The empress said, "Then you're returning to secular life? In that case, you'll surely marry someday, won't you?"
Chi Yu had a premonition. She's not thinking of arranging a marriage for me, is she?
He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I will never marry in this lifetime."
The empress asked, "Why?"
Chi Yu thought for a moment and said, "The reasons are difficult to explain to you, Your Majesty. I hope you can understand."
The empress said, "I understand."
She looked at Xie Xiyi. Their eyes met, and his gaze held a subtle scrutiny and hostility.
The empress froze, growing more certain of her suspicions. Still, she could not help feeling a bitter ache, and said no more.
After leaving the empress's chambers, Chi Yu said to Xie Xiyi, "Senior Brother Xuanji, don't you have a pair of earrings to give your mother? Why didn't you take this opportunity to give them to her?"
Xie Xiyi said, "A broken mirror is hard to make whole again."
Chi Yu stopped walking and asked, "Senior Brother Xuanji, did you used to be close to your parents?"
Xie Xiyi said, "The cultivation method we practice naturally makes us feel close to our blood relatives, so our relationship used to be very good. But after my demonic heart went out of control, their fear of me overwhelmed the effects of our blood ties and cultivation method-"
He paused and looked at Chi Yu. "I won't lose control again."
Chi Yu was taken aback, then understood what he meant. His lips curved into a smile, and he said softly, "I know, Senior Brother Xuanji."
Author's note:
I won't lose control again = don't be afraid of me
Chapter 89: My First Kiss Was Stolen by Senior Brother Xuanji
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xie