Chapter 142 Who is this man?

Xuan Qing lowered his eyes, not daring to look her in the eye.

But the place where the princess's cold fingertips touched his chin was like lighting a fire, stirring up a tingling sensation that silently fell into the deepest part of his heart.

"Princess, I am only a secret guard assigned to protect you. Your status is noble. If I were to sleep on the same bed with you, I would be desecrating you. I dare not do that."

"Oh." Su Yunyao drawled, the last syllable hanging on very long. "So you don't dare. I thought you didn't want to?"

Xuan Qing's eyes drooped even lower, but his ears were red enough to seem to bleed.

Su Yunyao retracted her fingertips and lay back on the bed. She turned her back and tightened the quilt around her, "Let's go back."

She still felt very cold, and the chill in the air made her sniff uncontrollably.

Xuan Qing still knelt on the ground motionless.

Throughout the meditation room, the sound of his pounding heartbeat and the princess's shallow breathing were intertwined.

He felt his mind was blank, and all he could think of was the way the princess had just lifted his chin and spoken to him.

A light cough came from the bed, bringing Xuanqing back to his senses.

He slowly raised his eyes and glanced at Su Yunyao lying on the bed.

She seemed to be shivering slightly under the quilt.

It seemed that he was really shivering from the cold, and it was not that the princess was deliberately teasing him.

"Princess."

Xuan Qing called out softly.

After waiting for a long time, the princess did not respond to him and stood up.

He walked to the window and tucked in the corner of the quilt for Su Yunyao. Seeing that she was really shaking all over, he panicked for a moment.

"Princess, are you okay?"

Su Yunyao seemed to have fallen asleep. Upon hearing this, she only mumbled through her teeth, "It's so cold."

Xuan Qing pursed his lips under the mask. He took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and lay down where Su Yunyao had just asked him to lie.

The princess has fallen asleep. No one should come in before dawn...

The moment he lay down, Su Yunyao turned over and put one hand on his body, as if she was pricked by something.

He just touched it lightly and then quickly withdrew his hand.

Xuan Qing's eyes turned panicky and he sat up straight abruptly. He carefully checked his clothes and found nothing wrong with them before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"What is this? It's so cold. Do you want to freeze this princess to death?"

Su Yunyao turned over in her sleep in annoyance. Her slightly complaining tone made Xuanqing's heart feel like riding a roller coaster, neither up nor down, loose and tight.

He stayed outside the whole time, relying on his internal energy to maintain his body temperature, so naturally he didn't feel cold.

Because of this, he didn't notice that his clothes were frozen to death after staying outside for too long.

The princess was afraid of the cold, so she called him in to keep warm.

Xuan Qing frowned in annoyance.

He lowered his eyes to look at the princess who was still shivering from the cold, and his fingertips climbed up to the buttons on her collar.

He took off his cold clothes, opened the quilt, and hugged Su Yunyao from behind.

once!

Just this once!

He swore not to let anyone know.

He was selfish just this once.

The princess is so beautiful and smart, and so many people like her.

He is just a secret guard who hides from the public.

He could only stay by the princess' side forever, keeping a certain distance from her, watching her from afar and protecting her.

And that distance is the distance that he will never be able to cross in this life.

It is the distance between the secret guard and the princess.

Maybe just this one night will allow him to remember it for a lifetime.

In the night.

The candlelight in the Zen room burned out, leaving only faint moonlight, which sprinkled on the bed which was not particularly spacious.

Xuan Qing took a deep breath and carefully put his arm around Su Yunyao's waist.

Maybe she was warm, or maybe she had fallen asleep at this time.

With the weight falling on her waist, Su Yunyao turned over, leaned closer to him, put one hand on his chest, found a comfortable position and fell asleep.

Her hand happened to fall into the gap of his underwear.

The cold fingertips made him shudder all over.

His body was pulled straight in an instant.

Xuan Qing didn't dare to move, and his breathing stagnated.

Just at this moment, Su Yunyao seemed to have touched a hot water bottle that could keep her warm.

One hand was pressed in, and the body followed suit, the whole person clinging to him like an octopus.

Xuan Qing's mind went blank. The faint sweetness from the princess followed his nose and penetrated into his whole body, making him feel like he was thrown into a pot of boiling water.

Even without using any internal force, his whole body was already burned.

Su Yunyao seemed to be getting more and more satisfied with this hot water bottle that could keep her warm, and she hugged it tighter and tighter.

It was a long time before her breathing gradually calmed down, and the temperature of her body and fingertips was no longer as cold as before.

The princess didn't seem cold anymore.

Xuan Qing lowered his eyes and glanced at Su Yunyao in his arms.

But he still didn't dare to move.

He stared at the ceiling, his mind blank.

Right at this moment.

Su Yunyao suddenly turned over, and the hand that was originally placed on his chest to keep warm was suddenly pulled away.

The moment he raised his hand, he lifted the mask on his face.

The sharp corners of the mask hit the back of her hand.

A sharp pain made Su Yunyao open her eyes in surprise.

The two people's eyes met unexpectedly.

Su Yunyao was simply stunned.

Who is this man?

She was just alone for one night, she wouldn't have any dreams in the middle of the night.

But she didn't dream of having sex with a man, so how come there was a man in her bed?

Moreover, this man is handsome and heroic, he is definitely her type!

Su Yunyao reached out and pinched Xuanqing's nose.

It’s actually soft and warm?

She seemed to realize something and sat up from the bed.

The man suddenly came to his senses at this moment. He was so fast that in just a breath, he put on his mask, picked up the clothes on the ground, and disappeared in a flash.

Su Yunyao stared at the passing black shadow and uttered uncertainly, "Xuanqing?"

As soon as the name flashed through her mind, she sneezed several times in a row.

"A-choo, a-choo, a-choo..."

Pearl walked in quickly upon hearing the sound, "Princess, are you okay? Why did you wake up so early?"

Su Yunyao covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head slowly, "I thought I was dreaming, but it turned out to be real."

Pearl frowned, "Princess, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You don't have to understand, there are people who can understand." Su Yunyao chuckled and looked out the window.

At this moment, Xuan Qing, who was tidying up his clothes on the tree, paused heavily when he heard this.

He raised his eyes and looked towards the Zen room.

Through the cracks in the window, their sights met...