Xue Zi Ning patted him with her other hand, "Chen Xuan, you are safe now."
Li Chen Xuan quieted down.
Whether it was due to exhaustion, Xue Zi Ning felt her eyelids growing heavy. She knew she shouldn't fall asleep.
However, she couldn't control the drowsiness within her.
She closed her eyes.
"Xue Zi Ning, don't sleep!" A voice seemed to be calling out to her in her heart.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"Xue Zi Ning, absolutely do not sleep!"
She suddenly opened her eyes and saw a pair of crimson orbs, emitting a faint glow. The owner of these eyes was none other than Li Chen Xuan.
"Chen Xuan, what's wrong?" she asked, frowning.
Li Chen Xuan did not answer but crawled towards her. The spot that was once far away was now drawing closer as he approached.
"Li Chen Xuan…"
Xue Zi Ning felt that no matter how she called out to him, he remained unresponsive, only his eyes growing redder.
Suddenly, he lunged forward, tackling her, who was completely unprepared, to the ground.
"Li Chen Xuan, what are you doing?" Xue Zi Ning was taken aback.
Li Chen Xuan emitted panting sounds, his red eyes filled with a strange glint.
While she was stunned, he had already torn off her outer garment.
"Li Chen Xuan…" Xue Zi Ning called out in a cold voice.
But Li Chen Xuan seemed not to hear at all and continued his actions.
Xue Zi Ning did not want to harm Li Chen Xuan, but letting this continue was not what she wished for.
She struck Li Chen Xuan with her palm. Being cautious of his lack of internal energy, she aimed for his shoulder.
But strangely, even with half of her power, she couldn't move him even an inch.
Xue Zi Ning was shocked and quickly delivered another palm strike, but just like before, she couldn't budge him at all.
At this moment, she was only left with her undergarment. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "Chen Xuan, I'm sorry…"
Saying this, she pulled out a golden hairpin from her hair and stabbed at his clavicle.
As the golden hairpin entered his body, he seemed not to feel any pain, and his head lowered.
Xue Zi Ning quickly turned her head away, and her lips landed on her neck.
"Li Chen Xuan, do you know what you are doing?"
A clear, cold voice echoed faintly.
Li Chen Xuan remained still for a moment, but quickly reverted to his previous state.
Although Xue Zi Ning didn't care about her chastity, this was something she wished to share with someone she loved.
"Li Chen Xuan, open your eyes and see who I am!"
Li Chen Xuan suddenly stopped his actions and looked at her. At this moment, she struck the side of his neck with her hand.
This time, he finally went limp and fell onto her.
After pushing Li Chen Xuan aside and tying him up with her outer garment, Feng Jiu found them there.
"Your Majesty…" Feng Jiu said.
"It should be safe here. Rest for a bit," Xue Zi Ning said.
Feng Jiu replied, "Your Majesty may rest, your subordinate will stand guard."
"You should go rest too! I've already rested," Xue Zi Ning said.
Seeing her insistence, Feng Jiu entered the temple and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Xue Zi Ning gazed into the distance, wondering where Yan Zhao was. She missed him at this moment.
Just a while ago, she had thought of doing those things, and she wanted to do them with Yan Zhao.
She longed for all of this to end quickly so she could be with him.
Yan Zhao…
I miss you, can you feel it?
"You… What are you doing?" Feng Jiu's shocked voice came from inside.
Xue Zi Ning hurried inside and saw Li Chen Xuan tackling Feng Jiu to the ground.
Xue Zi Ning stepped forward, struck Li Chen Xuan unconscious with one hand. Feng Jiu was terrified and quickly wiped his face, then stood up and said, "Your… Your Majesty, what is going on?"
He was scared to death, thinking someone was forcing himself on him, which made Feng Jiu feel a wave of nausea.
"Feng Jiu, is there any medicine that can make someone unconscious?"
Li Chen Xuan couldn't be allowed to wake up again, otherwise, anything could happen.
Feng Jiu patted his waist and took out a bottle of medicine, saying, "Here is the medicine you mentioned, Your Majesty."
"Give it to him," Xue Zi Ning said.
Feng Jiu nodded and stepped forward to administer the medicine to Li Chen Xuan. Suddenly, Li Chen Xuan opened his eyes and struck Feng Jiu with his palm.
Feng Jiu, caught off guard, was sent flying and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Feng Jiu…" Xue Zi Ning rushed forward and supported Feng Jiu.
Feng Jiu shook his head, "Your Majesty, Lord Li's martial power is so profound."
Xue Zi Ning was startled and looked up at Li Chen Xuan, frowning.
He looked somewhat unfamiliar now, his eyes emitting a faint green glow, unlike the red they were before.
"What is going on?" Xue Zi Ning frowned, not knowing what had happened to Li Chen Xuan.
Feng Jiu suddenly said, "Your subordinate heard Hidden Head mention that there is a medicine that can greatly increase one's power for a short time, but after the surge, one will inevitably bleed from all orifices and die suddenly."
Xue Zi Ning trembled and looked at Feng Jiu, asking, "Is there no antidote?"
Feng Jiu looked at her, then slowly shook his head and said softly, "No."
Xue Zi Ning was stunned and looked up again. Li Chen Xuan had appeared before her without any warning and was striking her head.
"Your Majesty, be careful…" Feng Jiu roared.
She watched the palm slowly descend. Instead of dodging, she spoke softly, "Chen Xuan, do you hate me? Do you hate me for abandoning you before, leaving you to bear things you shouldn't have?"
"Your Majesty, quickly dodge! People who have taken this medicine feel no pain."
Xue Zi Ning still did not dodge. Feng Jiu gritted his teeth and rushed forward, pushing her aside.
Feng Jiu fell to the ground. Li Chen Xuan's palm missed. He seemed very angry and struck again, and Feng Jiu met it with a palm strike, sending Feng Jiu flying far away.
He then pursued Feng Jiu and sent a palm strike towards Feng Jiu's crown.
Feng Jiu looked up at the palm that he couldn't dodge and smiled at her, "Your Majesty… live well. You still have to unify the empire."
Xue Zi Ning shook her head and leaped forward, enraged, "Li Chen Xuan, if you dare kill Feng Jiu, I will kill you…"
Li Chen Xuan trembled. The force of his palm strike paused.
Seizing this opportunity, Xue Zi Ning pulled Feng Jiu out.
"Your Majesty…" Li Chen Xuan suddenly spoke, but with great difficulty.
Xue Zi Ning was startled and looked at him, "You… you know who I am?"
He nodded with difficulty, "Your Majesty… I'm in so much pain…"
"Chen Xuan, tell me, how can I help you?"
She saw Li Chen Xuan looking at her and after a moment, he uttered three words, "Kill… kill me…"
She trembled all over, "Chen Xuan, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I kill you?"
"Kill… kill me, I'm in so much pain…"
She shook her head, "Impossible, I can't kill you, absolutely impossible."
"Ah…" Li Chen Xuan roared and suddenly flew out of the temple.
Xue Zi Ning chased after him but found no trace of him. He had vanished without a trace in an instant.