Luo Ning blinked her eyes. Obviously, she was intrigued by these words. She picked up the wine glass and took a small sip:
"Could it be that the Princess has taken a fancy to you?"
"I'm just a poor lad from the border of Liangzhou. With good talent and decent looks, it's not surprising to be favored. If I already have someone I like, I can politely decline by saying 'I will not abandon my wife who has shared weal and woe with me'. Otherwise, what can I do if the Emperor's sister takes a fancy to me?"
"..."
For some reason, Luo Ning's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She wanted to say that Yejing Hall was lying.
But Yejing Hall's appearance and talent made him outstanding among people. It was reasonable for him to be taken into the Princess's harem, and there would be no way to resist.
If he became the Princess's consort, he would have to serve the Princess for the rest of his life and completely draw a clear line from other women...
But this little thief had kissed and touched her. What would she do in the future?
Although this thought was inappropriate, from a rational perspective, even if she didn't like this little thief, since the little thief had taken advantage of her, he should at least give her a period of time to consider.
How could he take the advantage and then become the Princess's consort...
Luo Ning drank several glasses of wine in a row before saying coldly:
"As a real man, how can you stoop to seek wealth and honor under a woman's favor?"
"Do those people beheaded at Caishikou want to be executed by the Emperor or the prince? Do those concubines in the palace really want to marry the Emperor?"
"..."
Luo Ning had no way to refute. After thinking for a while, she took a light breath:
"You... you little thief, you have already offended me. I haven't decided how to make you pay for it yet. Before that, you'd better be careful. Hmm... If the Princess really has improper thoughts about you, you can say that you already have someone you like..."
"If Prince Jing asks, who should I say it is? I can't just point at someone randomly, can I? If I reject the Princess's favor, it's equivalent to cutting off my official career..."
Slap—
Luo Ning lightly patted the table, her eyes turning slightly cold:
"It was you who had improper thoughts first. Whether I let bygones be bygones or make you pay, it depends on my will. Before I make up my mind, you have to wait obediently. Only when I forgive you can you try to curry favor with the Princess. Do you dare to say no?"
The female knight was very fierce.
Yejing Hall poured another glass of wine for her: "I can wait, but Miss Luo is already married. She is destined not to give me a chance to mend my ways..."
"So what if I'm married?"
After drinking several glasses of wine, Luo Ning's cheeks were tinged with a flush. She seemed to be angry and retorted with the courage given by the wine:
"Can't I remarry just because I'm married? Can't I be a widow? Or maybe my husband has a special hobby and likes men, and we're just a formal couple in name?"
"Cough cough..."
Yejing Hall almost spat out the wine in his mouth. His eyes were filled with错愕. He looked around and, after confirming that there was no one around, leaned close to Miss Luo and said in disbelief:
"Likes men?"
Luo Ning said confidently: "Yes, my husband just likes men! And he's extremely eager. He can't walk away when he sees a handsome man like you. Do you know what will happen if my husband finds out that you're pestering me?"
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Yejing Hall felt a tightening in a certain part of his body, and his scalp went numb:
"What will happen?"
Seeing that she had scared the lawless little thief, Miss Luo became even more enthusiastic. Her face, as cold and beautiful as an iceberg雪莲, slightly raised, making a threatening gesture:
"She will do to you exactly what you did to me!"
"Ah?!"
"And she has a domineering and strong personality. She will definitely be harsher than you, you little thief. She will press you down and tie you up, and bully you to her heart's content. You can't beat her, and no one will be able to save you even if you shout your lungs out. You can only be bullied day and night..."
This was quite outrageous.
But what was even more outrageous was that Yejing Hall felt that Luo Ning was telling the truth!
Yejing Hall got goosebumps all over his body. He moved away a bit and raised his hand:
"Okay, okay, stop talking."
Luo Ning had always been bullied. Seeing that Yejing Hall had finally shown cowardice, her momentum naturally rose.
Because she had drunk a few glasses of wine, Luo Ning seemed a bit more lively than usual. In her ethereal and haughty voice of an elder sister, she taunted:
"What's wrong? Are you scared? Where's the courage you had when you bullied me? If you dare to be rude to me again in the future, I just need to go back and say a word, and you'll end up like that..."
Yejing Hall was really scared. He drank two glasses of wine to calm his nerves before asking:
"Miss Luo, how did you end up marrying such a pervert? Were you forced?"
Luo Ning blinked her eyes, her expression became more serious:
"It's a long story. I'll tell you after we rescue Qiu Tianhe. Before that, you can't curry favor with the Princess..."
"I'm afraid that won't work. Your husband is so perverted. What if I'm caught? I think there's no place safer than Prince Jing's mansion."
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Luo Ning realized that she had gone too far and scared the little thief into wanting to seek the Princess's protection. She explained again:
"en… You don't have to worry too much. I'm the one in charge at home. As long as I don't say anything about what you did to me, she won't do anything to you."
Yejing Hall thought for a while, dragged the stool and sat next to Luo Ning, and asked:
"Your husband likes men, and you don't have any feelings for each other. You just married him as a fake couple to cover up his perverted hobby?"
Luo Ning involuntarily tensed up a bit when the man suddenly sat beside her, but she still maintained her momentum:
"More or less. But I'm not as despicable as you think. She had to do something for me before I helped her cover up the fact that she's different from other men. It's just a mutual cooperation."
"Then Miss Luo is actually unmarried and single, not a married woman?"
"..."
Luo Ning felt something was wrong—she seemed to have unknowingly revealed all her secrets.
"On the surface in the martial arts world, I'm indeed a married woman. If you dare to be rude to me even a little bit, you know the consequences."
Yejing Hall considered for a moment: "I think it's better for me to seek refuge with Prince Jing..."
Slap—
Luo Ning was a bit annoyed and lightly patted the table: "As long as I ensure that you're safe, no one can touch you. What are you afraid of? Do you really want to be under the Princess's thumb? Where's the courage you had before?"
"..."
Yejing Hall looked into Luo Ning's eyes, which showed a look of "恨铁不成钢", and understood what she meant—that he shouldn't curry favor with Prince Jing and become the Princess's consort, and he shouldn't be afraid of that pervert...
Yejing Hall slightly nodded and didn't say anything more. He picked up the wine glass:
"Let's drink. Let's not talk about it anymore."
Seeing this, Luo Ning didn't threaten the little thief with the leader of the Pingtian Sect anymore. She picked up the wine glass, clinked it with his, and then drank it in one gulp.
The two of them chatted aimlessly for a long time, and before they knew it, they had already had three rounds of drinks.
Luo Ning had never drunk alcohol before. She had obviously drunk too much today to be able to talk so much nonsense. After drinking several more glasses in a row, she felt light-headed.
While drinking by herself, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the extremely handsome little thief drinking in silence.
His expression was still cold and outstanding, with a hint of hidden elegance and gentleness. But his eyes seemed a bit absent-minded, as if he was thinking about many things and wasn't very happy.
Luo Ning's drunkenness subsided a bit when she saw this. She slightly recalled their conversation—if one didn't know that the leader of the Pingtian Sect was a woman, it seemed a bit wrong.
She, a woman as beautiful as a fairy, had pretended to be a couple with a perverted man to achieve certain goals, and she seemed to rely on that pervert in her words...
If the men who regarded her as a "pure and noble fairy" knew about this, I'm afraid their good impression of her would plummet. No matter how much they liked her, they would lose all their affection and even discard her like an old shoe...
"..."
On Luo Ning's peerlessly cold and beautiful face, for some reason, a hint of nervousness appeared.
Although she didn't have any feelings for this shameless little thief, in order to make him give up his delusions, she had soiled herself with these things and destroyed her pure image, making the little thief misunderstand and even despise her. It seemed to be a loss rather than a gain...
After secretly glancing at Yejing Hall a few times, Luo Ning thought for a while and then said:
"You... don't think too much. She and I are just helping each other. We're innocent and have no relationship in private. I'm not the kind of woman who doesn't care about her reputation for the sake of her goals... The reasons are very complicated, and I can't tell you for now. But it's definitely not what you think. After we rescue Qiu Tianhe, I'll explain these things to you. Then you'll think that it's a very normal thing. It just sounds strange because you don't know the inside story..."
Yejing Hall turned his eyes and saw the fairy-like elder sister with a flushed face, explaining in a drunken whisper. He raised the corner of his mouth:
"Is Miss Luo afraid that I'll misunderstand?"