Silence is the most unsettling thing, and An Yuan'er hated the suffocating feeling inside the carriage.
I hate Yi Chenli's concealment and silence.
Yi Chenli grabbed An Yuan'er's hand, somewhat forcefully, to control the girl's restless body, and applied medicine to her knee.
When the best wound medicine was applied to the injury, the wound felt cool, and the stinging pain in the knee quickly subsided.
The girl's tears fell, staining her wounds: "Yi Chenli, you can heal my physical wounds, but what about my heart? You don't care about it anymore, do you?"
Yi Chenli hardened his heart, applied the medicine, and carefully put the girl's leg back down.
"I'll have someone take you home later."
An Yuan'er grabbed Yi Chenli's clothes and wouldn't let go: "Where are you going? Yuan'er will go with you. This is called husband and wife following each other."
The girl is stubborn and won't let go. No matter how old she is, her temperament is just like when she was a child. If he disagrees, she always finds a way to make him compromise.
An Yuan'er's wish was not fulfilled. Yi Chenli's expression was solemn, and he said sternly, "What do you mean by 'husband and wife in harmony'? An Yuan'er, you are a girl. You must never say such things again."
"The blood marriage that day is not counted."
"You are still innocent and pure, a simple and perfect girl."
An Yuan'er, upon hearing this, uttered her first ever swear word.
"Screw it, it doesn't count."
Although An Yuan'er couldn't be called a lady, she was still a well-behaved girl. This time, she was really pushed to the limit, which is why she swore.
She was furious and bit Yi Chenli's shoulder hard.
"You big bad guy, I'll teach you to bully me."
The girl bit him hard, but Yi Chenli didn't dodge at all, just letting her bite him.
She only released An Yuan'er when she tasted a faint metallic taste of blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Yi Chenli, whether it counts or not is up to me."
"If you send me back, I'll go to the red-light district tomorrow. I've heard that besides the famous red-light district, there are also entertainers there. You know, entertainers are specially trained to please young ladies from wealthy families. I'll recruit a dozen or so at once, making it known to everyone. Let's see who dares to say that I'm a pure and perfect girl then."
An Yuan'er's words struck a chord deep within Yi Chenli's heart.
His brows were furrowed with deep sorrow: "Silly girl, why are you competing with me and hurting yourself like this?"
"I won't allow you to act recklessly."
The girl's tears held a triumphant smugness as she raised her head and said, "Then take me with you. Anywhere is fine, I only want to be with Ali."
"If you don't want to be the Sixth Prince anymore, then I don't want to be the Princess of Anle County either. Being a county princess is so boring."
The girl took the initiative to sit next to Yi Chenli, hugging him like a big bear.
"Ali is mine, and I'm going to keep a close eye on her. I won't let her be taken away by another girl if I don't follow her."
The girl's words were childish yet tinged with a touch of naivety.
Yi Chenli liked her the most just the way she was. In fact, no matter what she was like, Yi Chenli would like her.
There were some things that he could no longer hide from the girl.
Because the two were standing so close, An Yuan'er gradually smelled a faint scent of blood emanating from Yi Chenli.
The closer you get to him, the stronger the smell of blood will become.
An Yuan'er's expression changed, and she lifted the cloak that Yi Chenli was wearing, revealing a section of his smooth arm.
An Yuan'er was startled. There were fine needle marks on Yi Chenli's arm, and his blood was slowly draining out from under the needle marks.
Those hands were shocking to behold; not an inch of undamaged flesh remained, covered entirely in needle marks.
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