Chapter 225

Chapter 225. Incomparably Shy

Perhaps ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍it was because Cailin had not yet adapted to life here, or perhaps it was because she had always lived in an oppressive and stressful environment, but she was especially sensitive to the gazes of others.

On ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍top of that, she had just caused such a commotion herself. She had originally been preparing to flee the Imperial Palace, and everyone had watched with expressions of anticipation and delight, wishing she would leave.

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍now, things had turned out differently. Not only had she failed to leave, but she was even being carried by the dignified ruler of the Great Chu Dynasty. Because of this, Cailin kept wondering what those guards were thinking right now.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍since Chu Feng had already picked her up, no matter how many thoughts Cailin had, it was useless. She could not influence Chu Feng’s thoughts, much less stop Chu Feng’s habits.

Yet ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍putting aside all those messy thoughts, Cailin suddenly felt that being carried by Chu Feng like this seemed worth devoting a lifetime to.

“Chu ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Feng...”

Buried in Chu Feng’s arms, Cailin spoke softly. Her voice was like a gentle feather brushing lightly across Chu Feng’s heart, making his whole body go numb.

Ever since Chu Feng had brought Cailin back, this was the first time Cailin had spoken to him in such a gentle tone.

That was because Cailin had always resisted Chu Feng before. Even when she did not lose her temper, her attitude had always been lukewarm.

Now that he heard Cailin speak in such a voice, an indescribable emotion rose in Chu Feng’s heart.

There was a feeling of joy, as if the darkness had suddenly given way to light. Had this woman finally accepted him?

Chu Feng could not help lowering his head to glance at Cailin in his arms. “You... If there is something you want to say, just say it. I will listen properly.”

Cailin had not expected Chu Feng to still be so gentle and considerate, as though he had not taken her attempted escape tonight to heart at all.

Perhaps this was what it meant to be doted on.

Although Cailin had never experienced such pampering before, she now realized that this feeling was truly quite nice.

Although Cailin did not have any great wishes, nor did she have any particular hopes for the future, the one thing she could be certain of now was that she was very attached to this feeling.

Seeing that Cailin was merely staring at him pitifully without reacting for a long while, Chu Feng could not help revealing a faint smile as he looked at her with amusement.

“What is it? What exactly do you want to say? Tonight, the two of us have also been honest with each other and have come to understand each other more deeply. Do you still not understand my feelings for you? So whatever thoughts you have, or whatever expectations you have of me, you can tell me directly. In short, as long as what you say is reasonable, I will definitely satisfy you. You should also be able to trust my character...”

As Chu Feng carried Cailin, he strode quickly toward Cailin’s Palace Chambers, speaking as he walked and continuing to coax her.

Cailin also understood Chu Feng’s intentions. He wanted her to completely lower the defenses in her heart. Warmth instantly filled her chest.

For hundreds of years, Cailin had never felt anything like this.

Perhaps thinking of something, Cailin immediately tilted her head and leaned closer into Chu Feng’s embrace, blinking shyly.

“Actually, it is nothing. I only wanted to ask you about the matter of the Empress...”

Cailin did not finish her sentence, but Chu Feng understood what she had left unsaid.

Thus, Chu Feng’s steps paused, and he lowered his head to look at Cailin.

Under the moonlight, Cailin’s face was flushed red, and her eyes shone brightly. She looked just like a young girl who had just begun to understand love, waiting for a piece of candy.

For some reason, seeing such a vivid Cailin suddenly made Chu Feng want to tease her.

He deliberately stopped in place, lowered his head, and stared straight at Cailin without saying a word.

Being stared at like this made Cailin feel somewhat uneasy. She could not help turning her head away again to avoid his gaze.

“What do you mean by this? I would never force you, and besides, that suggestion just now was something you brought up yourself. I only wanted to ask you what exactly you plan to do.” Cailin lay in Chu Feng’s arms and spoke in a muffled voice, sounding like a startled deer.

“What? What does this mean now? Are you afraid I will go back on my word? Then do you think I will go back on my word? Or perhaps, do you have a way to make sure I do not?” Chu Feng’s tone carried an obvious teasing meaning. He was clearly toying with the little woman before him.

Yet those words sounded so ambiguous that Cailin, who had never experienced such things before, instantly blushed and hurriedly shook her head.

Then she nodded, only to shake her head again. Her entire person was terribly conflicted.

But it was precisely this conflicted appearance that made her unbelievably adorable.

After all, ever since they had met, Cailin’s face had either been cold or distant. This was truly the first time he had seen her look as though she wanted to draw closer, yet was also tangled with hesitation.

Chu Feng found it amusing. In the end, he could not hold back and lowered his head to peck Cailin lightly on the lips.

After stealing a taste of sweetness, Chu Feng’s entire mood became even more delighted.

“You can put your heart completely at ease regarding this matter. I am, after all, the ruler of a nation. Once a word is spoken, even four horses cannot chase it back. Since I have promised you, I will certainly not go back on my word. So you can live here peacefully and without worry.

“However, this matter may not be handled in the short term, because I still need to deal with the affairs of the Ancient Royal Clan first. Once everything has been resolved, I will definitely hold a conferment ceremony for you.”

When Chu Feng said this, he did not show the slightest impatience. Instead, he was extremely serious, and there was even a hint of expectation in his eyes.

“When the time comes, I will definitely let all of the Human Race, and even the entire Ancient Immortal World, know that you, Cailin, are my Empress... Of course, you do not need to be too moved by this matter.”

Cailin stared blankly at him. Her eyes were indeed extremely red.

But this time, they were tears of happiness.

However, Chu Feng’s words left Cailin somewhat puzzled. She furrowed her delicate brows slightly, pouted, and said softly, “Why? You are treating me so well. Am I not allowed to be moved?”

Chu Feng shifted Cailin slightly in his arms, holding her in a more comfortable position, and his steps quickened once again.

“You have stayed among your Ancient Royal Clan for far too long. Those people are all beasts in human clothing, and you were the only fool there taking pleasure in your own situation.

The reason I said I would let the two realms of the Ancient Immortal World, as well as the entire Great Chu Dynasty, know that you are my Empress is, first, to let you live here peacefully without any Worries for the Future. Second, I also want to use this matter to give the Ancient Royal Clan a warning.

At the same time, I want to send a signal to all races across the two realms of the Ancient Immortal World. I hope that every race can wholeheartedly turn toward goodness and interact with sincerity. In that way, there will be no more endless slaughter, and slowly, the world should be able to move toward lasting peace.”

So that was how it was.

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