Free Web NovelChapter 211: Chapter 190: Change
That bastard!
What kind of nonsense was he spouting?
Yu Lan’s eyes were practically spitting fire.
Qi Jingshen was deliberately twisting her words, making her so angry she didn’t even feel like using sign language anymore.
She slammed her hands down resentfully, closing her eyes and taking two deep breaths to try and calm down.
Just then, she heard that shameless bastard Qi Jingshen continue his vicious provocations:
"Why did you suddenly close your eyes?"
"Are you hoping I’ll kiss you?"
"Have you fallen in love with me this quickly!?"
’That son of a bitch!!!’
Yu Lan was screaming internally. How could he say something like that?
How had she never noticed how despicable Qi Jingshen was before?
So despicable that Yu Lan couldn’t take it anymore.
She had to do something today to vent this frustration.
Just then, Yu Lan’s hand found the leather whip the man had once again placed by her side.
Acting on an impulse she didn’t quite understand herself...
CRACK!
The leather whip cut through the air and struck the man’s body with a sharp sound.
The man’s pained, muffled grunt echoed in the air.
It was low, hoarse, and magnetic.
Yu Lan opened her eyes, staring blankly at Qi Jingshen, who was standing not far from her.
Yu Lan had swung the whip subconsciously, with no idea where it would land.
Besides, Qi Jingshen was a grown man, a top-tier 3S-level male. ’Surely he wouldn’t just stand there and let me hit him. He’s bound to dodge, right?’
But he didn’t.
As the whip sliced through the air, heading straight for Qi Jingshen’s face, for some unknown reason...
Qi Jingshen didn’t dodge.
The whip grazed the man’s handsome, wicked, and wild face, leaving behind a bloody gash that only made him look more feral and untamable.
Now, seeing Yu Lan’s eyes open...
Qi Jingshen met her gaze with his deep green eyes. Right in front of her, he raised a hand to touch the wound on his face, then broke into an even more vicious, provocative smile.
"Keep going!"
"Is that all the strength you have?"
"Again!"
The flicker of apology that had just sparked in Yu Lan’s heart was instantly extinguished by Qi Jingshen’s relentless taunts.
She raised her hand and put her strength into it.
The whip danced through the air.
In the silent room, the only sound was the whip cracking against flesh.
It was interspersed with the man’s muffled grunts, which sounded as if he were trying to suppress some kind of desire.
The temperature in the air began to skyrocket.
Just then, a series of sharp knocks, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK, came from the closed door.
"Boss, Marshal Huo is requesting to speak with you."
It was a case of "when in Rome."
To avoid standing out and better fit the customs of the Chaotic Star System, the guard had switched to calling Qi Jingshen "Boss."
As the guard’s voice rang out, the rapidly heating atmosphere in the room was doused, as if by a bucket of cold water.
Yu Lan, who had gotten more worked up with each strike, suddenly widened her eyes. When she remembered what she had just done at Qi Jingshen’s provocation, she scrambled to pull her hand back, dropping the whip.
Qi Jingshen—breathing ragged, blood boiling, heart pounding—also seemed to snap back to his senses.
Forcibly suppressing the thrill surging from deep within him, the sharp-featured, handsome man took a deep breath and stood up from the bed.
He said nothing.
He turned and strode out of the room.
*
"Give me the Communication Device."
The moment he stepped out of the room, Qi Jingshen’s entire aura shifted. He was once again the proud, untamable, and wickedly imperious Marshal of the Second Legion.
The guard bowed and handed over the Communication Device.
"They caught the people who landed on Planet A106 in the Chaotic Star System last night."
"Marshal Huo has been demanding to speak with you."
"Following your orders, we rejected his calls at first. It wasn’t until today..."
’There’s a limit to how long you can string someone along.’
Qi Jingshen could only threaten Huo Zhanting and his men because he had Yu Lan in his grasp.
But the First Legion, commanded by Huo Zhanting, was no band of useless fools.
Given a little more time, it was only a matter of time before they located A8 Star, where Qi Jingshen was currently hiding.
But for now, he was sure that for the men who always put Yu Lan first and were frantic over her abduction, as long as his demands weren’t too outrageous or impossible, they wouldn’t refuse.
The soundproofing in the commandeered house wasn’t very good.
Yu Lan, inside the room, clearly heard this. ’That despicable bastard,’ she cursed inwardly.
Her body, however, remained obediently still as she secretly perked up her ears to eavesdrop. She hoped Qi Jingshen would forget she was there and contact Huo Zhanting right then and there, allowing her to glean some information.
Qi Jingshen saw right through Yu Lan’s little scheme. A hint of a smile flashed in his deep green eyes as he deliberately raised his voice.
"After all, as long as I have Princess Yu Lan, Huo Zhanting and his men will have to agree to any condition I name."
Holding the trump card gave one confidence.
She knew she had become a weapon to threaten Huo Zhanting and his men, but hearing Qi Jingshen emphasize it again still sent a wave of intense irritation through her.
Gritting her teeth, she clenched her fist and, imagining the pillow was Qi Jingshen’s face, slammed her fist down on it. THUMP.
The tall, handsome man’s attitude was one of utter nonchalance; he was proud, imperious, and supremely confident.
Only the guard standing beside him, after daring a glance at the still-visible slap mark on the man’s face, was thinking something else entirely:
’Marshal, are you sure what you’sre saying is what you’re actually thinking?’
’Maybe you should wait for the slap print and whip marks on your face to fade a little before you talk so big.’
’If you contact Marshal Huo and his men looking like that, they’re definitely going to be suspicious about your real reason for kidnapping Princess Yu Lan.’
’Is it really just to build your own faction, and not because you’re lusting after their beautiful wife?’
Yu Lan had no idea what Qi Jingshen ultimately said to Huo Zhanting.
The only thing she could feel was the atmosphere growing more and more tense.
Qi Jingshen was out dealing with business for longer and longer stretches of time, returning each time with the heavy stench of blood clinging to him.
The only thing that remained unchanged was that son of a bitch’s infuriating behavior whenever he was around her. He always seemed to be viciously provoking her, trying to make her angry.
Some things, once you’ve done them once...
...will happen countless times.
After hitting Qi Jingshen that first time, it became a natural reaction. Whenever he provoked her, she would start hitting him.
Whips, slaps, kicks—she used them all. The man never got angry. He would just mock her, asking if she hadn’t eaten, remarking on how weak she was.
Until yesterday, when Yu Lan inadvertently glimpsed a certain terrifying part of him.
BOOM.
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her. Yu Lan was completely dumbfounded.
Now, looking at Qi Jingshen, a rare feeling of embarrassment and fear welled up inside her.
Her eyelashes fluttered. In any case, she no longer dared to look at him.
Yu Lan had already made up her mind. No matter what Qi Jingshen said, she would absolutely not lay a hand on him again.
’Restraint. Patience. Restraint. Patience.’
Until at last, Qi Jingshen, who had been staring intently at Yu Lan for a long time, finally spoke.
"Huo Zhanting and his men are here to get you."
