That night was both long and short!
When dawn arrived, Ning Xiaochuan rose from the bed without disturbing Yu Qianqian, who was still fast asleep.
He put on his clothes and fastened his belt, only to discover that the Azure Queen was still lying on the floor, her hair disheveled, face down and back up, sleeping in a uniquely peculiar posture! Ning Xiaochuan's heart jolted.
Ning Xiaochuan glanced toward the bed.
Yu Qianqian's petite body lay curled beneath the covers like a snow-white female cat. Her crystalline, rosy lips curved faintly into a beautiful smile, as though she were having a sweet dream! A slight smile appeared on Ning Xiaochuan's face, but he knew it was time to leave! If the Azure Queen sobered up now, things would be truly disastrous.
Ning Xiaochuan left behind a letter on the table, then lifted the Azure Queen from the floor. Without alerting anyone in the residence, he quietly departed from the Great Golden Roc King Residence.
"Ah! I came to mourn the Great Golden Roc King, yet ended up sleeping with Princess Qianqian. What kind of sense does that make?"
Ning Xiaochuan sighed again. Man proposed, Heaven disposed; human emotions could not be suppressed by reason.
Ning Xiaochuan took the Azure Queen to the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. He went to the courtyard where he and Ning Xiner had once lived and placed the Azure Queen on the bed where he had once slept.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
Ning Xiaochuan shook the Azure Queen's arm and called into her ear, but she simply would not wake up.
"The Azure Queen can really sleep!"
Ning Xiaochuan was helpless. It seemed he could only wait for her to wake up naturally.
After the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion was sealed, it became utterly desolate. Not