environment full of love and warmth like this. He hoped that his children would not be accustomed to conspiracy, murder, and betrayal, he hoped that his children would not think that killing was a normal thing to survive.

He hopes that his children will grow up like Lory, kind, honest, generous, and strong until no matter how dark they are, they will be covered by darkness. The light in their hearts never dims. He hoped his children would be more like Lory than him.

Zhao Li Xin sat on the chair, he leaned his back on the chair while staring at the white ceiling, a moment later a glimmer of warmth brimmed inside his black eyes soon after a faint smile spread on his handsome face.

Zhao Li Xin slowly closed his eyes when he opened them again the warmth in his eyes disappeared without a trace and was replaced by an endless void.

Once again he returned to the spatial ring. The size of the spatial ring remained the same as when he left it, just a small courtyard with one small empty room. Zhao Li Xin didn’t mind the small room because the main purpose of the spatial ring was to shorten cultivation time, yes and everything else was just a good addition. Zhao Li Xin took a sit in the middle of the courtyard and began to meditate.

Since he was inside the ring, he didn’t need to hold himself, he could let the flame go rampant without worry about hurting anyone else, not that he cared but unfortunately, Lory would.

If he hurt an innocent people, the one who would be blamed would be Lory. Because of her position as a Princess, people would hold her responsible for his mistakes even if it wasn’t her fault at all and the last thing he wanted was to drag Lory’s reputation into the mud.

He slowly exhaled a long breath as soon as the dark purple flames covered him like a thick blanket, and then the flames started dancing wildly around him like a tornado, burning everything around him whether it was bushes or buildings it didn’t matter everything turned into ashes, and in an instant, the calm scenery turned into a terrifying sea of ​​fire.

’Boy, do you know what the main use of fire is? No, not burning people to death you idiot...it’s for purification