Chapter 59 Chapter 59 I fell in love with him.
Fine raindrops hit the tents on the hillside, making a dull ticking sound.
There was a faint, almost inaudible, yet unignorable sound of sticky water floating in the tent.
The hair with a light fragrance swept rhythmically across the man's strong and taut chest. He stared at her with deep dark eyes, and his big hands gently brushed away a few strands of hair that were wet on the side of her face.
The warm yellow light of the oil lamp cast a soft and hazy halo on her face, and she rose and fell in that halo.
The cheeks, soaked in sweat, were softly flushed, shimmering in the warm yellow light, like roses stained with morning dew when the sun first set in early spring.
The dream was indeed a dream, everything was as beautiful as a mirage, slowly filling up the boundless black hole in his heart.
He would rather be immersed in it forever.
His fingertips gently caressed her tightly pursed lips. He slowed his movements, but even though they were slow, he asked quietly, "Can you still bear it?"
She frowned and said nothing, then suddenly bit his fingertips.
He almost couldn't bear it and hissed softly. She quickly loosened her teeth and looked at him closely with her misty eyes.
Her eyes were full of him, focused and concerned, and it made his heart warm.
Ji Sui half-raised himself, grasped her chin with one hand, and kissed her.
The kiss became deeper and deeper. She let go of her hands on his shoulders and inserted her long fingers into his jet-black hair.
The woman's faint breathing gradually became rapid. In a moment, a sudden downpour came from outside the tent, and the rain hit the fragrant grass, making it rustle.
She leaned against his chest, breathing slowly and steadily. He stopped and bent down to kiss her hair.
The night was deep and dark, he picked up her sweaty body, and seemed to never be satisfied.
It was not until the petals of the rose were soaked through by the repeated washing of rain and even the thorns softened a little that he reluctantly held her in his arms and fell into a deep sleep.
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Last night's wine seemed particularly intoxicating. Ji Sui was still feeling groggy while soaking in the bathtub.
He leaned his head back against the edge of the barrel, yesterday's dream emerging in his mind, and his eyes became deep.
He later had another dream - the rainy night three years ago that he least wanted to recall.
Last night, Duke Zhou seemed to be particularly kind to him, and he had a series of good dreams.
In the dream, Lin Zhen did not abandon him after stabbing him, but carried him on his back and hiked down the mountain in the wet and muddy forest after the rain.
On the way, she accidentally fell into a deep water pit. He wanted to rescue her while she was unconscious, but his body seemed to be out of control and he couldn't move at all.
After an unknown amount of time, his cold body was held in someone's arms. She was also cold and shivering, but still tried to warm him.
Finally, as the sun rose, he fell asleep in her arms, bathed in the warm light.
Ji Bai's lips curled up into a smile, a smile that overflowed from the bottom of his heart. After he came to his senses, he suddenly laughed out loud with his face tilted back.
He is really crazy.
Even today, these unrealistic fantasies still arise.
Maybe he has been living in a dream.
He thought that God let Lin Zhen come back to him to give him a chance to start over.
He thought that as long as he stopped thinking about it, as long as no one mentioned the past again, it would gradually disappear and die forever in his and Lin Zhen's hearts.
Even if she was pretending, even if he was forcing her.
He can still live in a beautiful dream.
But the moment he saw Qi Yu with his own eyes, it was like a sharp blade that ruthlessly split his carefully woven dream and made him wake up completely.
The man appeared before him vividly, as if telling him bluntly that he was just deceiving himself.
Lin Zhen never belonged to him.
He is still the stray dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy on the street five years ago.
Ji Sui looked up at the empty tent ceiling, his eyes were silent and dim. The black hole that was filled in his dream now cracked open again, and a cold wind was surging inside, slowly swallowing up the bit of illusory warmth.
Shi Zhu suddenly hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered the tent. Seeing Ji Sui bathing, he bowed his head and clasped his fists, "General! Soldiers have captured Lin Zhen by the stream at the foot of the mountain!"
Ji Sui's long fingers, which were holding the wooden barrel, suddenly tightened. He frowned at Shi Zhu and listened to him continue to reply, "The soldiers who came on duty in the morning found that Chi Heng had disappeared from the general's tent, so they went looking for him. They found him and Lin Zhen by the stream at the foot of the mountain."
Chi Heng recognizes his master and will not be easily ordered around, so he has always been free-range.
"You're still thinking about her, what a fool!" Ji Sui cursed in a low voice, and then asked casually: "What is she doing here?"
"She said she's an envoy from the Mobei Army and has important matters to discuss with the general. I think there must be some trick going on, so why not send her away?"
If Shizhu hadn't been concerned about Chi Heng who was stubbornly protecting Lin Zhen, he would have chased her away long ago.
Seeing Ji Sui getting up from the bathtub, Shi Zhu hurried forward to change his clothes.
"Bring her in."
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"You really dare to come to see me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you immediately?"
As soon as Lin Zhenfu entered the tent, Ji Rui grabbed her neck. He only used a little force, but she suddenly fell into his arms. Even he was startled and subconsciously hugged her tightly.
It was a rainy summer day, but the sun was still shining brightly the next day. Lin Zhen's cheeks had been slightly flushed since he entered the tent, and now it was even darker.
She struggled to stand up straight, cleared her throat, and said, "If the information I received is correct, the vanguard army from Yizhou will arrive tonight. I am here on the orders of General Huo. I hope the general will keep his promise and return the emperor to the Mobei army."
When Ji Bai asked to take the emperor out of the city, Qi Yushi also put forward conditions - the two thousand Mobei soldiers must stay three miles away from them and follow them all the way until Ji Bai safely meets up with the Yizhou soldiers, and then pick up the emperor and escort him back to the palace.
But Ji Bai is a man of deep thoughts and capriciousness. Lin Zhen cannot guarantee that he will not suddenly change his mind. She knows that the emperor cannot die for the time being, at least, he cannot die at the hands of Ji Bai.
Ji Sui's eyes dimmed as he glanced coldly at her face. "Once my reinforcements arrive, first kill the dog emperor, then destroy those Mobei dogs!"
"You!" Lin Zhen looked up at him, his brows furrowed. "If we openly kill the king, the world will be left without a ruler. I'm afraid those who seek to seize power by taking advantage of the chaos will swarm in and attack before we even reach Yizhou."
Ji Sui sneered, his eyes burning with murderous intent: "Then let them come! This general will let them know - those who obey me will prosper, and those who defy me will perish!"
Lin Zhen's fingertips were clenched white in his sleeves, his nails almost dug into his flesh, and his heart sank little by little.
Just when she felt that it was hopeless to persuade Ji Sui, he suddenly leaned over and said in a low voice: "There is nothing this general dare not do, only whether he is willing to do it." He paused for a moment, his eyes slowly wandering over her face, finally landing on her red lips, "I can return the dog emperor, but you also have to give me what I want..."
"Okay." Lin Zhen agreed without looking away.
Ji Sui frowned slightly, snorted and chuckled, his warm breath hitting her face. He continued to lower his head, almost burying his face in her neck, his breath sweeping over her delicate skin, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't even ask what I wanted, and you dared to agree?"
He didn't see her long eyelashes fluttering, only heard her steady voice: "I know."
His dark eyes suddenly darkened, and his thin lips finally covered the fair skin, like a long-dormant beast that had captured its prey. He was not in a hurry to eat her up, but slowly sniffed and enjoyed her, and from time to time, a kiss would fall lightly on her neck like snowflakes.
When his long fingers touched the back of Lin Zhen's neck, his breathing gradually became hot. He stroked the soft skin of her earlobe, forcing her to look at him straight in the eye. He looked deeply into her beautiful eyes and kissed her slowly and deeply.
He tried his best to get what he wanted, and only when he finally found a little taste of his dream did he reluctantly let her go.
That night, the vanguard of the Yizhou army arrived as scheduled, and the two sides completed the handover smoothly.
Inside the commander's tent, a single candle burned before the couch, its dim flame flickering in the breeze that blew through the cracks in the tent. As the noisy sounds outside gradually died down, warm lips slowly and deliberately touched Lin Zhen's cheek, "Now, it's your turn to fulfill your promise."
Lin Zhen pressed her fingertips against his broad, strong chest, her ears blushing profusely. She lowered her eyes and pleaded, "...Can we do it another day? I...I'm not feeling well today."
"Don't try to play tricks on this general again!" Ji Sui grabbed her chin and said sternly, "Since you dare to come here for him, you should know what you have to pay for it!"
His chest was heaving violently, but when his eyes met her clear and bright eyes, his anger suddenly dissipated.
He took her hand, brought it to his lips and kissed her fingertips, mumbling, "Then let's do something else."
The complicated and heavy armor was unloaded beside the couch. He held her cold fingertips and moved them over his body little by little, igniting sparks along the way.
As he moved, Lin Zhen's expression gradually changed. His delicate long eyebrows furrowed, and he glared at him angrily with his phoenix eyes. Then he lowered his head with trembling long eyelashes.
Ji Wei suddenly pressed her hand tightly and looked at her with a warning look. Lin Zhen had no choice but to follow his movements.
After a long time, her wrist was so sore that he finally let go of her hand from the mud.
She thought that was the end of it, but Ji Rui had no intention of letting her go. He greedily and persistently pressed his lips against hers, rubbing them slowly down her cheek. When his fingertips brushed across her collar, he tore it off without hesitation.
He tried every possible way to linger on her sensitive areas, forcing her to tremble several times before he let her go.
Even if she was not willing, he wanted her to fall in love with him.
Lin Zhen looked at the remaining moisture on his lips, the glistening crystal threads on his fingertips, her traces everywhere, and tears unconsciously welling up in her eyes. She felt tired, not much better than last night.
It was late at night. She was wearing Ji Bai's loose coat, her face resting on the slightly cool pillow. The candlelight was still swaying gently, but she had no strength left in her body.
Her eyelids were too heavy to lift, and she could only vaguely hear him getting up from the bed. She didn't know how long it had been before a warm towel slowly wiped her body, bringing coolness and refreshment, which gradually dispelled the sticky fatigue.
A gentle breeze blew in slowly, and she fell asleep without any precautions in this cool comfort, and her breathing gradually became long.
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