Chapter 1524: Chapter 1524 From Now On, A Peaceful Journey

The guards hurriedly retreated to a distance.

See no evil, hear no evil!

Outside, rumors were spreading that their Princess and Prince Yexuan were not getting along, and that Prince Yexuan already had another woman by his side.

But from what they observed, the Princess and Prince were clearly getting along very well.

It’s just gossipers making trouble!

... No one knew how much time had passed when Chu Qianli finally "got her wish" and sat quietly at the desk, ready to make a copy of the Treasure Map.

Earlier, Prince Yexuan had already gotten dressed and even ordered breakfast and tea to be sent in.

Now, half an hour had passed since she had screamed.

Just as she unfolded the white paper, she caught a glimpse of Feng Yexuan approaching from the corner of her eye.

Chu Qianli’s face turned red, and she said with displeasure, "Don’t come over!"

"If I don’t come over, how will the Treasure Map be revealed?" Feng Yexuan’s steps did not halt.

This woman — turns out, when she’s shy, her mind goes blank.

She always seemed so rational and wise, not realizing she too had moments of panic and insecurity.

When he reached Chu Qianli’s side, Feng Yexuan reached out his hand.

"Don’t touch me!" Chu Qianli was almost frightened by him.

She was admittedly a bit flustered today, clearly not her usual self.

Having become accustomed to opposing him, she could use the coldest and most indifferent attitude to confront him, yet she didn’t know how to face his tenderness.

"Still not used to it?" Feng Yexuan suddenly bent over, his long fingers brushing her cheek, tucking the stray hair that had fallen across her face behind her ear.

"I’m not..."

"Actually, I’m not used to it either, but I really like it this way."

Not being used to it was because, for most of the time since they’d known each other, they’d been in an adversarial relationship.

Even though their hearts truly cared for each other, there were always frequent conflicts over different goals and people.

He suddenly bent down and swept her into his arms.

"Feng Yexuan..."

"Continue with what you’re doing. I just want to quietly stay with you."

Feng Yexuan sat down on a chair, placing Chu Qianli on his lap.

Then he extended his already injured hand, and with a forceful squeeze, the wound that had healed the previous night reopened on the back of his hand.

"Don’t... don’t do that," Chu Qianli tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Seeing the blood flow from his wound, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

The damned man, why does he always hurt himself like this?

Does he really not feel any pain at all?

"I’ll take a nap. Do as you please. If there isn’t enough, find a way yourself, even if it means cutting again."

With those words, Feng Yexuan lowered his head, nestling in her neck, and actually closed his eyes to sleep.

Chu Qianli pushed him a couple of times, but he didn’t budge. Seeing the blood already dripping onto the table, she felt heartache but chose to ignore him.

She took out the Heaven and Earth Lock and quickly used the blood on the table to rub it on the lock.

Then she began copying the patterns on the Heaven and Earth Lock while applying the blood.

After the blood dried, the patterns would disappear, requiring her to apply it again.

Luckily, the Heaven and Earth Lock wasn’t too large, otherwise, his blood wouldn’t be enough for such wasteful use.

The man, buried in her neck, was truly asleep, his breathing even, with occasional soft snores.

At this moment, with the man sleeping beside her and the Heaven and Earth Lock in her hands, Chu Qianli suddenly felt as if she had the whole world.

If only everything could continue smoothly from now on, how wonderful that would be.