When they separated again, Haitang Duoduo still tilted her head back, her little mouth agape, clearly not having enjoyed it enough.
Zhao Tianhao gazed with a beaming smile at the limp, vulnerable saintess in his arms.
After a long while, the saintess regained her senses. Realizing what had just happened, she angrily slapped Zhao Tianhao across the chest.
Zhao Tianhao, anticipating her move, instantly parried, separating them.
The saintess's face was still flushed, her rosy cheeks making her incredibly adorable.
"You lecherous scoundrel, Fan Xian, I'll remember you! You just wait!" Haitang Duoduo dared not stay with Zhao Tianhao any longer, uttering a harsh threat before leaving.
Zhao Tianhao hadn't intended to actually get rid of Haitang Duoduo, so he didn't stop her. Seeing her fly away, Zhao Tianhao prepared to return to the escorting carriages.
However, just as Zhao Tianhao was about to make a move...
An arrow hurtled straight towards his heart. Zhao Tianhao quickly turned to dodge, "Damn it, I was careless!" Luckily, he was only a ninth-rank official; if he were an eighth-rank, he might be kneeling here.
Zhao Tianhao was filled with killing intent; he had truly felt death just now. He watched as Yan Xiaoyi led the large border guard force towards him, surrounding him completely. Zhao Tianhao's icy gaze remained fixed on him.
Because Li Yunrui had been banished from the capital, Yan Xiaoyi had also been implicated and demoted to the border by Emperor Qing.
However, he had already received a message from Li Yunrui, instructing him to kill Zhao Tianhao.
But being stationed at the border, he had virtually no opportunity. He thought he wouldn't be able to complete his mission, but who would have thought Zhao Tianhao would escort Xiao En to Northern Qi?
Therefore, Yan Xiaoyi abandoned his border post, solely to kill Zhao Tianhao.
Considering even the powerful escort team protecting Northern Qi, Yan Xiaoyi had brought along all the soldiers stationed on the border and those from his faction who were on good terms with him. This showed his determination to kill Zhao Tianhao.
"Fan Xian, let's see who can save you today?" Yan Xiaoyi said, already drawing his bow, ready to fire.
"That's the question I should ask you too. I didn't kill you in the capital, but now no one can save you," Zhao Tianhao leaped out of the encirclement, dodging Yan Xiaoyi's arrows, and roared, "Kill him!"
A large number of cavalry charged towards Zhao Tianhao.
Zhao Tianhao remained calm, pulling out a Gatling gun from his personal space. He aimed at the charging crowd and unleashed full fire. The Gatling gun's cylinder spun rapidly, firing countless bullets in an instant, turning the men and horses charging towards Zhao Tianhao into sieves.
It was a one-sided massacre. Yan Xiaoyi stared in horror at his soldiers, riddled with bullets. He didn't understand why this was happening.
He didn't know why Zhao Tianhao had suddenly produced a weapon, or why that metallic object was so powerful and fast.
But he didn't have time to think further. In just a few seconds, all his men were dead; blood and flesh were everywhere.
It was like a scene from hell.
Yan Xiaoyi didn't even have the courage to fight back. He instantly turned his horse and fled.
Zhao Tianhao put away his Gatling gun and took out a Barrett. He aimed, fired, and in one fluid motion.
With a deafening roar, Yan Xiaoyi and his horse were blown to bits.
The "cannon" lived up to its name.
Zhao Tianhao coldly stared at the carnage before him.
After some thought, Zhao Tianhao took out aqua regia from his spatial storage. This substance, known as the "King of Acids," was too conspicuous to use in a large-scale, low-level attack, given the guards were nearby.
It would be too obvious to create a large, unobtrusive cloud of evidence.
He decided to use a more subtle approach.
The aqua regia quickly corroded everyone, leaving not even bones, only a large, black pool of oil on the ground. After disposing of the evidence, Zhao Tianhao returned to the guards.
"Sir, are you alright?" the guard leader asked with concern.
"I'm fine. We've rested and are ready to depart."
"Yes, sir." Zhao Tianhao continued his journey towards Northern Qi.
When he was almost at Northern Qi, Xiao En's adopted son, Shangshan Hu, came to his rescue.
Unfortunately, although he was a ninth-rank official, he was clearly no match for Zhao Tianhao.
He easily defeated him.
That night, Haitang Duoduo returned, but this time she wasn't there to kill Xiao En; she was there to kill Zhao Tianhao, the lecherous man who had stolen her first kiss.
Zhao Tianhao noticed Haitang Duoduo as soon as she appeared near him.
When she attacked, Zhao Tianhao deftly deflected her attack, then instantly subdued her, pinning her down once more. With a leap, he left the guard team.
He found himself in the pitch-black forest.
The chirping of insects filled the air.
Zhao Tianhao pinned Haitang Duoduo to the ground, pinning her hands to her sides.
He pressed his thigh against Haitang Duoduo's thigh, preventing her from moving.
"You, you let me go!" Haitang Duoduo, seeing her indecent position beneath Zhao Tianhao, blushed again. Although it was night, Zhao Tianhao's ninth-rank strength made his presence clearly visible at such close range.
"Since you've come to me again, I won't be polite," Zhao Tianhao said, lowering his head to once more capture Haitang Duoduo's warm, red lips.
"No, no, you, oh, um..." Seeing Haitang's head remain still, only her mouth uttering "no, no," Zhao Tianhao pondered.
Could it be that she came specifically to find him?
Although Zhao Tianhao thought this, his mouth didn't stop, his tongue relentlessly ravaging, scouring for her nectar.
This time, Zhao Tianhao didn't use any lustful energy, and he released Haitang Duoduo's hands.
Haitang Duoduo's freed hands instinctively wrapped around Zhao Tianhao's neck, responding to his passionate kiss.
Zhao Tianhao's eyes narrowed, clearly smiling.
It seems even the Holy Maiden has fallen to the mortal realm.
Zhao Tianhao's large hands climbed onto Haitang Duoduo's breasts, grabbing, kneading, and squeezing them through her clothes. He forcefully molded her breasts into various shapes.
"Mmm, no, don't, ah," Haitang Duoduo murmured, her lips parted by Zhao Tianhao's kiss, her arms tightening around his neck.
Zhao Tianhao's hands, no longer satisfied with just through her clothes, prepared to undress the saintess.
"No, no!" Although Haitang Duoduo was indeed a carefree and unconventional person, it didn't mean she was promiscuous—that was Zhao Tianhao for you.
However, she naturally didn't want to expose herself in the wilderness.
Her small hands weakly pushed against Zhao Tianhao, struggling slightly, twisting and turning beneath him.
This only fueled Zhao Tianhao's lust.
"No, not here," Haitang Duoduo's voice was almost a sob. Zhao Tianhao had no choice but to give up.
He stood up and sat up.
Haitang Duoduo glanced shyly at Zhao Tianhao, quickly put on her clothes, and then sat on the ground, leaning against the trunk of a large tree, her eyes fixed on Zhao Tianhao.
Her eyes were filled with curiosity, shyness, joy, nervousness, and fear.
"I can let you go, but you have to help your husband, otherwise I won't let you leave."
"Pah, you lecher! Who's your wife?" Haitang Duoduo first denied their relationship, then nervously asked, "How…how can I help?"
Zhao Tianhao smiled, stood up, and walked step by step to Haitang Duoduo.
Haitang Duoduo kicked her legs, trying to back away, but with her back against the tree, it was clearly futile.
At this moment, she completely forgot that she was a ninth-rank expert, as helpless as a little girl about to be forced.
"You, you, you, don't get so close to me! Don't come any closer! You, not in a place like this!" Seeing Zhao Tianhao getting closer and closer, Haitang Duoduo closed her eyes and cried out, clearly giving up on resisting.
Zhao Tianhao looked at this saintess with her wildly imaginative mind and really wanted to strip her naked and teach her a lesson. He figured a good beating would make her behave.
However, Zhao Tianhao gave up. After all, there was no rush. What if Shangshan Hu had a brain fart and ambushed him while he was doing his business? That would be a disaster.
"Don't worry, your husband won't take you here, but you have to help your husband first to release you, okay?"