THE MARTIAL KING, VOLUME 5 - Season 13 Episode 27

The person playing the zither was none other than Margaret.

She had been missing Zen terribly ever since he had left. She didn’t care about becoming his wife; her biggest wish was to stay by his side.

Even when Brent, who had also disappeared for a long time, had come to Oracle City after the Ethereal Spirit Sect had been rebuilt and offered to take her back, Margaret had turned him down. She wanted to wait for Zen here. That way, if he returned, she would at least be able to see him as soon as he came back.

Margaret hadn’t returned to the Ethereal Spirit Sect. But the World Commercial Alliance had contributed quite a bit to help rebuild the sect because of her.

The relationship between the World Commercial Alliance and the Ethereal Spirit Sect was by no means strained. And even though Margaret was a delicate woman, her strength had skyrocketed after she had activated the Purple Power Body.

Even though she was only at the Internal Elixir Realm right now, she was strong enough that she could be counted as one of the top three warriors in the Central Region, thanks to the power that she drew from the Purple Power World.

On that particular day, Margaret had summoned countless huge swords and killed countless warriors of the Heavenly Evil Sect. That scene was still fresh in everyone’s mind. If Zen was key to fighting the Heavenly Evil Sect, then it could be said that Margaret was the second most important person.

But Margaret was not as well-known as Zen, and a majority of the warriors did not even know how the huge swords had appeared. Other than a few strong warriors, most people did not know that there was such a powerful woman in the Central Region.

That was because Margaret had been spending most of her time in the Heavenly Stellar Palace. She could tolerate each passing hour, but her longing for Zen had been increasing with each passing day.

Sometimes, when she was in a good mood, she would instruct the servant girl to bring the unconscious Letitia out to bask in the sun. She herself would concentrate on playing the zither, and this, more often than not, eased her yearning for Zen.

When Margaret heard footsteps behind her, she thought it was her servant girl, Faye. She had asked her to fetch the tea that she’d made, but there was no response from Faye. The string of the zither in her hand twisted slightly and her brow creased. Margaret was still the same old arrogant young miss; it was just that she would hide her true colors before Zen. She got angry when Faye didn’t respond.

“Faye?” Margaret’s voice had an ominous ring to it. She twisted the zither string in her hand and it began to vibrate at her irritation. Her yearning for Zen was the reason behind her agitation.

“Why aren’t you answering me?”

Margaret asked angrily, her frown deepening. She pushed away the zither and turned around. She was not prepared for who was standing before her.

Zen stared at Margaret, a smile on his face.

Margaret’s lips trembled and she took a few steps forward. Then she barreled on and threw herself into Zen’s arms.

Half a year of being apart was just a few moments to a warrior, but to Margaret, it had felt like an eternity.

Margaret didn’t close her eyes when she enjoyed Zen’s warmth. Then she found Dorothea, who was standing behind him.

Margaret was a scheming woman, but she was willing to change for Zen. No matter how many women he had, she wouldn’t show any dissatisfaction. But that didn’t mean that she didn’t have any thoughts. She sized Dorothea up secretly.

Margaret was only at the Internal Elixir Realm, but she could feel a strong aura emitting from Dorothea. This was not soul pressure, but the unique aura of a powerful warrior. She wasn’t sure what kind of strength Dorothea possessed, but she knew that she was very strong.

But Margaret didn’t care whether Dorothea was a strong warrior or not. She only wanted to be Zen’s woman.

‘Is this woman from one of the four divine kingdoms?

She came all the way to the Central Region with Zen. Is she also his woman?
But she is looking at me so strangely, ‘ Margaret thought to herself.

As Margaret rested her head on Zen’s shoulder, her gaze met Dorothea’s. There was no woman in this world who would be willing to share her loved one with other women. Even if Margaret had taken the initiative to take care of Letitia, she was still jealous of Letitia from time to time. She’d rather sleep like Letitia as Zen ran all around the world for her.

Dorothea seemed to be looking at Margaret strangely, which made Margaret feel like she was being sized up by a man instead of a woman. For a moment, Margaret was at a loss for words. ‘What is going on? What is wrong with her?’ she thought, confused.

How would Margaret know that Dorothea was gay? And that she was looking at Margaret because she thought that Margaret was rather appealing.

Margaret felt uneasy at Dorothea’s relentless stare. She glared back fiercely at Dorothea before pulling her hair to the side and blowing out a breath of warm air towards Zen, hugging him tightly.

At this, Dorothea burst out into laughter.

Zen gently stroked Margaret’s hair, and turned to look at Dorothea asking curiously, “What are you laughing at?” “It’s nothing. I just think your woman is very interesting,” she answered, chuckling.

Zen couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He pulled away from Margaret and said, “Let me take a look at Letitia first.”

“Okay!” Margaret nodded and stepped aside, allowing Zen to walk up to Letitia.
Letitia had been in a deep sleep ever since her life energy had been sucked dry by the Life and Death Wind. Although the servant girls in the Heavenly Stellar Palace had taken good care of her, she still looked haggard, now that her life energy had dried up.

Dorothea slowly walked over to Letitia and looked her up and down before asking Zen, “So you said that someone was waiting for your treatment? Is this her?”

Zen nodded.

Dorothea’s eyes swept over Letitia once again and she exclaimed, “This woman’s life energy has completely dried up.”

After a while, she shook her head and said, “No, not all. There is still a little bit left. This is weird. This usually happens when one reaches the end of their lifespan. But this woman isn’t very old. It’s very strange!”

A person was like a bowl, and the bowl was filled with life energy. As a person grew older, that life energy would constantly be consumed, and at the same time, it would also be slowly replenished.

But life energy began to deplete unceasingly after the Five Aging Processes, and it would stop being able to be replenished. Even with life crystals, one couldn’t replenish the life energy because the bowl was broken.

Letitia hadn’t reached the Soul Sea Realm, so she wouldn’t have experienced the Five Aging Processes. It was only when one’s lifespan was near its end that the life energy in their body would dry up. Dorothea was really confused as to why Letitia’s life energy had dried up when she was still so young.

Zen answered, “Her life energy was taken away by the Life and Death Wind from the Netherworld River.”

“The Life and Death Wind?” Dorothea blinked and laughed. “Are you kidding me? The Law of Causality contained within the Life and Death Wind would indeed corrode one’s life energy. If she had really touched the Life and Death Wind, she would’ve been dead already.

How could you have kept her alive?

What’s more, you can’t even bring the Life and Death Wind from the Netherworld River.”

“It’s a secret,” Zen said with a cunning smile. Letitia’s survival was also a part of the Heavenly Fragment’s contribution, and it restrained the Law of Causality in the Life and Death Wind. Zen of course wouldn’t explain too much to Dorothea.

So he merely concentrated on doing his job. He took out a life crystal from his space ring.

This life crystal was almost completely formed from life energy. The life energy within it was far more than that contained within a life stone.

Dorothea’s eyes lit up at the sight of the life crystal in Zen’s hand. “That’s great!” Not just Dorothea. Everyone, including the three leaders of the World Commercial Alliance outside the Heavenly Stellar Palace, had felt a strong life energy radiating from it when Zen had brought out the life crystal.

The life crystal was rare even in the Upper World. However, Dorothea had originally wanted to say that it would be a waste to use it that way. But considering that Zen had obtained it, she felt that she was not qualified to speak. It was as if Zen was holding not a piece of ore, but a living creature that radiated a strong life energy in all directions.

He placed the life crystal on Letitia’s face and gently pinched it. The surface of the life crystal cracked, and Zen retracted his hand fast as lightning. The life energy was like a living thing and would enter the body of the nearest creature, and Zen was afraid that the life energy would enter his hand.

A dense flow of life energy floated above Letitia, twisting into all kinds of irregular shapes.

After a few seconds, the dense life energy seeped into Letitia’s thin lips.