Chapter 1437 Can I please not be rejected?

Luo Feng didn't relax. He listened intently for a while, and only after confirming that there was no unusual movement did he slowly let go of her hand.

He got up from the snake princess, sat back on the edge of the bed, and frowned even more deeply.

"There's someone outside."

He said in a deep voice, "Are they your men, or..."

Luo Feng had a feeling that this person must have been brought by Snake Queen.

Only the Snake Princess could know where he lived and attract his attention.

Even now, he still doesn't know what this woman's purpose was in coming here.

How about we play a two-player game together?

Is it really that simple?
Luo Feng felt it was a bit much; it seemed a bit too abrupt for Snake Queen to come all this way just to seek some excitement.

"They're not one of my people."

Snake Queen also sat up, straightened her disheveled clothes, and her face darkened. "The Shadow Council wouldn't be so stupid as to expose their whereabouts at a time like this."

"Then you...?" Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.

If Snake Princess says that, wouldn't she be insulting herself?

After all, the other party was a member of the Shadow Council.

Yes, that's right. Luo Feng had just thought that when he was proven wrong the next second.

“I am no longer a member of the Shadow Council.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng paused for a second, then waved his hand.

"Impossible. If you want to lie, you need to have evidence."

"Here's the proof."

wow-

Without any warning.

The Snake Princess's movements were so fast that Luo Feng didn't have time to react.

The zipper of the night-clothes slid down from the collar to the side of the waist.

The fabric parted to the sides, revealing scars on her fair skin, spreading out like a spider web.

Old wounds piled upon new ones, some were hideous knife scars with dark brown edges.

Some look like burn marks, with the skin wrinkled into irregular lines.

The most glaring feature is the deep, bone-revealing scar on his right shoulder.

The shape looks like it was forcibly torn open by some kind of sharp weapon, and you can still see the horrific damage caused by the exposed flesh.

"This……"

Luo Feng gasped.

Moonlight filtered through the gauze curtains and fell upon the Snake Princess.

Those scars, set against her fair skin, were more striking than any adornment.

Luo Feng's breathing suddenly stopped, the question he wanted to ask stuck in his throat, and the short knife he was holding fell to the carpet with a clatter.

He opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

Those scars were not left by an ordinary mission; they were more like... punishment.

Seeing his shocked expression, Snake Princess suddenly twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile that was more like a grimace.

She raised her hand to touch a shallow scar on her chest; the warmth of her fingers seemed to carry a coolness, a roughness from the scab.

"Do you believe it now?"

Her voice was soft, yet it struck Luo Feng's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Think about it, would anyone from the Shadow Council leave themselves with a scar like this?"

Luo Feng's Adam's apple bobbed violently as he finally found his voice, which was so hoarse that even he could hardly recognize it.

"How is this going?"

He never imagined that this woman, who always had a charming smile and was ruthless in her skills, had so many stories hidden inside her.

Those scars, one after another, completely overturned his entire understanding of the Shadow Council.

Perhaps he knew very little to begin with.

"What else could be going on?"

Snake Princess looked down at her arm, where there was a thin scar, as if she had been whipped.

She suddenly burst out laughing, a laugh tinged with self-mockery.

"You're so smart, you should have realized that Ice Rose discovered you the day I helped you escape."

Luo Feng's pupils contracted sharply, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your sister?"

"She is the enforcer of parliament."

Snake Queen said, enunciating each word clearly, "Releasing a target without authorization is punishable by ten lashes and bone-crushing according to the rules."

She paused, her voice as soft as a sigh, "This scar was left from the third lash."

Luo Feng's heart sank.

He recalled that after the auction that day, when the Snake Princess said she had to leave first, and the haste with which she turned away.

It turns out she went back to be punished in order to cover for herself.

"But it shouldn't be that bad..."

He wanted to say, "It shouldn't be this badly injured," but when he saw the scar across her waist on her lower abdomen, he swallowed his words.

The scar was so deep that it was clear that internal organs had been damaged; it was definitely not an ordinary punishment.

It could be life-threatening.

Snake Princess followed his gaze, her hand unconsciously covering the scar, her eyes darkening.

"and this?"

She smirked. "The council has given me one last mission: to kill you."

Luo Feng was shocked and stared at her in disbelief.

"I didn't agree."

Snake Queen raised her head, staring intently at Luo Feng. "They said I betrayed them, threw me into the Bone-Corroding Prison, and locked me in with specially made chains for seven days and seven nights."

Her voice was calm, as if she were talking about someone else, but a slight tremor betrayed her fear.

He really didn't know what to say about how he managed to endure such punishment.

"You don't know, those chains ooze a bone-corroding venom; every movement feels like countless insects gnawing at your bones..."

These words sent chills down Luo Feng's spine.

His gaze fell on her wrist.

There are indeed two shallow ring-shaped scars there, which are almost invisible unless you look closely.

"So I ran away, you should be glad."

Snake Queen took a deep breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and looked at Luo Feng, forcing a smile.

"With these scars, I left the Shadow Council for good."

She suddenly stepped forward, only a fist's distance from Luo Feng, her eyes burning with an astonishing intensity.

"I don't want to do anything for them anymore, and I certainly don't want to... lay a hand on the man I like."

The words "the man I like" exploded in Luo Feng's ears like a thunderclap.

She actually likes me?

I really like that kind of thing.

He was once again stunned into silence, his gaze falling on the wounds on her body.

Those crisscrossing scars, at this moment, felt like red-hot irons, burning his heart with pain.

All temptations and schemes become a joke in the face of these scars.

He didn't even have time to appreciate her curves exposed to the air at that moment.

All that remained was overwhelming shock and a vague, indescribable emotion. Silence filled the room; the rapid breathing of the two people could even be heard.

Luo Feng had been so deeply moved in a very long time.

What shocked him even more were the members of the organization he had once been most hostile to.

As Luo Feng came to her senses, he reached for the blanket beside him, intending to drape it over her.

But as soon as his hand touched the fabric, the snake princess suddenly grabbed it.

Her palms were icy cold and calloused, yet her strength was astonishing.

"Don't."

She shook her head, a hint of vulnerability flashing in her eyes, yet also a touch of stubbornness.

"Let me show you the choices I made for you... and for myself."

Luo Feng's hand froze in mid-air. Looking at the determination in her eyes, he suddenly understood.

She wasn't seducing; she was being honest.

In the most naked way, lay bare your scars and feelings before him.

I'm not pretending anymore; I'm laying my cards on the table now.

The moonlight outside the window was obscured by dark clouds at some point.

The light in the room dimmed.

Luo Feng and Snake Princess clasped hands, feeling each other's warmth.

Gradually, Luo Feng felt his fingers being squeezed painfully by the Snake Queen, and the coolness in her palm spread up his fingertips, extinguishing the burning sensation in his heart.

Luo Feng believed that as a man, even if he saw this naked, beautiful body, he wouldn't have any physical fantasies.

He looked at the crisscrossing scars, which were faintly visible in the dim light, and his Adam's apple bobbed again, his voice even hoarser than before.

“The Shadow Council…I was going to deal with them anyway.”

"I can help you collect the debts you owe."

This is not just a polite remark.

From the Ice Rose to the entire parliament, they were already on opposing sides.

The Snake Princess's fate only added a layer of heaviness to this hostility.

Moreover, Luo Feng never expected that Ice Rose could be so ruthless to her own sister!
This overturned his worldview, but when he thought that the other party was a member of the Shadow Council, Luo Feng felt relieved.

It's both reasonable and unreasonable.

Those guys weren't even human.

The Snake Princess laughed, shook her head, and released his hand.

She spoke slowly, then shook her head, "No need."

"After so many years of fighting and killing, I'm exhausted."

Her gaze swept across the deep night outside the window, as if she were looking at her past self.

Looking at her like this, Luo Feng felt quite uncomfortable.

"I used to live for the parliament, then for missions, and now..."

She suddenly turned her head, her eyes shining brightly, directly into Luo Feng's eyes.

"I want to live for myself for once."

"Stay by the side of the man you love, even if it's just serving him tea and water, it's better than living in constant fear."

Many people share the same thoughts as Boa Hancock.

I want to be an ordinary person and live a simple life.

only.

Luo Feng was greatly shocked by these words and stood rooted to the spot.

He opened his mouth but found his throat tightening.

As a man who is rich, handsome, and powerful, he has been confessed to by women before.

But when the Snake Princess spoke of it, accompanied by those shocking scars, he was unable to respond with any jokes or perfunctory remarks.

Those scars became invisible weights, making even breathing feel heavy.

He could clearly recall her cunning at the auction and her decisiveness in protecting herself.

Looking at her now completely unguarded, my heart felt like it was being squeezed by something.

Heartbreaking pain.

Perhaps, the human capacity for empathy is truly innate.

"I..." He tried to say something, but was interrupted by the Snake Princess.

She took a half step forward, almost pressing herself against him, her cheek brushing against his collarbone in a deliberately intimate gesture.

"Don't know how to answer?"

Luo Feng's body tensed instantly. He could feel her cool skin against his arm, a sensation as intense as the scars on her body.

"Then don't answer."

The Snake Princess's voice was like a feather, gently brushing against his earlobe, her red lips slightly parted.

"Just watch me do it."

Then, her delicate hand slid to the buttons of Luo Feng's shirt, her movements slow, as if she were unbuttoning a particularly precious treasure.

When the first button was unbuttoned, the fabric spread out, revealing Luo Feng's muscular chest, which still bore the shallow scars from their previous fight.

"Don't reject me, Luo Feng."

She looked up at him, her eyelashes trembling, a sight that evoked pity in me.

"Consider it... a chance for me to prove myself."

Luo Feng's hand hovered in mid-air, wanting to stop her, but when he saw the vulnerability in her eyes, he hesitated to lower it.

He could smell the cool fragrance in her hair and feel the slight trembling of her arms.

Looking at those scars for a long time, they seem to come alive before your eyes, telling you the pain she couldn't express.

The second button was also undone, and the shirt slipped down to the sides, revealing more skin.

The Snake Princess gently traced the old wound on his chest with her fingertips, her movements unusually soft.

"You see, we're all the same."

She suddenly chuckled softly, her voice carrying a hint of relief, "They're all wounded, and they're all desperately trying to live."

Luo Feng's breathing became completely disordered.

He looked at her face so close to his, at the undisguised affection in her eyes.

The schemes surrounding the Shadow Council and the barriers of identity all became blurred at this moment.

As the Snake Princess's hand continued to move, and the third button was about to be undone, Luo Feng finally grabbed her wrist.

His palms were burning hot, but the grip wasn't strong; he was just clenching them tightly, as if struggling, or as if confirming something.

The Snake Princess did not struggle, but simply looked at him quietly, her eyes filled with relief, as if she had long expected him to do so.

The room fell silent again.

This time, their breathing was rapid.

It is exceptionally clear in the silence.

The dark clouds outside the window had dispersed sometime earlier.

The moonlight streamed in again, illuminating once more the faint scar on the Snake Princess's collarbone, and also revealing the complex light in Luo Feng's eyes.

Luo Feng's fingers paused on the third button, then he suddenly released his grip on the Snake Princess's hand.

Without warning, he raised his hand, grabbed the collar of his shirt, and yanked it sharply to both sides.

The button popped off; it was so light, yet it was all the more distinct in the silence.

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