Love in Another Life: My Gentle Tyrant - Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Long FeiLi righted himself, unable to remember how many times he had her last night . Just like the first night, he had continued till she could no longer take it and begged him to stop .



He didn’t sleep that night either, only lying beside her and watching her, around four in the morning, he finally arose and instructed everyone to return to the palace .

In YanYu Tower, everyone was already prepared to leave . Na-Ming and the Seventh Prince were both sent to their respective homes, while Feng ZhanBai and WuQi left separately .

When Feng ZhanBai first appeared, everyone could see that he had been heavily injured . The blood was still seeping out of his wound, contrasting sharply against his white robes . .
Unexpectedly, he was still able to move about quickly with his injuries . QingFeng had tried to prevent him from leaving, but even his martial arts were not enough to stop him . Within a few swift movements, Feng ZhanBai and WuQi had vanished .

In the dead of night, the street lights that were normally lit had already been extinguished . A carriage quietly pulled up to the rear entrance of YanYu Tower as a purple robed man carrying a woman slowly walked out . Upon entering the carriage, the imperial guards surrounding the area moved to escort the carriage back to the palace .

That was the night YanYu Tower was closed, never to open its doors again .

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In the opposite direction of the royal carriage an anxious man on the verge of tears was pulling a lone horse . Upon the horse was the reclining figure of a white robed young man .



“Young Master, are we going back to the Chen ShiBo family?”

The man in white only uttered a few words “return to YanXia County” before passing out . The JinChuang medicine on his chest had melted into the fresh blood that was oozing out . Even the best medicine of the Feng family was not enough to stop the blood flow as it trickled down along the belly of the horse .

The man couldn’t understand, since the age of twelve, no one has been strong enough to hurt his master . How did he get such heavy injuries in just one night?

He continued to walk as he pondered, making the long trek to YanXia County . Unbeknownst to WuQi, Feng ZhanBai’s hand was still clenched tightly around a purple flower .

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Fate often works in strange ways . Sometimes, what looks like the end is only the beginning…

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After returning to the palace, against all expectation, Long FeiLi brought XuanJi into his bedroom instead of confining her in FengJiu Palace .

This was the first time he had ever brought a woman in there . Afterwards, he went straight to morning court without bothering to assign any extra guards to keep an eye on her . Even XiaSang and XuXi were told to stay away .

It was still early in the day when morning court ended . When he went to check on her, she was still wrapped in a bundle of blankets, deep asleep . He decided to go to the sitting area to work on state matters .

At lunch time, he went back in to wake her, lightly patting her face . She had angrily burrowed deeper into the sheets, still dead asleep .

Long FeiLi furrowed his brows . The wives of a noble family were groomed from a young age to be elegant and graceful at all times . The residents of the palace were unlike the regular citizens, his consorts were dignified even while asleep .

He reached out his hand to pat her again, this time, a leg shot out to kick him in response .

He reflexively caught her foot, his brows furrowing even deeper . Yet this unexpected reaction caused his heart to stir a little, before he realized it, he had pulled her into his embrace and kissed her lightly .

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He returned to the sitting room to have lunch and spend some time reading .

Listening to her faint snores, he felt the stress and frustration from the past few days fade away .

…… . until he heard a small voice call out . “Big Brother Feng?”

The calm atmosphere suddenly turned icy cold . “Say that again…”

She seemed to just realize he was there, her face lit up in joy as she ran towards him . Seeing this, the icy exterior cracked a little .

“It’s you, It’s you! Thank goodness it was you!” XuanJi dove into his embrace relieved as the lingering sense of fear slowly evaporated .

Long FeiLi’s entire body stiffened, after a long moment, he slowly wrapped his arms around her .

The warmth of his hand erased all remaining doubts, with the anxiety gone, she suddenly remembered . . Using all her strength, she forcefully pushed him away, glaring at him . Memories of the events that happened before leaving the palace all came flooding back into her mind .

There was a pause as the two looked at each other, neither knowing what to say . Finally, XuanJi bit her lip and walked back into the bedroom .

Long FeiLi’ gaze turned heavy as he watched the figure beyond the crystal curtain .

Shortly, XuanJi returned to the sitting room, dressed neatly in her robes .

“This consort illicitly left the palace, your majesty may deliver whatever punishment he deems fit . If there are no other requests, this consort shall take her leave . ” With that, she turned and left the room .

She had not apologized or shown an ounce of remorse . What wasn’t this woman afraid to do?