CH 32

Mercy (2)

The sound of a gong from the temple reverberated throughout the quiet garden, informing the people of the hour of the day.

The gong also awoke Xiao Kezhi from his daze.

He did not move from the window but continued to stare at her before saying in a neutral tone, “Who let you up here?”

Chu Ning remained calm and understood that Liu Kang was acting on his own when he indicated that she should go up just now.

She smiled and quietly took a step closer. As she looked up, the golden sunlight bathed the side of her face. Her crystal eyes were usually pure and demure, but at this moment, they seemed alluring.

“I came here on my own. There was no one guarding the pavilion, so I didn’t expect Your Majesty to be here.”

Xiao Kezhi immediately understood that Liu Kang acted on his own and led her up.

He sneered but was not displeased. He looked away from her red lips and said indifferently, “What is the matter this time?”

Previously, she said that she wanted to pour tea for him. He wondered what kind of excuse she would come up with this time.

Chu Ning fluttered her lashes and took another quiet step closer, “Today, I would like to express my gratitude for your kindness and mercy towards the Crown Prince.”

Xiao Kezhi narrowed his eyes upon hearing her and said with a scornful tone, “What do you think is the reason that I showed mercy?”

His words seemed to be mocking her for assuming that he showed mercy for her sake.

Chu Ning was not perturbed and took another step forward so that there was only a step left between them. She looked up at him and said with a pitiable tone, “I do not know the reason. All I know is that you allowed the Crown Prince and I to live for now.”

As Chu Ning came nearer, Xiao Kezhi’s eyes were impassive.

His hand tilted her chin, forcing her to look up and face him.

“On whose behalf are you expressing gratitude? Yourself or the Crown Prince?”

Her lashes fluttered slightly. She looked at him with an alluring gaze, and her gentle voice carried a trace of sadness, “For myself of course. Your Majesty was merciful to the Crown Prince, so I too can live.”

Xiao Kezhi couldn’t stop gazing at her alluring lips.

He tilted her chin up with his fingers and caressed her soft and dewy lips. His caress grew from light to forceful.

“I dislike deceptive women. You have sought me out three times now. Aren’t you afraid of angering me?”

He leaned a little closer, and his rugged voice sounded coarser.

Chu Ning did not answer. She gave a charming smile and parted her lips. Her tongue slipped out and touched the finger caressing her lips.

He felt a warm and soft touch on his fingertip for a second, making his fingertip feel hot. He wanted to withdraw his finger.

However, in the next second, Chu Ning bit on his fingertip gently and sucked it into her mouth slowly as he stared at her.

Her moist and warm mouth surrounded his finger. A burst of heat more intense than before spread along his finger all the way to his heart and emanated throughout his whole body.

“What are you doing?”

No matter how well he controlled his emotions, he couldn’t help but be startled by her daring gesture.

By the time he spoke, she had already released his finger. She answered him innocently as if nothing had happened, “How would I dare to do this if Your Majesty did not have the desire to go along.”

Her words pierced through his pretense.

They are both intelligent adults and clearly saw what the other desired. The fact that she was able to approach him repeatedly naturally meant that he allowed and even desired it.

He was stunned for a moment and stopped pretending. He immediately grabbed her waist and pulled her into his embrace.

Her soft and slender body collided with his hard muscles. As their bodies pressed together, sparks flew and their bodies burned with passion.

He placed a hand behind her neck and kissed her forcefully, pushing her backwards until she was pressed against the window frame. If she moved even an inch, her sleeves would slip out of the window and flutter in the breeze.

Chu Ning panicked for a moment and feared that people would see them.

But their surroundings were completely quiet. Apart from the sound of them kissing and the slight rustle of their clothes in the breeze, there was only the sound of birds chirping.

Liu Kang and a few attendants are standing watch, it should be fine…

Chu Ning relaxed slowly and did not try to pull her sleeves back in again.

However, before she could completely relax, a shout startled her.

“Weimo!”

A guard was calling the grey wolf, followed by other noises and the voice of a eunuch apologizing and pleading for mercy.

“Your Highness, I didn’t mean to collide into you. Please forgive me!”

Chu Ning looked out of the window from the corner of her eyes and saw Xiao Yu sitting in a litter parked on a nearby path. Two guards stood before him holding back the Weimo, the wolf. It seemed that while Xiao Yu was travelling down the road, Weimo suddenly rushed onto the path and blocked his way.