Volume 1: Phoenix Conceals Cloud Nation Chapter 17: Weary Heart

  Zixing's mouth curved into a faint, shallow smile as he sighed and said, "Your Highness, I'm fine." He felt unbearably bitter, and some things were also beyond his control.

  Dongfang Chun's expression changed, and a hint of doubt crept in, but she thought it over and decided that since Zixinghen was fine, she had no need to worry either. She had done what she needed to do, and she felt no guilt, after all, the medicine wasn't hers to begin with.

  The Eastern Spring God's expression changed, and he sank his face, saying to Baili Muyan in a light tone, "Thank you, since nothing is wrong, you can also leave now." She was currently feeling irritable and didn't have the mood to guess at the hidden meaning behind their words. She really thought she was her previous incarnation, joking about herself. Having already experienced all sorts of things in her past life, she had long become heartless and emotionless.

  Baili Mo was taken aback, looking at Dongfang Chun with a puzzled expression. He found her sitting on the stool, fidgeting restlessly, with a complex and unfathomable look in her eyes. She actually said "thank you", which was unheard of. Moreover, after speaking, she didn't even glance at him again, unlike before when she would eagerly cling to him, doing all sorts of shameless things.

  Dongfang Chun knew that Baili Mo was looking at her, and she sneered inwardly. When she took over the family business, it only took a day for those old conservatives to be unable to see through any of her expressions, let alone guess what she was thinking. And now Baili Mo thought he could read something from her expression? It was simply ridiculous.

  She sat quietly, lost in her own thoughts, isolated from everything outside. Baili Mo looked at her with surprise and astonishment. Time passed by second by second, while Baili Mo's folding fan kept shaking, his eyebrows slightly raised, interesting.

  Zixing's heart was filled with a hundred thoughts, although he had come to the Yunwang Fu with his own purpose, but after last night's events, he seemed to have discovered that she was different from the rumors. He slowly got out of bed and softly said to Dongfang Chun "Last night, thank you, Your Highness".

  The eastern spring mouth slightly hooked, with a sly smile looking at Zixinghen, said in a cold and distant voice "Zi Gongzi, isn't it blaming me? How come you're thanking me instead?"

  She suddenly felt mentally exhausted, usually pretending to be strong would also get tired. At this moment, she wanted to clear her mind for a while. In her past life's last moments, she thought that if she had the chance, she would definitely choose to be an ant, living a simple and free life. She still remembered the scene where she drank the Forgetful Dust without hesitation later on. Until now, she never regretted drinking the Forgetful Dust. Although she became heartless and emotionless afterwards, she still felt tired sometimes.

  Maybe it was another sleepless night, and I seemed to have returned to my previous life. I've been busy running around, not being understood, not being liked by others.

  Zixinghen listened to such a cold remark, and his heart felt a faint pain. He suddenly thought that the King of Clouds must have gone through something? Otherwise, he wouldn't be so emotionless with a bleak gaze. "King, you should rest well, I'll take my leave first." She looked very tired, let her get some good rest.

  After finishing speaking, Zixinghen left, leaving Baili Mo staring at Dongfang Chun with an unreadable expression.

  Dongfang Chun is now filled with anger, isn't this Baili Meng not willing to see her? How come she asked him to leave but he still lingered and didn't want to go.

  "What, Second Master wants to attend the bed?" Dongfang Chun rose and walked towards Baili Mo with an eerie gaze, exuding an evil aura, his mouth curled up in a playful smile. He hummed, as if he didn't believe he was still here.

  Baili Mo, however, was acting out of character this time and didn't avoid Dongfang Chun like the plague. Instead, he looked at her seriously for the first time, and in her eyes, there was a hollow desolation devoid of any emotions. His heart skipped a beat as he felt a faint pang of sadness. How could someone so unfeeling be so relentless in pursuing them? There wasn't even a hint of attachment in her eyes towards him; instead, it was disdain, as if he meant nothing to her.

  Dongfang Chun gazed at Baili Mo, who was staring intensely at her eyes, which were turbulent and stormy. She didn't hurry to leave, but instead smiled coldly in her heart, stretching out her slender hand to gently caress his facial skin, making a soft "tsk" sound with her mouth. "Your skin is really good, smooth and delicate, I wonder how you take care of it." Suddenly touched, Baili Mo was not used to it and reflexively dodged away.

  "What's wrong, didn't you want to attend to me in bed? Why are you avoiding me?" Dongfang Chun's voice was as desolate as can be.

  "King of Clouds, you're clearly not like this. Why?" Ba Li Mo asked out of curiosity, he always felt that the person with these heartbreaking eyes wouldn't be like the one they usually saw.

  Dongfang Chun's heart skipped a beat, he put down the Bailing Ink and took a step back, touching his eyes, wondering if he had shown too much or what.

  He tightly closed his eyes, suppressing the emotions in his heart. After opening them again, he glanced at Zixinghen with a faint gaze, and his eyes returned to their usual luster, black and bright. He stretched out his hand, pointing towards the door, saying "You leave".

  Baili Mojing stood there, unmoving, his face pale, as he took a step forward and grasped Dongfang Chun's arm, his blue eyes gleaming with light.

  The eastern spring flashed by, annoying her, really a headache. Usually they didn't even want to see themselves, but today she was in a bad mood and wanted some peace and quiet, which wasn't possible. If only she had known, she wouldn't have asked Baili Mo to come and examine Zixing Hen's body. In her heart, she made a silent decision: from now on, when asking for a doctor, she would absolutely not ask for Baili Mo again.

  "Let me go!" Dongfang Chun looked at Baili Mo coldly and said sternly, no one had ever dared to treat her like this before.

  Baili Mo's bitter smile, what's wrong with him today? In the past, he really hated her, disliked her, and even thought of killing her. But the past her seemed to be a completely different person from the present her, especially her eyes were completely different. The past her had turbid and venomous eyes. Now she is cold and ruthless, but with an aura of nobility, however, his original intention will not change.

  Dongfang Chun bit his arm, she didn't have internal energy now, but that didn't mean she would let people bully her. Moreover, he had seen through her disguise all along, which made her very resentful. Whether in the past or present, what she disliked most was others prying into her heart.

  "The Cloud Emperor seems to have changed" The voice was affirmative, without a hint of doubt.

  Calmly, Dongfang Chun's eyebrows rose slightly as she said lightly, "Even if I've changed, do you still want to love me, Er Lang? If I'm just teasing you on purpose, wanting to capture your heart, what can you do about it?" As she spoke, she poked Baili Meng's heart.

  Her eyes still provocatively looked at Baili Mo.

  Suddenly, Baili Meng's expression changed, and he said coldly, "If you want to win my heart, Your Highness, give me the antidote for Blood Vine. Otherwise, your goal will never be achieved." Although he was a master of medicine and poison, the only exception was the antidote for Blood Vine, which was a royal secret. His father had been poisoned with it by her, in order to control him. He hated her so much that he wanted to kill her, but he endured and stayed in Yun Wang Fu.

  Dongfang Chun cursed inwardly, damn it, her previous reputation wasn't good, she had tolerated her being promiscuous and extravagant, but didn't expect her to be so vicious, even using poison, she couldn't say she didn't know, probably if she spoke out, Baili Mo would have killed her with his glare.

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