Chapter 081: Entwined and Tortured

  Third Prince's Mansion

  In the early morning, the soft sunlight gently shines in the garden. This backyard with an area of thousands of square meters is picturesque, with small bridges and flowing water, trees shading, rare flowers and grasses competing for beauty, fragrance enticing people.

  Chu Yixiu wore a blue brocade robe, tall and slender, standing under a fragrant camphor tree, his expression cold and sinister as he gazed into the distance. The clear wind blew gently, causing his clothes to flutter, and he seemed to be about to rise above the dust.

  "Your Highness!" A shadowy figure, like a wisp of smoke, rushed over from afar and bowed to him with an expressionless face.

  Chu Yixiu slowly turned his head, his eyes seemed like two cold pools, clear and icy, unfathomable, and asked in a low voice: "How's the matter going?"

  "The subordinate has investigated clearly, the Emperor of Zhao indeed secretly dispatched a group of extremely powerful cultivators to infiltrate Chu State's borders, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the Crown Prince!" As he spoke, even though he felt that there were no other people around, Dark Shadow still deliberately lowered his voice.

  The Crown Prince Chu Yifeng and the King of Zhen Nan fought together in the two countries of Yan and Zhao, when on the battlefield, he killed the young son of the Emperor of Zhao, Zhao Shi, with one sword. After the defeat, the Emperor of Zhao signed a ceasefire agreement with the State of Chu on the surface, and no longer held this matter accountable, but secretly harbored hatred for Chu Yifeng in his heart.

  "Do you know when they will take action?" Chu Yixiu turned his head again, looking into the distance, and said lightly.

  "They have been sneaking into the capital for nearly two months... The movements of the past two days have been extremely frequent, and judging from below, they will definitely find an opportunity to make a move in these few days." Dark Shadow's eyes flashed as he spoke out his speculation.

  "Is it just these few days?" Chu Yixiu's eyes narrowed dangerously as he heard the words, a cold smile spreading across his handsome face, but the smile didn't quite reach his eyes: "Dark Shadow, keep an eye on their movements at all times. Remember to lend them a helping hand when they take action."

  ……

  After the battle of Moon Mist Mountain, Qin Luo Yi's name once again caused a stir throughout Chu Guo and even the entire Holy Dragon Continent. Unlike before when people would mention her with disdain, adding a sentence that she was a waste, now whenever people talk about Qin Luo Yi, they can't help but be filled with admiration and envy.

  His spiritual power had advanced by leaps and bounds, not to mention that he could refine seventh-grade elixirs. It was worth noting that in the entire Holy Dragon Continent, only two people, the Master of the Divine Medicine Valley and the Palace Master of the Dustless Palace, might not necessarily be able to successfully refine a batch within several years.

  Moreover, she has now gained the favor of the leader of Penglai Xian Island's Floating Sect and been accepted as a closed-door disciple... Given time, her achievements will be immeasurable!

  In the Zhen Nan Wang Fu, every day there were many powerful individuals from the Sacred Dragon Continent who would submit humble petitions to see her, hoping she could help them refine high-grade medicinal pellets.

  Qin Luo Yi wanted to spend some time with Xie Ru Yan and Qin Ling Yun before leaving, so she naturally refused to refine the elixir for unrelated people, no matter how generous their conditions were, and politely declined them all.

  It wasn't easy to find out that she was a 7th-level alchemist, and those high-ranking cultivators wouldn't give up so easily, so they shifted their target to the people around her.

  In the Wangfu, every day, the officials' wives who used to visit Xie Ruyan's house suddenly flocked in. And her brother Qin Tian was dragged out by his friends to drink and have fun every day... For several days in a row, when he came back at night, he was slightly drunk.

  That day, when Qin Luo and others were competing, Qin Tian was not in the capital. The matter of his own sister, Xian Guifei's niece, killing two outstanding young talents from the Du family, he still heard from someone else's mouth.

  Martial artist high-ranking... No, actually that day Qin Luoyi hid her true strength, she had already reached the cultivation of a Junior Venerable, and only after returning to the Wang Fu did he find out about this freakishly talented sister, who two days prior had smoothly broken through the peak of Martial Artist and reached the same level as him, Junior Venerable... And was even able to refine 7th rank high-grade elixirs. The shock in Qin Tian's heart was simply indescribable.

  As soon as I got the news, I rushed to Yingxue Garden and circled around Qin Luoyi several times. Her pitch-black eyes seemed to be sizing her up from head to toe, as if she had never seen her before, with an intense gaze that was almost scorching.

  Not only did those high-ranking cultivators try their best to get close to Qin Luoyi, but even the Emperor and Empress Dowager would occasionally summon her to the palace from that day on.

  The empress dowager's attitude towards her was much more polite and gentle than when they first met, and even the emperor treated her with great kindness, never putting on an imperial air, but being very affable and approachable.

  Only Xian Gui Fei, every time she saw her, her face was not good-looking, and there was a flame of anger in her eyes, but she forcibly suppressed it and couldn't make a move.

  Although I will be leaving the Holy Dragon Continent, Zhen Nan Wang and Xie Ruoyan will still stay here... After some thought, Qin Luo Yi finally made an exception, for the Emperor and Empress Dowager, each refining two seventh-grade elixirs. As for others who sought elixirs, she didn't bother with them anymore, only spreading the word that if anyone wanted to buy seventh-grade elixirs, they could still go to Mingyue Pavilion on the first day of every month.

  It was known that the Mingyue Pavilion would still sell seven-tiered elixirs, and they wouldn't be completely cut off just because of Qin Luoyi's departure. These people slowly dispersed, and the Town South King's Mansion also became much quieter.

  February 8th was the seventeenth birthday of Qin Luo Yi. On his birthday, the South Town King's mansion was filled with guests, more lively than when Qin Ling Yun was first appointed as the South Town King.

  The Empress Dowager and the Emperor sent extremely heavy birthday gifts, and even dispatched Prince Chu Yifeng to personally celebrate her birthday at the Town South King's Mansion.

  The bustle in the palace continued until night, and when all the guests had left the palace and the palace finally calmed down, Qin Luo Yi did not sleep. He took Da Hei and quietly left the palace, coming to the foot of Moon Mist Mountain on the outskirts of the capital city.

  A bright crescent moon hung high in the pitch-black night sky, and the Moon Fog Mountain was shrouded in a hazy moonlight, quietly enchanting.

  Chu Yifeng wore a dark-colored brocade robe, standing at the foot of the mountain, his pitch-black eyes fixed intently on Qin Luo's figure as she slowly approached. He lightly opened his thin lips and asked her: "Are you leaving tomorrow?"

  Qin Luo's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and he nodded: "Yes." After a pause, he asked: "You called me here, what is it about?"

  That damned man threatened her tonight that if she didn't come here, he would tell her father and mother about their affair.

  "When are you coming back?" Chu Yifeng gazed at her lovely face and spoke again, but didn't answer her question.

  Qin Luo's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she thought for a moment, "I don't know." She had never been to Penglai before, and didn't even know how far it was. What kind of cultivation would she need to achieve in order to return on her own, she also didn't know... nor did she know when she could return.

  "Will you come back later?" Chu Yifeng narrowed his eyes, staring at her pretty face without blinking, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.

  "Of course I'll be back!" Qin Luo Yi gave him a sidelong glance, her smile ambiguous. Her father and mother were both here; no matter how long she left for, she would naturally return: "What's the point of asking me all this?"

  She blinked her shiny black phoenix eyes, looking at his handsome face, and suddenly smiled playfully: "Your Highness, you wouldn't still be waiting for me to come back, would you? That's why you keep asking when I'll return?"

  "Hum, how is that possible!" Chu Yifeng's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, his face changed color, and he coldly denied: "After all, we've known each other for so long, I was just casually asking!"

  "Heh, is that so?" Qin Luo Yi heard his denial, feeling both a sense of relief and a tinge of discontented melancholy, with mixed emotions.

  After a moment, she became calm again. She was about to leave for a distant journey, and Chu Yifeng could understand that it was actually good for both of them. The shock and determination on his face that day in the East Palace still shocked her when she thought about it now.

  "Yi'er, since you're leaving, tonight... will you stay with me for one night? Maybe we won't be able to see each other again in the future." Chu Yifeng gazed at her lovely face, his eyes dimming, a mysterious expression flashing across his face.

  He raised his hand, and his slender fingers, like jade, touched her face, slowly caressing from the corner of her forehead to her eyebrows, from the bridge of her nose to her red lips... His low voice was husky with desire as he gazed into her dark eyes that were gradually burning with passion.

  Qin Luo's clothes rustled as her whole body trembled. The current appearance of Chu Yifeng was not unfamiliar to her. Half a year ago, the two had been in that deserted mountain several times, with clouds and rain... In this half-year period, although they hadn't been together again, Chu Yifeng would often sneak into the Wang Fu at midnight, gazing at her with such eyes.

  Tonight, accompany him... She wouldn't be naive enough to think that this man simply wanted her company, strolling hand in hand with him under the moonlit mist of Mount Yuè.

  A flash of dark light flickered in her phoenix-like eyes, she waved her hand to brush away his presumptuous hand on her face, and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's late at night, I'm going back..." After finishing speaking, she turned around and was about to leave.

  Chu Yifeng quickly wrapped his arms around her from behind, lowered his head and buried it in her neck, hoarsely saying: "Yi'er, don't go, you can't leave me tonight... Damn woman, why are you so heartless? Originally thought that at most two more years would pass, we could be together openly and honorably. You..." He paused for a moment, let out a low sigh, and continued: "Forget it, if you want to leave, I won't stop you anymore. Anyway, stopping you is useless now. But before you go, can't you even fulfill my small wish of accompanying me for just one night?"

  Qin Luo stood silently, her phoenix eyes gazing into the distance, without saying a word.

  "Go ahead, just pretend I didn't say anything!" A moment later, Chu Yifeng lifted his head from her neck, his face filled with loss as he loosened his arms tightly wrapped around her waist and backed away.

  Qin Luo Yi turned his head back, seemingly not expecting him to let go of himself so easily, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

  The despondent and disheveled Chuyi, as if the whole world had abandoned him, suddenly made her heart soften.

  After hesitating for a moment, she took a step forward, reached out and grasped Chu Yifeng's arm, gazing at the handsome face with a faint blush rising on his cheeks, his phoenix eyes gleaming, his pink lips tenderly saying: "Actually it's not that late, I'll go back a bit later."

  Chu Yixiu's body shook, his eyes gazing at her in a daze for a moment before he came back to himself amidst Qin Luoyi's slightly annoyed expression. His eyes flashed with wild joy as he grasped her delicate face and kissed her heavily, their lips intertwining as he murmured her name: "Yier..."

  Qin Luoyi was quickly stirred up by him, her body becoming somewhat limp, feeling Chu Yifeng's increasingly passionate and intense kisses, she hurriedly pushed him away, panting softly: "Don't, don't do it here..."

  Chu Yifeng's lips paused on her neck, then he lifted his head, his eyes full of tenderness: "Alright, I'll do as you say."

  He swept her up in his arms and leapt onto the horse, galloping away into the distance, occasionally kissing the person in his embrace as they rode.

  After running nearly fifty miles, they arrived at a very quiet villa, which was Chu Yifeng's private villa. He threw the sweat-blooded horse to the villa guards and didn't stop his feet, taking Qin Luoyi straight into the depths of the villa.

  In the darkness, a group of black-clad men quietly followed and stealthily lurked around the manor.

  "Sir, there aren't many guards here, and only a few of the East Palace's imperial guards have come out... Let's just take action right here."

  The man who spoke had a strong back and waist, with a long sword hanging from his waist. He was all in black, even his face was covered with a black cloth, only revealing two eyes that shone with a cold and ruthless light and his forehead.

  The man called a great person was not inferior in physique, with sharp lights flashing in his eyes, and the aura on his body was obviously stronger than that of the tiger-backed bear-waisted man.

  He hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said solemnly: "We are going to kill the prince, now that Qin Luoyi's woman is inside, it's better to wait a bit."

  "Heh heh, Qin Luo Yi is there, let's kill her together and give that Qin Ling Yun a lesson!" Back when they were attacking the Zhao country, Qin Ling Yun didn't spare many of their people either. If they can't kill Qin Ling Yun, killing his daughter would be just as good. Although it's a pity to kill a 7th rank alchemist, who told her to reincarnate into the Zhen Nan Wang Fu?

  A robust man furrowed his brow, expressing strong disapproval: "Qin Luoyi can't be killed. Don't forget, our goal is to kill the Crown Prince Chu Yifeng! Qin Luoyi has a formidable father, King Zhen Nan, whom we can't afford to provoke. If he finds out it was us... even if he just suspects, he might wipe out our Zhao State. Besides, Qin Luoyi is not only the daughter of King Zhen Nan but also a disciple of the Penglai Xian Island's Fengyue Sect. That Ge Zhangmen has extraordinary abilities and is shrouded in mystery; we can't afford to mess with him."

  "I understand, sir." The robust man who had wanted to kill Qin Luo Yi was also just acting on a whim. Now that he had been reminded by the elder and thought of the consequences, he broke out in a cold sweat, gave a low "yes", and quietly retreated.

  "Yī ér! Yī ér......" In the manor, on a delicate and massive bed, Chu Yi Feng was pressing down on Qin Luo Yi's body, constantly kissing her.

  The person lying under him had a palm-sized face, curved eyebrows, and eyes that shone like tempting water, a small nose, and a delicate cherry mouth... She was charming and innocent, with a figure so enticing that even a saint couldn't help himself, making his blood boil with desire, as if he wanted to press her deeply into his own flesh.

  "The wind..." Qin Luo's clothes were blown away by his fierce passion, her mind was already in a mess, and her heartbeat was so fast that she couldn't breathe smoothly. It felt like there was a fire burning her body, empty and unbearable, she took the initiative to stretch out her hand, wrapped it around Chu Yifeng's neck, and kissed his fiery thin lips.

  "Yī ér, yī ér, my little demon!" Qin Luo Yi's initiative made Chu Yifeng suddenly lose his rationality, letting out a low growl, grasping her slender waist tightly, and in an instant, they became one. Then, they began to wildly gallop together.

  Stifled gasps and ambiguous low moans lingered in the house, lingering for a long time.

  ……

  The clouds gathered and dispersed, when Chu Yat finally let go of her completely, it was already the next morning, the sky was gray and misty, almost dawn.

  Qin's clothes were disheveled, her body weak, and her eyes dazed. For the entire night, she had lost count of how many times she had been loved. Every time she reached the peak of desire, thinking it was all over, Chu Yifeng would pull her back in, plunging her into a new round of even more passionate entanglement. Last night's Chu Yifeng was like an insatiable beast, domineering and full of invasive intent...

  She took a deep breath, slightly tilted her head, and gazed at Chu Yifeng beside her. She thought the man had already fallen into a deep sleep, but he was staring at her with a pair of profound and fiery eyes.

  "I have to go." Qin Luo Yi didn't expect their gazes to meet, and she blinked her phoenix eyes. She spoke up, her voice a bit husky from the night's passion.

  "Yi'er, I don't want you to leave." Chu Yifeng pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly, and while speaking, he kissed her red lips again.

  Qin Luoyi's heart skipped a beat, and she struggled to break free: "Let me go, Chu Yifeng." If he continued to entangle her like this, she wouldn't be able to leave today.

  Chu Yifeng tightened his grip on her and wouldn't let go, his kisses becoming more and more intense.

  Qin Luo Yi let out a sigh, her slender hand waved slightly, and a faint scent of fragrance wafted over, causing Chu Yi Feng to suddenly collapse to one side, his entire body devoid of strength.

  "Yi'er, what have you done to me?" Chu Yifeng glared at her, his eyes full of incredulity.

  "It's nothing, just a medicine that will make your limbs feel numb." Qin Luo Yi propped herself up and pushed him away from her body, standing up and starting to put on her clothes in front of him.

  Chu Yifeng's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth, growling in a domineering tone with a hint of hidden panic: "Yi'er, quickly give me the antidote."

  "No antidote is needed." Qin Luo quickly tied his belt and leaned down to look at him, smiling slightly: "The effect of the medicine is very short, no more than a minute, and you will be back to normal."

  "Give me the antidote!" Chu Yifeng's black eyes started to blaze with fury, staring at her unblinkingly.

  Qin Luo ignored his clamor, reached out to stroke his handsome face, patted him gently twice, and then smiled with narrowed eyes: "Feng, I believe that in the future you will definitely be a good emperor."

  After finishing, she straightened up and, under Chu Yifeng's furious gaze, poured out ten different seventh-grade elixirs from the storage ring, as well as one eighth-grade elixir and one ninth-grade elixir. She then told him the use of each elixir before opening the door and walking out with a gentle flutter.

  "Qin Luo Yi!"

  Chu Yi Feng's angry and pained voice came from behind, Qin Luo Yi paused for a moment, let out a sigh, but ultimately didn't turn back.

  Digression

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  Yesterday, I celebrated my daughter's birthday in advance. Cough cough, it was a cold day and we ate too much cake, fruit and other things. By the afternoon, she started having stomach pain, what a tragedy! Yesterday, I didn't get to write anything, so I'm writing today, which is why this post is late. Sorry about that, everyone had to wait for a long time.