readsfreenovel Chapter 130
Chapter 130
Nalan Jingwen stayed with Rong Hengyu until he fell asleep, then got up and went out. As soon as he stepped out, he saw Jingchi standing outside the door.
The little fox suddenly appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto her shoulder, and affectionately rubbed its furry head against her face. Nalan Jingwen stretched out her fingertip and touched the red dot on its forehead. The little fox immediately squinted its eyes, seemingly enjoying it, and then stuck out its pink tongue to lick her finger.
Nalan Jingwen smiled slightly and instructed Hongyun and Qinghui, "Send someone to inform me that the King's consort has woken up."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
She then glanced at Jingchi, who was expressionless but kept glancing at her out of the corner of her eye, before stepping out of the courtyard. Jingchi followed closely behind her.
The two walked on, one in front of the other, without saying a word.
Nalan Jingwen suddenly stopped and turned around to look back.
"Do you have anything to say?"
Jingchi looked at her, his crystal-blue eyes now filled with unspoken thoughts.
The two stared at each other in silence for a long while before he finally spoke.
“That day… I smelled the scent of blue floss grass on Your Highness.”
Nalan Jingwen frowned, recalling the events of that day.
She could have put up a stronger fight a little longer, but she inexplicably lost all her profound energy. With just one palm strike, she was powerless to fight back. This shouldn't have happened.
She lost all her Xuan power after smelling an unfamiliar fragrance. At first, she thought it was Xue Qingheng's own power or the fragrance on his body. Now it seems that it was because of the Blue Floss Grass?
But Jingchi clearly stated that the Blue Floss Grass was only effective on his own people.
Are you sure it's blue fluff grass?
Mirror Pool gazed at her with a serious expression.
"I will not admit my mistake."
"Is there no plant in the world that smells like blue fluff?"
Jingchi shook his head, his tone firm, "Although the scent from that day was faint and almost gone, my internal energy was still slightly affected, so I would never mistake it."
Nalan Jingwen remained silent. If the Blue Floss Grass only worked on his people, why was she also affected?
"Will your people be born into this world and marry other people?"
Jingchi looked at her, knowing what she was thinking, but still slowly shook his head.
"No, my people care about bloodlines and will not allow their noble blood to be tainted."
Nalan Jingwen frowned even more deeply. "What if?"
"Nothing unexpected."
He said it with absolute certainty.
“Master…Although the clan leader doesn’t concern himself with these mundane matters, the elders will not allow it. Moreover, if we were to have intercourse with an ordinary person, that person would not be able to withstand our power and would explode and die.”
No wonder he spoke so definitively. If having sex with an ordinary person would cause him to explode and die, then he would absolutely not have a child with an ordinary person.
Something flashed through her mind. She looked up at him, her eyes dangerous. "Back then, you always offered yourself to me, trying every means to get into bed with me. Was it all to test me?!"
Jingchi was taken aback, then lowered his eyes, concealing all his emotions, and remained silent.
His attitude says it all.
Looking at his taciturn appearance, Nalan Jingwen suddenly burst into laughter in anger.
"Have you ever considered that if I weren't the person you're looking for, if I had actually slept with you, wouldn't I have already exploded and died at that moment?!"
The body would probably be cold by then; how long had she been in this world?
Are we really going to gamble her life on a possibility? But what if we gamble wrong?
Jingchi heard her angry laughter and felt a sudden pang in his heart. He hurriedly looked up and took two steps forward, reaching out to grab her, but he was suspended in mid-air and eventually let go.
"no……"
"Please let me explain..."
Nalan Jingwen looked at his limp, hanging hand and said nothing.
"I had no intention of harming you. I would never gamble with the life of an innocent person."
"Then why did you go to such lengths to get into my bed? If not, how can you be sure I'm the one you're looking for?"
He gazed at her, his brow furrowed slightly, and for some reason, his fingertips trembled a little.
"I only wanted to see if there was a totem on your back..."
"What totem?"
Jingchi pursed his lips and remained silent, showing no intention of answering.
Nalan Jingwen took a deep breath. "You saw it last time too. There's nothing behind me. I'm not the person you're looking for."
Jingchi looked at her, his eyes filled with unreadable emotions—a mixture of doubt, worry, and sadness.
But why am I sad? Is it because I'm not the person he's looking for?
"So, you approached me not so that I could protect you, but to confirm whether I was the person you were looking for?"
After a long silence, Jingchi finally nodded.
"……Yes."
Nalan Jingwen suddenly chuckled, "Now that you've made up your mind, shouldn't you leave?"
Jingchi's pupils trembled, his face showing a panicked and helpless expression, his lips slightly parted, and he shook his head.
"No... I won't leave... Please don't send me away..."
Nalan Jingwen stared at him intently, ignoring his pleas.
"You've been by my side for almost half a year now, haven't you? You should know what I hate the most."
She said, word by word, "I hate deception the most."
He reached out, his fingertips trembling, trying to grab her robe. She was so close, yet he couldn't grasp her no matter what he did.
Hearing that she wanted to send him away, his heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by two hands, and he kept experiencing sharp pains.
"Your subordinate will not leave..."
Nalan Jingwen looked at him coldly, unmoved by his pained expression.
Why don't you leave?
He shook his head, his eyes reddening.
"I didn't lie to you... I want to stay by your side..."
"Stay by my side instead of going to find the person you're looking for?"
He shook his head again, only saying, "This subordinate will not leave..."
He was exactly the same as before, relentlessly begging her to stay.
"I won't leave...I didn't lie to you...and I had no intention of harming you..."
Seeing his appearance, Nalan Jingwen finally turned and left.
"I do not wish to see you again."
Jingchi stood there, watching her departing figure, watching her get further and further away from him, resolute and without a trace of lingering affection, just like her—ruthless and cold-hearted.
But why? Knowing she was heartless, and having anticipated it, why did his heart ache so much?
She's clearly not the person I'm looking for, is she?
I approached her with a tentative attitude in the first place, and I should have left without hesitation after confirming it.
But why did he stay by her side for so long? When he heard that she wanted to send him away, it was like the sky had fallen, and the pain was unbearable, almost crushing him.
He didn't want to leave; he wanted to stay by her side.
As long as he stays by her side, even if she never turns around to look at him, even if he can only follow behind her and watch her back for the rest of his life, it is enough to just watch like this.
He can protect her for life, be her subordinate, and protect those she cherishes.