Chapter 58 [VIP]

"Please trouble the Prince to send someone to deliver a message to the Xiao family's retainers to come here and pick up the people."

There was still a glimmer of shock in Mi Yao's eyes, and Tang Tanyi couldn't help but feel sorry for her, thinking that he was the one who had harmed Mi Yao.

“I didn’t want to cause you trouble, but in the end you were implicated. The person who plotted against you and me probably wanted to break the alliance between Zhao Gong and Jiang Ning, so they brought you here and sent me a message to trick me into returning.”

Upon seeing Mi Yao, Tang Tanyi had the thought of taking her away with him.

But thinking about it, it seems impossible.

Since someone was lying in wait and plotting against him, it wasn't out of kindness to help him out; it was a deliberate scheme to anger Xiao Chuan and disrupt Jiang Ning's important business.

So it's still not a good opportunity.

He ordered his attendant to go into the city to fetch someone. Tang Tanyi looked around and guessed that the person might have also sent a message to Xiao Chuan, asking Xiao Chuan to come and "catch them in the act."

"Fortunately, Commander Xiao cherishes my wife and has assigned her skilled men. Otherwise, if anything had happened to my wife today, I would not have been able to atone for my sins even if I died ten thousand times."

Tang Tanyi's gaze fell on the stray strands of hair falling by Mi Yao's temples. With a little assumption, he could guess what kind of danger Mi Yao had encountered, and guilt and anger appeared on his face.

If Mi Yao had already died before he arrived at this trap, then it would be that he had tried to kidnap Mi Yao but failed, and in his anger and humiliation, he harmed Xiao Chuan's wife. If he had ulterior motives and took Mi Yao away, he would not have gotten away with it either.

Fortunately, Mi Yao was lucky enough, and he was also a rational person.

Faced with Tang Tanyi's reassurance, Mi Yao did not reply, but simply curtsied and sat down to rest with Qi Niang.

Looking back on what happened today, it may have something to do with Tang Tanyi, but he was not the main cause.

The people lying in ambush were clearly not professionally trained; they were just thugs who usually fought and caused trouble with sticks.

In Qi Niang's words, those people didn't even know how to use a knife properly; they were obviously low-level thugs.

If they were here for the cooperation between Tang Tanyi and Yizhou, they wouldn't have bothered with such a bunch of useless people.

However, the archers that followed proved to be quite troublesome. She and Qi Niang hid inside the carriage, using the carriage wall as cover, and found the man's location. After Qi Niang discovered his location, the man chose to commit suicide without saying a word, showing a completely different character from the previous men.

Therefore, there may be two groups of people who want her dead: one group simply wants her dead, and the other group wants to not only kill her but also make Tang Tanyi suffer.

It wasn't just Tang Tanyi. In the eyes of others, Xiao Chuan could kill Chang Xuanke for her, so naturally he could kill Tang Tanyi for her as well. However, Tang Tanyi was different from Chang Xuanke. If Xiao Chuan were to make a move, Zhao Tianhe would naturally be disappointed in him.

Thinking about Mi Yao, she suddenly felt that she was becoming more and more powerful, and without realizing it, she had become the key to the situation, as if the world would be thrown into chaos if she died.

Pu Qing and his group arrived faster than Mi Yao had expected. When Pu Qing arrived and saw that Mi Yao was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately knelt down in front of her to beg for forgiveness.

"I am late, please forgive me, Madam."

"It's better to come than not to come at all."

While waiting, she wondered if Xiao Chuan would order his subordinates to let her die and leave her alone, since she had recently offended him so badly.

It now seems she's interpreting Xiao Chua with the worst possible malice.

"Please trouble the Prince to call for help. The Prince should hurry, or it would be bad if we missed the main group and delayed our business."

Before getting into the new carriage, Mi Yao said to Tang Tanyi, "As for today's unexpected incident, I would appreciate it if the Prince could have mentioned it to my husband, so that he wouldn't be unaware that I almost got into trouble."

Tang Tanyi agreed, and before mounting his horse, he looked at Mi Yao for a moment and said, "Take care, Madam Yu. I believe we will meet again in the future."

Mi Yao sensed the deeper meaning in his words, and when she looked over, he had already turned and left.

Will we meet again?

It's as if they're saying that since this elopement didn't work out, they'll try to stage a successful one next time.

"Madam, shall I send someone to deliver a message?"

Upon hearing that Mi Yao had asked Tang Tanyi to help deliver a message, Pu Qing, fearing it might be unreliable, offered his suggestion.

“Of course I had to send a message to tell your master that I was on the verge of death and almost died. If he cared about me and protected me, I wouldn’t have suffered like this. By the way, I usually sleep at this time of day. If I hadn’t been sending a message to him today, I wouldn’t have encountered such danger.”

Mi Yao transformed all her fear into anger towards Xiao Chuan. "Tell him for me that if he didn't have several sleepless nights after I suffered so much, he's a heartless bastard!"

Pu Qing: ...

He shouldn't have said that extra word.

"Madam, please get into the carriage. I will send someone to deliver the message immediately."

After Pu Qing finished speaking, he looked at the other guards, but when they met his gaze, they all lowered their heads and avoided him, none of them wanting to be the unlucky messenger.

Fortunately, they didn't have to make the trip. The horse neighed, and a dark figure leaped into the carriage like lightning. Several people drew their knives, ready to attack, when they heard a familiar voice.

"It's me."

"Greetings, Envoy."

Pu Qing and the others received the message hastily, their words filled with surprise and delight, praising what the lady had said.

"Help me lead my horse. I'm going into town for a bit, and I'll be back on the road in a few hours."

Xiao Chuan bent down and stood in front of Mi Yao. After speaking, he sat down and looked at Qi Niang, who was watching the show with great interest, and said, "Get out."

Upon hearing this, Qi Niang pouted and looked at Mi Yao.

No need.

Mi Yao replied calmly, and Qi Niang said, "Governor, the lady said I don't need to go out."

Mi Yao leaned down and kissed her lips amidst her bewildered surprise.

He had only intended to scare her, but once he smelled her scent, he became somewhat addicted and sucked on it twice before letting go.

He released her lips, but the distance between them didn't decrease. He stared into her horrified almond-shaped eyes: "Should we let her out now?"

After saying that, he tilted his head and placed a hot kiss on her ear.

Feeling Xiao Chuan's kiss, Mi Yao could only think that he was crazy.

"Madam, should I throw him out?!"

Qi Niang blushed and her heart pounded. The carriage was narrow and just the right size for her and Mi Yao. With Xiao Chua in the way, it was a bit cramped. So she was able to experience the intimacy between her new and old masters up close. She could even smell the scent of their affection.

That was so exciting!

She had previously wondered how well Xiao Chuan ate on a daily basis, but she never expected to see it with her own eyes so soon. She couldn't help but feel that her job was well worth it.

"Go outside and wait for me."

Upon seeing Qi Niang's glowing eyes, Mi Yao viciously punched Xiao Chua. Not knowing what was wrong with him, before she could react, his kiss had already landed on her collar, his frenzied manner as if he wanted to have sex in front of others.

Pushing Xiao Chuan away, Mi Yao lay on top of him and started biting him, but Xiao Chuan's reaction made her think he was a jerk.

He placed his hand on her head and stroked it, occasionally letting out a hoarse groan.

Hearing his panting, Mi Yao felt that she wasn't biting him with her teeth, but rather that she was doing something else entirely.

She had originally planned to leave him with a deep, bone-revealing bite mark, but upon hearing his voice, her teeth ached and she was afraid of actually giving him pleasure, so she could only let go of his mouth and glare at him fiercely.

"Were you drugged with aphrodisiacs?"

Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain his insatiable, lecherous behavior.

“Tang Tanyi returned to Yizhou. I think his return to the city must be related to you, so I followed him back.”

Seeing that Mi Yao had finished biting, Xiao Chuan sat up straight and said, "I met you at the same time as him."

Upon hearing his words, Mi Yao paused, not understanding what he meant.

So when he arrived at the woods with Tang Tanyi, he didn't show up. Instead, he hid in a secluded spot to see if she and Tang Tanyi had any secret affair.

"It's different from what you expected."

As if guessing what Mi Yao was thinking, Xiao Chuan began to explain, but before he could finish, he was drawn to Mi Yao's rosy, moist lips. He ran his fingertip across the moisture on her lips, his Adam's apple bobbing, and kissed her alluring lips again. Mi Yao punched him in the face before he continued, "I know you don't want to see me, and I can't say anything to make you happy if I see you, so since you're alright, I simply avoided you and didn't plan to come back this time."

"Then what's the point of your appearance now?"

"Just like that day at the street corner, we knew that neither of us could say anything that we could accept to each other, but we still couldn't help but come back."

The burning intensity that had been simmering in his eyes slowly rose with Xiao Chuan's words. His long, narrow phoenix eyes remained deep, but now held an intense and indescribable emotion.

Mi Yao tried to distance herself from him, but as soon as she moved, Xiao Chuan pulled her heavily into his arms.

I can't breathe!

His chest was as hard as iron. It was already uncomfortable to be held in his arms, and his arms were getting tighter and tighter. Mi Yao felt like her bones were about to be crushed by his embrace.

Xiao Chuan relaxed his arm, but did not completely let go of her.

He moved his lips slightly and silently called out "Huhu" into the air.

Seeing the bloodshed in the forest, he could no longer deny his own thoughts. It was precisely because he knew this that he wanted to escape, but sometimes escaping is harder than facing it.

She knew his thoughts better than he did, so why not let her win even more decisively?

“If I don’t come back, I’m afraid I’ll regret it. I won’t ask you why you don’t want to get pregnant, but I don’t like children anyway, so we’re on the same page. You don’t need to take the contraceptive medicine anymore. I asked Old Jiang, and he said there’s a medicine for men, so I can take that.”

Xiao Chuan's magnetic voice grew deeper and deeper. Mi Yao was stunned by his words, pondering their meaning, when she felt her ears enveloped in a warm, moist sensation.

The tender kisses continued from behind her ears to her lips. Mi Yao tried to resist, but the more she resisted, the deeper Xiao Chuan kissed her, like a fire that burned ever brighter. Mi Yao could only choose to succumb to him or be consumed by his flames.

The sticky, wet sounds filled her ears, and Mi Yao was interrupted several times by Xiao Chuan's deep kisses as she tried to speak.

Her possessive and predatory nature made her really want to grab Xiao Chuan's ear and bring him to his senses.

Their current situation is, at best, he confessed his feelings, but she didn't accept them!

This kiss is so intense, it's like they're living in a dream world. Doesn't it make you think they're now deeply in love and about to have a happy ending?

Xiao Chuan's wet lips swallowed all of Mi Yao's curses. When the carriage stopped at the second gate of the Xiao residence, he picked her up and sped all the way to the main house.

Mi Yao, finally able to breathe freely in the fresh air: ...

Who will speak up for her?