Although the Eastern Palace stood within the imperial palace, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had no Titled Douluo stationed there. As for the Titled Douluo secretly protecting Qian Renxue, they knew Chen Feng and Ling Yuan Douluo, so naturally, they would not appear to stop them.
With Chen Feng in tow, Ling Yuan Douluo easily slipped into the crown prince's bedchamber.
She was rather puzzled, however, as to why they had come to the Heaven Dou Empire's crown prince's bedchamber in the middle of the night.
Could His Highness the Holy Son know the Heaven Dou Empire's crown prince?
"Who's there?"
Qian Renxue, who was bathing, heard the noise and quickly put on her clothes. Activating her Soul Bone to disguise herself as Xue Qinghe, she said in a low voice, "Didn't I say that no one was to come in while I was bathing?"
"Hello there, Xiao Xue, my wife."
Chen Feng waved at her, smiling.
"Chen Feng?"
Qian Renxue's mouth fell open, her face filled with astonishment.
"Surprised? Didn't see this coming, did you?"
Chen Feng chuckled, settled himself into a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, and leisurely began to drink.
Looking at his smile, Qian Renxue fell into a slight daze.
It's only been a few days. Why does this little pervert seem even better-looking?
"Young Master?"
Ling Yuan Douluo's eyes widened as she said in disbelief, "The Heaven Dou Empire's crown prince is Spirit Hall's Young Master?"
Although Qian Renxue had used her Soul Bone to disguise herself as Xue Qinghe in time, Ling Yuan had still sensed Qian Renxue's aura in that brief instant.
This revelation was far too shocking for her.
Qian Renxue glanced at Ling Yuan Douluo and frowned. "Chen Feng, you two barged in just like that? Aren't you afraid someone will discover you? If my plan is exposed because of you, you'll never hear the end of it."
"Don't worry," Chen Feng said with a smile. "Elder Ling Yuan and I have never left Spirit Hall. No one knows us. Besides, as long as Dugu Bo isn't here, no one will notice. You, on the other hand, should be more careful from now on, Xiao Xue, my wife. If another Titled Douluo barges in, your identity will be exposed."
That radiant smile sent Qian Renxue's heart racing. She hurriedly shifted her gaze away without letting it show, snorted coldly, and sat down on the other side.
Chen Feng turned to Ling Yuan Douluo and said, "Elder Ling Yuan, sorry for the trouble, but please disguise yourself as a palace maid and stand guard outside. Don't let anyone in."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ling Yuan Douluo nodded, turned, and left.
Only then did Chen Feng look at Qian Renxue and say, "Xiao Xue, my wife, you should return to your original appearance. Talking to you like this feels rather awkward."
"I think it's perfectly fine."
Qian Renxue spoke indifferently, but she still removed her disguise, revealing once more her beauty that could topple cities and kingdoms, along with her stunning figure.
"That's much easier on the eyes."
Chen Feng made no attempt to conceal his heated gaze as he looked Qian Renxue up and down.
His gaze left Qian Renxue rather flustered. She quickly glared at him and asked, "What did you come here for in the middle of the night?"
"Of course I missed you, Xiao Xue, my wife, so I came especially to see you," Chen Feng said with a smile.
"Oh, spare me."
Qian Renxue looked elsewhere and said irritably, "We were both forced into this marriage. There's no affection between us to speak of."
"Haven't you heard of falling in love after marriage?"
Chen Feng chuckled and said, "We may not have had feelings for each other when we married, but we can take our time courting afterward."
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes. "I'm very busy. I don't have time to talk romance with you. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, hurry up and leave."
She was growing a little afraid of being alone with Chen Feng, afraid that if they stayed together any longer, something beyond her control would happen.
"I'm afraid I won't be leaving anytime soon."
Chen Feng glanced outside the bedchamber, a lie slipping effortlessly from his lips. "Do you know why Teacher had Elder Ling Yuan accompany me?"
"She was afraid something might happen to you."
Qian Renxue spoke indifferently.
There was nothing strange about assigning a Titled Douluo to personally protect a Holy Son with monstrous talent.
Chen Feng shook his head. "That's only on the surface. More importantly, she's here to keep an eye on me. Our little act on our wedding night didn't completely fool Teacher. She still has her doubts about us, so she sent Elder Ling Yuan to observe our relationship."
Qian Renxue's heart jolted, and she asked rather nervously, "So?"
"So I'm afraid we'll have to repeat that scene from our wedding night."
Chen Feng sighed as he spoke.
"Again?"
Qian Renxue's lovely face flushed slightly.
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Chen Feng shrugged helplessly. "After all, you don't want Teacher to summon you back and force you to consummate our marriage, do you? Besides, the Great Enshrined said that even if I can't keep your heart, I still have to leave your Qian Family a descendant. A child of ours would definitely have terrifying talent unlike anything seen before."
"Who wants you to leave the Qian Family a descendant?"
Qian Renxue snapped, her cheeks bright red.
"So our only choice is to use the same method as last time and keep Teacher reassured for now," Chen Feng said, spouting nonsense with a perfectly serious face.
Yet with the charm enhancement of the Demon Fox Charm Bone, this absurd lie, riddled with holes, failed to arouse Qian Renxue's suspicion.
"Well... all right."
Biting her red lip, Qian Renxue hesitated before agreeing. "But you have to be gentler this time. I'll cry out on my own."
"No problem. As long as you sound convincing, I don't even have to whip you." Chen Feng nodded.
Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment before saying, "You'd better whip me a little after all. I'm afraid I won't do a good job of crying out."
"All right. Shall I start?"
Chen Feng released his Martial Soul. A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes as he looked at the golden branch, which had grown a little longer.
Looks like the increase in charm has had a very noticeable effect.
Even Spirit Hall's aloof Young Master can't withstand it.
With a wave of his hand, four golden branches sliced through the air, coiled around Qian Renxue's limbs, and held her suspended in midair.
Gripping a golden branch in his hand, he lashed her with it.
Strange cries of pain echoed through the Sleeping Hall.
Standing guard outside, Ling Yuan Douluo froze. Are His Highness the Holy Son and the young mistress fighting in there?
But why do those cries sound so strange?
Should I go in and break it up?
She frowned slightly, looking conflicted.
After pacing back and forth outside the door several times, she finally made up her mind and quietly opened it, intending to break up the fight.
However, the moment she opened the door a crack, the sight before her rooted her to the spot, her face and ears burning red.
A moment later, she hurriedly closed the door and withdrew.
His Highness the Holy Son and the Young Master really do get adventurous!
Does being whipped like that really feel good to the Young Master?
Why does she look as though she's enjoying it?
Qian Renxue was facing the door. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Ling Yuan Douluo quietly closing it.
So that crazy woman really did send her to keep an eye on us.
Qian Renxue became even more firmly convinced of what Chen Feng had told her earlier.
Once the whipping was over, Chen Feng helped Qian Renxue onto the bed to lie on her stomach, then took out the medicine he had prepared beforehand and applied it to her.
After applying the medicine, Chen Feng climbed onto the bed and gathered Qian Renxue into his arms.
"Could you take your hands away?"
Qian Renxue glanced at the hands wrapped around her waist and frowned.
"No. This is how a married couple should sleep." Chen Feng shook his head.
Qian Renxue said nothing more.
The golden branch on the Family Tree grew another stretch.
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