LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

He then leaned forward and Xing who could feel the warmth from his eyes winced and leaned back instinctively. But Chenglei didn"t back down as he leaned forward with his hand reaching her back where her hands are tied and the distance between their eyes and their lips reduced and Xing could sense his warm breath on her and a bunch of stray hair on her cheek swayed by that warm breath of his and the tips of his fingers trailed down her spine as it moved downward towards her hands behind and Xing could feel her entire body warm up by this intimacy with her man after a very long time and her eyes widened and her lips got reddened and her entire face was burning up.

Geez! Couldn"t he untie me from behind? Xing wondered and only then she realised she was not tied to begin with and just then Chenglei"s hands touched her hands and searched for the rope that is binding her, patting around her hand but couldn"t find it.

"Hmpf!", he snorted letting a burst of warm breath on her face and Xing almost moaned as she felt her lips were tingling with the warmth radiating from this intimacy.

Guess this woman got the better of him once again!

"Of course, you planned all this!", he said standing up and Xing felt relieved and saddened at the same time by his retreat. But she felt more sadness because she knew, if it was before, she"d be in his warm embrace by now.

"Hmm... Lord Li! What brings you here?", Xing grinned composing herself.

"Must you put yourself in danger to catch these men?", he was angry. "Not every time will be the same...",he glared at her and Xing could partially see the Chenglei who"d get mad at her for simar reasons too. Only partly because the distance between them now is simply a lot.

"What an annoying woman!", he murmured. He should feel happy that this woman would have been fine if he didn"t arrive but he was mad that she is risking her safety just for catching a bunch of thugs.

Silly woman!

By that time all the thugs were captured by Chenglei"s subordinates and he asked them to take them to the local magistrate for their trial and punishment.

He took his kerchief from her pocket and started wiping her face that has splatters of blood amidst Xing"s protest of asking to wipe it by herself.

"Get up!", he gave her his hand after he cleaned her face by himself and Xing didn"t refuse him and held his hand and stood up and that"s when she felt the pain in her lower abdomen and the wetness between her legs.

Oh come on! She cussed. Why is this thing arrives whenever I"m with him? It never arrived for a long time... Why now?

She checked the back of her clothes and she could feel her clothes got dirtied.

Now what should I do?

Even though she wore purple clothes which will conceal it, she decided to wait for Xiao Mei to arrive and ask her to bring her a change of clothes before leaving.

"Not coming?", Chenglei"s deep voice was meant for her when he looked at her with his hand stretched towards her.

As much as she wanted to join him, Xing decided to wait for Xiao Mei"s arrival.

"You can leave, Lord Li! I"ll wait for Xiao Mei...", Xing said with a smile..

Now what? He thought but she really looked like she is troubled somehow and he wondered what that was about.

But her constancy fidgeting and with her one hand above her abdomen and the other hand at her back and her trying to stick close to the wall... He got what the problem was...

Wait! Why do I know all these! He wondered. He never realised he knew all these troubles women face before... From where do I remember all these..?

He removed his long overcoat and wrapped it around her shoulder and sent one of his subordinates to find her maid and bring her here soon with a set of clothes for her mistress.

Xing... Xing felt her heart bursting with joy being wrapped in his coat and his resourceful act warmed her heart. For a moment he thought her Chenglei had returned.

But it is still not him... She missed him... A lot!

Soon Xiao Mei arrived and Chenglei waited outside until she changed her clothes and when she got out she was surprised to see him still waiting for her and felt a bit awkward facing him.

"Miss Táng, come to the capital with me", he spoke in a commanding tone as if he didn"t find anything awkward between them. Xing was surprised by that guy walking by her side holding the leash of the horse. Since when did he become this... Different?

Didn"t he forget me? So why is he this caring towards me? Would he care for any woman like he cares for me? Previously he only cared for me and won"t personally help any other woman...

"No", she just didn"t want to indulge him as she was peeved by him.

"The Emperor promised you tax exemption for the..."

"Nope! I"m too rich! I can pay taxes of my country to help improve it and also spend money for other purposes too... So don"t worry!"

She didn"t backup even when he tried hard to convince her.
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Stupid woman! Can"t she see I just want to spend some more time with her? Before she gets back to her... Family?

" What will make you go with me? ", he asked taking a deep breath.

" What do you know about Huang Mingxia?", she asked.

"The previous Empress? Wasn"t she the Prime Minister"s daughter?", he wondered why she suddenly brought her up.

"How did she die?", Xing always wanted to know why everyone thought she was dead, even her father.

"How... ?", he pondered for a moment, "She died.... That"s it!", he said and there was a a frown line between his brows.

How did she die again?

"Look! All I know is that the Empress died and her body was taken to the heavens as she was the divine ruler and so there was no grave for her in the Imperial ground and no records were written to signify her as the wife of the TongTian Emperor. She was her own person who sat on the Dragon Throne and helped improve the status of the kingdom. With no written records about her, the future generations will never know about her. Such a pitiful woman, if one thinks about her... ", he paused seeing her in deep thoughts and there it was... The sadness in her eyes.... Again!

"Whatever! Since I told you all I know, come with me", he paused his steps and looked at her.

"Wait, Lord Li... I never told you I"ll go with you if you tell me about the Empress...", Xing gave a playful smile.

"You...", Chenglei"s face got red with anger. This woman... She has plenty of ways to get him mad!

"Fine!", she waved her hand to get him calm down, "How about having a horse race...? If you reach that.... Tree over there first, I"ll listen to you. Or else, you"ll listen to me! What do you say?", she playfully raised her eyebrows.

"Is it okay in your condition?", he asked in a roundabout way.

"What condition.? I"m ready to take you on, Lord Li!", Xing who already forgot about her periods challenged him.

Seeing her determined, Chenglei didn"t hold back.

So Chenglei was sitting on his white horse which was given to him by Huang Zedong and Xing knew she named that horse "Kuro" meaning black which is the opposite of its looks.

Xing was in a date colored horse and she was excited for this match. "Catch me if you can, Lord Li", she teased him and he only answered with a sneer.

The moment the signal was given both horses sprang forward and only when Xing felt the floodgates opening between her legs did she realise what Chenglei meant by "Condition".

What a drag!

So she slowed her horse down and cursed her for her stupidity but she still wanted to win.

"Kuro! Stop", she spoke in the Guyu language and Chenglei"s horse came to a halt immediately and no matter what he did, refused to move.

Xing with her horse in a walking pace pa.s.sed him with a grin in her face and reached the tree first and won the bet.

"You... You liar! Cheater!", Chenglei cursed her but she didn"t mind.

She won!

And so both parted their ways and Chenglei got back to the capital city and went to meet his brother immediately.

The Emperor now twenty three years old, with his table filled with memorials and reports was immersed in taking care of them when his brother entered after the announcement of his arrival.

"Brother, you are back!", he looked at his brother and was pleasantly surprised.

The little sparkle in his brother"s eyes, he failed to bring back in the past three years have returned...

A smile crept up in his lips when he said, "So you met her!"