Chapter 13

     While flipping through the scroll, suddenly his back got pressed into a warm chest. Shen Nuo was stunned. A pair of strong arms with wide golden sleeves wrapped around his waist and a scorching breath grazed his neck, mingled with the alluring smell of Sandalwood.

"What is my consort doing here in the middle of the night? Hmm?" An icy cold and unfriendly voice spoke softly in his ear.

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Shen Nuo was dumbfounded. A cold shudder ran down his back. He struggled out but the Emperor tightened his grasp around Shen Nuo's waist restraining him. "Zhen asked you a question!" He reminded in a gloomy voice.

Shen Nuo felt lame. This was the first time he was this close to the Emperor. The Sandalwood fragrance was now deep. It was making him dizzy. He couldn't help but feel like electruded. The scroll slipped through his fingers and felled down clattering onto the wooden floor with a clank.

"Let go of me!" He gasped.

Yanlong narrowed his eyes darkly. "Very unwilling aren't you, Consort Shen?" That deep but whispery voice was cold but inadvertently seductive.

Shen Nuo's entire neck and ear lobes blushed. What was happening? Why was his face so burning hot? Why was his heart beating so fast? Because he's nervous?

His breath hitched when he felt the Emperor's scorching breath hit his neck. He struggled again. "You! Let me go!"

But with his resistance, the Emperor became more and more unhappy. He had been forcefully controlling himself these days not to spill the words. But still the evil fire rushed out. "Could your unwillingness be because of Minister Zhanhua?" He asked drawing back his dangerous voice.

Shen Nuo gasped, his face going pale. He subconsciously gulped. "You fucking let me go!"

"You must have enjoyed a lot with Zhanhua at Lincheng that day..."

Shen Nuo went lame. His head was buzzing. The Emperor actually knew! He opened his mouth but did not know what to say. Finally he mustered up the words. "What are you saying?"

"You know well what Zhen is speaking about, aren't you?"

Shen Nuo felt suffocated. "Don't utter shit!"

"What will others think of me when my Consort runs after another man behind my back? Hmm?"

"You fucking have to understand that - aaaah!" Shen Nuo could no longer continue. The Emperor bit his ear fiercely. Shen Nuo was suffocated when the pain stabbed his flushed earlobe until traces of blood appeared.

The sharp teeth pierced the soft and pale skin until blood trails seethed down Shen Nuo's neck.

And not far away, behind from another tall rack, a pair of stunned eyes watched.

Zhanhua's blood ran cold when his eyes met the sight. His hands subconsciously clenched into fists. But his face lost it's color.

The Emperor was pressing Shen Nuo against a tall black wood rack. Their faces were so close with their bodies pressed tightly against each other.

Zhanhua couldn't really see what they were doing and he knew he shouldn't look at it either. But he immediately understood that Shen Nuo wasn't willing.

Shen Nuo struggled uselessly. But who was he to match the strength of the Emperor?

Zhanhua bit his lower lip feeling a strong resent. He was not mad at Li Yanlong, he was mad at himself. He had been too shy at first to ask Shen Nuo's hand in marriage. And when he wanted, it was too late.

But it looked as though Shen Nuo had different plans for his future. It was he himself who proposed the marriage to the Emperor in the first place. What could he do? It hadn't been even a month since they married. But, Shen Nuo used to love the Emperor madly. Why was he now ... unwilling?

Zhanhua was startled at his own thoughts. Was this something he should be thinking of? He pursed his lips and watched through the space amid the scrolls in silence.

And meanwhile, Shen Nuo stood suddenly stupified. He clearly felt the cold touch of those possessive lips and sharp teeth upon his ear. His heart was beating like thunder. There was a shuddering feeling that flew through his nerves, tickling him insanely.

Yanlong slowly drew away his lip. His deadly gaze was still fixed at Shen Nuo. "Zhen does not want you even to look at another man let alone Zhanhua. Understood?"

Shen Nuo's breath was scattered. His eyes were red at the ends. His heart was in a mess and he couldn't stop himself from shuddering slightly. He wanted to suppress himself strongly but his body was completely out of his control. He did not know whether it was because of the alluring fragrance of Yanlong.

Damn it! This body was not originally his. Though the mind and soul belonged to him, this body still belonged to a person who had deeply loved the Emperor...

Shen Nuo restrained himself hard and spoke in a hoarse voice. "Yanlong, you can't control me! So what if I go after other men? You haven't slept with me before let alone coming to Mingyue Palace even by a mistake!"

The Emperor pursed his lips and his eyes darkened even more. His breath became even heavy. His hands tightened upon the delicate slim waist. "Come to Zhen's chamber now. Zhen will give it to you."

Shen Nuo looked as he was struck by lightning. His face blushed purple. "Yanlong are you insane!!?"

The Emperor pressed his lips upon the back of Shen Nuo's neck, making a freezing shudder run down Shen Nuo. "If not?" He asked in his magnetic hoarse whisper. "You want Zhen to sleep with you right here?" He grasped from Shen Nuo's waist belt.

"!!!"

@#$k! It was as if a cold bucket of ice water was dumped over Shen Nuo's head. He slapped away the arm of the Emperor. This feeling however gave Shen Nuo butterflies in the stomach.

His face was steaming out a considerable heat. If this continues, he was afraid he would evaporate into thin air and disappear. He wished if he could grow wings and fly away like a butterfly.

Really, why does he need to fear this man any more? He was the Dog Emperor. And Shen Nuo was clearly not afraid of death. The sooner he dies, the quicker he can get the hell out of here. At least that's how he thought it would be as it was always so according to the transmigration dramas he had watched so far.

Oh yeah, Shen Nuo's one thought was once he go back in time and returns to his own time he would definitely make sure to go in search of the traitorous author to settle the scores with him and hack him to death...

His daily routine of cursing the author for making such a badass male lead could be excused. But the author shall definitely not be excused for making the scum dog also shameless.

After the scum dog got his baby brother greeted twice unexpectedly, it looked as though he had learned his lesson the hard way. Because from that day onwards, the Emperor was in guard and alert toward him and never embraced him from the front or pressed him casually onto beds, pine trees or lamp posts.

Because he knew his privates were in terrible danger of getting kicked with trouble searching knees and naughty legs. But once he hug from behind, what can Shen Nuo possibly do? This was clearly ...

Shen Nuo narrowed his eyes viciously. He shouldn't yield to him. He came for revenge. He'll make sure the Emperor pays for killing the original Shen Nuo.

Ok! Feel free! Let's see how long you can piss me off!

He smashed his foot right onto the Emperor's toes.

The Emperor sucked in a cold breath as a stab of pain hit his toes beneath the leather boots. The hands that tightened around the Shen Nuo's waist subconsciously loosened. He was speechless.

"SHEN NUOYAN YOU BASTARD!!!"

A few moments later, not a butterfly but a bat flew out of the Imperial Library, closely followed by a dog at it's heel...

After the library got into it's usual deserted manner, a tall figure appeared from among the black wood racks where he had been hiding for a long time.

A pair of beautiful white jade hands picked up the dusty scroll from the wooden tiles. Zhanhua's brows furrowed at the scroll. "Wolf Head Assassin Organization?"

Why was Shen Nuo reading this?

And from the other side, Shen Nuo even didn't wait for Jinyu and fled straight way towards Mingyue Palace. If it had not been for this incident, Shen Nuo would have never discovered the fact that he can actually run at a speed of 125km per hour...

He directly got lost into his chamber and slammed the door shut behind. And Liyi, who was nicely drooling over the jade desk, dutifully waiting for her master's and Jinyu's return in her dreams, startled up with a muffled scream.

"Master! You scared Liyi to death!" Her sleepy and hazy eyes looked shocked.

It was as if Shen Nuo didn't hear. He leapt onto his bed and pulled the quilt over his head.

Liyi: "..."

What was wrong with her master? And where was Jinyu?

Hours passed. No matter how many hours passed, sleep did not come to Shen Nuo. He rolled from one end to the other end. He turned this way and that. He would have gone in search of the damn sleep if that sleep was not willing to come in search of him.

Why was he feeling strange? He had lived for twenty five years in the modern world, before he had come here.

Many guys had wanted him. But he was not gay. Many girls had wanted him too. But they weren't just interesting enough so he did not feel anything.

But now it was completely different. What he felt now was completely something he had not felt before. It was somewhat painful, lonely and thirsty. And shamelessly he had to admit that no matter what, he wished for it more and craved it.

"- slap!" Shen Nuo slapped himself. What was he thinking? That person was a man. A man! How could he possibly... Besides, he swore to take revenge. What was he doing?

Why the hell should he feel so just because the Emperor bit his ear?

At the thought, a cold shudder ran down Shen Nuo's back. The Emperor bit his ear? He really bit his ear!!!

Shen Nuo slowly touched the place where the Emperor had bit him and felt suddenly electruded. It was giving him an itchy pain.

Shen Nuo kicked away the quilt in frustration. He even forgot little Minghe's matter because of the dog. He wanted to drag the dog to the kitchen to stew the dog into dog stew.

What should he do? Should he inform the Emperor before hand? Should he say that his lovey dovey lotus was plotting to kill his little cabbage?

What if the dog asks him how he knows? Should he tell that he was currently going ape shit inside a damn novel he had read when his dorm mates were having lectures and assignments at Qinghua University?

No matter what, Minghe's life cannot be risked. He aught to find a way to deal with this matter sooner or later. Only if there was someone capable from whom Shen Nuo could get help...

Suddenly there was a gentle knock on the bed side window. Shen Nuo was startled. What was it? He slowly drew away the curtain and pulled the sliding window screen open. The night was very old. Even the moon was bright and glimmering.

There was no one near the window. Shen Nuo was flabbergasted. Was he dreaming? Suddenly his eyes felled upon a little rolled piece of paper upon the window sill.

He picked it up carefully and unrolled it under the gloomy light of the bedside candle.

His eyes caught with a row of messy characters.

Lincheng Huayue - Zhan

Shen Nuo couldn't help but be amazed. He was not dumb. The letter was sent by Zhanhua and by the content, he meant that he wants to meet him at the Huayue Restaurant at Lincheng...

Even the ink was yet wet. Shen Nuo looked outside the window again. But outside the night was calm and still.

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