Chapter 176 She Calls Him Young Master
"Tell me, why do you always think about running away?!"
Yi Xingyao gritted his teeth, his narrow eyes filled with resentment and ruthlessness.
His gaze was like a sharp blade, as if he wanted to cut open Narcissus's head to see how many of the words uttered from those alluring lips were true and how many were false.
He grabbed Shui Xian's chin forcefully, forcing her to raise her head. "You really want to go back to Xiao Yiheng's side?"
Yi Xingyao was truly on the verge of losing his composure.
He had his doubts about the gentleness Narcissus had shown these past few days, but he preferred to close his eyes and savor this rare tenderness and warmth.
Late at night, Yi Xingyao would often stand in front of Narcissus's bed, sketching her sleeping face in the rare moonlight.
Sometimes he almost believed it, that Narcissus truly wanted to leave with him and live with him.
But the sight of the narcissus trying to escape ruthlessly shattered his illusions, plunging him back into an even deeper abyss of madness.
Yi Xingyao was still wearing the short shirt she had sewn herself. The ash on his face couldn't hide his incomparably handsome face. In fact, it made him look even more charming and obsessive when he was gritting his teeth and smirking.
"Since you refuse to listen to reason and are now forced to drink the penalty cup... I won't give in anymore!"
Yi Xingyao believed that he had given her almost all of his patience these past few days.
This morning she took the initiative to say that she wanted to abort the child. For her health, Yi Xingyao actually took people out of the city, trying to find a doctor who could cure women's diseases.
He encountered traces of the royal guards on the way and changed his plans to return. What he saw was Narcissus running to the neighboring courtyard for help!
In the end, she still wanted to escape!
Yi Xingyao gripped Shui Xian's wrist tightly; he wanted to see Shui Xian's pain and fear.
Compared to the elusive nature of love, pain is the hardest to fake!
Rather than saying he wanted to hurt her, it's more accurate to say he wanted to see her true self...
However, the fear and dread that was expected did not materialize.
Although Narcissus's face was pale, her clear eyes were unusually calm.
She didn't struggle; instead, she raised her eyes and met Yi Xingyao's crazed gaze directly.
"General Yi, you are now in a precarious situation, being hunted down by the imperial court's elite forces."
"With a pregnant woman like me who has difficulty moving around, where can you run to?"
Narcissus's words pierced Yi Xingyao's heart with precision: "I'm afraid the Jiangnan you promised is the road to the underworld that we'll both go to."
Sure enough, she never thought about having a future with him!
Yi Xingyao was completely enraged!
His eyes were even more bloodshot, and the force with which he gripped her wrist was almost enough to crush her bones!
Narcissus frowned in pain, but gritted her teeth and didn't cry out.
She doesn't want to act anymore!
After much thought, Narcissus could only think of this one chance to escape. Not only did she fail to escape, but she was also caught red-handed by Yi Xingyao.
Having experienced her relationship with Yi Xingyao in her previous life, Shui Xian knew that this crazy Yi Xingyao would only take advantage of her and torment her even more.
It's better to die a quick death than to live a wretched life!
Narcissus's eyes were dark and bright, and she met Yi Xingyao's narrow eyes without the slightest fear, not wanting to lower her head for even a moment longer.
"Enough!"
Just then, the tense standoff between the two was interrupted by Madam Yi's voice.
Madam Yi, having arrived at the sound without anyone noticing, stood at the courtyard gate, watching the two facing off. A calculating glint flashed in her eyes as she spoke sharply:
"Yi Xingyao! Don't you understand yet?"
"All that meekness and obedience from this lowly servant girl was just a temporary measure to fool you and find an opportunity to escape!"
Madam Yi sneered, stirring up the anger in Yi Xingyao's heart, "I told you long ago, she has no feelings for you at all, only utter scheming!"
Madam Yi knew Yi Xingyao's decisive and ruthless nature in the army, so she deliberately provoked him at this moment.
She stepped forward and surrounded Yi Xingyao, whispering continuously.
"Kill her! Kill her now!"
"Only when she dies will your obsession end, and only then will we be truly safe!"
She saw Yi Xingyao's body tremble violently at her words, his hand unconsciously tightening around the hilt of the knife at his waist, and a flash of crimson light appearing in his eyes.
Yes, that's it! Kill this scourge!
Madam Yi's heart stirred, and she urged him even more. If she weren't afraid of angering Yi Xingyao, she would have even wanted to stab Shui Xian to death with a knife herself!
As for Shui Xian, who stood opposite Yi Xingyao, no one was more perceptive of the changes in Yi Xingyao's emotions than her.
Shui Xian could clearly see the murderous intent that flashed in Yi Xingyao's eyes; he really wanted to kill her!
She knew that she was probably doomed today.
Of course, Narcissus was afraid of death, but she was absolutely unwilling to show the slightest cowardice or beg for mercy in front of this pervert who had ruined her!
Madam Yi, Yi Xingyao... and even the deceased Yi Guichun, every single one of them was an executioner in her life!
Narcissus's clear eyes, even in her predicament, were like a bright light, dispelling the darkness and murderous intent in Yi Xingyao's eyes. He suddenly remembered the Yi family mansion from many years ago.
From a young age, Yi Xingyao was given great expectations by his parents. They did not allow him to fail and only wanted him to succeed.
Once, he was severely punished for arguing with his father. He was covered in injuries and hid alone in the most secluded corner of the garden, unwilling to let anyone see his disheveled state.
Even after all these years, Yi Xingyao still remembers the waves of pain that were both unbearable and addictive when the chilly wind of early spring blew across his wound.
The servants in the mansion searched for him, but were soon sent away by his father.
The man said, "If this little brat has any guts, he can just die out there. When his wounds start to fester and rot, he'll naturally come back on his own!"
Yi Xingyao hid in the artificial hill and stayed there from the still warm noon until the somewhat cold evening.
He felt a lump in his throat and refused to go back, even harboring a stubborn belief that he would rather freeze to death there.
Just as he was drifting off to sleep, he heard light footsteps coming from behind the artificial hill.
When Yi Xingyao slowly opened his eyes, he saw a little girl with a round face wearing a coarse cloth skirt sneak in, holding a few pieces of pastries that she had secretly hidden in her hands.
When she saw him in the corner, she was clearly startled. A hint of panic flashed in her large, clear eyes, but more than anything, she saw a sympathy in Yi Xingyao's eyes that he had never seen in anyone else.
The little girl hesitated for a moment, but instead of avoiding him like the others, she carefully approached and handed him the most intact and precious piece of pastry in her hand.
"Do you want to eat? You look very hungry."
The little girl tilted her head slightly, and Yi Xingyao could tell that she was reluctant to part with the pastry, but seeing him leaning weakly against the groove of the rockery, she still took it out without hesitation.
Even though it was already night, he felt as if a ray of light had shone into his otherwise dark world.
Yi Xingyao still remembers how the slight sweetness of that rough pastry miraculously relieved the bitterness in his body and mind when he put it in his mouth.
Later, he collapsed from exhaustion. When he woke up, apart from a sweet taste on his lips that proved he wasn't dreaming, Yi Xingyao never saw the little girl again.
His father beat him again as punishment for running away and hiding, and then put him into an even stricter and more demanding academic life.
Until, when Yi Xingyao was nineteen years old, he unusually returned home for the Lunar New Year's Eve.
When he returned home from the military camp, covered in dust, he was about to go to the main room to pay his respects to his mother when he lifted the curtain and two maids emerged from behind the curtain.
As the two little girls seemed to be talking about something interesting, the pretty little girl following behind them had a shy smile. The warm candlelight from the main room slanted out from the gap in the curtain, shining just on her side, as if draping her whole body in a warm-colored veil.
Yi Xingyao rarely went home, and even less often stayed in the inner quarters.
She clearly didn't recognize him, blinked slightly, and subconsciously looked at the maid in the lead.
The lead maid was clearly much more clever than her. "This servant is Shancha, greetings to the young master!"
She was startled, and her bright black eyes, unchanged from years ago, flickered briefly before being hidden by her eyelids.
"This servant, Shui Xian, greets the young master..."
Narcissus.
His memories from many years ago were suddenly restarted. Even though he hadn't eaten anything, he seemed to taste that sweetness from years ago again.
Yi Xingyao nodded heavily and went into the house that day to ask his mother for the girl named Shuixian.
Madam Yi naturally disagreed, but by then he already had the means to defy his parents. Although it took some effort, he still managed to get the girl into his room...
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In the distance, the faint sounds of barking dogs and the increasingly clear sound of horses' hooves could be heard!
Yi Xingyao's expression suddenly changed, his memory was forced to pause, and when he came back to his senses, he met Shui Xian's still stubborn eyes.
He no longer hesitated or said anything more.
To Shui Xian's astonishment, Yi Xingyao suddenly released his grip on the knife hilt.
"Want to die? I'll make sure you don't!"
Yi Xingyao's icy gaze swept over her protruding belly, and he reached into his pocket. "You want to go back to him? You're dreaming!"
Shui Xian sensed something and tried to back away, but Yi Xingyao had already pulled out a porcelain bottle containing a sleeping potion with lightning speed.
He pinched Narcissus's chin, preventing her from avoiding it, and forcefully made her smell the small porcelain bottle.
Before Narcissus's consciousness faded into darkness, she still heard the man's obsessive words.
"You will always be mine... I will decide your life and death."
After saying that, he picked up the completely unconscious Narcissus and gently placed her against his chest, using his cloak to cover her striking face.
Without even glancing at Madam Yi, whose expression was complicated, Yi Xingyao strode into the depths of the courtyard, preparing for an immediate emergency evacuation.
Madam Yi watched her son leave with Narcissus in his arms, opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only stomp her foot in resentment and follow him helplessly.
Although the plan to eliminate Narcissus failed, the most important thing now is to escape...
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