Chapter 981 Late Night Tenderness (Xinyang VS Xiao Jifan)

Was this guy faking being asleep?

Why is he always like this?!

Princess Xinyang was completely distraught. If what she had said in the cave was merely verbally unpleasant to recall, then what she had just said was truly...

She kissed his cheek.

ah!

She got caught doing this! Doesn't she have any dignity?!

Princess Xinyang, enraged and embarrassed, glared at him fiercely, her chest heaving violently. "Why are you always like this?"

"Always the same?" someone asked irritably.

Princess Xinyang hesitated, mainly because she didn't know what to say. She was naturally eloquent, but whenever she encountered Xiao Ji, she would become so angry that she would become incoherent.

She decided to ignore him; otherwise, before he recovered, she would suffer internal injuries from anger.

"Qin Fengwan." But the other person wasn't going to give up so easily. "Although I understand that you've been coveting me for a long time, I'm currently seriously injured. If you really want it, you'll have to do it yourself."

Princess Xinyang: "!!!"

Can someone give her a hammer?

She wanted to beat him to death!

She had already lain down, but he angered her so much that she forced herself to sit up on her elbows, glaring at him through the dim night light: "Xiao Ji! Don't think that just because you're injured I won't do anything to you! I'm warning you, if you keep talking nonsense like that, I'll... um—"

In the darkness, Xiao Ji raised an injured hand, domineeringly yet gently holding the back of her head, pressing her down towards him.

Her soft lips landed on his slightly chapped lips.

She had never been so intimate with him while she was sober, and her mind went completely blank.

The whole world seemed to quiet down, and all that could be heard was the pounding of my own heart.

After their lips met, Xiao Ji did not make any further moves.

He patiently waited for her to adjust, and only after making sure he hadn't triggered any bad memories did he truly kiss her.

It was a lingering, deep kiss.

Princess Xinyang was completely bewildered.

So, I didn't know it could be done like this?

My heart is racing, my chest feels so tight, I can hardly breathe.

He loosened his grip slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Idiot, take a breath."

"I can't change it." She was almost dizzy, her whole body was burning up, and her face was so red it was almost bleeding.

Xiao Ji chuckled mischievously, "Your heart is beating so fast?"

Princess Xinyang placed her hand on his chest, blushing as she muttered, "Don't you jump fast too?"

It's just as fast as hers.

It's so unfair. Both of them have racing hearts, but she's the only one who's panicking like crazy, while he's as calm as if nothing's wrong.

So, it turns out that these kinds of things... also depend on talent?

Xiao Ji looked at her, who was lightly pressing down on him, with a slight smile on his lips, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Qin Fengwan, next time you steal a kiss from me, this is the standard."

"Who wants to steal a kiss from you?" Princess Xinyang muttered without any confidence, her face turning even redder.

"She's asleep!"

She lay down angrily beside him.

Outside, snow was falling and the cold wind was howling.

She touched her soft, wet lips, savoring the memory of his deep kiss.

I actually... really like it.

...

Snowflakes fell heavily for most of the night.

Princess Xinyang's heart pounded all the way until she fell asleep; it was a feeling she had never experienced before.

It felt unfamiliar, yet wonderful.

Her emotions and aura inadvertently affected Xiao Ji; unintentional provocation is the most deadly.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ji was so badly injured that he couldn't do anything more outrageous, so he could only obediently fall asleep.

Meanwhile, Long Yi was searching for the two of them, but due to the difference in terrain between the underground and the surface, it was three days later when he finally found the exit of the cave.

For the next three days, Xiao Ji rested peacefully at the old woman's house, and Princess Xinyang gave all her valuables to the old woman.

As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you have to do their bidding.

The old woman lied that she was injured and went to the village shaman's house to buy some herbs and some special ointments.

Surprisingly, it was quite effective.

Xiao Ji's high fever subsided, and his injuries gradually improved.

However, on the night of the third day, a change occurred—a group of Dongyi soldiers suddenly appeared in the village.

At first, the two thought that these Dongyi soldiers had come to arrest them, but later they found that this was not the case.

They surrounded a carriage, seemingly escorting someone of high status.

When the man got off the carriage, the two of them secretly peeked at him from the small hill behind the thatched hut and found that he was a man wearing a straw hat and a curtain, completely covered from head to toe.

"Are you sure it's a man?" Princess Xinyang asked.

“I heard his voice,” Xiao Ji said.

Princess Xinyang exclaimed in astonishment, "You can hear it from this far away!"

Xiao Ji smiled faintly: "Your man is very capable."

"My man..." Princess Xinyang was taken aback by this unexpected address.

Xiao Ji seemed unaware that he had said something that made people blush. He glanced in the direction of the group and said, "Those Dongyi soldiers are of very high rank, like the personal guards of the Dongyi King."

When the matter was brought up, Princess Xinyang's mood became much more serious: "Are the people they are escorting the King of Dongyi?"

Xiao Ji, that man, shook his head: "It doesn't seem like it. The King of Dongyi is at least fifty or sixty years old, while he is a young man."

Princess Xinyang thought for a moment: "The son of the King of Dongyi?"

Xiao Ji said seriously, "That possibility cannot be ruled out. But why is he covering himself up so thoroughly?"

The two went to the old woman to inquire about the news.

The old woman said she knew nothing about it; she was just a country bumpkin who had never been to the farthest place she had ever been—a forest ten miles away—and the most distinguished person she had ever met was the village chief.

Upon returning to the room, Princess Xinyang noticed his pensive expression and knew that he had a plan in mind.

She asked, "Are you planning to do something? There are many of them, and you are still recovering from your serious injuries. You are no match for them."

Xiao Ji said, "I will not fight them head-on."

Princess Xinyang's expression changed slightly: "You don't mean to... impersonate that person and go to see the King of Dongyi?"

Xiao Ji tacitly agreed.

Princess Xinyang clenched her fists: "Are you crazy? You've only been recovering from your injuries for three days! The wounds haven't even healed yet, and you're going to assassinate the King of Dongyi at this critical moment? Aren't you just courting death?"

Xiao Ji smiled easily: "As long as I kidnap him, I won't die."

Princess Xinyang frowned and said, "What if you fail to kidnap them?"

Xiao Ji's smile faded: "Xiao En and Xiao Ze are still in the hands of the Dongyi King. I have been missing for three days. The Dongyi people saw me fall into the trap and be seriously injured before Chang Jing pulled me out. If I don't show up for too long, the Dongyi people might think that I died from my injuries."

He stopped there.

How could Princess Xinyang, so intelligent, not understand?

The King of Dongyi captured Xiao En and Xiao Ze to threaten him. If he died, Xiao En and Xiao Ze would lose their usefulness.

They will be killed or tortured to death.

She didn't try to dissuade him anymore, but instead made a request: "I don't object to your plan, but you have to take me with you."

Xiao Ji sighed helplessly, "Qin Fengwan..."

Princess Xinyang interrupted him: "That man has a servant boy sitting with him in the carriage. Do you think that servant boy is just for show? He must be serving him personally, removing his hat and curtains every night. We should replace them both to ensure everything goes smoothly."

In fact, she had a deeper consideration. Marquis Xuanping was a military general. If he were to be captured, he would rather commit suicide with his two sons than fall into the hands of the Dongyi people.

She didn't want any of this to happen.

"I will be fine no matter what. I am a princess. If they capture me, I can exchange many things with His Majesty."

If she were a princess without power or influence, she might not have been able to speak with such arrogance. However, everyone knows that she is favored by the emperor and is his most beloved princess.

Although she herself thought the rumor was completely false, it was enough to fool others.

Seeing that Xiao Ji still wouldn't budge, she pointed towards the door: "Are you sure you can leave me here alone? Believe me or not, the moment you leave, the old lady will sell me off?"

The old woman sweeping the main room: "???"

What truly made Xiao Ji decide to leave with Qin Fengwan was something that happened next.

The group of Dongyi soldiers found the bodies of two Dongyi soldiers killed by Xiao Ji in a ditch near the cave exit.

The group immediately went on high alert and began searching the village inside and out.

Xiao Ji hurriedly drew his sword and smashed the bed in the old woman's room.

He then hid one of the two cups on the table and took out one of the stools, creating the illusion that only one person had lived in the house.

The old woman was widowed, and the villagers must have known that the house was originally uninhabited. Xiao Ji's series of actions would make people think that the old woman's bed was broken, and she had no choice but to move into this small house.

Princess Xinyang sighed inwardly, thinking that he was just like that; he looked like a rough man, but in reality, he was extremely meticulous.

He killed countless people on the battlefield, but he also protected even more.

Xiao Ji quickly erased all traces of their residence, and then led Princess Xinyang out through the back door.

Because the Dongyi people diverted at least half of their forces to search for the murderer, the guards around the mysterious young master were significantly reduced.

Xiao Ji successfully infiltrated the mysterious young master's residence, knocked him and his servant unconscious, tied them up, stuffed them into a trunk, and gagged them.

The sound of Dongyi soldiers talking could be heard outside the courtyard.

"Lord Wu, we haven't found the assassin!"

"Neither do we!"

"We did too. We searched house to house, even the hilltops, but found nothing! The assassin may have already escaped!"

"Escaped? Hmph, I doubt it!" This man's tone was different from the previous soldiers; he must be the Lord Wu that the soldier had mentioned.

He said warily, "The young master's safety is of utmost importance. If the assassin is still lurking in the shadows and attacks the young master in the middle of the night, neither of us will be able to keep our heads!"

Princess Xinyang couldn't help but glance into the box.

What kind of young master is so important?

Aside from his somewhat pretty-boy looks, I didn't notice anything particularly remarkable about him.

If the Dongyi people knew her opinion of the person in the box, they would probably be so angry they would vomit blood.

This man was the most handsome man in Dongyi, but in her words he was just an ordinary pretty boy.

"Young Master!"

The voice of Lord Wu rang out from outside the door, "Something has happened in the village, and we'll probably have to travel through the night. Please, young master, get on the carriage immediately."

After Xiao Ji and Princess Xinyang finished their disguises, Xiao Ji was slightly taller and more robust than her, but the fact that he was wearing a bamboo hat and a veil made it less noticeable.

As for the servant, he was short, so Princess Xinyang didn't have much trouble impersonating him.

Her face naturally didn't resemble the real thing, so she had to hide it.

Based on their past experience, no one would deliberately stare at a servant's face unless they had any suspicions.

The two boarded the carriage without incident.

The two could not speak in the carriage; they could only write on each other's palms.

Princess Xinyang: Who do you think this young man is? Is he the son of the King of Dongyi?

Xiao Ji's palms felt numb, and he longed to hold her cold fingertips, but he resisted.

He replied: Not like it.

Now it was Princess Xinyang's turn to feel a tingling sensation in her palms.

Unlike some people who remain calm, her eyelashes fluttered and her cheeks flushed.

Xiao Ji raised an eyebrow and wrote: Qin Fengwan, concentrate on your work and stop lusting after my body.

Princess Xinyang's face darkened instantly.

Both men assumed that this person must have some connection with the King of Dongyi, but they were surprised to find that they were wrong when they arrived at their destination.

They were greeted by a group of women, the leader of whom was dressed in red. She asked in a low voice, "Has the young master arrived?"

Lord Wu smiled obsequiously, "They're here! They're in the carriage!"

The woman in red asked coldly, "Didn't you say you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow?"

Lord Wu hurriedly smiled and said, "Something happened on the way. I was worried about your safety, so I traveled overnight."

The woman in red's face darkened: "You actually dared to travel all night! You've exhausted the young master and delayed the Holy Maiden's wedding. Let's see what you'll do then!"

The word "marriage" left the couple in the carriage stunned.

So, after all that, did they rob a groom?

Princess Xinyang suddenly looked at Xiao Ji with unusual coldness: Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

Xiao Ji has a toothache.

He had no idea this guy was who he was.

Little Xinyang, are you going to rob the bride? (Evil grin)

(End of this chapter)