Gu Qingtong listened to Yu Guang’s excited account, seeing him no longer frustrated about not being on the battlefield, she smiled with squinted eyes.
“And that Ruling King, the one who captured you, sister, will be properly dealt with by the Cavalry General and made to be a true Ruling King!”
Gu Qingtong heard this and burst into laughter.
On the third afternoon, Cloud Qi Kingdom sent an envoy to negotiate. General Xia Xi and Jiang Shangheng, full of confidence, agreed to peace with the condition of ceding three cities. When Cloud Qi Kingdom wanted the Ruling King back, Jiang Shangheng “raised the price” and demanded an additional city with 100,000 inhabitants.
At this point, Gu Qingtong learned that the Cloud Qi Imperial Court had been completely undermined, with all power held by the Power King.
No wonder the Ruling King was so arrogant, worth an entire city of 100,000 people. Though she had suffered his abuse, if it meant expanding Yuanchao Kingdom’s territory, she would just curse him a few times and let it go.
“Qing Qing! Qing Qing!”
After the negotiations, Jiang Shangheng, now clean and neat, came to find her.
Gu Qingtong’s foot had healed, and hearing his call, she ran out from her room.
Jiang Shangheng saw her running towards him, took three steps in two, and swept her up, spinning her around.
Gu Qingtong was dizzy from the spinning but felt joyful, laughing softly.
Jiang Shangheng, stimulated by her gentle laughter, felt his whole body tingle. He pressed her against the railing and kissed her unabashedly. Gu Qingtong wasn’t afraid of being seen, her tongue intertwining with his.
They embraced, kissing each other greedily and hungrily.
Finally, she clung to his waist, breathing seductively to avoid collapsing, while he stared intently into her eyes. She had incredibly beautiful eyes, so beautiful and alluring, full of laughter that almost made him lose his soul.
After a long gaze, Gu Qingtong remembered something and asked him to carry her back to the room. From beside the bed, she retrieved a large envelope and handed it to him.
Jiang Shangheng looked surprised; the envelope was blank, but he still smiled and accepted it.
Since the Zhen Yuan Marquis hadn’t told her to look, she stepped back and carefully observed Jiang Shangheng’s expression.
