There's No Escape! I Tried to Seduce Xiang Liu, and Now He Wants to Run Away With Me

Until her dying day, Xiao Yao believed that her relationship with Xiang Liu was nothing more than a transaction.

It wasn't until the pregnancy test revealed the truth that she realized how terribly she had been deceived.

Because she had once said she had nowhere to go, no one to rely on, and no strength to protect herself,

he had given her all nine of his lives and his heart.

Now that she could finally see the boundless depth of his love,

Xiang Liu was gone from the world.

Hot tears slid down her cheeks.

“May we be reunited in life, and remember each other forever in death.”

When she opened her eyes again, Xiang Liu stood before her in white, stained with blood, pierced by ten thousand arrows.

She landed lightly on her feet and, without hesitation, shielded him from harm, making an enemy of Cang Xuan, the ruler of all under heaven.

Xiao Yao glanced back at him with a faint smile, her eyes full of shock: “This time, let me keep you safe.”

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Everyone said the new empress was a woman of irresistible charm who kept a handsome man hidden away in her golden house.

Cang Xuan, once an emperor, had even dismissed his entire harem and willingly submitted to her.

Even Tu Shan Jing, who had once been rejected in public, reclaimed his position as clan leader for her sake and stayed in the imperial palace, unwilling to leave.

But only Xiao Yao knew how much the three men's talk of fair competition was giving her a headache.

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One day, Xiang Liu, dressed in red, secretly cornered Xiao Yao against a wall, his voice low and husky:

“Forget about them. Come wander the world with me.”

Xiao Yao pretended to think it over:

“Didn't you say you weren't the kind of man a woman should follow?”

Xiang Liu snapped, “I've changed my mind!”

“And what if I say no?”

Xiang Liu wrapped his arms around her waist and pleaded softly:

“Then I'll beg you, and keep begging until you say yes!”

The empress eloped with Xiang Liu,

leaving Cang Xuan to govern the court and Jing to manage the business.

Jing pinched a strand of silvery-white hair from Xiao Yao's couch, his expression dark.

Cang Xuan cursed, “That wretched snake! Send men after them!”

Follows the original, with a crazy, unhinged vibe and mutual salvation. Focuses on Xiao Yao and Xiang Liu. Fans of other pairings, please don't flame.