Chapter 143: You are, my lover

Dongfang Qi shook his head violently, banishing the beautiful distractions from his heart—she is so drunk, how could he take advantage of her?

But then he remembered she had divorced, and the shackles of sister-in-law and brother-in-law had already shattered. Embracing her now was just to protect her.

Thinking this way, his arms tightened even more. The scent of her powder lingered at the tip of his nose, mixed with the faint smell of alcohol, which was unexpectedly alluring.

He softened his voice, almost whispering against her ear: "No climbing out the window, hmm? The carriage is steady, wherever you want to go, I will accompany you. Is that okay, Yueyue?"

Perhaps the tone was too soft, or perhaps the two words "Yueyue" touched something.

Her eyelashes trembled, and she shrank into his arms like a docile kitten, her voice filled with grievance: "Master, I finally found you. Master, I miss you so much..."

From just now, she had been calling for Master. Dongfang Qi's heart stirred, and he asked: "Who is your master?"

"Master..." She smiled sweetly, like an innocent child, "Master is Master... hehe..."

Dongfang Qi asked again: "What is your master's name, where does he live? I need to know in detail to help you."

He thought very simply, thinking it was just a master Lin Qingyue had recognized while wandering outside when she was young, and seeing her current state, she must miss the other person very much. Since that was the case, he would help her bring her master back and be filial.

The childishness on Lin Qingyue's face faded bit by bit, and a thin mist first covered her eyes, then condensed into an unbreakable sorrow.

A tear fell silently.

"Master, he... is dead..."

Died at the hands of those hypocritical hypocrites, died under the torture of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, even his soul was burned clean!

He was such a good person... even when he encountered an injured bird, he would pick it up to treat it... when he was being gnawed by fire, how much must it have hurt...

Later, she ignited the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and felt the taste of fire tongues burning her body herself... it really hurt...

But she didn't expect A Zhuo to return.

That fool, she had clearly paved the way for him, clearly he could have started over, but he insisted on plunging into the sea of fire.

The moment the Red Lotus Karmic Fire licked his robes, that heart-wrenching feeling gripped her again, just like when Master lost his life years ago...

Body burned and bones shattered, soul scattered.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire, in the end, burned everyone she cared about into ashes.

But ironically, she lived again...

"Hahaha..." She suddenly laughed, and as she laughed, she cried again.

This world is truly absurd!

Why can't I keep the people I love? Why do those who are guilty and should have died long ago come back to life?

Is Heaven mocking her?

Dongfang Qi was startled by her sudden change in emotion.

"Yueyue, what's wrong with you?" He held her face, wiping the tear stains on her face in a panic, "Don't cry, I'm here, Master has always been here."

He subconsciously blurted out such a sentence.

Perhaps it was seeing her sad because she lost her master, so he would rather pretend for a short while to soothe her currently chaotic emotions.

Or perhaps, it was just subconscious.

Lin Qingyue slowly lifted her eyes, teary and blurry, making her vision hazy.

At this moment, the carriage happened to drive into a long street filled with bright lights, and the light passed through the gauze curtains and fell on the carriage, and also on Dongfang Qi's face.

And Lin Qingyue's vision gradually cleared, and the man's facial features before her eyes slowly overlapped with the person in her memory.

"A Zhuo..."

Dongfang Qi stiffened: "What did you call me?"

A Zhuo, he remembered that was the name of his incarnation in the dream. How could she know?

Lin Qingyue didn't answer, only reached out a trembling hand, stroking his face, eyebrows, and nose bridge, finally landing on his lips: The person I have been thinking about in past and present lives, have you finally returned?

Wherever her fingertips passed, it easily stirred his heartstrings.

"What did you call me? Who am I?" Dongfang Qi opened his mouth slightly, and inadvertently kissed her fingertips.

"You are..."

The alcohol stirred up many past events, and she vaguely remembered A Zhuo once grabbing her wrist and asking: "In your eyes, who exactly am I? Who exactly are you seeing through my face?"

He was really angry later, angry that she treated him as a shadow of her master, angry that she said those hurtful words, so he ignored her for a long time.

But he didn't know that so many years of being together had already left an indelible mark in her heart, having nothing to do with anyone else.

Unfortunately, the final fire swallowed too quickly, too quickly to say anything.

"You are, my lover..."

The heartfelt words that hadn't been confessed finally, at this moment, in the narrow carriage, in the ambiguous light and shadow, were revealed to him.

Dongfang Qi hadn't recovered yet, when her cool fingertips climbed onto his neck, and her crimson lips unexpectedly kissed his lips.

Cold tears slid into their mouths, carrying the regrets of the past life, bitter and astringent.

"Yueyue... no..."

A low, hoarse dissuasion spilled from Dongfang Qi's throat, and at first, he even tilted his head slightly to dodge. But his reason only lasted for a moment, and the next moment he suddenly raised his hand to clasp the back of her head, his palm against her soft hair, pressing her toward himself with irresistible force, deepening this kiss fiercely.

He was originally a pure and desireless gentleman, cultivating his character and restraining himself for more than twenty years. Female beauty was to him like the wind brushing his lapels, leaving no trace.

Until he met her, his gaze could no longer move away. At first, he thought it was just a heart of gratitude, but as time went on, that admiration quietly grew into deep love. It was just that the upbringing in his bones made him afraid to indulge, and he could only suppress all his feelings.

But during the few days he was unconscious in the Chiying Land, that extremely extravagant dream actually drew out the desire in his heart.

When he looked at her again, how could he still be a gentleman who restrained himself? He was clearly a dirty and greedy villain, always unable to help but peek at her every move.

Heaven knows how much willpower he needed to restrain those improper thoughts.

And at this moment, her active closeness once again blew up the desire in his heart, and his reason collapsed.

He kissed back crazily, wishing he could knead her into his bones and blood, swallowing all the remaining restraint into his belly.

Until...

The carriage stopped, and the guard's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, we have arrived."

Reason returned, and he suddenly let go of the person in his arms.

Her eyes were hazy, and she scolded with a bit of annoyance: "Bold, you actually... actually didn't let me sleep!"

Dongfang Qi: "..."

If the guards outside heard this, what kind of decorum would that be?

"Get off the carriage, we have arrived." He quickly helped her straighten her headpiece and tucked in her clothes.

Lin Qingyue blinked: "Arrived... where?"

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she "whooshed" out.

When Dongfang Qi chased her out, he saw her standing on the highest roof ridge of Lan Yuan, saying heroically: "Come on, conquer this land with me! In this life, one should wake up holding the power of the world, and sleep on the knees of a beauty!"

The surrounding guards and servants were all shocked by her bold words, lowering their heads and saying nothing, not daring to look more. ===== CHAPTER 144 =====