Divine Harem: My Sect of Heavenly Beauties

The low voice of Li Xiaojing filled the room as Shen Yu looked at her in surprise. He really didn't expect her to accept the situation so easily.

'Or maybe her situation is more direct than I'm thinking of it '

He sighed and used a handkerchief to wipe her tears, while also cleaning her face. He said.

"You do know what that means, right?"

Li Xiaojing chuckled and asked, still looking down.

"Calling you Master feels a little weird now for some reason, so can I call you Yu?"

Seeing that she was fine and even seemed to have forgotten the previous disappointment, Shen Yu sighed in relief. From the way of her words, it was clear she had accepted in her heart.

He took a hold of her hand and said.

"You can even call me Hubby, or Darling or anything you want."

Li Xiaojing smiled and leaned sideways to put her head on Shen Yu's shoulder.

"Hubby, wanna listen to my story a bit?"

Shen Yu felt her body trembling lightly, so he wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her warmth.

"I am all ears for my wives."

Li Xiaojing chuckled.

"You're such a sweet talker. No wonder you even managed to get me."

She took a deep breath and said.

"You see, Hubby, I also once had a dream when I was a young girl who have not seen the cruelty of this world. I was hailed as the most beautiful woman of Qing Empire, which brought me many suitors."

With her eyes closed, She continued.

"But I never liked any of them. There was some repulsion from from. At first, I didn't understand but as I met many of them, especially those pestering ones, I understood the reason for it."

She sighed.

"You see, my parents were a lovely couple so I also wanted a partner like my dad who will love me so much. But everyday I only men who were after my body. It was clear from a single look what they wanted. So, I guess my repulsion came from there."

Holding Shen Yu's hand tightly in hers, she let out all of her pent up frustrations.

"But years went by but I never found the one I was looking for. But I didn't give up as I knew true love existed. My parents were proof of that. Unfortunately, one day the Emperor came to our doorstep, demanding me."

Shen Yu felt her grip getting tighter and even her voice changed into that of an anger.

"He was the same as others, who just wanted my body so I rejected him, naively thinking he would back away like others. But oh, how wrong I was. The only reason others didn't force me was because of my status and backing. And why would the Emperor care about that?"

Shen Yu kissed her hand, that he was holding, trying to comfort her which seemed to work as she relaxed.

"He is a madman and my rejection seemed to have angered him. So, he used his army to crush my Sect. It was one of the strongest Sects, just below the Major Sects. Unfortunately, we were still weakin comparison to the Empire, not to mention that some other factions also ganged up upon us."

Shen Yu frowned and asked.

"What were the Heavenly Sect Federation and the Major Sects doing when all of this was happening?"

Li Xiaojing smiled bitterly and answered.

"As you know, the Federation is basically of the Empire anyway, so they decided to cook up a lie and framed us for a hideous crime of killing their Totem Beast. As for the Major Sects, they didn't care about us since they had only recently repelled an invasion from the Holy Lands."

It was all a perfect plan but Shen Yu felt something amiss, so he asked.

"It still doesn't make much sense. As far as I know, the Emperor is the one who managed to stabilize the Empire properly so why would he do this? I mean, I can imagine him wanting you because of his greedy nature, but he wouldn't sacrifice a major part of his force just to get you for sure. As you said, your Sect was only second to the Major Sects.

He would suffer heavy casualties if he fought your sect."

Hearing his words, Li Xiaojing's body deflated as she lumped on his embrace and replied, after lingering for a while.

"That is if he had fought head-on, which he didn't. He just used an old classic scheme against us. Divide and rule. And it actually worked. Of course, we were prepared for betrayals, as we weren't delusional enough to believe that we have all loyal members. Unfortunately, the betrayal came from someone unexpected."

Suddenly, Shen Yu felt a bad premonition and hearing Li Xiaojing's next words, he knew he was right.

"It was my father, the Supreme Elder of our Mystic Moon Sect. The one who I admired the most. He betrayed everyone, including me and my mother. Their true love was nothing in front of greater temptations. The Emperor lured him on his side and he forgot about his love instantly."

Her words were followed by a strange silence, as she took some time to calm down again. The memories were something still etched in her mind and she could never it. That day, her everything crumbled away.

Her life, her future, her sect, her beliefs, and most importantly, her dreams.

There was no need for her to say more as Shen Yu understood what happened after that. As a supreme Elder, Li Xiaojing's father must have known every secret which eventually lead to the Sect's downfall.

His betrayal left a deep scar on Li Xiaojing's heart, which also made it cold to the point she began to despise man and never believed in this love ever again.

He was the sole reason for her believing in true selfless love, but his actions showed her how wrong she was. For her, he was just like other man, who would abandon their so called love for benefits.

That day, Li Xiaojing not her everything.