Chapter 56: Awakening

  Gao Yuan Dao: "I just woke up, what time is it now."

  Yu Yan said: "It's just getting dark now."

  Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Then how long have I slept?"

  "Master has been asleep for two days and two nights." After a pause, she continued: "And there's Miss Li, who escorted Master back. She has been waiting in the mansion for two days already."

  Gao Yuan was taken aback and asked, "Where is she now?"

  Jade Swallow said: "Just now she was sleeping on the soft couch outside."

  "Alright, don't wake her up then. Let her sleep for a while. Has she been covered with a quilt? Be careful not to let her catch a chill."

  "Please rest assured, milord, I've already covered Miss Li with a quilt and she won't catch a chill."

  Gao Yuan nodded and only then noticed that Yu Yan's eyes were slightly red, obviously having cried, and said: "Have you been crying?"

  Jade Swallow nodded slightly and said: "I'm also worried about you, sir."

  Gao Yuan slightly stunned, also pulled her hand and said: "Sorry, let you all worry."

  Yu Yan's face was slightly red, but she didn't pull her hand back from Gao Yuan's. She lowered her head and said, "Master is going to bathe and change clothes." After a pause, she continued, "I'll come to attend to Master's dressing and grooming."

  He saw her shy and hesitant appearance, his heart was also somewhat stirred. He knew that this beautiful woman had long been his own dish, it was just a matter of when he wanted to eat her. He had been holding back for several months, and indeed had such needs. It seemed that he could find an appropriate time to push Yu Yan down, but now was not the right moment. So he said: "You don't need to change clothes, I'll come myself, just bring me some food." As he spoke, he lightly scratched her palm.

  Yu Yan's face turned even redder, she also knew that Gao Yuan had always been self-sufficient in dressing and grooming, not needing anyone to wait on him, so she too responded with a hint of shyness and exited the room.

  Gao Yuan washed his face in the copper basin, just about to change clothes, when he heard a "bang!" The bedroom door was kicked open again, and Li Yinghong rushed in with a fiery passion.

  As soon as Gao Yuan woke up, Li Yinghong immediately said: "Gao Yuan, have you finally woken up......" Before she had even finished speaking, she had already flung herself into Gao Yuan's arms and started sobbing uncontrollably. She also pounded on Gao Yuan's shoulders, weeping and saying: "Do you know how worried I was about you? I was afraid that..."

  Gaoyuan was taken aback at first, but still stretched out her hands. Her back was gently stroked as she said, "Yinghong, I've made you worry, but don't worry, I'm fine now."

  After crying for a while, Li Yinghong finally lifted her head from Gao Yuan's shoulder, only to find that she was already completely leaning in his arms. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Although their relationship had become very close over this period of time, the most intimate they had been with each other was just holding hands. Even when they were alone together, they hadn't done anything more affectionate than that. But this time Gao Yuan was really hurt too badly, and Li Yinghong was truly worried about him, so she couldn't help but let her emotions take over, which actually brought their relationship a step further.

  Although Li Yinghong was open-minded and didn't bother with trivial matters, she was still a girl after all. Earlier, it was an impulsive moment, but now that she had come to her senses, she hurriedly used both hands to push against Gao Yuan's shoulders, wanting to struggle free from his embrace. But Gao Yuan suddenly felt a surge of emotion in his heart, and with a strong grip, he tightly wrapped Li Yinghong in his arms, feeling that her body was fragrant and soft, gentle as if boneless, and the feminine scent emanating from her made him reluctant to let go.

  Li Yinghong couldn't help but feel both shy and annoyed, this was her first time being so intimate with a man. She only felt a strange and unfamiliar feeling spreading from where their bodies were tightly pressed together, making her body go soft and her limbs weak. She couldn't help but punch at Gao Yuan's shoulder and say: "Bad egg, let me go quickly."

  Although Li Yinghong was not yet an adult by later standards, she had a charming and coquettish demeanor that was hard to resist. The term "bad egg" was like pouring oil on fire, and Gao Yuan could hardly restrain himself. Suddenly, he lowered his head and kissed her tender, crimson lips.

  Li Yinghong was both startled and ashamed, although she wanted to struggle with all her might, but at this time she had been completely caught by Gao Yuan. The two were chest to abdomen, she couldn't get out of Gao Yuan's arms, instead, under the friction of chest and abdomen contact, her body reacted strongly, only feeling a strange pleasure born in her delicate body, making her resistance weaker and weaker, just wanting to give up struggling, quietly enjoying this wonderful feeling.

  Just then, her tightly clenched teeth were suddenly broken by the highland, and her fragrant tongue involuntarily met his, her sweet little mouth was completely lost, her mind went blank, and she was completely lost in her first passionate kiss with a man.

  "Ah!" A cry of surprise woke up the two people who were deeply engaged in a passionate kiss, and they saw Yuyan holding a large tray, hastily retreating out of the room.

  At this time, Li Yinghong only felt that even the roots of his ears were hot, and he didn't know where the strength came from. He pushed hard and broke free from Gao Yuan's arms, but his cheeks were still flushed, his chest was heaving, and he looked extremely moving. Moreover, his neck was lowered, and he dared not meet Gao Yuan's gaze.

  Yu Yan was both ashamed and afraid, thinking that she had ruined her master's good deed. She was two or three years older than Li Yinghong and understood some things, knowing that this kind of thing was extremely taboo. If not handled properly, the master would be furious and might even kill her. In the past, there had been instances in this mansion where servants who had stumbled upon their masters' secrets were beaten to death by them. Therefore, she quickly knelt down on the ground, put the tray on the floor, and said: "The servant deserves to die, the servant deserves to die." Then she kept kowtowing without stopping.

  However, this came and broke the slightly awkward atmosphere between the two. Although Li Yinghong didn't have modern thoughts like Gao Yuan, she had been living in the military camp with Li Mu since childhood, training and playing with ordinary soldiers, so she was also used to putting down her posture and getting along with people from lower classes, without any of those superior thoughts that other noble girls had. Seeing Yu Yan's fearful appearance, she felt sympathetic towards her too, hurriedly walked over to help Yu Yan up, saying: "Get up quickly, don't be afraid, it's nothing." Then she glared fiercely at Gao Yuan.

  Gao Yuan also smiled wryly and walked over to help Yu Yan up, saying: "Didn't I tell you? From now on, in the mansion, don't kneel down at every turn, get up quickly."

  Jian saw Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong, but instead of being angry with herself, she comforted herself. Only then did Yu Yan's frightened soul calm down a bit, and she hurriedly said: "The slave girl has brought the master some freshly cooked chicken soup, please drink it while it's hot."

  She said, hastily picking up the tray and placing it on the table, also forgetting to add a bowl for Gao Yuan. She then hurriedly said: "Please enjoy your meal, sir, I'll take my leave first." After finishing speaking, she retreated in a hurry.

  After Yu Yan left, Li Yinghong glared at Gao Yuan again and said: "Look what you've scared Yu Yan into, have you also done something bad to her?"

  "What's a bad thing? Is it what I just did to you? But I think you seemed to enjoy it, huh?"

  Li Yinghong couldn't help but think of the embarrassing excitement and pleasure when they hugged and kissed each other earlier, and her face turned red again. "You rascal, I just realized that you're so bad! I was worried about you for nothing, guarding you here for two days. As soon as you woke up, you started taking advantage of me. If you do this again, I won't forgive you!" After saying that, she seemed to be a little scared and moved to the other side of the table, keeping a distance from Gao Yuan. She then knelt down on the ground.

  Looking at Li Yinghong's charming and slightly angry appearance, Gao Yuan almost couldn't help but want to hold her in his arms again and kiss her fragrant little mouth. However, Gao Yuan also knew that today had already been a big breakthrough, although the atmosphere of this era was relatively open, it was still ancient times, and Li Yinghong was still a maiden, so even if she had a good impression of him, it didn't mean he could do as he pleased.

  If he had shown any more impulsive behavior, he might have triggered her disgust. He could only take it slow. Moreover, when he was unconscious, Li Yinghong had been guarding him in the mansion all along, and now he discovered that her complexion was pale and haggard, with some bloodshot eyes, and couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for her, while also sensing her affection for him, his heart felt deeply moved.

  Gao Yuan sat down at the table, lifted the lid of the bowl, and a strong aroma wafted up to his nose. At this time, Gao Yuan also discovered that he was really hungry, after all, he had been asleep for two days. Although the amulet could heal his wounds, it couldn't fill his stomach. So he picked up the spoon, added two more bowls, and said to Li Xuanhong: "Come, sit over here, and have a bowl of soup with me."

  But seeing that Gao Yuan didn't come to offend him, Li Yinghong felt a bit relieved in his heart, but also slightly disappointed. He stared blankly for a moment before moving to the table and taking the bowl of soup handed over by Gao Yuan, starting to drink it.

  When Li Yinghong put down the bowl, Gao Yuan added another bowl for her and said: "Looking at your appearance, you must not have rested well in the past two days. After drinking the soup, hurry back to the mansion. I don't have anything else, you also need to rest well. And it's also to avoid worrying the general."

  Li Yinghong listened and felt a sweet intimacy in her heart. She also thought that since she hadn't gone back for two nights, Li Mu must be worried about her too. So she nodded and said, "Okay, after accompanying you to finish eating, I'll go back."

  Gao Yuan also knew that after starving for a long time, he couldn't eat too much at once. So he only drank two bowls of soup and ate a few pieces of chicken before putting down his bowl. Li Yinghong had also finished her second bowl. Gao Yuan said, "Let's go, I'll see you out."

  Li Yinghong also nodded, and the two of them stood up together. Just as they were about to leave the room, Geng Zhong arrived and said: "Sir, Wu Anjun has already arrived and is waiting in the main hall."

  Gao Yuan nodded and thought that Li Mu had arrived at the right time, so he could take Li Yinghong back with him. He said, "Alright, I'll be there immediately."