His gaze, as lofty as a snow lotus on a high mountain, surged with intense blood-red color.
He curled his lips and took a step forward.
"Xiao Qi, if I destroy you, would he still accept you?"
Yun Chunnuan: "!"
She backed away until he cornered her against the wall, with nowhere else to retreat.
"Ying Ce, it took a lot for Bianliao and Great Xia to reach a peace agreement. Don’t let thousands suffer because of your impulse..."
"What does that have to do with me?"
He smiled gently, the blood-red in his black pupils gradually spreading until it filled his entire iris.
He seemed to be in great pain, so much that sweat was continuously beading on his forehead.
"You’re having an attack?"
The hidden illness in his body was congenital.
The original host had only seen it once.
When he had an attack, he was not like a normal person.
It was only then that Yun Chunnuan realized today was the tenth, his madness perhaps due to the hidden illness acting up?
"I’m not sick." Ying Ce protested, feeling wronged, "I just want Xiao Qi, how is that being sick?"
Yun Chunnuan took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with someone unwell.
After all, his symptoms alone were enough to drive anyone insane.
"Yong Ye! Your master is dying! Hurry and bring the medicine!" she called out loudly.
Yong Ye, who was always by this man’s side, still did not appear.
"Xiao Qi is really not obedient."
He curled his lips; though it was a stunning smile, to Yun Chunnuan, it seemed devilish.
This time, he no longer faltered, securely encircling the young girl in his embrace.
Yun Chunnuan struggled fiercely, kicking and punching the man, but to no avail.
He, like a madman who destroys what he cannot obtain, began to tear her clothes obstinately.
Yun Chunnuan screamed with shock; at this moment, she could no longer consider anyone else.
Just as her inner garment was being torn wide open, about to be pulled down, she finally managed to take out the Blood Jade from the storage ring...
The next second, the petite figure in Ying Ce’s arms vanished.
Ying Ce froze, still in the posture of holding and tearing clothes.
He tilted his head slightly, as if puzzled.
Then, it was as if he had discovered an incredible secret!
No shock, only wild joy!
*
General Mansion
Main courtyard
Yelyu Lie was in the courtyard, personally inventorying the betrothal gifts for his delicate beauty.
Suddenly, a sweet and soft yet panicked voice came from the room.
"Husband!!!"
Yelyu Lie was startled, taking steps two at a time into the bedroom.
The scene that met his eyes left him panic-stricken!
His delicate beauty, her white undergarments torn to shreds, and the thin red camisole beneath stung his eyes.
Yelyu Lie hastily removed his outer robe, draping it over his trembling delicate beauty, pulling her into his embrace.
"Nuannuan, don’t be afraid. I’m here, I’m here!"
From the moment Ying Ce appeared, Yun Chunnuan had not cried; now, embraced in a warm hug.
Her face buried in his chest, she burst into tears.
"Husband! We’ve been fooled! It’s all his deceit! Hurry, save Lian Qiao and Ba Yaoyao! Hurry, hurry!"
"Alright. Nuannuan, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid."
He didn’t ask what had happened.
Yet swiftly called Na Jiezhe, leading a group of soldiers, heading directly to Chuye.
Meanwhile, he dared not leave his delicate beauty’s side, not even for a moment.
He placed a hand-warming stove wrapped in fine fleece in her hands, redressed her.
He wanted to ask what happened, but dared not.
Until Yun Chunnuan steadied herself, urgently recounting everything that transpired during the initial night.
"Husband! I disappeared in front of him! I used the storage ring space... Could it bring deathly disaster to you, to Bianliao? I..."
"Damn it!"
After hearing his delicate beauty’s words, Yelyu Lie could no longer force himself to stay calm.
Fooled! Damn, all fooled!
That beast with a human face!
"Nuannuan, don’t be afraid, you were only protecting yourself, where is the wrong? It’s my fault for truly thinking of him as a good person..."
His clear eyes brimmed with murderous intent.
"In that case, shall we let him go with no return?"
Yelyu Lie’s voice, unusually calm.
Once anger reaches its peak, one becomes calm instead.
"Husband..." Yun Chunnuan raised her tearful eyes, "Then Bianliao and Great Xia..."
"A false peace is nothing, what’s wrong with war?"
Facing his beloved beauty, whom he never wished to harm, Yelyu Lie’s eyes were full of cherishment, "I must go and do something, you rest in the space for a while."