A-Xuan walked to him and lifted his chin.

"I came here to stop you from killing Yizhen."

Liren asked angrily:

"What is it with you and my brother? Why do you keep protecting him?"

A-Xuan said as a matter of fact:

"I love him and I won’t let anyone hurt him."

Liren looked at him wide-eyed. This is why he’s been loyal to his brother and protecting him. He’s in love with him.

"Do you think my brother deserves your love or loyalty?"

A-Xuan asked uncertainly:

"W-What do you mean?"

Seeing that he was taking the bait Liren said:

"He doesn’t care about you and he’ll never fall in love with you."

"Y-You don’t know that."

Liren moved toward him and said:

"I do, we grew up together. I know him better than anyone."

He watched as A-Xuan looked down sadly.

"You can be my minister and I’ll always be by your side."

He knows what A-Xuan is worth, he is smart and incredibly talented. He would be of much help once he becomes the emperor. If he can have him at his side then it’s a plus.

He watched as A-Xuan looked up eagerly.

"Really?"

"Really, you’re very much to my taste."

A-Xuan watched as he was about to put a hand on his shoulder when his throat was slit. His body fell and A-Xuan looked into angry grey eyes. He smiled and said:

"My love."

Yizhen narrowed his eyes at him still angry. A-Xuan wrapped his arms around his neck and coaxed.

"Don’t be like that you know I only love you."

"I don’t like what he said or what he was about to do."

"I know but he didn’t and I only care about what you say."

A-Xuan kissed him and Yizhen dropped the knife hugging him. A-Xuan pulled back and said.

"I’ll go to my chambers while you take care of this."

Yizhen kissed him one last time and let go of him.

A-Xuan was laying in his bed when he felt someone caressing him. He ignored it but a moan escaped his lips when he felt his cock being stroked. His moans became louder when Yizhen wrapped it in his mouth.

He can’t believe that the person doing this to him is the Architect. The man he married countless times, the man he loves more than anyone is the architect of all those worlds.

Thoughts disappeared, and all that remained was Yizhen’s hot mouth on him, and the desire racing through him.

Yizhen kept stroking A-Xuan’s cock as he sucked harder. A-Xuan arched into him at the sensation, he threw his head back with a moan when he released. Yizhen turned him and stopped when he saw the deep cuts on his back.

He caressed them and asked:

"Does it hurt?"

"Not anymore."

A-Xuan looked back and could see the pain in his eyes. He said:

"I don’t blame you I never have."

Yizhen nodded his eyes still on his back.

"If you don’t continue what you were doing I’ll find someone else."

Yizhen’s eyes became sharp and he said threateningly:

"You dare?"

He massaged his pink hole for a few seconds and licked it. He pushed his tongue inside and felt his cock getting harder when he heard A-Xuan’s moans. He grabbed some oil and put it on his finger.

He felt A-Xuan gasp as he put his finger in. He kept going in and out and after a while, he added another. He added a third and when he felt he was stretched enough he turned him and got on top of him.

A-Xuan wrapped his legs around his waist. He trailed kisses along Yizhen’s jaw to his neck.

Yizhen hissed when A-Xuan sunk his teeth into the sensitive curve at his neck and shoulder, and then sucked on it. Yizhen slipped his hand between them and entered A-Xuan.

A-Xuan moaned when he felt him going deeper. Yizhen met passion-filled gold eyes. He murmured:

"You’re beautiful."

A-Xuan felt his eyes moisten and he kissed him, Yizhen kissed him back getting into a regular rhythm. A-Xuan wrapped his arms around his neck and Yizhen buried his face in his neck.

Zhao Xu woke up startled by one of his men stationed at the palace. After getting ready he rode in his carriage to the Imperial Palace.

He thought today would be the day where he’ll finally be the minister of officials and his daughter the empress. He put a hand to his face exhausted.

At this moment in time, everyone knows that prince Ding Liren tried to kill the emperor but his noble concubine sacrificed herself for him. Everyone praised the Emperor for getting justice for her even if it was his brother.

It shows how loyal and caring he is. He even decided to suspend court for today in honor of her memory. That fuckin bitch ruined everything. Now they are both dead and he has no more allies.

All the ministers he had as allies were only because of Ding Liren. Except for the prince they have no more candidates to put on the throne. His eyes lit up when he thought of his son, he’ll just reconcile with him.

He needs to first get all the evidence from the communication he had with Liren. Now everyone knows that the prince wanted to rebel and he can’t be associated with him or he’ll die.

A-Xuan would not let that happen, he would never. He must already feel distraught about his sister’s passing so he’ll do anything to keep his last family member alive. Zhao Xu took a deep breath relaxing.

"Stop!"

A-Xuan tapped Yizhen’s hand away.

"Work."

Yizhen held onto him tighter and complained.

"I took a day off, especially so I wouldn’t have to."

A-Xuan looked at his silly husband, his eyes and nose crinkled. Yizhen looked at his beautiful smile and felt his heartbeat quicken. He can’t understand how he didn’t see any of that before.

He kissed him and felt A-Xuan melting in his arms. They both stopped and looked at the door discontentedly when they heard someone.

Zhao Xu looked at his son on the Emperor’s lap shocked. Now he understands why he was so loyal to him. He feels grateful that he never told him directly their plan.

When he was in front of the imperial study the guards said that the emperor ordered to let him in when he is there. Why would he do that when he is here with A-Xuan?

A-Xuan raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Do you not kneel before the Emperor?"

Zhao Xu came out of his shock and rapidly knelt. Yizhen looked at A-Xuan’s hostile eyes directed at Zhao Xu. He looked back at Zhao Xu and ordered:

"Stand."

Zhao Xu stood up and asked:

"Your majesty, may I please know what happened last night?"

A-Xuan said while caressing Yizhen’s nape:

"Sister drugged Yizhen and when he was out Ding Liren came into the room. He didn’t think she would sacrifice herself and when she died I distracted him so Yizhen could slit his throat."

A-Xuan had a vicious smile on. Zhao Xu looked at him scared. He was genuinely frightened, A-Xuan looked cruel. Yizhen laughed.

"You’re scaring your father."

A-Xuan smirked and said:

"He should be scared he tried to have you killed just to be the minister of officials."

Zhao Xu fell to his knees his eyes wide open.

"Xuan’er..."

"Don’t call me that, it implies that you care about me when we both know that’s not the case."

Zhao Xu swallowed uneasily while looking down, he knew everything from the beginning. If it isn’t enough he is in a relationship with the Emperor.

He looked up with hope when he heard:

"Don’t worry father I’m not angry."

A-Xuan smiled like an angel and said:

"I don’t care about you either."

Zhao Xu’s face fell when he heard that. I’m going to die. Yizhen playing devil’s advocate asked:

"You’re sure you can’t reconcile? He’s still your father after all."

Zhao Xu looked at the Emperor like he was his savior. A-Xuan caressed Yizhen’s cheek saying:

"Anyone who tries to take you away from me will die. But thank you, my love."

Yizhen smiled and kissed him. Zhao Xu looked at his son incredulously. He thought he knew him, he thought that he was playing him but it was the other way around all along.

A-Xuan pulled back and took letters from his sleeve.

"This is the communication between Zhao Xu and Ding Liren planning their rebellion."

Yizhen took them and looked at Zhao Xu. He can’t say anything he’s dead for sure.

"Guards."

When the guards entered A-Xuan commanded:

"Throw him in prison."

As he was taken away Zhao Xu looked back at his son and A-Xuan gave him a beautiful smile. Yizhen turned his head unhappily. A-Xuan looked at him with an amused smile on.

That man is like a kid he always throws tantrums when I don’t pay attention to him for a few seconds.

A-Xuan spent the rest of his life with Yizhen. He never filled his harem but at times A-Xuan wished he did. He felt like the more worlds he passed through the more the Architect would love him.

After 15 years the Emperor put someone he groomed on the throne. They both left and traveled around the empire.

When Yizhen died A-Xuan caressed his cheek and said:

"You have found me from world to world so this time it’s my turn to find you. No matter where you are waiting for me I’ll find you I promise."

A-Xuan disappeared and Yizhen opened his eyes. They were all black and he whispered:

"Then I’ll wait for you."

A-Xuan arrived in the locus space and after receiving the world’s power he went to the next one excited.