The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 452 - 451 How could I bear to escape (second update)

Chapter 452: 451 How could I bear to escape (second update)

Li Xianyun was certainly aware of the poppy flower.

This flower could be processed into pills for pain relief, but once ingested, one needed to constantly take them; otherwise, one would go mad and become frantic, unable to quit even if they wished to.

Li Xianyun raised her hand and gently caressed Yelu Yan’s slightly stubbled chin, slowly moving down, lightly touching his prominent Adam’s apple, and smiled, "What is this, you sound rather unsatisfied, still thinking of escaping?"

With an infatuated smile, Yelu Yan gazed at her. "Even as a ghost beneath the peony flower, I would be amorous. Why would I ever want to leave? I would rather you drain me completely dry before it would please me."

The latter part of his statement was very explicit and full of innuendo.

Indeed, men are masters of flirtation; people like Yelu Yan, who had abstained from carnal pleasures for so long, once they become enlightened, their suppressed desires for years rebound with a vengeance, and their cravings for the matters of the bedchamber become more intense than others.

Naturally, they are also more flirtatious.

"Not serious at all."

Yelu Yan carried on smiling wordlessly, lifting Li Xianyun horizontally and heading towards the main hall for dining.

After the couple was seated, the Chi\ef of the dining room brought in the meal along with the maids.

Yelu Yan gradually noticed something off about Li Xianyun. She was reticent and whenever he spoke to her, Li Xianyun was absent-minded, as though she was worried about something.

Previously, while talking in the inner chamber, Yelu Yan noticed that Li Xianyun would become momentarily distracted, but at the time, he thought it was simply her focus on the needlework.

Li Xianyun was earnest in her tasks, often exhibiting a trance-like, self-forgetting state.

Thus, Yelu Yan didn’t think much when he saw her distracted.

Only now did he begin to sense something was different.

Putting down his chopsticks, Yelu Yan looked at her, "Xianxian, what’s the matter? Do you have something on your mind?"

Li Xianyun slowly chewed her food, her eyes fixed ahead, lost in her thoughts.

With no choice, Yelu Yan called out again, "Xianxian?"

"Hmm?"

Li Xianyun’s eyes widened, looking at Yelu Yan with a puzzled, as-if-awakened-from-a-dream expression.

With increasing concern, Yelu Yan asked, "Xianxian, what are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."

"I’m not thinking about anything, perhaps I’ve just been too tired lately, a bit sleepy."

Yet Yelu Yan didn’t believe it and continued to scrutinize Li Xianyun carefully.

Li Xianyun smiled, "Let’s eat. After dinner, we should rest early; there’s a lot to do tomorrow."

Still, Yelu Yan hesitated to eat, frowning at her. He reached out his hand, took her small hand into his, and gently squeezed.

"Xianxian, we are husband and wife, is there anything you can’t tell me?"

Li Xianyun only wanted revenge for herself and did not wish to involve anyone else.

She wanted to see Murong Ce ruined and in agony, to make him pay the price he deserved.

"My husband, I am indeed tired."

As she spoke, Li Xianyun served Yelu Yan some food, "Eat your meal, let’s rest early after."

Seeing Li Xianyun finish serving the food and looking at him, Yelu Yan had no choice but to start eating. Though the aromatic meal was in his mouth, it tasted bland and unappealing.

Li Xianyun glanced at Yelu Yan and then lowered her head to continue eating her meal.

After finishing the meal, Li Xianyun went to the bathhouse to bathe, sitting idly in the hot spring for quite some time.

Until Yelu Yan knocked from outside, "Xianxian, aren’t you done bathing yet?"

"Nearly finished."

Yelu Yan said, "I am coming in."

With that, he pushed open the door and entered the bathhouse, simultaneously closing the door behind him.

The air was filled with moist water vapor, and through the mist, Li Xianyun’s flushed face could be seen.

She sat at the edge of the pool, revealing her round shoulders and exquisitely beautiful collarbone, adorned with glistening droplets.

Her entire being was as pure as a lotus rinsed in clear water, as flawless as a piece of exquisite, translucent jade.

Beauty like a companion, as delicate as a flower.

Li Xianyun thought about getting up, but the thought of being unclothed and seen by Yelu Yan would surely arouse his desire.

With so much on her mind, she really wasn’t in the mood for that.

Making love also requires the right mood.

Seeing Li Xianyun try to rise then abruptly sitting back down, Yelu Yan found it both aggravating and amusing, "Today I won’t touch you, let you rest, come out now. You’ve soaked too long, and your little hands and feet have become all pruny."

Her hands indeed felt coarse from the soaking.

Li Xianyun gathered her waterfall-like hair, slowly wringing out some of the water, and as she bowed her head to tie up her hair, she revealed a long stretch of her white neck.

Each part of her was enough to make a heart skip a beat.

Li Xianyun took the wooden hairpin placed by the edge of the pool and began securing her hair in place.

Yelu Yan had already taken a soft cloth for wiping and went around to where Li Xianyun was, reaching out to help her stand up.

The temptation was blatantly swaying before his eyes, and it would be a lie to say it didn’t affect him.

But seeing that Li Xianyun was in a bad mood and heavily preoccupied, he didn’t have the heart to press her.

Li Xianyun, supported by Yelu Yan, put on her wooden clogs and stood firm, just like many times before, allowing Yelu Yan to kneel and wipe the water from her body.

After wiping her dry, Yelu Yan looked up at her, "Spread your legs."

Already feeling shy and unbearable, Li Xianyun’s face and ears turned even hotter.

She hesitated, but complied.

He had seen and touched so many times, why be shy now?

But after all, that was no ordinary place, and natural reactions occurred during the wiping, making her utter a stifled moan, drawing Yelu Yan to glance up at her.

From the angle he was squatting, he could see everything.

Li Xianyun bit her lip and said with a soft voice, "My lord, are we done?"

Yelu Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed significantly as he grunted affirmatively, stood up, and took Li Xianyun’s undergarment to put it on her, followed by her dress and underskirt.

Li Xianyun had been spoiled by Yelu Yan, with him around, she didn’t need to do anything.

A habit that went beyond spoiling.

Yelu Yan bent down to lift Li Xianyun in his arms, looking down at her, "If your hands are cold, put them inside the collar of my neck for warmth."

In the autumn days, after bathing and losing the water’s warmth, it was easy to get cold hands and feet.

Li Xianyun didn’t place her hands inside his collar but instead slipped them through his garment and pressed her little hands against his firm chest.

He had obviously just bathed, his body carrying the fragrance of soap, with the skin beneath his collar smooth.

Li Xianyun looked up at him, "Is it cold?"

"Not cold."

With a smile curling on his lips, Yelu Yan carried Li Xianyun and strode towards the door.

The maids saw this and hurriedly bent their arms in salute.

Yelu Yan placed her back on the inner chamber’s bed, took a dry towel, and began to wring out her hair bit by bit.

He wanted to continue questioning her, but Li Xianyun lay down at the edge of the bed, closed her eyes, and let him wipe her hair.

She clearly didn’t want to talk more.

Yelu Yan’s heart felt as if it were being heavily pressed, struggling to breathe.

-

That night, Qu Ting led a group from Ji Shi Tang (Hall of Healing), infiltrating Yuchi Si’s residence. Due to earlier preparations, they were extremely familiar with the layout of the Yuchi Residence, and the group made a beeline for where Yuchi Si was sleeping.

In just a few leaps, several figures in black descended like swallows to the doorway.

One of the figures in black took the lead, opening the window and jumping inside. Taking advantage of the faint light used for illumination in the room, they saw Yuchi Si lying on his back on the bed.