"What? You don't dare?" Leo challenged.
Samuel raised his eyes and met his gaze, with a cold flame in his eyes.
With his S-class abilities and his venom, he might not be able to fight him.
A terrifying aura of oppression emanated from him.
Wisps of black air emanated from his fingertips that were hanging under the table, swirling along his wrist.
Leo didn't see the black air, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
What's going on?
Why did he feel a tingling sensation on his scalp?
Leo gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and looked at Samus in surprise and doubt.
How could it be possible...
Would he be afraid of an A-rank orc?
It's ridiculous!
He put on a cold and hard expression again, but his fingers gripping the hilt of the sword tightened more and more.
Samuel was about to get up.
A soft, boneless hand reached out from under the table and held him gently but firmly.
Samuel froze.
The black energy suddenly lost its murderous intent.
He rubbed his hands against the fair wrist that exuded the fragrance of gardenia, wrapping them around and rubbing them against each other.
Samuel turned his head and met Shen Zhiyi's leisurely and smiling eyes.
He moved his fingertips, but her hand passed through the gap between his fingers, intertwined their fingers, and held him gently and softly.
Her thumb even deliberately stroked the horizontal lines on his palm.
It triggered a tingling electric current.
Samuel's Adam's apple rolled down.
The big hand exerted force, like a shackle, holding her tightly.
Shen Zhiyi curled her lips slightly, turned her head, suppressed her smile, and said to Leo with a calm expression: "Colonel, you provoked this princess's beastly husband at my celebration banquet. Does that mean you don't take this princess seriously?"
"When is it your turn to teach my people a lesson?"
She didn't speak harshly.
Leo's whole body shook as if he was pierced by a sharp arrow.
"Princess..." He stared at her in disbelief, feeling a pang of guilt, "That's not what I meant..."
She defended the black snake?
In front of so many people, he would rather offend the Astoria family and ignore the dignity of the Imperial Colonel to protect a lowly Black Snake?!
Leo was a little breathless.
"That's not what you meant?" Shen Zhiyi raised his eyebrows.
"So you're really trying to make things difficult for me?"
She raised her voice and said word by word, "Samus is my contracted beast husband. No matter what he was like in the past, his life is now tied to this princess's."
"Any of you who dare to be rude to him is being rude to this princess."
"How can we allow you to challenge the majesty of the royal family?!"
Her eyes slowly swept over everyone in the hall, carrying an irresistible pressure.
Everyone was shocked.
A while ago, the eldest princess ordered Samus to be imprisoned and tortured in the dungeon.
Now she is defending him in public.
Was she bewitched by the black snake?
Many nobles shook their heads secretly.
How could the princess scold Colonel Leo for such a beastly husband with no status and no ability?
This is too inappropriate.
The queen took in their disappointed expressions and felt proud.
Shen Zhiyi is lifting a rock and shooting himself in the foot.
It saves her from having to take action.
Samuel lowered his eyes and stared blankly at the wine glass in front of him.
The amber-colored wine reflected layers of swaying halos under the crystal lamp.
He seemed to see Shen Zhiyi’s reflection.
The lake of my heart also began to ripple.
She's protecting him...
Even if it damages the nobles' trust in her, she is still willing to protect him...
The suffering he endured in prison and her current protection twisted into two storms in Samuel's heart, intertwining violently.
He felt the warmth from her palm.
I heard the slow and heavy heartbeat in my chest.
The blood flow rate gradually increases.
A strong impulse suddenly arose in Samus' heart.
The urge to hug, even kiss her...
He flexed his fingers.
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