This scene softened Shen Yuanwei’s heart.
Fine then.
She already possessed the special abilities granted by the Mysterious Light Orb. To this Manic God of War, she was like a divine medicine that could save his life. She held a fatal attraction for him, making it impossible for him to leave her.
Since she had come specifically for this person, why deliberately keep him hanging and watch him suffer?
Shen Yuanwei did not rise.
Instead, she reached out and gently stroked Xiao Lingzhao’s cheek, soothing the man’s restlessness.
The moment her fingers touched his face, Xiao Lingzhao froze.
He thought he had been abandoned. He thought he would fall back into the abyss of agony. He never expected to receive such mercy. Abruptly lifting his head, his dark eyes fixed intently on Shen Yuanwei.
Overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, his soul trembled with comfort. An indescribable joy swept through his heart.
Shen Yuanwei said, “You should have sensed it—I can pacify the turbulent power within you. Your current predicament can only be resolved by me.”
Xiao Lingzhao nodded, his voice low and hoarse. “Yes, I’ve felt it. This soothing ability is unique to you, Miss. No other woman possesses it.”
Shen Yuanwei raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean? Have you tried with others?”
Xiao Lingzhao fell silent.
Slowly, Shen Yuanwei withdrew her hand from his face, sighing with regret. “So the Young General is no longer pure? I don’t want a man who isn’t pure…”
Before she could finish, Xiao Lingzhao abruptly lifted his dark eyes to look at her.
She wouldn’t accept an impure man?
If he were pure, would this young lady want him?
He wanted her to want him.
To want him for a lifetime.
No one could understand the torment he had endured this past year, a living hell. No one could comprehend his overwhelming gratitude for this lifeline in desperate times. He wanted to save himself, and he was willing to pay any price for it.
Amid the clinking of chains, he slowly raised his hand. His slender fingers covered the back of Shen Yuanwei’s hand, preventing her from pulling away from his cheek.
With utmost honesty and obedience, he confessed.
“I am pure, very pure.”
“The reason I said others couldn’t is that previously, Miss Song, the Successor of the Ghost Doctor, came to my home to examine my pulse. Her fingers touched me once or twice…”
“But her touch couldn’t alleviate my suffering.”
“Only you can.”
He gazed into Shen Yuanwei’s eyes.
“I swear, I’ve only held you. I am pure. My body is pure, untouched by others. My heart is pure, never stirred by any woman.Shen Yuanwei looked smilingly at this God of War, renowned for his aloof and cold handsomeness but now proving to be incredibly honest and obedient.
She asked knowingly, “Oh? What does the Young General mean by telling me all this?”
Xiao Lingzhao’s face grew warm. His dark eyes fixed on Shen Yuanwei, his words straightforward and enticing—
“I want you… to take me.”
Shen Yuanwei blinked her eyelashes.
My, and here she thought he was a silent type. Seems she might have misjudged him.
She laughed. “How old are you, Young General?”
Xiao Lingzhao answered truthfully, “Twenty-one.”
Shen Yuanwei said, “But others marry in their teens. At twenty-one, you’ve preserved your purity all these years, and no woman has ever won you over. Now you want a complete stranger to… take you?”
Xiao Lingzhao greedily nuzzled her fingers. “Though we are strangers, no patient in agony, on the brink of death, could refuse spending a lifetime with the divine medicine that saves them.”He gently leaned closer to Shen Yuanwei. “I wish to spend my entire life with you, Miss. I beg for your affection.”
His pitch-black eyes gazed unblinkingly at Shen Yuanwei. “I beg you, Miss, save me.”
Shen Yuanwei listened to his seductive voice lingering in her ear while facing such an extraordinarily handsome face. The vulnerability and pleading in his tone were utterly intoxicating, like poison.
Especially that trembling “I beg you, Miss, save me”—it was truly enchanting.
She preferred people who were straightforward like this.
No vague hints to keep her guessing, no coy reluctance as if being forced.
She had come here to save this man’s life, but if he had been ungrateful and acted as if he were being humiliated against his will, then she might as well not bother saving him.
“Alright, I can save you, and I can take you too. But what can you offer me in return?”
Xiao Lingzhao stared calmly at the young woman in his arms.
What could he give?
He could offer many, many things—status, wealth, and honor. Whatever he possessed, whatever this young woman desired, he would give it all.
Although he didn’t know who she was, she had saved him from being crippled by the Successor of the Ghost Doctor and prevented his father from taking his own life. Such an immense kindness deserved nothing less than his utmost repayment.
He whispered, “Wait for me a moment. I’ll send them away first, then I’ll properly get to know you and discuss our marriage.”
Shen Yuanwei was slightly taken aback.
Discuss marriage?
Already talking about marriage?
Today was their first meeting. Even if it was for the sake of survival, wasn’t this decisiveness a bit too extreme?
While Shen Yuanwei was still astonished, Xiao Lingzhao had already turned his gaze toward the courtyard gate.
He smiled at his parents and said, “Father, Mother, as you can see, thanks to your future daughter-in-law, I am now fine. Please wait in the main hall for a while. Allow me to close the door and propose to your daughter-in-law properly. I’ll come see you shortly.”
“…”
Hearing this, the Old General was also stunned.
Huh?
Already calling her his daughter-in-law?
Just moments ago, he had lamented not being able to see his son marry before his death, and in the blink of an eye, a daughter-in-law had appeared out of nowhere, cured his son, and now his son was about to propose?
Good heavens, at this lightning speed, would his son suddenly announce next month that he was going to be a grandfather?
The Old General stared in shock and delight at his handsome son and beautiful daughter-in-law, then stroked his beard and burst into laughter.
“Excellent!”
“As expected of my son, Xiao Zhen! Decisive and bold!”
“You can tell me to leave, but you must promise me this: you must keep my daughter-in-law. If you let her run away, then don’t you dare come see me again. I won’t acknowledge such a useless son!”
The Old Madam, equally startled, snapped back to reality upon hearing the Old General’s words and quickly pulled him away.
She grinned from ear to ear, urging the servants to join her in hustling the Old General along as they hurried off—
“Hurry up and drag him away! What if his coarse manners scare off my daughter-in-law? If she runs away, where am I supposed to find such a fine young lady to make up for our Young General’s loss?”
The servants, swept up in the joy of the Young General’s impending wedding, forgot all about propriety. With all their might, several of them lifted the Old General and dashed off in a flurry of footsteps.The Old General was walking too slowly with his lame leg, so it was faster for them to carry him while running. They couldn’t let the Old General frighten the young mistress here.
Their Young General was already twenty-one and still unmarried. Now that he finally proposed, this matter absolutely must not fall through again!