QT: Against My Will

254 4.76 – Tears Of An Angel – Dangerous Angels

One eternity later...

Bing Shi sighed as she covered her pristine body with a bedsheet, roaming her groggy eyes at the mess around the room; the traces of their lovemaking was everywhere; most of the furniture was not at its place; the table and chair broke, even the bed that was in a center somehow moved into the corner of the room. Staring at the holes in the thin paper walls, she sighed again. How it came to that, well, he did her against the wall a little bit heavily.

“There are still lots of spare rooms for us to destroy.” Xuan Mu returned from a meeting with his subordinates, clothed up in a new attire. He sat on the bed, lifting the covers to examine her body, “How do you feel?”

“I wanted a small renovation to sell this building for a higher price, not to destroy the whole residence... I’m sore all over. I can’t move.” Bing Shi collapsed on the bed. “We were like animals on heat.”

“You could have stopped me if you wanted,” laughing, Xuan Mu rubbed some ointment on her tights and the bite marks, “Dear, show me how you walk, please.”

“No way.”

“Sweetie, please.” He caressed her tights that were spread wide. Of course she could move, a little bit funnily though, but she could.

“No.” She covered her face with a pillow. Why did she even mention frogs? Did he have to take advantage of every word she said, and turn her into one?!

Walking towards the dresser, Xuan Mu surfed through Bing Shi’s wardrobe, picking up a rich merchant’s outfit for females, green in color. Getting near the bed, he grabbed the pillow and threw it at the end of the bed, which made her sit up immediately.

.....

“My pillow!” Bing Shi reached her hand out in grievance, “Why did you do that?!”

“To wake you up.” Taking a comb, Xuan Mu brushed her tangled hair carefully. “Do you take contraceptive pills regularly? Are you sure there are no side effects?”

“Mm, I do... Kuro’s medicine is very potent.” Bing Shi nodded, facing him, her expression still showed nervousness, “Nothing will happen, right?”

“Mm...I hope not.” His dreaded expression wasn’t any different from hers. They were not ready to be responsible parents; they didn’t want babies, not before, not now, always taking this seriously; it was their blood and flesh they were speaking about.

Xuan Mu changed her into a new dress. While his wife got into a lotus position to pray to the heavens, he got her a new hairstyle. Splitting her long hair in the middle of her scalp, he lifted her right side into a bun and tied it with a white ribbon, pinning a black pearl into it. Repeating the process at the left side too, he then looked at his finished product, “...”

“How do I look?” Bing Shi blinked at him, tilting her head, the two frogs eyes above her head repeated her gesture.

“...” Xuan Mu, with a poker face, hugged her delicately to hide his expression, “Too adorable...pfft...”

“Oh,” Bing Shi took out a mirror. Surprisingly, she liked her panda ears very much, “Ooooh.”

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After another half a year...

When Edan saw the cute Tian Shi passing by the front gates of one of her trading houses, she felt an arrow piercing through her heart, “For Miss safety, it would be better to wear a veil.”

“Don’t worry,” Bing Shi lifted her gaze at Xuan Mu, “I have him by my side.”

“...” Edan bowed in understanding, opening a carriage door for them in silence.

Since the banquet, these two had been traveling ‘together’ in secret. They would separate early in the morning to do their own things, and return by night to continue to do their own things.

Bing Shi set a price for whoever could improve the logistics and marketing department, by inventing faster vehicles, improving the storehouses, or coming out with a better way to advertise their items. It would be even better if somebody invented a camera. (Giving out hints here and there to get her result faster.)

Repeating the process one day after another.

The Black Sky army deliberately accepted fewer and fewer contracts as they started to work on the abandoned lands that Ru Quan obtained from his expeditions. He bought a high amount of gunpowder and ammunition to fasten the mining process as those untouched lands contained gold and precious ore.

Unknown to many, this crazy couple began to equip themselves for incoming worlds, creating as many income streams as possible. They accumulated an enormous wealth at an unimaginable speed.

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After another three years...

Tian Shi was summoned back to Rania.

The previous Emperor died.

Zhao Rong was appointed as a new Emperor. He found Tian Shi very similar to him. Just like him, their goals came first, while love was secondary. Thinking that he knew everything about Tian Shi, he assumed that she would rather die than to be tied down to a man. Always cooperating, they knew each others’ dark side. They were like friends with benefits, a different type. Though he liked her, he didn’t think twice to sell Tian Shi off for his addiction, knowing that she would come back to him. She always did.

The officials were pushing Tian Shi to become a new Empress.

They knew that her roots were from the family of farmers, so why? Wouldn’t she dirty the Royal blood? Nobody viewed her as a courtesan or farmer’s daughter anymore. She was able to influence the warlord, Ru Quan. She didn’t need to be royalty; she didn’t need to know how to fight. To move the masses, she could be fierce, compassionate, and brave, like an angel. Still pure and untouched. They saw her as an entity from a higher realm that could bring prosperity to their kingdom. They wanted to give her a befitting title, while in truth, nobody wanted to push their daughters into certain death.

Xuan Mu, ‘If you have an army fighting for you, that’s all you need. If ninety-nine percent of people believe that you should be a leader, then you’ll become one. No bloodline is required.’

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When Bing Shi and Xuan Mu walked out of Eliaros, Xuan Mu suddenly stepped before her, protecting her from the rain of flying rocks and rotten food.

While the family Tui watched from the back, a group of citizens began to protest, catching the attention of every passerby.

“Hand over the killer!”

“She caused family Tui’s daughter’s death!”

“My son was captivated by Tianshie’s beauty! He refused to marry!”

“What, angel?! She is a succubus in human skin! Pthew!”

“Hand over the murderer!”

“Because of Tianshies, my daughter committed suicide!”

“This kingdom doesn’t want such a filthy Empress!”

The crowd immediately scattered in fear the moment a group of men protectively encircled the pair.

Hiding her whole body with his cloak, Xuan Mu glanced down, caressing her cheek tenderly, “This is what you’re fighting for?”

“Mm... Being famous is tiring.” Bing Shi nodded, her eyes teary, leaning her cheek against his hand, “I don’t want to stay here any longer.”

The men watched in terror how the eerily calm man covered in trash escorted the unscathed Tian Shi to her carriage. They only knew that Tian Shi paid an enormous sum to ensure Eliaros’s safety. Nobody ever thought that these two could share a relationship beyond that of a contractor and contractee, much less a husband and wife. They were just that different, too contrasting in nature.

The family of Tuis continued to use their immense influence to take revenge for their deceased family member at all costs, going as far as targeting other Angels and Lyras. They built their secret army to overthrow Zhao Rong. They even bought the Black Sky army, exchanging more than half of their wealth to get them on their side. Everything for a painful death of one person, Tian Shi.

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The flower-perfumed air moved within the sun rays, a horse propelled over the piece of grassland, its powerful limbs tearing into the earth.

Bing Shi held the reins of the horse as Xuan Mu placed his arms around her waist, leaning closer to her, he brushed her hair to the side.

“Ngh!!!” Surprised, she lost her posture alignment with the saddle. She couldn’t follow the horse’s motion in a rhythm that set the horse’s speed, causing the animal to stop abruptly. “Aaaah!” she screamed in fear, almost falling.

“Don’t lose focus.” Holding her so she wouldn’t fall off, he pressed his lips against her neck. Her scent was intoxicating. As he licked and kissed her soft skin, a wave of pure pleasure ran through his entire body.

“...” Without any comments, Bing Shi set the rhythm of the rider’s seat; the horse began to move at a regular, set pace again. This time, a lot slower. She felt his hot breath on her neck, then the tender brush of his lips, burning as they made contact with her skin. Now that she was better at horse riding, it seemed he wanted to experiment new stuff with her. Why else would he decide to ride on the same horse?