Chapter 14 — The Poor Bridegroom Is the Supreme One

That night, after returning to the small hospital, Khinh Vy finished showering and changed into clean clothes, but her mind still could not calm down completely after the nearly fatal incident that afternoon. She sat at the dressing table, the flickering candlelight illuminating her still pale face, when there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in," she replied, knowing for sure it was Dịch Thần.

The door opened and Dịch Thần walked in, holding a cup of warm tea. "I'll make you a cup of ginger tea, it will make you feel less cold." He placed the cup of tea on the table in front of her, his eyes still slightly apologetic.

"Thank you," Khinh Vy replied, accepting the teacup, the warmth from the teacup spreading through her cold hands. "Sit down, I have many things to ask you."

Dịch Thần sat down in the chair opposite, his eyes looking at her with a look of mental preparation for an important conversation. "Madam, just ask, I will answer as best I can."

"You said you would wait for the right moment to tell the whole truth," Khinh Vy said, her voice gentle but firm, "I don't force you to tell me everything right now. But I want to know, the dangerous aura in Black Mist Coc today, did you know something in advance? The way you reacted, was not like someone who accidentally sensed danger, but like you had prepared in advance."

Dịch Thần pondered for a moment, considering carefully before answering. "Madam is indeed astute. I can tell you part of the truth, although I cannot reveal it all yet. I came to this capital city of Dai Liang not simply to make a normal living. I am looking for something important that has been lost for a long time, and at the same time, I also received news that there is a danger related to the Black Mist Valley that is silently forming in this area."

"What is it that you seek?" Khinh Vy asked, her eyes curious.

"That is a part of my core power, lost to earth many years ago," Dịch Thần replied, his voice low, "I cannot say more clearly at this time, but I promise, once everything is clear, I will tell you the whole story, without missing any details."

Khinh Vy looked at him, her heart filled with sincere respect for his limited but not evasive honesty. "I understand," she replied, "everyone has their own burdens to bear. I won't force you to tell them everything before you're ready," She paused for a moment, then continued, her voice becoming more serious. "But I also want you to know, for my part, I also have a big secret that I have never told anyone, not even you."

Dịch Thần looked at her, his eyes clearly showing attention. "What do you want to say, ma'am?"

Khinh Vy took a deep breath and considered for a long time before deciding. She knew, after what happened, after Dịch Thần risked his life to reveal part of his power to save her, she should also respond with a part of her own truth, to build a more solid foundation of trust between the two of them.

"Neither the attack at the market nor the incident at Black Vuc Coc today was a coincidence," she said, her voice slow but firm, "I had long suspected that someone in the Ngan Palace was plotting to harm me, and I had been silently preparing to deal with it since the first days after the wedding."

"I also partly predicted that," Dịch Thần replied, "but how could you know in advance to prepare so thoroughly? This is not like normal vigilance."

Khinh Vy was silent for a long time, her eyes looked out the window, where the moonlight was shining gently. Finally, she decided that, no matter how unbelievable this secret was, she should share it with the person who saved her life twice. "Do you believe in reincarnation?"

Dịch Thần was startled slightly, his eyes looked at her with real surprise. "Madam is speaking..."

"That's right," Khinh Vy nodded, her voice becoming quiet, "I died once, right on the wedding night of my previous life, murdered by my half-sister and the rich fiance with whom she colluded. I was reincarnated on the morning of the Great Wedding day, carrying with me all the memories of that previous life."

She briefly told him about what happened in her previous life — Khinh Tuyết's betrayal, Âu Thế Khang's collusion, her father's abandonment, and her unjust death on her wedding night under the knife of an unknown assassin. She also talked about the last image she saw before closing her eyes - the painful and helpless figure of Dịch Thần himself standing in the corner of the room.

Dịch Thần listened in silence, his face gradually became serious, his eyes shone with an indescribable pain when he heard her tell about her death in her previous life, and especially about his own image in that last moment.

"So," he said, his voice hoarse with emotion, "in another life, I couldn't protect you, had to watch you die in pain and couldn't do anything?"

"That's right," Khinh Vy replied, her eyes also filled with tears, "but in this life, I was determined to change everything, not to let history repeat itself in that tragic way again. And I believe, because I knew in advance what could happen, I was able to prepare as carefully as I am now."

Dịch Thần reached out and gently held her hand, an intimate gesture that he had never proactively done before. "I'm sorry, because in my previous life I wasn't strong enough to protect you. But I promise, in this life, no matter what the cost, I will not let anyone harm you again."

Khinh Vy looked at him, clearly feeling the warmth from his hand passing through, a feeling of safety that she had never felt since her unjust death in her previous life. "Thank you," she said, her voice choked but filled with confidence, "with you by my side, I believe that this time, together we will rewrite a completely different ending."

That night, the two sat together until late, no longer having careful, exploratory conversations like before, but sincere, deep sharing, building a stronger bond than ever between two people who had gone through life and death together. Although there are still many secrets that have not been completely revealed, the trust between them, overnight, has been strengthened to an unprecedented depth.

The next morning, when Vân Nhi brought water to wash her face into the room, she stopped a bit when she saw the way Khinh Vy and Dịch Thần sat next to each other at the breakfast table. The distance between the two seemed to be much closer than before. The looks they exchanged also contained a warmth that she had never seen before.

"Miss looks much happier today," Vân Nhi commented, unable to hide her mischievous smile as she put down the water tray.

"Maybe so," Khinh Vy replied, smiling slightly, her eyes glanced meaningfully at Dịch Thần, "after a long night, I feel much more relieved," Dịch Thần just smiled slightly and said nothing more, but in his heart he clearly felt a great change taking place. From a marriage that began with mutual exploration and suspicion, it has now gradually transformed into a relationship built on a foundation of trust and sincere sharing - something that during hundreds of years of solitude at the pinnacle of power in the Nine Heavens Realm, he never dared to dream of getting from a mortal.

Vân Nhi retreated, secretly happy for her young lady. Although there are still many things she does not understand clearly about the recent events, she absolutely believes that, under Khinh Vy's wise guidance and Dịch Thần's strong protection, all the storms will pass.

That afternoon, Khinh Vy took advantage of her free time to write down everything that had happened since the day she was born until now in a small notebook, carefully hidden in a locked drawer. She meticulously recorded every event, every clue, every relevant name — not only to help herself organize her thoughts clearly, but also so that in case something unexpected happened to her, there was still written evidence that could help others continue the unfinished investigation.

"If one day I'm no longer here," she thought as she closed the notebook, "at least the truth won't be buried forever." It was a heavy thought, but she understood that, in this dangerous war, it was always necessary to prepare for even the worst situations, even though she herself always maintained her belief in a better outcome.