C35 Becoming his wh*re

“Don’t let me wait too long,” he whispered amorously and released her. To her relief, he got up and walked out of the forest.

Yuxi caught her breath, finding the undergarments he had discarded. She dressed quickly and followed behind him with her legs still slightly trembling. She didn’t stop until she reached the inn. When she got into her room, she peeled off her garments and stepped into the bathroom. There, she burst into tears.

To her, what happened earlier between her and Lang Juan was revolting. She didn’t feel the least inclined to give herself to him, but his fingers were so skilled that her body had just responded to his fingering.

She took a deep breath and immersed herself in the icy water, rinsing her body of every grime she considered herself to have after he tainted her with his hands. Lang Juan might be her betrothed fiance, but she didn’t love him. In fact, she didn’t even remember what he was like as a child.

In the past, she imagined Lang Juan to be handsome and passionate, but meeting the real Lang Juan made her think otherwise. The man seemed to be keeping a big secret but it was how he had transformed into a monster earlier that drove fear into her. Had she not responded, maybe he would have taken her by force.

But what was with those rustles earlier? Was someone around, and had Lang Juan heard those sounds, that made him stop?

She fingered her lips and remembered the rough kisses he had imposed on her. There were some light cuts from the force of his wild kisses, but she didn’t sense the pull like how Zhan Peng magically had over her. She had lusted after the runaway prince for a long time, before they started sleeping together.

After thinking, Yuxi decided to wash her mouth as well. She stayed in the cold tub for a very long time, until she was assured she was clean from the filth from Lang Juan. She knew clearly that because everyone figured Lang Juan was dead, there was no longer any arrangement between them. But he made an excellent addition to their team, so she put her mission above everything else.

The coldness of the water made her sneeze. She rose slowly and put on her inner robe, entering her bedroom.

Casting her discomfort with her ex-fiance aside, she lay back in bed and stared at the rafters of the room. The image of Zhan Peng with his arm entwined around Yonghe’s demonic figure, put her in a disarray. It concerned her more than the threat of her ex-fiance.

It turned out that moving on from their secret relationship was a lot harder than she thought.

Yuxi closed her eyes and said aloud, “He doesn’t love you, Qian Yuxi. He has countless consorts and concubines back home. You’re nothing but a whore to him.”

She gathered her mind together. Zhan Peng definitely didn’t belong to this place. One day, if he was gone, he would never ever remember her. But she had a burden of responsibility to the island city on her shoulders. She, as the future Imperial Advisor, had to do more for the sake of Shang-Yi’s citizens. Up to now, they hadn’t even cut down a single demon.

A gust of wind followed, making her sneeze again. She must have spent too much time in the cold water, she thought. She felt someone breathe on her, and then, a light tug on her robe.

Zhan Peng’s deep voice filled her ears. Compelled to answer, she opened her eyes and saw the prince towering over her.

“You…”

Zhan Peng glared at her with an intense anger. She didn’t like how it looked or how dark his face was right now. His rage perturbed her. Those days where he gave her silent treatment was nothing compared to how irate he appeared right now.

“You said, you wouldn’t want anything to do with him.”

His words brought her memory back to a particular time when they were still recuperating in the hills. He had asked her after their lovemaking if Lang Juan was still alive, would she return to him. She had laughed and told him that she chose him over Lang Juan, and that Lang Juan was definitely dead. Du Hui had revoked their engagement.

“I don’t.”

“But what happened just now was outrageous.”

He relayed to her what he had seen in the forest, how they were eating each other’s mouths out and how she let Lang Juan put his fingers inside her. Even with her determined self, she couldn’t find the will to argue. Her mind was already in turmoil after all what had happened today.

“So, what do you want? For me to marry Lang Juan?”

She had answered him so abruptly and he could probably hear the feistiness in her voice. She hadn’t lost herself entirely, only had her naivety and wilful side inhibited slightly by her call of duty along with her love for him.

He clenched his fist madly.

“Yuxi, don’t you remember what you promised me?”

She froze, incapable of answering him.

“Allow me to remind you then.” He deprived her of her robe, which pooled on the floor of her room. His lips met hers with force, exceeding that of Lang Juan’s earlier. She found herself submitting to him.

Yuxi could only think of Zhan Peng and how badly she wanted him in her heart and body. The more they kissed, the more it ignited a fire inside her that was too powerful to extinguish. He broke the kiss suddenly and disrobed.

A cold shiver descended her spine, but she maintained her calmness.

“He touched you here.” A cold finger found its way between her breasts.

“I…” She stammered, but couldn’t say a word more when he cupped them and began sucking on her erect nipples crazily. She let out a soft moan, calling his name.

Zhan Peng, ah, ah….

He bit her suddenly, making her flinch. Then withdrawing his lips, he uttered, “You wench.”

It was the first time she heard him address her in that manner. She arched her shoulders, inhaling and exhaling as he took her wildly. He hadn’t asked her if she wanted to do it or not. He had changed so much that she didn’t know if she was making love with the same Zhan Peng at all.

“Try something new,” he rasped in a dark tone to his voice.

He hadn’t given her any choice in it. Taking the long cloth belt from his tunic, he roped her in a way she had never experienced before, with her hands high above her head from one of the rafters in the room. She felt a dull ache in her back as she was made to stand up while she was bound. Her legs felt like jelly as he thrust into her quickly. During this time, his lips conquered her mouth, keeping her from making a single sound.

Ahhh…

She heaved strongly, and felt the stream of her own liquid as he came inside her.

“Tell me you want me and not him.”

“I want you, Zhan Peng. Oh…” She chanted unconsciously. Zhan Peng undid the belt and propped her against the wall, entering her once more. She moaned again, and he silenced her with his kisses.

“You have your choice to make, Employer.”

He whispered hard into her ear. “It’s either me or him. Or you can choose to be my whore. Forever.”

She swallowed, and embraced him tightly. Since when had she become this irritating weakling? As long as she had a chance with him, she no longer cared.

But Lang Juan had this scary aura that frightened people. Even Zhan Peng wasn’t his match. She feared the worst from him, although she was in desperate need of his services.

“What’s your answer, Employer? Do you still want me to satisfy your needs, or would you rather take it the other way around, and satisfy my needs in bed?”

He continued the sentence in the cruellest way ever.

“And have no status in my harem.”

The sweet and kind Zhan Peng was gone, traded for the cold and cruel creature in front of her, who she found herself incredibly attracted to.

“I want you to stay with me in my room tonight.”

And for the rest of her life, she thought.