Chapter 223 The feel isn't as good as before

Jiang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her voice, "Lord Lu, please come to my tent to..."

Before she could finish speaking, he grabbed her chin.

The next instant, his lips pressed down heavily with undeniable aggression.

Jiang Zhi's remaining voice was completely silenced.

She was pressed against the cold tent wall, Lu Yuan's tall, warm body pressed against her, his arms like iron clamps, making her unable to move at all.

This was not a tender kiss after many days apart, but a predation filled with anxiety and unease.

Jiang Zhi's slightly parted lips, trembling with shock, were pried open, and a scorching breath rushed in, seemingly igniting her entire being.

Deeper, more entangled, endless.

Her body was already weak, and she quickly went limp, unable to make any sound except for panting.

Noticing Jiang Zhi's cooperation, Lu Yuan's tight kisses slowed down, no longer purely a conquest, but carrying a hint of lingering affection, which caused her to tremble uncontrollably.

Only now that the person was truly in his arms did Lu Yuan's worries and torment of so many days finally subside, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that she's still here safe and sound.

"What brings you to Yaocheng?" Jiang Zhi finally caught her breath and nudged his hard chest.

“I’m worried about you being alone in Yaocheng,” Lu Yuan said, but instead he hugged her even tighter. “I have to find the person who colluded with the Di people to kidnap you and get rid of this threat for you forever.”

"You mean, there are people in the court colluding with the Di people? But weren't those soldiers who colluded with the enemy killed by Xie Qi?" Jiang Zhi couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Seeing that the tent walls were too cold and hard, Lu Yuan simply picked her up and sat her on the low table. He leaned down with his broad body and imprisoned her between his arms.

"You don't need to worry about these things, leave them to me."

He doesn't know how he got through that period of time.

The case of Hang Shuyu was nearing its end. Following Ye Liangze's clues, he quickly discovered that the matter was actually related to Xiao Yunheng, the heir apparent of the Prince of Xiang.

Unfortunately, just as he had found a clue, the Emperor stopped him, telling him not to investigate any further.

Lu Yuan knew that the Emperor treated the Prince of Xiang's heir with special favor, but he never expected that even something as trivial as embezzling the court's disaster relief funds would be suppressed for him.

However, now that case was closed, he used the Northern Barbarian hijacking case as an excuse to personally come to Yaocheng to look for clues.

Holding Jiang Zhi in his arms again made him feel as if he had been brought back to life, and his heart was beating strongly.

He lowered his head and kissed her again.

Jiang Zhi tried to dodge, but in the darkness she accidentally knocked over the kettle on the table, which fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Miss Ji, are you alright? Do you need me to come in and help?" Wei Yu, who was guarding outside, frowned with suspicion.

Why haven't the oil lamps in the tents been lit yet after all this time?

Could something really have happened?

Jiang Zhi dared not let him in, and said in a raised voice, "No need, I'm going to sleep, you can leave now!"

Caught off guard, she gasped in surprise as a large, hot hand with calloused skin reached under her shirt!

"What's wrong?" Upon hearing her voice, Wei Yu dared not delay any longer and, disregarding his own politeness, lifted the tent flap to come in.

Jiang Zhi repeatedly stopped him, saying, "Don't come in. I... I took off my outer garment. I accidentally bumped into the corner of the bed just now. I'm really fine."

She finished speaking through gritted teeth.

Although Wei Yu was suspicious, he ultimately stopped in his tracks.

That hand had already begun to dance nimbly inside.

Jiang Zhi lowered her head and could only see her clothes rising and falling, changing into different shapes.

She was so ashamed that she curled up her toes.

"Lu Yuan, don't move around. There are people outside. Can't you speak properly?" Jiang Zhi gasped as she tried to stop him.

Lu Yuan lowered his head and pressed a kiss to her neck, the damp, hot breath almost melting her.

"You speak, I'm listening."

“Since you say the Di people are colluding with those in the court, there must be correspondence between them. Now those who kidnapped me are being held in the dungeon by Xie Qi. If we can extract their contact information from them, we might be able to get evidence… Ouch, don’t bite me!”

Before she could finish speaking, a slight pain shot through her neck, accompanied by a dense, itchy sensation that distorted her voice.

She didn't even dare to raise her voice, afraid that Wei Yu, who was guarding outside, would hear the noise and come in.

Lu Yuan, however, became even more unrestrained, lifting her up and placing her on the soft couch.

In the darkness, Jiang Zhi couldn't see his expression, but she could feel his eyes, so close to hers, deeper and hotter than the night itself, staring intently at her, as if he were about to devour her whole.

Jiang Zhi swallowed nervously, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You've lost weight." He frowned.

"You can tell that from that?" Jiang Zhi couldn't help but mutter.

During this period, Xie Qi practically raised her like a pig, sending her all the delicacies available in Yaocheng to her room, regardless of whether she could handle it or not.

She has recovered to almost the same state as when she was taken away from Xuzhou.

“Hmm,” Lu Yuan said solemnly, “the feel isn’t as good as before. Before, I couldn’t even hold it with one hand, but now…”

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Zhi hurriedly covered his mouth, saying, "You, you, you mustn't be talking nonsense!"

Lu Yuan held her hand and kissed it. "I missed you so much."

A tingling sensation involuntarily spread through Jiang Zhi's heart, climbing up the back of her neck to the top of her head, and even causing a tingling itch on the tips of her ears.

The way Lu Yuan was saying sweet nothings with such a serious expression was damnably...sexy.

She pinched her palms, trying not to let herself be overwhelmed by his almost suffocating passion, and turned her head away with difficulty, refusing to look into his eyes.

"You don't need to say these things to me, it's over between us."

Lu Yuan's expression darkened in the darkness.

He knew she would say that.

But once it begins, it's not something she can easily end just because she wants to.

She should have known that once a target is set in motion by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the only way to stop them is to pursue them to the ends of the earth, until they are both dead and exhausted.

He moved his lips as if to say something, but Wei Yu's voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"General, you've come to see Miss Ji?"

Xie Qi's voice, hoarse from drinking, came through, "Hmm, has she rested?"

"They should be asleep by now," Wei Yu said dutifully.

Xie Qi did not stop walking. Instead, he skillfully lifted the curtain and said, "I'll just go in and take a look at her and then leave. You can keep watch outside."

He then stepped directly into the tent.