33 3.4 Star Flute Player

Bing Wen felt Ming Yue's sudden body change and couldn't help but look at the her who had her eyes opened now in shock.

"Beloved concubine, what's wrong?" He placed his hand on her head and started patting it, hoping to smooth her nerves. For some reason, he felt that by doing this, she'll be able to relax.

Tian He snapped out of her chaotic thoughts and looked up at him, her eyes met his dark brown ones that were currently staring at her, however; after observing them for a while, she somehow felt that his gaze towards her was a bit softer than before. Although it was still fathomless, and its depths were still a mystery to her, she didn't feel like it was looking at her coldly anymore, she even had the misconception that it looked a bit considerate.

She was bewildered, why is he using such a gaze to look at her? Wasn't he just apathetic towards her a moment ago? She was really confused with his sudden change towards her. She didn't do anything that would warrant this uncaring husband of hers to suddenly start to be considerate towards her, well except for playing the flute for him, but that was it. Hell, she even refused to bed him consecutively, it should be that he would start to alienate her instead. Not that she wanted that because it would only work at a disadvantage towards her, but his sudden change couldn't be describe as anything but strange.

Bing Wen caught the confused expression she was making and couldn't help but think that it looked kind of cute, and coupled with her already adorable features, it could be at the epitome of charming for him.

"Beloved concubine, what is it that you're thinking about that's causing you such confusion?" He removed his hand from her head and gently brushed it against her right cheek, lingering there to enjoy the smoothness of her skin beneath his rough fingers.

Tian He finally reacted to his words and put away her thoughts while ignoring his sudden touch on her cheek. Since this husband of hers somehow became a bit considerate towards her, she'll use this to her advantage, even if she can't let him have this body's purity, in return, she'll make sure to properly cure him of his illness. After all, even though they're husband and wife, there was no way she could return his consideration towards him with lovemaking because her heart was set on her elder brother.

And as for the familiar feeling she felt earlier when he abruptly kissed her forehead, she'll keep it in mind for now. She trusted her instincts that this feeling couldn't be ignored since it somehow resembled how she felt when her elder brother had kissed her forehead multiple times, her heart instinctively liked it.

With what she knew about her mysterious elder brother and his dark flames' powers that could somehow affect the soul, she had a hunch that maybe this husband of hers was affected by it somehow, making his touch resemble that of her elder brother's. She was strongly hoping that it was her elder brother's dark flames' powers that were trying to reach her through this husband of hers. Even though this sounded entirely impossible, after witnessing how her elder brother could bypass the 'normal' rules of the world and see her in soul form, there wasn't anything that she wouldn't consider.

Perhaps, it was just a small hope that her heart made up to want to see her elder brother again, but even if it was minuscule, she'll take it. And even if it ended up affecting this husband of hers, she was desperate, even now she is still plagued by the guilt of leaving him so abruptly, but since she couldn't do anything about that without risking the wrath of that main system, she'll work with what she has.

After all, anything or anyone that kidnaps people and force them to do their bidding while holding such immense powers is nothing to be trifled with, especially since her soul was technically being controlled by it because of its power to send her to different worlds. She realized she had no defense to it ever since the day she was forcefully brought away from her world in soul form, even now, she had no idea where her original body is, she was sure that this main system wasn't going to be nice enough to return it to her if she decided that she won't complete these tasks anymore. She was really too afraid to think down that dangerous route.

Bing Wen suddenly saw her eyes dip downwards while her body slightly trembled, his heart felt somewhat distressed at her sudden actions.

"Beloved concubine, what is it? What's causing you such distress?" He didn't like how she was hiding her thoughts from him but that was nothing in compared to how she was currently trembling as if she was afraid of something, it made him uneasy not knowing what is it that was causing her to be so scared.

Hearing his low reassuring voice against her ears and the warmth of his arms around her, she really wanted to think that all of this wasn't a dream, although she was forcefully taken and had to do these tasks, she still was able to meet her elder brother. If her elder brother's dark flames really had the power to affect other people's souls in different worlds, then that would be too surreal. Even if her soul never went back home and she never got to see her parents again, she felt that she would be contented was just meeting her elder brother in every world.

She realized that she didn't care about anything else, even if her soul was eternally controlled by this main system, making her do these tasks forever, she won't pay it any mind if she had her elder brother to accompany her in every world. Besides, since these tasks involve learning new art skills, and nothing too complicated, she'll manage somehow.

But that leaves the question, how could she be certain that it was her elder brother that was trying to reach out to her? She certainly didn't want to give her love to someone that wasn't her elder brother, so it was really important for her to make sure his identity first.

But how could she do that? It wasn't like she could just outrightly ask him because judging by how this husband of hers was acting towards her, it was totally different from her elder brother's way of handling her. Her elder brother was gentle and kind, maybe a bit unreasonable at times, but he was nowhere near as cold and callous as this husband of hers, even she was a bit afraid of the dangerous aura he emitted when she first met him.

So far, she knew that, or was hoping that her elder brother's dark flames were affecting this husband of hers' soul somehow, making it resemble that of elder brother's. So, does this mean that her elder brother was trying to take over this husband of hers' body? I mean, if 2nd Imperial prince from her first world mission could eliminate Consort Dai's soul from her body, what's stopping her elder brother from eliminating the soul from this husband of hers' body and taking it over for himself? Even if she didn't know the extent of her elder brother's dark flames' powers, she didn't let that stop her from imagining the best alternative for herself.

But wait a moment, she seemed to be forgetting something, since she only saw that 2nd Imperial Prince's dark flames' powers somehow destroy that Consort's soul, and didn't see her elder brother doing it, she wasn't really sure her elder brother's dark flames' power could do it, too.

No, that's not right either. Since they are the same dark flames, it would only make sense for her elder brother to be able to do it, too.

Wait a minute, something doesn't make sense! Since these dark flames were so powerful and were similar to each other, there was no way that two people could be possessing it since it was strong enough to bypass the 'world's' laws to affect other people's souls while coincidentally giving off the same feeling as each other. And since it had the power to affect souls, then the power itself should come from the soul itself, and going with the same theory earlier, these dark flames' power should only belong to one soul.

But if everything about this is true, then that would mean that the 2nd Imperial Prince in her first world mission and her elder brother in the 2nd, share the same soul because they both have the same dark flames' power within their soul.

She grew shocked by this sudden guess of hers, if she was wrong, then there's no harm done, and she'll be left to just thinking that she had a really active imagination, but if she's right, then that would mean she'll be able to find her elder brother in this world by recognizing the dark flames in his eyes and they could be together again.

She was too overjoyed with discovering this fact, I need to test this theory of mine.

She immediately looked at this husband of hers, if the familiar feeling she felt earlier was due to them sharing the same soul, then this husband of hers should also have dark flames within his eyes. The only problem lies with how she was supposed to get him to display it.

The only time she remembered her elder brother displaying it was when he kissed her, and although she didn't want to admit it, this was the only option she could try now. Well, in contrast to the dangerous option of occurring his wrath and having him unleash it to wipe out someone's soul, or the impossible option of suddenly letting him see her in soul form and getting detected by the main system for deliberately creating disturbances with regular people of this world, kissing him doesn't sound so bad considering all that.

She resolved herself and became motivated, if they share the same soul, it doesn't matter if her elder brother is in a different body, he'll still be him, and even if she kissed the wrong person, it'll still be worth it.

Bing Wen suddenly saw his concubine's face change from melancholy to determined then to excitement and was left bewildered by her rapid change in expressions, just what exactly is this concubine of his thinking? However, he didn't to get ask her because he was caught off guard with her eyes that suddenly looked at him with expectation and even a bit of happiness.

Although he felt a bit joyful with her looking at him like that, he was more confused by her abrupt change in emotions towards him, her alienation of him and dislike for his touch was too obvious beforehand that he couldn't automatically accept her happiness when she was looking at him now.

But when he was going to question her again, he felt her grab his chin while seriously looking at him.

"Lord Husband, Ming Yue is going to test something, I hope you'll cooperate with me." She didn't wait for his agreement and immediately connected her lips with his.

He was too caught in this unexpected initiative of hers that his body couldn't help but freeze up, however; it didn't take long for him to snap out of it and he immediately responded in turn by moving his hand behind her head to bring her lips closer to his. Savoring the sweetness of it on his lips, he couldn't help himself from extending his tongue out to gently lick the top part of it, and after seeing that she wasn't resisting him, he grew bolder and opened his mouth a bit to softly nibble on her lower lip.

It was so delicious and sweet that he couldn't stop and nibbled and licked some more. His heart never felt like it wanted something this badly, it felt like a strong fire was ignited within it and the urge to continue this sprouted inside of it, increasing the pleasant feeling he felt inside his heart with each lick and nibble.

He saw how her eyes that were looking at him begin to turn a bit misty and his desire for her grew. He wanted to taste more of her sweetness and automatically used his tongue to tease her mouth open so that his tongue could enter it.

Tian He was caught off guard with his sudden push, making their lips even closer to each other, she didn't have to time to pay attention to whether his eyes had any dark flames in them because she suddenly felt a tiny shock go through her body when he licked and nibbled her lips. Her hands clung to his front shirt while trying hard to keep her eyes open to spot any differences his eyes might have. She suddenly began to have a hard time since his kisses and bites on her lips kept sending small shocks through her body, making it feel a bit numb and causing tears to blur her vision.

Suddenly, she felt his tongue enter her mouth and lick her upper palate, making her uncontrollably shiver from her sensitivity of it. Although her heartbeat was beginning to increase and the numb heated sensation her body was feeling begun to make her a bit dizzy, she didn't close her eyes while focusing on his. She was waiting, since the dark flames didn't appear immediately when her elder brother kissed her, she had to be patient and bear with this a bit longer.

Bing Wen was surprised at her for not resisting his advances but since she was willing to let him touch her, he didn't think about it any further and continued his exploration of her sweet mouth. His hand pushed her head even closer so that his tongue could reach into the deepest part of it, licking her tongue and ravaging the insides, claiming everything for himself. His other hand that was on her waist moved towards her nicely shaped breasts and naturally begun to gently knead it.

"Mmmm!" No, not her breasts.

She clung to his front shirt even tighter while trying to resist the electric shock that coursed through her body at his squeezing of her breasts. The heated feeling near her belly area she felt earlier increased even more, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly at his continued kneading of her sensitive breasts. His strong hand around her head was preventing her mouth from escaping the plunging of his warm tongue while his other hand that roughly squeezed her breasts were starting to make it difficult to maintain her concentration on his eyes.

She felt that the more time passed, the wilder and rougher his actions got. Waves of shock on her body accompanied each lick and knead he did, her hands were going to lose its strength soon, but before it did, she felt his hand abruptly let go of her breasts. Immediately, her mind couldn't help but relax a bit and a bit of focus returned to her. She was going to resume looking at his eyes but then she suddenly felt his rough large fingers ruthlessly pinch her core area.

"Mmm!!" No, not there.

It felt like a huge shock wave entered her body, causing a large heat source to rapidly build up around her core area. It didn't stop at all as she continued to feel his large fingers roughly rub near her sensitive flower hole, she could feel that her breathing was coming out faster now and coupled with his repetitive ravaging of her mouth by his large warm tongue was making her extremely dizzy and numb. However, just when she wanted to use all her strength to push him away, she immediately stopped herself because she finally saw what she wanted to see.

It's those dark flames! He really does have dark flames within his eyes. Ah ha, she guessed correctly, this husbands of hers is her elder brother!

She was so happy and excited that she was actually reunited with her lover from the previous life, the sudden joy in her heart couldn't be contained and her eyes automatically cried out joyous tears. Her heart and mind could only think of him, I pledged that in this life, I'll make it up to you, no, not just this life, I'll love and care for you in all the lives as long as I could.

Even if our love could only be short-lived, I'll stay with you as long as I could. Thank you so much for following me and treating this lonely heart of mine, thank you for not giving up hope on our love, in return, I won't give up on you either.

Bing Wen was immersed in the soft semi-wet sensation of her delectable core area and was going to increase his rubbing speed when he suddenly spotted her tears and his hand immediately stopped his actions while he removed his tongue from her mouth to seriously look at her.

"Beloved concubine, why the sudden tears? Did you dislike my touch on you?" His still husky voice asks her.

Although she was the one that took the initiative to kiss him, he couldn't be too sure if she wanted him to touch her any further. After all, he never forgot that she didn't like it since she already had someone in her heart. Even thinking about this fact caused a disturbance in his heart and he absolutely abhorred the thought of her becoming someone else's. However, he couldn't help feeling distress over her if he were to force himself on her, so it looked he was stuck at an impasse. If she were to one day leave him to go with her beloved person, he was afraid of what he might to do her.

Also, the thought of her leaving him would always cause a slight stabbing pain in his heart, making it mourn in agony and loss. Though he was confused by these feelings, he didn't try to force them away since it also contained the pleasant feelings she brought him whenever he was near her now. He really couldn't get rid of this nice and peaceful feeling her presence gave him, so forgetting about her and having her leave him was impossible for him now.

Tian He heard his considerate words and immediately wiped the joyful tears from her eyes while shaking her head in disagreement, then she looked up with her affectionate eyes and gently smiled at him.

Bing Wen felt a pang of shock hit him when he witnessed her eyes full of care and love look back at him. He even thought that he was imagining it and couldn't help himself from raising his hand to touch them.

"Beloved concubine, you—"

"Lord Husband, Ming Yue would like to apologize for treating you coldly earlier and I thank you for letting me test something just now, I was able to find what I needed." She reined in her love for him and blinked a couple of times to make her eyes return to normal.

Although she really wanted to shout out elder brother and declare her love for him, she knew that the him right now didn't have memories of the previous life, she could only believe that they were erased somehow when he reincarnated into this life. So, with that reason, if she were to suddenly tell him she loved him, she was sure that he would doubt her feelings since they only met today.

Suddenly, she couldn't help but feel a bit helpless at this situation, I found you elder brother, but I can't immediately be too affectionate with you. She really didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this predicament she was in.

Well, no matter, since she found him again, she'll take her time loving him and because he had the same soul as her elder brother, she was confident that he'll love her back.