A weak and evil woman was exiled? The beastly husbands risked their lives to protect her

Chapter 652 Is the Dark Lord indulging me?

Yu Hanche leaned down, placing his hands on the table beside Jiang Xinli, at eye level with her.

Seeing the smile on his face, Jiang Xinli couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Yu Hanche's smile deepened, and his heart pounded so fast it felt like it was burning.

If this intimate position, where he held her captive in front of him, had happened a day earlier, she would have angrily pushed him away.

They might even kick him.

But now, she just looked at him quietly, her eyes clear, her tone not exactly gentle, but no longer cold.

He tried to move closer to her, his voice low and gentle: "I just said I was jealous, but you weren't angry."

Jiang Xinli frowned slightly, "Scorpion City Lord and the others are here, I have to consider the occasion."

"When the Dark Lord just told me 'stop fooling around,'" he lowered his voice, his warm breath brushing against her ear, "was he indulging me?"

"has a problem?"

He moved closer to her. "No."

Jiang Xinli leaned back, looking at him suspiciously, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Female—" Yu Hanche shouted halfway, then swallowed the word "master."

The little hedgehog is very docile now, and its fur hasn't bristled.

But if those two words were uttered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

His fingers, gripping the table, tightened slightly. "Hasn't Dark Lord noticed that we're becoming more and more in sync?"

From the moment they entered the palace until now, many things have become clear to each other with just a glance.

She let him hold her hand.

Even though it is related to the environment.

But this also proves that it was her subconscious trust and dependence on him.

Hearing his words, Jiang Xinli was startled.

She didn't know when it started, but this man was able to see right through her fear.

She could actually read his concern and comfort in his eyes.

This sudden, unspoken understanding made the tips of her ears feel slightly warm.

She concealed her heart palpitations and gave him a playful glare. "Timacy?"

"When the Scorpion City Lord introduced those nine orcs to me, I patted your hand to calm you down, not to tell you—"

Yu Hanche's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Didn't you ask me to do something?"

"I didn't mean for you to..." She hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly, "...kiss me."

Before she could finish speaking, the man grabbed the back of her head and pressed his thin lips against hers.

But before she could get angry, his lips quickly left hers.

He lowered his body and looked up at her, his red eyes gleaming with a triumphant and expectant light: "Dark Lord, have I been obedient?"

"what?"

"If you let me kiss you, then I will."

Jiang Xinli was speechless. "That was clearly a whole sentence!"

"Really?" He chuckled, a sly glint in his eyes. "Then I'm sorry, I must have misheard."

Normally, she would have called him shameless.

But she didn't.

Realizing this, his heart pounded like a drum.

“However, earlier in the main hall,” he said, his expression becoming more serious, and his probing more daring, “I meant it when I said I was jealous.”

He moved slightly closer, his voice low and gentle, "Those orcs look and have a completely different demeanor from the orcs in interstellar space. Will Dark Lord be tempted?"

Looking at his handsome face so close to hers, Jiang Xinli's mind flashed back to the faces of the nine stone beastmen, and she subconsciously said:

"They're not as good-looking as you."

Before she could finish speaking, she froze.

Although it's true.

But saying that just doesn't feel quite right.

These words, like a clear and sweet spring, flowed into Yu Hanche's heart and instantly permeated his entire body.

It made him feel lightheaded.

I almost lost weight and flew away.

Seeing his smile deepen and the corners of his lips curl higher, Jiang Xinli realized something was wrong.

"You went through all that trouble just to hear me say that?" "Yes." He took her hand, kissed the back of it, his deep red eyes sparkling. "Dark Lord, could you say that again?"

Jiang Xinli belatedly realized what was happening.

No wonder he looked so happy when he came in; he had misunderstood her meaning.
"Yu Hanche, be serious. This isn't the time to talk about these things." She tried to pull her hand away, but he gripped it tightly like a vise.

It is early morning now; the sacrificial ceremony will take place in the evening.

The time left for them is neither long nor short.

She said seriously, "I want to go out and see if I can find any clues."

She especially wanted to see the saxaul trees known as the "sacred trees".

She broke the ambiguous atmosphere, leaving the man with a wry smile.

However, he also knew that the sacrificial ceremony was like a sword hanging over their necks.

This is certainly not the time to dwell too much on personal feelings.

The purpose of the test has been achieved.

You need to be careful to strike a good balance.

Going too far will have the opposite effect.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he suppressed the urge to kiss her, gently flicking her nose with his finger. "Shall we go out now?"

Jiang Xinli glanced at the arm that was still wrapped around her side, "I want to go back to the house first."

"Okay." He released her arm, a smile playing on his lips, and watched her enter the room.

Jiang Xinli closed the door and went into the bathroom.

I took a towel, wet it with cold water, and wiped my face.

Looking at her slightly flushed cheeks in the mirror, she frowned slightly.

I feel really off today.

She could clearly sense that she was no longer as resistant to Yu Hanche as before.

I even have a vague feeling that having him by my side makes me feel inexplicably at ease.

Could it be because the two of them slept in each other's arms that the safe distance was broken, causing her heart to crumble?

Or perhaps it was the cold and dark atmosphere of the entire underground palace that made her instinctively dependent on him amidst her unfamiliarity and unease.

It must be like this.

I glanced down at the quantum computer, but there was still no photon signal.

Jiang Xinli's heart sank.

"Dark Lord, are you done?" A knock sounded on the door.

Jiang Xinli walked over and opened the door.

He raised his hand, his thumb gently resting on her furrowed brow. "Why are you frowning so much?"

Jiang Xinli didn't flinch. "It's nothing."

Yu Hanche seemed to have guessed something. His fingers slid down, and his broad palm rested on her shoulder. His gaze was firm as he said:
"Don't worry, I will make sure you get out of here safely."

Jiang Xinli looked at him, and for some reason, she felt a moment of panic.

She turned her head away from his gaze and whispered, "Don't you think there's something wrong with that Scorpion City Lord?"

Was everything that happened in the City of Sacred Beasts really as he described?

She doesn't believe it.

Moreover, that city lord was far too respectful and humble towards them.

“The problem is huge.” Yu Hanche helplessly withdrew his hand. “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have avoided answering the key questions.”

As for the history of the City of Sacred Beasts that he mentioned.

Similarly, it is impossible to distinguish between genuine and fake.

After all, history is written by the victors.

One person's words alone are not credible.

However, even if they tried to find out anything from the horned lizard beastmen to the guards along the way, they probably wouldn't get any information.

But we have to give it a try.

"We'll find out what secrets they're hiding tonight at the sacrificial ceremony," Yu Hanche said, then suddenly looked down at her.

Jiang Xinli was slightly taken aback. "What's wrong?"

He reached out and cupped her face in his hands, asking in a low voice.

"Dark Lord, are you afraid?"