The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 187 Too Perfunctory (Second Update)

Chapter 187: 187 Too Perfunctory (Second Update)

For a long while, Yelu Yan finally released Li Xianyun, pulling her tightly into his arms, their necks intertwining as they embraced.

Li Xianyun’s chest was pressed tightly against his sturdy torso, her face flushing red with shyness.

Yelu Yan kissed Li Xianyun’s pearly white swan neck, tightening his arms around her even more, "Husband has missed you."

His voice was husky, pleasant to hear, and filled with a thick enticement.

Li Xianyun’s skin burned where he kissed her, her entire body was hot and flushed, "Mmm."

Seeing that Yelu Yan had no intention of letting her go, Li Xianyun softly called out to him, "Husband."

"Mmm?"

"I’m hungry," Li Xianyun said with her red lips, in a pitiful tone.

Yelu Yan’s lips curled up into a deep smile, his face filled with laughter as he planted a heavy kiss near her ear, making a sound that embarrasses the one being kissed, just like kissing a child, excessively doting.

"Hold on tight to your husband."

"Mmm?"

Yelu Yan encircled Li Xianyun’s slender and soft waist, lifting her up in a vertical embrace.

This man was truly strong, lifting her straight up without needing to support her anywhere else.

Such great strength in his waist, could it imply that in that regard he is also very...

Thinking this, Li Xianyun felt her cheeks were ablaze as if afire, burning intensely, scorching her skin.

She was indeed a female flirtatious man; there was no longer any doubt.

When Yelu Yan stood up with her in his arms, Li Xianyun realized that she was actually half a head taller than Yelu Yan, being held so high, the view from above was indeed novel to her.

Yelu Yan looked up at her delicate little face, her ear tips and cheeks flushed unnaturally red, "What are you thinking about that makes your face suddenly turn so red?"

Yelu Yan seemed to have asked her the same question before, when Li Xianyun was imagining him through the rigid outline of his Adam’s apple.

Li Xianyun felt a mix of embarrassment and panic upon hearing this.

This man was truly terrifying; it seemed as if he could immediately detect any ripple in her heart.

Li Xianyun’s thoughts were not pure, and fearing that Yelu Yan might discover something, she wrapped her delicate and tender arms tightly around Yelu Yan’s neck.

Like a white swan, she buried her little face in the crook of his neck and, like a kitten, nuzzled him coyly, saying in a sweet voice, "It’s not red, you’re seeing things."

Her warm, soft body, and the tender, delightful sound of her voice snuggled into his ear, causing Yelu Yan’s body to suddenly tense, and his thoughts became lively.

Yelu Yan suddenly felt that Li Xianyun was a seductress—a bewitching fairy who had ensnared his soul, so mesmerized that he was ready to do anything for her with just a slight beckoning of her fingers.

Yelu Yan involuntarily walked towards two extremes.

Before meeting Li Xianyun, he had been extremely restrained and abstinent; after meeting her, the desires that he had accumulated were repelled back manifold, like a raging flood finally finding a gate, pouring out, making his desires much more intense than ordinary men.

"Alright, let’s say that your husband saw wrong, then give your husband a kiss."

Li Xianyun’s ear tips felt warm; this man’s conversational leaps were too great. Him being mistaken and her kissing him seemed to have no connection.

"No,"

Li Xianyun rejected firmly.

Yelu Yan chuckled deeply, "Then your husband will kiss you."

If he were to start kissing her, who knew until what year and month it would last? For the sake of her rumbling little belly, Li Xianyun had no choice but to compromise.

She straightened up, obediently cupping Yelu Yan’s sharply defined handsome face with her hands.

Yelu Yan looked at her docile and adorable appearance, along with her childish baby face, feeling like he was a scoundrel luring an innocent young girl.

This feeling not only failed to make him feel ashamed, but it also excited him exceedingly.

He had the potential to be a bad man.

Li Xianyun cupped Yelu Yan’s cheeks, tenderly kissing his warm, soft lips.

Like a dragonfly skimming the water, they touched and then parted.

Yelu Yan complained, "That was too perfunctory."

Li Xianyun smiled without a word.

Seeing Yelu Yan carrying her upright towards the outside, Li Xianyun felt a trace of panic and gently patted his solid shoulders, "My Lord, put me down. It’s not good to be seen by others."

"What is there to worry about..."

"Don’t."

"All right, but you have to give your husband some sweetness."

Li Xianyun, remembering he had just criticized her kiss as "perfunctory", leaned in and kissed him tenderly, "Is that satisfactory?"

"No, it’s still too perfunctory... Mmm..."

Li Xianyun took his face in her hands and kissed him deeply, those eyes like autumn waters looking at him, clearly unable to hide her shyness, "Is that better?"

Yelu Yan’s lips curled into a bad-boy smirk, "Not good enough."

Li Xianyun bit her lip gently, shooting a sideways glance at the man before her, then, with determination, she took his face in her hands and kissed him as if her life depended on it.

After a deep kiss, Li Xianyun, gasping for breath, lifted her head and looked down at Yelu Yan’s dark and gleaming tiger eyes, as well as his lips, now moist and blushing from the kiss.

"Is that okay now?"

Yelu Yan gazed at her, his adam’s apple shifting, "... passable."

How was that just passable? She had put in a lot of effort.

Li Xianyun gave Yelu Yan’s solid shoulder a light pat, "Put me down."

Yelu Yan could only comply, setting Li Xianyun down while still holding onto her slender waist as they headed toward the dining hall for their meal.

Yelu Yan turned to look at Li Xianyun, "Grandmother sent a message just now, she played too late today and won’t be coming back. She’s resting in a different palace nearby."

Li Xianyun looked at Yelu Yan with a smile, "My Lord, then may I sleep elsewhere tonight?"

"Don’t even think about it. I won’t sleep separate from my woman."

His words were both controlling and straightforward.

Seeing Li Xianyun smile but remain silent, Yelu Yan teased her slender waist with a pinch.

Li Xianyun squirmed with ticklish laughter, "I get it, I get it."

Zhuo Ma and Youlan saw Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun joking as they came out and quickly instructed the kitchen to prepare the meal.

Soon enough, delicious dishes were brought out, filling the table, all of them Li Xianyun’s favorites.

The Chief of the kitchen had a high level of awareness; he had seen the signs: the Khan cherished the Princess greatly, as long as the Princess ate happily, the Khan would be happy too.

Yelu Yan was exceedingly attentive to Li Xianyun at mealtime, not only serving her food but also tending to any stray locks of her hair.

His gaze and gestures, gentle beyond measure, showed boundless indulgence towards Li Xianyun.

While eating, Li Xianyun suddenly remembered something and looked up at Yelu Yan, "My Lord, today in the West Market, I encountered the Ninth Prince."

"Hmm."

Seeing Yelu Yan’s unsurprised expression, she assumed he must already know.

Yelu Yan picked up a chopstick’s worth of food for her, "Tomorrow, he will leave Shangjing. Without my decree, he shall not set foot in Shangjing ever again."

The eighth-month festival was approaching, and the departure of an outcast Prince from the Capital City at this time was sure to arouse controversy.

Moreover, according to Zhuo Ma, the calls for both Yelu Yan and Yelu Qi to ascend to the Khan’s position were quite strong back in the day.

Yelu Yan, often stationed in the army barracks, didn’t have as solid a foundation in the Imperial Court as Yelu Qi did, and since Yelu Qi was deeply favored by the previous Khan and Guli, everyone thought Yelu Qi was more likely to ascend to the Khan’s seat.

When the edict was announced, it came as a shock to many that the previous Khan had passed the great position on to Yelu Yan.

The relationship between Yelu Yan and Yelu Qi had always been a delicate one. If Yelu Yan banished Yelu Qi from the city, it was bound to stir up a good deal of controversy.