Chapter 1285: Secrets

In the room where the lamplight flickered, Li Luo stared with eyes shaking like an earthquake at Jiang Jiang Qinge, who stood by the bed emitting a faint, fragrant aura; his throat rolled frantically, and facing such a scene, even his self-control felt his heart pounding wildly.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, are you really doing this?" Finally, Li Luo couldn't help but blurt out a mood-killing remark.

"Not satisfied with this reward? Then forget it." Jiang Jiang Qinge made a move to turn and leave.

Li Luo quickly reached out, directly grabbing Jiang Jiang Qinge's tender, ice-cold jade hand, and said, "It's just that happiness came too suddenly, catching me off guard!"

His fingers playfully hooked into Jiang Jiang Qinge's palm, the heat flowing in his eyes like flames, a heat so intense it made the latter's skin feel as if it were being burned.

"Don't get the wrong idea." On Jiang Jiang Qinge's porcelain-white cheeks, the blush grew even more intense; she hurriedly said, "We're just sleeping together for one night; you, you must not do anything else."

"Ah?"

Li Luo immediately made a mournful face and said, "Is this a reward or a punishment?"

Sharing a bed all night, yet not allowing him to do anything—wasn't she a little fairy here to test his character?

Jiang Jiang Qinge's face turned slightly red, and she also felt a bit embarrassed; she had only come up with this reward method because Li Luo had pushed her to the brink, but if something were to happen with Li Luo right now, it felt inexplicably too hasty.

In this situation, even Jiang Jiang Qinge, who usually acted with composure and calmness, felt somewhat conflicted.

Seeing her look like this, Li Luo couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing, after all, such an expression appearing on Jiang Jiang Qinge was truly too rare.

He thought for a moment and didn't press further, lest he truly make Jiang Jiang Qinge feel ashamed and angry, causing the welfare within his grasp to fly away; after all, the road must be walked step by step, and Jiang Jiang Qinge's reward today was already an extremely bold beginning.

Moreover, with this groundwork laid, wouldn't the next reward inevitably advance a step further?

So Li Luo feigned disappointment and sighed, saying, "Fine, since I care about Sister Jiang Qinge, tonight we'll just share a bed and chat, pouring out our hearts."

Jiang Jiang Qinge quietly breathed a sigh of relief; she didn't know if Li Luo truly continued to pester her, whether she would soften her stance and give in, after all, the two had an engagement, and if that step were truly taken, it would be legitimate.

However, deep in her heart, she ultimately wanted to wait for Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan to return safely, and then, when the two turned their engagement into a real wedding, she would truly give herself to Li Luo without reservation.

"But I have a condition too." Li Luo suddenly said.

"Speak." Jiang Jiang Qinge blinked her eyelashes lightly.

"Tonight I'm the boss, and you have to listen to me." Li Luo said with a mischievous grin.

Seeing that wicked smile of his, Jiang Jiang Qinge hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Li Luo immediately stood up, reaching out to wrap his arm around Jiang Jiang Qinge's waist; his palm first touched the thin, gauze-like nightgown, pressing down lightly, and it actually sank down a large section before he embraced that slender small waist.

Jiang Jiang Qinge didn't dodge; she just fixed her golden bright eyes on Li Luo, and at such close range, she could even feel Li Luo's still-hot breath roughly pattering against her tender cheeks.

Li Luo smiled and extended a finger, playfully lifting Jiang Jiang Qinge's snow-white, pointed chin, and said, "Call me Brother Li Luo first, let me hear it."

In the next instant, Li Luo's smile instantly stiffened, because a fist formed by five slender fingers clenched together directly and unceremoniously punched into his stomach.

Jiang Jiang Qinge gave this fellow an annoyed glare, then agilely flipped onto the bed and burrowed into the quilt, the thin blanket wrapping her charming curves.

Li Luo made a bitter face and said, "Playing dirty again."

But immediately after, he waved his hand, and the lamplight in the room instantly dimmed; his heart also pounding wildly, he burrowed into the quilt, and at the same time boldly reached out to pull Jiang Jiang Qinge close; feeling the soft warmth of the jade beauty in his arms, Li Luo felt as if he were floating on clouds and becoming an immortal.

The exhaustion from the fierce battles during this period was simply swept away.

Jiang Jiang Qinge quietly curled up in Li Luo's arms, her golden eyes tinged with a hint of shyness, in the dim environment, swirling with breathtaking charm.

Just holding Jiang Jiang Qinge made Li Luo feel a sense of satisfaction, because this represented that the relationship between the two had advanced another step.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's delicate body was originally quite tense, full of caution, but after seeing Li Luo behave relatively properly, she gradually relaxed; looking at Li Luo's handsome face with slightly closed eyes, a softness also appeared in her eyes.

The two grew up together since childhood; the so-called childhood sweethearts were nothing more than this.

That affection, under the flow of time, had already surpassed many emotions; in the very beginning, Jiang Jiang Qinge perhaps still regarded Li Luo in her heart as a younger brother who needed her protection, but over these years, that once empty-phase youth had gradually gained the ability to stand on his own.

The emotions in her heart were also undergoing a clear transformation.

Jiang Jiang Qinge understood that in this life she could never have even a shred of romantic feelings for another person; the Li Luo before her was her lifelong destination.

She suddenly reached out, pressing down on Li Luo's secretly wandering palm, and said, "Li Luo, I ask you one thing."

Li Luo's palm was pressed against that smooth, flat lower abdomen; he casually said, "Ask away."

"Am I the innate primordial seed that Master and Mistress brought out from the Formless Saint Sect?"

However, the next sentence from Jiang Jiang Qinge almost instantly extinguished the restless flame in Li Luo's heart; his entire body couldn't help but tremble, his eyes filled with shock.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, you, what are you saying? Isn't the primordial seed me?" Li Luo said with a dry laugh.

He never expected that Jiang Jiang Qinge would think in this direction.

Jiang Jiang Qinge shook her head slightly and said, "Do you really think I have no perception at all? I have no memories before the Luo Lan Manor, but I grew up with you; there are many secrets within me, and I have known this since I was young."

"If we talk about being special, I should be far more special than you."

"Outsiders might find it hard to make such a guess, but I can; that so-called innate primordial seed is more likely to be me, not you."

"The person Qin Qin Lian wants is also me, not you."

"You know this matter, yet you didn't tell me; you wanted to bear this danger for me, right?"

Hearing Jiang Jiang Qinge's incredibly gentle voice, Li Luo also fell into silence; finally, he bitterly smiled and said, "Sister Jiang Qinge, this matter is ultimately just a guess between us; perhaps we still have to wait until Father, Mother, and the others return before we can know these things."

"So this guess of yours need not be told to anyone else."

Jiang Jiang Qinge lightly smiled and said, "You want to protect me using your method?"

"Protecting my fiancée, what's wrong with that?" Li Luo snorted, while pulling her tighter.

Jiang Jiang Qinge extended her slender jade hand, gently stroking Li Luo's handsome, knife-carved face, and said, "The little brother from back then has also started to show some backbone."

Li Luo flew into a rage: "Who are you calling a little brother? If you hadn't begged for mercy just now, tonight I would definitely make you know what a husband's authority is!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge lightly laughed; she knew Li Luo was joking around, so she ignored him, and only said softly, "Li Luo, as I enter the Marquis Realm, I vaguely feel that there is a huge secret within me; this secret might be very heavy, and I worry that when that day comes, it will change many things."

"Including you and me."

Li Luo's heart trembled; holding Jiang Jiang Qinge, he said seriously, "Nothing can change us!"

"Don't think too much; speaking of secrets, I don't necessarily have fewer than you; who is more fierce, that's not certain yet." He comforted her.

Jiang Jiang Qinge lay in Li Luo's arms; her golden pupils gradually closed; in the darkness, a low whisper sounded.

"Li Luo."

"No matter what, in my heart..."

"Luo Lan Manor — that is my home."