[Fantasy] The Harem is in Chaos (Complete) - 13

Chapter 54. Midnight Lust...

Ever since the evening Qu Liushang left, after Su Yingge poisoned Li Yue and then brought her back to life, he began to understand what "what goes around comes around" meant.

The next day, before dawn, someone started banging on the door, shouting, "Brother Pig, aren't you up yet? What time is it? I'm hungry, I want breakfast, Brother Pig, I want breakfast..."

Inside the room, Su Yingge pulled the blanket over his head, frowned, and cursed under his breath. After enduring it for a while, the annoying noise outside finally stopped. He turned over, wanting to continue sleeping, but found he couldn't fall asleep anymore.

The next day, late at night, Su Yingge was sleeping soundly when suddenly someone started banging on the door again, shouting, "Silkworm, are you asleep again? It's just getting dark and you're already asleep? I've seen pigs, but I've never seen one as pig as you. I'm hungry, I want a midnight snack, Silkworm, get up and make me a midnight snack..."

Su Yingge, in great pain, pulled the blanket over his head and rolled around in bed.

After enduring it for a while, the damned woman was still yelling deafeningly outside the door.

Su Yingge poked his head out, his handsome face contorted with anger and frustration. He could tell from the howling wind outside that it was freezing cold without even going outside. This crazy woman, coming here in the middle of the night to shout and scream—was she in heat?

But he didn't want to be in heat right now, especially not with her.

After weighing his options for a long time, he still didn't want to drag himself out of his warm bed to chase the crazy woman away, so he pulled the blanket over his head again, intending to wait for her to leave on her own.

After a while, the banging on the door grew louder and louder. Su Yingge kept trying to fall asleep but was repeatedly woken up, his head practically about to explode with anger.

Wrapped in the blanket, he angrily pounded the bed, finally losing his temper, throwing off the covers and jumping out of bed.

With a stern face, he rummaged through the room, finally finding a porcelain bottle he hadn't yet returned to Tianyi Pavilion. Ignoring its contents, he grabbed it and headed for the rickety door that had been smashed open.

Opening the door, without even glancing outside, he tossed the powder from the bottle out, slammed the door shut, and burrowed back into bed.

He listened intently for a while, his heart pounding, making sure there was no more sound outside. He let out a long sigh of relief, thinking, "Finally, peace and quiet in this world."

He tilted his head and drifted off to sleep.

Undisturbed, he slept soundly and deeply. When he woke, the sun was shining brightly outside; it was probably quite late.

The maids and servants knew he was grumpy in the morning, so they never dared to wake him before he naturally awoke.

He got dressed, opened the window, and a cool breeze carrying the faint scent of plum blossoms swept through the room, truly invigorating him.

He stepped outside, and the first step he took felt a soft heave under his feet. Looking down, he saw a human-shaped snowdrift.

Thinking back, it must have snowed heavily in the latter half of the night, and this person buried under the snow…

His nerves tightened. Oh no! Buried all night, could she be dead? He

quickly squatted down and pulled the person from the snow. Sure enough, it was Li Yue, her face pale and her breath faint.

Taking her pulse, he discovered that the poison he had applied to her last night seemed to be one he had only developed a dozen days ago. Most importantly, he hadn't yet developed an antidote for this poison.

Without a second thought, he carried her into the room and began treatment.

This rescue effort lasted until the afternoon, finally saving her life.

Su Yingge was exhausted and frustrated. He slumped in his chair, looking at the woman who had taken over his bed. He found this woman incredibly annoying, and the worst part was that she wasn't afraid of death, which made it even more frustrating, because he couldn't even threaten her.

He rubbed his forehead, thinking he had to find a way to get rid of her as soon as possible; otherwise, if she kept tormenting him like this, he'd either be driven mad with anger or exhausted to death.

The poison was gone, but this girl had been badly chilled last night; her forehead was burning hot, and she probably had severe typhoid fever and wouldn't wake up for a while.

So, he still had to prepare medicine and take care of her…

Good heavens, so annoying! Damn Jinlu! Damn Qu Liushang! And that damned pig demon!

Three days later.

Early in the morning, Su Yingge roused herself, went to the bedside to check on the woman whose complexion had returned to normal, and checked her pulse to make sure she would wake up soon. She quickly sat down to wait. A

moment later, Li Yue's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, her long eyelashes trembled a few times, and she indeed slowly awoke.

Thinking of this woman's difficult personality and fiery temper, and knowing that she would undoubtedly start arguing with him upon waking up after a serious illness because of him, Su Yingge picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip to moisten her throat, and then sat up straight, preparing for a big argument with her.

Li Yue, still feeling somewhat weak, sat up, rubbed her eyes, sniffed her severely congested nose, and suddenly sighed, "That was a really good sleep..." Only when she opened her mouth did she realize her voice was as hoarse as a duck's.

Su Yingge was taken aback by her words.

"Achoo!" Before she could finish speaking, she sneezed again. Tears welled in her eyes as she turned to see Su Yingge beside her. Looking at the unfamiliar room and bed, she suddenly trembled, clutching her chest nervously. "How did I get here? You pervert, what did you do to me?"

"Tch!" Su Yingge scoffed disdainfully. "Stop acting like a jerk. How did I treat you? I feel like throwing up just looking at you."

Li Yue paused, then feigned realization, saying, "Oh right, I forgot you're a homosexual, and a bottom who likes doggy style... cough cough, misunderstanding, misunderstanding you."

Upon hearing this, Su Yingge felt a surge of anger, pointing at Li Yue and saying, "I'm warning you, if you slander me again, I'll poison you until you're mute, you believe me?"

"I believe you, of course I believe you. You're a grown man, the high and mighty young master of the Canal Gang, you're the best at dealing with a helpless, weak, and easily bullied woman like me. How could I not believe you?" Li Yue sighed mournfully as she climbed out of bed. She was incredibly thirsty and didn't expect this man to pour her water, so she had to do it herself.

Su Yingge raised an eyebrow. Hearing her say that, he seemed really despicable and shameful.

Wait, she might be helpless and alone, but how was she weak and easily bullied? The reason things were like this today was because she had disturbed his sleep by banging on the door in the middle of the night.

Just as he was about to say something sarcastic, he noticed that she had already picked up the teacup beside him and drunk it all in one gulp.

"Hey, why are you using my cup?" Su Yingge exclaimed with disgust.

"Pah! I don't even mind that you're promiscuous and full of viruses, what are you barking about?" Having been quenched, Li Yue felt better and poured herself another cup.

"Promiscuous?" Su Yingge's eyebrows practically flew to the sky. This damned woman, she could infuriate someone with just a few words.

Li Yue, seeing his face clouded with anger, scratched her head in confusion and asked, "Isn't it promiscuous? Does that mean... even pigs and dogs are okay? Oh my, I never expected you, Young Master Su, to be so philanthropic, even crossing racial boundaries. I truly bow down in admiration..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Yingge, unable to bear it any longer, stood up, grabbed her collar, and slammed her onto the table. His face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I'm telling you this one last time, I'm not gay! Did you hear me?!"

Li Yue seemed startled, nodding like a chicken pecking at rice.

Seeing her yield, Su Yingge's expression softened a little, but he still felt very stifled. He released her and went outside for some fresh air.

Just as I reached the door, I heard the woman timidly say behind me, "If you weren't like this before, why don't you reconsider now? You're just a silkworm; don't go around harming women."

"I'll kill you!" Su Yingge finally lost control, turning around and lunging at Li Yue.

After a series of clattering sounds, both of them stood panting on opposite sides of the room.

Li Yue held up an exquisite vase adorned with intertwined peony blossoms, while Su Yingge clutched his arm, which had been bitten three times.

Looking at the mess of chairs, tables, and floorboards, Li Yue smiled provocatively, "Come on, keep going, it's your room anyway."

Su Yingge was truly furious, yet this hateful woman was impossible to hit or kill.

"Get out! Get out now!" he roared.

Except for the occasional oversleeping, his life had always been regular and orderly, and his room was always tidy and clean. This chaotic scene was unprecedented in his life.

"Sorry, I can only walk, not roll. If you can, please demonstrate," Li Yue said with a slight smile, unperturbed. Her calm and collected demeanor could make a dead man rise up and die again.

Su Yingge was truly at a loss with her. After a brief stalemate, he turned his head and rolled out of the room.

Hearing the beast-like, ferocious roars coming from the courtyard, Li Yue collapsed. Actually, she had only been putting on a brave face; she had been unconscious for three days, and upon waking, she was hungry and weak. She certainly didn't have the energy to fight him. She just could

n't stand his irritating appearance. Now that he was gone… Li Yue put down the vase and began searching the room for food, devouring every fruit, dried fruit, and pastry imaginable.

In the evening, the maids and servants came to tidy up the room, bringing in new furniture and decorations, arranging the room exactly as it had been before.

As night fell, Su Yingge returned, yawning repeatedly. He was startled as he pushed open the door, then roared, "Why are you still here?!"

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"Your cold has nothing to do with me! Get out of my room right now!" Su Yingge was as furious as an enraged lion, his voice so loud it made the roof tiles tremble.

Li Yue pursed her lips, looking at him without moving.

"Didn't you hear me?" Seeing her still shamelessly staying in bed, Su Yingge was practically going crazy with anger.

“I’m hungry, I want a midnight snack.” Li Yue suddenly blurted out a sentence completely unrelated to the current situation.

Su Yingge didn’t speak, but took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, walked to the bedside, and held it directly above her face, saying in a sinister tone, “Do you know what would happen if the liquid inside got on your face?”

Li Yue stared at him with her doe-like eyes and honestly shook her head.

“Your face would be pitted and rotten, like a corpse eaten by maggots, decaying and oozing pus, a truly gruesome sight.” Su Yingge’s face was expressionless, but his eyes radiated a devilish evil light.

“Oh.” Li Yue nodded, indicating that she understood.

Su Yingge raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to obediently roll off his bed, but unexpectedly, she rubbed her nose and blurted out, “I still want a midnight snack.”

“What does your wanting a midnight snack have to do with me? This isn’t a kitchen!” Su Yingge shouted, jumping up and down when his threat didn’t work.

"I just want to eat what you cook. If you make me a midnight snack, I'll give you my bed," Li Yue said matter-of-factly, setting the terms.

Su Yingge, panting, stared at the woman on the bed, finally realizing that nothing in the world could be as thick-skinned as this woman. However, he was being blackmailed by Jinlu and couldn't do anything to her. So…

he forcefully suppressed the urge to vomit blood from anger, turned his head, and rolled out of the room again.

An hour later, under Su Yingge's predatory gaze, Li Yue, satisfied with her meal, left Yingge Courtyard, patting her bulging belly.

Seeing her disappear outside the courtyard gate, a cold smile appeared on Su Yingge's lips. He got up and walked towards the west courtyard where Qu Liushang had lived.

Yes, he was furious with her. If he didn't teach her a lesson, how could he possibly sleep tonight? So, he added a mild but excruciatingly painful drug to her food, which he named "Vicious Poison." Tonight, he'd let her enjoy it.

To avoid her disturbing his sleep in the middle of the night, he naturally wanted to sleep somewhere else.

The Yingge Courtyard was peaceful all night, but when he woke up early, his heart was uneasy.

The woman's typhoid fever hadn't fully healed, and now she'd been poisoned by his "Vicious Poison," and she hadn't come to the Yingge Courtyard all night. Could she have died from the pain?

It seemed someone had once died from the unbearable pain, hitting their head against a wall.

Thinking of this, he quickly tidied himself up and headed towards the Yingqiu Pavilion.

The morning wind was terribly cold; apart from the occasional servant passing by, all that was visible was a blanket of snow.

Su Yingge cursed under her breath as she walked: she'd just been asking for trouble! First, she poisoned that woman, then frantically tried to detoxify her—a waste of medicine and energy!

But he just hated it. Before meeting her, he had never known there was a creature in the world that could make him so angry he'd jumped up and down. He was used to making others jump up and down.

Filled with resentment, he arrived at the quiet Yingqiu Pavilion. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard a dog's mournful barking.

He followed the sound, pushed open the door, and in the dimly lit room of the early morning, he saw only a small, curled-up object on the bed. Tanlang was lying on the edge of the bed, tugging at the blanket and whimpering.

Even if she really had died, perhaps only this dog would be there to grieve for her.

This realization made his heart clench slightly; it was desolate, and he couldn't quite describe the feeling.

After much persuasion, he finally made Tanlang understand that he had come to rescue its owner. Only then did it obediently move away from the edge of the bed. Su Yingge went over to check and thankfully, it wasn't dead, just unconscious.

This woman was quite stubborn; she would rather be in pain and faint here than go to Yingge Courtyard to try and beg him.

Thinking of this, he felt a surge of frustration. He was utterly helpless when dealing with someone like her.

A moment after taking the antidote, Li Yue woke up.

Seeing her open her eyes, Su Yingge immediately said, "Are you crazy? Knowing there was poison in my food, you still ate it!"

Li Yue, as usual, sat up, rubbed her eyes, and, still slightly sleepy, murmured, "Weren't you searching everywhere for people to test the poison? I volunteered to be your tester, what are you complaining about?"

Hearing this, Su Yingge's expression changed, and a complex look appeared in his eyes.

Li Yue turned her head, saw his somewhat stunned expression, smiled slightly, and said sweetly, "Baby, what are we having for breakfast?"

Su Yingge stared at her, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, until finally he couldn't help but let out a wail and rushed out of the room.

*

There were only three days left until New Year's Eve. Since sending someone to assassinate Jin Wei in Xiwu, Jin Lü was no longer as secretive as before, and Li Shi no longer needed to wait until late at night to report to him.

That afternoon, as usual, Li Shi came to Longhua Hall to report on the progress of the Dongyi Iron Mine and the Armory. After entering the hall, he found that Li Shi was holding a red plum blossom in his right hand, smiling and twirling lightly in the hall. His wide robe and sleeves spun like a stream of light with his movements, and from a distance, he looked just like a colorful butterfly dancing.

Hearing footsteps, he stopped his twirling motion, his eyes sparkling like stars as he looked at Li Shi. A pure, innocent smile, devoid of any ulterior motive, played on his lips, sweetening Li Shi's heart and making him flutter. He quickly lowered his gaze, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Sometimes, having a master who was too beautiful wasn't a good thing; it constantly put him in the danger of accidentally becoming a homosexual.

"What makes Your Highness so happy?" Shaking off the inappropriate, chaotic thoughts in his mind, Li Shi asked, bowing his head.

Jinlu's voice, warm and gentle like the golden sunlight outside, rang out: "Su Yingge wrote, saying she misses me and wants to come to Sheng Yang to spend the winter with me."

A bead of cold sweat broke out on Li Shi's forehead. In his opinion, Qin Liyue hadn't spent much time with the Crown Prince, nor had she shown much affection for him. It would be strange if she missed him. It was probably just that Su Yingge found that woman too troublesome and wanted to get rid of her troubles by passing them on to the Crown Prince.

The poor Crown Prince, usually so wise and valiant, couldn't even see through this little scheme when it came to women.

"I know what you're thinking. I suspected it at first too, but after thinking about it carefully, Ye Qianxun is out of the running, Yu Wuchen is busy dealing with the Blood Shadow Palace and reclaiming Yu Lianqiu, Qu Liushang is gone, and Su Yingge is utterly unlikable. All things considered, the only one she can think of is me. Hmm, this is a good sign. What do you think, should I send someone to bring her over?" Jinlu sniffed the plum branch, still smiling.

Although he always knew his master was narcissistic, this level of narcissism… was a first for him. Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Li Shi respectfully reported, "Your Highness, New Year's Eve is in three days. After that, Jinwei will surely make a move. Bringing Miss Qin here now might not be appropriate."

Jinlu's expression gradually darkened. After thinking for a moment, she said, "That's true. Even if she's safe, I don't have much time to play with her. Fine, let's just bear with it a little longer. Write back to Su Yingge for me, saying 'There are many matters in the palace, it's inconvenient.'"

Li Shi accepted the order.

And so, Li Yue and Su Yingge bickered through New Year's Eve, until February of the following year, when Su Yingge finally saw a glimmer of hope for relief.

One day, a man came to Prince Xi's Mansion, that is, Lin Jiu, a thief who has no vision and deserves to be beaten, and brought a letter to Liyue. After Liyue read it, she immediately ran to the Song Song Courtyard to say goodbye to him, and expressed her reluctance to him in a lengthy manner. At the end, she also gave numerous instructions, telling him not to miss her too much. If he really couldn't bear it, he could go to Zhuwumen to find her.

Su Yinge breathed a long sigh of relief after enduring the cold and watching her and Lin Jiu board Xi Wangfu's ship and leave Tianyi Island.

The sky has eyes, this grinder is finally gone, he will really go crazy if he doesn't leave! Just think about it, his dignified young master of Tianyi Island had to turn into a cook and cook for her three times a day just to sleep soundly at night. If the news spread, others would not laugh at her?

Although Jin Lu had told him to keep an eye on her, it was raining and she wanted to get married. What could he do?

Well, when he finds out, I'll just blame it all on Huangfu Jue.

Chapter 55, [Extra] Qu Liushang...

The morning I left Tianyi Island was bitterly cold.

Su Yingge always liked to sleep in during winter, but because I was leaving, he got up early to see me off.

I knew he was also reluctant to let me go, especially since I didn't know when we would meet again, or perhaps never.

Just like when I arrived, a bamboo raft, a long pole, and an umbrella. I preferred these to fast ships and helmsmen sailing the waves.

He stood on the rocks of Nanpu Wharf, frowning as he looked at me. Suddenly, I realized that the boy I knew at the beginning was no longer naive; he was now handsome and refined, like a white plum blossom.

Many people say he resembles Yu Wuchen, but I don't think so. Compared to Yu Wuchen's ethereal and mysterious aura, he undoubtedly seemed more real.

"I'm leaving," I waved. Farewells between men are always brief, but this time, I even omitted the words "see you later."

"Hurry up and run, you coward!" He rarely spoke so harshly, but I knew he was just angry at my lack of resolve.

I turned back and smiled faintly: "I'm not running away, I'm just going back to shoulder my responsibilities."

"Go to hell! That family abandoned you four years ago, what responsibilities do you have to shoulder!" He always spoke so harshly.

I didn't mind, only saying, "Some things can't be completely severed with just a simple 'abandon.'"

I glanced at the gray sky, then paddled away from the dock.

The bamboo raft drifted far away, and when I looked back, I saw him still standing there alone.

Su Yingge was someone who lived too freely, while this world was rife with repression and hypocrisy, so many people couldn't accept him. But in fact, he was an extremely sentimental person, valuing both family and friendship highly.

As for love, I remember once, when we were both a little tipsy, he slurred and dreamily said, "The woman I like not only has to be beautiful, have a good figure, and a personality that suits my taste, but most importantly, she must be willing to be my guinea pig. Only a woman like that deserves my love."

"Why would she be willing to be your guinea pig? If you pay her, you can find someone to test things out of money, right? Why make your woman suffer like that?" I asked at the time.

Su Yingge didn't explain, only saying, "I can't understand it with a vulgar person like you."

Now, thinking back…

ha, love really is something you can't explain.

Last night, she said she would come to see me off today, but I left without waiting for her.

I originally wanted to wait, but at the last moment, I changed my mind for some reason.

Perhaps… the more I see her, the more I like her, but the truth is, I am not the one she desires, so what's the point of seeing her more?

Remembering her words last night, I stood dejectedly on the bamboo raft, drifting with the current.

This is my first time falling in love, and I don't understand what love is all about. In matters of love, is sharing a given or something to be resisted?

She likes me, even willing to give me her body, but she can't promise to love only me.

Why?

Is it because I'm not good enough, not strong enough, not enough to make her give her her whole heart?

I thought she, like me, enjoyed that carefree, wandering life.

She said I couldn't give her what she wanted; what exactly did she want?

Look, even though we've only just parted, I'm already starting to miss her uncontrollably.

Looking ahead, the road is long and arduous; the journey back to Dongyi is still far.

Actually, crossing the border from southern Nanfo would shorten the journey by two-thirds, but I insisted on taking the Seibu route.

We started our journey there, and now we should start our journey from there and end it there.

She said she wanted to be friends with me, but I really can't.

I love her deeply; am I supposed to just stand by and watch her be intimate with another man as a friend without doing anything? Just imagining that scenario makes me feel like I'm going crazy!

Even if it all ends here, it's better than that. At least I can still maintain a man's spirit, even if it's somewhat tragic.

Taking the Xiwu route, extending the journey, is because I need this much time to sort out my feelings, this much time to properly lock her away in my heart. After returning to Dongyi, I will no longer be Qu Liushang, and I won't have time to think about her anymore.

Thinking of Dongyi inevitably brings to mind the dreamlike past.

Although it's meaningless, I still can't help but often recall when my life began to veer off course.

Was it when I learned to distinguish right from wrong?

Was it from Pei Yanxi's words, "Your Murong clan are nothing but dogs kept by my royal family"?

Or was it from the moment I learned that my parents, for the sake of my three brothers and the fate of the entire clan, decided to poison me?

The Murong family, the premier assassin family of Dongyi, every generation and every member of the family is an assassin loyal to the Dongyi royal family. They shouldn't have their own sense of right and wrong; the royal family's right and wrong are their right and wrong. They shouldn't have emotions; if they did, they would hesitate when killing. They also cannot disobey their masters' orders; once they do, they will be wiped out.

Generation after generation of the Murong family have lived this way, heartless, ruthless, and obedient.

I was once the pride of this family, but now, I believe no one in the family wants to mention me anymore.

At the age of ten, I distinguished myself in the family with my extraordinary talent, earning unanimous praise from my elders. They all said that I would become a top assassin among the new generation of the Murong family when I grew up, and I thought so too.

At that time, the late emperor was still alive, and Yan Huang was only the eldest prince. This prince, a few years younger than me, liked to come and play with me and ask me to teach him martial arts. Before long, we became good friends.

One day, I was summoned to the palace to accompany Yan Huang in his martial arts practice. Princess Pei Yanxi of the Chen Prince's Mansion, who was playing in the Imperial Garden, got her kite caught in a tree and asked me to get it down for her.

The tree was several meters high, but I easily jumped up. Pei Yanxi was very happy and shouted that she wanted me to be her attendant.

At the time, I didn't pay much attention, but a few days later, my family indeed received an imperial edict from Consort Hua Yi, Yan Huang's mother, ordering me to go and serve as Pei Yanxi's attendant.

My parents and elders thanked me profusely, but I refused to obey. Although I was only ten years old, the thought of a grown man being ordered around like a dog by a woman made me want to die.

I refused to go, so my clansmen bound me and used pressure points to restrain me. When I arrived at Prince Chen's residence, I was unmoved by anything Pei Yanxi said, and refused to be ordered around. Enraged, she beat and scolded me, even drawing a guard's sword to kill me. Fortunately, Yan Huang arrived in time and took me to the Imperial Concubine to plead for my life. After much persuasion, they finally released me.

No one knew that it was from that moment that I began to deeply resent the fact that I was dependent on others and had no control over my own life.

I practiced martial arts day and night, making rapid progress. When the late emperor died, I was fourteen, and my martial arts skills were already among the best in the clan. After Yan Huang ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager ruled, and the Murong clan came under her control.

I am deeply dissatisfied with this. The Murong clan only pledges loyalty to the imperial family, and the imperial family should bear the surname Yan, not Pei. If loyalty is to be spoken of, I would rather be loyal to ten-year-old Yan Huang than to the all-powerful regent empress dowager. I hate bowing down to women.

My elders in the clan had long been aware of my rebellious nature, but at the time they thought it was just youthful arrogance. Little did they know that two years later, when everyone realized that this was my true nature, it was too late.

Since Yan Huang ascended the throne and became empress dowager regency, the Pei clan and its cronies have grown rapidly and reached their zenith, eliminating political enemies and oppressing the people. For a time, the court was filled with fear, and public opinion was rife, with everyone

saying that the Eastern Palace belonged to the Pei clan, not the Yan. A veteran minister who had served two emperors stood firm in court during this critical moment, requesting that the empress dowager, in accordance with the late emperor's will, appoint a regent minister for the emperor.

That very night, the Murong family received a secret order to assassinate this loyal minister.

At sixteen, I had already become one of the top experts in the Murong family, and this task, as expected, fell to me.

As usual, I set off immediately upon receiving the order. However, this time, I didn't kill the minister. Instead, I protected him, fighting my way to Nanfo to help him escape and avoid this deadly disaster.

To be honest, making this decision didn't take me much time. In fact, I didn't think about anything at the time; I just felt it had to be done, so I did it.

The court quickly learned of my disobedience. The Empress Dowager issued an edict ordering the Murong family to clean house.

Thirty-six assassins from the Murong family ambushed me on the way, and I had no choice but to injure them.

Although I knew that the capital was now a den of dragons and tigers for me, I felt I had to go back to see my parents.

Even in the heavily guarded capital of Yong'an, no one could stop me. After tearfully bidding farewell to my parents, I also went to Nanfo. Because I heard that Su Tingsong, the leader of the Cao Gang, had an unparalleled Azure Sea Tide Saber Technique, I, young and impetuous, went to find him.

Upon arriving at Tianyi Island, the first person I saw was Su Yingge, who had just turned fourteen. His first words to me were, "Hey! If you're going to die, die somewhere else. Don't die on Tianyi Island. There's nowhere to bury you here, and if you throw you in the water, the fish will get poisoned."

He saved me, but I wish I had never met him. It would have been better if I had just died like that. That way, I wouldn't have known that my parents, who had always loved me so dearly, would poison my cup at the moment of our separation.

Yes, they abandoned me. They still had three other children; I was only a quarter of them.

If they hadn't abandoned me, they, including my three older brothers, might have been implicated and purged because of me.

My heart was ashen, but I didn't hate them. I just wanted to never think of Yong'an again, never think of Murong again.

I don't know how they made the world believe I had died of illness, but I genuinely liked that lie. From then on, Murong Juan disappeared from the world, and Qu Liushang appeared.

I never imagined that one day, I would choose to return to that place because of news of my father's serious illness, facing everything that I had become unfamiliar with and loathed. As I never imagined, someone accustomed to spring blossoms and autumn moons would feel a stirring in my heart at such a pale and slightly disheveled face.

Unconsciously, I found myself at the river where I first met her; the lush green grass on both banks had long since turned into a desolate snowfield, mirroring the shift in my emotions.

I didn't want to admit it, but I had to: I feared I was only a fraction in her heart, afraid that something might happen that would make her choose to abandon that fraction of me to protect someone else, just like my own parents.

I think I'm ultimately despicable; I haven't even given her anything, yet I presumptuously thought I could cut off her escape route, imprisoning her in my arms alone.

Fortunately, she refused. I was sad, but also relieved, relieved that my despicable thoughts hadn't become reality.

I have plenty of feelings; I betrayed my family for love, and I'm returning to my family now, still for love. The difference is that I now understand that partial, individual struggles are ultimately humble and laughable, changing nothing; only a final, complete victory is worth all the effort.

What I lack is time, and I have regrets. Back at Zhuwu Gate, I shouldn't have turned away just because I saw a hickey on her neck. On Tianyi Island, I shouldn't have left her for so long to kill Ye Qianxun.

If I had stayed by her side, doing my best every day, even if she still rejected me in the end, even if I was heartbroken, I wouldn't have regrets, because I would have given it my all.

But in reality, I didn't.

After this parting, I don't know if I'll be alive to see her again when the dust settles. If I can, I will love her wholeheartedly, without any burdens, loving this lovely girl who first touched my heartstrings.

If not, then I can only leave with regret, because I will never know if, if I loved her with all my might, she would eventually love me back.

Looking at the green oil-paper umbrella on the raft, remembering how she once affectionately held my arm and sheltered with me under the umbrella, I can't help but feel sad.

The faint scent of her lingered in my arms, yet the distance between us grew ever greater. Without that vibrant warmth, life felt dull and cold. Looking around, I saw only the vastness of the world and the howling wind, utterly alone and forlorn. The pent-up emotions in my heart had nowhere to go, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion welling up inside me: "A waning moon hangs over sparse paulownia trees, the water clock has stopped, and all is still. Who sees the recluse wandering alone, a solitary wild goose's shadow? Startled, it turns back, filled with resentment no one understands. It chooses every cold branch, refusing to perch, lonely on the cold, desolate sandbar."

A long, resonant voice, like metal and stone, tore through the sky and stopped the clouds, finally releasing the pent-up emotions within me, leaving my heart empty.

I picked up the long pole to move, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw what appeared to be a galloping horse chasing a raft on the shore. I stopped to look, and saw a cloud-like cloak and silky black hair—it was a woman.

Seeing me look up, she too stood on her horse by the water's edge, gazing at me. I couldn't see her face clearly, only her beautiful figure.

I couldn't help but recall our first meeting. A slight, unashamed smile appeared on my lips as she said, "Fox, hello."

She had this ability; even though she had broken my heart, thinking of her still brought a smile to my lips, bittersweet.

If only life could be like our first meeting…

only with her. At first, I found her amusing, but the longer we spent together, the more I realized I couldn't let her go.

More than wishing life could be like our first meeting, I wished life could last forever…

I turned, picked up my long pole, and paddled across the cold water.

The destination might be unpredictable, but my goal was clear.

I wanted to live, because I refused to give her up. I wanted to live and come back to her.

But would she like me, Murong Juan?

Chapter 56. What's going on...?

On February 20th, Zhu Wumen was bathed in sunshine, birds sang, and flowers bloomed. The streets were bustling with vendors and tourists, orderly and peaceful—everything seemed unchanged from before. However,

the Xi Wang Mansion was eerily quiet, almost solemn, with only occasional whispers emanating from Huangfu Jue's study.

A dozen or so advisors, including Guan Du and Yan Ji, sat around Huangfu Jue like stars surrounding the moon, chatting animatedly. The topic, naturally, was the damned key to the Tianqin Treasure Box that had plunged Zhu Wumen into such dire straits.

It was said that since the rumor that the key was in Huangfu Jue's hands had spread last year, the manor guards had to deal with at least three or four groups of martial arts practitioners attempting to sneak into the manor every night. This situation had lasted for three or four months until recently, when the Blood Shadow Palace sent more followers to Zhu Wumen, which slightly eased the situation.

It seemed that Ye Qianxun had indeed changed his initial thoughts and decided to ally with the Xi Wang Mansion.

In truth, his alliance with the Xi King's Mansion offered him no benefit whatsoever in this situation. Li Yue didn't know if his motives were other than what she had suggested to him.

She didn't know, nor did she want to know.

Years ago, Jin Wei, the Fifth Prince of Nanfo, had brought an envoy from Tiansheng Palace to negotiate with Emperor Huangfu Zaichun of Xiwu, demanding that he order the Xi King to return the key to Tiansheng Palace.

It was said that this unfortunate fellow was assassinated on his way back home; although he didn't die, he was seriously injured. Many people naturally shifted the blame to Huangfu Jue, but Huangfu Zaichun had yet to take any action.

His unusual behavior made Guan Du uneasy, let alone Huangfu Jue.

Most of the advisors suggested that the most urgent task was to find the key and hand it over to the emperor as soon as possible to dispel his suspicions; otherwise, any explanation would be seen as having ulterior motives and would bring disaster upon them.

Guan Du and Yan Ji listened silently, rarely speaking, while Huangfu Jue… frowned and lowered his eyes, remaining completely silent, clearly flustered.

Li Yue was surprised to find that in just a few months, he had lost weight and looked unwell. His once cold but handsome face was now a wrinkled, bitter expression.

She wondered what kind of pressure he was under, that he had become so haggard in such a short time.

Li Yue withdrew her gaze from him and began picking through the plates of candied fruit on the table.

Since Jiang Hanyu left, almost everyone in the palace was a man; the abundance of candied fruit and dried fruit was clearly a special gift from Guan Du, and she couldn't refuse his kindness.

After eating for a while, she noticed the advisors were still chattering, with one even suggesting hiring martial arts experts to search for Sumeru at great expense.

Li Yue spat out an apricot pit with a "pui."

The advisors had been whispering, so the "pui" sounded particularly loud in the study, causing them to stop talking and turn to look at the source of the sound.

When they saw the girl, whose appearance was acceptable but whose posture was utterly unseemly, the advisors frowned in unison, their earlier question returning: Why was Guan Du having such a young girl eavesdropping on their business when they were here to discuss important matters?

Li Yue glanced at her advisors (except for Guan Du and Yan Ji), leaned back lazily in her chair, and sneered, "Are you sure you're advisors and not just good-for-nothings?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and some, unable to contain their indignation, shouted, "What do you mean?"

"All this talk is just bullshit! Your Achilles' heel is in their hands. No matter how much you jump around, they can still torment you however they want! You're already in this state, and you're still thinking about flattering and currying favor to protect yourself? You're simply courting death!" Li Yue threw down this remark, abruptly stood up, and left with a look of disgust.

A stunned silence followed behind her. Only after Li Yue had gone far away did she hear the commotion erupt again in the study, probably those good-for-nothings complaining.

Li Yue truly didn't know if these people were really Huangfu Jue's strategists. If they were… good heavens, she couldn't imagine how he would save himself.

Thinking about it, it didn't seem that bad. That old fox Guandu was so shrewd; how could he be so blind as to hire these good-for-nothings?

Leaving the Xi Prince's residence, she headed straight for Yiqing Residence. Halfway there, it suddenly dawned on her.

Damn it, she'd fallen into that old fox Guandu's trap again.

She'd just returned to Zhuwu Gate, and he hadn't mentioned anything, only inviting her to his study for tea. That's how she met those people and heard those words. She was annoyed, and that led to the final scene.

And so… he said nothing; she herself couldn't help but get involved.

After her outburst, both he and Huangfu Jue could have humbly asked her for her opinion on the matter afterwards. And Huangfu Jue, having saved her life, naturally wouldn't have felt comfortable leaving her to fend for herself…

And so, she truly fell into the murky waters of the Xi Prince's residence, and looking back, it was entirely her own doing.

How cunning!

However, since she had promised Guandu that she would help the Xiwang Mansion in the future if it was in trouble, she would definitely keep her word. This old man actually dared to scheme against her like this; it was truly hateful!

How could she vent her anger? This old man was quite adept at meditation; arguing and cursing were useless… Well, she'd just leave him alone for a while. Anyway, she wasn't in a hurry, hmph!

Having made up her mind, Liyue leisurely returned to Yiqing Residence, only to find Tanlang lying alone on the wooden platform by the pool, his expression mournful.

For some reason, a scene suddenly flashed into her mind: an elegant man, casually sitting on a round platform, tossing beans to amuse Tanlang. Hearing her return, he looked up, his dark eyes long and narrow with curved corners, and two sharp canine teeth faintly visible in the alluring curve of his lips, clear and bright.

She sighed and shook her head. She composed herself, walked over, and cheerfully put her arm around Tanlang, saying, "Oh dear, we won't be able to eat Poison Tongue's cooking tonight. What should we eat?"

Time spent alone always seems endless due to boredom. After dinner, Li Yue went for a walk in the city with Tan Lang, then dozed off for a while. When she woke up, the moon had just risen.

She muttered a curse as she wandered around the courtyard for a while, finally deciding to go to the Xi Wang Mansion to tease Huangfu Jue to pass the time.

Reaching the Xi Wang Mansion, she had just stepped onto the first step when two people came out of the gate. Upon closer inspection, she recognized them as Guan Du and Yan Ji.

Seeing Li Yue, their expressions softened. Guan Du said, "Qin..."

"Hey, stop! I'm not in the mood for those messy things today. Is Huangfu Jue here?" Seeing him about to speak, Li Yue quickly interrupted him and asked.

Seeing her like this, Guan Du understood that she must have realized what had happened that afternoon and was annoyed. Although he knew she was eccentric and insightful, he hadn't expected her to react so quickly.

Now that things had come to this, there was no need to continue pretending. He immediately chuckled and sighed, saying, "I'm sorry to have made Miss Qin laugh. The Prince is in the manor, please."

Following Guan Du and Yan Ji, they walked to the moon gate leading to the back courtyard of the manor. The two suddenly stopped. Li Yue looked up and saw that the scenery in the back courtyard was not much different from that in the front courtyard, with low shrubs and lawns. However, in the northeast corner, there was a large mulberry tree with a stone table and several stone benches under it.

A young man in a purple brocade robe with auspicious patterns stood with his hands behind his back under the tree. In the moonlight and shadows, several clumps of banana trees behind him resembled a long, dark screen, making his skin as white as snow and his hair as black as ink. A pure white jade belt was tied around his neck, making his figure tall and straight. From a distance, he had a rather captivating air about him.

"He..." Li Yue was about to ask the two why the ice block was standing there alone in a daze when she turned around and was startled.

The two old guys had disappeared without a trace, vanishing into thin air without a sound.

"You're already so old, yet you're still acting so sneaky..." Li Yue scratched her head and stepped into the courtyard.

Hearing the footsteps, Huangfu Jue, who was deep in thought, looked up.

If it were before, seeing that it was her, his next action would definitely be to frown and then turn away. But this time, he was only slightly taken aback.

Since coming from the Holy Realm, something seemed to have quietly changed between the two of them. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but it was very obvious.

Li Yue walked over casually, shaking her shoulders and laughing, saying, "Oh, I didn't expect that Ice Cube would also be secretly yearning for love under the flowers and moon on this early spring night?"

Huangfu Jue frowned, looking at her without saying a word.

Sigh, people are really different. If it were that sharp-tongued guy, he would have retaliated fiercely long ago after being teased like this. He wouldn't have let it go unpunished.

This Ice Cube... apart from being a bit dull, a bit boring, a bit irritable, a bit lacking in taste, and a bit annoying... to be honest, he's still an honest kid.

Li Yue jumped onto the stone table in front of him, swinging her legs, and looked up, saying, "Standing here is so boring, let's have a drink!"

"I don't drink," Huangfu Jue said expressionlessly.

"It's alright, I'll teach you." Not at all surprised that he couldn't drink, Li Yue turned her head and shouted towards the courtyard gate, "Is anyone alive? Bring me a jar of wine."

"I don't drink," Huangfu Jue frowned.

"Don't you want to hear my opinion about the key?" Li Yue lowered her head, playing with her hair, and asked casually.

Huangfu Jue fell silent.

Li Yue glanced at him and smiled, "If you drink to your heart's content tonight, I'll tell you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jiu came quickly over, carrying a large jar of wine in one hand and two large bowls in the other.

Li Yue stared in surprise, "So fast!"

Lin Jiu scratched the back of his head somewhat sheepishly and said, "Father instructed that Miss Qin's matter must be handled immediately."

Li Yue's eyes darted around, "Oh? What about your prince's matter?"

Lin Jiu replied without hesitation, "After handling Miss Qin's matter, we'll handle the prince's matter."

Li Yue was overjoyed, looking up at Huangfu Jue, who indeed looked sullen.

Lin Jiu naturally noticed his prince's dark face as well, and quickly retreated with an awkward smile.

Li Yue opened the sealed jar, releasing only a faint aroma of wine, but upon closer inspection, the clear and mellow fragrance slowly wafted towards her nose.

Hmm, indeed, good wine.

She poured herself a drink, raised the bowl to Huangfu Jue, and said, "Come on, if you're a man, drink a bowl with me."

It's said that a thousand cups are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend. Although he wasn't a bosom friend, she had wanted to drink this wine since Tianyi Island, and since she couldn't find anything more to her liking, she would make do.

Huangfu Jue picked up his wine bowl, hesitated for a long time, and then blurted out, "I remember they all drank from wine cups."

"If you want to be better than others, you have to be better than them in everything, including drinking." After saying that, Li Yue tilted her head back and gulped down the wine.

Wiping the wine stains from the corner of her mouth, Li Yue turned her head and found Huangfu Jue frowning as he drank, raising his sleeve to shield his mouth. His scholarly appearance annoyed Li Yue. She reached out and lifted the bottom of his bowl, laughing as he coughed unexpectedly, "That's how you drink!"

Huangfu Jue's face and clothes were soaked, and he was immediately annoyed. But before he could get angry, Li Yue raised her hand and said, "Fine, since you really can't drink, how about we play a drinking game? I'll say a line, and you answer the next. If you answer correctly, I drink; if you answer incorrectly, you drink."

As she spoke, she poured wine for both of them. Li Yue thought for a moment and said, "A thousand cups are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend."

Huangfu Jue quickly replied, "A word is too much when talking to someone who doesn't understand you."

"No, drink!" Li Yue picked up the wine bowl and shoved it into his hand.

"What's wrong? You're cheating!" After drinking just one bowl of wine, his fair cheeks flushed red, like cherry blossoms, very alluring.

Li Yue laughed, "You think this is a couplet contest? You answered the couplet question well, but you got the drinking game wrong. The correct answer should be, 'A thousand cups are too few when drinking with a bosom friend. Drink as much as you can, and if you can't drink anymore, run away! Haha, drink up!'"

Despite feeling like he was going to vomit blood, Huangfu Jue accepted his loss and readily drank the bowl of wine.

Li Yue refilled his cup and added, "If you don't want anyone to know..."

Huangfu Jue thought for a moment and then tentatively asked, "Unless you didn't drink?"

Li Yue laughed so hard she almost fell off the table, saying, "You've improved, but it's still not right. If you don't want anyone to know, you have to finish your drink."

Huangfu Jue angrily drank another bowl and said, "This time I'll say something."

Li Yue took a small sip and said with a grin, "Okay, go ahead."

Huangfu Jue paused, then, emboldened by the alcohol, said with great spirit, "The east wind breaks, the war drums beat..."

Li Yue continued in a grand and flowing manner, "Who's afraid of who when drinking today? How about that? Fits right, right? Drink!"

...

Huangfu Jue drank five or six bowls in a row, becoming unsteady on his feet. He shook his head and said, "No, I'm dizzy."

Li Yue, who was also drinking, was no less so. Only now did she realize that the wine had a strong aftereffect, but she was determined to get drunk and felt it wasn't enough. So she stepped onto a stone bench and said, "Alright, no more drinking games, let's play rock-paper-scissors. I know you don't know how, come on, learn with me, 'One Heart Respect,' 'Good Brothers,' 'Three Peach Garden,' 'Four Seasons Wealth'... Haha, you lost again, so clumsy, drink!"

...

Outside the Moon Gate, Guan Du and Yan Ji watched the two under the mulberry tree, each with one foot on a stone bench, playing rock-paper-scissors, drinking, chatting and laughing. Guan Du nodded secretly, and Yan Ji stroked his beard and whispered, "There's potential."

Behind them, Lin Jiu asked with a puzzled look, "What potential?"

Yan turned around and said in a serious tone, "Keep quiet, don't disturb the prince's enjoyment of the wine."

Lin Jiu seemed to understand and said "Oh," before stepping aside.

After a few moments, both of them were swaying unsteadily, their words becoming incoherent. Huangfu Jue, holding a wine bowl in one hand, his elegant sleeves already half-soaked, pointed at Li Yue across from him with blurry, drunken eyes and said, "How can there be a woman like you in this world? So domineering, so shameless, so unrestrained in your words and actions, and so unreasonable. To be honest, when I hate you the most, I lose my appetite just looking at you."

Li Yue, slumped on the table, giggled. Hearing this, she barely managed to prop up her chin with one hand, tilting her flushed face up to look at Huangfu Jue and said, "You think I have a good impression of you? At first glance, well, I thought you were quite good-looking. Who knew you were just a pretty face? Inside, you're not only dull, boring, and self-righteous, but what's most hateful is your terrible taste. When I'm most annoyed by you, I lose... my libido just looking at you."

"Pfft..." Huangfu Jue, who had just taken a small sip of wine, spat it all out upon hearing this.

Li Yue wiped the spittle from her face, disgusted. "You're supposed to be from the palace, where did your aristocratic manners go? You spat all over my face."

"Even a saint would go crazy with you. You're a girl, and you just talked about sex... sex..." Huangfu Jue's fingertips trembled as he pointed at her, stammering for a long time before he could finish the word.

"Sexual desire, really. How old are you, still pretending to be innocent? Is that interesting? I don't believe you've never fantasized about sleeping with Jiang Hanyu..." As the alcohol hit, her head grew heavier and her consciousness began to blur, but Li Yue still persisted in her verbal attacks.

"Stop spouting nonsense. I'm not as shameless as you..." Huangfu Jue was no better than her, and he also slumped onto the table covered in wine.

"You... you're just a repressed pervert. I saw right through you the first time I met you... your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys..." Li Yue mumbled this sentence before finally succumbing to the alcohol and falling asleep.

"Hiccup... You're the one who's secretly flirtatious... no... you're... flirtatious..." Wine is truly a magical thing. Just a few bowls, and it made the usually stern young prince utter such words. If he were sober, he probably wouldn't have said such a thing even if you beat him to death.

Seeing that the two of them were both slumped over the stone table, motionless, Lin Jiu said, "Father, isn't it inappropriate for the prince to sleep outside like this? He'll probably get cold at night."

Guan Du nodded and said, "That's right, we can't let the prince sleep outside like this. Lin Jiu, go, fetch a bucket of water."

Li Yue, while sleeping, suddenly felt a chill on her body. She woke up and saw that it had started raining, with large raindrops pattering down.

Although it was early spring, the night was still quite cold.

She struggled to sit up, shoving Huangfu Jue across from her, saying, "Ice Block, it's raining, Ice Block!"

Huangfu Jue woke up groggily, only realizing what was happening after being pelted by the "raindrops" for a while, and slurred, "Oh, it's raining, let's go back to our room..."

Both of them were unsteady on their feet, so they helped each other up and stumbled together towards Huangfu Jue's room. At the door, they both tripped over the threshold and tumbled inside.

Lin Jiu, carrying a bucket of water, leaped down from the tree and returned to Guan Du's side, laughing, "Father's trick really worked; the Prince went back to his room himself. But Miss Qin went in too, what should we do?"

Yan Ji stroked his beard, looking at Guan Du, who cleared his throat and said expressionlessly, "It's chilly at night . Go, help the Prince close the door."

"But Miss Qin is still inside..." Lin Jiu had only spoken halfway when he suddenly noticed Guan Du and Yan Ji turning and leaving, saying as they went, "The moonlight is nice tonight." "Hmm, the stars are quite bright too."...

*

Thump! Thump!

Ugh, what's that sound? So noisy!

* Li Yue frowned, rubbing her face against the pillow. Was today's pillow silk? So soft and smooth.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sound seemed even louder than before, a continuous, incessant noise that made it impossible to sleep.

"Ugh! So noisy!" she muttered indistinctly, waking up with great reluctance.

The moment consciousness returned, she felt an excruciating headache.

"Hmm, this is a normal hangover reaction," she thought, not paying much attention. What bothered her was...

why her whole body ached besides her headache, especially her lower back and legs, which ached so much she had no strength, and between her legs...

Thinking of her legs, she suddenly opened her eyes.

Her... area was swollen and full...

even the slightest movement sent a familiar tingling sensation through her, a tingling numbness mixed with the soreness of overuse.

It was a man's... deeply occupying her private territory... its powerful presence was impossible to ignore.

Who was it? Who was inside her?

Trembling, she realized she wasn't lying on the bed, but on top of a man. What she had previously thought was a pillow was actually a muscular, smooth-skinned male chest.

Contemplating the worst, she shakily raised her head to look at the man beneath her.

Hmm, a firm chin, very fair skin, pale red lips with a soft curve, no beard, a straight nose with a proud curve, and above that… she saw a pair of black eyes as bewildered as hers.

Huangfu Jue??? !!!

She was on top of Huangfu Jue, and Huangfu Jue was inside her??? !!!

The two stared at each other in shock, frozen in place, neither daring to move, their hearts screaming in unison: “God! Someone tell me what’s going on?!”

Chapter 57, Spring has arrived…

Both of them woke up, but the atmosphere was unusually tense.

Li Yue racked her brains, trying to recall how this scene had unfolded.

But her memory stopped abruptly at the moment he said he lost his appetite when he saw her by the stone table outside, and after that, even with a headache, she had no recollection.

How the hell did they undress each other and then…

Wait, something’s not right.

So, last night she was completely drunk, and he, on his first time drinking, had drunk just as much, so he should have been even more intoxicated. How then could he still get an erection and penetrate so precisely?

Could it be that she undressed him first… then helped him with her hands… and then guided him in this position…

oh no! That's too wicked!

Although she's been somewhat sexually frustrated lately, she doesn't consider herself so thirsty that she could be so focused and organized while drunk. If she could, why didn't she take advantage of Yu Wuchen last time she was drunk?

Uh… this guy's thing seems to be getting bigger and bigger, making her feel so sore, numb, and wanting more…

Stop! Although his cheeks are burning red and his eyes are darting around in a panic, his instincts tell him he clearly has this urge. So, could it be that he was the one who took advantage of her last night?

But… looking at the dense teeth marks on his neck and shoulders, then at their current woman-on-top position, and then at his blushing, timid expression… she bet at least 99 out of 100 people would think she was the one who preyed on him. As for the remaining one, they'd probably be more sensible and skeptical.

In short, nobody believed she was the victim, sob…

um… he was filling her up so full but not moving, it was excruciating torture. She really wanted to move…

No, if she moves first, she'll definitely be branded a female pervert. Remaining still is the wisest course of action right now.

Damn ice block! Is he even a man? How can he stand still in this situation? If he is…

no, that person will never have the chance to be like this with her, so she refuses to think of him.

Huangfu Jue looked at the woman on his body, her dark eyes darting around in frustration, and felt like he was going crazy.

How could he have gotten to this point with her? God, he had only just stopped disliking this woman!

But… what was this feeling? Why did he feel a strange itch amidst the shock? So soft, so tight… an experience he'd never had before… he really wanted to try moving her…

The thought had barely formed when he snapped back to reality: Huangfu Jue! Are you crazy?!

He still hadn't figured out what happened last night. Drinking was this woman's idea. If she had premeditatedly taken advantage of him, then… how did he explain the red and purple hickeys on her neck?

Even if he struggled, did he really need to resort to hugging her neck and kissing her wildly?

So, even if it was truly her initiative, he would have cooperated.

But he really couldn't remember anything, only that he had been drinking with this woman last night, and he didn't know how he got drunk. As for what happened after that… it was a complete blank.

His first time, just like that, was gone, and it was this woman, and he had no recollection of her at all…

But looking at her now, he realized she was actually quite pretty, especially her cat-like, alluring eyes, which held a hint of confusion and helplessness—so cute.

Another jolt ran through him: Huangfu Jue, have you gone mad again? In such an awkward moment, you still have the mind to appreciate whether she's beautiful or not.

Speaking of which, being so intimately connected to her like this, unable to move… he felt sweat breaking out on his back.

The two of them remained locked in a tense standoff, each harboring their own secrets. Seeing that he had no intention of pulling him out, Li Yue realized that to avoid further "torture," she had no choice but to find her own way.

So, she cleared her throat, looked at Huangfu Jue's face, which was flushed and somewhat alluring, and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "Well, cough cough, things are indeed a bit strange, but since it has already happened, we must learn from the experience. My opinion is that I didn't lie in the right place, and you didn't insert it in the right place. We are both at fault, and we should each take half the responsibility. What do you think?"

Hearing the word "insert," Huangfu Jue felt his face burning up. This woman... really could say anything.

But since she had already set a way out, what could he do but take it?

Just as he was about to speak, a knock came at the door. Lin Jiu called from outside, "Your Highness, are you up?"

The two were startled. Li Yue sat up abruptly, supporting herself on Huangfu Jue's chest with both hands. Little did she know that this movement caused his penis to penetrate even deeper. Not only was she stimulated to moan softly, but Huangfu Jue's face also showed a strange expression that seemed to be both pain and pleasure.

Before the two could even react to this unexpected situation, Guan Du's voice came from outside the door: "What time did Your Highness retire last night? Why haven't you gotten up yet?"

Hearing that that old fox Guan Du was also outside, Li Yue became even more anxious. If they pushed the door open now, given the current situation…

there's a vulgar saying, oh, it's like "mud falling into your crotch, even if it's not shit, it's still shit."

Guan Du would definitely insist that she had forced herself on his prince and therefore make her responsible for Huangfu Jue for life.

This was a huge problem!

No, she had to take some rescue measures before they came in. Clothes… where were the clothes?

Li Yue looked around frantically, and was surprised and desperate to find that within a radius of ten feet, there wasn't a single piece of clothing belonging to her or Huangfu Jue. However, from the curtain separating the outer and inner rooms, a long string of tattered cloth could be vaguely seen running from the door to the curtain. Judging from the color and fabric, it was somewhat similar to the clothes she and Huangfu Jue had worn yesterday.

Good heavens! She wanted to rub her forehead.

Just how intense was last night? They started tearing clothes right at the door, and when they were still a foot away from the bed, they were completely naked?

Was the heavens trying to kill her? "Your Highness always gets up early, but it's already past noon and there's still no movement. Could something have happened?" Yan Ji's voice rang out unhurriedly.

The two foxes had gathered! They were clearly there to catch them in the act! Li Yue's body tensed involuntarily.

"Lin Jiu, knock on the door. If it doesn't work, go in and check." Guan Du calmly ordered.

As the knocking continued, Li Yue's heart tightened more and more. She hurriedly turned around to tell Bing Kuai to chase them away, but saw Bing Kuai frowning, looking desperately hungry, and whispering, "Don't move anymore."

Uh... okay, because of nervousness, she did indeed grip him tightly. Only after his reminder did she realize that she wasn't having an easy time either, so she tried to prop up her weak legs and try to get him to withdraw from her body first.

As their bodies gradually separated, the intense pleasure from the friction was undeniable. In the final moment, they both cursed in unison, "This is killing me..."

Rarely were they so in agreement, yet at this moment, they couldn't help but exchange an awkward and bewildered glance.

"Your Highness, are you alright? If you don't speak soon, your subordinates will come in," Lin Jiu called from outside the door.

"Tell them to leave!" Li Yue gave a curt order, then rolled to the side, hiding herself under the seemingly untouched quilt, leaving Huangfu Jue naked outside. Seeing this

, Huangfu Jue wanted to take the quilt from her but was too embarrassed. After all, he knew she was also naked under the quilt, and he couldn't let his subordinates see him like this. So he hurriedly said, "I'm fine, don't come in!"

His tone was panicked and urgent, clearly a case of protesting too much.

Wrapped in the blanket, Li Yue immediately rolled her eyes, then peeked out, intending to scoff at him. However, upon seeing the lavish view beside her, she couldn't help but fantasize.

Huangfu Jue finished shouting and turned around to meet the woman's wolfish, gleaming gaze. Following her line of sight, he saw his still erect member and was immediately embarrassed, scrambling out of bed to find his clothes.

From behind, he was broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, and long-legged, his muscular physique clearly defined and powerful, yet not overly contorted or abrupt; every rise and fall was just right. Hmm, his buttocks were also quite attractive.

Tsk, speaking of which, this guy's body is much more attractive than his face. Of course, if his face weren't perpetually icy, it would probably be quite handsome too.

"Your Highness, are you really alright? Do you need Lin Jiu to come in and help?" Guan Du's voice was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing most of the lustful fire that had risen within Li Yue from seeing the handsome man's naked body.

"No need, all of you get out of here!" Having been repeatedly interrupted in this awkward moment, Prince Huangfu finally snapped, frowning and growling as he frantically put on his undergarments.

Li Yue couldn't help but chuckle, quickly covering her mouth with the blanket. Seeing Huangfu Jue almost finished dressing, she glanced at the pile of tattered clothes in the doorway, assuming they were unwearable, and whispered to Huangfu Jue, "Hey, give me some clothes."

Huangfu Jue looked up, and when he saw the woman lying on his bed, his cheeks, which had just returned to normal color, flushed again. He grabbed a robe and tossed it to

her. Li Yue quickly slipped it on, only to find it was practically the same as wearing a blanket; her hands and feet were completely covered—it was way too big.

Not caring about that now, she weakly got out of bed and ordered Huangfu Jue, "Go see if they're gone yet?"

Huangfu Jue turned around, looking at the woman who seemed especially petite huddled in his robes, peering nervously through the window crack. He wanted to laugh but couldn't, hesitatingly saying, "I...we..."

"Oh, go away, go away! I don't need you to take responsibility, and I won't. Just pretend nothing happened." Li Yue waved her hand without turning back, like shooing away a dog.

Huangfu Jue felt a lump in his throat!

Judging from the woman's nonchalant attitude, it seemed only he took this matter seriously.

But...could something like this just be swept away with a wave of the hand? He wondered if this was her first time...and

a surge of anger instantly disturbed the stagnant waters of his heart. After standing there for a long while, he turned and left the room, slamming the door shut with a loud "bang."

Li Yue was startled, turning around to look at the still trembling door. She snapped, "You ice block! You're not happy about being taken advantage of for no reason? If it weren't for your decent looks, do you think I'd be so easy to talk to? I'd have castrated you long ago! Humph!"

There was no sound outside. Li Yue peeked through a crack in the window, estimating the backyard was empty. It was the perfect opportunity to slip away. She lifted her long robe, and her two white legs flashed in the sunlight; she was outside.

Clutching the wide collar of her robe tightly to prevent any exposure, Li Yue crept along the wall, crouching like a cat.

At this moment, she hated the layout of the Xi Wang Mansion's courtyard more than ever before. It was impossible to hide anyone. The low flower bushes offered no concealment. In broad daylight, it seemed impossible to slip out of the mansion unnoticed.

She ran as fast as she could, lamenting, and as she rounded the corner, the courtyard wall was right in front of her. A flicker of relief rose in her heart when Guan Du's voice, like a death knell, slowly rang out overhead: "Good morning, Miss Qin."

Li Yue's hair stood on end; she felt as if a flock of crows had flown overhead, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

She'd been discovered… Was this old fox deliberately waiting for her here?

Gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, she mentally prepared herself for a long time before straightening up and turning around nonchalantly. She greeted Guan Du and Yan Ji with a smile, "Hi, good morning, you two? Here for a stroll? What a refined taste, ahem!"

Guan Du, seeing her disheveled yet forced composure, was secretly amused, but outwardly maintained a serious expression, saying, "Indeed. I wonder what time you left last night, young lady. And you're here so early to see my lord? Hmm, that robe you're wearing looks familiar." Yan Ji

stroked his beard and chimed in, "It does look familiar. It seems like the lord wore it."

Then the two of them stared at Li Yue with a mixture of curiosity and confusion.

A bead of sweat broke out on Li Yue's forehead. She cursed inwardly: "Two old foxes! They know exactly what's going on, yet they pretend to be ignorant. Do they want me to confess without being asked? Bah!" As the saying goes, "Catch a thief red-handed or an adulterer in bed," and now that I'm out of bed, I'll deny everything to the death. What can you do to me?

With that thought, she said nonchalantly, "Oh, I was just taking a walk and accidentally tripped and tore my clothes, so I borrowed your prince's robe."

"Oh—" The two pretended to understand, then Guan Du said, "That girl's fall was quite lucky; she only tore her clothes and rubbed her neck red. My prince supposedly also tripped this morning, and his neck is covered in teeth marks..."

Hearing that Huangfu Jue had the same excuse as her, Li Yue couldn't help but laugh but couldn't show it, trembling with suppressed laughter. She said awkwardly, "Oh, that's quite a coincidence, hehe, what a coincidence. Uh... you two chat, I'll be going now." With that, she turned and ran away before the two could react.

Just as they slipped outside the courtyard wall, they heard Yan Ji reciting, "Ah, spring has arrived, how beautiful the spring scenery is!"

Seeing her disappear over the wall as if fleeing, the two foxes' playful expressions vanished. Yan Ji said with some worry, "Things have developed to this point; I don't know if it's good or bad."

Guan Du said, "The Prince is too sentimental and easily swayed by those around him. I've always worried about his future. Even if we can successfully help him reclaim the Western Wu kingdom, securing the throne won't be easy.

Princess Hanyu may love the Prince, but at most she can only satisfy his emotional needs; in the present..." "In reality, politically speaking, what Your Highness needs most is a woman like Qin Liyue."

Yan Ji remained silent for a long while before saying, "That's true, and if Qin Liyue's background is as we suspect, it would be even more advantageous for Your Highness if you could make her wholeheartedly follow you. However, news from Dongyi says that the Murong clan, based on descriptions from clansmen who survived the Holy Realm, has drawn a portrait of the woman who murdered Murong Xian. Now, the Murong family's assassins are searching the martial world for this woman with this portrait. Our people should try to get a copy. Look."

Guan Du took a small piece of paper from Yan Ji's sleeve, unfolded it, and froze.

The eyebrows, eyes, lips, and nose were clearly Qin Liyue!

"Although I don't know why she did this, my Xiwang Mansion is already in dire straits. If we provoke the Murong clan of Dongyi, it will only become more difficult to deal with," Yan Ji said.

Guan Du put the paper away and said, "That's true, but if we can help her in this situation, she will definitely remember it."

Yan Ji sighed and said, "Should we ask the Prince's opinion?"

Guan Du thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "It's also a good opportunity to see his attitude towards this matter."

"Also, now that the Prince and she have developed to this point, if Ye Qianxun finds out, have you thought about how to deal with it?" Yan Ji asked.

Guan Du narrowed his eyes and said, "I have my own way of dealing with Ye Qianxun, no need to worry about it."

The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was almost noon, they turned to leave. Yan Ji suddenly said, "There's one more thing, you'll never guess."

"Oh?" Guan Du turned his head to look at him.

"Murong Juan has been resurrected." Yan Ji had a mysterious look on his face.

"Murong Juan?" Guan Du frowned and whispered, his expression suddenly tightening, and he said loudly, "I finally remember who that person is!"

Yan Ji looked puzzled when he saw that his words were incoherent.

Guan Du laughed, saying, "That's why I can't remember who he is. Imagine, if someone is standing right in front of you, how could you possibly think of a dead person? If he really is Murong Juan, then... things become even more complicated. But for us, the more chaotic, the better."

*

At Yiqing Residence, Li Yue popped her head out of the bathtub with a "whoosh," wiped the water droplets from her face, and leaned against the edge of the tub.

In her panic, she had only thought about how to avoid being discovered regarding her drunken encounter with Huangfu Jue. Now, calming down and thinking about it carefully, she felt endless regret.

If losing her virginity to a complete stranger like Ye Qianxun was her own fault, what about this time? Huangfu Jue and she, no matter what, could hardly be said to like each other, yet he had become her second man.

Thinking of all the grudges between them and his childhood friendship with Jiang Hanyu, she felt nauseous. Unfortunately, she was the one who suggested drinking last night, so she had no choice but to suffer in silence.

To be honest, she still couldn't understand how the two of them, so drunk last night, had ended up in the same position so precisely. If it was a setup…

look at the teeth marks on his neck, the hickeys on hers, and their woman-on-top position this morning… the setup was incredibly difficult.

But if it wasn't a setup, then what happened?

Could it really only be summed up in these four words: Spring has arrived?

Raising her wet hand to pat her forehead, she couldn't describe her feelings, and she didn't know how to get along with Huangfu Jue from now on.

Damn it, why wasn't she the first one to wake up this morning? That way she could have slipped away and avoided that incredibly embarrassing scene.

She wondered if that ice cube was a virgin; if so… tsk, her sins would be immense. Poor Jiang Hanyu, she'd waited over a decade for that ice cube's first time, and it was all given to her so carelessly.

Sigh, no point in thinking about it. If she could give her body to Ye Qianxun, why couldn't she give it to Huangfu Jue? In terms of feelings, Huangfu Jue's lack of affection was better than Ye Qianxun's betrayal. In terms of friendship, Huangfu Jue had saved her life, and what had Ye Qianxun ever done for her?

Since it had already happened, she could only console herself with this thought.

And one more thing: she absolutely had to drink less alcohol in the future, especially not with men she'd never slept with. Yes, this was definitely a painful lesson she needed to remember!

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