Chapter 209: The Crown Prince's Original Wish (Part Two)
Gong Jiu was kicked by Xie Huailing and groaned violently. His face flushed red, and he trembled under the table. His jade-like face was shameful to behold, as if he had drowned in something. He couldn't get up and didn't want to get up. This appearance was intertwined with the shadows. Looking down, his extraordinary handsome face seemed to be sinking into self-destruction, and then an unusual beauty burst forth.
Xie Huailing watched him silently. Gong Jiu touched her legs and ankles, and she realized what he was going to do.
He wanted to reach under her skirt; licking her fingers wasn't enough for him. His lust only grew, revealing his true nature indiscriminately. He wanted to lift her skirt, yearning to taste something else; he should be quenched, or simply killed.
But this is unacceptable, this cannot happen here. It has nothing to do with Xie Huailing's morality, but mainly with the platform and whether this story can be completed normally.
Xie Huailing kicked him again and started counting down.
Gong Jiu pleaded incessantly, his face resting on her lap, his sword-wielding hand already reaching for the hem of her skirt, tracing circles along its edge. He begged for her mercy, begged for her charity; he could do so much for her, and all he needed was to be fed once. As he pleaded, tears welled up in his eyes again. His own beauty, so exquisite and alluring, had become a plaything to him; tears blurred his vision, but could not extinguish his longing.
The person he pleaded with remained unmoved, so close yet so far. Through his tears, she gradually blurred, but in his heart, she became clearer. What remained constant was his frantic urge to get closer; he had to seduce her, he was determined to seduce her.
Gong Jiu took Xie Huailing's hand again, without applying any force, and stared at Gong Jiu's movements.
The piercing gaze made Gong Jiu almost tremble. He wanted to catch his breath, but panting and groaning could never coexist well. He held Xie Huailing's hand tightly. This hand was beautiful and white, capable of manipulating the world, and he was begging its owner to manipulate him. He kissed the palm of this hand and looked up at Xie Huailing.
All desires were contained in that gaze. The real Gong Jiu was revealed before her, his pretense vanished. He caressed her palm, and then made a move.
He did the same thing to her fingers again, this time placing it directly in front of her, and Gong Jiu's tears flowed even more profusely.
Let him vent, come on.
That's what he wanted to say.
This was done by Xie Huailing.
She was silent for a moment, then withdrew her hand again, this time with a backhand slap that was very loud. If there hadn't been no one around, she probably would have been exposed.
The young man's face was slapped so hard he turned away, his gaze gradually losing focus. He could no longer see clearly; the whole world seemed to be spinning, but he didn't care. He strangely covered his face, his voice broken and intermittent, his body suddenly trembling. It was unclear whether he was restraining himself for pleasure or pleasure through restraint. But in any case, he felt exhilarated, which was the most bizarre thing about Gong Jiu.
“…I know you won’t stay here tonight.” His voice, as if it had been soaked in water, was filled with something unspeakable. He longed to climb, he wouldn’t turn back, “but I will still come looking for you.”
You may not like me, but that doesn't necessarily mean you don't like this.
As soon as Xie Huailing finished speaking, he heard Xie Huailing cry. His crying mingled with the laughter, conversation, and music at the banquet, bringing him a secret joy.
This is also part of the reason why she doesn't want to see Gong Jiu.
She wasn't part of that circle, nor did she want to be. But desire is a fickle thing; once it takes hold, it's unpredictable. Especially when her reason told her that everything was in place, and anything could happen.
The area where the animal had licked her began to feel uncomfortable, and she started to feel other sensations. Xie Huailing clenched her hands.
.
The first time the boundary was crossed was last year.
Last year, Gong Jiu handed over a portion of the "Invisible Man's" power. His master was a man who regarded killing as an art and his entire world. When he heard that Gong Jiu wanted to kill the current emperor with others, he happily agreed, not only nodding his head but also throwing his daughter, the Palace Master, over to him.
Xie Huailing had a fairly good impression of the Palace Master, while the Palace Master had a thoroughly bad impression of Xie Huailing. During their first meeting after a long time, she almost got into a fight with Xie Huailing. The reason they didn't fight was because Bai Feifei was there, and Bai Feifei took action.
The haughty girl was nearly whipped into a spinning top, screaming as she fled the scene. Bai Feifei, not wanting to stay with Gong Jiu, simply chased after her to teach the Palace Master a lesson. Xie Huailing waved goodbye, wishing the two of them a good time, then turned back to see Gong Jiu deep in thought.
She never wanted to know what he was thinking, but he would just talk on his own, not caring whether others wanted to listen or not. He only cared about his own life or death: "Our first meeting was like this too. I really miss it. Do you still have that kind of medicine on you?"
Xie Huailing did, but Xie Huailing just looked at him and asked him if he could be normal.
Gong Jiu agreed, and then very naturally jumped to official business, seamlessly switching between vulgarity and business. He told her about his recent probing of the eunuchs around Zhao Ji, and then invited her to look at the intelligence.
In all honesty, Xie Huailing could see up to that moment that Gong Jiu had truly switched states before she agreed. What happened next can only be attributed to the fact that this person's desires were perhaps inherently fickle, surging forth in an instant—and that instant was enough.
Gong Jiu had indeed read the intelligence, but as he read it, starting from the time it got dark, he immediately felt something was wrong.
Xie Huailing's ability to reject and toy with him had become as natural as playing chess, but perhaps everything was just too perfect that day, and his body was as radiant as ever, offering a unique pleasure under the moonlight. She then spontaneously decided to paint another picture on his body. And that's where the problem lies, the biggest problem.
In his appreciation, there was indeed a chance that things went wrong. In short, the final outcome of this matter was that, amidst the ambiguous chaos and dominance, her outer garment was torn off.
This shouldn't have happened. This is opening all of Pandora's boxes. Even though she was still high above, the boundaries were only blurred for a second, but that second truly existed.
What was truly terrifying was not Gong Jiu's reaction, nor his madness—after all, he had never been normal, so what difference would it make if he became even more mad? What was truly terrifying was Xie Huailing's own feelings and self-assessment.
She knew perfectly well why that one second existed. Gong Jiu didn't have that ability; only she herself possessed it.
Will there ever be a day when she is successfully seduced by him, and completely dominates him?
Xie Huailing couldn't answer that question back then, but in their subsequent interactions, he kept bringing it up repeatedly. Now, Xie Huailing is almost able to answer it.
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After returning from the banquet at the Prince of Nan's mansion, Xie Huailing resumed her life as a recluse, staying in her bedroom all day and never going out unless there was something important to do.
Under these circumstances, she has few opportunities to contact people. She is prepared to use illness as an excuse to get away from work for a while and plans to stay quietly for a while.
Throughout the entire process, Gong Jiu didn't send a single message. It was as if he had changed his mind overnight. After saying "I'll come to see you again," he never showed up in front of her again, not even a whisper of news. His unwavering daily invitations gradually disappeared. However, this was definitely not a good thing. Gong Jiu's cessation of his antics could only mean that he was pursuing something else, and that his determination was different from before. He wanted to create an excellent opportunity to meet, an opportunity that Xie Huailing couldn't refuse.
Xie Huailing, who already knew she had been bitten, remained calm and stayed home quietly for a while longer. One afternoon, she received a letter from Gong Jiu.
Lin Shiyin brought the letter along the way. She didn't know Gong Jiu's true nature, but she could vaguely guess it from Bai Feifei's disgusted attitude. She was a little worried that she had brought it at the wrong time. When she saw Xie Huailing read it without saying anything, she asked, "Did you write something that you shouldn't have written?"
“No,” Xie Huailing said. “There’s nothing wrong with writing it. I’m just a little surprised that he’s bringing it up now.”
After speaking, Xie Huailing folded the letter, gazed into the distance, and seemed lost in thought.
Lin Shiyin didn't ask. She had always known that silence was key; asking wouldn't yield answers to every question, and she had gradually passed the age of being inquisitive. There was no one left in the world for whom she could pry into things. She silently watched Xie Huailing for a while, and saw her exhale and murmur something softly.
Lin Shiyin didn't hear clearly. When she looked again, Xie Huailing had already turned to look at her and said, "You don't have anything else to do today, right?"
"Yes." Lin Shiyin inexplicably felt like she had been called on by a teacher.
Xie Huailing told her to relax and not to worry about how scary she was. Her tone was very calm, and she didn't mention what was written in the letter. She just said, "Then write me a letter saying that I agree. The meeting place is still the Nanwang Mansion. Heh, you really are someone who is willing to spend a lot of money."
Lin Shiyin didn't understand Xie Huailing's meaning, and Xie Huailing didn't intend to let her remain confused. She unfolded the letter again and handed it to Lin Shiyin, pointing to a line of text, which Lin Shiyin then read first.
The first thing she saw was that she gasped, looked up abruptly, opened her lips as if to say something, but couldn't find the right words, and could only let shock silence her.
Xie Huailing refolded the letter, a hint of emotion in her voice. She said quietly, "I know he has a private army, but the private armies near Bianjing..."
It wasn't surprising; he was as crazy as she had imagined. Not bad, though. If he could connect with normal people, that would be truly the end for him.
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