Chapter 172 World 7 (Twenty)
Wu Li's lips twitched slightly, his eyes as cold as ice. He said in a cold voice: "What if I don't obey?"
He knew that Bao Shan's delicate nature meant that even if he refused to yield, he could only silently fret and not take any drastic action. But as if provoked by Bao Shan's words, Wu Li's mind was filled with thoughts of her actually going out of her way to please Princess An Ning and other women. She was truly incredibly generous and tolerant, beyond compare. Wu Li sneered softly, his words particularly hurtful.
"Will there be further caning?"
Bao Shan's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and her raven-feather-like hair swayed gently as she shook her head. Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum: "No, no..."
But Baoshan couldn't come up with any other words to defend herself. If she thought about it carefully, her soft begging to Wu Li was actually another form of coercion.
Bao Shan's face suddenly turned pale, and her body was shaky. Seeing her like this, Wu Li moved his palm slightly, but before he could extend his arm to support her, Bao Shan hurriedly picked up the long whip on the ground and hurried away.
Princess An Ning was not completely unaware of the secret plans made by Bada and her personal bodyguard.
But Princess An Ning lowered her eyelids, with a thousand thoughts in her mind: She originally thought that Wu Li was a beast in trouble, with scars all over his body. As long as she showed him a little kindness, she could get a well-behaved slave and create a beautiful story.
But it was not what Wu Li and Princess An Ning imagined.
That day, Princess An Ning went to visit Wu Li. He had taken off his blue robe and changed into the princess's outer robe, which made his delicate face shine like a pearl.
A look of astonishment flashed across Princess An Ning's eyes. If she could gain Wu Li's heart, there would be no harm in lowering her attitude and taking care of him.
The mouth of the porcelain bottle was opened, and the coolness on her fingertips made Princess An Ning frown.
But she quickly regained her composure and walked slowly towards Wu Li.
Unexpectedly, Wu Li didn't show any fear or trepidation, but instead accidentally knocked over the porcelain bottle. The air was filled with the scent of ointment, and Princess An Ning's fingers hadn't even touched Wu Li's hair.
Princess An Ning now thought that Wu Li had not yet reached the so-called "desperate situation" and that all the sharp edges around him had not been completely retracted.
Princess An Ning is willing to wait. She believes that once all the thorns on Wu Li's body are removed, she will appear leisurely and will surely become the only ray of light in the darkness, making people want to grab it.
Princess An Ning turned a blind eye to Bada and the guards' plan.
This made it easier for Bada to act. When he learned that Dong Yixiao even implicated the treasure fan, Bada showed a secretive smile.
Thinking of that pitiful face, Bada felt itchy in his heart.
If he had not been in the princess's mansion, he would have certainly snatched the treasured fan and played with it carefully.
Bada's eyes were gloomy, and he thought: It's not too late now. When Dong Yixiao is punished by Princess An Ning, he will use Dong Yixiao as a threat, and then the treasured fan will be in his pocket.
Bao Shan often went to the Princess's Mansion late at night to see Wu Li. She clumsily applied the "taming techniques" she had learned to Wu Li.
Today, I will teach Wu Li how to bow his head and try to please his master.
A copper basin filled with clear water, steam rising from it, wafting through the room. Baoshan sat on a chair and gently lifted her embroidered shoes. Her delicate feet almost touched Wuli's chin. Wuli tilted her head slightly, and her thin lips brushed against the delicate embroidered shoes.
This was the first time Wu Li looked at the woman's embroidered shoes so carefully - the color, style, size... everything was deeply impressed in his eyes. Wu Li was not sure whether such embroidered shoes were the most fashionable style among women in the Central Plains.
On the light blue soft satin, large clusters of gorgeous peonies were embroidered with colorful silk threads.
The toes of the shoes are decorated with long tassels like wisteria. When the toes move slightly, the tassels swing with them.
The scene in front of him gradually became blurred, leaving only an embroidered shoe in front of Wu Li.
Wu Li heard a soft and timid voice.
"You, you have to wash my feet!"
It was as if someone was holding a small silver hammer, knocking a narrow crack in Wu Li's heart, and pouring warm spring water into the crack.
My heart almost collapsed.
Wu Li raised his eyes, moving his gaze away from the exquisite embroidered shoes and onto the pretty and delicate face.
It was clearly an extremely indulgent order, and it should have made people feel annoyed and disgusted.
But since these words were spoken by the precious fan, they seemed soft and gentle, like a breeze blowing across the surface of a lake, causing slight ripples.
Seeing Wu Li's inaction, Bao Shan's heart trembled. She was following the techniques taught by the veteran slave trainers: to tame a stubborn slave, one must first humiliate him, then become proud of him. Even consider him as a dignity worth one's life, and then trample him mercilessly underfoot.
"Slave, slave, just treat him as a slave. Wash his feet, bathe him, massage his legs and back... Watch the slave's face turn red with humiliation, but he has to bend his knees, kneel on the ground, and do the most menial things."
Baoshan was flustered, and remembering Dong Yixiao's instructions, she raised her embroidered shoes slightly.
This time, through the thin cloth, Baoshan's toes felt the warm and soft touch.
Bump, bumped into...
Baoshan didn't know what to do for a moment and even forgot to retract her foot. As if on purpose, she wanted to humiliate Wu Li by making him kiss her embroidered shoes.
Wu Li's eyes were slightly deep, and the precious fan was clean. The uppers of the embroidered shoes were clean and soft. When she walked, they were hidden under the complicated skirt and were contaminated with the fragrance of the owner.
Wu Li looked at the treasure fan, and there was an incomprehensible depth hidden in his heterochromatic pupils.
Baoshan finally came back to normal from his dazed state and timidly tried to retract his foot.
But Wu Li noticed Bao Shan's intention, stretched out his long arm, and grabbed the slender ankle.
He replied in a deep voice: "Okay."
Baoshan's eyes were hazy, and it took her a while to realize that Wu Li's "OK" was a response to her order to wash his feet.
"Then, then wash it."
She looked so weak and pitiful, with a dull expression, as if the person being bullied was not Wu Li, but her.
Wu Li's palm touched the soft embroidered shoes. Through the thin cloth, Wu Li moved his fingers slightly and could feel the round toes wrapped under the embroidered shoes.
Wu Li's fingers moved slightly, very slowly, sliding along the outline of the precious fan's soft feet.
The strength in his hands was neither too light nor too heavy, and no one could find any mistake.
But Baoshan's cheeks were flushed, his breathing was slightly rapid, and his pearly teeth were biting his red lips. He knew clearly that there was a layer of cloth between Wu Li's palm and his foot, but the way he caressed it was as if... he had lifted the cloth and was playing with the foot wantonly.
It's so embarrassing.
Wu Li's fingers finally moved slowly to the bottom of the embroidered shoes. With a slight movement of his fingertips, he easily took off the embroidered shoes.
As far as the eye can see, there is a pair of plain white silk stockings, only the collar where the stockings meet the slender calves is embroidered with a small light pink flower.
Wu Li's fingertips stroked the small flower and gently rubbed it, as if to crush the petals, allowing the juice of the small flower to flow down his calf with a fragrant scent.
He took off the silk stockings covering Baoshan's toes, revealing his dazzlingly white feet, as white as snow and as delicate as mutton-fat jade.
The moment he saw Baoshan's toes, Wu Li thought to himself, as expected.
Small and exquisite, it curls up timidly because of its master's fragility.
The woman loves beauty, but because of her reserved nature, she dares not express it out loud, so she works hard on her feet which are not visible to outsiders.
The ten toes are covered with brightly colored nail polish, which is made by grinding Impatiens balsamina, wrapping it in gauze and then soaking it in water to get the color.
A woman's feet have always been a private possession, only her future husband can see them.
Even if slaves were considered inferior in the eyes of the public, it was not an embarrassing thing for them to serve them and watch them over.
But when the slave Wu Li looked at her feet with a solemn gaze, Bao Shan still felt a little shy and embarrassed, and even thought about running away - she didn't want Wu Li to wash her feet anymore. There were other ways to tame her anyway, so why use this method that made her feel so uncomfortable.
But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Baoshan wanted to escape, but he could not break free from Wu Li's hand.
Wu Li seemed to have suddenly figured it out, and made a gesture of serving, dipping the soft feet of the treasure fan into the copper basin.
He gently stirred the water in the basin with his palm and washed his feet with a truly focused look.
The clear water in the copper basin still retains its scorching heat.
As soon as Baoshan's feet entered the clear water, he kicked subconsciously, as if trying to avoid the heat.
Scattered drops of water splashed onto Wu Li's chest, leaving dark brown water marks.
A few drops of water still clung to Wu Li's high brows, threatening to fall. He looked truly utterly awful. Even for this reason, Wu Li's anger at the treasured fan was understandable.
But Wu Li was just slightly stunned and reached out to wipe away the water drops on his brow.
Although he was being served, Baoshan didn't feel at ease at all.
Finally, Wu Li stopped what he was doing and turned around to look for a towel to wipe himself.
Bao Shan's two jade feet rested on the edge of the copper basin. It was not Bao Shan's intention to humiliate Wu Li like this. Thinking back to the rumors she'd heard at the Princess's Mansion, Bao Shan said softly, "Everyone at the Princess's Mansion says that Princess An Ning truly loves you. If you just bow your head, you can do whatever you want for the rest of your life, free from all restrictions."
Wu Li's body stiffened slightly, and he looked up at the treasure fan, with an incomprehensible depth in his eyes.
He spoke in a calm and deep voice, "You want me to serve Princess An Ning?"
"Like I treat you?"
Wu Li smiled, but his eyes were filled with coldness. He casually speculated, "Perhaps it's even more extreme? Becoming her servant, thinking only of how to please Princess An Ning every day?"
With every question Wu Li asked, his voice grew colder, but the corners of his lips always held a smile, making it hard to tell.
Is he willing or unwilling to submit to Princess An Ning?
Bao Shan didn't realize the turbulent tide hidden in Wu Li's words and only replied softly, "Between me and Princess An Ning, the Princess is naturally better. You can get fine clothes and delicious food, a high bed and soft pillows by serving her, but... what can you get by treating me well?"
In order to be at eye level with Wu Li, Bao Shan leaned down slightly, and her collarbone, like butterfly wings, was faintly revealed.
Her voice was soft, and she tried to tell Wu Liming that others were good.
"Father always said that people die for money and birds die for food. Wu Li, you shouldn't be a trapped bird or beast, and Princess An Ning..."
Wu Li stared at the mottled red marks on Bao Shan's neck with a stern expression.
Baoshan noticed something was wrong and gathered her dress with both hands. She didn't explain. The red mark was left by Zhuo'er, Wu Li's brother, with a short blade.
In an instant, the copper basin was overturned and clear water flowed everywhere.
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