Qing Guo Yingxiong - Chapter 8

The on garrison duty guard of Ping’an, Liu Huan, upon receiving the news, personally came out to welcome the covered in dust¹ group of Lord of Pingnan.

Duan Shun Jie not at all handed over the in comatose condition Ouyang Fa De to him, instead, without consulting to anyone, he brought him to the temporary guests house of the Lord of Pingnan inside the city, and after helping Ouyang Si Qi to settle down, he himself randomly searched for a room to rest.

It was already midnight, however, the properly fully dressed and reclined Duan Shun Jie, no matter how, he was unable to fall asleep. In front of his eyes was Yan Xi Cheng…perhaps now it was more appropriate to address him as Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng, wrapped in a golden armor which symbolized the Imperial Family, gazing at him with a cold smiling expression. Duan Shun Jie of course had heard each and every rumor of Datong’s most reputable ‘Cruel Prince’, but no matter how, he couldn’t relate the green-faced and long-toothed monster in his imagination with that a bit cold, a bit fawning on, also a bit gentle Yan Xi Cheng together.

The desperate kind of feeling from the pit of his stomach had no way to be wiped off. The already hastenedby labor the whole day him ought to be extremely tired from the fatigue, yet he was not sleepy at all.

The gloomy and depressed feeling at long last could be diminished a little. Duan Shun Jie tossed the dirtied clothes to the side, the flimsy middle layer of his clothes made him shiver from the cold in the night with a slight chill in the air.

His mind was in an uproar disorder, he knew that the thing he should ponder over deeply at this time was how to protect Ping’an City, their last stronghold, still, no matter what he did, he still couldn’t lead his mind to ponder over the said matter.

His whole mind was filled with when he and Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng got to know each other, the scene after scene from the time they lived together, every word that they had said, every little thing that they had done, all of those distinct motions which could cause him to be extremely heart-broken.

Recalling that first night when he was timidly shaking and trembling while panting and gasping under Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s affectionate fondle, also the numerous nights they had spent together, all the shameful to death sweet speeches and honeyed words²he had said with the extremely intimate manner …It had never crossed his mind, this kind of him who offered all his heart wholeheartedly, actually faced with a liar who coldly laughed at him inwardly.

Truly wanted to dig a hole and hide inside it, Duan Shun Jie could only feel, the present him couldn’t find a place to hide from shame to the point he didn’t wish to see whoever in this world, he desperately firmly suppressed his impulse to cry out loud, in result he was suffocated and nearly lost his ability to breathe. He felt that only by recklessly bumping himself against a wall would he be able to disperse completely the depressing steam inside his chest.

Just like that, he struggled alone on the bed until the sky turned bright, still hecouldn’t fall asleep. The next day, the still laying on the bed him could hear the sound of the bustling about people from outside his room, but none of them came to ask about him, he wanted to go out but was politely blocked by the guards who stood on guard at his door. Duan Shun Jie understood by heart that this had to be the order of Ouyang Si Qi, in her heart she must think that he was the same with the already returned to Datong’s side, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng, spy of Datong. Probably waited until Ouyang Fa De regained his consciousness, she would ask him to give an order to execute him.

The Duan Shun Jie who already could feel the faraway death at this moment looked like he wasn’t afraid at all, with the mood he was in presently, perhaps only by giving up all of this mortal world was his only way to free himself.

The past several months, the not at all existed in reality Yan Xi Cheng as if had become all of his reason to be happy. Now, that reason had been confirmed as a merely malevolent falsehood.

The lie was already impossible to turn into reality, and now that he had taken the Pingnan’s Lord Father and daughter to Ping’an safely, could be considered as him without any worry unloaded the last heavy burden from his heart.

Maybe this was truly the end…Duan Shun Jie couldn’t help but tightly clench on the jade pendant on his chest, no matter Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s motive stemmed from whatever to give this to him at that time, after all, this was the solid proof that this kind of feeling had existed before. It was a kind of no matter how he wouldn’t want to give up sort of feeling --- even if in actuality it was nothing more than a cruel and filled with malice falsehood, however, it was still the most beautiful memory in his dull life.

Badly wished to once again see the pair of gentle and be filled with teasing smiling eyes which belonged to Yan Xi Cheng, but in front of his eyes only flashed the completely unfeeling and arrogant expression of the Seventh Prince.

Didn’t dare to think about it any further, Duan Shun Jie busily exerted his strength to cover his eyes, but he could feel that his palm little by little became wet…

In the evening, the already didn’t count on the wish for Ouyang Si Qi to forgive him Duan Shun Jie unexpectedly received an order that Ouyang Fa De asked to meet him.

“Lord.” Sorting out all of his feelings of desperation, Duan Shun Jie diligently made himself to appear as calm and tranquil.

The reclining on the narrow and low bed Ouyang Fa De unexpectedly looked weak, paled face completely devoid of blood color, caused Duan Shun Jie to be secretly in alarm.

Ouyang Fa De lifted his head to glance at the kneeling on the floor him, then waved his hand to signal the standing on the side Ouyang Si Qi together with the all officials to stand a bit closer.

“Shun Jie, you on the Mount Panlong’s war committed a grave mistake, lost several tens of thousands of the military force, also invited a wolf into the house, taking in the Datong’s spy to Jinling, consequently comes to today unrepairable situation, do you admit your fault?” Ouyang Fa De’s voice although weak, upon hearing it, in Duan Shun Jie’s heart, it was as if a sharp knife was gauging out on his chest again and again.

“It is indeed because I³ had neglected my duty, wish the Lord to punish me accordingly.” What ought to come would always come, Duan Shun Jie solemnly replied, his heart was exceptionally calm.

More than twenty years passed through spring and autumn, there was nothing worth making him reluctant to part with this world, until today, the one and only regret was because he hadn’t had the chance to confirm whether Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng actually had ever felt something for him or not.

Saying it was the regret, Duan Shun Jie clearly understood by heart what the answer would be --- The Cruel Prince was not only scheming but was also hard to understand, his outstanding reputation had been widely known in this world since long ago, the women who was heartbroken because of him didn’t know how many in total, yet never heard his heart had ever truly been moved by someone --- this kind of man how could he possibly feel anything for him.

“You continuously committed grave sin, causing the Pingnan’s troops to be defeated to the point of mud… Do you know why I didn’t punish you immediately, yet still entrusted you with another important task?” The direction of the conversation was didn’t actuallyprogress as what he had imagined.

Duan Shun Jie found himself a little unable to handle it, his heart was terrified, could only kneel his self even lower : “I honestly didn’t know, I’m afraid that My Lord had misplaced your kindness.”

“Stupid child…” Ouyang Fa De suddenly coughed violently, blackish red of fresh blood unceasingly spilled from the corner of his mouth, Ouyang Si Qi with tears flowing wiped it for him, Duan Shun Jie was also secretly in alarm, but because of his restricted circumstances he didn’t dare to voice out his concern.

“Duan Shun Jie, you listen carefully and clearly, Si Qi also listen properly together…” Ouyang Fa De’s face had the sentimental feeling upon recalling his former days, his tone also had become very slow with grief and distress, “A part of past event, I am a bit embarrassed to talk about it…”

“It was twenty five years ago, at that time I was only twenty, also didn’t understand what was called as predestined relationship, with a prostitute called Yun Niang, I was in relationship. My family background was of government official, my father of course wouldn’t allow me to marry a prostitute.I also couldn’t resist the coercion of the family, in the very end I betrayed Yun Niang and married with Xiao Qi’s mother as my wife. After I married, there was no more news about Yun Niang, I knew that she married another man. But who could have known, three years later, one of Yun Niang’s friends held the still wrapped in infancy swaddling clothes you came to see me, she said Yun Niang had passed away because of grave illness, and you were the son of me and Yun Niang that she had after I left her. Me at that time was a conceited youth, could only think that it was impossible for a prostitute to have a genuine love, maybe Yun Niang afraid that after she passed away her son would be left alone without anyone to depend on so she asked them to say that you were my flesh and blood, therefore, after I took you, I gave you to your teacher’s place, to be raised by him. However, few years ago, one of my old acquaintance mentioned about this past event, said that Yun Niang was truly a faithful woman. That year, after I left her, she was inconsolably broken-hearted to the point she didn’t receive even one guest anymore, merely by doing embroidery work and repairing clothing she made a living, until several years later due to poverty compounded by ill health she passed away. Upon this I realized the me at that time was truly a cruel and heartless youth. Then I begged to your teacher to give you back to stay by my side, intended to use this to compensate my wrong doing towards Yun Niang…”

Each and every man who was present at that place was shocked upon hearing this utterly incredible story. Wanted to say didn’t believe, but Ouyang Fa De was having an unable to describe expression of sorrow. Knowing that he had always been a cautious and strict kind of character, Duan Shun Jie and the others else naturally wouldn’t dare to suspect that he was telling a joke.

And yet, if this matter was true, it still was unavoidably excessively outrageous, no matter how Duan Shun Jie thought of it, he could only feel the absurdness of the matter. He had always thought himself as a lonely orphan without anyone to rely on, how could he believe that he actually had been living near to his real father and sister for this long while. However, Ouyang Fa De’s unsuited common sense in favor and indulgence in him was only to have this kind of explanation so that he could be considered as reasonable.

Most probably he could see the shocked expression of everyone, Ouyang Fa De laughed at himself: “So unlikely the thing I could do, isn’t it? I am merely a despicable self-centered man, countless times I thought about telling you, but I was afraid that you would hate me and leave me, I could only hide it until today.”

“Lord, please don’t talk anymore…” Duan Shun Jie’s heart was already having more than necessary turmoil, Ouyang Fa De’s unfortunate story of life experience only would add more to his inconvenience, consequently he was completely at a loss of how should he manage the problem.

“Originally I planned to tell you this matter after I seized the world, but now…” Ouyang Fa De lightly closed his eyes, “Now could only entrust this on the verge of hopeless situation Pingnan to you, hope you don’t follow the track of an overturned cart⁴, properly protect this very last stronghold.”

“This, absolutely can’t accept it…” Hearing that Ouyang Fa De was actually planning to pass him the Pingnan’s throne, Duan Shun Jie was terrified to the utmost point at once. Until now towards the fact that he was actually the Lord of Pingnan’s real son, by any means he still couldn’t even have the least bit sense of reality, so how in the world could he accept this kind of heavy responsibility.

“My son, you just don’t decline it anymore. The title of Lord of Pingnan now is no longer a glorious title but a heavy burden, you…you must…” Perhaps because he had said out the last secret in his heart, the vitality of Pingnan’s Lord gradually failed, the muscle on his face began to twitch, his body also became feeble and toppled down.

“…Father!!” Ouyang Si Qi cried out with her high pitched voice, next, she desperately hugged Ouyang Fa De. The stood by the side doctors also one by one stepped forward to give medical treatment.

“…Lord!” Duan Shun Jie was hesitating over and over again, yet no matter what he still couldn’t call out this ‘father’ one word. Looking at Ouyang Fa de’s eyes flashing with despair slowly closing, even if he was burning with impatience he still couldn’t think of a way to make him revoke the command.

Two hours later, the treated to the utmost extent in innumerable bustling way Lord of Pingnan, Ouyang Fa De, finally gave up on this mortal life in the on the verge of collapsing stronghold which he single-handedly established. And the drowning in the pain of losing her father, doubled the agony of being deceived and abandoned by the hadn’t married yet husband Ouyang Si Qi, seemingly didn’t have any remaining strength to oppose against her father’s last wish, in the end, the Ministers whom were assigned by Ouyang Fa De provided assistance for Duan Shun Jie to carry on the Pingnan’s throne.

Although felt like it was a dream to become the new Lord of Pingnan, Duan Shun Jie couldn’t even find the slightest bit of joy in his heart.

Outside the city was the unceasingly approaching Datong’s troops, inside the city was a host of dragons without a head⁵Pingnan’s army and in a state of anxiety to the point of unable to carry on even for a single day civilians, adding more to the suppressed heavy and complex feeling he had for Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng, he felt that the whole of his vitality was overwhelmed by all of this matter.

Mustered up all of his vigor to deal with the gushing like tidewater miscellaneous routine work, also still needed to be constantly on guard against Datong’s spies and surprise attack, Duan Shun Jie could only feel that he had been both mentally and physically exhausted.

A month later, the completely purged Jinling’s defense Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng finally began to lead the Datong’s army to approach Ping’an. Facing the panic-stricken expression of the officials inside the hall, Duan Shun Jie faintly had a little expectation for the ending to come, the expectation for that cruel extermination which would allow the agony in his heart to be finally alleviated a little.

On the day when Datong’s army arrived at the outside of Ping’an city, the weather had completely entered the ambience of cool and chilly mid-autumn.

Duan Shun Jie who since earlier had cleared out of everything, surprisingly became very calm. Since early in the morning had busily begun to give instruction about defense from inside the city. He didn’t even feel a thread of coldness, on the contrary, he felt that the surrounding atmosphere was carrying a trace of mysterious gloominess, as if adding more to the burning kind of mood to be known as uneasiness.

Before his eyes, the color of the sky slowly turned to pitch black, with heart tormented by indistinct expectation, Duan Shun Jie was unable to go on with the reading of the document in his hand. Walking to the front of the window, he pushed open the window and gazed down at the bustling soldiers not far from the office. Great war was within sight, the expression on every face was of the nervousness as well as a bit of excited, Duan Shun Jie couldn’t help but be reminded about himself from several years ago.

Gritting his teeth, he was afraid that he would recall about the man who had made him nearly abandon his awareness as a warrior, but his heart, the moment that name flash across his mind, still throbbed for a spell.

It was not pain… It was not that kind of first time facing the betrayal severe to the point of ripping apart kind of anguish, but it was that kind of heartfelt resentment together with his powerlessness.

After taking away all of his depression, Duan Shun Jie just like that as if a stone statue stood in front of the window. Until he heard the light sound of ‘ka’ from the door behind him, then he turned his head to look.

Upon seeing the person who came, his first reaction was he was having a hallucination. At the time when his senses became clear, his mouth had been firmly covered by Xuan Yuan who stealthily sneaked in.

Planning to break free from the hand that was suppressing him, the moment when Duan Shun Jie touched that arm with vivid warmth, he felt a burst of unable to be reasoned with dizziness --- it was like the already hadn’t met for several hundred years of the extremely beautiful appearance simply made a stop in front of his eyes. As a result, he could only powerlessly allow that pair of powerful arms to hold him in his embrace.

Probably could sense that Duan Shun Jie’s state of mood from shocked had recovered to its calmness, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng loosened his hand, slightly smiling while retreating a few steps then sat himself on the chair behind him.

“What great nerve you have!” At the present was still dusk, the sky was still bright. The greatest enemy of Pingnan’s troop actually dared to boldly march in the enemy’s base, if not insane, then he must not take the enemy seriously at all.

A flash of alertness swept past Duan Shun Jie’s pair of eyes, he shifted his step, his hand already placed on the hilt of his sword.

Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng was still as before, smiling with composed and leisure face: “Why should get angry! Shun Jie, I come here merely to ask you for a drink… Not believe? You check me, there isn’t any weapon on my body.”

He moved his body closer as if provoking, he lifted Duan Shun Jie’s hand to caress his chest, at the sight of him hastily pulled away his hand with a pitiful expression, he laughed to add more of his gorgeous feature.

“Won’t you be afraid if I die in this battle, from now on you won’t be able to see me again?” Without concealing his words he talked about death, Duan Shun Jie understood that this speech was because he had the confident that he wouldn’t be killed.

“Disaster for a thousand years, if you were this easy to die, truthfully it will be our Pingnan’s fortune.” Knowing Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng liked to tease his misbehavior, Duan Shun Jie with his greatest extent ordered himself to calm down.

“Let’s go. I know a place with a small store, the food and drink is not bad.”

“How do you know I will go with you?” Duan Shun Jie felt it was ridiculous, on the eve of a great war for both armies, the enemy’s leader unexpectedly would invite the Commander in Chief of the other side to have a drink. This kind of against all of orthodoxy circumstances most probably only Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng alone could think of.

“Because I know.”

Duan Shun Jie really wanted to give him a slap to wipe out the confident on his face.  Unable to ignore the still burning fiercely flame in his heart made Duan Shun Jie couldn’t shake his head to voice out his refusal.

Muttering to himself irresolutely for a short while, his hand in the end lifted from the sword hilt. Taking the randomly tossed to the side outer robe, with a deep voice he faced Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng, said : “Let’s go!”

In an instant, Xuan Yuan’s face burst into a blossom of unrivalled smile. He inclined his body and somehow there was a pace of wind that pushed open the door behind him, he made a ‘please’ gesture.

Duan Shun Jie didn’t mutter anymore, with a large stride he walked out. Ignoring the collapsing guards who was hit unconscious by Xuan Yuan, the two people with quick steps had crossed the long and winding corridor.

Adjusting his way of thinking to overcome his cowardliness, Duan Shun Jie knew that his action on just go and following Xuan Yuan was stupid to the extreme and couldn’t be reasoned with, but he still had the stake it all delight. He wasn’t afraid of whatever scheme that Xuan Yuan still kept, even as far as subconsciously had a small wish that he could just like that go with Xuan Yuan without having to return, annihilated like a moth that flew into fire to seek his own doom in Xuan Yuan’s scheme. In this way he wouldn’t have to face the cruel end for both to meet on the battlefield.

The Xuan Yuan in front of him was getting faster, the route of path also had changed from the proper road to the rooftop like flew past the mountain path. Duan Shun Jie also didn’t think of anything else but pursuing him, in his mind there was a kind of even if going to the end of the world also would go sort of deep feeling.

Like the initial plan, their destination was not far at all, it was in a small town in the outskirt of Ping’an.

At the time when the sunset in the west in a small town, the whole body donned in black Xuan Yuan majestically sat down in a small wine shop. Without minding the surrounding people who casted curious eyes, he shouted loudly: “Waiter, give me a jar of Baigan, and some good dishes.”

There was a bit of not knowing whether to laugh or cry as well as a bit of indescribable frustration, Duan Shun Jie wordlessly sat himself on the long bench in front of him. Didn’t want to look at Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s face which could make his heart move and pained, he chose to lower his head and stared at the coarse and oily surface of the table.

Xuan Yuan also didn’t mind him, seemingly he was truly coming to merely have a drink like manner, when the waiter served the wine, he poured to full cup for himself and for Duan Shun Jie.

“Have a drink!” Without waiting for the respond from the opposite, he took his cup and drank it dry to the bottom.

Duan Shun Jie still remained staring at the cup in front of him without uttering a word, he just let Xuan Yuan to drink by himself until a full three cups.

“Duan Shun Jie!” Xuan Yuan’s voice was without any hint of drunk, on the contrary, compared to whichever time was even much more clearer, “If I have wronged you, today, with this three cups of wine, consider it as my apology to you. The thing in the past, please don’t put it in your heart. If you and I can’t avoid to see each other with our naked sword, I don’t wish for you to regard whatever former friendship, just mind that we are facing with real swords real spears!”

The blunt without hidden meaning speech, inDuan Shun Jie’s ears, he could immediately conclude that Xuan Yuan wanted to cut off their former days ill-fated relationship.

Without any omen, somewhere in his heart was ripped and twisted by anguish.

His whole person was as if being poisoned, rigidly stayed on that simple and crude long bench. He knew that he should be unaffectedly lifted up the wine jar in front of him and heroically drank up three cups of wine then very loud and clear laugh while saying it is fine, I don’t put it in heart, I know that everything was solely a scheme to confront an enemy hahaha, but his arm seemed like it had been filled with a lead kind of heaviness. He couldn’t lift his hand even a little, also couldn’t say a word. He was afraid that once he opened his mouth he would let himself be intolerably embarrassed.

When he came, the original feeling of going to the end of the world together, wished to just follow Xuan Yuan even if to be led to a dead end, that kind of free-minded feeling in this mourn in silence atmosphere had dispersed and changed into an unbearable irony…

Duan Shun Jie didn’t say a word all along, also didn’t look at Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s face, like a piece of stone he was nailed on his spot, even when he felt Xuan Yuan stood up and got ready to leave he remained silent, not even a word he could utter.

Hearing Xuan Yuan drew out the silver and tossed it on the table with a light ‘ting’ sound, Duan Shun Jie whole body jerked for a moment, hesitating for a long while finally he lifted his head --- Xuan Yuan already turned his body, showing his back, ready to leave. In his line of vision only the black colored robe’s sleeve fluttered as if greeted the wind…

Again, he had the kind of nauseated feeling that made him wanted to vomit.

Duan Shun Jie seemed like he returned to himself on that summer day, the him who ran like mad in the courtyard to search for the disappearing Yan Xi Cheng forgetting that his subordinates werebathing in blood fighting bravely in the bloody battlefield, the him who cried blood tears over the vanish into the mist lover instead of the shame of being defeated in a war.

Truly want to vomit like crazy.

Just like that, throwing up all the blood inside his body as well as the infiltrating feeling altogether. Even if he had to die, he didn’t want the despair and the shame of his infatuation to linger inside him even for a moment or a second.

“Xuan Yuan…” Thinking that he was murmuring in his heart, upon seeing Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng turned his head and revealed a weird expression, only then he realized that he had called him out loud.

Xuan Yuan’s expression was also very complicated. A hard to explain by words assorted feeling seemingly floated in his eyes at that moment. After hesitating for a while, he turned his body back, with a large step he strode towards Duan Shun Jie, stretching out his hands, he firmly held his stiff shoulder into his embrace.

Ignoring the surrounding people’s expression who were looking at them curiously while gasping a mouthful of cold air in unison, Xuan Yuan bent his waist and whispered in Duan Shun Jie’s ear: “Let’s leave, we will drink at another place.”

Without waiting for his reply, he turned to take the hadn’t finished wine on the table, another hand pulled Duan Shun Jie, then left that small wine shop.

Towards this sudden change of circumstances, Duan Shun Jie didn’t even know how to properly respond. Yet, he was unwilling to throw off Xuan Yuan’s pair of warm hands just like that, he could only allow him to half drag half pull him to cross half of the little town, stood in front of an inn.

“Waiter, give me an upstairs room, prepare wine and a meal.” Moving in a manner like a drunkard who hadn’t had enough drink, Xuan Yuan didn’t the least bit attract people’s suspicion for giving him and Duan Shun Jie a room where they wouldn’t be disturbed.

An ambiguous as well as chaotic presentiment gave raise from Duan Shun Jie’s heart. Dissolving the solid ice inside him which was freezing because of Xuan Yuan’s heartlessness, making the hadn’t infected by wine face slightly blushed in red.

“Now you look more like a living person, before I thought that if I spoke more sentences you would collapse… Like this is actually good, I don’t have to prepare for a long war to besiege the town.” Walking to close the door and put on the door plug, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng laughingly talked while leaning on the door.

You want me to live, I live. You want me to die, I die.

Duan Shun Jie’s face had turned ghastly pale again, he knew that his feeling had been exposed completely since earlier yet he still couldn’t say even half a word to defend himself.

“Forget it, let’s drink the wine.” Xuan Yuan truly knew how to handle people, stopping before going too far, he didn’t overdo the mocking. He walked back to the table and poured the wine for him and Duan Shun Jie, signaling them to drink and eat together.

It had come to this phase, Duan Shun Jie also cast everything to the back of his mind. He also didn’t think to talk more, only silently cup by cup with Xuan Yuan gulped down the liquor.

Drinking wine with pent up feelings, very quick Duan Shun Jie had become drunk.

In a daze, he felt Xuan Yuan had slowly moved to his side, he squeezed a small cup of wine into his hand, hearing him whisper in soft voice in his ear, saying he wanted Duan Shun Jie to drink the nuptial cup⁶, then vaguely hooked their arms together, with this kind of awkward gesture drank all the wine in the cup.

“After drinking the wedding wine, next to come is the bridal chamber. Duan Shun Jie, let me love you dearly, I know you have been waiting for me for long time…” Xuan Yuan’s manner of speech was full of ridiculing and indecent meaning, yet, Duan Shun Jie didn’t even feel discouraged nor disgusted.

The indistinct expectation finally became reality, because of being drunk, Duan Shun Jie didn’t dare to believe that this was real.

Because of that uncontrollable, hard to believe kind of insane joy, Duan Shun Jie actually didn’t make an effort to resist when Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng lifted both of his hands and tied them on the bedpost. He just foolishly stared at his unknotting the sash movement, stared at his graceful neck, the covered with firm muscle abdomen, and the hanging between the thighs sex organ slowly exposed before his eyes.

The at several Li large scale of enemy troops preparing to invade the city that he was about to confront against was not in Duan Shun Jie mind anymore, his whole thoughts only had this man in front of his eyes. As long as he was with him, that was what he considered as his whole universe.

Seeing Duan Shun Jie so yielding and meek, a flash of unstoppable cold laugh flitted pass Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s pair of eyes. Seizing Duan Shun Jie’s ankle, he set both of his legs on the both sides of the bed, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng then slowly mounted on his body…

The since earlier had been trained thoroughly body almost shouting out expecting him to enter, however, seemingly striving to torment Duan Shun Jie, the Seventh Prince spent a longer than usual time to carry out the foreplay.

The nimble tongue continuously lingered on the neck and the chest, the two grain of nipples was being nibbled and gnawed to the point of painful as if burning extent, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng still leaned over on his body using his fingers and teeth to tease the two swelling almost became transparent little spot.

Both of his hands and legs were being tied up,Duan Shun Jie’s posture at this moment was very pitiful and completely lacked the strength to resist. Afraid that he would be heard by the other guests in the inn, he bit down his lips with all his might to hold in the groaning sound, yet it only increased the pleasure of this taboo sexual intercourse.

Duan Shun Jie’s abdomen already a mess with a layer of whitish seminal fluid from his own ejaculation, he could see Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s erection had been swollen and hard to a terrifying extent, the Seventh Prince still stubbornly being tardy and refused to enter the inner side of his body.

Almost couldn’t endure the hunger and thirst he wanted to shout out the totally immoral word for him to quickly enter. Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng still coldly glanced at him then pulled a scarf to cover Duan Shun Jie’s pair of eyes.

His whole body couldn’t make a move, even his eyes also couldn’t see, Duan Shun Jie fell into a state of panic, he could only sense Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s fingers began to smear his inner body with scented oil as the lubrication, about to be filled expectation was broken by the following stuffed in material…

The entering the most sacred part of his body which caused a spell by spell crisp and itching feeling was actually a kind of unknown pill, also, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng’s fingers continuously pushed the pill to enter innermost part of his body.

“Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng, what are you doing!!” Fear had completely taken possession of Duan Shun Jie’s heart, once again he was betrayed, the trampled on feeling was as if he was ruthlessly slapped on the face, made his whole person began to shiver violently.

Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng one hand held Duan Shun Jie’s chin, the other hand was still poking his inside, his manner of speaking was full of ridiculing which made Duan Shun Jie tremble in fear: “Being stupid also must have a limit. Since you really want a man to thrust in you, I will help you to accomplish it. You are such a man who if not being thrust by a man would be suffering to death. Remember my favor! This is because I have a pity, this hard to come by pill a tribute from West Border…”

He could feel that the pill had been delivered to the deepest of his intestines, slowly melt in the depth of his body, in an instant, that delicate part was rustling with a strange itch. Duan Shun Jie couldn’t bear it and uncontrollably writhed his body. The intention to let loose a torrent of abusive words was completely being knocked down by the overwhelming grief from the bottom of his heart, to the extent that even a syllable he also couldn’t say it out.

“Tsk tsk tsk, look at the way you sway! So cheap, only wished to be thrust. Only me can help you to accomplish it!”

Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng took the waiting for action for a long time knife like flesh under his hip to forcefully thrust in Duan Shun Jie’s body. Although the strange itch inside of his body was alleviated a little by this action, Duan Shun Jie’s heart already hurt to the point of totally numb, to the extent he even wished to give up breathing… He finally couldn’t restrain the dripping tears that he had been holding in for long time. Even if his conscious was in disordered confusion, he still could clearly understand that he was step by step slipping towards a blind alley where no one could save him…

In this world, how could there be such a stupid person like him. Being framed up to such degree still chose to believe that again and again hurt him person. To get into today’s phase, the whole thing only had his ownself to be blamed!

“I will give you the most suited tattoo!” After several times thrust in and out, Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng carelessly ejaculated all of his desire inside Duan Shun Jie’s body. Following after was a rustling sound, looks like he was searching for something.

The sound stopped, afterwards Duan Shun Jie felt the inner side of his thigh was burning with a bit by bit scorching pain. Xuan Yuan Xi Cheng seemed like using a dagger to carve a letter around his delicate skin, each stroke was accompanied by the drip drop of fresh blood. Duan Shun Jiewas as if he had lost his spirit, unable to move even to stir. Until the darkness that he had been waiting for long time completely engulfed him…

When he came to his consciousness, it was already midday. On the chaotic bed of the inn, only left Duan Shun Jie alone.The naked lower body exhibited a trace of mixed bodily liquid made him had a spell of dizziness. But until he looked at the inner side of his thigh with a shocking the eyes astonished the heart⁷big character of ‘賤’ which was engraved with a sharp dagger, only by then he quivered and thoroughly awakened.

Unable to manage his current toppled the mountains and overturned the seas⁸ like despair and helplessness, he covered himself with the crumpled to a regiment clothes and with no clear objective he walked to the window. When he pushed open the window he finally realized what kind of noise that had woken him up ---the whole street was filled with the citizens who were carrying back their children and they familial belongings, the people fled in disorder to all over the place.

“Pingnan’s troops already retreated. I heard that the Datong’s army are ready to flood Ping’an with blood. We here also couldn’t be saved anymore, Sister-in-Law⁹, you take your children and run to the west.” A youth who was carrying his mother on his back most probably met with his acquaintance, was being grabbed to be asked about the situation. His answer as if a pointed drill to serve as the ultimate hit for Duan Shun Jie.

Under the gloomy color of the sky, he was like soulless puppet dejectedly collapsed on the floor. Struggling to stand up, but it was as if he had lost all of his strength…


End of Fallen Hero Chapter 8