Prince Ning's Palace.

It was already the next night when Ning Xihua woke up.

She sat up from the bed, hugging the quilt, her mind was a little blank. Perhaps because she had slept for too long, she felt exhausted and had no energy at all.

When she thought about what happened before, she was not very excited or sad. She just raised her hands and looked around blankly, looking a little dazed.

It was with these hands that I killed someone for the first time.

Ning Xihua still remembers the man's terrified expression before he died, and the warmth of his blood splashing onto his skin.

For the first time, she realized that even such a hateful person could have hot blood.

She smiled bitterly.

Not long ago, she vomited for several days because Su Bi ripped off someone's head in front of her, but now she can stab a sword into someone's throat with her own hands.

"woke up?"

Just when she thought of Su Bi, she appeared in front of her.

Su Bi skillfully climbed over the window and sat beside her.

Ning Xihua no longer had the mood to complain or make fun of her at this moment. She looked at Su Bi's worried eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Why are you here?"

Su Bi stroked her hair and said softly, "I'm afraid that you will wake up and want to see me, but you won't be able to see me."

Ning Xihua still looked at him blankly, and only said, "I'm fine."

Su Bi sighed, took her hand, and looked down at her bandaged palm.

"You have a large area of ​​bruises on your abdomen, and the wounds on your hands are also very deep. Fortunately, the imperial physician said that they are only superficial injuries and will not affect other things."

Ning Xihua lowered her eyes and uttered a faint "hmm".

Hearing this, Su Bi sighed again.

He gently placed her hand in his arms and asked softly, "Are you still afraid?"

Although you are safe, are you still afraid?

Ning Xihua understood what he wanted to ask and looked up at Su Bi.

There was worry and distress in his eyes, but more of it was calmness.

This kind of quietness made her feel at ease, and suddenly made her want to confide.

"You know what? My hands were shaking when the sword fell."

Su Bi, however, hugged her shoulders and said gently, "No, I was watching you the whole time. You didn't tremble. You were very decisive and brave."

Ning Xihua smiled and looked at her hands helplessly, "Really? But why do I feel like my hands are still shaking?"

Su Bi placed her hand gently on her palm, being careful to avoid pressing on her wound.

"Look, I'm holding it, so it won't shake."

Ning Xihua seemed to calm down as she looked at the two people's hands quietly clasped together.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine. I just can't adapt to it for a while."

Her tone was calm, as if everything was really fine.

Su Bi just shook her head and said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't believe her, Ning Xihua suddenly became agitated.

She straightened up and spoke sarcastically, as if trying to prove something.

"What can possibly happen to me? Are you afraid that I will commit suicide?"

She looked sarcastic and even her voice became cold.

"Lin Mengli wants to force me to death in this way. She is too naive."

She said firmly, "I won't die, Su Bi."

Ning Xihua stared at Su Bi with a cold expression, but there seemed to be a blazing fire in her eyes.

"I have never been a chaste woman. Chastity means nothing to me. Even if I was really insulted at that time, I would not seek death. Nothing is more important than my life."

When she said this, she was like a piece of ice, so strong that no one could destroy her.

"So you see, I am so selfish. I will not feel sorry for you because of being flirted with or losing my chastity. I never think it is my fault. If you still have a grudge, then..."

"Ning Xihua!"

Su Bi interrupted her harsh words, anger evident on his face.

"Ning Xihua, listen, if you get hurt, it's only because I was incompetent and failed to protect you."

His tone also hardened and was no longer so gentle.

"You are right. At any time and under any circumstances, your life is the most important. As long as you can return to me safely, nothing else matters."

Su Bi paused, but finally couldn't bear to harm her.

He held her face, looked into her eyes, and said seriously, "Ning Xihua, you must remember that I love you without any conditions or reasons."

Ning Xihua was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly threw herself into Su Bi's arms.

Su Bi patted her back, feeling the coolness sliding across her neck, and said softly, "Cry, it's okay, I'm here."

Ning Xihua finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears in Su Bi's arms.

She didn't cry when she was kidnapped, she didn't cry when she was almost insulted, she didn't cry when someone kicked her or stabbed her hairpin into someone's neck, and she didn't cry when she killed someone with her own hands.

But at this moment, in Su Bi's arms, she was crying heart-wrenchingly, crying with heartbrokenness, crying with extreme grievance.

When Su Bi heard the crying, she felt as if someone had torn a hole in her heart, with cold wind blowing in, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Ooooooooooooooo, I was so scared at that time!!! I couldn't even move!!!"

"Wuwuwuwu, why did you come so late? I almost finished playing!!!"

"Wuwuwuwu, who the hell did Lin Mengli find here? She's so disgusting! I'm going to kill her!!!"

"Wuwuwuwu! Fortunately, I cleverly hid the hairpin in my hand!!!"

"Wuwuwuwu, I killed that man with my own hands, I am so awesome!!!"

Ning Xihua cried and sobbed, and when she choked, she wiped all her snot and tears on Su Bi's shoulders and continued crying.

Su Bi was feeling very distressed at first, but after hearing what happened later, she felt a little amused and helpless.

Ning Xihua was still crying and talking while she was crying.

After the crying finally stopped, Su Bi thought she was tired of crying, but she found out that she just took a break and then continued crying where she had not finished.

Su Bi sighed, fearing that she had been crying for too long and might feel dizzy and uncomfortable, so she grabbed her shoulders and pulled her away from her arms.

"Are you tired of crying?"

Ning Xihua was suddenly pulled out of his arms. She was still dazed, but she was still sobbing, "A little...what...what's wrong?"

The next second, her sobbing mouth was blocked by someone.

The crying stopped all of a sudden, and the room was suddenly silent.

Su Bi held her shoulders, lowered his head and kissed her lips.

There were still tears falling from her lips, but Su Bi patiently licked them into her mouth one by one.

Her first reaction was that it was not possible. Her crying was too ugly. How could her first kiss be so ugly?

The kiss came too suddenly. Before she could prepare herself, her slightly open mouth was invaded without any defense.

She looked at Su Bi's long, distinct eyelashes and could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

Again and again, strongly and powerfully declaring her throbbing.

So...is this what kissing is like?

Their breaths blended together, their lips and teeth rubbed against each other. It was as if they were the only ones left in the world.

Ning Xihua quietly closed her eyes and followed her heart to feel the beauty of the moment.

The bright moon hangs high outside the window, quietly illuminating the lovers in the house.