Chapter 18 Adult Chapter

Note: The chapter below is entirely optional and is not crucial to the story's development. Skip if you dislike mature contents.
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"You're nervous."
Zhan Peng's long fingers caressed her cheeks, gently descending her bare torso. She trembled as each move from him invoked her uneasiness.
Was this how a bride felt during her wedding night? She figured, observing him remove his clothes and step out of them with pride.
She closed her eyes and tried to clear her mind. It'll be over in a jiffy.
"I'll be gentle," she heard him say. She nodded in return. What had she just signed up for? She was clueless about sexual relations between couples, other than what was in the books.
"I'll try," he added in a sincere tone.
What did he mean by telling her he would try?
The warm feeling of something probing against her lower abdomen sent apprehension through her body. She breathed in hard and fast, bracing herself for what was about to occur.
What was about to happen had to happen, anyway. She tried to picture the mental image of a waterfall to take her thoughts away from the impending pain. But her highly pampered life had never
"Yuxi, look at me." He beckoned to her gently. She cracked open an eye, unintentionally peering downwards. Immediately, she regretted her action.
"Look at my face, not down there."
It was Zhan Peng's turn to be embarrassed. She hadn't expected his manhood to be so… huge. How in the world was that going to fit inside her?
"Will it hurt?" she couldn't refrain from asking, before realising how stupid her question was. In her lewd dreams, it had never occurred to her he would have a large organ. But now facing him, she was afraid of what she originally wanted from him.
"Yuxi, calm down. I promise you, I'll try to be gentle, okay?"
She nodded, blushing profusely. He guided her to stare into his eyes, sweeping her lips passionately with a warm kiss from him. Was time frozen?
The moment came before she knew it. With tenderness, he spread her slender legs and entered her in one long thrust. She knew he had been gentle, yet it hurt from his size, making her groan in pain. Never had she felt anything so excruciating.
Despite the pain, her body was tingling like sparks of energy passing right through her.
He stopped suddenly, realising her pain, and stroked her hair slowly to comfort her. But then he moved again, pushing into her slowly until he filled her with his entire length.
"Wait, the pain stopped," she mumbled softly, loud enough for him to hear. He held her closer in his arms. Feeling his warm body on hers turned out to be more soothing than anything else.
"I'll move faster since you're more comfortable now."
She couldn't respond with anything more than a nod. Whatever pain she felt earlier was strengthening into an indescribable pleasure. The heat of her need conquered her and reminded her strongly of her sensuality. Her desire spiralled out of control, prompting her to let out a series of loud moans.
It was so much more pleasing than using a stick; she thought. For a first-timer, she felt really good.
He appeared to enjoy it as well, thrusting harder into her each time until she climaxed from her ecstasy. His energy never seemed to falter at all. Each time he finished inside her, he tried her in another position. A few rounds after that, her body pulsated with the need for more. And she still wanted more, like he did with her.
Was she indecent to be asking for him to please her again?
This time, he pounded hard inside her mercilessly. They did it again and again until she had lost count. When exhaustion eventually conquered them, Zhan Peng looked content, like a man who had won the lottery.
The words "I told you, didn't I?" seemed to be written over his face. Yuxi definitely didn't regret taking up his offer for forbidden pleasure. But he was right in the end. One time didn't seem enough for her.
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"Oh, Yuxi, Yuxi."
His soft murmuring awakened her. Sunlight was streaming through the thin parchment paper lining the windows. She heard the faint sound of a rooster crowing in the distance and got up. Looking beside her, she discovered the sleeping mercenary. Like her, he was stark naked.
The first thing that came to her mind was whether he was calling her name out in his sleep. In the books, it usually meant that a man was in love with a woman so much to even say her name while in deep sleep.
The memories of what transpired the night before were vivid in her mind. They had slept together and done the deed. But instead of letting go of him, it made her want him more. And now she still wanted him. She didn't want to lose him to another Yonghe.
"Yuxi?"
Zhan Peng towered over her. She realised he looked even more handsome now than the times she saw him up close earlier. Without warning, he bent down over her and surprised her with a fiery kiss.
Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. They had just done it last night and now he wanted it again?
Luckily, he stopped instead and whispered, "good morning."
She heaved a sigh of relief and rubbing her head, greeted him back in response.
"About last night…"
"As you said, it'll be just one night," he grinned craftily. "Although I am sceptical that you won't want more."
"I have to go, Zhan Peng. I'll see you back at the cottage."
She shook her head, still feeling dazed. Her lower abdomen was a little sore, and she just wanted to get back to their shared cottage as soon as possible so she could take a bath and clear her mind. Finding her dress on a chair, she buckled it over her body as fast as she could.
"If you want it again, I'm always at your beck and call," he grinned as she rushed towards the entrance. What was she even thinking of achieving by spending the night with that boorish mercenary? Instead of solving her problems, it was just opening a door to a bigger problem.
She reached the cottage and closed the door to her room behind her and bolted it shut with her short sword. This cottage was the home assigned to her and the two men by Du Hui, who had been communicating with a messenger in Erlu.
Finding solace in the bathroom, she filled a tub and sat inside for a long hour, contemplating what to do next. Her body ached, and the coolness of the water relaxed her nerves, providing her with a way to ease her soreness.
But instead of relaxing, Zhan Peng's impish grins and the power he had over her body constantly plagued her mind.
She dried herself and returned to her room, lay back on the bed. Albeit with the discomfort of its wooden planks, she needed a long rest. Even walking was uncomfortable for her right now. Thankfully, she had a high pain tolerance.
Suddenly, a loud knock on the door startled her. Getting up quickly, she popped on an outer garment and rushed to open the door.
Through a tiny creak on the door, she made out Zhan Peng's sturdy appearance. Why was he here? Wasn't it too soon?
"Miss Yuxi, Yang Tian has disappeared. I suspect he has been abducted."