459 Husband and Wife (1/2)

It was at this moment that the image of the Princess became clear to Gu Shenwei.

She was a beautiful girl, but he had never had a deep impression of her before.

She was his wife, known to the people of the Western Region as the Dragon Queen, but it was a fact that he often forgot.

The Princess had large eyes that reflected the anxiety and fear that had been brewing inside her for the past few days. She could not hide her emotions. It was her first negotiation and her opponent turned out to be her husband, the same Dragon King whom she feared and missed.

She trembled ever so slightly, her stiff smile barely lasting before her facade crumbled. Her eyes were wet and on the verge of tearing.

Gu Shenwei hoped that she would give up on her own accord. He also wished that this was only a poor joke and that she would hand over the final copy of the documents.

But she was like a slender blade of grass that shook violently in a gale. Her body leaned sideways until it nearly touched the ground, but she was still standing.

Gu Shenwei turned to look at Xu Yanwei.

Xu Yanwei was the only maid left, but she could not have expected such a scene to unfold.

In her imagination, good wine and a little seduction were enough to conquer most men. She had taught the Princess all of her unique skills—though there were not too many, they would be enough.

She blamed herself for adding that reminder: ”The Dragon King is a little special and doesn't easily take the bait, but you don't have to worry because no matter how long it lasts, victory will always belong to the woman in such a battle.”

Xu Yanwei suspected that the Princess had misunderstood her meaning. War was just a metaphor, but it seemed as if she was really drawing out a saber to duel with the Dragon King.

Xu Yanwei wore a wry smile on her face. She did not think Princess went too far. ”That… There's no wine. I'll go and get some.” She quickly ran out with a full flagon in hand, silently wishing the Dragon King good luck.

The Princess' persistence finally worked. The Dragon King said, ”Tell me your conditions.”

Gu Shenwei was not angered. On the contrary, he was rather amused. He would have laughed out loud had he not already forgotten how to change his expression.

The Princess held back her tears and took a deep breath. From the descriptions of the Dragon King that others have made, she believed that tenderness would not work on her husband. He believed in concrete benefits rather than the feelings of a married couple whose time together was brief. ”It's very simple. I'm your wife and you're my husband. We should live like a real married couple. I want to live with you,” she said.

”I live in the barracks,” Gu Shenwei replied, reminding the Princess. ”There are thousands of soldiers who don't live with their families. I can't make an exception and the barracks are a dangerous place.”

How wonderful it would be to hear these words from her husband before she was ”kicked out” of the barracks! The Princess could not help crying again. She took another deep breath to restrain her almost unbearable sadness before saying, ”You're the Dragon King. You can't live in the barracks all your life.”

Gu Shenwei was silent for a moment and decided it would be easier to lie to her. ”You're right. I will build a royal palace outside Xiaoyao Lake, where we'll live together. I hope the Jade City doesn't leave a bad impression on you.”

The Princess liked the Jade City. She grew up in the North City and had never seen the dirty and bloody South City before. She failed to realize that the Dragon King was humoring her. It was as if she was a killer who was armed for the first time and so self-conscious that she was unable to discern her opponent's tricks.

”The Jade City is great but I will follow you no matter where you go. I don't care even it's a desolate desert.” The Princess quickly expressed her stance, not wanting him to think that she was being a snob.

Being a person who was used to telling lies, Gu Shenwei was well aware of just how fragile promises were. Most of the time, people did not lie deliberately. They simply did not really understand what they have just said.

”I will wait ten years for you.” The one who said this had no idea just know how long a decade was, let alone one hundred or one thousand years.

”I'd like to go through fire and water for you.” Those who made this oath will not even have a scar on their bodies, thinking that death was distant and easily handled.

When they failed to keep their promises, they would find all kinds of excuses to defend themselves.

Gu Shenwei thought that the Princess was probably unfamiliar with the desolate desert, for she traveled in a carriage while crossing the desert. She had never seen the power of the gale and sand.

”In the Jade City, I will defeat the Supreme King so that the city will no longer be under the control of a few countries. It will just belong to me,” Gu Shenwei said.

The Princess was a little excited because it was her dream to return to the Jade City as his Queen. But her demands went beyond that. ”I believe you can achieve your goal soon, Dragon King, but before that, you have to come over once in a while... to pay me a visit.”

Her voice became weaker and weaker. The words ”pay me a visit” meant many things that were hard for her to speak of.

She did not know that her passion on the wedding night was generated with the help of external forces. The Dragon King had once hinted of it but was not explicit about it. She had never heard of secret techniques of the New Moon Hall, nor would she believe that there were such magical and strange martial arts in the world.

Gu Shenwei frowned. It was easy to lie about the future, but not things that had to be accomplished in the near future. ”The war is beginning soon. I can't come often.”