Ye Luan was so angry she couldn't speak.
He was too lazy to pretend anymore, revealing his true nature.
A madman was always a madman, who could change him?
Whenever she tried to escape him, he would go mad. She read.
Seeing her silence, Xiao Chizhan's eyes were filled with disgust, and he felt as if his heart was being torn out.
He held her even tighter, his arms encircling her, and lowered his head to kiss her.
Ye Luan turned her head to avoid him, so he kissed her neck and collarbone, leaving red marks.
His behavior was like a wild beast on the grassland marking its prey, leaving its own imprint, savage and frenzied!
"Are you planning to have everyone in the temple watch your performance?"
The young girl in his arms had a terrifyingly indifferent expression, her eyes colder than the falling snow.
Xiao Chizhan stopped his actions and hugged her tightly.
"Let go!"
"Luan Luan, I'm in so much pain."
Ye Luan didn't want to listen to his act anymore, so she pushed him away and walked towards her courtyard.
Xiao Chizhan's deep red eyes stared at her retreating back, a flicker of distraction in them.
Snowflakes fell all over the sky, landing on the branches. The cold wind whistled through his body. He didn't know how long he stood there, only returning to his senses when his body became stiff.
He looked up at the snowy scenery outside and couldn't help but cover his chest with his hand.
It truly hurt.
He hadn't lied to her!
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After Ye Luan returned to her room and ate her vegetarian meal, she walked towards the front courtyard.
She could sense that shadow guards had suddenly followed her.
"Little Master."
The young monk, who was sweeping snow, turned his head upon hearing the call.
"Benefactor, is there something?"
Ye Luan, holding up her skirt, descended the stone steps and asked, "Is the road blocked by the heavy snow?"
The young monk nodded, "You can leave in a couple of days."
"Okay, thank you, Master."
Xiao Chizhan, rounding the corner from the corridor, saw her smiling at the monk. A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes, and he looked at the monk with murderous intent.
The young monk felt a chill down his spine and shivered involuntarily.
"Luan Luan."
Ye Luan was about to return to her room when she heard the familiar voice. Her back stiffened, and she returned to her room without looking back.
Xiao Chizhan's eyes darkened slightly. Just as he was about to follow, Li Qiongyu's voice came from behind.
"What is it?"
Li Qiongyu's face was grave, "The road closure is his doing. There are nearly several thousand hidden guards here."
The Beiqi Yuehan Pass had been breached, and the Daliang army had advanced unchecked. This place was very close to Beiqi Yuehan Pass, and Xie Beihan had preemptively stationed his hidden guards to take their lives!
With the death of the Daliang Dingbei King, how could the Daliang army continue to rampage on the Beiqi border? This battle was doomed to be lost.
"He is determined to kill us. There are ambushes all around, and our shadow guards are likely no match."
Xiao Chizhan curled his lips into a cold sneer, "You want to kill this king? Dream on!"
Li Qiongyu spat, "How did this bastard know our route and set up the plan in advance?"
"Since he is so reckless, let's take his life."
Xiao Chizhan's expression turned sinister, and he sent a smoke bomb straight into the sky, exploding into fireworks.
Seeing this, Li Qiongyu raised an eyebrow, "Blood Corpse! You're going to summon the Blood Corpse people?!"
Was there a need for such a large commotion? Their military camp was only a day's ride away, so why not call Long Tian for reinforcements?
Xiao Chizhan ignored him and said indifferently.
"Blood Blade."
As he spoke, a figure suddenly stood behind him and said respectfully, "Your Highness."
"Have the Blood Corpse people secretly deal with all the hidden guards, and don't startle her."
"Yes."
After the figure left, Xiao Chizhan flicked his robe and turned to leave.
Li Qiongyu leaned against a red pillar, his voice drawling,
"She heard, didn't she?"
Xiao Chizhan paused, the temperature in his eyes chilling.
"Ye Luan is a very smart person. She might seem unaffected on the surface, but who knows what she's plotting in her heart to deal with you?"
"Xie Beihan is also in this temple. Be careful of being intercepted."
Intercepted?
Xiao Chizhan let out a thin smile, with a cold and fierce aura.
"She hates Xie Beihan."
Hearing this, Li Qiongyu chuckled, his peach blossom eyes filled with arrogant extravagance.
"Alright, I don't want to meddle in your mess, but don't let lust cloud your judgment and neglect Daliang. The most important thing right now is whether we can chew off this bone of Jiuchuan."
Xiao Chizhan ignored him and walked forward.
He reached the small courtyard where Ye Luan was staying. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw her standing in the courtyard, her fair and clean face tilted slightly upwards, her autumn-water eyes gazing at the blue sky in a daze.
"Luan Luan."
Ye Luan turned her head when she heard the voice. Seeing who it was, she immediately turned to go back into the house.
Xiao Chizhan strode over and pulled her into his arms.
"Luan Luan, you're avoiding me."
"Let go."
"No." His tone held an indescribable fear. "You heard, are you going to leave me?"
His arms tightened around her waist, his grip so strong it felt like it would break her bones.
Ye Luan hissed in pain and bit his shoulder.
Hiss.
It hurt her teeth.
"Luan Luan, please don't leave, okay?"
Ye Luan listened to his words with a mocking laugh. "Are you acting or is it real?"
"I'm not acting."
"How long have you been giving me the Buddha Heart Powder? What is that thing?"
Xiao Chizhan's body stiffened, and he hugged her even tighter, afraid she would run away from his embrace.
"I was wrong."
Ye Luan looked at him seriously, "Xiao Chizhan, I'm asking you, what is Buddha Heart Powder, how long have you been giving it to me, and why?"
The air was filled with an eerie silence.
The cold wind blew snowflakes from the branches, and the surroundings were a expanse of white.
Xiao Chizhan lowered his eyes, half-obscuring his deep, narrow eyes.
"It won't harm the body, it will only make you unaware of your surroundings and sleep deeply."
Hearing this, Ye Luan recalled her previous strangeness.
An unspeakable suspicion rose in her heart, and her palms trembled slightly.
"So, from the day I returned, you've been giving me Buddha Heart Powder, and when I fell asleep, you would come in."
Ye Luan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, the cold making her bones ache.
Xiao Chizhan could clearly see the disgust and fear in her eyes.
His heart trembled, and he immediately hugged her tightly.
"Luan Luan, I was wrong, don't look at me like that."
"Xiao Chizhan!"
Ye Luan could no longer suppress the anger in her heart and pushed him away.
"Will you never change, will you always be like this?"
The bright and radiant face of the young girl was filled with unconcealed hatred and humiliation, which caused Xiao Chizhan's heart to ache.
He lowered his eyes and said softly, "I just wanted to sleep holding you, was that wrong?"
Hearing his murmuring voice, Ye Luan couldn't help but laugh mockingly.
What expectations did she have of him? Such a madman would never learn respect, nor would he understand love.
His love was merely possession and confinement.
"You madman like this will never change."
She looked at him, her eyes as calm as a deep pool, without a trace of emotion.
Xiao Chizhan also looked at her, quietly watching her, the violent impulses hidden deep within his heart growing uncontrollably.
"So, are you going to leave me?"