Hai Chenxi lowered his head slightly, looking at Xiahou An'er, who was tightly held in his arms. Seeing Xiahou An'er suppressing her fear and looking back at him with forced calmness, Hai Chenxi revealed a sarcastic sneer at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with disdain. He suddenly said cruelly, "Xiahou An'er, if I make you my woman, do you think the Xiahou clan will support me?"
Upon hearing this, anger immediately appeared on Qu Feiqing and Han Yu's faces. They had originally thought that Hai Chenxi was just a gloomy person, but they didn't expect that he was just as lustful as Hai Yue. If An'er fell into his hands, they were afraid...
Thinking of this, Han Yu frowned slightly, remembering how Hai Chenxi had just grabbed Xiahou An'er, who was ten feet away, in his arms in the blink of an eye. He knew that Hai Chenxi's martial arts skills were not weak. He wanted to save Xiahou An'er from Hai Chenxi, but he didn't know what his chances were.
When Xiahou An'er heard Hai Chenxi say such insulting words, her eyes widened in disbelief, and her heart was filled with infinite anger.
Fortunately, she knew that the more critical the moment, the more she needed to remain calm. She suppressed the trembling in her heart, and a hint of sneer flashed across her beautiful face, just like Hai Chenxi's. She asked, "So, Prince Hai wants to be the Xiahou clan's son-in-law? If so, does Prince Hai intend to give up the attack on the city, abandon the mutiny, and submit to the King of Chu? If so, the Xiahou clan will naturally agree to this marriage!"
Seeing that Xiahou An'er could handle it so well at such a moment, Han Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for her. He slowed down his movements and prepared to observe the situation before taking any action.
After hearing Xiahou An'er's question, Hai Chenxi's eyes were covered with a layer of a cold smile of interest. He tightened his grip on Xiahou An'er's slender waist until he saw a faint expression of pain on Xiahou An'er's face, which was pretending to be calm. Only then did Hai Chenxi raise a arrogant sneer on his face and continued sarcastically: "A Xiahou clan, this county prince doesn't even take it seriously. A little Xiahou clan princess wants the entire Sea King Army to surrender. Xiahou An'er, you are too naive! Or are you protected too well by Chu Feiyang and have become so unrealistic?"
After he finished speaking, Hai Chenxi tightened his grip even more, squeezing Xiahou An'er until her face turned slightly pale, and her lips, which had been tightly pursed, opened slightly due to difficulty breathing.
Seeing that her upper body was tightly pressed against Hai Chenxi, Xiahou An'er's pale cheeks couldn't help but turn red. She put her hands on Hai Chenxi's chest, trying to push away the malicious Hai Chenxi in front of her and try to increase the distance between them.
"What? Are you feeling shy now? Where has your arrogance gone? Do you think that a mere Xiahou clan can scare this prince? Or do you think that Chu Feiyang, who is currently preoccupied with himself, will stand up for you?" Seeing Xiahou An'er began to resist, Hai Chenxi didn't care. He stared at Xiahou An'er with an eye that appreciated the struggle of a trapped beast, and there was a malicious sneer in his eyes.
Hearing this, Xiahou An'er paused for a moment and suddenly looked up at Hai Chenxi. His mood suddenly sank, and he felt a sense of unease instantly overwhelm his heart. He frowned and asked, "Hai Chenxi, what do you want to say? Ah... what do you want to do..."
But before Xiahou An'er could finish her question, she screamed. After a dizzy spell, she felt her blood rushing back, and her face was facing downwards, apparently being carried on Hai Chenxi's shoulders...
"Put the princess down!" In a flash, Han Yu suddenly raised his hand and attacked Hai Chenxi who was carrying Xiahou An'er on his shoulders.
"Yu'er, be careful..." Qu Feiqing saw clearly that Hai Chenxi moved his feet without changing his expression despite Han Yu's attack, and avoided Han Yu in an instant. Qu Feiqing was so frightened that she cried out softly to remind Han Yu.
Meanwhile, Hai Chenxi had already stopped at the entrance of the tent and sneered at Han Yu, "You're just fancy moves, nothing to be afraid of!"
"You..." Han Yu's face flushed red. Seeing Xiahou An'er fall into Hai Chenxi's hands but unable to rescue her, she was secretly annoyed, but had no better way. She could only stop and stare at Hai Chenxi who didn't take her seriously.
"Hmph, it seems that Han Che is not as weak as he appears to be. It's quite unusual for a young man from a poor family to have a sister with martial arts skills." At this moment, Hai Chenxi's sight was completely on Han Yu. The cold light that flashed in his eyes made Han Yu's heart sink. He felt his whole body was cold to the bone under Hai Chenxi's gaze.
Just as Han Yu was pondering the meaning of Hai Chenxi's actions, Hai Chenxi's sinister and ruthless voice rang out from within the tent, "Come here, keep a close eye on Han Yu and Qu Feiqing for this prince."
After he finished speaking, before Hanyu Qu Feiqing could speak to stop Hai Chenxi, he saw him carrying the struggling Xiahou An'er out of the tent...
"Hai Chenxi, put me down!" Xiahou An'er's pretty face flushed red, staring at the armor behind Hai Chenxi and growling in a low voice, her two clenched pink fists kept hitting Hai Chenxi's back through the armor.
Unfortunately, Xiahou An'er was not strong enough, and her beating was just like scratching an itch with her boots to Hai Chenxi, and did not cause any pain.
Hai Chenxi walked all the way to his own tent. Under the guards' surprised eyes, he carried Xiahou An'er into the tent with a calm expression. Then he threw Xiahou An'er to the ground. Before Xiahou An'er could recover from the severe pain, he had already squatted beside her. His cold right hand firmly grasped Xiahou An'er's delicate jaw, forcing her to look at him. He said coldly: "Xiahou An'er, don't think that just because you have a pretty face, all the men in the world will revolve around you! I'm not a fool like Hai Yue, who can't move his feet when he sees a woman. I'm not a love-struck seed like Chu Feiyang, who holds Yun Qianmeng in the palm of his hand like a rare treasure. I have seen many women in this world. You are just one of them, and the most unremarkable one at that. Don't expect me to be gentle with you!"
Hai Chenxi pinched her jaw tightly, and the pain in her skin and bones made Xiahou An'er's forehead gradually sweat. Her face was pale, but there was an unprecedented stubbornness in her eyes. The look she gave Hai Chenxi was full of pity, which made Hai Chenxi, who originally wanted to win by strength, feel frustrated and powerless under her gaze.
For the first time, Xiahou An'er stared at Hai Chenxi without flinching. Even when Hai Chenxi wanted to look away from her gaze, she still stared at him closely, not missing any subtle changes in Hai Chenxi's face or eyes.
'Snap!' Feeling the pain in her jaw ease slightly, Xiahou An'er suddenly raised her left hand and knocked Hai Chenxi's right hand away. Then, her expression turned cold and she spoke sharply, "Hai Chenxi, there's no need to deliberately belittle me like this. Even if I'm a plain girl, even if I'm the most unremarkable one, at least I'm willing to face my own heart. I know what I want and what I want, and I've worked hard for it! But what about you? You've been immersed in your own hatred since you were a child. What else is left in your heart except hatred for half your life? You have nothing else to do except revenge! You've never thought about why you're alive, what you want, what you can do! Compared to those people, you're just better off by birth. Other than that, you're just a soulless puppet, not even knowing where your heart is!"
As soon as Xiahou An'er finished speaking, the pain instantly attacked her upper and lower jaws again.
When Xiahou An'er raised her watery eyes to look at Hai Chenxi again, she saw that his originally cold and ruthless eyes had already turned red, and his face, which always had a sneer on it, was now full of anger. For the first time, he did not hide the anger in his heart in front of her, but showed all his emotions in front of her.
The pain made Xiahou An'er frown slightly, but she stubbornly refused to beg for mercy. Hai Chenxi also refused to give in, and the bloodthirsty light in his eyes became stronger and stronger...
"Pain..." Suddenly, Xiahou An'er felt the light in front of her eyes dim, and immediately a sharp pain came from her lips, followed by a strong smell of blood filling her nose...
Feeling the coldness and ruthlessness of the thin lips pressed against hers, Xiahou An'er tried to retreat, but Hai Chenxi was even quicker, reaching out his left hand to press the back of her head towards him, not giving her the slightest chance to escape. His snow-white teeth then fiercely bit down on Xiahou An'er's lips, tearing them apart with all his might, punishing her for her disrespect and analysis of him just now...
This damned woman actually thought of him like this! As the most beloved son of the Sea King, he was the famous Prince of Hai County in Western Chu. He had wealth and ability that others dared not even think about, and his status was something that others dared not even approach!
But this damned woman had made him worthless, exposing the deepest loneliness in his heart to the world. What was she trying to do? To gain his love? Or to persuade him to surrender?
It wasn't until a tear mingled with salt slid between their lips that Hai Chenxi's restless thoughts suddenly woke up. He instantly pushed Xiahou An'er away and stood up in a panic. His red eyes were filled with a murderous look that no one dared to look directly at. Looking at Xiahou An'er lying on the ground with her lips bitten and stained, Hai Chenxi frowned for no reason, but the next moment he regained his usual coldness and said sarcastically, "This is what it's like to be a princess of the Xiahou clan!"
Upon hearing this, Xiahou An'er was stunned, but she raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and responded indifferently: "Prince Hai is also an ordinary person, there is nothing extraordinary about him!"
"Xiahou An'er, stop playing tricks on me. You know nothing yet you dare to pretend that you know me very well. What I hate most is self-righteous people like you!" Xiahou An'er's words made Hai Chenxi feel like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and he immediately sneered!
"The person who trapped yourself in the past is you! The person who trapped yourself in hatred is still you! Hai Chenxi, the dead cannot be resurrected, so why should the living be bound by this hatred?" Xiahou An'er's eyes were clear as day, and he looked at Hai Chenxi without confronting him again.
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