"You foolish woman, how could I have searched for you so easily!" He had been waiting for this moment for far too long, as if it had been a thousand or even ten thousand years.
Since their separation, he had racked his brains day and night to come up with every trick in the book he could think of to punish this woman properly when they met again, but now he had completely forgotten them all.
How could he possibly start them up again? He only knew that this time, he would make sure she never forgot him, that she would remember him forever.
But if I'm too enthusiastic, I'm afraid I'll scare her away; if I'm too indifferent, I'm afraid I won't be satisfied and won't be able to express my deep longing for her.
He never imagined their reunion would unfold in such a bewildering way. Though his face remained as calm and composed as ever, a raging fire burned within him, awaiting an unseen outburst…
Lost in thought, gazing at the figure before her, she propped her chin on her hand and stared blankly at the little fish that, with her help, had finally found companions to hunt for food. Her other hand, with its two slender fingers, was casually twirling the string of medicine beads on her clothes. Suddenly, she felt someone staring at her. So, she slowly stopped what she was doing, came to her senses, looked up, and turned to look at the person.
When she glanced around, she realized that Lanxiang was no longer around, and in her place stood another tall and imposing figure, staring blankly in her direction. So she slowly got up and stood up, curiously staring at the person in front of her.
After staring at each other for a long time, scratching her head and hesitating, she suddenly asked with some puzzlement, "Young master, you seem somewhat familiar. May I ask if we have met somewhere before?"
In fact, Yi Shangyun herself couldn't explain why she felt such an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this stranger who appeared to be arrogant and noble on the surface, but was actually the coldest and loneliest person in the world.
Even though she said it so casually, it was enough to destroy the little bit of composure that Xuan Yuanhan had left.
This was probably the sound he had longed to hear most during those countless sleepless and restless days.
At this moment, even his eyes seemed to be glistening with tears. Such a decisive and incomparably noble war god-like figure was now speechless, his mouth opening and closing, unable to utter a single word.
He could no longer contain the raging fire burning within him. His deep, cold eyes instantly softened with passion. He strode forward, his broad, powerful arms sweeping out to pull her soft waist tightly into his embrace. With the other hand, he lifted the veil that had been lifted, and kissed her lips in a passionate embrace.
Yi Shangyun stared at him in astonishment, her eyes wide. She stared blankly at his slightly closed eyes, his long eyelashes and thick eyebrows, and his exquisitely sculpted face, which seemed to be carved by the heavens. She felt as if she had collapsed into his warm embrace, greedily enjoying his tenderness.
Was she dreaming, being embraced and kissed so intimately by such a handsome man? Her heart pounded wildly: "How strange, why does this feeling feel so familiar? Why can't I push him away?"
Thinking about what she wanted, she forgot everything and comfortably closed her eyes, completely surrendering to his tender kiss, feeling his increasingly intense onslaught as he deepened his presence.
His kisses, sometimes light pecks, sometimes sucking, lingering and wandering, had unknowingly pried open her pearly teeth, wetting every inch of her straight, beautiful nose, eyes, brow, cheeks, earlobes, and slender neck...
Just as he was still not satisfied and continued to lower his head to explore her neckline, he suddenly remembered the astonishing scene that had happened on New Year's Eve last time, and Xuan Yuanhan stopped abruptly.
Seeing Yi Shangyun's flushed face, who was also eagerly anticipating the continuation, Xuan Yuanhan pursed his lips, smiled indulgently, and gently placed a deep kiss on her brow. Then, he held her close, pressed his face against her temple, and whispered softly in her ear:
"I knew you wouldn't be so heartless as to forget me completely, right? Silly girl, it turns out you remember everything. Do you remember what I said about what happened under the snow-covered pine tree on New Year's Eve? I hope you've truly forgotten. If one day I find out you were lying on purpose, I will punish you even more severely! Tell me, how should I punish you now!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun suddenly came to her senses, pushed away Xuan Yuanhan's embrace, took two steps back, and looked up in astonishment at the pair of surprised starry eyes. She suddenly realized and said, "You are His Highness Prince Qin?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan paused for a moment, then reached out to take her hand, saying softly, "It's me. I've come to find you myself. I've finally found you. I forbid you from ever leaving my side again, you..."
Just as Xuanyuan Han was getting into his story, Yi Shangyun suddenly dodged to the side and then knelt down heavily in front of him with a thud, bowing her head and saying, "This humble woman, Yi Shangyun, greets Your Highness, Prince Qin! May you live a thousand years! I believe I must have been possessed by an evil spirit just now to have acted so disrespectfully towards Your Highness. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
Upon seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan stared in astonishment at the woman before him, who was bowing her head respectfully. His smile vanished instantly, and as he continued trying to reach out to lift her up, he asked in surprise, "Yun'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Your Highness, please have some self-respect. It was all my fault just now. If this has caused Your Highness any misunderstanding, I apologize!" Unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun knelt down and took two steps back to avoid the strong and powerful hand that was reaching out to him, and said apologetically.
Xuan Yuanhan paused helplessly, remained silent for a moment, seemingly at a loss, even somewhat frantic, in the face of this woman who had always been resolute and opinionated. He then held his breath and said angrily in a deep voice:
"You little liar, don't even think about fooling me again. You did the same thing last time, giving me hope only to pretend to have amnesia and forget everything that happened between us. Back then, I actually believed you! And now, you want to use the same trick again? Don't even think about it. You can't fool me this time. I will never believe you again. You're coming back to the Qin Prince's mansion with me now. I have a thousand ways to make you remember everything from the past."
As he spoke, he reached out again, attempting to forcibly pull her away.
He picked up Yi Shangyun with ease, as if she were a docile little white rabbit, and dragged her away.
Yi Shangyun struggled in his grasp, saying, "Your Highness, let go, please let go! Your Highness is already married. If people see this, they'll think it's something between us..."
However, Xuanyuan Han continued to walk firmly ahead, while domineeringly interrupting him, saying, "The more you ask me to let go, the less I will let go. I want the whole world to know that you belong to me, and no one is allowed to covet you."
Just as the two were dragging each other back, a woman's scream suddenly came from the opposite direction behind them: "Ah..."
"Is it Lanxiang? Oh no, it must be Long Ye back again." Yi Shangyun immediately stopped resisting and stared at Xuan Yuanhan in surprise.
"Let's go!" Xuan Yuanhan said, then grabbed Yi Shangyun's slender waist and flew towards the direction from which Lin Zhonglanxiang's scream came.
...
"Slap!" Deep in the woods, Long En delivered a fierce and heavy slap to Lan Xiang's fair face, who was tied up to a sycamore tree, leaving five thick finger marks.
Immediately afterward, Long En angrily demanded, his face contorted with rage, "Speak! Who exactly are you? Are you also a spy sent by King Qin, Xuan Yuanhan? What is your purpose?"
Looking at Long En, who was a hypocrite in appearance but was actually her father, Lanxiang felt a mix of emotions. She silently mocked herself, "This is the man my mother longed for until her death. This is the same man who gave her an endless life of suffering and humiliation."
Heartbroken and filled with utter disappointment, she glared at him angrily. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and spat fiercely on the ground beside her: "Pah!"
Seeing this, Long Ye strode up from behind Long En and stood between the two. As he rolled up his sleeves, he said, "Brother, let me handle this! If we don't teach this bitch a lesson, it seems she won't confess! She actually dared to collude with that brat to turn my Xiaolong Society upside down."
"You despicable, shameless wretch, dare to lay a finger on me? Do you think I'm still that naive little girl you tricked into selling to a brothel years ago, the one who cried out to heaven and earth in vain? Humph!" Lanxiang instantly flew into a rage, glaring at him and speaking fiercely.
Upon hearing this, Long Ye's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition rose in his mind.
Sure enough, Long En asked in astonishment from behind him, "What? You sold her to a brothel? You actually dared to force a woman into prostitution? I've been warning you all along not to harass the people, how could you..."
"Big brother, I..." Long Ye suddenly turned around to interrupt him, about to explain. Lan Xiang suddenly sneered and spoke first: "Hmph! They're clearly birds of a feather, yet they pretend to be so high and mighty. It seems my mother was truly blind to have fallen for..."
As Lanxiang was speaking, she suddenly realized she had spoken out of turn and quickly stopped talking.
Taking advantage of Long Ye's unpreparedness, Long En suddenly raised his hand and slapped Long Ye across the face. Long Ye, in pain, quickly covered half of his face.
Seeing Lanxiang suddenly hesitate, Long En glared at Long Ye, who looked disheveled, and pressed Lanxiang for an answer: "What do you want to say? Your mother?"
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