Chapter 79 You Are My Accomplice

Chapter 79 You Are My Accomplice

Hearing Pei Yunjing's outrageous statement about "poisoning the Empress Dowager," Tang Li showed no fear whatsoever.

Instead, after a moment of stunned silence, she slapped her thigh in frustration, her expression one of deep regret, which seemed even worse than if she had lost the money.

"That's right!"

Tang Li's eyes lit up, her gaze towards Pei Yunjing filled with admiration and regret:

"Why didn't I think of that? It would have been so much easier to just pour it down my throat! Not only would I have gotten my revenge, but I'd also get to watch a free monkey show... Oh dear, what a loss! Next time... next time if I have this kind of opportunity, I'll definitely do as Your Highness says!"

Seeing her eager and ready to go back and finish him off, Pei Yunjing's deep eyes, which had been calm, began to churn violently.

A strange, tingling feeling, unlike anything he had ever experienced before, crept up his spine and into his brain.

In this long, bloody, and scheming life, Pei Yunjing has seen far too many women.

Some women are afraid of him.

Seeing him was like seeing a demon; I trembled with fear, dared not utter a word, and only wanted to escape.

Some women want to take advantage of him.

They approached him wearing masks of hypocrisy, their mouths full of lies, either for the sake of family interests or for wealth and status.

But when she saw him kill someone, she couldn't hide her disgust and fear.

And then there are women who... consider themselves superior.

They spouted righteousness and morality, urging him to be kind, compassionate, and to lay down his butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.

It was as if he were the greatest sinner in the world, needing them to redeem him.

But the woman in front of me is different.

She wasn't afraid of his cruel methods; in fact, she thought he wasn't cruel enough.

Instead of advising him to do good, she was eager to use the knife in his hand to stab those who displeased her.

She relied on his power and took advantage of his infamous reputation.

She acted arrogantly and bullied others outside, making full use of his "Regent" title without any sense of guilt.

In the past, Pei Yunjing would have thought this kind of woman was greedy, mercenary, and repulsive.

But now...

Looking at Tang Li's vivid and lively little face, he felt an extremely absurd yet extremely intense pleasure.

It was a morbid sense of satisfaction.

Since she wants to take advantage of the situation, it means she is weak.

Since she wants to do evil, it means she can't live without a sharp enough knife.

She cannot live without his power, which is equivalent to her being unable to live without him.

In this court filled with hypocritical gentlemen, in this secular world shackled by morality, only she, like him, was a wicked person with a rebellious nature.

They share the same blood.

They were a match made in heaven... accomplices.

"Oh……"

Pei Yunjing chuckled softly, the laughter reverberating from the depths of his chest, carrying a captivating pleasure.

He reached out, his fingertips slowly tracing Tang Li's cheek, his eyes dark as a bottomless vortex, wanting to completely devour the person before him.

"next time?"

Pei Yunjing's voice was low and husky, with a hint of seduction:

"Okay. Next time someone makes you unhappy, just do this."

"If anything goes wrong, I'll cover for you."

Tang Li keenly noticed the change in the man's emotions.

That look in his eyes... was so aggressive, like he wanted to devour her whole.

She shrank back slightly and said in a low voice, somewhat guiltily:

"Your Highness...don't you think I'm...too bad?"

After all, this was practically putting the Empress Dowager in a terrible position.

"bad?"

Pei Yunjing's fingers lingered on the corner of her lips, gently caressing them:

"In this world, good people don't live long."

"If you were a pure and innocent little white rabbit, you would have been eaten to bits by the wolves in this deep palace long ago."

He leaned down, his phoenix eyes locking onto hers, as if trying to see into the depths of her soul:

"Tangli, I don't need a kind bodhisattva to keep in my home."

"What I want..."

He paused, a near-mad obsession flashing in his eyes:

"You're just like me, a little fox full of evil schemes, yet you can only stir up trouble by relying on me."

Tang Li's heart skipped a beat.

She looked at Pei Yunjing and suddenly understood the meaning behind his words.

He saw through her pretense, her manipulation, and even her underhanded schemes.

But he didn't care.

He even enjoyed it.

This is like... drinking poison to quench thirst.

In Pei Yunjing's eyes, she might be that cup of poison called "desire".

He knew perfectly well that she was full of lies (her fear just now was feigned, and her admiration for him might be exaggerated), and that she was using him as a weapon to protect herself.

But he was already addicted.

He craved the warmth of her body, the tranquility she brought, and even more so, the intimacy of this "collusion."

Even if it was poisoned wine, he would drink it down with relish.

"Your Highness..."

Tang Li opened her mouth, but found that she didn't know what to say.

In the face of this highly skilled lunatic, any words seem pale and powerless.

"Don't speak."

Pei Yunjing's gaze grew increasingly deep, and the air inside the carriage seemed to become thin and hot.

He looked at her like a dragon looking at a treasure it had guarded for a thousand years, his eyes filled with a suffocating possessiveness that wanted to completely own it.

"Since you are my accomplice..."

Pei Yunjing slowly straightened up, extended his hand to her, and said in a tone that left no room for argument:

"Then come over."

"Get a little closer to me."