Eastern Palace

Chapter 36

This time I was prepared, rolling and crawling to escape, but he pulled my skirt, so I kicked him in the arm. Instead of defending, he grabbed my belt with one hand. A palace maid had helped me originally tie my belt in a double knot. Although it may seem complicated, it actually could be untied with one pull. He pulled off my belt with just a few moves. I thought he was going to tie me up again and I hurriedly pulled the belt as well. The thunder outside gathered; one by one the lightning struck the night sky, the wind blowing the windows open. All the curtains in the palace hall flew open. Suddenly he let go, I wanted to use all my strength to pull him with me but I fell back, and the back of my head hit the copper lion. It hurt so much that I couldn't move for a moment. Li Cheng Yin's face filled my entire view; he was fiercely glaring at me. I thought he was going to lift his hand to punch me, but he didn't. The thunder sounds outside were getting louder and louder. When the lightning sounded as if it was striking the roof, he suddenly lowered his head. I thought he was going to hit me, but he bit my lip instead.

His bite damaged my lips, but I was also biting his tongue, which caused him to bleed. He wouldn't let go of me, instead he sucked in a bloody breath. His voice was very fierce, his expression was ferocious, and he asked me in a demanding way: "Who is Gu Xiao Wu? Who is Gu Xiao Wu? Say it! Was it that assassin?!" Who is Gu Xiao Wu? I struggled desperately, punching and kicking, but he didn't care. All my kicks and punches were in vain, just pulling my own clothes recklessly. I finally cried, "Gu Xiao Wu is Gu Xiao Wu, one thousand times better than you! Ten thousand times better than you!" I was telling the truth, no one could compare to Gu Xiao Wu; he who had once killed the white-eyed wolf king for me, he who had once captured one hundred fireflies for me. I should have married him, but he died on the wedding day......I cried so loud that Li Cheng Yin seemed utterly outraged, as if he wanted to tear me apart into pieces, carrying some sort of bitter hatred. I have never experienced such a horrifying situation. I kept on crying, calling out Gu Xiao Wu to save me, save me......I knew in my heart that he would never come. Li Cheng Yin's eyes were bloodshot, just like the lone wolf I had encountered in the desert, so terrible and ferocious. He finally kissed my mouth, the salty teardrops rolling down to the corners of my mouth, each teardrop kissed away by him, each kiss was with great force, biting me very painfully. 'Shua la la' sounds could be heard from the outside. It was raining and after a flash of lightning, it started raining heavily. The raindrops hit the roof tiles so hard it was as if there was an army of thousands of soldiers marching with the wind. Only a rumbling sound of rain could be heard between heaven and earth.

My eyes were swollen from all the crying. The rain stopped when the sun was about to rise. The sparse sound at the edges of the roof were the sound of raindrops and bells being blown by the wind. The palace was quiet like it was the grave. I cried so hard that I choked every now and then. Li Cheng Yin was looking at me from behind. He turned me around, bringing me into his embrace. I didn't want to see his face, so I stared at the bed. The pillow was wet from my tears, coldly sticking to my face. He gently pushed my wet hair from my neck, scorching lips that were as hot as burning iron, sticking on my neck.

I was trembling because I was crying, I could only hate but not kill him.

He said: "Xiao Feng, from now on I will be good to you, you should forget about that Gu Xiao Wu, okay? I......I actually really......really......" He said 'really' twice, but he didn't say anything afterwards.

Maybe it was because he has never been this soft-spoken and submissive before that I turned around abruptly. Because we were too close, he instinctively moved his head back, as if the look in my eyes could burn him.

I said to him: "I will never forget Gu Xiao Wu." I think that I will never forget the complexion on his face at this moment. There was no sign of color in his complexion. He was originally pale, but the paleness had turned into the complexion of a sick person. He stared at me in a daze. I sneered with delight: "Gu Xiao Wu is twice as good as you, in fact he is ten thousand times better than you. You cannot be compared to him. You think if you mistreat me like this, then I would be willing to be with you? What's the big deal, I will just pretend that I was bitten by a dog." At that moment, the complexion on his face made me feel very happy, but after that I could feel a sense of extreme emptiness, and my heart also felt empty. There was a loss of expression in his eyes. His complexion became unbearable to look at. I thought that he would argue with me or even kick me out and not see me again, but he didn't say anything.