Chapter 127 Chapter 127 "In fact, back then, I and the rebels...
"You never chose me, so I had to choose myself." Finally, he said calmly, "I won't let go."
"Forget about escaping from Wuliang Mountain. As long as I'm in charge of Wuliang Mountain, you'll be in my hands. Freedom? I can't give you that. Even if we go our separate ways, you have to stay under my watch."
She forced herself to raise her head through tears, her eyes red. "It's happening right under my nose, but I want to cut it off right away. You're really sick!"
"Yes! I'm sick! Whether it's good or bad, life or death, no matter who you love or not, no matter if there's any possibility between you and me, you have to do it under my nose! Let me tell you, you owe me this!"
"Even if you can't get any information about the Rebirth Gate, and you're tired of each other, you still refuse to forget each other?!"
"right!"
She lay on the couch with her head down and tears in her eyes. Her slender neck was bent so much that it was almost broken, with only a piece of bone protruding out.
He couldn't bear it after seeing it, and was about to leave.
"Okay." She raised her head again, her red, fluttering eyes filled with hatred:
"Since we've already broken off ties and you still insist on keeping me here, then I can't say anything. Let's go back to Luojing together. Let's see how long the Emperor can let you keep me locked up! When we get back to Luojing, you can just watch from the sidelines. Whether I become the Emperor's concubine or the Regent's concubine..." He suddenly stopped and stood silently at the door, "It has nothing to do with you!"
"Say it again." He turned around and said softly.
She suddenly felt the air in the room as heavy as iron, and it hit the ground with a bang, with a buzzing sound circling.
"Say it again, Madam," he said again.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little terrified and slowly climbed up from the couch.
In the darkness of the room, Gu Huaijin faced her silently for a long time, then walked closer and sat down beside her couch.
"Say it again, my lady."
She didn't dare speak.
He smiled inexplicably, raised his hand, and lovingly rubbed her face, stroking it carefully from cheek to chin. His cold skin and hard bones were as gentle as a venomous snake.
"I haven't asked the Queen yet. I let go for two years, and now she's become the Queen. It's interesting."
"Now, it turns out that Guaiguai not only wants to be the Empress Zhenfei, but also wants to be the Empress of the Regent. Guaiguai is so likable."
His tone made her shudder. She hurriedly used her hands and feet to hide in the depths of the bed. Suddenly, a hand wrapped around her waist. She was stunned for a moment before being dragged back to the center of the bed.
She lay on her back on the quilt, only to see him turn around and open his palm. The brush that he had just broken in his palm suddenly slipped into his palm, and he leaned down to press it down.
Gu Huaijin slowly wrapped the two broken pen pieces around the chains of her handcuffs, shortening the two chains.
Her arms were lifted up in an instant, her wrists hanging up, and she lay on the pillow, unable to move. She watched him support herself with one hand at her side and slowly unbutton her waist.
“…What are you doing?”
Gu Huaijin bent his lips, lifted up her folded collar, and kissed her neck.
She suddenly tightened the two chains.
She had just come out of the Fountain of Eternal Life, her hair was not even dry yet, and her clothes were only tied loosely. In an instant, a hand slid in and covered her heart with a cold hand.
In the past, his palms were always warm, but today, they were so cold that it frightened her.
She bit her lip and straightened her back. The chains rattled and she closed her eyes in unbearable pain.
"What are you doing! You'll be tortured tomorrow, why don't you get a good night's sleep tonight?!"
Gu Huaijin didn't answer, but peeled it back leisurely like peeling a candy wrapper, sniffing from her chin to her neck to her collarbone. His gentle breath made the hairs on her body flutter. She twisted her body uncomfortably and tried to avoid him, saying, "Gu Huaijin!"
"Now you call me by my full name." He laughed, his hand slipping under her waist and wrapping around her neck, pressing it to her neck and sucking. She clutched her neck to resist the itch, feeling a surge of electricity throughout her body. Suddenly, she felt his palm caressing her belly, again and again, and his voice echoed in her ears: "You are so arrogant, and we, as your subjects..." He rubbed it, "...you are just dreaming." (Review: He was rubbing her belly.)
"Gu Huaijin!"
He...how...
In the past, he... In the past, he wouldn't even give me a kiss.
"It turns out that the queen knows my name." He smiled, and slowly unbuttoned a button on her collar with his fingertips, then stood up and admired it with satisfaction.
A half-opened nougat. Fragrant, warm, soft, rich white, and covered with red marks, like a broken rose.
She bit her breath between her teeth and trembled all over.
"But, your Majesty, you won't know about it soon."
He leisurely played with the kiss marks on her body - he used to regard it as a stamp and felt at ease about it, but now he thinks he was too naive.
"The regent's consort. Interesting."
"Then, I, Gu, have taken the lead. I have always believed that the Empress and I are in love with each other..." He leaned over and kissed her trembling eyelashes, "But, it doesn't matter. Today, it doesn't matter who the Empress is in love with." She raised her head and sighed, her hands hanging, and she frowned as she endured his palm stroking her heart.
"Since it will be severed sooner or later... it will be severed tonight, even if I am tortured, so let it be severed tonight. Why should I displease the Empress?"
He sat up on the couch with his legs propped up.
She forced her eyes open, only to find that not only was her breathing disordered, but her body was also drenched in sweat. However, he was actually sitting beside the couch, neatly dressed and watching from the sidelines. He was as handsome as a banished immortal. The silk ribbon tied around him seemed to be teasing her, as if he didn't even want to look at her. She was extremely annoyed: "Then why are you touching me!"
"Gu's fate with the Empress has ended." He said calmly, turning and getting off the bed. "Even if we meet again from now on, it will be a farewell. Before leaving, I will give the Empress a gift."
She breathed softly, not knowing whether it was pain or relief.
He turned around, took a brush and dipped it in ink.
He walked closer, held her shoulders, and pressed her down on the couch.
He dropped the thin garment that was half-covered on his shoulders and said with a smile, "Your Highness, do you still remember that I was once the best painter on the mountain?"
She was stunned.
Why are you suddenly saying this?
The next moment, something cold and rough landed on her chest, causing her to shudder.
A chilly, tingling sensation.
"From now on, Your Majesty, I can't stop you from liking or choosing anyone you want. No matter who you choose, it can't be me. So—"
"Before we part ways, I'd like to give you a small painting." He smiled, "It can be considered as a tribute to you after so many years, a little bit of affection."
She was trembling with anger:
"Are you sick? Why are you drawing on people?"
"Draw it first. After you're done, tattoo it." He lowered his head and traced it carefully. Wherever he traced it, she bit her lip in itch. "Tattoo 'Jin'."
She suddenly struggled, and the two chains rattled as she pulled. "Write your name on me?!"
He didn't answer, but just moved his brush. His lips were deathly white under the black silk.
"Paint some koi fish and lotus leaves and flowers." He smiled, tapping the cool brush on her body, making her tense up. "Leave a few kisses to resemble falling flowers on the water. Choose some particularly beautiful shapes. It's best if they can be seen as kisses, but also blend in with the fish."
"You can draw some lotus leaves on the chest..." He caressed her soft breasts casually, his index finger lingering on the draft. She looked up helplessly and endured it. "Add a few more fish, red is better. Koi, 'Jin' sounds the same as 'Jin', it is both a souvenir and a signature. When the Regent and the Queen..."
At this point, he paused for a moment, struggling to speak but unable to, and smiled, "...I believe the Regent is cunning and can see through it."
"As for..." He stroked the tip of the peach with his cool fingers, plucking it, causing her to whimper and shudder. "It's just right for a lotus bud. Haha... it's like a reflection on the water." He pondered for a moment. "I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
She had only one word: "Get lost."
He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this time you have agreed. Once the painting is finished, I will tattoo it on your chest with paint. I will do it myself."
"No. I'm telling you, no." She enunciated the words firmly, "Absolutely not. We can't have any tattoos on our bodies. Scars are already—"
He continued to talk to himself, "...I believe that since your Majesty has fair skin, the color should be very beautiful. If the kiss mark is not enough..." He leaned down and kissed her, "...kiss her again."
"Get out of here." She panted, shifting left and right. "Who allowed you to tattoo me?! Your body?!"
"It's not my body. But..." He sat up, thought for a moment, and smiled, "...it's not mine anymore. Forget it."
"Don't move. My queen, be obedient." He supported his elbow on her side and bit her nipple. She immediately gasped and struggled with her legs. He coaxed her, "Don't move." He reached down and found the flower bud and opened it. She groaned, her hands could not move, and her temples were throbbing.
"Your Majesty is a flower." He drafted with his right hand, curling his knuckles with his left as if nothing had happened. She couldn't help but tremble. "The top is a lotus bud - the bottom is a flower bud. No matter how you look at it, it's a flower. Why is Your Majesty just trembling and not talking?"
What the hell.
She gritted her teeth and cursed, "Get out of here, Gu Huaijin!"
He curled his lips and wrote repeatedly.
Nowadays, it's not even just the first and last name.
Did she know that every time she called him with hatred in her tone, it made him want to commit suicide?
"No more drawing! Get down here! Take it out! Are you kidding me?! Who allowed you to draw? Get out of here!"
"My Lady." His fingers became more aggressive.
Her mind went blank for a moment before she heard her own weak yell, becoming even more angry. "Get out! I told you to get out! Stop playing tricks on me!"
"Good lady." He leaned down and kissed her lips.
She bit me fiercely.
He was finally stunned, propped himself up and looked at her expressionlessly.
Her cheeks were flushed, but her eyes were as bright as a cold blade.
"Gu Huaijin, I'm telling you one last time. Take it out. No drawing or tattooing allowed. I don't want a tattoo. Do you hear me?"
He listened calmly.
"Why? Since there's no possibility between us, what does it have to do with you whether there's a possibility between me and the Regent? You're tattooing your things on me just to provoke him. What do you think of me? Are you playing with me?"
He smiled: "I said I love the queen, does the queen care?"
She stared at him intently, not blinking:
"Let me be clear. If I don't want to do something, no one can force me to do it. Even if you have ten strong men holding me down and tattooing me, I will still wash it off, no matter if it's with herbal juice or a needle, no matter if the juice burns or is poisonous, no matter if it hurts or not, I don't want it and I won't do it."
Gu Huaijin stood in front of her, his long hair hanging down, his breathing becoming heavier with each passing moment.
"You want to leave a mark on me? Dream on. I have plenty of ways. Even if the medicine doesn't work, other methods won't work either—" She smiled, "Even if I cut this piece of flesh off, I still don't want it. Forget about leaving your mark on me."
Gu Huaijin lowered his head, his hands gradually grasping the sheets on both sides of her head into wrinkles, and the veins on his arms gradually bulged.
"What exactly do you want?" After a long moment, he suppressed a long sigh, placed his knees between her knees, and spread them apart.
"I don't want anything," she said calmly. "I don't ask anything of you. Now... it's not just me who I used to be, you're not who you used to be either."
"Yes. I am not the same person I used to be. So," he leaned over and held her face, forcing her to look directly at him, smiling, "Your Majesty doesn't even want to remember me anymore."
Blood, like agate beads, hit her face with two "plops" and pulled out two sticky threads.
She was stunned.
His silk ribbon was soaked with so many tears that it could no longer hold them.
The smell of blood lingered at the tip of her nose.
Her eyelashes trembled.
...Why are you crying like this?
She seemed to be enjoying herself while teasing others, but why was she crying like this?
No wonder, when he touched her almost playfully, his hands were cold.
Gu Huaijin smiled: "Your Highness, you abandoned me several times. I searched for you hysterically in the dark, and when I found you, you turned around and abandoned me again. Now, not only have you abandoned me, but you are also looking for another lover. You don't even want to remember me."
He threw down drops of blood, which hit her face with a crackling sound, splashing out a series of small blood spots.
"How have I wronged you, my queen? Back then on Mount Tianshan, when I was in trouble, you were always there for me. When you were in trouble, it was me who saved you. We've been through so much together, even without love, we still have gratitude. How did it come to this, Jiaojiao?"
His voice was so calm it was almost sad.
Bright and clear.
This name immediately made her cry. She didn't know why, but it felt like a stone was stuck in her throat: "...Okay, Huaijin..."
Jiaojiao is no longer Jiaojiao, and Huaijin is no longer Huaijin.
"For so many years, Gu wants the queen to tell him the truth."
He leaned his hands on her sides, his head lowered, his long hair flowing smoothly around her face, tied with a silk ribbon. His expression was invisible, only his tears, one by one, seeping through the black silk and hitting her cheeks:
"Did the Queen really love me?"
His face was so pale that it was frightening.
She opened her mouth and closed it again, finally realizing that his meaningless attitude just now was just a forced one.
She coaxed gently: "...Okay, be obedient."
"Have you ever loved?"
His face was hanging several inches above her nose, making her wish he would come down and kiss her.
"Um."
"Really."
"Um."
"Then why do you abandon me so easily every time?"
She turned her eyes away, considering.
"Huai Jin, life is not just about love... Sometimes, you have to do something."
He laughed and murmured, "'I have no choice.' What does 'I have no choice' mean?"
"Back then..." These two words escaped her lips, and she was startled. She carefully reviewed them in her mind, weighed them again and again, and felt that it was an old matter and had nothing to do with the present. It was okay to tell him, so she continued:
"In fact, back then, I was only a thin line away from rebelling."
"Really?" He suddenly moved closer to her face and looked into her eyes.
She raised her eyelashes and fluttered them. "Can you please take off your ribbon? I can't see your eyes and I wouldn't know you were crying."
He was stunned for a moment before he understood why she suddenly softened: "I shed tears, and you feel sad?"
She said softly, "Yeah."
He pulled the ribbon from behind his head and untied it, then closed his eyes and pursued her lips.
Soft, smooth and fragrant, he held her lips in his mouth almost intoxicatedly and rubbed them with his lips.
The place where she had bitten me still stung slightly.
If she had known he was bleeding, she would have felt bad and wouldn't have gone through so much trouble.
As he kissed her and stroked her hair, he finally understood.
The person he loves is very tough and will only respond to soft words and not harsh words.
Perhaps, with this kind of temper, torture will not reveal anything.
Using swords, spears, and halberds to force the two people into a desperate situation and really break them up.
He closed his eyes and kissed her red lips tenderly: "My dear, back then..."
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