Supreme Emperor of Mist

"I'm hungry." Peng Yan said while following behind Qin Lan and Zhou Mei back to where they're supposed to stay.

"Shouldn't the envoy go with both elders to the restaurant for a proper meal? Why would you follow us back to the dirty refinery hall where people are busy refining herbs and medicine?" Zhou Mei said as she tried to send Peng Yan away.

Unfortunately, no matter how unhappy she is, she'll have to choose her word carefully to avoid a misunderstanding between the two countries. Especially when her man, Qin Lan, is stuck in between.

"Why would I eat with the others? They had their own activities after their meal. As a woman, can't I be understanding about my escort's needs and let them do what they want? I deserve my own private time, don't you think so?" Peng Yan said with a smile on her face.

"We're here. Envoy Peng, this is the best room in our Refining Hall. If you have any questions, please bring them up tomorrow during the discussion with his highness. Please excuse this surname Qin for now." Qin Lan pointed his hand at the guest room that was prepared for Zhou Mei's accommodation.

"I just told you I'm hungry." Peng Yan pulled Qin Lan's sleeve, unwilling to let him go. Angered by her action, again and again, Zhou Mei finally lost to her temper and slapped Peng Yan's hand away.

"Envoy Peng, some servant will be delivering some food for you later. If you may excuse us, there are more things we need to do here. Farewell." Zhou Mei gently gives Peng Yan a noble curtsy before she pulled Qin Lan and left.

'Zhou Mei...I hate you!' Peng Yan stomps her feet on the ground as there's no place for her to vent her anger. It seems that her attempt to keep Qin Lan here to accompany her was a failure today.

"Men!" Peng Yan shouts as she pushed the door into the room open.

The moment she's inside the room, there was a smile on her face once again. She was unaware that the room was actually prepared for Zhou Mei by the two young lasses. It somehow promotes Peng Yan's misunderstanding over Qin Lan by thinking that there's a warm and passionate heart behind that cold face.

'I know he's not that cold. Look at the decoration of the room... How beautiful...' Peng Yan rolled on top of the bedding comfortably and started to dreamt about what Qin Lan would do to her next. Maybe because the Plum Flower Fragrance wine was too intoxicating, she fell asleep instantly before anyone answering her call.

"Commander..." the messenger that has been by her side all the time came not too long after that. Looking at the sleeping beauty on the bed, he almost lost his sanity.

"Oh, my heavens! How can milady sleep like this at a stranger's place?" he immediately went outside and shut the door tight. The image of Peng Yan sleeping on the bed and her well-shown figure behind the dress still lingers in his mind.

*Slap! Slap! Slap!*

"Get that thought out from your mind, you slave. That's your master, for heaven's sake!" the messenger slapped himself three times to get rid of all those lustful thoughts towards his master.

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"Are you unhappy that I am disturbing you here? If you want, I can leave immediately. I won't tell Sister Hu Jia about today." Zhou Mei said as she followed behind Qin Lan like an obedient wife.

"Why would you say so?" Qin Lan slowly turned his head at Zhou Mei and stole a glance at her lips and eyes. If they weren't in a public place right now, perhaps Qin Lan would have given her a kiss as an assurance in her heart.

"She's much better, right? She's a passionate, daring, initiative, and furthermore... She's the daughter of a general. I'm sure you prefer someone like her over the daughter of a merchant like me." Zhou Mei said.

"..."

Qin Lan grabbed her waist after hearing what Zhou Mei just said. Surprised by Qin Lan's atrocious action even before they're officially married, Zhou Mei almost screamed right away.

"Teacher..." by the time Zhuge Xinyu and Zhuge Yanyu came out from Qin Lan's room to greet the two, they've vanished.

"Eh? Where did they go?" the two lasses asked. They're questioning if their eyes had a problem after running out from Qin Lan's room.

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"Qin - Qin Lan! What are you doing?" Zhou Mei was in Qin Lan's hug as both of them traveled out of the Demon Mountain Fort. It took them close to an incense stick of time to reach a mysterious place Qin Lan wanted her to see.

And to Zhou Mei, this was their first actual body-to-body contact after Qin Lan took advantage of her in the Dragon Phoenix Inn. Thinking about that time, she was somewhat like Peng Yan's attitude during that time.

(Recap: chapter 26, Taking Advantage of another Maiden)

"Where - Where is this place?" she finally opened her eyes after Qin Lan loosen his grip over her waist and shoulder. A part of her mind is still intoxicated by Qin Lan's smell while she's still in his powerful grip.

Like a kid that afraid to fall on the ground after getting lifted up for so long, she still latching herself to Qin Lan. The warmth from Qin Lan was so intoxicating to her.

'Ah... I can do this for days and months. No wonder that vixen did this first the moment she saw him... I'll have to savor this as much as I could...' Zhou Mei sneakily steals a sniff of Qin Lan's smell.

To the others, he might smell earthy, bitter, and sweaty due to all the dirt and impurities from refining so many medicines. But to a maiden in love, Qin Lan smells phenomenal.

"Zhou Mei..." Qin Lan called her.

"A little more... Just a bit more..." she rubbed her face on his collar, unwilling to let go. Such a position lasted for ten or so minutes. And after that, she embarrassedly followed Qin Lan by holding his hand as she noticed that they weren't the only people here.

"AHH!!!" Zhou Mei felt like searching for a hole to hide from all those shameful acts she just did. But in Qin Lan's eyes, there was nothing wrong at all.

The two of them soon came into a garden filled with plum flowers, osmanthus, and Royal Peonies growing all over the place. It was purposely kept because Qin Lan believes that his women will be happy to be brought here by him once in a while.

"So - So beautiful..." her mood immediately brightens the moment she was greeted by the flower's fragrance, ambiance, and delightful mood from the colorful sight.

"Qin Lan, I..." Zhou Mei turned around as she was going to say something. But before she managed to continue, Qin Lan had lowered his head slightly to give her a kiss on her lips.

Such an action of his came to Zhou Mei like getting struck by a lightning bolt. Her mind was completely empty at this crucial moment. No longer able to decides what is right or wrong at this moment, Zhou Mei lost herself.

She was intoxicated completely. In her mind, there's only a name.

Qin Lan - Qin Lan - Qin Lan.

There was only "Qin Lan" in her vocabulary right now as she surrendered herself to him.

Knowing that he shouldn't waste this moment, Qin Lan released his Foundation Qi to surround the garden of three flowers. A curtain that disturbs all preying eyes and sounds from coming into this sanctuary is created to provides them with amply privacy.

Veiled by the Foundation Qi and dim moonlight, the two shared a passionate night together. It might not be the first sexual intercourse for Qin Lan, but it was for Zhou Mei. Her moaning almost vibrated across the veil created by Qin Lan as both of them shared the warmth of each other through skin contact.

She was shy on their first time. Her eyes were closed throughout the session as Qin Lan gently assured her that everything would be fine.

When it comes to their second time, she was slightly more "active than before. But her activeness was soon replaced by shyness once again after she noticed the bloodstain on the ground. A heavy feeling soon came into her heart as she understands one fact.

That from this moment... She's officially a woman who belonged to this man embracing her.

Like a restriction that has been removed from her, Zhou Mei shows more acceptance on their third time. The shyness is now replaced by curiosity.

As the sky slowly brightens up to welcome the morning, the couple seems rejuvenated as they cuddled together, side by side. It was one of the best nights ever in Qin Lan's experience as he captured the soul and body of the maiden beside her.

For Zhou Mei, it was an entirely new experience too. She finally understood why Hu Jia made such a sound that night back in the Qin-Zhou Medicine Store.

After cuddling for a little more, Zhou Mei finally took a set of dresses out from her Purple-Dragon Spatial Jade. She exudes a different type of confidence as she put on the clothing. Even her hairstyle changed as she placed two hairpins on her.

It was like she's announcing to the world that right from this moment onwards, she belonged to this man called Qin Lan.

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