"Xie Xie, you’re thanking ?"
Jiang Shouzhong’s tone was unfriendly as he looked at the old crone.
The old woman smiled and said, "She is waiting for you in the western courtyard’s Buddha hall, the very place Mr. Dugu was preaching before."
Jiang Shouzhong was about to turn his head to look when he hesitated and asked, "How many days?"
"Six days and six nights."
The old woman knew what he was asking.
Hiss—
The man inhaled sharply.
No wonder Jiang had such severe pain all over his body; it turned out they had been fighting for so long. Who could withstand that?
Even ngniang had never been that crazy.
Damn woman, you’ve gone too far!
Angry, Jiang Shouzhong stord off toward the Buddha hall.
Upon entering the hall, a dazzling streak of gold caught his eye,
as sunlight filtered through the finely carved lattice, casting a golden glow upon the graceful figure of the woman, outlining a soft yet brilliant golden edge.
It seed that no matter where this woman was, she was always that dazzling.
"You’re here?"
At that mont, Luo Wanqing was engrossed in a scroll of scriptures.
Next to the desk, the incense lightly circled in the copper burner, wafting around the woman’s stunning face, adding a touch of serene holiness and elegant charm to the Buddha hall.
Reaching the table, Jiang Shouzhong coldly stared at her, "Not giving an explanation?"
"An explanation?"
The woman in the golden dress, with lips as red as cinnabar, shifted her eyes from the scriptures to glance at the man, sneering, "Do you know how many n in the world, despite their ancestors’ graves billowing smoke for generations, could never taste even a bit of the rouge from my lips?"
"You think I care that much?"
Jiang Shouzhong scoffed.
Now he felt holier than the grand golden Buddha in the hall, his words firr than ever.
He guessed that he wouldn’t have any interest in matters between n and won for at least the next month.
"Not caring and yet..."
The woman’s words stopped short as she subconsciously touched her belly, and did not continue.
A blush crept onto her beautiful cheeks.
Only then did Jiang Shouzhong notice so changes in the woman before him. She still radiated nobility, but within her majestic presence, there was now an added touch of cold beauty and soul-enticing charm, a blend of dignity and allure.
For a mont, the man was sowhat dazzled.
Could it be true that he had really been intimate with this bewitching beauty?
Although he had fallen into confusion afterward and his consciousness had dimd, he had still been clear-headed during the previous two days. Every subtle sensation in the mix of pain and pleasure was intensely felt—twice as much so.
After all, both could feel it.
"Anyway, this isn’t the last ti; I will need to use you again in the future."
Luo Wanqing, picking up the scriptures, spoke nonchalantly. Under the golden light, her skin seed even more like creamy jade.
Use ?
Jiang Shouzhong clenched his fists until they cracked.
And you really think I’m just so pushover?
Then, the angry Jiang Shouzhong threatened coldly, "Then let it be a deal."
The man added, "But I want to take the initiative."
Luo Wanqing looked at him as if he were a fool, "Do you really think you can play so easily? I chose to engage in Dual Cultivation with you because you are useful; you’re rely a tool. Never in your life will you ever be on top of !"
Luo Wanqing, as the Empress, was imnsely proud by nature.
Only if she controlled the initiative would she feel she was not at a disadvantage.
No man would ever be allowed on top of her.
Jiang Shouzhong wanted to retort, but rembering the woman’s cultivation and that she could easily send him to his great-grandmother with a flick of her little finger, he held back.
"Right, where’s Er Liang?" Jiang Shouzhong inquired.
"I taught her a Cultivation Technique. She’s practicing now; I’ll bring her to et you after so ti," Luo Wanqing said.
"Okay, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now."
Rembering that his wife, Xia He, and the others at ho were still anxious, Jiang Shouzhong didn’t want to waste any more ti here.
"Do you have a face-changing mask on you?" Luo Wanqing suddenly asked.
Jiang Shouzhong was startled and looked at her doubtfully, "Yeah, are you afraid of being seen and want to change my face before leaving? Don’t worry, my Qinggong is quite good; no one will notice."
"You are wanted by the authorities."
"...What?"
"You are wanted by the authorities," Luo Wanqing repeated without lifting her head from the scriptures, "Liushan Division, the governnt office, even the imperial guards from the Capital are looking for you."
Jiang Shouzhong was baffled, "Why am I wanted? Just because I practiced Dual Cultivation with you?"
"Murong Shuo is dead."
"Who?"
Jiang Shouzhong was completely confused.
Soon he rembered this man was Murong Nan’s father, whom he had t briefly the last ti when he went to inspect Murong Nan’s corpse.
That man is dead?
But what does his death have to do with ?
Luo Wanqing spoke indifferently, "Murong Shuo was the Murong Family’s designated head, and also, he was an official of the court. The Emperor especially dispatched the imperial guards to find you, the murderer. With your current appearance, you’ll definitely be caught."
"I committed murder?"
Jiang Shouzhong said incredulously, "I’ve been with you all this ti, haven’t I? How could I have killed anyone?"
"What’s the use of telling ? Go tell them that," Luo Wanqing replied detachedly. "Since you are wanted, it ans they have evidence. Of course, I could help you, but I find it troubleso. After all..."
Luo Wanqing paused, then said, "After all, the Empress has virtually no presence in the palace. Most importantly, I don’t want people to find out that I’ve been practicing Dual Cultivation with you here; otherwise, your death would be even more miserable."
Jiang Shouzhong found it laughable, "What evidence could these people have? I don’t believe they will catch ."
Jiang Shouzhong turned to leave.
Luo Wanqing mocked, "If they’ve made such a big fuss, it ans they’re confident that they can lock you up in jail. Who do you plan to rely on?
Jiang Yi? She does have so power, but she’s just soone from Jianghu after all.
Rely on Ran Qingchen? Liushan Division has also been searching these past days, which indicates the Emperor has issued a death command. As an official of the court, what can Ran Qingchen do to help you?"
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