Ling Shan blushed and shyly moved closer to Jun Wuyuan.
She thought to herself, "This tyrant dog couldn't have seen through me, could he?"
Those peach blossom eyes stared fixedly at the charming and innocent beauty in front of him, as if trying to see through her.
[Dumb goose... Will she still be in pain?]
Countless scenes flashed through his mind. Jun Wuyuan, who had achieved a great victory by the Luo River, was naturally filled with joy and pride. But somehow, after getting on the imperial carriage, the image of that blushing face that had rushed over without hesitation and was stained with blood flashed across his mind.
Ling Shan's long eyelashes fluttered, and she felt a little more at ease.
She raised her clear almond eyes, as clear as autumn water and glistening with moisture, and glanced at Jun Wuyuan, who was slightly in a daze.
Her delicate lips parted slightly, and her soft voice drifted into Jun Wuyuan's heart like a feather.
It tickled his heart gently, making it tingle with a strange sensation.
"Your Majesty..."
His heart skipped a beat, and the fingers casually resting on his knee trembled slightly.
[She is seducing me!]
He was sure of it. It must be seduction!
Otherwise, why would his heart be beating so abnormally?
Without thinking, Jun Wuyuan did something he never expected.
Ling Shan was also extremely surprised.
Jun Wuyuan actually reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her to sit beside him.
Jun Wuyuan: "!!!"
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?!
How could he...
[Why is the dumb goose's hand so soft?]
Jun Wuyuan thought absent - mindedly, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed against the smooth and soft skin.
Ling Shan: "...."
The previous blush was fake, but this time it was real.
That strange sensation seemed to crawl up her wrist and into her heart, making her feel inexplicably flustered for a moment.
"Why did you rush over without hesitation?"
Jun Wuyuan felt flustered in his heart. He kneaded her wrist as he asked the question that had been weighing on his mind.
Here it comes.
The matter that was crucial to her life had arrived.
Ling Shan instantly raised her guard. Her desire to act soared, taking over her entire being.
She effortlessly switched between shyness, admiration, and self - less devotion, the transition as smooth as silk.
Her clear almond eyes sparkled with a kind of trust that seemed to be full of affection, and she looked at him so tenderly.
"Your Majesty, the situation was extremely critical at that time. My mind went blank. I didn't think about anything. I just thought that I couldn't let Your Majesty get hurt..."
Her soft and gentle voice drifted into Jun Wuyuan's ears and landed on the rippling lake of his heart.
"Your Majesty is the kindest person to me since I can remember. I couldn't bear to see you get hurt... Even if... even if it meant sacrificing my life..."
As she spoke, her soft and shy voice grew softer and softer, almost inaudible.
[She would even give up her life for me. She does love me!]
Jun Wuyuan's eyes darkened, but the corner of his lips unconsciously curled up.
He knew it. There couldn't be any other possibility except that she was deeply in love with him!
Ling Shan: "...." Smiling.
That's right. Think like this.
It would prove that her acting skills in pouring out her feelings were perfect, wouldn't it?
It was a pity, though, that Jun Wuyuan didn't cry out of being touched.
If he had, Ling Shan would really have thought that her acting skills had reached the pinnacle and that she didn't need any more training.
"Dumb goose!"
Jun Wuyuan's lips were curled up, but he raised his hand and knocked on Ling Shan's forehead with a seemingly disdainful and cold gesture.
"Your Majesty..."
Ling Shan looked up at him with teary eyes, looking so pitiful that it easily broke through his cold and arrogant mask.
"Alright, I know. Don't act coquettishly with me."
[Don't think that I'll be so tempted to kiss you just because you're acting so charmingly. Absolutely impossible!]
Ling Shan: "...."
What?
Who was acting coquettishly with him?
And who wanted him to kiss her?
Jun Wuyuan looked at the little girl with a slightly listless look in her eyes. He pursed his lips and let out a sigh, as if he was helpless.
"Alright, alright. Your injury is important. I'll make an exception this one time and let you lean on me and take a nap. Just this once, though."
Ling Shan: "...."
Ling Shan silently rolled her eyes several times in her heart. But this self - contradictory tyrant pressed her into his arms.
Although Ling Shan was scolding him in her heart as a "tyrant dog" and an "old scoundrel", she didn't treat herself badly and found a comfortable position in his arms.
As if she didn't notice the tyrant's stiff body and the tips of his ears gradually turning red with heat, she closed her eyes contentedly. Like a soft kitten rubbing against someone it trusted, she fell asleep.
Acting was really tiring.
Asleep?
Just like that?
A look of confusion flashed across Jun Wuyuan's handsome face. His eyes stared at that fair and beautiful face for a long time.
A fluffy little head was resting on his chest. It felt so heavy as if it was pressing into his heart.
An unfamiliar feeling spread in his heart.
Unconsciously, his fingers landed on her soft cheek. A tingling sensation like an electric shock quickly spread, and his heart skipped a beat.
Damn it, why was it so soft?
It was so soft that Jun Wuyuan didn't want to take his hand back for a moment. Moreover, a strange sense of tyranny welled up in his heart.
He wanted to use force.
To leave a bold mark on that fair little face.
To watch her whimper and cry, and to see that white face stained with bright red.
That picture must be extremely beautiful.
Jun Wuyuan's eyes darkened, and his fingers unconsciously added a bit more strength.
The overly delicate and snow - white cheek immediately left a few red marks, like gorgeous plum blossoms blooming in the snow.
Snap!
Just as the corner of Jun Wuyuan's lips was about to curl up, the next moment, he was slapped hard by a small hand.
"Annoying."
A soft murmur sounded. Jun Wuyuan looked at his fingers and then at the audacious dumb goose.
A voice that was like a kitten acting coquettishly or seducing someone came out of her rosy lips, and a small bit of red showed between her pure white teeth.
Jun Wuyuan casually glanced at it. His Adam's apple rolled, and after a moment's pause.
Suddenly, he turned his head to look at the blue sky and white clouds outside the imperial carriage.
The weather during the Dragon Boat Festival was really hot, making people feel irritable.
Jun Wuyuan began to reflect on himself. Was he, as an emperor, too easy - going and kind?
Wasn't it just that the dumb goose had saved his life out of admiration without hesitation?
What was so special about that?
He was the emperor!
There were countless people willing to offer their loyalty and even their lives for him.
Wasn't that right?
"Your Majesty..." Tyrant dog.
In her dream, Ling Shan seemed to sense something was wrong. She murmured softly as if she was greedy for the softness.
Jun Wuyuan's self - reflective mood immediately flew away. His eyes fell on the little girl who was rubbing against his chest.
Forget it.
She was just a little maid who admired him.
He could afford to support her.