Ye Luan listened to the sounds outside, her heart trembling slightly.
Who was that man just now? Why did it provoke Xiao Chi Zhan's fury?
From the sound of it, that person was not from Da Liang.
The footsteps outside were getting closer.
Ye Luan immediately returned to the inner room, lay back on the bed, and closed her eyes slightly, pretending to be asleep.
As soon as Xiao Chi Zhan entered, he saw the woman in the quilt sleeping like a cat.
His stern face softened a little. After washing up in the back washroom, he put on a middle garment, got on the bed, lifted her quilt, and held her in his arms.
In the dead of night, there was only a faint candlelight in the room.
"I know you're not asleep. Stop pretending."
Tch.
Ye Luan muttered softly and opened her eyes.
She played with the black beads on his sleeping garment and tentatively asked, "Are you going to lock me up in the prince's mansion?"
"What? You want to be locked up directly on the bed? This prince wouldn't mind fulfilling that wish for you."
Insane.
"Your Highness, I think I've made you quite happy these past few days."
Xiao Chi Zhan silently sized her up and said nothing.
Ye Luan coughed lightly, nestled on his chest, and said in a娇柔 tone, "I'll go back to the Ye Mansion to get some personal belongings. Half a day will be enough."
There were many masters in the prince's mansion, and it was impossible for her to sneak away. She could only coax Xiao Chi Zhan into agreeing to let her go back.
She wanted Ye Xue to pay the price she deserved, and also to get some money, which would definitely be useful later.
"Old things can be thrown away."
Ye Luan added, "But Your Highness should know that before my father sent me to the prince's mansion, I was poisoned. How can I swallow this enmity?"
"What does her enmity have to do with you?"
Huh?
Ye Luan was stunned. What did he mean by that?
Seeing her stunned, Xiao Chi Zhan pursed his lips slightly and raised his eyebrows directly, "You want revenge?"
"Mhm."
"Minister Ye's corruption is not a day or two. If you want his life, just ask this prince, and this prince will handle it for you."
I wouldn't beg him for anything.
Ye Luan pouted and was about to speak.
He spoke again, "It's fine if you don't want to beg. Just kiss this prince, and I'll allow you to return to your manor."
"Can you have a normal request?"
Xiao Chi Zhan was not satisfied with her expression. He directly took out a knife from under the pillow and threw it at her.
"Perhaps you want to put on a performance of being covered in blood for this prince?"
He only knew how to threaten her to achieve his perverted goals.
"Darling, put away your stubbornness and obey obediently, and you can live well."
He knew that although she outwardly obeyed, she was very defiant in her heart.
She was like a cunning wild cat, sharpening her claws, waiting for the right moment to pounce and bite him.
It didn't matter.
He was willing to play this game with her, but the outcome was already decided.
She would be his caged cat.
Ye Luan looked at his deep red eyes, lowered her gaze, propped herself up, sat on his waist, kissed him quickly, and was about to get down.
But how could Xiao Chi Zhan allow her to leave just like that? He gripped her waist and looked at the woman on him through the moonlight.
A head of black silk was scattered, wearing only inner garments, revealing a slender swan neck, fair and tender, covered with red marks he had made.
A pair of bewitching fox eyes flashed with imperceptible ferocity, and a stubborn defiance in her bones.
He reached out to touch her eyes, his gaze darkened.
"Continue."
Ye Luan truly detested his domineering nature, his arrogance.
He never considered others' feelings, never knew how much she hated the beginning of their relationship, and how much she hated that humiliating night.
Thinking of this, Ye Luan let out a sneer.
She was truly delusional. He treated her like a slave, so how could he care about her feelings?
As long as he was happy.
What was she?
"What are you thinking about?"
He grabbed her waist, forcing her to come back to her senses.
Ye Luan lowered her eyes, mechanically leaned down and kissed his lips.
Xiao Chi Zhan sensed the change in her eyes, but she was kissing him, and now she was lying all over him, belonging to him.
That was enough.
In Yunmeng Marsh, there was a Misty Peak, standing above a ten-thousand-foot abyss. Looking from the mountaintop to the bridge on the opposite side, there was a large waterfall, cascading down.
Ye Luan climbed thousands of stone steps and entered the octagonal pavilion of Misty Peak.
She looked at the scenery on the opposite side, completely shocked.
The entire mountain wall was covered with purple flowers, spreading for unknown miles, hanging upside down on the precipice. The waterfall flowed straight down, and the sea of clouds was like a fairyland.
The ten-thousand-ren mountain peak was like a painting.
Birds circled overhead, blue sky and white clouds.
The flower bridge connected the pavilion and a stone cave dug into the mountain wall opposite. Both sides of the bridge were covered with various flowering vines, astonishingly beautiful.
"Hahaha, this place is indeed as beautiful as ever." Tai Tai Ye sat in the pavilion, laughing heartily, and casually pulled Lan Mu Rou into his arms.
Liu Rong Ruo glanced at Ye Luan standing on the cliff's edge, then calmly withdrew her gaze, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it.
Li Qiong Yu sat on the corridor, a blade of grass in his mouth, his hand resting on his bent knee, his left leg dangling carelessly over the cliff, as if one wrong move and he would fall into the ten-thousand-foot abyss.
"Yes, coming here makes my mood better."
Ye Luan heard their voices and looked down at the cliff, which was bottomless.
What kind of morbid taste was this? If they fell, wouldn't they be crushed to pieces?
"Do you like it?"
Xiao Chi Zhan, in white robes, stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
"This place is quite beautiful."
"Shall we walk on the bridge?"
Hearing his invitation, Ye Luan nodded.
"Oh, are you finding us a bother and want to have some alone time?"
Xiao Chi Zhan turned back and sneered, "Yes, this prince is not like you, only able to hold a blade of grass."
"Damn it!"
"Hahaha, serves you right for provoking him."
The flower bridge connected to the mountain wall opposite. As they walked along, they could see large expanses of purple flowers.
Ye Luan stood by the railing, reached out to catch the water flowing from the waterfall, and with a mischievous smile, sprinkled it towards Xiao Chi Zhan beside her.
Xiao Chi Zhan was splashed with water all over his face, and he froze for a moment.
Seeing his strange expression, Ye Luan immediately ran towards the stone cave behind her.
Before she could run a few steps, he caught up and pushed her against the stone wall.
The man's chilling and cold aura rushed towards her, even colder than the mountain wall behind them.
He grabbed her hands with one hand, lifting them high, and with the other, tilted her chin. He pressed himself tightly against her, fitting perfectly.
Ye Luan laughed, "Your Highness won't be this petty, will you? I was just playing with Your Highness, why are you angry?"
Xiao Chi Zhan looked at her fox-like eyes, which were smiling but also held a coldness, making him feel that she was very distant.
He said, "Calling me 'Your Highness' every day is so unpleasant to hear."
"Do you want me to be rebellious and call you by your name?"
Xiao Chi Zhan pursed his lips, massaging her chin, his enchanting red eyes flashing with a strange light.
"It's good that you know it's rebellious."
Ye Luan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Then what does Your Highness want me to call you?"