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Even though the celestial maiden was in a deep sleep, the presence of that gaze was so strong that she couldn't even sleep peacefully.

She opened her heavy eyelids. The entire hall was unlit, with only specks of moonlight filtering into the pitch-black room. She saw a dark figure at the head of the bed, its eyes fixed intently on her.

"what!"

This scene looks like something out of a horror movie.

Why does Xiao Chen seem a bit like a creepy, male ghost?

[To the person upstairs: You're not alone, I feel the same way.]

Xiao Chen is truly different now.

The celestial maiden shrank into a corner, her face contorted with bravado but her voice betraying her inner fear: "Who are you?"

"Cough cough."

"Your Majesty?" The celestial maiden recognized the voice, and her already tense heartstrings tightened even more.

Xiao Fengzi immediately went into the hall, lit the lamps, and then went out again.

Xiao Chen looked somewhat tired. "I noticed you weren't sleeping soundly, so I had them turn off the lights and leave. I didn't expect it to frighten you. How are you feeling?"

"Your Majesty, I am fine," the celestial maiden said, trying to remain calm, and asked with a hint of doubt, "Where is this?"

What do you think?

What came into view was a five-clawed golden dragon soaring on the curtain; what else was there to be confused about?

This is Xiao Chen's bedroom, his dragon bed.

The celestial maiden hurriedly rose from the bed, knelt down, and begged for forgiveness, saying, "Your Majesty, I have been disrespectful before Your Majesty. Please punish me."

"I don't blame you. Get up," Xiao Chen said, supporting her arm and preventing her from bowing.

The goddess's mind was in complete turmoil. Her usual self-control had vanished. Through her thin nightgown, she could feel the burning heat from Xiao Chen's palm, as hot as the blood that had just been spilled on her.

She shuddered involuntarily and shrank back slightly.

Xiao Chen's hands remained frozen in mid-air, neither retracting nor moving forward, his tone filled with disbelief, "You...afraid of me?"

"Your Majesty, I am merely in awe of Your Majesty," the Heavenly Maiden replied, genuinely still somewhat disoriented. She couldn't very well tell Xiao Chen that she was afraid, lest she add fuel to the fire.

The celestial maiden bowed and knelt, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your consideration. It is getting late, and I should return to Jade Mountain."

Xiao Chen withdrew his hand as if waking from a dream, looked down at the person on the ground, and had an inscrutable expression.

Just as the Heavenly Maiden thought Xiao Chen would fly into a rage, Xiao Chen spoke up, "I have heard that the Heavenly Maiden's clan is skilled in poetry, literature, and history. I wish to compile the deeds of the past Heavenly Emperors into a book to comfort the spirits of my ancestors in heaven."

Would the celestial maiden be willing?

Imperial Chronicles? So suddenly?

"Your subject obeys. I will begin preparations upon returning," the celestial maiden replied without a second thought, her head bowed.

Xiao Chen chuckled, "That's good. There aren't many records of the royal family in Yushan, but luckily there are some in my library. From today onwards, the Heavenly Maiden will stay in Qian'an Palace until the book 'Chronicles of the Xiao Clan Emperors' is completed."

[Household confinement?]

No, why? Why?

These two seemed to get along quite well before, so why has the dynamic suddenly changed like this?

[A domineering emperor forcing love? How melodramatic!]

Now, no one outside can stay unaware of their affair.

What's the difference between this and announcing it to the world?

The celestial maiden knelt in the main hall, the bricks beneath her exuding a chill, but none could compare to the coldness emanating from her.

Xiao Chen still made this choice.

What went wrong?

She guessed there was a 50% chance that Xiao Chen had fallen in love with her, but she didn't expect the probability to be quite high.

Without warning or foreshadowing, Xiao Chen launched his attack, as if all the rules and constraints of the past had vanished.

Or rather, he no longer cares.

What exactly happened that caused Xiao Chen to suddenly change?

As it turned out, Xiao Chen's abnormality was evident in various aspects, but it was particularly noticeable in Tian Nu.

When she handed a handkerchief to an injured eunuch, this sense of unease finally erupted.

"Guards!" Xiao Chen was still holding a freshly picked plum blossom in his hand, which he had now crushed to pieces. "This eunuch has broken the rules. Drag him out and give him eighty strokes of the cane."

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"Wait!" The celestial maiden rushed forward, pleading for him, "What crime has this little eunuch committed to anger His Majesty so much?"

"Are you speaking up for him?"

Xiao Chen's handsome features were now filled with ferocity, as if he could kill the little eunuch on the spot if the celestial maiden dared to nod.

The celestial maiden avoided the topic, saying, "I only saw that he was injured and wanted him to bandage his wounds. I did not overstep any bounds. Please understand, Your Majesty."

"See the truth," Xiao Chen found it laughable, "You're so kind to everyone, why do you avoid me like the plague?"

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I was not hiding from Your Majesty," the Heavenly Maiden knelt down to plead guilty. "Perhaps I am not suited to stay in the palace. Perhaps Your Majesty would allow me to return to Jade Mountain, where I can still complete the Imperial Chronicles."

"You're trying to run away again," Xiao Chen clenched his fist, then relaxed it a second later. "Dream on!"

Before the celestial maiden could react, she was lifted up and carried on his shoulder.

None of the eunuchs and palace maids behind them dared to utter a sound.

"Your Majesty, put me down!"

Even the most well-mannered celestial maiden lost her composure. "Xiao Chen, put me down! What's wrong with you?"

"I'm going crazy? You're the one driving me crazy?!"

Suppressing his pent-up rage, Xiao Chen threw the man onto the dragon bed.

Despite the cushioning, she still got a solid hit, making the celestial maiden dizzy.

She had just gotten up and tried to back away when Xiao Chen grabbed her ankle and dragged her back.

"Don't you know what I'm thinking?" Xiao Chen stared at her intently, his eyes overflowing with affection.

The celestial maiden was terrified and turned her head away from his gaze, saying, "Xiao Chen, you are the emperor. The emperor and celestial maiden of the Heavenly Palace depend on each other, but they can never be together."

"You said it yourself, I am the emperor, there is nothing I cannot do," Xiao Chen knelt on the edge of the bed and slowly moved inward.

This time, the Heavenly Maiden was truly afraid of this guy. She softened her tone and said, "Xiao Chen, calm down. Let's talk this out. You need to know that once you do this, there's no going back."

We will all be laughed at by the world, and future historians will look down on us with such disdain. Do you understand?

"It's just a record. I'll have it document your great achievements, and there won't be a single insult. I'll protect you from the wind and rain, and no one will dare to utter a single word."

【Oh no, the screen is black.】

[Big brother, Emperor brother, are you serious?]

I thought you were just trying to scare the celestial maiden, but it turns out you're a man of action.

Should we call the police for the celestial maiden?

Using 21st-century police to arrest an emperor from over a thousand years ago? That's a case that's never been solved before.

[I don't know where to start, I'm at a loss.]

[Could it be that Xiao Chen was poisoned to death by the later celestial maiden? If things continue this way...]

[It's possible! A love story amidst the sea and the sky—how exciting!]

The celestial maiden was kept in the palace forever.

Even more critically, Xiao Chen proposed to his ministers that he should marry the Heavenly Maiden as his empress. This caused an uproar in the court and among the people, and voices of opposition were heard everywhere, but Xiao Chen violently suppressed them all.

After hearing Nan Sheng's words, the Heavenly Maiden closed her eyes.

They could almost hear the curses of the world against them: a vixen who brought ruin to the country, a foolish and tyrannical ruler. Xiao Chen's former diligence, love for the people, benevolence, and compassion were like the eastward flowing water, never to return.

The celestial maiden took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and asked, "Did I tell you to guard my residence and prevent any outsiders from entering?"

"Rest assured, sir, no one went in, not even the junior elder," Nan Sheng said, puzzled. "Sir, is there some secret about Nanyuan?"