There is a vast desert in Beicang. At a glance, it is thousands of miles of yellow sand with no grass growing. Who would have thought that there is a lake in the desert surrounded by yellow sand.

Countless underground undercurrents lead to this place, ensuring that there is sufficient water even without rain.

The lake is surrounded by shrubs, aquatic plants, and many unknown wild flowers. At first glance, it looks like a desert oasis.

Birds live here, and large animals such as camels and antelopes survive.

Xiao Li was sitting on a rock by the lake, fixing her freshly washed hair. Two little birds were attracted by the golden light on her clothes, and they landed on the rock beside her, looking at her with their heads tilted.

Xiao Li looked over and saw that they were not afraid. They even jumped onto her clothes with their little feet.

They were having fun when they suddenly sensed something and spread their wings in panic and flew away.

A dark shadow in the water slowly approached Xiao Li, came in front of her, and then broke out of the water.

“Crash!”

The water flowed down, revealing a muscular male body, his wheat-colored skin particularly bright in the sunlight.

Xiao Li glanced at her but didn't move, continuing to comb her hair. Rong Qing wiped the water off his face, and with half of his body submerged in the water, he looked up at her, his eyes full of obsession that was difficult to conceal.

Her Majesty must not know how charming she is like this.

The sunshine, green trees, lakes, birds and animals form a beautiful picture, and the most eye-catching thing in the picture is the stunning beauty washing by the water.

She has a stunningly beautiful face that is unforgettable at first sight. Her long hair is as smooth and shiny as the finest silk. Her loose hair softens her sharp aura, making her look gentle, charming and captivating.

The water shimmered, reflecting a light that shone like gold, as if her whole body was glowing.

She doesn't look like an ordinary person, but rather like a fairy from the ninth heaven who has landed here to wash and take a rest.

Rong Qing was fascinated, but saw Xiao Li raised his eyes to look at him, then hooked his finger at him.

Before the brain could react, the body leaned over first.

"His Majesty."

He tried hard to suppress his inappropriate thoughts, waited for orders, and even forced himself not to look up at her.

However, a slender, white hand reached out, and the warm and delicate fingertips gently hooked his chin.

Rong Qing had no power to resist at all and was easily controlled by her.

He raised his head obediently and met the Empress's gaze. He saw his reflection in her eyes.

She was looking at his appearance and it was obvious that she was not very satisfied.

Rong Qing's heart tightened instantly, and the excitement in his heart was instantly extinguished.

His Majesty still couldn't have any thoughts about him. He knew that he was not the type that the Empress liked.

Rong Qing did not feel inferior because of his appearance, because he was not really ugly. He just regretted that he did not grow up to be the appearance that the empress liked.

He has a very wild and heroic appearance, with a strong and deep face, sharp eyebrows and eyes, and is full of masculinity.

He is tall and strong, with well-developed muscles and eight abdominal muscles. Every part of his body is full of power that is about to burst out, and his whole body is full of the unconcealable aggressiveness of a mature man.

A rough type of man, wild and lustful, full of sexual tension, making your legs weak at the first sight.

But everyone has their own preferences.

Xiao Li likes to be in control, so she likes Feng Yin's type very much, Song Junzhan is second, and Lou Yan is also okay. Lou Yan attracted Xiao Li because of his special temperament. He could perfectly release the evil thoughts in Xiao Li's heart, bully him, ravage him, and couldn't stop seeing him suffer.

However, Rong Qing had completely different aesthetic tastes from hers.

Xiao Li doesn't understand what love is, but in her opinion, the desire between men and women is to conquer and be conquered.

Rong Qing is undoubtedly loyal to her, but loyalty between a monarch and his subjects and conquest in desire are two different concepts.

However, she really liked the look of being tortured and broken in Rong Qing's eyes, especially his silver pupils now, which gave her an indescribable feeling.

Her nature is evil and paranoid, she manipulates the chess game and plays with people's hearts.

I like to see others being controlled by me and unable to extricate themselves.

So she slowly lowered her head, moved closer, their breaths intertwined, their lips only a finger's distance away.

However, she didn't kiss him, and her fingertips slid down, tracing the clear texture lines.

Hearing his rapid breathing, Xiao Li curled her lips and smiled, perverse and evil, like a hunting villain: "My generals must be obedient. Without orders, you can't move around~~~~"

Rong Qing's breathing was rapid, his silver eyes were stained with blood, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

Even though sweat dripped from his forehead and his veins bulged from endurance, he always followed orders and didn't move.

Until Xiao Li had had enough fun, she lowered her head and kissed the corner of his lips gently, smiling wickedly: "This is your reward for being obedient."

"Plop" Someone was about to catch fire, but could only throw himself into the water in frustration.

Rong Qing stayed in the water for a long time, so long that Xiao Li became impatient and had to get out of the water.

After that kiss, Rong Qing looked at Xiao Li with a more direct and passionate gaze, but Xiao Li pretended not to see it.

There are so many people who desire her, but she will not give herself away just because others like her.

Whether to give or refuse, life or death, it is all in her hands.

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The oasis is nice, with water and food, but they can't stay there forever.

After a good day's rest, preparing food and water, and determining the direction, they began to walk into the desert.

The endless desert is not much easier to walk through than the endless underground river.

Not only is it difficult to tell the direction, it's also hot.

The moisture that enters the body from the underground river is evaporated within half a day on the ground.

The underground river is damp and dark, while the ground is dry and hot, two completely different extremes.

Although he brought a lot of water, Xiao Li felt that he would become a dried-up person.

It’s so painful!

If I had known, I wouldn’t have come to Beicang. This damn place is unlucky for her!

The two walked all day, from the morning of the first day to the dawn of the next day.

I stopped and walked along the way, but I didn't dare to slack off.

Just when Xiao Li was about to give up, the sound of camel bells suddenly came.

They encountered a caravan traveling from Yundan through Beicang to Longsheng Yizhou.

Rong Qing went to negotiate and said that Xiao Li was a noble lady who had escaped from Beicang, and he was Xiao Li's bodyguard. He was chased by sand bandits and got lost in the desert.

The owner of the caravan was a young man in his thirties, refined and gentlemanly, with the temperament of a scholar, and he didn't look like a businessman at all.

He was stunned by the appearance of Rong Qing and Xiao Li. They both looked a little disheveled, but it was obvious that the materials of their clothes were of top quality.

Beicang had just been captured by the empress. I heard that the royal family was imprisoned and many nobles were killed. It was normal for some people to escape.

After thinking for a moment, he agreed to take them with him.

The moment he rode on the camel, Xiao Li felt for the first time that camels were such lovely creatures.