"Blood pack? How much can a little kid like her provide for him? It'll be gone before she even has a chance to draw blood."
Meng Qingluan didn't understand.
"The emperor's health is deteriorating, which is obvious to everyone in the court. Everyone knows that he doesn't have much time left to live."
"But... how could a mere young girl stop the rate at which his body is deteriorating?"
Meng Qingluan still didn't quite understand. She had heard of emperors who refined elixirs or chose to cultivate Taoism to prolong their lives, but she had never heard of kidnapping a girl to suck her life essence.
"When a person has everything, the thing he is most reluctant to part with is his life. If he is on the verge of death, he will try every possible way to survive, and that way is to become the princess of the Golden Horde."
"The former leader of the Golden Horde Ayek tribe, who was also Ashina's father, originally maintained peaceful relations with the Central Plains, neither submitting to the Central Plains nor rashly starting wars, but only focusing on managing the tribe well."
"As fate would have it, Ashina's uncle launched a coup, secretly colluding with the emperor. He stormed into the tribe at night, killed Ashina's father, and sent Ashina's sister to the emperor to be raised in the palace. When the time was right, he would kill her to make medicine."
"Ashina was forced to flee and lay low in the shadows. Half a year ago, he regained power and infiltrated the palace, waiting for an opportunity to rescue his sister."
Meng Qingluan was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She never expected that a huge uproar was hidden beneath the calm surface.
"He's been lying in wait for so long and still couldn't rescue his sister. Are you... confident?"
"Trust me, I can do it."
Shen Yan gently turned his head to look at her, his eyes resolute and powerful.
"Yes, I believe you."
"You still haven't told me how you ended up in the North. I told you it's dangerous here..."
Just as the two were getting along well, Shen Yan suddenly spoke up and asked a question.
Meng Qingluan was taken aback, quickly avoiding his gaze and turning her head to give a perfunctory reply.
"I was just worried that if you wanted to come see me, you would run into that bastard Li Zhanjue, so I got tied up."
"Oh... then how did you know I was in Far Rock City?"
Not getting a reply, Chen Yan reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, preventing her from continuing to avoid him.
Seeing his assertive manner, Meng Qingluan could only turn her head away and speak cautiously.
"I'm telling you the truth, but you're not allowed to get angry or throw a tantrum at me."
"……good."
Chen Yan pondered for a moment before agreeing.
Meng Qingluan gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and recounted the whole story to him in one breath.
"...You see, I had made all the necessary preparations, and there was no danger at all. Who knew that Li Zhanlan would trick me? Actually, the main problem was running into Li Zhanjue, otherwise I wouldn't have been blown up."
"..."
Shen Yan silently lowered his head, his long black hair obscuring his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.
Meng Qingluan's heart was in her throat, and she tried to find a way to make amends.
"Actually, it wasn't that bad, right? At least my archery skills have improved a lot, and I even blew those three people away, although the process was a bit difficult."
"..."
Shen Yan remained silent, only sniffing.
Seeing that he remained silent, Meng Qingluan casually reached out and patted his shoulder lightly, saying in a nonchalant manner, "A dead pig doesn't fear boiling water."
"Fine. There's nothing I can do about it even if I'm wrong. What can I do now that it's already happened? Go ahead and kill me if you dare."
"That's incredibly stupid."
Chen Yan finally raised her head, the tear stains remaining at the corners of her eyes making them noticeably red.
Before Meng Qingluan could speak, Chen Yan had already moved close to her face, and in her bewildered gaze, their lips met in a warm kiss.
Meng Qingluan's eyes were still wide open.
How...how did we suddenly start kissing?
Could it be that Shen Yan has a physical attraction to her? But I don't seem to have that kind of attraction myself.
Chen Yan felt embarrassed by her direct gaze, and his cheeks flushed slightly.
Meng Qingluan seemed to hear him sigh very softly. Then, a pair of large hands covered her eyes, the light was taken away, and all her senses were focused on her lips.
Warm, moist, and humid breath sprayed onto the tip of her nose.
This kiss was not as gentle or cautious as the previous ones.
Chen Yan kissed her urgently, capturing her breath and not giving an inch. His canine lips even rubbed against her lower lip, causing a slight pain, but he quickly soothed it with gentle pecks.
He seemed afraid, but what was he afraid of...?
Perhaps even Meng Qingluan was unaware that she was now dazed from his kisses, her eyes filled with mist, and her mind completely blank.
"Whoa—"
The carriage suddenly stopped.
Meng Qingluan suddenly woke up and hurriedly pushed away the person in front of her. Their lips were glistening and their eyes were moist.
Shen Yan's eyes were red at the corners, and the dried tears remained there. After being pushed away, he came closer again, like a puppy wagging its tail and begging, staring at her expectantly.
Meng Qingluan kicked him and covered her mouth with her hand to prevent him from having any bad intentions.
He urged.
"The carriage has stopped. There's someone there. Go and see."
"All right."
Chen Yan turned his head, his cold voice already hoarse.
"What happened?"
"My lord, the fifth prince."
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