Cen Xi's calm reply only further stung Shen Jinchen's nerves. Without a word, he grabbed Cen Xi, wrapped his arms around her waist, rested his head on her shoulder, and murmured:

"Ah-Xi, I'm sorry! Let's have a child. After we have a child, I can fulfill your wish. I will take you to travel to famous mountains and rivers."

"Okay, I promise you everything. Actually, I'm just a little regretful, I really don't blame you, please don't feel this way."

Cen Xi could sense Shen Jinchen's heartache for him, as well as the helplessness he felt due to his status, so she really didn't blame him.

"I love you!"

Without a word, Shen Jinchen turned Cen Xi around, wrapped his arms around her neck, and pressed his warm lips to her rosy cheeks. He then pried open her teeth and intertwined his tongue with hers, kissing her passionately yet painfully, as if only in this way could he feel that Cen Xi truly belonged to him.

Cen Xi actually sensed that Shen Jinchen couldn't find a sense of security in her, so she responded to him very enthusiastically.

She is a person with detached emotions, and this is already her limit. Hopefully, Shen Jinchen can find some satisfaction.

The two kissed for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. After Shen Jinchen let go of her, he buried his head in the crook of his neck and cried.

Cen Xi was stunned for a moment, then stroked his head with a mixture of amusement and exasperation:

"It can't be that bad, Shen Jinchen!"

"As for it! Ah-Xi, I know I'm a jerk, but I just want to cling to you."

Shen Jinchen's voice was a little hoarse, really like a wronged young man trying to get his girlfriend to be affectionate.

"Fine, keep bothering me then, I don't dislike you. Jun Jianchou is still seriously injured, and Zhu Yanniang died right in front of him. He's a very loyal person, and I'm afraid he won't make it through. Let me go, and I'll go take care of him, okay?"

Cen Xi patted his head and said gently.

"Okay! Go ahead! Senior Yin might come over later; I'm talking to him about something."

Shen Jinchen knew he couldn't go too far, so he released Cen Xi and started talking about serious business.

"Okay, let's also tell them that Wen Qiyu has returned the King of Ten Thousand Gu to Tian Ying. After that, they can decide what to do with it themselves."

Cen Xi smiled slightly, relayed Wen Qiyu's last words to Shen Jinchen, and then went into the room where Jun Jianchou was temporarily placed.

Upon entering, one sees Shen Jinchen's men cleaning Jun Jianchou's wounds.

"how's it going?"

"He has a large wound on his chest that needs to be carefully bandaged, and he also has knife marks in many other parts of his body. If it weren't for his profound internal strength, I'm afraid it would be too late to save him by now."

The speaker was a doctor. He looked at the person lying on the bed, who was covered in injuries, had self-harm tendencies, and was in a bad mood.

"Thank you. Have you applied the medicine for him?"

"Is it ready? Is Her Highness the Princess here to take care of him?"

The man looked up and asked.

"Um!"

Cen Xi replied with a single word.

“Then I’ll go and prepare the medicine. He needs to take good care of his injury; he won’t be able to get out of bed for at least ten days to two weeks.”

"Okay, wait a minute."

After watching the doctor leave, Cen Xi sat down in front of Jun Jianchou's bed and stared blankly.

An hour later, Jun Jianchou lifted his eyelids slightly and spoke weakly:

Why are you here?

"I came to see if you succeeded in courting death?"

Cen Xi gave him a mocking look.

"Ha! I didn't mean to die, I was just in a bad mood and wanted to vent. If I had known that saving that woman would harm her, I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble."

Jun Jianchou rolled his eyes and said with a sigh.

"If only we could buy hindsight in this world. Life is full of regrets. Jun Jianchou, you're right. It's not wrong for her to fall in love with you. It's all her own choice, just like when she chose to let the Su Nu Sect take revenge on all the unfaithful men in the world. It was a decision she made after careful consideration. We don't need to blame ourselves for other people's decisions."

Cen Xi chuckled lightly, feeling that Jun Jianchou's words were somewhat naive.

"You've always been open-minded and able to let go easily. I have to admire you. It proves that I didn't love the wrong person. Do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Seeing Cen Xi smile, Jun Jianchou's terrible mood was finally relieved, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile as well.

"What? Tell me about it."

Cen Xi looked at him with great interest.

"I really don't want to meet you again in my next life, because you're such a calm person."

Jun Jianchou chuckled lightly, then said in a serious tone.

"Okay! Well, you must remember this: if you have nothing else, I'll be leaving now, so that people outside won't get jealous and I won't have to go through all the trouble of coaxing them."

Cen Xi nodded, agreeing with Jun Jianchou's statement. Given Jun Jianchou's personality, he should indeed drink the Meng Po soup.

"Get out of here, I don't want to see you."

Jun Jianchou couldn't stand the public display of affection that Cen Xi was personally showing off, so he closed his eyes and remained silent.

Cen Xi replied "okay" and then left his room.

After she left, Jun Jianchou couldn't help but recall Zhu Yanniang's smile before she died, and his heart ached involuntarily.

He knew about Zhu Yanniang's life. She was originally a very innocent girl, but fate played a cruel trick on her, causing her to suffer humiliation in her husband's family when she was young. After the leader of the Su Nu Sect gave her a second life, her personality changed drastically, leading to her extravagant lifestyle later on.

But who knew? All she ever wanted in her life was to pursue someone who would treat her well.

I'm afraid that people in the world will only know her as a lewd and audacious witch, just like Shao Yu who once chased after her.

The innermost courtyard of the village was now filled with many important figures, and the village chief was both happy and somewhat trembling with fear.

He was pleased because their village only hosts such important figures once every six months.

What made them tremble was that the people inside seemed to be arguing, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. If they really started fighting, their entire village would probably be doomed.

“Tian Ying, I am the Holy Maiden of Miao Jiang, and also my father’s own daughter. The King of Ten Thousand Gu cannot be left with you. You must spit it out right now.”

This was the first time Yin Shun had spoken after Shen Jinchen explained the King of Ten Thousand Gu. His tone was domineering and unreasonable, and somewhat abusive.

"What if I refuse?"

Seeing Lu Duling standing next to Lu Moxiu, Tian Ying felt a surge of anger and deliberately refused to give up the King of Ten Thousand Gu.

These people orchestrated everything in Miao territory, and now they want to swagger around. Where do they get the nerve?

Especially Lu Duling, she no longer has love, only hate.

"Wait, stop arguing! Senior Yin, we haven't finished talking yet. Tell them to shut up. We've agreed on the terms. It's your business if you Miao people cause any more trouble. Please don't waste my time."

Seeing that the two women were about to argue, Shen Jinchen impatiently interrupted them and glanced at Yin Ji, who was also Lu Moxiu.