Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Lu Yunqi hugged Murong Jie and kissed him for a long while, then nuzzled his nose against Murong Jie's and asked softly, "Do you want to try it out in the wild?"

Murong Jie frowned and pinched the soft flesh on his cheek hard, saying, "Do you even realize what you're saying?"

Lu Yunqi asked, "Are you shy?"

Murong Jie said, "No, doing beastly things out in the wild—how is that any different from animals?"

Lu Yunqi chuckled twice: "Oh, come on, what's the difference between people and animals anyway? Isn't this kind of thing just pure lust? In the old days, it was always done outdoors; it was only later, as civilization advanced, that all these rules and restrictions came about."

Seeing Murong Jie hesitate and not move, Lu Yunqi blinked, took his hand, and said, "Fine, fine, let me take you somewhere nice. There's no one around, I promise it'll keep your royal dignity intact."

Honestly, this tyrant was surprisingly old-fashioned—there was no one in the mountains, so what was there to be shy about?

Although Murong Jie's face was still cold, he let Lu Yunqi drag him into the mountains anyway.

It was an abandoned cave, the very spot where Lu Yunqi had recently been sheltering refugees and where the Anywhere Door to the Wanping Wasteland was located.

However, the Anywhere Door only opened at night, to keep the refugees from seeing the path up the mountain. But even if they did see it, it wouldn't matter—without the door activated, it was just an ordinary path.

Murong Jie asked, "Why did you bring me here?"

Lu Yunqi replied, "Aren't you asking a question you already know the answer to? What else could it be? To have a little fun."

Murong Jie frowned: "This place is dirty."

Lu Yunqi glanced at the smooth stone floor nearby and pointed at his four-clawed python robe, saying, "Just take off your outer robe and spread it out—then it's clean, right? Oh, quit being so fussy, hurry up!"

With that, he yanked open Murong Jie's belt and spread his outer robe over the stone.

Murong Jie's ears were already flushed red. Though his words said no, his heart had long since started racing—his Adam's apple even bobbed three times, clearly looking forward to what was coming.

Lu Yunqi wasn't trying to be deliberately seductive; he just felt this might be the breakthrough.

Because he'd been trying to conquer Murong Jie for nine lifetimes, and in all nine, he'd never found a single weakness—until he finally found the breakthrough in this area.

So, let him make himself indispensable. After all, he was the only one Murong Jie had right now—let him drown in desire, let him wallow in passion, let him become unable to live without him.

So even if Murong Jie ever really turned against him, thinking back on these days of pleasure, surely he'd show some mercy, right?

And so, he pushed Murong Jie down onto the stone, straddled his waist, and asked with a low laugh, "Remember our first time? Know why I stripped you naked and marched you around outside? Heh, there was no other reason—I just wanted to look."

Murong Jie's brows were tightly furrowed. He squeezed his eyes shut and asked, "Is this always how you show affection? If you like someone, you ruin them?"

Lu Yunqi chuckled softly, sucking on his fingers as he laughed: "No, no, I fell for you while I was bullying you. You've got a great body—big pecs, insane core strength. Heh, hubby, you're really handsome."

Murong Jie let out a muffled groan, unused to Lu Yunqi's defilement of him, yet enjoying it immensely.

He was such a contradictory person—maybe he wasn't honest enough, but the past was still vivid before his eyes, so how could he be open?

But... Lu Yunqi was too beautiful. He really was... too beautiful, especially at that moment, the corners of his eyes flushed red like peach blossoms.

He couldn't help but press his lips to his, kissing him with a rare tenderness.

Come to think of it, he and Lu Yunqi hadn't actually had all that many encounters. His box still held only four handkerchiefs; with this one, it would make five.

Except for the first time, when he was forced, every time after had left a deep impression on him.

Especially this time—the cave echoed, and every gasp from Lu Yunqi struck a chord in his heart.

Making him... afraid he'd never experience such ultimate joy anywhere else in this life.

As the sky darkened, Lu Yunqi fell asleep in his arms, and he wrapped him up in his own outer robe.

When he woke up, they were already riding in the carriage. The streets of the capital were brightly lit—the capital of Great Xia had no curfew, and squads of soldiers patrolled everywhere, so public order was decent enough.

Lu Yunqi opened his eyes and yawned lazily, asking Murong Jie in a muffled voice, "Did you have fun today?"

Murong Jie frowned, his ears turning red, and said in a low voice, "Don't be so wild next time."

Lu Yunqi giggled slyly: "Oh, come on, just tell me—did you have fun or not!"

Murong Jie gave a low hum of acknowledgment, a silk handkerchief tucked in his arms, one to be placed back in the box.

Lu Yunqi thought to himself, "You little rascal—we're both men, who doesn't know who? It's all just about that little bit of flesh between the legs."

But Lu Yunqi felt a bit of discomfort in his stomach. He rubbed his lower abdomen and said somewhat wistfully, "Our baby is over three months old now; once it gets bigger, it won't be convenient anymore! Ugh, let me tell you, I suddenly felt him moving inside me. He must be protesting that I'm letting a stick poke him—he's not comfortable. Hahaha, the baby probably thinks we're squeezing his living space."

Murong Jie was speechless: "Stop spouting nonsense. You're a man—the imperial physician has examined you, and you're definitely not pregnant."

Being pregnant would be the strangest thing—an absolute wonder of the world!

Lu Yunqi said, "Believe it or not, when I give birth to this child, you'll see whether to believe me or not."

Murong Jie stopped paying attention to his ravings, brought him home, and tossed him into the bath to wash.

Lu Yunqi then received a message from Du Ze, saying that the Wanping Wasteland had made a qualitative leap forward and asking him to come take a look.

After bathing, he went to the Wanping Wasteland. The moment he stepped through the Anywhere Door, he was dazzled by the lights everywhere and asked in shock, "Holy crap, Du Ze, you've got electricity now?"

Du Ze was clearly overjoyed as well. He nodded and replied, "Yes, master. What do you think? Our wasteland has now developed to the scale of a small town. We've planned residential districts, with the tallest buildings at five stories. Every building has electricity hooked up—though it's just the most basic wiring, for us, it's truly a huge step forward!"

Lu Yunqi praised him repeatedly: "Good, good, good—excellent! So what's your next plan?"

Du Ze smirked: "Of course, it's still that old saying: upstairs and downstairs, electric lights and telephones! Next step is developing communications. Besides that, electronic computers should also be put on the agenda."

Lu Yunqi sighed with emotion—such a massive cheat code, all tied to Murong Jie alone. Since things were developing so smoothly here, it meant that his efforts to conquer Murong Jie were also making progress.