Chapter 246
“Qingli p>
Yun Han knocked on the door for a long time without receiving a response. Just as he thought Shen Qingli had actually fallen asleep, he suddenly heard strange noises from inside.
His face stiffened, and he stopped his actions.
That sound was faint and distant, not very clear, yet it made his blood boil as if p>
Yun Han’s entire demeanor suddenly turned cold; he couldn’t wait any longer and kicked the door open.
He quickly walked into the palace, searched around, but did not see Shen Qingli’s figure.
There was no one on the bed in the sleeping quarters.
Shen Qingli hadn’t fallen asleep at all!
Those guards dared to deceive him, but why?
Yun Han’s face grew darker, and a most unwilling suspicion formed in his heart.
No, impossible, Qingli would absolutely not do such a thing!
But suddenly, Yun Han heard noises coming from the backyard of the palace. He clenched his fists, hesitated no more, and walked over with large strides.
Just as he reached the doorway, he bumped into Shen Qingli hurriedly coming out.
Her attire was complete, but her hair and clothes were slightly disheveled, her cheeks were excessively rosy, as if she had just come out of a hot spring, and her smile was forced, “Brother Yun Han, why are you here so late at night? You didn’t even tell me p>
Yun Han merely glanced at her coldly, his ruthless expression made Shen Qingli’s heart palpitate. He didn’t say a word, directly brushed off her hand, and strode towards the backyard.
Shen Qingli’s face was filled with panic, hurriedly following.
Yun Han scanned the backyard, it was empty, and he didn’t discover any other suspicious figures.
However, quite a few water stains were scattered around the hot spring pool.
Yun Han’s eyes darkened, perhaps due to his bias, he was unwilling to think elsewhere.
In his heart, Qingli was pure and pristine, impossible to do such things.
Although female beasts in the Beast World could have multiple males, Shen Qingli, as the Empire Princess, had many choices, she had never openly promised that Yun Han would be her only main husband in this life; yet Yun Han’s character was extremely cold and aloof. With the pride of a dignified Icefield Snow Wolf, how could he share a female with other males?
Wolf Beasts were devoted to monogamy!
The reason he had delayed marrying Shen Qingli and chose to break through the Ninth Rank before officially wedding her was to ensure that she would only have him as her Beast Husband.
He alone was worth more than those useless males outside; the female had no reason to take in other male beasts.
Deep down, Yun Han always considered himself Shen Qingli’s only Beast Husband in this life.
Over the years, Shen Qingli had no other women around her nor had she ever proposed taking other aristocratic males.
Her thoughts were entirely focused on him alone.
Yun Han sincerely believed.
The two were tacitly acknowledged lovers.
Qingli wholeheartedly loved him, how could she possibly engage in promiscuity with other males?
Thinking of this, Yun Han’s tense body suddenly relaxed, a low laugh rolled from his throat.
He truly must be drunk, to have doubted Qingli.
Yun Han turned around to see Shen Qingli looking slightly pale, assuming he had scared her, he was about to lower his demeanor and apologize softly when he suddenly heard a rustling sound from behind.
The silver-white wolf ears atop his head suddenly twitched!
It sounded like someone had accidentally tripped!
Yun Han’s expression changed dramatically, there was an outsider here p>
His fingertips instantly gathered blades of ice, hurling them towards the source of the sound.
The cold sharp blade cut through large sections of garden trees, exposing several hidden figures behind.
Those male slaves frantically dodged the attack, several frightened into running out, some carelessly falling to the ground, looking incredibly embarrassed.
Seeing this group of people, Yun Han’s expression reached a point of deep severity!
These males were all young and handsome, wearing scanty gauze clothing, their clothes disheveled, hair damp.
Even one brown-haired male beast had hastily draped his shirt over himself, unable to cover his strong, enticing chest, which bore faint red marks; it was unclear if they were scratched by tree branches or were remnants from another time.
Yun Han clenched his fists, veins popped on his arms, he quickly walked over and kicked a male slave trying to escape to the ground,
his low, hoarse voice suppressing an almost terrifying emotion, Qingli, tell me, who are they p>
The blood drained from Shen Qingli’s face instantly, she hadn’t anticipated Yun Han would come unexpectedly tonight, nor that he would happen upon this scene.
At this moment, her mind was blank, completely unsure what to do.
Seeing Shen Qingli’s face full of panic and unable to speak, Yun Han suddenly let out a short chuckle, not knowing who he was laughing at.
His gaze bore a redness as he stared at her, his voice icy to the extreme, “Fine, since Qingli doesn’t know them, they must be assassins sent to assassinate you. I’ll kill them now p>
With that, he gathered an ice blade in his palm, glittering with a chilling light in the moonlight, about to stab into the fallen male slave!
The face of the male slave changed dramatically, quickly crawling and lunging forward, clutching Qingli’s leg, tears streaming down, “Princess, save me, I’ve served you for years, I don’t want to die! Please, save me p>
Shen Qingli’s face turned unpleasant, wishing to kill this idiot male slave, yet a cornered dog will jump a wall; lest they be pushed too far and reveal all her deeds over the years.
In desperation, she quickly smoothed her expression, apologetically said, “Brother Yun Han, they are not assassins, but the males of my palace… servants p>
“Servants?” Yun Han looked at her coldly, yet laughed out loud, “Servants dressed like that, bathing with you in a love bird bath p>
Shen Qingli’s fingertips pinched tightly, her inner turmoil and fear reaching their peak; Yun Han was now the biggest trump card she could hold onto, and she had to hold it tight.
She signaled for this group of males to quickly leave.
Walking forward, she grabbed his arm gently, “Brother Yun Han, you’ve misunderstood p>
When Yun Han came, they had already dressed and finished, without catching them in the act, he could at most be suspicious, but couldn’t truly determine they had done anything.
Having been with Yun Han for so long, she knew his character well, proud yet overly single-minded; in simpler terms, from a young age, he was spoiled by those around him, too easily convinced by those close to him, foolish and gullible.
As long as she patiently coaxed him, dispelling his doubts, this incident would pass.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingli felt somewhat reassured, and more delicate and pitiful, “I didn’t do anything with them, that group of male servants were just serving by the pool, handing me some food, massaging my shoulders and scrubbing my back p>
Being a Princess, having some male servants attend to her was normal, even if Yun Han was unhappy, he couldn’t say anything.
At least it was more acceptable than secretly associating with male slaves.
Yun Han gazed down at her, his demeanor grew increasingly calm, as if he truly wasn’t angry anymore.
He raised his hand to pinch her cheek.
Shen Qingli continued to gaze at him with her pitiful peach blossom eyes, an expression men would find most soft-hearted and endearing, her smile forced, “Brother Yun Han p>
Yun Han looked at her, a slight smile curling his lips, “Qingli, in my heart, you are so pure and wonderful, I would rather believe that it was those male slaves with bad intentions trying to use this to seduce you, to climb up to the Princess Mansion p>
His slender fingers gently stroked her face, his thin lips nearing her ear, like a demon whispering, “But, if nothing truly happened, if you weren’t guilty, why did you hide these people p>
“Why are you so… afraid p>
Shen Qingli’s face turned ashen, her beautiful eyes widened.
The next moment, Yun Han’s aura changed abruptly, he suddenly grabbed her neck, pressing her down to the ground, his cold and dreadful presence like an abyss, his other hand directly tearing off her clothes, revealing marks of lovemaking!
At this moment, all arguments, lost their meaning!