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Lying on the bed is a woman with half of her face marked with a reddish patch of skin that blemishes the supposed beauty she should have. The entire room was calm and tranquil and a young man is currently sitting beside the young woman.

s.h.i.+n Jiao has greatly regretted his act of being a coward just because he is afraid to discover the truth if Qin Lou may or may have not been loyal to him or not. But in truth, he is truly guilty because he was the one who has not been loyal, as such hurts the girl he truly loves.

"Qin, I'm sorry… I'm really sorry…" s.h.i.+n Jiao muttered as he caresses the soft hands of Qin Lou.

He has removed her veil as he truly missed seeing her real face. Although the patch of skin looks horrifying, for him it is a part which makes her beautiful.

"I… I should not have been a coward. I should have been too afraid to face the truth. I… I should have trusted you. But… when I discovered that there was someone impersonating me, and learned that you are getting well with that guy… the truth is… I… I was devastated. The fear I had betrayal made me cower… Sorry. But, if it is… true… I… I am willing to forgo my own happiness and let you be by his side. I just wanted you to be happy… even… even if it's not with me. But, I want to let you know that I… I truly… love…"

Suddenly s.h.i.+n Jiao felt his hand being held by a soft hand.

He was a bit startled and quickly turns his gaze towards Qin Lou. She is already awake!

Her clear eyes and half-smiling gaze made s.h.i.+n Jiao's heart almost stopped.

"You… you're awake!" s.h.i.+n Jiao said as he drew closer towards her.

"Umm… I… I heard you." she muttered.

"Sigh… What I told you… it…"

"No… it's okay. I understand… I was just hurt that you didn't trust me that much." She said in a low voice.

s.h.i.+n Jiao could not say anything as what Qin Lou said was the truth.

It was trust… that was the thing that he lost.

Actually due to the two betrayals he had experienced, deep in his heart, he didn't trust women that much. Even his feelings for Qian Li are only superficial.

This is s.h.i.+n Jiao's way of automatically protecting his own feelings. Although he was trained to face different things in life and death situations, his training didn't prepare him for this kind of thing.

"s.h.i.+n…" Qin Lou called in a low voice.

In truth, Qin Lou seems to have already understood what's in s.h.i.+n Jiao's heart from his words a while ago. She knew that the man she loved has been hurt before. She could not blame him for thinking as such. So she clenches her small hands and made a very firm decision deep in her heart.

Both of their gazes lock and their faces slowly drew closer.

s.h.i.+n Jiao was a bit hesitant but, his mind is already blank upon seeing the longing look in her eyes. She slowly closes her eyes as both of their lips met.

The wet and soft feelings made s.h.i.+n Jiao's strong desire to erupt from within him.

So he carefully yet pa.s.sionately kissed Qin Lou as he savored the sweet lingering smell of her breath. He slowly pries her white teeth with his tongue as he searches inside for hers.

This made Qin Lou a bit startled. Her heartbeat is already almost jumping out of her chest as her bosom heaves up and down making a very attractive movement. She could not help but put both of her hands on s.h.i.+n Jiao's neck.

Right at this time, Qin Lou is already blus.h.i.+ng from ear to ear, but she has already decided deep in her heart to give her body to him.

s.h.i.+n Jiao caresses the curvy figure of Qin Lou as he enjoyed the aroma and soft feel of her lips. Right at this time s.h.i.+n Jiao already can't control himself as he unhurriedly removes the pieces of clothes covering Qin Lou.

Like peeling a ripe and delicious looking fruit, s.h.i.+n Jiao unhurriedly enjoyed the view in front of him. His expectant eyes made Qin Lou's heart feel a bit happy. She knew that this is the s.h.i.+n Jiao she has known, the s.h.i.+n Jiao that she was waiting for all this time.

That night s.h.i.+n Jiao discovered something when a painful yelp almost made him stop.

Qin Lou is showing a pained expression on her already red face.

When s.h.i.+n Jiao saw this, his expression change and the feeling of happiness engulfs his senses as he unhurriedly moved his hips to made Qin Lou adapt to the pain.

Their hurried breathing began to reverberate throughout the whole room as they show their longing for each other. For s.h.i.+n Jiao it was merely a few months, but for Qin Lou is has already been half a century. This is due to the Time Plate that the underground base uses to advance their technological prowess and research.

…

Meanwhile, outside the room, most of the women standing are already blus.h.i.+ng from what they have heard. They wanted to come inside when they heard Qin Lou suddenly cried in pain. But Agnes smirked at the five little girls.

From the tone of the voice of the woman inside, she knew that s.h.i.+n Jiao did something and when she heard the rhythmic breathing of the two her face showed a smirk.

"I guess this is the reason why he is not attracted to me…" she thought as she showed a meaningful smile.

"Alright you five, we should let these two finish their business before coming back," Agnes said as she pushed the five blus.h.i.+ng girls.

Thirty minutes later, Agnes returned but to his surprise, the two are still at it.

Then an hour pa.s.sed and then two.

"What the heck is this? This guy is killing that woman." She muttered.

This time a tinge of blush can be seen on her face as she turns around and left.

…

Lying on the bed s.h.i.+n Jiao slowly caresses Qin Lou who is lying weakly in his arms.

"Sorry… I was… too rough." He muttered as he slowly caresses her hair.

She carefully looks at his face and frowns.

"Will it always hurt like this?" she innocently asked.

s.h.i.+n Jiao smiled and planted a soft kiss on her lips.

"No it won't, I would always feel good next time," he said as he smiled.

Qin Lou blushed as she pinched his side.

"You were a bit rough, my… my hips hurt a bit." She murmured while pouting.

"s.h.i.+n, aren't you really grossed out by my face?" Qin Lou asked a bit shyly.

"It doesn't matter to me… all I know is that you are mine and I am yours." s.h.i.+n Jiao said as he planted a kiss on her forehead.

"We have to get dressed… Sister Qian Li and the rest outside…" she said when she realized something.

s.h.i.+n Jiao just smiled as he jumps out of bed.

When Qin Lou saw his naked body, she immediately blushed and covered her face. But she didn't move her eyes at his figure.

s.h.i.+n Jiao picks up the clothes scattered everywhere and carefully placed them on the side of the bed. He quickly put on his clothes and helped Qin Lou get dressed. At first, she was against it, but he didn't let her go. So without a choice, she just let him do whatever he wanted.

After the two went out of the room, six people are already waiting in the lobby. Five of the girls are blus.h.i.+ng when they saw them coming out, while Agnes is showing a knowing look on s.h.i.+n Jiao.

…

The plan was already set for s.h.i.+n Jiao and Agnes to infiltrate the demon's camp. Thought it was very risky but this is the only way to end the war, so the council approves of it.

But the knowledge that Agnes is the demon queen was not told to anyone as only, the 2nd prince and a handful of important people knew of this. This infiltration mission should succeed no matter what and failure is not an option.

At the gate of the fort, two figures as standing ready to ride the hoverbike.

"s.h.i.+n, be careful okay?" Qin Lou said as she held s.h.i.+n Jiao's hands reluctantly.

The two have shared a pa.s.sionate night together and she is feeling reluctant to leave his side. But she has no choice but to once again let him be apart from her. She can't help with having a feeling of déjà vu in her heart right at this time.

"Hey, I promise you, I will return okay? Wait for me…" he said as he planted a kiss on the veil covering her lips.

"Plus I will ask her if she can remove that thing on your face," he jested as he caressed her veiled covered face.

This made Qin Lou blush as they were in front of many people.

The pa.s.sion from the two ignite the feeling of jealousy to swell in Qian Li's heart, but she has already accepted that s.h.i.+n Jiao already have her sworn sister Qin Lou in his heart. Having heard that he too loves her just once is enough for her.

s.h.i.+n Jiao looks at the other people in the crowd and nods his head.

"Hey, let's go!" shouted Agnes feeling a bit agitated.

She too in truth is feeling a bit uncomfortable seeing him being too close to another woman.

As the two left the fort, they immediately went to the side mountain to detour from the war front. They plan to travel towards the western fort and from there once again cross the dry and hot desert.

The infiltration plan has now begun.