Chapter 51 Awakening If we stay so closely connected, will things not get messed up...?
Su Panyue could no longer hold on, and her body went limp as she sat down on the dragon's back.
The dragon scales stung her a little, and a soft moan escaped her lips. A thin layer of sweat beaded on her forehead. She moved a couple of times on instinct, and the magical sensation quickly dispelled the pain. The little dragon carried her straight up into the sky.
What you learn from books is never enough; she had only scratched the surface by looking at the pictures before. Only after experiencing it herself did she realize how profound its mysteries truly were.
She propped herself up slightly; her dragon spine was very prominent, and it was difficult to sit still. She could only slowly adapt and move around gradually.
She had to pause for a while to catch her breath before she could continue. She quickly got the dragon under her. Although it wasn't as bumpy as crossing mountains and valleys, she gradually found her rhythm.
After an unknown amount of time, her hair was soaked with sweat, with a strand sticking to the side of her face. Whether from exhaustion or something else, she could no longer sit up and finally collapsed limply, completely drained of strength.
He was still full of energy, while Su Panyue had exhausted herself. After resting for a while, she was a little tempted to give up. She bit her lip and gently moved upwards, trying to climb off the dragon's back.
When he was halfway up, he was suddenly pushed down.
She couldn't help but let out a soft hum and suddenly looked up.
Then, to her surprise, she discovered that Xie Lanzhou had opened his eyes at some point and was staring intently at her.
Neither of them spoke, but Su Panyue heard his inner thoughts: "Was I dreaming again?"
She opened her mouth to explain, but the man lifted her up, then she fell to the ground.
"That's right." His voice was a little hoarse, making Su Panyue feel a tingling sensation all over her body.
She was about to say something when she was ruthlessly interrupted and her voice was crushed into a whimpering plea for mercy.
But Xie Lanzhou was still not satisfied, so he simply sat up and hugged her tightly from the front.
It was so forceful that it felt like it was going to embed itself into the bone.
Su Panyue then heard his innermost thoughts once again:
I miss you so much, please don't leave me.
A pang of sadness struck her, and she gently nodded her head against his shoulder, silently mouthing "okay."
The tenderness lasted only a moment before the man turned over, truly taking control.
Su Panyue was momentarily lost in thought, never realizing before that his hands were so big that he could hold both of her wrists with one hand.
But she quickly lost her mind and scratched his back haphazardly.
Although he had been fierce before, he had never been so unrestrained and reckless.
Su Panyue reached out to push him, but he remained unmoved, continuing to exploit her without restraint, as if she would slip through his fingers if he loosened his grip even slightly.
Even in my dreams, will you still reject me?
[Will we be able to stay connected like this so I won't lose you?]
Listening to his inner thoughts, Su Panyue closed her eyes, and he even thought he was dreaming!
Xie Lanzhou raised his hand and turned her around so that her back was to him, which angered Su Panyue so much that she kicked him hard, making a crisp sound as she kicked his chest.
Unfortunately, the loud crack was no match for the others, let alone stopping him.
His arms were tightly wrapped around her, like an impenetrable wall, preventing her from advancing or retreating even an inch.
Su Panyue bit down, leaving a row of teeth marks, but she heard the man's inner thoughts:
Bite harder, preferably leaving your mark on me forever, skin and all.
Su Panyue thought he must be crazy. She turned around to say something to make him come to his senses, but he dragged her down into a cloud of despair.
After a long drought, timely rain brings blessings.
She didn't know how much time had passed, so long that Su Panyue's tears flowed uncontrollably, dripping onto the man's arm and then sliding down onto the already soaked bedding.
Seemingly noticing her tears, Xie Lanzhou slowed his movements, leaned down slightly, and kissed away her tears, looking at her intently with tenderness and affection.
Su Panyue, disregarding everything else, seized the opportunity to catch her breath and finally managed to say, "This isn't a dream! Wake up!"
Xie Lanzhou chuckled softly, responded with a low "hmm," and then leaned down to kiss her lips, finally ending the passionate encounter.
A wave of warmth washed over her, and Su Panyue collapsed as if all her strength had been drained.
She wanted to explain further, but she didn't even have the strength to speak to Xie Lanzhou. Exhausted, all she wanted to do was sleep. As she drifted off to sleep, she heard the man's inner voice:
I want to do it again.
These thoughts startled Su Panyue, instantly snapping her back to reality. She hurriedly managed to say, holding her breath, "Your Majesty, you've been unconscious for several days. I specially went outside the palace to find a renowned physician for you. The physician said your unconsciousness was due to a Gu poisoning. It's a pair of mother and child Gu poisons; the one in your body is the mother Gu, and you need the child Gu to awaken you. And that child Gu happens to be inside me, so I absolutely did not intend to offend you, much less take advantage of your vulnerability..."
Under the man's unwavering gaze, Su Panyue became increasingly guilty as she spoke, eventually falling silent. She found it difficult to explain why both of them had this Gu worm; she couldn't very well say that she had instigated it herself.
It's even harder to explain where they found the Ghost Master. They can't exactly say it was their hiding place after escaping the palace, because that would be selling out the Ghost Master.
Xie Lanzhou had already regained her dignified and composed demeanor, and asked a question that surprised her: "You've already run away, why did you come back?"
Could it be that she's reluctant to part with me?
Hearing his thoughts, Su Panyue had a sudden inspiration and immediately replied, "I am reluctant to leave Your Majesty, and I am worried about Your Majesty's safety, so I want to come back to see Your Majesty."
She was overjoyed to be able to hear his thoughts; it was like she had stolen the correct answer, and she was no longer afraid that her darling would inexplicably become unhappy.
Unexpectedly, the man frowned slightly, looked into her eyes, and said, "Lying."
"Su Panyue, I will never believe you again."
"No, I'm telling the truth." Su Panyue felt very wronged. If she hadn't been worried about him, she would have left the capital long ago. Yet this man misunderstood her like this.
Xie Lanzhou scoffed coldly, his expression not very good, but his arms were still tightly wrapped around the woman in his arms.
Having sweated and slept too much, Su Panyue felt sticky and uncomfortable. She tried to move away from him, but the man tightened his arms around her, making the distance between them almost zero.
I will never let you get away again, Su Panyue.
Su Panyue said helplessly, "I want to go take a shower."
She didn't know how long the man had been holding back, but now she could feel something leaking out with every movement, which was really hard to talk about.
This time, Xie Lanzhou agreed and carried her to the bathhouse at the back.
Su Panyue had already arranged for hot water to be prepared. Xie Lanzhou carried her into the hot spring, but hesitated to let go.
"I can wash myself," Su Panyue said softly, pulling his restless hand away.
"You helped me before, so this time it's my turn to help you wash," Xie Lanzhou said seriously, but Su Panyue frowned.
She asked in shock, "How did you know? Weren't you unconscious?"
"Okay, so you're faking it, aren't you?"
Xie Lanzhou shook his head slightly: "He is unconscious, but not completely without consciousness. He can occasionally hear and sense the movements outside."
Su Panyue's face flushed crimson, even more so than when she was moved earlier.
Recalling the rambling things she had said to herself last night, she hesitated and asked, "Then didn't you hear everything?"
Xie Lanzhou feigned ignorance: "What?"
In my mind, I answered, "Yes, I heard you say I'm pretty."
Su Panyue was on the verge of tears. She wanted to bury her head in the water to clear her mind, but when she looked down, she saw something she shouldn't have seen, so she got up again!
She pursed her lips, speechless. She really didn't know how someone who had been unconscious in bed for several days could still have so much energy. Could this be a chosen one of heaven, a reincarnation of a dragon?
Seeing that his actions of washing her were becoming increasingly strange, she said, "By the way, there's been a war in the south, and rebels are about to attack."
Xie Lanzhou continued working non-stop, replying, "I know, I've heard it."
He must have overheard the discussion by Eunuch Fu and the others while lying in bed. Su Panyue couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to deal with it quickly?"
"I'm not going," Xie Lanzhou replied even more decisively, continuing his offensive.
Su Panyue felt her legs go weak and she could barely stand. She reached out and grabbed his hand, saying, "They've been burning, killing, and looting all the way. You need to send troops over quickly to suppress them."
Xie Lanzhou responded calmly, "Then I'll listen to you."
His inner thoughts reached Su Panyue's ears: "So soft, I want to take a bite."
Su Panyue was speechless for a moment, then suddenly realized that she might have been wrong to say good things about him to Gui Bo. He was not only a tyrant, but also a lecher.
She could only push him toward the water and say, "I'm done washing, it's time to get down to business."
Fortunately, Xie Lanzhou was quite cooperative this time. He helped her put on her clothes, sat by the bed to dry her hair, and even styled her hair into a bun.
Su Panyue asked in surprise, "Your Majesty can even style your hair?"
Xie Lanzhou nodded slightly and carefully inserted a hairpin into her hair.
Su Panyue looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her hair was a very ordinary flying fairy bun, but the craftsmanship was much better than her own.
The hairpin was the white jade begonia hairpin that he had given himself before, and he never expected that it would be kept in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
After everything was ready, Xie Lanzhou called over Eunuch Fu.
As soon as Eunuch Fu entered the room, he knelt down: "Your Majesty, you've finally woken up! You scared this old servant to death!"
Xie Lanzhou waved for him to get up, glanced at Su Panyue's urging gaze out of the corner of his eye, and asked, "During the days I was unconscious, were there any urgent matters?"
Eunuch Fu wanted to say that there were too many things to say, but the most important thing was the war. He hurriedly went to fetch the memorial on the matter and presented it to the emperor.
Xie Lanzhou was still holding Su Panyue's hand with one hand, and was about to use the other hand to pick up the memorial, so he glanced at it briefly.
"How dare an unknown soldier be so audacious! Send down the order to dispatch a thousand cavalrymen from the Western Camp to suppress them. Those who surrender will be conscripted into the army, and those who resist will be killed without mercy."
Upon receiving the order, Eunuch Fu hurriedly handed over another memorial, which concerned the war between the border and the Yan Kingdom.
Xie Lanzhou took it with one hand as usual, but this time he looked at it for a longer time, his brows furrowed as if he were deep in thought.
Su Panyue was pulled to sit down beside him, feeling weak and drowsy.
Suddenly, he heard the man turn his head and ask, "Were you sent by the State of Lu?"
Su Panyue's drowsiness vanished instantly. She nodded blankly, realizing that what was bound to happen would happen. She stood up, ready to kneel down and beg for forgiveness, but was pulled back to her seat by a large hand.
Then Xie Lanzhou said, "It seems that the State of Lu cannot be kept either."
Su Panyue blinked, not understanding what he meant.
Xie Lanzhou turned to Eunuch Fu and said, "Summon the military advisors of the East and West Camps, and all generals to the palace for court tomorrow morning."
Su Panyue glanced at him furtively, somewhat confused, but secretly rejoiced that he didn't intend to punish her.
The next moment, Xie Lanzhou said, "Consort Su is unruly and has violated palace rules by leaving the palace without permission. She is hereby fined three months' salary and confined to Jingchun Palace. She may not leave without my order."
Su Panyue subconsciously responded, then realized that this was his punishment for her—house arrest?!
Perhaps because her expression was too incredulous, Xie Lanzhou asked again, "Does Consort Su have any complaints?"
His tone was somewhat cold, carrying the imposing authority of a superior, but Su Panyue sensed a hint of his own sensitive thoughts: "Was my punishment too harsh?"
Su Panyue lowered her head to hide the smile in her eyes and said with feigned shame, "Your Majesty is wise, and I have no dissatisfaction."
Xie Lanzhou said he would punish her personally, but a sedan chair stopped at the entrance of Jingchun Palace and took her into the inner room. Xie Lanzhou said with a stern face, "You should reflect on your actions here and not do it again in the future."
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Author's note: I've deleted them all, please, reviewers, have mercy! [Please]
Zhou is now like a puppy, full of anxiety and insecurity, and she likes to bite Yueyue every now and then.
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