Chapter 69: Is Jiaojiao going to run away?
Yueli was almost scared to death. She turned around and wanted to run back in panic.
But before she could take two steps, she suddenly heard a rhythmic sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer from behind her, making her legs go weak and she fell to the ground.
The sound of horse hooves stopped. Yue Li looked back in fear and saw He Yanchen, dressed in black, sitting on the horse's back and glaring at her. His deep eyes were like a bottomless pool of water, making it impossible to breathe.
He Yanchen was somewhat suspicious whether he was hallucinating, otherwise how could he see Yueli here.
He looked in the direction where Yue Li escaped. He had people build this pear forest while Yue Li was living in Linde Palace. It led directly from Zhuoyu Palace to the city gate where the military forces were stationed, which was the base camp of the imperial guards.
A month ago, he was ambushed on his way to the military camp. The wise king wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of him and force the emperor to abdicate.
He Yanchen took advantage of the situation and did not show up for a month to let the wise king relax his vigilance. Today, he could no longer hold back and wanted to force the king to abdicate, so he entered the city gate and caught the turtle in the jar.
Wei Chengdong holds half of the tiger talisman, and the tens of thousands of people of the wise king are nothing to be afraid of. Now things are almost at the end.
He Yanchen killed the virtuous king and took charge at the city gate. From his perspective, he had a panoramic view of the secret passage in Zhuoyu Palace, which was why he was able to discover Yueli so quickly.
He built this secret passage without telling Yueli, and even did not visit her these days.
He didn't know if he could win, and if not, let her hate him.
Let her think that she was abandoned and no longer have any attachment to him. After all, the people he left in Zhuoyu Palace could take her away in times of crisis.
If he could win, they would have plenty of time left and he would have a chance to explain to her.
But no matter how much he planned, he didn't expect Yueli to escape on her own.
The man's ambiguous gaze swept over the package she was holding tightly in her arms, and his eyes gradually darkened.
When Yueli saw that it was He Yanchen, she didn't know whether to feel relieved or worried.
She saw him riding his horse forward, the horse's hooves making a crunching sound as they stepped on the ground. The man raised his thin lips coldly in a subtle arc, and Yueli's heart almost jumped out of her chest.
The long sword in He Yanchen's hand was still dripping with blood. He raised the sword and lifted the woman's slender chin.
"Jiaojiao, are you going to run away?"
The man sneered, his hostility growing stronger. The blood on his sword stained the woman's fair jaw, looking both sad and glaring.
Yueli's black eyelashes trembled even more violently. She supported herself on the ground with her palms and moved back a little, but she could still feel the sharp blade against her neck, as if it would cut her neck at any moment.
"I...I didn't..." Now that things have come to this, I might as well make excuses.
He Yanchen only felt a ball of silent anger burning more and more fiercely in his heart. He thought he could send Yue Li away calmly, but when he saw that she wanted to escape by herself, that evil fire could no longer be suppressed.
Didn't you say you would be with him forever?
"No?" He Yanchen glanced at the severed head not far away and said playfully, "I thought Jiaojiao was going to leave me alone."
"Jiaojiao, do you still want to leave now?" He pointed his sword at the head, his dark eyes fixed on her. "If Jiaojiao takes another step forward, you'll end up like him."
He Yanchen regretted it and sent her away for nothing.
She should stay with him forever. She is the only thing he is reluctant to leave in this world. She should stay with him even if she is ruined!
He Yanchen dismounted and before Yue Li could react, he picked her up and strode towards the forest.
Yueli screamed and hurriedly hugged his neck. Looking at the dark forest in front of her, her heart trembled.
Is he going to take me to a deserted place and destroy my body?
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Yueli hugged him and started crying, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have run around. Your Majesty, please don't kill me..."
The forest was covered with green, and only the scattered moonlight shone on the two of them through the leaves. Yueli didn't know where he was taking her, and she couldn't see the man's expression so close to her. She could only hug him and cry.
After crying for a long time without seeing the man soften, Yue Li was anxious and angry: "Your Majesty was the one who locked me up first. Your Majesty knew that I couldn't leave you, but you didn't come to see me for a month. It's obviously your fault!"
"You were the one who didn't want me first..."
Yueli's heart was filled with grievances that were about to overflow from her eyes. She buried her head in his arms and sobbed, punching him with her fists: "It's all your fault..."
He Yanchen listened to her sobbing, and the woman in his arms was about to cry and choke. He had no choice but to stop and comfort her first: "Don't cry, it's my fault."
"I should have locked you up by my side." He shouldn't have thought so much about safety or danger. He should have kept her with him forever, and they should have died together.
Yueli sobbed and hugged him tightly, saying angrily, "Then Your Majesty, just lock me up by your side!"
He Yanchen held her in his arms and strode forward again. Not long after, Yue Li was surprised to find that the front was the Linde Hall.
She didn't care to cry anymore and looked back at the forest. When was it built? How could it lead to the Linde Palace?
If she had known that she could bypass everyone at Zhuoyu Palace and go to Linde Palace, why would she have been sulking for the past month? She could have just sneaked over here.
He Yanchen carried the dazed woman into the hall and threw her onto the bed in a less-than-gentle manner.
Yueli sniffed, and after seeing his expression clearly in the bright candlelight, she suddenly felt a little timid.
But she said nothing and just curled up in bed dejectedly.
But suddenly, Yueli felt the man's fingertips moving around her ankle, and then something cold buckled her ankle. He locked her with a chain made of pure gold, and the other end of the chain was buckled on the dragon bed in Linde Palace.
Yue Li moved her feet, and the rustling sound made her eyes widen.
He Yanchen leaned forward, pinching the corner of the woman's lips, his gentle voice carrying a chilling chill: "Can you lock Jiaojiao up here?"
"From now on, you can only stay on the dragon bed in Linde Palace, and can only be with me day and night, receiving my love."
"Jiaojiao is so naughty, I can only tie you up like this." He stroked the girl's cheek inch by inch, "From now on, Jiaojiao will only have me in her heart and eyes. I will accompany you every day, okay?"
In the silent bedroom, Yue Li could only hear the man's morbid words and her own increasingly rapid heartbeat.
She lowered her eyes and stared at the red-gold chain. It seemed as if the blood in her body was boiling, making her heart beat faster and her mouth dry.
Are you with her every day?
So, will this Linde Palace, this dragon bed, and him belong to her alone from now on?
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