Chapter 145
Chapter 145
In the skies above a pitch black mountain, near the Ashton Empire's Borders .
"We'll be crossing the borders soon,
" Davis said as he looked at the outposts in the distance .
He then looked beside to see a beautiful figure who looked serene in the dancing wind, except the figure was still wearing his imperial black robes where half of its left sleeve flailed around in the air .
He asked,
"Are you worried?
" Guilt was still visible in his eyes .
She looked at him and smiled,
" . . . Sort of . . . I wonder how our people will react after seeing my state?
"
Davis rolled his eyes,
"Why are you worrying about that? I should be the one who is worried!
"
Evelynn chuckled on hearing his statement .
He sighed and explained,
"What? I brought you out without any elite guards to protect us! I was too arrogant, and now, I've learnt my lesson! Except, you paid the price for it!
"With a silent pause, he murmured,
"I'm going to get beaten by my mother for sure!
"
Evelynn giggled and shook her head,
"You'll see when we get there . . . The strong dictates the weak .
"
Looking at her non-blaming eyes, Davis went silent . He was extremely uncomfortable with her patience and forgiveness .
He decided to ask the question which had been weighing on his mind for a long time,
"You don't blame me for what had happened?
"
Evelynn glanced at her severed arm,
"Why would I? My arrogant self just had to go slap them because they insulted me . It was a blunder on my part, sigh .
"
"If they had insulted you, then you are in the right to strike them back,
" Davis replied in a strong tone .
She added,
"It would, that is if I had a status or cultivation that was at least equal to them . . .
"
Flicking the sleeves and narrowing his eyes, he shouted,
"You are my fiancee! How did they even get the courage to touch you?
"
Hearing that, she wryly smiled,
"We aren't married yet . . . To them, I am just a commoner who just got lucky .
" Her gaze then moved away from him,
"Besides, they must have thought that I am nothing more than a decoration .
"
"You aren't! You are my wife!
" Davis shamelessly declared as he looked away .
"Hehe . . .
" It caused her to giggle continuously from happiness . Suddenly, she felt that losing an arm wasn't a worse matter at all .
Evelynn then smiled brightly at him,
"I know!
"
Looking at her bright smiling face that was void of blame, Davis felt even more guilt .
Just like Shirley, he also wanted to get forgiveness from her . But unlike Shirley, it was largely sincere on his part .
"You're not going to yell at me? About saving Shirley?
" David asked with a faint fear in his heart . After all, he did accidentally kiss Shirley in a moment of desperation and in the following chaos, Shirley unconsciously licked his face while it was all seen by Evelynn through the Imagery Crystal .
Evelynn blushed a little while recalling the scenes displayed from the Imagery Crystal .
Seeing her go silent all of a sudden, he couldn't help but ask her once again,
"Are you mad at me?
"
"As a wife, you can yell at me you know . . .
" Davis reminded her gently, afraid that she had been holding back all this time .
Her expression suddenly went awry before she sighed,
"Despicable! Is what I would at least say . . . but I know that you did it accidentally . There's no reason for me to get angry at you .
"
A few moments of silence passed before he uttered,
" . . . Thanks for understanding .
"
Meanwhile, a slight sigh escaped from Evelynn's mouth as she thought, 'I'm not trying to hog you all to myself anyway . '
. . .
Two months later, the two of them finally arrived at the outskirts of the Loret Empire's Royal Capital .
They didn't meet any obstruction in their return journey as well . Nobody was unfortunate enough to get seriously injured by Davis for just stopping them .
These two months, his demeanour slightly changed to a cold one as he pondered on how to conduct himself .
From time to time, he wondered about Ellia's whereabouts, he took care of Evelynn with utmost care . Read some books in the meantime, stacking up on his knowledge .
Whenever he glanced at her severed harm, he sighed . He vowed to one day regrow her arm as soon as possible .
He decided to cast away his optimistic and cheerful personality which was gained by living in the Royal Castle for seven years, but not entirely .
He decided to deal with his loved ones in a fond manner while dealing with strangers in an ice cold and ruthless manner .
It was easy for him to do that, because, his original personality in his previous life was of a cold one, to begin with . He didn't change but merely returned to what he was before he came to this world .
Additionally, the Golden-Horned Wyvern slightly bonded with the both of them .
Plus, to his headache, he even heard a weird rumour that was spreading around the last few days when he neared the Loret Empire Royal Capital .
"We've finally returned home!
" Leaning on Davis's shoulders while looking at the familiar walls, Evelynn let out an exhausted noise, tired from the return journey .
She had changed back to her black silky robes sometime after her right arm healed completely, even the scars had completely disappeared during this time .
Only her left arm was bandaged on the severed end . It was a painful experience for her, but as a result, it made her pain threshold increase a lot . With this, she knew that she will be able to make progress in Body Tempering Cultivation .
Though she looked content, there was a genuine worry, visible in her eyes when she looked in the direction of her home .
"It's fine, I'll come along with you . We'll check the rumour later .
" Looking at her worried gaze, Davis comforted her .
He felt that he has to man up and receive the curses from her family for not being able to protect her .
As long as they don't go overboard, Davis felt that taking unusual insults would be fine as well .
Crossing the walls, they passed without even facing a single obstruction as the chief guards over the walls knew that the Golden-Horned Wyvern was the mount of the Emperor . They even bowed down out of reverence and respect .
The first destination they arrived to wasn't the Royal Castle, but the Cauldon Family Manor .
Davis resigned himself to be called incompetent and such, while he stood on the Golden-Horned Wyvern which was hovering above the manor with a towering presence .