Chapter 43

Tang Kexin was shocked and quickly retreated, pulling the distance between the two of them. However, there was a rock mountain behind her, so even if she retreated, she wouldn't be able to move far.

But at least her lips had left his.

Tang Kexin secretly breathed out. Him?! Where did he come from? Why did he suddenly appear here? Why hadn't she felt his presence when he was too near her just now? She had discovered that this man was like a ghost.

Every time he appeared, he would appear without a sound, making it impossible for her to detect him.

Why, why was he everywhere?

Moreover, she was kissed by him just now! But this situation, it was really hard to say who kissed who, so she couldn't simply have her temper run wild.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The man's voice came from above her. It sounded a little hoarse, but in the darkness, it seemed to have a special charm to it.

"En..., this humble commoner was just following guard Zhan." Tang Kexin knew that with this man's ability, it would not impossible for him to know that she was following the imperial guard. As such, there was no need for her to make up anything.

"Why are you following him?" Of course, Ye Lanjue had already sensed that Tang Kexin was secretly following Imperial Guard Zhan, but he didn't expect her to admit it so straightforwardly.

Imperial Guard Zhan was one of the strongest expert in the palace. However, this woman had able to follow him from the Kuan'An Palace to this place, and hadn't been discovered. This woman was indeed capable.

How dare this woman not to know of the dangers? After passing the rock mountain, there was basically no place for her to hide. That way, it was extremely likely that she would be discovered.

"Well, it's just that I've discovered Guard Zhan to be truly good-looking." Tang Kexin stared blankly for a moment before she casually said. In reality, in this situation, she didn't really want to talk to him, much less tell him the reason.

"And then?" Tang Kexin couldn't see his expression in the darkness, but he could faintly feel that his voice had suddenly become colder, that she could almost feel the air blowing onto her became chilling. And because of the angle they were standing at, the cool air was directly into her neck, causing her to shiver. There wasn't anymore a feeling of sultry in the surrounding. It's coolness was even ten times better than air-conditioning.

"Well... En... When I came out for a stroll, by chance I heard Guard Zhan wanted to take a shower, so I got curious and planned to take a look, then the third prince appeared out of nowhere…" Tang Kexin ignored the chill and slightly raised her head to look at him. He asked her a question and she answered.

Ever since she was young, her teacher had taught her that good children had to be honest and not lie. Thus, every word she said was the truth and the truth was indeed like that.

In the darkness, Ye Lanjue's eyes narrowed, and in the next moment, his body suddenly approached her, closing the already small distance between the two of them into nothing, directly pressing her down on the rock mountain behind her. But he had used a little bit of strength that had caused her back to feel some pain from the sudden pressure.

His both hand was on the side at the level of her shoulder, completely trapping her between his body and the rock mountain.

"Are you saying that this Prince had ruined your good fortune? Hmm?" His voice became even colder, and the originally cold atmosphere became even more eerie.

This woman had really dared to follow a man at the middle of the night to watch him take a bath? How bold and courageous could she get!

Of course, even Ye Lanjue himself didn't notice, that at this moment, his voice was not only cold, but also filled with a hint of anger.

"You—! What are you doing...?! Get off of me!" Even someone as calm as her was scared out of her wits by this sudden approach and posture.

Especially when he thought of that kiss just now, Tang Kexin's body subconsciously tensed up.

Now that she was within a tight stronghold enclosure, she couldn't move, let alone escape! What did this man want to do by pressing her down anyway?

"What do you think this Prince should be doing at this time, at this situation?" His voice suddenly became a bit softer, and the words slowly spread out. It seemed as if there was a faint, yet strange, ambiguity within it.

The current him was too close to her, and it wasn't just his body that was pressing down on her. His face was almost touching hers as well, and as he spoke, all of his breath was on her face, warm and ticklish.

"Your Highness, it's already deep into the night, so this humble girl feels like we should go back and call it a night." Tang Kexin heart tightened and her breathing became a bit ragged. It seemed like she wouldn't be able to find out anything today. It would be better for her to retreat despite of returning empty handed than to be with this man. Even if she wasn't to be killed, but to feel scared to death every minute with this man wasn't worth the trouble.

Tang Kexin's voice carried a hint of resolute determination as she really wished to separate with this man as soon as possible.

"We?" The corner of his brows slightly raised, and his low voice slowly exhaled, but his following words were like a thunder, "This idea is not bad, it's not bad at all..."

"En…?" Tang Kexin's heart had almost jump out. He...? Wasn't he known to be someone cold as ice? And what about that 'cherishing words like gold'? Why would he be so different from those rumours widely circulated? Or was it just a conspiracy for young women like her to lower their guards against this menacing prince? Besides, en..., who wanted to sleep with him…?

When the third prince saw her reaction, his lips curled up bit by bit. Then he followed up with a more straightforward statement that could make Tang Kexin vomit blood, "Or better yet, why don't we first take a bath together?"

Obviously, the third prince still remembered what she had said earlier, of the reason why she was following Imperial Guard Zhan. The third prince's memory was really good.

Tang Kexin's eyes instantly widened as she stared at him in disbelief, as if she had seen an extraterrestrial being.

She could accept Nangong Yi's flirty words, but why did she feel so frightened and suffocating when the third prince said them?

He... he couldn't been possessed by an evil spirit, was he? "Is Third Prince alright?" If he really was possessed, she would be able to understand it and would think of something to counterattack him.

"What do you mean?" The Third Prince looked at her with a slight raise of his eyebrows, and the pressure in his words increased. As he spoke, his body seemed to press down on her, and he restrained her even more.

Huh? What else could it be, if he wasn't possessed? In this situation, with his posture and his deliberate movements just now, why did this scene so weird?

Tang Kexin took in a deep breath and exhaled. After repeating this a few times, she was finally able to calm herself down. Then, she raised a question that she felt could put some influence in his train of thoughts at the moment, "Third Prince, entering the Palace in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of people finding out and causing trouble for you?" .

He was a prince, it was probably inappropriate for him to appear in the imperial harem in the middle of the night, right? If someone found out, it would be hard to explain.

"Don't this palace still have you?" However, upon hearing her words, Ye Lanjue chuckled softly. His answer was very strange, and his smile was even stranger.

"What do you mean? What does it have to do with me?" Tang Kexin was completely stunned. There was still her? What did he mean by that? Even someone smart as her couldn't understand the meaning behind Ye Lanjue's words.

What did it have to do with her?

However, Ye Lanjue's next sentence was like a bolt of lightning striking down from the clear sky, directly blowing her apart and causing her to be scorched inside.