358 Pain of Sins And Regrets

"Haha..." Hue Chi chuckled. She completely had the wrong thought, but he'll play along with her.

"Are you finished?"

"Mm.." She nodded.

He stood up and suggested. "I'll take you around."

"Where are we going?"

"A tour."

She didn't see any harm to it and complied obediently.

Even though it was night time, the whole place was well lit, allowing easy visual of the place. Not only that, there was the bright full moon and the entire galaxy showering them from above.

Hue Chi led her down the spiral steps to the shore.

"This whole place is yours?" She asked.

"Mm." He replied softly.

"Tsch.. how spoiled." She whispered.

"Be mine and it can be yours too."

"Stop! Don't spout nonsense."

"When have I ever speak nonsense?"

"All the time."

Before long, they approached the last step onto the shore. Hue Chi led her farther from the building. They treaded along the shore away from the building. After a little while, Hue Chi turned around, allowing her to look back.

She took a glance back, the building was a magnificent modern castle, blended into the mountain behind.

As an architectural engineer, she quite admired the design and how it was blended into the mountain. It would be awesome if she could look at the inside and study it.

"How long has this building been standing?" She asked for information of the structure.

"About 10 years."

Her face surprised. "It hasn't been that long in existence? Who designed it?"

"Me."

"YOU?!" She didn't know he could design such an extravagant structure. Isn't he a Prince who should be busy focusing on how to run the country? If the building existed for 10 years, doesn't it mean that he designed the building when he was 10 years old? What witch craft skills he has? Yu Sha exhaled a breath of defeat and envy.

For as long as he remembered, there was an unknown threat against the royals. His mother's multiple accidents pushed him to grow up quickly. He secretly snuck out and roamed the country, incognito. It was easier then as he was not working on the country's matters and affairs. He had more time to scoop the country for abnormality.

Since young too, he had visions of his past selves, the places he lived. When he secretly explored the country and stumbled upon this place, asked his parents to gift this unused island to him. From there, he infused structure of his past into a blueprint and had it built.

Yu Sha nodded her head while her competitiveness kicked. "You are a worthy rival."

"There is more to it on the other side. That will be for another day."

By this time, it was getting later into the night. He had time to show her around the island. Even if they spend the entire night, they couldn't possibly explore everything. He wanted her to enjoy her time without being rushed. This is what makes him happy, but she took it the wrong way on her own accord earlier. He didn't want to correct her and let her misunderstood since he was getting a kick out of her reaction.

"Let's head back."

They headed back and by the time Hue Chi dropped Yu Sha off at her bedroom doorstep, it was an hour before midnight.

"Yu Sha, have a good night."

"Mm." She went inside the room, gently closed the door and lightly leaned onto the door. She exhaled a breath of exhaustion, her expression became sour, 'It's getting harder and harder to put up an act in front of you.'

She then turned around, leaning her back against the door, water formed and blurred her vision. A hand pressed against her chest, 'My heart continues to ache even when you're in front of me. Was it pain of my sins and regrets?'

On the other side of the door, Hue Chi stood on the same spot, looking at the door. Unconsciously, his hand gently placed on the door. 'Compared to the times we transcended, our meetings have been short, our time together was even shorter. There is an unsettling feeling that you may disappear from me. I wish to cage you in my world, but you were born to fly.'

After some times Yu Sha walked away from the door towards the window. She climbed onto the window edge and sat, leaning on a side of the window. She gazed out the window at the full moon. Her emotion was hardest to control when the moon is full. The strong wave currents represent the emotion boiling from within her.

Although she hasn't recalled everything, she recalled enough to know that he was someone very important to her.

Hue Chi also left the spot and walked down and around the hall. His figure disappeared around the corner.

When in a daze, time often flew by fast. Before she pulled her thoughts back to reality, a peculiar mist on the distant sea surface caught her attention. Going out the normal way would take too long. She instantly stood up, pried the window open, and poked her head out. The way down was a little steep, but with her agility and physical strength left, it wouldn't be a hard way down.

Yu Sha grabbed onto the surface and found small footings to support her weight and hopped down. She had a hunch the same woman will appear tonight. She bit her lips, frustrated that Hue Chi's zone suppressed her ability. This is the first time in her life, she needed her power the most.

Once landed on solid ground, Yu Sha didn't waste time but ran towards the sea and observed the mist. There was an invisible barrier placed, making it hard for intruders to enter. The barrier covered about 6 feet of water into the sea. Beyond the barrier, the surface had already frozen.

Once the mist dispersed and became less dense, that same woman was standing beyond the barrier sneering at Yu Sha.

Yu Sha took a couple steps into the water but remained rooted there to look at the woman.