Corriendo de un lado a otro y desempeñando papeles secundarios

Capítulo 26

She knew she was going to go crazy if she didn't find a way out. Remembering that Xiao Feng had released her sleeping pressure point under her armpit yesterday, she struggled to raise her hand and pointed to her armpit.

If she's asleep, she should be fine, right?

Li Xinyun shook her head again, gritted her teeth, helped her straighten her clothes, and rushed outside. A moment later, she returned with two maids. Several people carried her downstairs, out of Qinglu Garden, and placed her in a carriage. Although Li Yuxuan felt as if a thousand ants were piercing her body, she still tried her best to maintain a sliver of clarity. Li Xinyun sat beside her, pressing her hands firmly against hers: "This is all I can do. We'll take you to an inn right away."

Li Yuxuan shook his head.

Li Xinyun understood what she meant and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't tell them you're a woman. I know that in the South, it's a capital offense for a woman to disguise herself as a man and become an official. Although you lied to me, I'm relieved to know that the person I truly love isn't you."

Li Yuxuan had no choice but to close her eyes. Li Xinyun's reaction after learning the truth was so unexpected that she couldn't believe it.

The carriage was bumping along, indicating that they had probably already left the palace. Li Yuxuan wondered what would happen if she returned to the inn, whether her true identity as a woman would be completely exposed, and whether she would unleash her beastly nature in their presence.

She couldn't take it anymore; every second felt like being fried in oil. Princess, oh princess, even if you were to drug me, a little bit would have sufficed. Did you have to go this far? Even if I were a man, with your martial arts skills, if you wanted to pounce on me, it would be as easy as turning your hand.

Seeing the increasing blood flowing from her mouth, Li Xinyun knew she was self-harming to reduce her body's reaction. He felt a mixture of admiration and annoyance, wondering how he could have come up with such a foolish idea in his panic and embarrassment. It was incredibly stupid. But this wouldn't work. "How about I find a man to help you get through this?" The image of her entanglement with a man in her dream flashed through her mind along with this thought, and her face flushed instantly. "Or... how about it? Your two brothers treat you well, so why don't you find one of them? They'll get what they want; are they going to go back to the court and report you as a woman?"

These words startled Li Yuxuan, who didn't know what other emotions his eyes could express besides desire, and could only shake his head vigorously.

Li Xinyun sighed and stopped speaking, simply pressing down on her hands tightly. Her master had said this medicine should not be used lightly; if a person taking it couldn't have sexual intercourse, they would suffer from paralysis at best, and death from ruptured blood vessels at worst. But she had no other medicine on her. She had thought that if the girl changed her mind, she could just give her Xiaolei or someone else.

Why didn't I realize she was a woman?

What to do now... Li Xinyun really wanted to kick herself a few times, kicking her left foot hard against her right foot until she grimaced in pain.

The carriage sped along and soon arrived at the inn. Li Xinyun ordered the guards driving the carriage to kick open the side door of the inn and rushed into the courtyard, shouting loudly, "Zhao Yun, Xu Qingzhi, Brother Xiao!"

The three of them were sleeping in the inn. When they returned in the afternoon, they didn't see Li Yuxuan and Li Xinyun. They knew they had gone out together, and since Li Xinyun was a princess of Western Xia, they figured nothing bad had happened to her. They also heard the palace guards say that the two of them had entered the palace, so they felt even more at ease and didn't go looking for them. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, someone outside was frantically calling their names, and it sounded like Li Xinyun's voice. They were all startled and quickly got up.

When Li Xinyun saw the light in their room come on, he was overjoyed. He ran to Prince Xin's room, and when he saw him come out, he grabbed his hand and ran towards the carriage, saying, "Hurry, hurry! That brat has been poisoned!"

Xu Qingzhi also came out from the next room, and both of them changed their expressions upon hearing this: "What did you say? Where is she?"

"In the carriage!"

Prince Xin shook off her hand, took two quick steps and leaped into the carriage. He saw Li Yuxuan lying there motionless, her face flushed, eyes closed, her chin and neck covered in blood. His heart ached. Without thinking, he grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. He got off the carriage and rushed into the room like lightning.

In his dazed state, Li Yuxuan smelled the familiar scent of the man and couldn't help but cling to him.

Just as Prince Xin was about to put her on the bed, he saw her tightly hugging his waist with both hands, her head rubbing against his chest. Feeling Li Yuxuan's burning body and seeing her bitten lower lip, his eyes turned cold, he gritted his teeth and cursed her as shameless, pried Li Yuxuan's hands off, and ignoring her struggles, forcibly put her on the bed.

Xu Qingzhi, already pale with anxiety at Li Yuxuan's appearance, rushed forward and grabbed her hand: "Third brother!"

Hearing their voices, Li Yuxuan knew that Li Xinyun had brought her back to them. Overjoyed, he relaxed slightly, and his lust flared up like an out-of-control wildfire.

She leaned her face against Xu Qingzhi's hand. His hand was a little cold, but it felt so good against her burning face—and unconsciously she pulled his hand to her body. Xu Qingzhi was taken aback; his hand was already on her lower abdomen. He felt the heat emanating from her abdomen through her clothes, reaching only to his forehead.

Li Xinyun, who had been by her side, quickly pulled Xu Qingzhi's hand away. Prince Xin brought a towel soaked in cold water and placed it on Li Yuxuan's forehead. Li Xinyun was startled: "In the middle of winter, she'll get sick like this."

Prince Xin's voice was colder than a cold towel: "Who did this?"

Li Xinyun knew she couldn't avoid this, so she could only tell the truth and whispered, "It's me."

"You...!" Prince Xin was speechless: "Why?"

"She refused to marry me, and I got angry in a moment."

"What kind of drug did you give me?"

"The spring breeze is gentle."

"How effective is the medicine?"

"I don't know. I only heard my master say that this is not poison. As long as there is someone, oh, someone to do that, there will be no problem... Otherwise, otherwise, it seems like I will die." Li Xinyun hung her head. At this moment, she suddenly felt that she was in the wrong, especially in the eyes of Prince Xin, who wanted to tear her apart.

Prince Xin continued, "Who is your master?"

She dared not lie, so she said, "She is a princess consort of our Western Xia, named Li Qiushui."

Two more men entered the room. One was Xiao Feng, and the other was a strange man with a straight nose, square mouth, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, whose hair was only an inch long. When he heard her mention Li Qiushui, he shouted loudly, "Li Qiushui?? Isn't she already dead?"

The two's clear water

Li Xinyun gave him a strange look. She only found out about Princess Li Qiushui's disappearance that night. How did this seemingly eccentric boy know she was dead? But there was no time to dwell on that now. The real issue was how to deal with the person lying in the bed.

Xu Qingzhi sat on the edge of the bed, her face flushed. Prince Xin, with a grave expression and a pained look, seemed lost in thought. Xiao Feng glanced over and exclaimed in surprise, noticing the strange man's odd and bewildered expression. That brat said they couldn't know her identity; this was no ordinary problem!

The coolness on her forehead brought Li Yuxuan back to her senses. She struggled to open her eyes and saw Xu Qingzhi sitting beside her. She moved her lips and struggled to call out, "Brother Xu."

When the people inside saw Li Yuxuan wake up, they all gathered around. Li Xinyun, afraid that she would hurt herself again, pressed down on her hands. Prince Xin pushed Li Xinyun aside, sat down where she had been sitting, and said in a deep voice, "Yuxuan, how are you?"

Li Yuxuan had held back for so long, forced herself to endure it, and upon hearing these words, tears involuntarily streamed down her face: "I'm going to die." She really was going to die; her whole body swelled up as if it were about to be torn apart.

They say as long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood, but how could she bear to face the two of them like this? She'd rather be dead.

Before her stood two men: one a talented man with whom she shared a mutual appreciation, and it would be a lie to say she felt nothing for him; the other a sworn brother, with whom she had shared life-and-death experiences. Judging from his eyes, she knew he harbored feelings for her, though she didn't know if those feelings were for a person or for a woman. If she had to choose… she looked at Xu Qingzhi. This simpleton was as pure as a mountain stream, and he was filled with ambition to save the world. How could she bear to hurt him? Knowing his character, if he knew their paths had crossed, he would never give up, and he would stay by her side no matter the hardship. How could she bear to let him abandon his dreams and pursuits, and wander the world with her? She shook her head. She couldn't drag Xu Qingzhi into this. She didn't want to see him sad, she didn't want him to resent her later. She wanted him to be happy.

She reached out and touched Xu Qingzhi's face. Xu Qingzhi stroked her hand. From their conversation, he already knew why Li Yuxuan was acting this way. At this moment, he was also torn between his own thoughts and his mind was in complete turmoil. The usually wise and resourceful man had his mind a complete blank, unable to come up with any ideas.

Should we go out and find a woman to temporarily save our lives first?

Li Yuxuan's voice was as gentle and charming as a lover's whisper: "Brother Xu, you must be happy."

Xu Qingzhi didn't know why she suddenly said that, and his heart ached for no reason. He nodded hurriedly, "Third brother, you'll be alright. There are so many people here, we will definitely find a way."

Li Yuxuan gently smoothed Xu Qingzhi's tightly furrowed brows. She understood that there is a kind of love called selflessness. Although she dared not love, it didn't mean she didn't love. "Brother Xu, I love you, so I will let you go." "Brother, you must be happy even without me." Does everyone only truly understand their own heart when faced with life and death? And what good would understanding do? Given their identities, it was destined that ignorance was better than understanding.

I understand, you're confused, and this is the best outcome.

The moment she touched the man's body, a tearing, agonizing pain shot through her. She couldn't help but groan, a sorrowful smile on her face, as she looked pleadingly at Prince Xin. This man must have already seen through her gender, right?

Prince Xin understood her meaning and glanced at Xu Qingzhi: "I will not take advantage of others' misfortunes. Even a villain should win with integrity."

Li Yuxuan closed her eyes. The pain in her heart and body made her suddenly feel that dying like this was a clean break, since she had been given a second chance at life anyway. Dying might as well be a form of charity; at least Xu Qingzhi would no longer be bothering her.

Tears streamed down my face.

Xiao Feng, who had been silent until now, spoke up in a deep voice: "Life and death are at stake, what are you all dawdling about? A true man knows what to do and what not to do. Hurry up and find a girl outside to give Brother Li the antidote! Once the time has passed, it will be too late to find a solution. Also, Miss Li, since you gave Brother Li such a drug, why aren't you with him? Didn't you want to marry her? Brother Zhao, let's all go out and leave Miss Li here!"

Li Xinyun blushed with embarrassment and looked up at the roof: "If I could solve this, what would I need you for?"

Li Yuxuan felt the masculine scent around her growing stronger. She greedily inhaled the scent, her body arching involuntarily, her legs instinctively reaching towards him. She gripped the sheets tightly with her hands, but couldn't resist the swelling of her body. A moan still escaped from her tightly pursed lips, sounding so enchanting and seductive to her own ears.

Kill me!

She felt a sudden emptiness in her body, and then someone embraced her. She hugged the body back, and the familiar scent told her it was Prince Xin. He had finally made his move.

She gave up her resolve.

After being held lightly and gracefully in his arms for a while, she was pulled away and placed on a solid surface. She clung to his waist, refusing to let go, and her legs wrapped around his body as well... (The following few hundred words have been censored... Please use your imagination. I apologize to everyone; this will be added as an extra chapter when the story is finished and released to the public.)

Suddenly, I felt a weight lift off my body, and I vaguely heard an angry roar. The person I was tightly embracing was gone, and the pressure on me vanished. No!

She sat up straight, trying to recapture that passionate, unrestrained body, but then the figures of three or four men appeared before her. Before she could see who they were, a numbness ran through her ribs, and she knew nothing more.

When she woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day. Only Li Xinyun was in the room. Seeing her awake, he wore an inscrutable expression—a mischievous grin mixed with suppressed laughter, though she wasn't entirely sure. She vaguely remembered being drugged, but after that, she had no recollection of anything. Had she been sexually assaulted by one of them? She vaguely remembered Prince Xin—

She looked at her clothes; they were neatly dressed.

Seeing her actions, Li Xinyun still clutched her stomach and burst into laughter: "Stop looking, they've already seen everything."

Although she had no recollection of it, Li Xinyun had taken her back to the inn, so this outcome was expected. Anyway, she was still alive, and no matter how embarrassing the situation, nothing was better than being alive and getting out of bed. Her stomach rumbled; she was truly hungry this time. She threw back the covers, ready to get out of bed. "Who did you see?"

Her composure left Li Xinyun somewhat bewildered, thinking she was so shocked she was confused. He carefully went up to support her, saying, "They, they are Prince Xin, Xu Qingzhi, Xiao Feng, and that monk named Xuzhu."

"To what extent have you seen it?"

"...I saw everything."

"Be more specific?"

"Huh?" Li Xinyun looked at her in surprise: "You don't remember at all?"

Li Yuxuan rubbed his temples. His memory was limited to when she was put on the carriage. He probably forgot everything after that because of the drug's effects: "I really don't remember."

Li Xinyun helped her sit down at the table, hesitated for a moment, and then straightened her back and said, "It's fine to tell you, but you mustn't be sad. You mustn't be angry with me."

"I'm not sad. I'm not angry with you either, after all, it was my fault for lying to you."

"That was you... you said some strange things to Xu Qingzhi first, then were taken away by Prince Xin. After that, we found some strange people leaving the inn. Brother Xiao was afraid those people would harm you, so we followed them... Then we found out they really did intend to harm Prince Xin, so we rushed into your and Prince Xin's room, and then... we found you lying on the bed covered with a blanket, without any clothes on." He glanced at Li Yuxuan's clothes: "I dressed you in these clothes."

"That's it?" She was eaten by Prince Xin? Thank goodness, that playboy probably won't fall too deeply in love.

"When we went in, there were three people besieging Prince Xin. He was in a terrible state. He was ambushed and slapped on the back. Brother Xiao said that it was when he pressed your pressure points at the last moment and pulled the blanket up for you that he was slapped..."

The whole thing was so dramatic. Poor Prince Xin, hopefully he wasn't crippled from martial arts afterward? Li Yuxuan gave a helpless bitter smile: "That's the whole story?"

"no!"

"And what else???" Oh my god, what else?

"And then there's the medicine in your body, it was...it was that Xu Zhu who gave you the antidote..."

...

Her heart stopped beating completely. Why Xu Zhu? Did Prince Xin fail to eat her? She's so tragic, eaten by a random passerby. By the way, "Who is Xu Zhu?"

"It's the man who was with Brother Xiao last night."

He was just a stranger I'd never met before.

Seeing Li Yuxuan's miserable expression, Li Xinyun chuckled heartlessly: "Don't get the wrong idea. He saved you with his internal energy, not... you know."

...She must be having an autonomic nervous system disorder right now, her vagus nerve is acting up. All this fright would cause even the strongest heart to suffer from ischemia. She was then startled by Li Xinyun's words: "Can this be believed?"

Li Xinyun simply sat down opposite her: "There was no other way at the time. They all knew you were a woman, and Prince Xin was injured. Luckily, he was thick-skinned enough that he didn't show any embarrassment even after they discovered the truth. He was just too embarrassed to do it with you again. In the end, Brother Xiao said to Xuzhu, 'Second brother, try using your Hundred Netherworld Divine Skill to absorb the medicine inside Lord Li's body into your body, and then we'll help you expel the medicine.' That's how we helped you counteract the medicine!"

Li Yuxuan could only manage a wry smile: "Princess, you've ruined me... How can I face anyone now? The whole world knows."

"Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. Oh, by the way, they said they wanted me to tell them you're awake. I'll go out for a bit—"

"No! Forget it, go ahead. You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. We'll meet again eventually. And bring me some food while you're at it."

Bar!"

Because of censorship, I'm temporarily posting some old content. I'll rewrite it later when I've thought it through. Sorry, dear. (He finds a rock and sits down: "My family says that a thousand years ago, the Snow Mountain Goddess came here from the distant heavens. This place used to be a forest. The mountains weren't this high, the snow wasn't this thick, and there wasn't this lake of clear water. This lake of clear water is the tears shed by the Snow Mountain Goddess. To protect this lake from pollution, she raised the mountains to their current height and turned this place into a snowfield.")

"The Snow Mountain Goddess's tears?" Zi Tong's heart clenched with pain, the intense agony causing her to bend over. The pain continued to spread throughout her body, as if it would shatter her into pieces.

Seeing her sudden pain, Shiva quickly went over, sat down beside her, and hugged her: "Uma, Zitong, how are you? Are you alright?"

Zitong shook her head: "I'm fine. Xuelihong, you can talk to me."

“My ancestor was herding sheep here when he witnessed this scene, seeing the heartbroken Snow Mountain Goddess. He also saw the sudden appearance of crimson lake water and the crimson tears in the Snow Mountain Goddess’s eyes. My ancestor was stunned and forgot to leave. Later, the Snow Mountain Goddess also saw him, and told him his true identity and asked him for a favor.”