He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Before the ink could even touch his skin, Xu Yi was interrupted.

"Are you planning to draw on my face with that broken pen?"

Su Qingluan kept her eyes closed and spoke slowly.

When Xu Yi realized he had been discovered, he did not back down, but instead jabbed her face even harder.

Without even opening her eyes, Su Qingluan lightly raised her wrist and grabbed Xu Yi's hand.

It's over... so close...

Su Qingluan snatched the calligraphy brush from Xu Yi's hand and tossed it onto the table, her tone tinged with helplessness and exhaustion.

"Can't you just behave yourself? I have a headache today."

After saying that, Su Qingluan pulled Xu Yi close, trapping him firmly in her warm embrace.

Xu Yi was held tightly in her arms, his chest pressed against her graceful figure, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Hey, wait, why are you hugging me so tightly if you have a headache..."

Su Qingluan completely ignored him, and Xu Yi couldn't even elbow her to wake her up.

The woman is hugging me too tightly.

After several failed attempts to break free, Xu Yi had no choice but to hang his head and reluctantly let her hug him.

Before he could even settle down for a moment, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his shoulder, causing Xu Yi to gasp.

"hiss!"

"Just go to sleep, why are you biting me! You did it on purpose, didn't you? Let go!"

Su Qingluan acted as if she hadn't heard, not only refusing to back down but also gently grinding her teeth.

......

Half an hour later, Su Qingluan slowly opened her eyes, yawned first, and then loosened her arms that were tightly holding Xu Yi.

Xu Yi hurriedly moved to the side, picked up the handkerchief on the table, and vigorously wiped the bite marks on his neck.

Seeing his avoidance, Su Qingluan raised a slight brow with her narrow phoenix eyes and asked...

"Do you really despise me that much?"

She looked at the clear teeth marks on his neck, a barely perceptible smile flashing in her eyes.

Xu Yi stopped what he was doing, raised his hand to cover his neck, and said loudly.

"Can I bite you for half an hour? You've almost bitten off a chunk of flesh!"

Su Qingluan leaned languidly against the soft couch, her jade-like fingers lightly tracing the corner of her lips, and casually said...

"If you want, it's not impossible."

Her tone was calm, as if she would readily accept any attack from Xu Yi. Her fearless demeanor infuriated Xu Yi.

Xu Yi immediately curled his lip and turned his face away with a look of disgust.

"Forget it, I don't want it."

Seeing his frustrated and helpless expression, Su Qingluan smiled, her phoenix eyes curving into a beautiful arc.

"You dislike me, yet you still stick to me every day?"

Xu Yi was so angry he could hardly speak.

"Didn't you force me? Who knocked me unconscious and arrested me?"

From the very beginning, he had no choice; it was all orchestrated by this woman. Now, ironically, it's become something he did willingly.

Su Qingluan ignored his response and continued talking to herself.

"Anyway, it was your own choice."

Xu Yi was speechless after being shut down by her unreasonable words, and he silently raised his hand to touch his face.

The moment his fingertips touched his face, his hands were covered in black, sticky ink. He looked down and saw that his palms were covered in shiny black ink.

Xu Yi held up his dark, grimy hand, looking completely bewildered, and asked...

"What happened? How did ink get on my face? Where did it come from?"

Su Qingluan smiled, her eyes crinkling, at his bewildered expression.

"Do you know why I was smiling the whole time I was talking to you?"

As she spoke, she slowly took out a delicate and exquisite diamond-shaped mirror from her ring and gently handed it to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi hurriedly took the bronze mirror, looked down, and felt as if the sky had fallen.

The reflection in the bronze mirror showed several crooked black characters written on its face:

Su Qingluan's exclusive: stupid, foolish.

Xu Yi stared at the words in the mirror, his anger rising to his head. He slammed the mirror on the table and roared, his eyes red.

"I'll fucking fight you to the death!"

After roaring, Xu Yi charged towards Su Qingluan.

Su Qingluan easily avoided his collision by slightly shifting her body to the side.

Xu Yi missed his target and nearly fell over due to loss of balance.

Before he could regain his balance, he heard a light pat behind him; it was Su Qingluan who reached out and patted his bottom.

Xu Yi gritted his teeth, turned around abruptly, and pounced on Su Qingluan again.

This time he gave it his all, his movements were quick and urgent, and Su Qingluan seemed to be slightly taken aback, failing to dodge in time.

Xu Yi pounced on him, and the two of them fell down onto the soft seats together.

He pressed down on Su Qingluan, a surge of joy in his heart, and raised his hand to slap her shapely buttocks hard.

The crisp sound of a slap echoed in the carriage, and Xu Yi felt all the pent-up frustration in his heart vanish.

Su Qingluan wasn't angry; she just gave a soft "hmm" and then silently stared at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi felt inexplicably flustered and uncomfortable under her gaze.

He instinctively tried to get off her, but as soon as he moved, Su Qingluan firmly gripped his wrist, even more tightly than before.

Su Qingluan stared at Xu Yi and squeezed his hand.

"You think you can just run away after you've hit someone?"

Xu Yi was firmly held by her, and seeing that he couldn't get out of the way, he retorted in a fit of desperation.

"So what do you want? Do you want me to hit you again?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan chuckled in exasperation, nodded slightly, and spoke with a hint of indulgence and teasing.

"Well, if you want, you can..."

Her calm demeanor stunned Xu Yi, who was momentarily at a loss for words and struggled to his feet.

He stepped aside, pointed at Su Qingluan, and cursed her angrily.

"Crazy woman!"

Su Qingluan slowly sat up, straightened her slightly disheveled robes, and uttered two words.

"Coward."

After tidying up, she raised her hand and waved her sleeve lightly, and the soundproofing array covering the carriage instantly dissipated.

Then he raised his hand and lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, asking Bai Lu outside.

"Where are we now?"

Bai Lu replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the carriage has reached the border. If we continue forward, we will soon enter the territory of the Cangming Empire."

Su Qingluan nodded slightly, lowered the carriage curtain, and sat back down on the soft couch, her gaze falling on Xu Yi.

"It's been almost a day, why hasn't your good wife come looking for you yet?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi's panic vanished instantly, and he casually replied...

"If they don't want to come, they don't have to come."

Xu Yi really hoped that Jiang Xuange wouldn't come looking for him for the time being.

He already owes her a lot, and he really doesn't want Jiang Xuange to get hurt because of him.

Once he is completely free from Su Qingluan's control and regains his freedom, he will definitely make it up to her.

Su Qingluan saw through his thoughts, and a hint of jealousy flashed through her heart, but she still smiled calmly.

Ultimately, it's because she doesn't love you enough.

She leaned slightly closer to him, her tone tinged with a self-satisfied smugness.

"Look at me, no matter when or where, I will never leave you."