Emperor-level Reward; Forcefully Unifying the Western Country

Emperor-level Reward; Forcefully Unifying the Western Country. The moonlight flowed like water, and the cherry blossoms were like snow.

Only Chiyo and Princess Lingyue remained in the courtyard.

She leaned lightly against his shoulder, her silver hair cascading like a waterfall and gleaming softly beneath the moonlight, entwined with Chiyo's white hair until they could no longer be told apart.

Chiyo could feel the slight tremble in her body.

It was not fear, but a tension and anticipation she had suppressed for far too long.

"Chiyo!"

Princess Lingyue's voice was as soft as petals falling to the ground.

"During the days you were gone, I came to this courtyard and the hot spring where we first met every night.

Whenever I looked at the moon in the sky, I thought of you.

I never knew when you would return."

Chiyo turned his head. Her face was close at hand, her fair skin nearly translucent in the moonlight. Those violet eyes that always carried majesty and cool detachment were now filled with tenderness and unease.

He reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

"I'm back."

Chiyo spoke softly, but every word was clear.

Princess Lingyue's lashes trembled as she lifted her head and looked directly into Chiyo's eyes.

"How long do you plan to stay this time?"

"Until you get tired of me."

The words were far too blunt, and a faint blush spread across Princess Lingyue's cheeks.

She bit her lower lip. Before her clan members, she was always the noble and composed princess of the Dog Demon Tribe.

Yet now, she was like a young girl experiencing love for the first time, her breathing even growing uneven.

"I... how could I get tired of you?"

She turned her face away, her voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

Chiyo