Chapter 144: My Qilang (1/2)

Chapter 144: My Qilang

The Prince of Jiankang had begun to react With an ashen face, he watched the hairpin in Chen Rong’s hand pushi+ng deeper and finally yelled, “Fine, I’ll let her out!”

He looked down at Chen Rong and frantically said, “Did you heardid not move

Her wrist continued to press down

A s froh the stab was not deep, the threat of danger was nevertheless very real for a pa

He couldn’t stop hione o, didn’t you hearto the developuards were about to break into the rooentleness and with a sigh “Let her cool off, she knows her limits”

They retreated behind hi weakly s in distress Staring at hih her tired eyes, she pressed the hairpin deeper and coldly said, “You ought to thank wang Qilang, Your Highness You’d be a dead corpse by now if not for his arrival”

Her voice was cold and ringing, and when she had spoken, she glared at hiust and threw the people in the corner a look

As soon as she turned around to leave, the door was pushed opened to usher wang Hong and his guards into her sight

He was just in ti sloalk out

She shook her foggy head when she saw hiht was so hazy that she stabbed her left wrist again They all looked down at her porcelain wrist where they saw four wounds: one still fresh and the other three dried… It turned out she had been stabbing herself to stay sober

wang Hong’s eyes went to her wounds He quickened his strides to reach her

Without looking at her, he retrieved a handkerchief and gently bandaged her wrist When he saw that his handkerchief was not enough to stop the bleeding, he tore his sleeve and placed the fabric on her wounds

He was tender and careful, and did not let go of her hand after he finished hisHong slowly looked up

His pupils were as clear and as vivid as a lake in autu at hi, her eyes were less cold and more dazed than usual She would never look at hi Hong suddenly pulled her into his arms

He closed his eyes and hoarsely called, “Ah Rong, Ah Rong…”

Chen Rong stood still for aand pulled away But she was still tilting her head to dazedly look at hiaze, that she seemed to have abandoned all obstinacy and heartache to si it to the world

Her gaze was too ardent, too pained, and too tragic… in this cold and absurd world, no one loved so suddenly felt his eyes stinging He looked up After soain

He hugged Chen Rong tight and then let go, turned and went to the Prince of Jiankang

He had only taken a step when Chen Rong held back his hand She was still looking up at him like a little bird that was completely unlike her usual self She looked a bit stupid, a bit vulnerable, and a bit intent all at once

wang Hong softly smiled He took her into his ar

The Prince of Jiankang’s minor neck wound had closed by this ti in a trance