Back to the capital

After Amelia got the promise from the man that he would send them to the capital, she was happy. At the same time, she felt tired. Her eyes were on the verge of closing down and she wanted to sleep. This made her miss her sleeping bed present in the modern world. If only, she could bring her bed here then it was good.

But, alas! Her bed couldn't join her, here in this fake world.

Even though she was sad that could not have her comfortable bed here, she still felt nice to realize that she could sleep here, inside the carriage. Though there were already four people including her, there was still a lot of place inside the carriage where she could sleep comfortably. She moved her gaze and searched for the perfect spot to sleep.

At the same time, the people cleaning up the mess outside were done. "Master, we are done. What do you want us to do with these bodies?" one of the shadow guards asked.

"Hang them inside Noble Consort Ying's bedroom at night." Murong Jinzhi commanded with a boring look.

"Okay, Master."

"Back to the capital," Murong Jinzhi commanded but his eyes stayed on the unknown woman in front of him. What was she looking for? He was noticing that she was looking at several places in his carriage and she was tapping them, touching them. Her actions looked weird. What was she trying to do?

"What are you trying to do?" Murong Jinzhi asked curiously.

"Scoot over," Amelia said.

Murong Jinzhi: ???????????

"Move aside a little," she said again noticed that he didn't move aside. After looking at the carriage closely, she found out that the best place to sleep in this entire carriage was right beside him. She wanted to sleep there.

Murong Jinzhi was confused but he still did what she said. He wanted to see what the woman was trying to do. He moved aside giving her a lot of space beside him. Now, even the shadow guard and Shen Li were looking at her curiously. The shadow guard was a little cautious because he didn't want this strange woman to do something to his Master while Shen Li didn't want her to offend the Crown Prince more than she had already done so. So, there were three pairs of eyes looking at her with curiosity, fear, and worry.

"Little Li, stay watch and wake me up when we reach the capital, okay?" Amelia instructed.

Shen Li was stunned. "You are going to sleep?"

"Yes," Amelia nodded happily. She looked at the three stunned faces looking at her weirdly, yawned, and laid down on the soft cushion. Within seconds, she was asleep.

Shen Li: "..............."

Shadow Guard: "............"

Murong Jinzhi: "..............."

The carriage began and it started to move towards the capital at a normal speed. In the next three hours, they would be inside the capital. Shen Li was aware of this fact and that's why these next three hours were going to be the most difficult hours in his entire life. It was so suffocating for him to be in the carriage. Under the Crown Prince's aura and with the pressure emanating from him and along with the Shadow Guard's glare, he felt it was a little difficult to breathe. He was feeling like was sitting on a bunch of nails.

Only Miss Jiang was bold enough to sleep soundly inside the Crown Prince's carriage with the Crown Prince sitting beside her!

Murong Jinzhi was also astonished to see her sleeping soundly. No woman dared to be like this in front of him. Either they would be shivering with fear, stammering, trying to seduce him, or fainting in front of him. But, she was so different, so unique. She didn't show any of these.

Why?

Along with this, he was also a little curious about her powers. How did she do that? How did she make his best shadow guard not speak? How did she control his body? And, how could be so fast? What kind of strength was hidden in his thin, weak body? He noticed that she didn't use any martial qi nor she used any mystical force. So, what were the source of her powers? Also, it was a second, but his sharp eyes noticed that her eyes changed color. They turned completely red, a beautiful color of the blood.

Why?

Many questions were in front of him and Murong Jinzhi was quite interested to find out their answer. This woman was like a book full of mystery. With every turn of a page, a secret could be revealed. His interest was piqued. He glanced at the woman lying beside him and his eyes fell on her small, dainty neck. He could see the veins on her neck clearly. His eyes narrowed and his hands itched to pinch her neck.

He knew with a single snap, he could break off her neck easily. Her blood would be flowing from her neck and making a beautiful puddle. It would be such an awesome sight, wouldn't it? He would sink and coat his hand with her blood. Maybe, her blood would also be interesting just like her.

Murong Jinzhi narrowed his eyes at Amelia's neck and his eyes began to turn dark.

What could be the taste of her blood?

It would be tasty!

He was sure about that.

The moment that thought crossed his mind, Murong Jinzhi was stunned. Immediately, he took his gaze away from her neck and closed his eyes. His breath itched and he pressed the corner of his lips. His hands were clenched into two tight fists as he tried to suppress the bloodlust raging in his body.

He didn't want to kill her.

No! He didn't want to hurt her.

The shadow guard was alerted. He glanced at his Master and on seeing his reaction, he immediately noticed that something was wrong. His master was sweating profusely as if he was trying to control something. The black veins on his Master's hands could be seen. SHIT!!! The shadow guard understood what was going on.

He frowned with worry not only for his own life but also for this woman and that little kid.

Why was his Master showing these symptoms? It was not the time, yet!