Chapter 1096: Willing to part with ones sweethear (1/2)

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Long Feiye glared at Han Yunxi, who allowed him to stare as she grinned. Outside, the shadow guard kept waiting. Soon enough, Long Feiye rose and Han Yunxi followed, slowly straightening up her clothes and hair. She was about to look in the mirror and check her face when Long Feiye said, “Take him to see Ning Cheng. It’s been so long since master and servant met, they could probably talk an entire night.”

“Yes!” the shadow guard obeyed and left. Although he was gone, Long Feiye had said those words for Han Yunxi’s benefit!

An entire night…

Han Yunxi’s mouth twitched as she prepared to get off the couch, but Long Feiye soon pressed close and murmured, “Beloved consort, shall we...continue?”

“Deputy General Xue should have plenty to say to us too. He and Ning Cheng shouldn’t take an entire night,” Han Yunxi said seriously.

“When you’re on this crown prince’s couch, you can only say one name,” Long Feiye murmured by her ear in warning. “This is the last time.”

Han Yunxi looked up at the ceiling with a wry grin. How could a guy like him say words like that? Meanwhile, Long Feiye began leaving a trail of kisses down her neck, leaving her incapable of considering anything else as her thoughts turned disordered. Although he only took her once that night, it was far gentler and considerate than any time in the past. She leaned against his naked chest and listened to his strong heartbeat.

Whether he was domineering, unyielding, soft, or thoughtfuly, he would always be passionately devoted to her after the act. If she was still awake, he’d definitely hold her in his arms and talk until she fell asleep.

“Have you been tired recently?” he asked gently.

She finally realized that he was afraid of tiring her! Indeed, she’d been feeling exhausted. She hadn’t stopped cultivating her poison storage space all this time. Perhaps she’d been too busy too, because whenever she stopped to rest these days, she’d feel weary. It was like the lazy days of spring.

“I really have!” Han Yunxi remarked.

“Sleep then. Don’t worry about the army’s matters.” Long Feiye turned over and pulled Han Yunxi into his arms even as his long legs crossed over her waist. He was too tall, so if he wanted to, he could perfectly fit her into his embrace. Han Yunxi fell silent a while until Long Feiye wasn’t moving and assumed he’d fallen asleep. Carefully, she reached out a hand to touch Long Feiye’s sturdy chest.

Long Feiye wasn’t asleep at all, but was gazing at the woman in his arms with hooded eyes as she acted naughty. She understood him all too well. If he was really asleep, touching him like that would definitely wake him up. Thus, he had to be fully aware of her now. Still, she didn’t stop but soon proceeded to bury her face against him with kisses.

“You’ve grown daring, have you?” Finally, he had to speak up.

If this went on, Heaven knows what he’d do next. He’d experienced all the vissitudes of the world and its threats, but could never fight back against her gentleness, even if it was one movement or one sentence.

She didn’t dare meet his gaze as she murmured, “Long Feiye, let’s do it one more time, alright?”

Although she was a little tired and somewhat fearful of his appetite, she already told herself she’d try hard![1] She wanted to see him dote on a daughter and birth him a son identical to his father.

“No good!” Long Feiye refused ruthlessly.

She was about to lift her head when he added, “But doing it two more times is up for discussion!”

Up for discussion? Han Yunxi had already surrendered utterly.

That night was one for the imagination…

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The next day, they met Deputy General Xue when it was almost noon. Ning Cheng had really talked with him all night, not only of military matters, but all the skirmishes between the Di Clan and East Qin’s army while he was absent. Deputy General Xue had ulterior motives--not for himself, but the entire Di Clan.

Ning Cheng only listened without expressing any views. His stance was inscrutable to Deputy General Xue, who didn’t dare say any more. His cannon troops and 30,000 cavalrymen were stationed nearby. 20 li from here was Skyriver City, the biggest city in Northern Li’s southern regions and Jun Yixie’s old haunt.

After news of Jun Yixie’s death spread, his Great General Yuwen Guang (宇文广)[2] had immediately combined the two major army factions east and west of the city and declared his independence. This was the hardest bone to chew in Northern Li’s southern regions. If they could take it down, it’d be easy enough to capture the entire southern region before winter fell.

Deputy General Xue had come to take Ning Cheng back to the army and wait for East Qin’s army to catch up. His plan with Baili Yuanlong was to concentrate the strongest forces and have quick battles to take down Northern Li’s southern regions before winter fell. Once the cold season passed, they would continue to head north.

Currently, they had the premptive. Even if the Northern Li emperor wanted to fight back, he lacked the strength. Ning Cheng agreed with his tactics and was looking forward to the day when he met Baili Yuanlong once more. With a clan head like him present, Deputy General Xue had no right to talk. Although he was curious to know why the princess and His Highness weren’t personally leading the charge to raise morale, he didn’t dare ask and ended up standing behind Ning Cheng.

Han Yunxi gave Ning Cheng a bottle of antidote and told him a few things to watch out for. His poison was more or less a non-issue now. Once everything was set, Han Yunxi and company set out on their own journey after lunch. Before departure, Ning Cheng said, “Princess, this subordinate has a presumptuous request.”

Han Yunxi sat back down as Ning Cheng continued, “This subordinate would like to borrow Jin Zi.”

Han Yunxi didn’t have to ask to know what he was planning. As Ning Cheng understood Manager Jin best, she had no worries handing the man to him.

“He was your man to begin with, no need to borrow,” Han Yunxi replied.