In your heart, who is more important and who is less!

  I curled my lips, and faintly smiled as I moved, "Forget it, Your Majesty. If you believe me, then I am Princess Mei, no need for explanation. If you don't believe me, even if I explain a thousand times, it's all in vain!"

  His eyes were burning with cold fire, staring at me furiously. For a long time, he didn't say a word. I was stared at by him and felt guilty, but I just raised my head high. Telling myself that I must not lose to him in terms of eye contact! Until his eyes showed a hint of relaxation, I slowly let out a breath.

  "Are you nervous?" he said casually, his eyes scanning me intentionally or unintentionally.

  I shook my head, speaking in a low but firm tone, "I didn't! When has Cold Plum ever been nervous in front of Your Majesty?" I secretly spread out my palm, trying to wipe away the sweat on it before he noticed. But my hand was grasped by his large, rough palm, and his smile deepened as our hands touched.

  "Your palms are sweating!" He said honestly. Before I could react, he put my slender white hand on his slightly dark handsome face and stroked it back and forth. His face had a thin layer of sweat, and after stroking it back and forth, my palm was actually wet!

  "Look! I'm actually nervous too! I'm also scared!" He smiled calmly, revealing his pearly white teeth. At this moment, the slightly curled hair stuck to his forehead, and he looked like a three-year-old child! I had never seen him like this before, so I was stunned, staring blankly at him!

  His eyes sparkled with endless amusement, his lips curled slightly, "You're staring at me like that, I'd think you love me so much!"

  I slightly froze, and suddenly lowered my head. Avoiding his sincere eyes. Love? The miserable cry of Yun Ya that day at the Fei Long Tower still echoed in my ears. His figure standing at the Fei Long Tower, his snow-white flying hair, his absolutely beautiful face, was like a curse that tightly encircled me! At the same time he's suffering so much, how can I be happy alone? How can I?! Even if this brief happiness is for him, it's not allowed!

  He didn't speak, stretching out his large palm to lift up my head. My eyes darted back and forth, avoiding him. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty!"

  He tightened his grip on my chin, his voice hoarse as he said, "Still for him, is it? Still for him!" After that, he released my chin and stepped back.

  "I apologize, Your Majesty!" I said in a hoarse voice.

  A palm suddenly slapped towards the iron carriage. With a loud crash, his hand was broken and blood flowed freely. The Shenlong Army immediately rose up, and the small general who followed us stood beside our carriage on horseback and said loudly, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

  His face turned iron-green as he bellowed, "Hurry up! Nothing's wrong!"

  The little general who followed him didn't dare to ask more, and had no choice but to withdraw. The horse carriage, however, stopped following! After a while, Gui Yue shouted loudly outside the horse carriage, "Your Majesty, what happened? That voice just now!"

  He suddenly lifted the car curtain and shouted loudly, "I said it's nothing! Who told you to stop?"

  The ghostly figure dismounted and stood before the carriage gate, loudly and persistently asking, "Your Majesty, what has happened?"

  Guī Yuè is wondering if I'm okay, right? I wanted to move, but he stopped me with one hand and suddenly opened the car curtain. With a kick in the chest, Guī Yuè was kicked flying far away, spitting out blood threads, but still standing firmly, walking back to the front of his horse-drawn carriage and shouting loudly, "Your Majesty, what happened?!"

  I couldn't bear it, just as I was about to take action, Long Nüya's leg kicked out again. This time, Gui Yue was prepared and did a backflip, barely managing to steady himself before taking a few steps forward and shouting loudly, "Your Majesty, what exactly happened?!"

  The entire Shenlong Army was silent, with no one daring to speak. I had to tell Guiyue that I'm fine! Otherwise, he would keep asking like this!

  Long Nu Ya's leg lifted again, but I held it in a tight grip. I glared at him furiously and gritted my teeth, "You dare to kick him again!"

  He stared at me coldly, without a hint of emotion. Suddenly, he lifted his leg and stretched out his large palm, grabbing me and pulling me over. Gnashing his teeth, he said, "Ye Hanmei, don't think that just because I've been indulging you these days, you can avoid my punishment for being so arrogant and disobedient!"

  I knelt for a long time, hoarsely saying, "Your Majesty, stop! You know he's my man! You clearly know that his move is just to confirm whether I'm okay or not! Just want to confirm if Your Majesty is okay, now his identity is outstanding, you treat him like this, how can he stand in the Jiang State, in the Shenlong Army, and hold his head up as his national teacher!"

  "He snorted coldly, 'You think too much! You consider him, you consider Yun Ya, you consider everyone, but have you ever considered me? Ye Hanmei, today will be the last time I ask you, is there a place for me in your heart?'"

  I stood there in a daze, took three steps back and said in a hoarse voice, "I told you, I'm sorry, Your Majesty!"

  The corners of his lips slightly raised, he calmly said, "Because of Yun Ya?"

  "Your Majesty, what exactly happened!"

  I slightly lifted the corner of the carriage curtain and nodded lightly to him. He then stood up, raised his voice and said, "The emperor is fine, everyone hurry on the road!" After that, he jumped onto his horse in one swift motion.

  Long Nuyue's face looked terrible. To the extent that, when the sky started thundering, I was so surprised! Just now, it was still perfect weather! How could it be thundering just like that?

  The entire Divine Dragon Army stayed put, and he seemed to have finally had enough of me, so he went out alone and never came back. When the rain stopped and we set off again, he still didn't return!

  Guī Yuè stuck to my carriage all along. It was only then that I remembered, since returning to Jiāng Guó, I had hardly seen Guī Fēng. Just as I was about to speak, Guī Yuè whispered, "Miss! What did you just do to anger the Emperor?"

  I twitched the corner of my lips and furrowed my brow, "I don't want to either, but he..." I suddenly stopped at this point. He vented his unrequited love on him, how could I say that? "Where is the Emperor?"

  Silence.

  When I thought he had left, he slowly said, "Your Majesty, he is in the carriage of Concubine Jin. It's said that if the Dragon Son lets the Dragon Consort give birth alone, it would be too hard for her, so he wants to lend a helping hand!"

  A faint chill in my heart. I thought of how he used to be so passionate with me for the same reason. My tears almost fell, and my throat felt a slight lump. Suddenly, I couldn't speak!

  Yes! He is the Dragon Emperor, he wants several dragon consorts, all shall be granted! He wants several children, all shall be granted! Thinking of this, my hand unconsciously caresses my own belly, where a child who had sworn to protect me with his life once resided. I thought that child would be treasured like a precious gem, but unexpectedly, he was just one among many children. That's all!

  Rumble! We're almost at the Imperial City! The rain from just now seems to be lingering, weaving together densely once again, just like my current mood.

  Pulling up the corners of my lips, I gently touched the wound on my chin. The wound had almost healed, but in my heart, it still hurt so much! For Yun Ya! Ah! It was all for Yun Ya! Thinking back to the day before I left, Yun Ya's miserable cries and the cruel sound of the whip, I almost collapsed! He ruined his whole life just to see me one more time. How could I? How could I think of Long Nü Ya?!

  Today will be the last time I ask you, has there ever been me in your heart?

  You think too much! You consider for him, for Yun Ya, and for everyone else. Have you ever considered for me?

  You see, I'm actually nervous too. I'm scared!

  If you keep staring at me like this, I'll think you love me so much!

  Yes, this is the last time! He will no longer, for my sake, beg Autumn Moshan to teach him how to roast a whole pig, and he will no longer, in the dead of night, climb the Feilong Tower to make fish soup for me! The two of us, for this lifetime, can only be like this!

  Your Majesty, he is in the imperial carriage with Concubine Jin and says that if the Dragon Son allows Empress Long to be pregnant alone, it would be too hard for her. He wants to help her out!

  I never said I wasn't! I never said I didn't love! Damn it!

  Big brother! Big brother! I whispered softly, only thinking of big brother, only thinking of his endless sacrifices for me, only thinking of his deep love for me, can I forget what he said to me, what he did to me!

  The curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted by someone. The man, dressed in black, stood in the dark rain, staring at me fiercely. The summer wind blew the rain into the carriage, and it was all wet inside! I looked at him, my tears couldn't be held back, and flowed continuously.

  He leaned over, jumped into the carriage, and suddenly wrapped his arms around me, tightly pressing his wet body against mine. He even got my clothes all wet!

  A large hand gently stroked my hair, hoarsely saying, "Forget it! Forget it! Let's not quarrel anymore, okay? There are still three days before we arrive in Jiang Guo. At least on the road, let's get along peacefully. You pretend to love me too, okay?"

  "I nodded vigorously, in a low but firm voice, 'Yes, Your Majesty, yes!'"

  His lips pressed down on mine tightly. The two of us were like crazy beasts, recklessly seeking each other's warmth. Until dawn. Along the way, neither of us mentioned Long Yunjiao's affairs, nor did we mention the child's affairs. I knew he had his persistence, and I also had mine!

  In the daytime, he chatted with me in a casual and careless manner, but at night, he was like a fierce beast. "Don't betray me! Don't!" He shouted loudly.

  I bit his shoulder, silently without a sound. From the start I knew that between him and me, there was no future! The two of us being together were destined to be burned clean by each other!

  Tomorrow, I will arrive at the Imperial City! Tomorrow, I will have to return to that cold and lifeless palace again! Tomorrow, I will be able to spend another night with him! I wonder how he is doing? Has his injury improved a bit? Is he still watching over the tower? Ah! Yes! He is the Guardian God of the Tower, destined to never leave the tower for his entire life. Even if he's severely injured or dying, he cannot leave the Flying Dragon Tower!

  He was as gentle as he was in Turkey, I knew that after tomorrow, everything would be different. Everything would return to its original point. I spent my whole life guarding the Cold Fragrance Garden, sweeping the tower, while he became the Dragon Emperor!

  The Imperial City is gradually approaching.

  Finally going into the palace, he straightened my body, stared at me firmly and asked loudly, "Ye Hanmei, I'll ask you one last time, between me and Yun Ya, which one do you care about more!"

  I smiled calmly and firmly pulled away his hand, saying softly, "Sorry, Your Majesty!" How could I betray him?

  His face was deathly pale, staring intently at me for a moment before slowly exhaling, "Return to the palace!"

  There wasn't a huge commotion in the palace as I had imagined! Fei Long Tower was swept clean for me every day by Tan Hua. It seemed like he had arranged it all beforehand! The cold wind blew against my face, and I carried the broom, walking slowly, until I reached the corner of the corridor leading to Fei Long Tower, when someone suddenly pulled me over!

  With a crash, he bumped into the person's chest, but it hurt him. All he could hear was his hoarse voice, and yet his hands didn't let go. The white clothes in the darkness were Dragon Yun Jia's exclusive! He said softly and urgently, "You're late! I thought you had already left! I thought I would never see you again!" His shoulders were stained with wetness.

  My tears fell involuntarily, slowly and firmly pushing him away. I said in a low voice, "I just went to see my sister! Brother Shifu, how are you?" I tried my best to make my voice sound colder.

  He was taken aback, the passion in his eyes extinguished by my cold tone. He said softly, "You'll know when you see it!" His long fingers suddenly pointed to his chest, where a patch of blood had appeared!

  It was just a coincidence! My heart skipped a beat, and I hastily said, "You're actually this reckless! It seems that I still hit you too lightly!" I couldn't help but complain.

  He smiled faintly, "Such pain, what does it count for! I'd rather be in pain, I'd rather suffer! Only now do I know, all of this is real! You've come back again! Hanmei, tell me, you returned to the imperial palace, was it for me? Was it? Was it?"

  He bit his lip, and in his eyes, a determined glint shone bright. "No! You're doing this for me! For my sake!" He said, then tried to come over and hug me, but I dodged him.

  I took out the wound medicine from my bosom and smiled softly, "This packet, take it orally, twice a day. This box, for external use! In three days at most, your injury will be completely healed!"

  He took it over, put it to his lips and sniffed lightly, suddenly smiled and said, "This medicine is Ye Yao Nu's medicine! So, you left the palace, actually, to help me get the medicine! Han Mei!" After he finished speaking, he walked a few steps forward, wanting to come and pull me. But was slapped away by a big palm in the darkness!

  Long Nuyi's eyes were filled with anger, ignoring me and staring straight at Long Yunyi, saying harshly, "Do you want to kill her?"

  Long Yunya coldly snorted, "What killed her! Nu Ya, what nonsense are you talking about!"

  "Because you were so moved by her, the Flying Dragon Tower almost collapsed. The elders said that they would cut off the source of your emotions. You know who I'm talking about! If it weren't for Guiyue's desperate rescue, you wouldn't be holding her hand now, but a white bone! How deep is your love? Is it deep enough to live and die for her? Deep enough to endure the loneliness of the Flying Dragon Tower alone for her? Or would you rather have a dead Ye Hanmei?" He stood with his hands behind his back, and in the darkness, he seemed even more majestic.

  Long Yunya was greatly shocked, took three big steps back, and loudly exclaimed, "I can live for her, I can die for her! But, Nu Yan, have you ever experienced the loneliness of guarding an empty tower alone? You haven't! So you don't know! When a person is lonely for too long, they'll go crazy! Especially when there's someone dear to them in their heart! If at that time when I came to Fei Long Tower, my intention was just to see her every day, then now, I regret it! In the moment she left, I regretted it! I've made up my mind, if she doesn't come back, I'll break out of Fei Long Tower! Even if it means dying with her, I want to be with her!"

  "For a woman, you're willing to abandon the country?" Long Yunye's incredulous roar. "Long Yunye! Don't you know the severity of this matter?"

  He smiled faintly, his lips curling up into a perfect arc, even more beautiful than the starlight on a night sky. "I know! I understand! But sometimes, people can only be selfish! The fall of Jiang's kingdom has nothing to do with me! Being able to be with this woman is what makes my life worth living! Long Nuyue, look at me! Look at my hair, I was born one minute later than you, why are our fates so different? My hair has turned completely white, while yours remains black! We should have been one belonging to the day and one to the night. I've been beautiful and outstanding since childhood, while you've always been gloomy. But heaven gave the color that should have belonged to me to you! I can only be the White Dragon King! Because you are the Golden Dragon, I must give up the throne to you! Must give up the woman I love the most to you!" He roared loudly.

  Both of our faces suddenly turned deathly pale, I trembled with fear and hoarsely said, "Big Brother! You!"

  He smiled, and his smile was fleeting. He said in a low voice, "Yes! Junior sister! I have remembered everything between us! The three days and three nights of whipping brought out the forgetfulness that had been buried deep within me! Do you know? When I spat it out, those little bugs had almost covered my entire body! I begged the elders to cut open all the skin on my body, and finally got rid of those annoying little bugs! I remember everything between us clearly! Hanmei!"

  I slowly backed away, one step. Two steps. Three steps. "So, the wounds on your body were actually inflicted by the Central Elders themselves? These worms living in your body won't die, but if you bleed out like this, you will!"

  Why must it be like this! He's calling me, what can I do! I clearly told myself to stay away from him and only look at him from afar, but he's treating me like this! At a time like this, thinking of all the things we've been through together, how am I supposed to react!

  Tears burst forth at that moment. I suddenly ran away quickly.

  He shouted loudly behind me, "Hanmei! Hanmei! Don't go!"

  How can I leave! He's covered in blood, he's in pain, and yet he loves! How can I! How can I!

  His waist was suddenly grasped by a pair of large hands, and he said in a low voice, "I remember, I clearly told you not to think about him again. Why didn't you listen? I once asked you, between me and Yun Ya, who do you care more about, and you told me one sentence, 'Sorry!' At that time, I couldn't understand what your apology meant. Was it because you loved Yun Ya or was it because you couldn't love me? Now, I finally understand the meaning of your apology! You didn't mind risking entering the palace, you didn't mind being with me, just to get medicine for him, right? Ostensibly saying that you wanted to get a prescription for yourself, but in reality, you were still doing it all for his sake!"

  I'm speechless. After what happened in Turkey, how can I still firmly tell him that I'm going just to help him pick up his medicine? It's unreasonable and unconvincing.

  Seeing me speechless, he gritted his teeth and suddenly lifted me up with a grasp, saying in an angry tone, "Even if I sweep the tower every night for the rest of my life, I will never have a private affair with him! Do you know that?"

  I shook my head again and again. "Impossible! Long Nuyue! Don't look down on me like that!"

  He seemed satisfied with my answer, nodding lightly, "As long as you don't have a private affair with him, the Fei Long Tower won't collapse! As long as he doesn't leave the Fei Long Tower, the Fei Long Tower won't collapse!"

  "So, Your Majesty, why don't you just transfer Hanmei away from Feilong Tower? Let me guard the Cold Palace forever, and I will never have such worries again, won't I?" I said in a low voice.

  He frowned. In a low, urgent tone, he said, "You don't understand! Hanmei! Why can't you understand?! If it weren't for letting you out to sweep the Feilong Tower at night, you would still be trapped in Lengxiang Garden, and you would be even more confused. That is a disguised prison, I don't want you to follow the old path of Chenxing again before you leave!"

  Look, I left the Cold Palace on the first day! It wasn't that I could leave, but he fought for me to be able to! The imperial palace is a depressing place, if you can't even leave the Cold Fragrance Garden, in a few years, the white silk on the beam will be three feet longer! No wonder, when I arrived at the Cold Palace, Dian Hua was so happy. Because finally someone could talk to her! This is also why she insisted on protecting me completely! Because if I died, she would be alone in the Cold Palace, only able to talk to the four walls. That kind of soul-crushing loneliness will eventually drive a person crazy!

  "It turns out that everything had been arranged by the Emperor long ago!" I said in a low voice. I thought sweeping the Fei Long Tower at night was a punishment for me, but unexpectedly, it was his great kindness to me. It was he who went to great lengths to secure this position for me!

  His lips curled up in a helpless smile, his thumb gently stroking my face, softly and tenderly saying, "Ah! You little troublemaker!" After that, he heavily kissed my lips. "I'm afraid to hold you in my hand for fear of dropping you, I'm afraid to put you in my mouth for fear of melting you! I exhaust myself protecting you, but you, this woman, are heartless and still thinking about other men!" He softly complained, just like a child who can't get candy.

  Is this man the legendary General Lei? I couldn't help but doubt it, as he didn't look anything like the man I first met! Could it be that he's also a master of disguise? He stretched out his hand and pinched both cheeks with two fingers, pulling them to the sides. It wasn't until half a moment later that he finally acknowledged, "It's really him!"

  His eyes blazed with anger and he shouted loudly, "What are you doing!"

  "I thought you were an imposter!" As soon as I said that, my lips were covered by his. After a brief moment, he whispered softly, "Forget it! I'll accompany you to sweep the Flying Dragon Tower at night!" After saying that, he also possessively grasped my shoulder and slowly turned around. His movements were quick and skillful, so I could only follow behind him, and accompanying him became a reality!

  At the ninth floor, I stared blankly at the White Dragon Hall. That was where Yun Ya had suffered. Pushing open the door, a white dragon coiled in mid-air as if about to fly, with an incense table and candle holder below it. On the ground, there was a thin bundle. The thin bundle still had black blood seeping from it! The spotless floor still had dark red stains that hadn't been washed away, like a blooming flower.

  Long Nü stood behind me and said in a low voice, "I never thought he would be so deeply in love with you!"

  I furrowed my brow and slowly turned around, saying softly, "Your Majesty?"

  He smiled calmly, "I don't know if I'm right or wrong, but he almost bled to death for you! A cup of forgetfulness, killing a cup of masters, yet it's still impossible to deal with him! If he really fell in love, first, he would die, second, you would also die! And the entire Dragon God clan! The entire Jiang country will collapse!"

  I stared blankly at the mysterious white dragon, and to my surprise, its eyes were welling up with tears. I shook my head and looked again, thinking it was an illusion! But in my heart, I had already broken out in a cold sweat!

  "Your Majesty, you mean to say that he must be killed, don't you?" I said with hatred.

  He twitched the corner of his mouth and whispered, "Either you or one of them must not be in this world! I can't sacrifice you, so I have to give up on him! Hanmei, I don't want to either!"

  Took a step back, and another step. Another step. Hoarsely said, "He is your brother! Your Majesty!"

  His eyes suddenly flashed with anger, and he said loudly, "I don't want to! I'm also in pain! He was only one minute later than me in speaking out, but! For the sake of the Dragon God tribe, for Jiang Guo, I absolutely cannot!" As he spoke, his voice choked. His phoenix eyes were filled with tears. It was an unspeakable sorrow!

  "I thought that His Majesty only had hatred for him!" I said dazedly, reaching out to wipe away the tears from his eyes. But he grasped my hand instead!

  "How could I possibly hate him! He may have fought with me, but it's always been a stalemate. I don't even know what my feelings for him are! It's both hatred and love! Without him, I would be so lonely! Without you, I would rather die! So, Hanmei, teach me! What can I do to separate you two, to keep you both by my side!" He whispered, overcome with endless pain.

  "Silence. After a while, he raised his head and said loudly, 'Only one side among you will be completely annihilated from this world!'"

  I was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and jumped up, leaping from the ninth floor down to the ground, shouting loudly at the white figure in the darkness, "Brother! Run away quickly! Brother! He's going to kill you!"

  Yun Ya's pale face stared at me fixedly, and after a while, she whispered, "Leave? Where to?"

  Ha! On his back, he carries the heavy Flying Dragon Tower. Unless the tower falls, where can he go?

  My tears fell down all at once. Long Nuyue silently floated down, her eyes burning with cold fire as she gritted her teeth and said, "Your heart indeed belongs to him a bit more! Good! Good!"