Chapter 224

Chapter 224. Carrying You Back

Seeing ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Cailin look so worried, Chu Feng could not help laughing again.

“What ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a joke. This is simply the greatest joke under heaven! I am the ruler of a nation. The Great Chu Dynasty has developed to its current state entirely because I built it with my own hands. Whoever dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy.

You ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍must understand that the Great Chu Dynasty today, this prosperous Great Chu Dynasty, is a realm I painstakingly conquered for them. That is why they can live well in the Great Chu Dynasty, enjoying fine food and drink without any Worries for the Future.

Even ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍so, if those unruly subjects still dare to be unsatisfied, then tell me, what meaning is there left? If they truly dare oppose my decision, then I no longer need the entire Great Chu Dynasty. I would like to see what sort of lives they can live without me.”

“But...” ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Cailin frowned. Her eyes were like those of a frightened deer, filled with both alarm and fear.

“There ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍is no but!” Chu Feng interrupted her, his voice low and certain. “You only need to listen to me in all things. I am the only one who will not harm you. You are my Empress. Whoever dares touch you is touching me. Tell me, should someone who touches what belongs to me die?”

Looking at Chu Feng’s radiant, confident, and high-spirited expression, Cailin fell silent.

After hearing Chu Feng say this, perhaps because she had been persuaded, Cailin suddenly discovered that all her worries and fears seemed so laughable before him.

At the same time, Cailin also greatly admired Chu Feng’s personality and thoughts.

He was extremely confident and had no need to care what others said.

That was because Cailin seemed never to have experienced such a feeling before. Although she had been the Clan Leader of the Heaven-Devouring Python Clan among the Ancient Royal Clan, Cailin had not held much authority, nor had she possessed much freedom.

No matter what Cailin wanted to do, she always seemed to have to obey the orders of the other elders. When doing anything, she also had to consider the thoughts of others. She had been completely bound.

But Chu Feng was different. In Chu Feng’s eyes, everyone was equal, and everyone could pursue their own freedom.

At the same time, a Favored Son of Heaven like Chu Feng had only her in his eyes. For the first time, Cailin felt what it meant to be cherished.

That was enough. It was truly enough.

In truth, Cailin did not truly want to become some Empress, nor did she truly want to sit in such a high position, because Cailin herself knew her own abilities very clearly.

If she truly became the Empress of the Great Chu Dynasty, then there might be even more matters for Cailin to handle in the future.

At the very least, she would have to deal with some of the affairs of the Inner Palace.

But Cailin was not actually willing to deal with such trivial matters.

She preferred a free and unrestrained life, one where she did not need to manage so much or worry about so many things.

Cailin raised her head and looked at him. The tears in her eyes had not yet dispersed, but there was already light in them.

It was the light of relief, the light of peace.

Since Chu Feng had said such words, it proved that Chu Feng had already considered everything. With such a husband, what else could she ask for?

It was... love.

Besides, Cailin felt that since Chu Feng had already gone this far for her, why could she not also consider things for Chu Feng?

Chu Feng watched Cailin’s eyes darting around as she smiled one moment and frowned the next. He could not help laughing along with her.

In Chu Feng’s eyes, Cailin looked incomparably adorable like this. He could not resist lowering his head and planting a gentle kiss on her forehead.

The kiss was very light and very soft, like a feather brushing past.

Yet it made her heart stir intensely. Cailin could not hold herself back at all. Her heart pounded like a drum, and her eyes nearly widened out of their sockets.

This kiss, which had nothing to do with any particular emotion, was an instinctive act of affection and joy. It was a kiss without any purpose, and it moved Cailin deeply, allowing her to feel a joy and happiness she had never known before.

Seeing Cailin’s dazed appearance, Chu Feng found it both amusing and exasperating.

He raised his hand and gently rubbed Cailin’s head as though coaxing a child.

“You have decided not to leave now, haven’t you? Since you have already decided not to leave, hurry back with me and sleep.”

As he spoke, Chu Feng naturally stood up and took Cailin’s hand. “Look at you. You have no idea how to consider things for yourself. The weather is so cold, yet you ran around barefoot for so long. Aren’t you afraid of catching a chill?”

Cailin lowered her head and looked at her dust-stained feet, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed.

But after she reacted, Cailin suddenly could not help laughing again.

“I think you are the one who has become muddleheaded. Do not forget, I am one of the Ancient Royal Clan... We are not afraid of the cold at all.” When Cailin said this, she could not help feeling a little proud, and her voice became much more cheerful.

When Chu Feng saw Cailin’s expression, he felt both helpless and amused.

Under the moonlight, Cailin’s feet were pale and small. The soles were stained with dust and night dew, making her look somewhat disheveled.

Chu Feng also lowered his head and glanced at them, his brows furrowing slightly.

“Silly woman! Since you have already come to our Human Race, you should follow the rules of our Human Race. Although I know that all of you from the Ancient Royal Clan are not afraid of the cold, and there is no need for you to fear it, since you have cultivation and Spiritual Power, once you come here, you must still take good care of your body no matter what.” Chu Feng said this softly, his tone filled with heartache.

Then, this man who stood above ten thousand people, this dignified ruler of a nation, actually bent down without the slightest hesitation and scooped her up sideways in his arms.

“Ah!” Cailin cried out in surprise and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck, afraid that she might fall.

This wa s an instinctive reaction that no one could resist.

“What are you doing? I can walk by myself.” Cailin struggled slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

That was because while she and Chu Feng had been arguing here, the guards had long since awakened. At this very moment, they were watching her and Chu Feng flirt and bicker.

Cailin was the relatively shy type. After realizing that everyone was staring at her, her face immediately flushed, which was why she wanted to get down from Chu Feng’s arms.

But Chu Feng had never cared about these outside gazes. Instead, he laughed.

His laughter was incomparably bright and hearty, and it was clear that he was also extremely excited and happy.

“You woman, honestly. Countless people want this kind of treatment but cannot have it, yet you actually dislike it? But I do not care anymore. You are not wearing shoes, and the ground is far too cold. It is not good for your body.”

Cailin pressed her head against Chu Feng’s chest and said in a muffled voice, “You really are something. Can’t you listen to me for once? Did you not see that so many people beside us are watching?”

“What does that matter? Let them watch if they want.”

Holding her in his arms, Chu Feng strode toward the Palace Chambers.

Cailin truly had no other way, so she could only bury herself in his embrace. Listening to Chu Feng’s strong heartbeat and breathing in the familiar scent on his body, an indescribable peace rose in her heart.

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