chapter 04

He sensed that she approached his chamber in his sleep and woke up smiling, he whispered “my little fox” as opening his eyes and saw her entering his bed chamber's door.
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t was the middle of night and heaven was in deep sleep but she was not supposed to be back till tomorrow which means she came secretly to spend a little time with him and he was happier than he expected himself to be.
He was planning to go to Ching Chu and be present at her return banquet, the universe without her wasn’t the same at all, sure he used to be alone, even now he didn’t have a problem with staying alone, but knowing she is somewhere near living safe and sound was different, much easier than when he didn't know which world she is and what condition she is facing.
He needed to see her, he needed to see how she became, how much different. He needed to see if his little fox is still somewhere inside the queen of Ching Chu or not, even if he didn’t confess he still needed to be sure. And now she was here, answering all his questions and assuring him of her feelings, easing his unsettle heart.
He watched her as she came closer, she was much more beautiful, mature and powerful than when she left. Her beauty almost catches his breath and her powerful aura all shining around her body captured his eyes, he could sense the privacy barrier that she placed around all the palace which she couldn’t do when she left. She was so different, the only thing that was like before were her eyes, her innocent and doted eyes, looking at him with the same love and miss she used to, thousands of years ago.
She stopped several steps away from his bed, caressing his entire face with her light gaze and got the answer in the same way by his eyes, he smiled and whispered again: my little fox.
A second She looked all grown up and the next she was the same little princess once running around his palace making troubles, she bends her head at one shoulder and blinked several times before whispering for him: Dijun.
Dijun stood up and invited her to come closer by bringing up his hand and calling for her: come here little fox.
She blinked for more several times before starting to walk toward his waiting hand and putting her own on it.
He gathered her in his embrace and sight in relief, she was here again. Feng Jiu didn’t expect him to act this way, in her best hopes she wished to be able to stay at his bedside and watch his sleeping face but now being in his arms and being invited to his arms was like a daydream.
She settled her head on his chest and hugged him back, taking deep breaths to capture his perfume. How much she missed him, not just his embrace also his cold eyes and indifferent tone, his teasing most of all and his silent care, she missed all of him, even his rejection when every time his supposedly icy eyes showed more hurt than her aching heart. She knew him, she knew all of him, she knew him by her heart and it was all it needed to understand his actions and his passivity as well.
"It's good to be called like before Dijun" she whispered and sensed his arms tightening around herself as a response.
They stayed hugging for a few moments before she sensed his light kiss on top of her head and his deep breath in her hairs. Dijun lightened his arms and took her with himself to his bed, he sat on it while gathering her on his lap, placing his arms secured around her waist, finally he was able to learn her face with more attention.
“how have you been little fox?” he asked her and saw her eyes shining as she buried her face on his neck and answered in a low whisper: missing you.  
He smiled, how could she love him like before?
like she could see his question even without open eyes she answered: "foxes love for eternity" and make him to show a bittersweet smile, he caressed her cheek with the back of his knuckles and told: you are soon little fox, shouldn't you finished your 80 years in each worlds as your laws tell you to do?
Feng Jiu brought up her face and looked in his eyes, happily: you keep tracing it?
He didn't answer but she didn’t need one either so continued: I wanted to see you before...
Her voice dropped but he understood her point, she was secretly here, stealing some little moment for them. He cupped her face by his palm watching her with more concern, she looked so powerful, he was searching for the reason and then saw it when she released her aura answering to his searching gaze.
"How did you do that?" he asked, mesmerized by her aura.
Feng Jiu: you gave half of your cultivation to me when you wanted to save me, and I succeeded to connect with it and train on it, also I was in mortal worlds for a long time and you know how much power that can give someone.
Dijun didn't expect her to do such a thing, he didn’t expect to hear these mature and strong statement and tone of her either, but what she did was wise of her and how she answered showed that she didn't waste her time in mortal worlds: you did well little fox, now you are the third most powerful person, just after me and Zhe Yan. You even can beat your grandfather if you want.
"I like to challenge old phoenix but I’m on good terms with my grandfather and don’t need to beat him, maybe I also show some moves to heavenly lord since I’m back and am responsible for my heir" she said playfully.
"I will enjoy that if you do challenge Zhe Yan, but no need to scare the heavenly lord, don’t make difficulty between realms" he answered encouraging her and saving the peace at once.
Feng Jiu smiled brightly : come on Dijun, fill me up.
Dijun: what do you want to know?
He expected her to questioning his acts, he showed a lot of attention in one night comparing to all he gave her till now, he couldn’t help himself and he didn’t want to, back then he has to stay away from her as much as he could, not just because of his non-love fate also for her sack, he wished to keep her safe and her future secure with someone else but since all his planes get wrong and she ended up in the middle of his cold life, and do whatever she could to stay in it, he didn’t need to avoid her anymore. Beside that she wasn’t the same little princess, now she was grown up and knew what they can have is just this second, nothing less nothing more, yet again she surprised him by not asking about his behavior.
Feng Jiu: my aunt?
Dijun gave another bittersweet smile, even now she knew without asking: currently heaven empress
Feng Jiu: and my heir?
Dijun: a nine tailed white fox princess.
Feng Jiu gasped in excitement: it's good
The news that she got took a while to settle in, "but how?" she asked confusingly.
Dong Hua smiled at her reaction, she seemed like all other times when got confused at his present and showed not a wise side of herself, no matter how powerful she became at the end she was his little fox, confusing easily when he was around, this was a good scene to be witness of.
Dijun: your aunt asked Zhe Yan to seal Ye Hua's powers before she conceived, she said when their baby is going to be Ching Chu's heir it’s for best to be just a nine tailed fox.
Feng Jiu couldn't believe her uncle in law accepted such a thing, he wasn't a type to be sealed and used like this: he must really love my aunt.
He helped her to settle her head on his chest again and whispered: yes little fox he took good care of your aunt, you can be at ease.
They sat in silence for a while, time passed and she had to return eventually: Dijun come to my arrival banquet, I have some good shows.
He smiled and kissed her on her forehead: I’ll be there.
He kept the touch and whispered "be good" before she disappears.
She was back, not his little fox any more but the queen of Ching Chu, what he got was all he could have, at least he had his little fox for a brief moment before anybody else noticing the return of the queen, he gave one last bittersweet smile before lying down and breath in her peach blossom perfume deeply.    

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