The iron cage was opened, and an imperial guard entered with the medicine.
“What do you want to do? What is this?” Princess Yongjia retreated in terror, “Don’t come near me, the Crown Prince will not let you go.”
Xuan Le watched that dark shadow disappear in despair, crying from fear.
She began to struggle violently.
“Get out, get out of here, Princess!”
But no matter how much they screamed, they were forcibly fed the powdered medicine.
Xue Ren watched from outside. Seeing that both had swallowed it, he ordered the cage to be locked.
The wolf lying not far away looked at the two, its eyes glowing faintly.
The two, their faces deathly pale, screamed as the wolf lunged at them.
“Ah, let me out, let me out—”
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Ye Luan woke up to the pain of her wounds, sweat beading on her forehead, her body weak.
“Hiss~”
It hurt so much!
She weakly opened her eyes, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.
After a moment, she turned her head, her beautiful eyes sweeping across the clean room.
In an instant, the scenes of last night rushed into her mind like a torrent. Her face instantly stiffened, as if struck by lightning from a clear sky, her teeth chattering.
“Good girl, call me Chi Zhan Ge Ge.”
“Luan Luan, look how much you love me.”
Her ears buzzed. She couldn’t believe her own mind and lightly slapped her cheek.
Hiss, it hurt! It wasn’t a dream!
It was real!
Ye Luan found it hard to believe.
She quickly threw off the quilt and sat up, but the sudden movement pulled at the wound in her abdomen, causing her to curl up in pain.
“Young lady is awake?”
At this moment, the door was opened, and someone slowly walked in.
Ye Luan was startled. Seeing that she was completely unclothed, she immediately raised her hands to cover herself with the quilt.
Damn it, what had she done?
The quilt was in disarray.
The bed still held the lingering, intimate scent of after the act.
Seeing this, she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to disappear into.
What had she done?!
“Young lady, you are injured. You need to take your medicine.”
The dark liquid emitted a strong, bitter aroma.
Ye Luan looked at the bowl in front of her, forcing herself to calm down, and tilted her head to look around.
This was not the Shen manor; it was a stranger’s room.
Where had he brought her?
“Young lady?”
Ye Luan took a deep breath, slowly withdrew her gaze, took the medicine bowl, pinched her nose, and swallowed it in one gulp.
“Where is this?”
The maidservant, holding the tray respectfully, replied, “Jing Yu.”
What kind of place was this?!
Ye Luan licked her lips, glanced at the torn, blood-stained skirt in the corner, and asked.
“Can you get me some clothes?”
The maidservant said, “There are no women’s clothes here. Let me buy some from outside and bring them to you.”
“Okay.”
After the person left, Ye Luan weakly supported herself and got out of bed, her face looking extremely pale.
She walked over to the cabinet, opened it, and casually grabbed a robe to put on.
She didn’t want to wear his wretched clothes, but she couldn’t be naked.
The room still held his scent mixed with the smell of blood.
Ye Luan involuntarily recalled the scenes from last night. She lowered her head and looked at the marks on her body, her teeth itching with hatred. Had he not seen a woman for eight hundred years?
She was so injured, and he had gnawed her until there was no good flesh left.
That damn beast!
She cursed silently, then numbly moved her legs to sit on the sofa. She was too weak now; every few steps, the knife wound in her abdomen hurt.
The light from outside slanted in, falling on the floor, dappling it with light.
When Xiao Chi Zhan returned, he saw her lying limply on the sofa, her slender figure wrapped in his robe, her curves alluring.
“Have you changed the dressing?”
Ye Luan turned her head, “I’m hungry.”
She hadn’t eaten anything since last night, and her stomach was empty.
Xiao Chi Zhan ordered a meal to be served and then strode over, scooped her up, and sat her on his lap, “Let me see how your wound is?”
“No need to look.”
She had returned to her cold demeanor and even tried to struggle.
Xiao Chi Zhan tightened his grip around her waist, lifted her chin, and said slowly.
“Little liar, you’ve been deceiving me for so long, and you still pretend not to know me?”
Ye Luan indifferently shook off his hand and said, “I was poisoned, and Your Highness happened to pass by. I just needed your help to resolve it. What deception have I committed?”
She knew he had discovered she was faking it long ago, but she just didn’t want to admit it. She just wanted to stubbornly pretend she didn’t know him!
If she couldn’t escape, then she would just pretend not to know this person!
Let them do whatever they wanted! Think whatever they wanted!
Seeing her indifferent look, a hint of annoyance flashed in Xiao Chi Zhan’s eyes, and a thin layer of frost appeared on his noble, enchanting face.
He skillfully twined his fingers through the damp strands of hair at her temples and asked casually.
“You’d be with anyone, then?”
Ye Luan replied, “Naturally. It’s just a shame it was Your Highness who came.”
The air around them instantly became somewhat stagnant.
“Your Highness, let me go first.”
Xiao Chi Zhan calmly looked up, his crimson eyes sweeping her from head to toe. The terrifying hostility emanating from him made one’s heart tremble.
“Luan Luan, don’t provoke me with your words. I am the madman you speak of. Who knows what I might do.”
Ye Luan fell silent.
Xiao Chi Zhan let out a soft哼, paused for a moment, then hugged her tightly and leaned down to nuzzle her earlobe.
A strange tingling sensation surged up her spine. She wanted to dodge, but he kissed her a few times and then let go, whispering ambiguously in her ear.
“Yesterday, you were the one clinging to me. Now you’re enjoying the fruits of your labor and refusing to acknowledge it.”
Ye Luan was speechless.
“Aren’t you going to take responsibility for me?”
Responsibility?!
How ridiculous! Had he ever taken responsibility for her before?
At the thought of this, Ye Luan froze. Why was she starting to quibble over those matters with him again?
She impatiently threw away the past thoughts that surfaced in her mind.
It’s all in the past, don’t dwell on it anymore, don’t think about it.
From the moment she knew her own feelings and resolutely jumped into the ice pond, she had wanted to stop entangled with him.
Out of sight, out of mind!
“It was just a moment of passion between a man and a woman. Is Your Highness that much of a sore loser?”
She said it so lightly, as if it were a trivial matter like eating.
Listening to her words, Xiao Chi Zhan felt his suppressed rage about to erupt.
Every single word she spoke made him want to kill.
“Is Your Highness so reluctant to let go of someone else’s woman? Why aren’t you letting go yet?”
“Yes, I am reluctant to let go. Do you want to continue with me?”
Ye Luan’s expression remained unchanged. She raised a middle finger, “But I think you can’t!”
Xiao Chi Zhan, “-----”
His expression darkened. He pressed against her, “You can try again.”
Ye Luan looked at his fierce and menacing demeanor and remained silent.
“Your Highness.”
At this moment, a servant’s voice came from outside.
Xiao Chi Zhan suppressed his coldness, lifted her, and said indifferently, “Come in.”
Several maids entered one after another, placing a table full of dishes.
“You are injured, so you cannot eat spicy food. We will eat after your wounds have healed.”
Ye Luan said coldly, “It’s fine. What I liked before doesn’t mean I still like it now.”
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