The next morning, Nan Sheng left. Before leaving, she went to see Chen Yunniang and urged her to get the Dragon-Snake Jade as soon as possible.
After seeing Nan Sheng off, Lu Ziqian went to Chen Yunniang's residence again.
"You bitch, how dare you lie to me?"
"There is absolutely no cure for the Love Infatuation Gu!"
Chen Yunniang neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but instead said sarcastically, "Go ahead and pinch me, as long as you're not afraid of your little darling suffocating to death!"
Lu Ziqian suddenly let go and glared at her fiercely.
"You'd better get lost. If you dare to hurt her, I'll kill you!"
Chen Yunniang met those eyes that could freeze her blood, and forced herself to remain calm: "I told you, I want you to marry me."
"A proper marriage, carried by eight bearers in a grand sedan chair!"
"As long as you marry me, I will naturally not touch her."
"Otherwise, I'm not sure I'd do anything to hurt myself."
"As you know, my claim of being a saintess is false, and the Southern Frontier Kingdom will eventually discover it."
"If no one had protected me, I wouldn't even know how I died."
"I'm asking you to marry me not only because I love you, but also because I want you to protect me."
“If you refuse to protect me, Su Yujiao will suffer as much as I do.”
“Those uncivilized savages in the Southern Frontier Kingdom are inhuman. The women of their tribe were burned alive on fire simply for stealing the clothes of the Holy Maiden.”
"If I impersonate the saintess, I'll only suffer a worse death than her!"
"If you don't want Su Yujiao to die a tragic death, marry me and protect me for the rest of your life."
Bang!
Lu Ziqian cleaved the table and chairs beside him with a single palm strike, his eyes growing increasingly gloomy, like ice that had never melted for millennia, turning the small tent into a hellish scene.
Chen Yunniang looked at Lu Ziqian's blood-red eyes and was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe. It was the first time she had known that when a person was extremely angry, their eyes could really turn blood-red, as terrifying as a demon from hell.
She saw the man staring at her with dark, brooding eyes. His terrifying gaze seemed to pierce through her soul, sending chills down her spine.
After an unknown amount of time, in the almost suffocating silence, Chen Yunniang mustered her courage and spoke: "I know you like Su Yujiao."
“I…I can coexist peacefully with her.”
"You can marry me as a secondary wife, that's my bottom line!"
"I won't compete with her for attention; I just want you to protect me."
“I know the Lu family has a rule against taking concubines, but rules are rules, people are flexible.”
"Besides, I'm not a concubine, so I haven't broken any of the Lu family's rules."
"Other men have multiple wives and concubines, it's not like you're the only one, it's not a big deal."
Lu Ziqian's brows were still frosty, but his out-of-control rationality had recovered considerably.
Even if I don't marry you, I can still protect you.
"I will protect you for Jiaojiao's sake." The man practically spat out those words through clenched teeth.
"No, you must marry me. That's my bottom line."
"Otherwise, you can kill me now, so that your little darling won't have to suffer with me in the future."
The man's face was ashen as he roared at the outside of the tent, "Mo Shu!"
Chen Yunniang watched the man leave and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Dealing with him was truly terrifying.
"What happened? You don't look well."
When Su Yujiao returned from the wounded camp, she saw Lu Ziqian lying on the bed in a daze with a gloomy face.
Once the man regained his senses, he pulled Su Yujiao into his arms.
"What's wrong... um... you..." The rest of the words were swallowed by the man.
Su Yujiao pushed him away, but the man's kiss was urgent and domineering, giving her no chance to resist.
She wasn't in the mood to kiss him because she could clearly sense that something was wrong with him.
"No... let me go..."
Seeing her fierce resistance, Lu Ziqian reluctantly pulled away from her lips, but still held her tightly, as if he would lose her if he let go.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"You look so pale, has something happened?"
Are you worried about your feet?
“I checked when I changed your dressing yesterday. New flesh has grown back, and the wound is healing very well. The secret medicine from the Southern Frontier Kingdom is indeed very effective.”
"It should be fully healed in about ten days to two weeks."
Lu Ziqian looked at her, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
He knew she couldn't accept him marrying Chen Yunniang.
She seeks a love that lasts a lifetime, a love that is exclusive to one person.
He used to think he could do it, so he could keep her by his side with a clear conscience and in a domineering manner.
He believed he could bring her happiness!
But now, it seems he can't do it anymore, yet... he can't bear to let go.
He knew he should let her go without hesitation, allowing her to pursue the freedom she desired and the kind of love she believed in as equals.
But he simply couldn't do it. Just the thought that in the near future she would belong to another man, lying beneath him, moaning and groaning with irresistible charm, drove him to the brink of madness with jealousy, and he even had the urge to kill.
Besides his possessiveness, he was more worried that she would be bullied after leaving him.
She has the kind of looks that would make any man impulsively want to be with her, but she has no ability to protect herself.
After leaving him, she will definitely become the possession of other men.
In what capacity will he protect her then?
How can they contend with those powerful and wealthy individuals?
Most importantly, the Third Prince is still eyeing her covetously!
Therefore, he didn't want to let her go, and he couldn't let her go!
Chen Yunniang was right; other men all had three wives and four concubines, he wasn't the only one.
Besides, he gave her all his love; she should be content.
All he needs to do now is make her accept that all men in the world have multiple wives and concubines, and that there is no such thing as a false love where one person is the only one for life.
He wouldn't tell Chen Yunniang about forcing him to marry him, because it was a matter of a man's dignity and face.
Looking at the man's complicated gaze, Su Yujiao asked somewhat uneasily, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lu Ziqian didn't speak, but he tightened his grip on her arms: "Jiaojiao, don't leave me, you can only be mine!"
"Never leave me."
Su Yujiao's expression changed, and she pushed him away abruptly. The man's strong possessiveness made her feel inexplicably uneasy.
His two sentences just now put a lot of pressure on her and disrupted the balance in their relationship.
"It's getting late, I'm going back to rest."
Seeing her reaction only strengthened Lu Ziqian's resolve not to let go.
She's like the elusive wind; once you let go, you can't hold on to her anymore.
For the next two weeks, Su Yujiao avoided Lu Ziqian, and except for changing her medicine, treatment, or other necessary matters, she generally did not enter his tent.
Chen Yunniang, on the other hand, would often go to Lu Ziqian's tent, sometimes staying there for most of the day.
Su Yujiao felt uneasy, not knowing what the two were doing inside.
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