A cold, dismissive voice drifted in from outside.
Lan Murou startled. Why was he still here?
Ye Luan pouted. That black-bellied, repressed man! She finally understood what he was doing. How childish!
She roughly pushed open the cabinet door and, pulling Lan Murou’s hand, burst out.
A woman's soft, affected moans carried from the outer room.
Ye Luan frowned and dug into her ear.
“General?!”
Lan Murou looked at the man before her in shock, then couldn’t help but peek outside again. If he was here, then who was the man outside?
Tantai Ye sneered, gripping her chin. “You can endure quite a lot, can’t you?”
“Hiss, it hurts.”
He was going to kill her.
Seeing his惡劣 (e'liè - wicked/atrocious) demeanor, Ye Luan wanted to give him a good kick. She shot him a displeased glare.
“Why did you change your clothes?”
Tantai Ye’s sharp gaze swept over her from head to toe, his eyes seeming to want to skin her alive.
Lan Murou’s eyes welled up with tears from the pain of his grip.
Seeing this, Ye Luan spat internally and spoke sarcastically, “If the General wishes to dislocate her bones, why not apply a little more force.”
Tantai Ye heard her voice, turned his head, and raised an eyebrow slightly. “Ye Luan–”
Ye Luan wouldn’t give him a chance to mock her. She interrupted him directly, “Clothes can be changed if they get wet, but a person gone is gone.”
“Why are you beating around the bush with all this nonsense?”
“Wasn’t the General asking why Murou’s clothes were changed? I’m telling you the answer, don’t you understand?”
This woman was like a firecracker.
Tantai Ye raised an eyebrow, pressed his tongue against the back of his molars, and scoffed, “Were you bullied?”
Ye Luan had been annoyed with him for a long time. Murou had a cold and gentle disposition, disliking to complain. She must have been bullied quite a bit by him.
It was likely that the郡主 (jùnzhǔ - county princess) outside had someone cause her to be pushed into the pond.
“It seems the General also knows she’ll be bullied. If you don’t protect your own woman, do you expect others to protect her for you?”
Tantai Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. Suppressing the rage within him, he pulled the silent Lan Murou into his arms and asked in a low voice.
“Who?”
Lan Murou lowered her head, rubbing her chin, and gasped.
“En?”
His tone rose slightly, carrying a hint of killing intent.
“I don’t know them.”
Hearing this, Tantai Ye released her and walked to the window, pushing it open.
“General.”
“Investigate.”
Ye Luan crossed her arms and gave Lan Murou a look, a hint of delight in her eyes.
Murou wouldn’t be staying in Bei Qi for long anyway. If she offended someone, so be it. She couldn’t just suffer humiliation for no reason.
The sounds of passion from outside came in waves. Lan Murou felt restless and grabbed Ye Luan’s hand.
“Why don’t we leave?”
“Leave where? Come here!”
Tantai Ye sat on the rosewood chair and beckoned her over.
The poison within him was almost uncontrollable.
Ye Luan saw the desire in his eyes and knew what he intended to do. She coughed lightly and let go of Lan Murou. “I’m leaving first.”
With that, she didn’t even look back and simply flipped out the window, leaving in a grand manner.
“Come here.”
Lan Murou’s face paled slightly as she moved her feet towards him.
As she approached, he pinned her in his arms and kissed her fiercely.
His hands eagerly untied her belt and reached inside to caress her.
“General–”
His strength was too great; it hurt when he pinched her.
Tantai Ye lifted his head from her neck. When he looked at her, his eyes were filled with hidden thirst and bloodlust, desire.
Lan Murou’s scalp tingled from the sight.
“Are you stupid? If you’re bullied, don’t you know to fight back?”
He pinched her cheeks and bit her lips lightly.
“Remember this from now on, whoever touches you, stab them back with a knife, understand?”
Listening to the amorous sounds from outside and being held so forcefully by him, she couldn’t think and nodded haphazardly.
Tantai Ye frowned in displeasure. “Stupid. If you really can’t bring yourself to do it, let the hidden guards help you. I’m not feeding them for nothing.”
Lan Murou bit her lip, not replying.
They were all noble ladies. How could the hidden guards possibly make a move? It would simply invite mockery.
Tantai Ye couldn’t be bothered with her thoughts. The chaotic energy within him surged. He grabbed her waist and pushed her down onto the table behind them.
Her entire body contorted in a posture of sacrifice.
Lan Murou felt as if her whole body was on fire, filled with shame and embarrassment.
But she didn’t know how alluring she looked at that moment.
Her usually gentle face was flushed and charming from his kisses. Her dark hair fanned out on the rosewood table, her neck dusted with pink, like a blooming hibiscus.
Her fair, delicate body exuded a faint pink hue, like the vibrant peach blossoms of spring, even her little feet were tender and pink, evoking a desire to cherish her.
“Come up.”
His voice was hoarse and deep, incredibly pleasant to hear.
But Lan Murou had no mind to listen to him. She twisted, trying to dodge backward.
Tantai Ye, always arrogant, had no patience. He grabbed her and bit down fiercely.
Seeing that he had become fierce, he clasped her slender waist and intimately ground against her.
Lan Murou gasped in pain.
“I’m not saying it a second time, be obedient.”
Her eyes turned slightly red. Seeing his fierce demeanor, she dared not resist and climbed onto his shoulders.
“Gen– Husband, you– a little.”
“You can’t wait any longer?” Tantai Ye wickedly pinched her waist, covered her lips, and said, “We’ve got a long way to go.”
A gentle breeze blew in from the window. Their intertwined figures were hidden behind the lush bamboo window. The woman’s low, soft moans slowly drifted out through the half-open window.
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After an unknown amount of time, Lan Murou felt exhausted and sore all over.
Tantai Ye felt the chaotic energy within him gradually subside, but seeing her lying on the table, moaning softly, he couldn’t help but breathe heavier.
He got up, casually threw on a robe, and held her listless body in his arms, sitting down on the chair behind them.
“Why are you so delicate?”
Lan Murou ignored him, her eyes tightly closed, saying nothing.
Tantai Ye looked down and kissed her cheek, his voice deep. “We’ll continue tonight when we get back.”
“–”
She was truly afraid of his lustful nature.
Seeing that the time outside was getting late, they couldn’t continue to delay here.
Lan Murou, holding her waist, picked up her clothes from the floor and put them on with difficulty.
Tantai Ye rested his head on one hand, watching her dress with great interest. Her slender waist and curved buttocks became even more alluring after being… invigorated.
No wonder he never got tired of her.
“Rou’er.”
He suddenly reached out and pulled her.
Lan Murou stumbled and landed heavily in his lap. She looked up in surprise, only to see him lean down and kiss her again, holding her lips and lingering in extreme tenderness.
Tantai Ye looked at her lovely appearance, which elicited pity, and wanted to continue, but he knew he couldn’t delay any longer. He sucked on her lips heavily, got up, and put on his clothes.
The commotion outside had long since stopped. Tantai Ye called out, and someone respectfully entered.
“General.” The hidden guard knelt. “The person has been knocked unconscious.”