Binding the Dragon for the Empress

Apart from whip marks, scalds, pinch marks, and hickey marks, someone used a knife to engrave the character '脔' on the position of Que Le's heart. , to achieve such an effect.

The wound has scabbed over, but it is enough to imagine what kind of pain he endured when he was going through this.

The most embarrassing thing was that the part of Que Le was severed, and the cut seemed to have been scalded with tongs. It was horrible... He is so young, but he will never be human again in the future.

Xuanlong used all the wound medicines given to him by the medical sage on Que Le, bandaged his wounds, and changed into clean clothes.

Que Le slept very restlessly, and kept muttering nonsense in her sleep, perhaps because of a small piece of her tongue missing, she couldn't hear the content clearly.

Xuanlong was worried about leaving him alone in the hall, and quietly guarded him beside the bed.

Ke Le slept for a whole day, and when he woke up, it was already dark, and his mind regained clarity, but he was no longer as arrogant and arrogant as before, his ice blue eyes were full of fear, he looked around, grasping Quilt asked Xuanlong in a low voice.

"Abo... where is this place?"

"Imperial Palace." Xuanlong felt like a stick in his throat.

Que Le propped up her body, rested her head gently on Xuanlong's legs, grasped his clothes with both hands, tears welled up from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "Even you don't want me anymore..."

Xuan Long's heart tightened, he knew that Que Le was talking about the fact that he left without saying goodbye that day.

At that time, he felt that Yan Yuan was in danger and the situation was urgent, so he left without telling Que Le. Later, he took Yan Yuan back to the Dragon Clan to seek medical treatment.He also didn't want Que Le to know that he was going to die, so he thought that it would be good to just leave.

Que Le is talented and intelligent, and is extremely talented in cultivating the Tao. If he walks the right way, he may be able to ascend to immortality in less than ten thousand years. Without worries, he should have no other distractions.

He didn't expect that the cheerful little fox would look like this when he met again after only two months of absence.

Xuanlong felt so uncomfortable that even the words were stuck in his throat and it was difficult to say them. No matter what they said, they were like excuses.

"No."

"I thought...you can live a good life alone, you don't need me..."

Que Le knew that in Xuanlong's heart, he was no match for that human race, so he didn't make a fuss, but lay on Xuanlong's lap and cried softly.

Xuanlong is not used to comforting others, so he put his palm on his trembling back helplessly: "Jue Le...I'm sorry."

"It was my fault."

Quer Le cried for a long time, as if she wanted to vent all the pain she had experienced.After crying, he changed back to his silent appearance just now, hugged Xuanlong's waist, and said softly.

"You didn't apologize to me... We met by chance."

"...I want to rely on you."

Xuan Long patted his head, but did not speak.

Que Le raised her head to look at him, her bloodshot eyes filled with caution: "A Bo... Will I still like you in the future?..."

"...What?" Xuanlong was slightly stunned.

There was a strong nasal voice in Quer Le's voice: "I like you."

"I never regarded you as an older brother... because I like you, the same as that human race treats you."

Xuan Long was completely stunned, he didn't expect the other party to have such thoughts about him: "Qi Le..."

Regardless of whether he could respond, and even if he could, his life expectancy was less than three years, and there was an unborn child in his womb, which was inappropriate no matter how you looked at it.

"It doesn't matter if you don't like me, and it doesn't matter if you treat me as a younger brother." Que Lesheng spoke first as if he was afraid that he would say no, with a smile on his pale face.

"I know... I am no longer qualified to like you now."

"I can't even protect you..."

Xuanlong raised his hand, wiped away the tears on Que Le's face with his thumb, and said in a warm voice.

"You have treated me well."

"I have always regarded you as a younger brother."

Be a loved one.

Que Le propped himself up not too quickly, put his hands on the slightly protruding abdomen under Xuanlong's robe, and forced a smile: "The little thing is already this big, have you got a name?"

"No." Knowing that he was changing the subject, Xuan Long tacitly stopped mentioning it.

Que Le raised his eyes: "Did you tell that person?"

Xuanlong shook his head and said softly: "Never."

Que Le likes Xuanlong, and naturally loves the child in Xuanlong's womb, even though this child has nothing to do with him:

"Then I'll give the baby a nickname, and the big name is up to you, okay?"

Seeing him so happy, Xuan Long nodded: "Okay."

Que Le's condition was very bad, he was injured too badly, every word he spoke was consuming what little energy he had left, and after waking up for so long, he couldn't hold on anymore.

He was lying on Xuanlong's lap, with tears in his eyes and sporadic smiles on his lips.

"Then call it... Shui Shui, okay?..."

"Because we met on a rainy day... I was very happy when I saw you that day."

"I thought to myself...how can there be a dragon following me, is it fascinated by me..."

When Xuan Long spoke again, his voice became hoarse.

"it is good."

"Just call it Shuishui. Listen to you."

Que Le hugged Xuanlong, closed her eyes contentedly, tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, and murmured.

"If he can treat you well, I will feel relieved."

"But he clearly treats you badly...why do you insist on being with him?"

"...That day? Didn't you say it all... You will leave the Millennium Ancient Pool with me, and stay far away from him, so that he will not bully you again."

"Why did I only walk for a while, and you regretted it..."

Xuanlong finally couldn't tell him the real reason: "...I'm sorry."

Now that Que Le has completely lost his powers, he can't detect that his inner alchemy is gone, and Xuanlong is also able to feel Quere Le's condition because he has taken the Lingxuan Pill.

"Then, are you really going to be with him from now on?..." With the last of her strength, Que Le opened her dim blue eyes and looked at the man enveloped in the candlelight.

"Ah."

The rain outside the window did not stop, and the raindrops rolled down from the eaves in clusters. Xuanlong's expression was not very clear in the dim yellow light in the hall.He has always been so taciturn.

Que Le: "...he has a queen."

Xuanlong pursed his lips: "I know."

"In the Yaozu, three wives and four concubines are not allowed... When we fall in love with a soul, it will be a lifetime." Que Le's voice became softer and softer. He knew that Xuanlong was innocent and easy to be deceived, so he insisted on the last point. The strength must also be finished.

After a long time, the hall was quiet again, and Que Le was fast asleep. Xuan Long looked at his pale face and said softly.

"The dragon clan is also true."

It's just that now he can't help himself and must stay by that person's side.

Sitting on the side of the bed for a while, Xuanlong got up and left Qiankun Palace silently.

Before the effects of the Lingxuan Pill faded, he had to complete the task Yan Yuan had given him.

It was originally planned to ambush outside the city, but since it was missed, the best way is to wait outside the Hall of Preserving Harmony, and after the birthday banquet is over, sneak into the crowd and take advantage of the chaos.

Xuanlong was not familiar with the routes in the palace, so he found the Hall of Preserving Harmony following Yan Yuan's breath.

At this time, the door of the palace was wide open, and Yan Yuan was sitting on the dragon chair, chatting and laughing happily with the courtiers below.

Yan Yuan was dressed in a black dragon robe, with a beaded imperial crown on her head, making her beautiful face as unattainable as a god in the sky. Xuanlong stood incognito outside the door, looking slightly absent-minded.

Ning Zhiyu was sitting beside Yan Yuan.Ning Zhiyu was wearing a phoenix robe, the bright red color on him didn't look tacky at all, on the contrary it was a bit stunning, quite different from his usual elegant appearance in white robes.

Those two sitting together really matched each other.

Xuan Long withdrew his gaze, and subconsciously stopped looking at them, and walked quietly into the hall, looking for Yan Fuheng's figure.

Yesterday Yan Yuan showed him the portrait of Yan Fuheng, if he saw him in the daytime, he would be able to recognize him easily, the sky is dark now, although there are night pearls in the hall, the lights are brightly lit, but when you leave the hall gate He couldn't see clearly, he had to confirm the other party's identity in advance.

The Palace of Preserving Harmony is a place dedicated to holding banquets in the palace. It can accommodate thousands of people. At this time, there are two rows of long table banquets from the beginning to the end, let alone hundreds of people. It's not that easy.

Xuanlong walked from the door to the bottom of the dragon chair, looked from left to right, but failed to find the target.

Instead, she was attracted by Yan Yuan's soft words to Ning Zhiyu.

Although emperors and empresses have always sat in one place, the tables are separated from the left and right, with some distance between them.Yan Yuan and Ning Zhiyu sat at the same table, as if they were reluctant to part for a moment.

Yan Yuan put a crystal shrimp into the Ningzhi jade bowl, with a soft expression on her face.

"Tired?"

"If you are tired, go back and rest first, I will find you later."

Sure enough, Ning Zhiyu's face was not very good-looking, but he was in good spirits. The corner of his mouth was smiling, and Yan Yuan's head was almost touching: "Today is your birthday. As a queen, it is unreasonable for me to step back halfway."

"What does it matter?" Yan Yuan's eyes were full of distress, and she shook Ning Zhiyu's hand on the table in front of everyone.

"You have been very ill these past few days, and you insisted on attending my birthday banquet. It's really hard for you."

"No problem, I want to be with you." Ning Zhiyu said softly.

Xuanlong looked away helplessly, clenched the hand hanging by his side slightly, and suddenly wanted to leave this place in his heart.He thought that he could really not care about anything, but in fact, he had never been so broad-minded.

The two men were lying on their sides, when suddenly a eunuch outside the hall came in to announce that King Zhennan had arrived.

Immediately afterwards, a tall and straight man came in from outside the hall. He was wearing a black robe. He was clearly a general galloping on the battlefield, but his complexion was surprisingly fair. The one who climbed out was indescribably cold.

Looking carefully, there is a faint resemblance between his eyebrows and Yan Yuan's.

This is Yan Fuheng.

No wonder Xuanlong couldn't find him just now, it turns out he hasn't arrived yet.

After saluting, Yan Fuheng took his seat, and the first seat on the banquet table on the left under the dragon chair was vacant, which was Yan Fuheng's position.

Xuanlong remembered his appearance in his heart and left the palace gate.

The torrential rain poured down like a basin, and it was getting bigger and bigger, but it didn't affect the people in the palace to have fun. Xuanlong leaned outside the door with his sword in his arms, staring at the dark sky in a daze.

He couldn't help but think of the days when he and Yan Yuan first met in Gutan, when Yan Yuan treated him the best, saying that he would be a couple with him forever...to live forever.

It is always false.

Xuanlong tightened his arms tightly to the sword in his arms, and closed his eyes.