Chapter 247 -

Chapter 247: Chapter

The carriage rolled steadily over the high road, the rhythmic thump-thump of the wheels marking three full hours since they had left the capital.

Yueqing was bored to her very core. She tried laying down flat on her side of the bench, then sat right back up with a heavy sigh. She reached for a wooden crate stored at the corner of the cabin, pulled out a scroll, and aggressively flipped through the pages, unable to focus on a single line.

[AHHHHHHH! I completely forgot how long it takes to travel to the north! I’m going insane! I’m so bored, so tired, ahhhh!]

The sudden, loud shriek in her thoughts echoed straight into Wenzhe’s mind with the force of a thunderclap. Wenzhe, who was carefully writing notes on a leather map, nearly dropped his charcoal pencil right onto his trousers.

He steadied his hand, a small, amused smile tugging at his lips as he looked up. "Are you alright?"

Yueqing immediately pouted, folding her arms over her chest and shoving the scroll back into the crate with a huff. "No, I’m bored! How long are we going to be stuck on this road?"

Wenzhe pulled back the silk curtain and glanced outside at the passing trees. "We’ve barely crossed the lower valley. We still have many hours ahead of us today. Why don’t you try taking a nap?"

With that gentle suggestion, he turned his focus right back to his military reports, his sharp eyes scanning the lines with absolute focus.

Yueqing frowned, resting her chin in her hand. She watched him work. His dark brows were slightly knit, his strong jawline set in a steady line, and his long, broad fingers held the charcoal pencil with calm precision. She had to admit it in her heart, the man looked exceptionally attractive whenever he was completely serious about his work.

Without raising his head from his papers, Wenzhe’s low, smooth voice broke the silence. "If you keep staring at me like that, I might just eat you up right here."

A sharp smirk touched his lips as he kept writing.

Yueqing’s face flushed a fiery, instant red. "W-Who’s staring at you?! There’s nothing good to look at anyway! Hmph!" She snapped her head toward the window, her face burning hot.

[Look at him, always threatening me!] Her inner voice roared indignantly. [I haven’t even fully healed yet! There’s no way he can actually do anything to me right now... yeah, that’s right! He’s all talk! He loves teasing me and expecting me to get all flustered every single time. Well, not today. Today I’m going to teach him a lesson and show him exactly how it feels to be teased!]

A wicked, scheming smirk slowly spread across Yueqing’s face.

The carriage rolled steadily over the bumpy road. Three full hours had passed since they left the capital, and Yueqing was completely bored.

She tried lying down on her side, then sat right back up with a loud sigh. She picked up a book from the small box beside her, flipped through the pages quickly, and slammed it shut.

[AHHHHHHH! I forgot how long it takes to travel north! I’m going crazy! I’m so bored, so tired, ahhhh!]

The sudden, loud shriek in her thoughts bounced straight into Wenzhe’s mind like a loud bell. Wenzhe, who was carefully drawing a map, almost dropped his charcoal pencil right on his pants.

He held his hand steady, a small smile touching his lips as he looked up. "Are you alright?"

Yueqing pouted, crossing her arms over her chest. "No, I’m bored! How long are we going to be stuck in this carriage?"

Wenzhe looked out the window. "We just passed the valley. We still have many hours left. Why don’t you take a nap?"

He then went right back to his work, reading his army papers with total focus.

Yueqing frowned. She looked at him. His dark eyebrows were close together, his jaw was sharp, and he looked really handsome while working so hard.

Without looking up from his paper, Wenzhe spoke in a smooth, low voice. "If you keep staring at me like that, I might just eat you up right here."

A clever smirk touched his lips as he kept writing.

Yueqing’s face turned bright red. "W-Who’s staring at you?! There’s nothing special about you anyway! Hmph!"

[Look at him, always threatening me!] Her inner voice yelled inside her head. [I haven’t even healed yet! He can’t actually do anything to me yeah, that’s right! He’s all talk! He loves teasing me and expecting me to get shy every single time. Not today! Today I’m going to teach him a lesson and tease him back!]

A sneaky smile spread across Yueqing’s face.

She uncrossed her arms and slid off her seat, moving as quietly as a small cat.

Wenzhe noticed her moving, but he decided to ignore her. He kept his eyes on his map and kept writing with his charcoal pencil, acting like he didn’t care.

Yueqing didn’t climb onto his lap. Instead, she dropped down onto her knees right in front of him, sitting on the soft floor cushions between his spread legs.

Wenzhe still tried to pretend he didn’t see her, but his hand slowed down slightly.

Yueqing leaned forward, resting her chin lightly on his knee. She reached out her small hands and slowly untied the cloth belt around his waist. She leaned in close, blowing a soft puff of warm air right against his lower stomach through his soft inner shirt. Then, she pressed a light, teasing kiss against his lower abdomen, right above his belt line.

Wenzhe’s body went completely stiff. The charcoal pencil stopped dead in its tracks.

[Oh ho! Look who’s freezing up now!] Yueqing’s inner thoughts laughed proudly, echoing straight into his brain. [He thought he could ignore me? Let’s see how calm the great General Xi stays now!]

Yueqing didn’t stop. She pressed another soft, slow kiss right against his warm stomach, her fingers lightly trailing along his waist.

Wenzhe took a deep, heavy breath. His knuckles turned white around his pencil. He tried so hard to look at his map, but the fiery heat pulling at his lower stomach was driving him crazy.

"Yueqing..." Wenzhe growled, his voice low and deep. "Stop playing around."

"Playing around?" Yueqing whispered sweetly, looking up at him with big, innocent eyes while her hand gently rubbed his lower waist. "I thought you said you were going to eat me up, General? Why are you just sitting there like a rock?"

[He’s totally stuck!] Yueqing cheered in her mind, her inner voice doing a happy dance. [He can’t move because he doesn’t want to hurt my sore shoulder, and he can’t do anything crazy because the guards are right outside! Ha! I win!]

Wenzhe looked down at her sneaky, pretty face. A dark, dangerous smile slowly spread across his lips.

He suddenly snapped his charcoal pencil in half, tossed his maps onto the side bench, and reached down.

Before Yueqing could even laugh, Wenzhe grabbed her waist with one strong arm and pulled her straight up off the floor and onto his lap, pinning her close to his broad chest.

"You think being hurt saves you from a lesson, Madam Xi?" Wenzhe whispered near her ear.

Yueqing’s eyes went wide. "W-Wait! Wenzhe!"

"No more waiting," he growled softly.

He leaned down and kissed her lips deeply, completely stealing her breath away. Yueqing’s mind went blank as the heat washed over her, all her sneaky teasing completely forgotten as she held onto his shoulders tightly.

Yueqing smiled softly against his lips, her heart beating fast. She was wearing a tailored, slightly tight traveling hanfu today, which made it impossible for him to get easy access under her heavy layers of cloth. But Wenzhe wasn’t planning on taking her completely right now anyway. He was going to teach her a proper lesson on how teasing was really done.

While she sat pinned across his lap, Wenzhe kept one broad arm firmly around her back. With his free hand, he reached down under his dark robes and loosened his trousers, releasing his thick manhood so it rested directly against the thin silk layer of her outfit right beneath her bottom.

Yueqing couldn’t see it from where she sat, but the sudden, scalding heat pressing against her thigh made her freeze instantly. Her face flushed a deep, bright red that spread all the way to her ears.

"That is how you tease, Madame Xi," Wenzhe whispered smoothly into her ear, his low voice dripping with dark satisfaction.

Yueqing’s breath hitched sharply. [HOLY... WHAT IS THAT?!] Her inner thoughts shrieked in absolute, wild panic, echoing loud and clear inside Wenzhe’s head. [Is that a giant iron rod or a weapon?! Why is it so hot?! I was just trying to tease his stomach, how did things turn into this?!]

Wenzhe held back a low chuckle as her loud, flustered thoughts hit his mind. He shifted his hips just an inch, rubbing his hot length deliberately against her thigh through her clothing.

Yueqing gasped, her small hands clutching tightly to his dark collar. "W-Wenzhe! You... you shameless pervert!"

"Me? Shameless?" Wenzhe murmured softly, leaning down to trail a line of warm, teasing kisses along her jaw line down to her sensitive neck. "You were the one on your knees pulling at my belt just a minute ago. I am simply returning the favor."

He slowly moved his hips again, giving her a firm, slow nudge from below that sent a sudden, strange wave of heat straight to her core. Yueqing bit her lower lip hard to keep a squeal from escaping her mouth, her eyes wide with shock.

[Help! I am trapped on a moving horse carriage with a giant wolf!] Her inner voice cried out dramatically. [If he keeps moving like that, my soul is going to leave my body! I shouldn’t have teased him! I regret everything!]

"Regret it now?" Wenzhe whispered dangerously, his lips brushing against the shell of her ear as he felt her trembling lightly in his arms.

"I... I don’t!" Yueqing stammered out, stubbornly trying to keep her brave face on, even though her entire body felt warm and helpless on his lap. "You’re just... using your brute strength!"

Wenzhe smiled, his dark eyes melting with deep affection and heavy passion. He didn’t push her any further, knowing her body was still recovering from her wound. Instead, he wrapped both arms securely around her waist, holding her tight against his chest while keeping that hot, heavy pressure right against her.

"Then stay right here and don’t move," Wenzhe growled softly, capturing her mouth in another long, deep, breathtaking kiss that left her completely speechless for the rest of the ride.