Mu Houchu’s eyes became deeper, and he locked gazes with her, "Hmm? You really want me to make it quick?"
Ji Xinhe gritted her teeth, but couldn’t move because both her hands were being controlled, "Do I have any other options right now?"
She was already in his hands, would she not ask for a quick end rather than wait for him to torture her to death slowly?
Mu Houchu’s lips slightly hooked up with an imperceptible smile, then he lowered his head, seemingly murmuring: "Fine."
Immediately, a large hand covered her slender neck, and Ji Xinhe subconsciously closed her eyes. Her eyelashes were trembling uncontrollably. She had already died once, so dying again wasn’t really terrifying. The only thing she regretted was her hard-earned rebirth, the life she had only just adapted to, and the warm-hearted family here.
Mu Houchu looked down at her, and even though she was clearly too scared to open her eyes, her eyelashes were still trembling, but she stubbornly held her head up, not admitting defeat. That exposed swan-like slender neck was tempting, and under the moonlight, it was breathtaking.
Mu Houchu’s smile at the corner of his lips deepened, but the hand on her neck didn’t exert any force. Instead, it gradually moved up and slid to her ear, holding her delicate cheek.
Ji Xinhe’s heart trembled, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.
But before she could open her eyes, she felt a warm and soft sensation on her lips, slightly cold.
Ji Xinhe suddenly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a magnified handsome face. Mu Houchu held her waist and controlled her hands behind her back with one hand while the other hand held her face. Gentle kisses were placed on her lips, savoring them.
Ji Xinhe’s mind almost went blank as her apricot eyes widened in alarm, she was so stiff that she didn’t even think about resisting, and just stood there, unable to believe what was happening. Was this man, the one who wanted to strangle her to death, actually kissing her?!
Mu Houchu raised his head slightly, maintaining a rather ambiguous distance from her. He looked at her petrified expression, lightly hooking his lips, "This is what you asked for, a quick end."
Ji Xinhe suddenly sobered up, her body instinctively leaning backward as she looked at him suspiciously and cautiously: "You, you..."
"Hmm?" Mu Houchu seemed not anxious at all, just looking at her, waiting for her to continue.
Ji Xinhe swallowed hard, "You didn’t get poisoned too, did you?"
Mu Houchu: "·······"
Ji Xinhe struggled to move, "Even if you’re really poisoned, don’t come to me. Although you pay back what you owe, this matter can’t be handled like this. Hurry up and find a brothel in town, you can make it there quickly."
As an unmarried girl, it was bad enough sleeping with him once, but now doing it again?! If word got out, she might as well be dipped in a pig-dipping cage!
Mu Houchu’s face darkened, and he raised his hand to hold her chin, "Shut up!"
Ji Xinhe looked into his eyes, which were their usual cold and indifferent selves, and finally realized he probably wasn’t poisoned. A man who wasn’t poisoned was standing beside her bedside in the middle of the night and kissing her. Why? Ji Xinhe was getting more and more anxious.
Mu Houchu pinched her chin, making her look directly into his cold eyes, "You slept with me once, isn’t it unfair if I don’t sleep with you too?"
Ji Xinhe felt her heart jolt and her body instinctively wanted to hide, but she couldn’t move because her hands were still held behind her back, "We can discuss things..."
"However," Mu Houchu’s lips curled up with a chillingly cold smile, "I’ve never been a fan of returning favors equally, but rather prefer to escalate things. So, doing it once isn’t enough."
As Ji Xinhe watched this cold man utter those words, her cognition was completely refreshed. She couldn’t help but shrink her neck and suppress her agitation, angrily asking, "So what do you want then!"
Mu Houchu lowered his head, leaned into her ear, and spoke in a low, pleasant voice, "Sleep until we die."
Ji Xinhe’s legs went weak, and she almost fell. She opened her mouth, wanting to curse, but saw Mu Houchu’s expression suddenly tense, as his index finger pressed against his lips and gestured for silence.
Ji Xinhe was very close to him and stared at his finger pressed against his lips, and suddenly found his hand to be quite good-looking.
However, in the next moment, he carried her and took two steps to stand by the window, leaning against the fence wall.
At this point, Ji Xinhe also noticed the noise. In the silent night, besides their intermingling breaths, there were also approaching footsteps.
Even though he was deliberately trying to be light on his feet.
Ji Xinhe’s whole body tensed up as she glared at the man behind her, whispering, "Who is this?"
"People trying to kill me." Mu Houchu said indifferently, but his eyes were always locked on the wooden window, obviously on high alert.
"So why did you come to find me?!" If it weren’t for the special circumstances, Ji Xinhe would have wanted to grab his collar and start cursing loudly, dragging her into his mess and causing her trouble along with his death!
In the next second, a man in black leaped through the window, and as he turned his head, he almost saw them standing to the side of the window.
Ji Xinhe’s heart was in her throat, but Mu Houchu just flipped his palm, and a steel nail flew out, hitting the man in black’s throat.
The man in black had no time to make a sound, as his eyes widened and he slowly slid to the ground.
Mu Houchu looked at the man before him and sneered. As expected, the third prince wasn’t that stupid. He wanted to kill him but didn’t completely trust that he would be recuperating in Yang Lu Wan Mansion, so tonight, he didn’t only send assassins to that mansion. Even the entire Lian’an Town was probably under his secret deployment, going from house to house.
But such deployment required lots of manpower and military power. If he destroyed these resources today, it would probably make the third prince spit blood. Perhaps he could even trace the roots and find the prince’s hideout.
That was Marquis Mu’s real plan.
Ji Xinhe glanced coldly at the man who died in her room, "Before you leave, make sure to clean up after him."
Mu Houchu raised an eyebrow, actually, he had known early on that she was not an ordinary countryside girl. Based on her ruthless moves, he knew she must not be afraid of killing people. However, he didn’t expect her to be this calm. The smile on his lips couldn’t help but become deeper: "Fine."
Ji Xinhe looked at him strangely and unconsciously kept some distance from him. Her intuition told her that this was a dangerous man.
"Are you not leaving yet?" Ji Xinhe watched him cautiously.
Mu Houchu approached her a few steps closer, speaking softly, "Remember what I said today."
"What did you say?" Ji Xinhe pretended not to understand.
"The part about sleeping until death."
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