Heart's Desire 2

The temperature in the air was getting hotter and hotter. Outside, the situation was still in chaos, there were servants running around in panic, requesting for a physician in the middle of the night. There were sounds of crying, screaming, cursing and yelling. The summer was at its peak and the cicadas were crying loudly.

But inside the room in the inner courtyard separated from the noises, it was like a world had been set up just for the two of them. Ouyang Xueqing's words were ringing in his ears and he narrowed his eyes to clear his mind even though it didn't work so well.

With every breath he took, her sweet and fresh fragrance filled his nose, mixing with the faint scent of blood, adding on to the danger and excitement of the ambiguous situation. "My heart's desire?" His voice had turned hoarse without him knowing. His arm rested on her shoulder, caging the soft and lithe body around him. "What do you mean? Is it an aphrodisiac?"