Chapter 65 Who's to Blame for My Damaged Voice?

The day after hearing human voices, I found my throat was very sore.

My throat feels sour and bitter, and it hurts so much that I feel like I've caught a cold.

Whenever he felt a little unwell, he liked to stick close to people. He rubbed his eyes and groped his way to stick to He Mu by the bedside.

Just as she was about to speak in a coquettish tone, she discovered that her voice could only produce some hoarse sounds, which were not very pleasant to hear, and were no different from the quacking of a duck.

Hearing voices, he suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, and sat up straight.

Who? Who's speaking?

...It was him!

He pressed his throat, trying to make some sounds.

"oh."

"ah."

Upon hearing her own strange, off-key voice, the drowsiness she had been feeling vanished, and she frantically covered her face in her hands.

His voice!

Hearing the voice, he almost instantly found the culprit. He looked down and saw that the wretched He Mu was still sleeping soundly, showing no signs of waking up.

It must be because I cried too hard and breathed too fast last night, and I hurt my throat!

He was furious. He lifted his knee and straddled He Mu, then pinched He Mu's cheek hard.

He Mu quickly opened his eyes, still half-asleep. He wasn't fully awake yet, and in his daze, he saw Wen Rensheng sitting on him, rubbing against him. He thought he was having one of those strange dreams again.

He yawned as usual, and even closed his eyes to continue sleeping. But when he heard voices, he got even angrier and pounced on He Mu, giving him a hard bite on the face.

"Wake up!"

He Mu heard a strange sound and then came to his senses, slowly opening his eyes and embracing Wenren Sheng.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Hearing someone's voice, she pushed him away, sat up straight with a wronged expression. His hair was all messy, with two braids hanging haphazardly over his shoulders, making him look like he had his hair standing on end.

“I,” Wen Rensheng said with difficulty, “my voice has become like this.”

He Mu frowned, pulled Wen Rensheng's wrist, and checked her pulse.

After a moment, he said, "You caught a bit of a cold. Did you get chilled last night? Didn't you sleep in your clothes later?"

Ah, so it's just a cold.

Thankfully, it wasn't my voice that was damaged from shouting last night.

Hearing the voice, her anger subsided by half. She leaned forward and lay down on top of He Mu.

He twirled He Mu's white hair with his fingers, pondering what he had done last night.

Wenrensheng is still in her hot period lately. Last night, she felt hot in the middle of the night, so she secretly turned back into her original form and slept outside the blanket.

However, the spiritual energy fluctuations are large during the heat cycle. When I woke up and heard human voices, my body turned back into human form. I was still sleeping outside the blankets, so I guess that's when I caught a cold.

"ah……"

Hearing human voices, it lowered its wolf ears and sighed resentfully.

"It feels so bad."

He Mu rubbed his waist and said, "I'll go ask your master for a prescription to cure a cold in a little while, and you'll be fine in a few days."

He paused, then a smile played on his lips: "Were you so angry just now because you thought I was the one who made your voice hoarse?"

Hearing voices, she shyly buried her face in He Mu's arms.

This guy is mocking himself again!

The reason he misunderstood was because Mu wasn't gentle with him at all last night, and made him suffer a lot!

...Although it felt great, Wen Rensheng would never admit it.

Seeing this, He Mu laughed at him again: "I thought you had secretly thrown me into the pond to drown last night, which is why I heard the ducklings quacking this morning."

Hearing a muffled, breathy sound, he let out a soft whisper.

He Mu lifted the person down, wrapped his arms around Wen Rensheng's waist from behind, and affectionately rubbed against his shoulder.

"I'm fine, Sheng Sheng..." He kissed the faint mole on the back of Sheng Sheng's neck and said in a muffled voice, "Your body is too sensitive, you tremble wherever you touch."

As he spoke, his hand touched the thigh of the man who was speaking, slowly sliding down his buttocks, all the way to the fuzzy tail at the coccyx, his fingers casually wrapping around the tail.

The touch, so slow and almost painfully slow, truly made the human voice tremble slightly.

He curled up slightly and let out some soft groans.

“See,” He Mu smiled and teased, “I told you so, didn’t I?”

Hearing the voice, he thought to himself that he didn't do it on purpose. He was a wolf demon, not a human. Demons' bodies are just so sensitive. How could he be blamed?

This anger was stuck in his chest, and he couldn't say it out loud. He could only vent it by biting and gnawing angrily at Mu's arm.

He let him nibble for a while, then pinched Wenrensheng's cheeks to stop him from moving.

He smiled and reassured her, "It's alright, Sheng Sheng, you'll get used to it after a few more times."

"No!" Wenren said defiantly. "How dare you say you're good in bed?"

He was clearly rotten to the core, but he thought Mu was the kind of gentle person who wouldn't hurt him and would stop crying as soon as he started... Turns out, he wasn't like that at all!

He Mu is a complete scoundrel. The more you bully him, the more excited you get. He's the kind of bastard who wants to fuck him to death in bed.

Ah, I was deceived by appearances!

Hearing people's voices, he silently started to act up, so He Mu had to hold him and coax him for a while.

They coaxed them until the sun was high in the sky before the two of them slowly got out of bed.

"The outer city is now overrun with red lotuses and no one lives there anymore. Today, you go with Yi Jinxiang's subordinate to explore the inner city. If you see anything you like, ask him to pay for it, and I'll make up for it later."

He Mu carefully combed Wen Rensheng's hair as she spoke.

"I'm going out of the city today to see what new things Si Ming has been up to in the mortal realm lately. I'll be back before midnight. If you're sleepy, don't wait for me, okay?"

Hearing the voice, she sat in front of the bronze mirror, munching on a brown sugar cake, and obediently hummed in agreement.

He Mu tied his hair into a high ponytail and then put a hair crown and earrings on him.

After getting dressed up, Mu Qing patted Wen Rensheng on the shoulder and said, "Ye Lan is waiting for you outside. Go find him. I'll tidy up the room."

Upon hearing this, Wenrensheng quickly finished the pastry in her hand, put her hands on her knees, and lowered her head to look at her toes.

There's one more thing.

I've heard that after getting married, couples should kiss each other before leaving home every day.

If he deliberately doesn't mention it... will he get a kiss from Mu?

Hearing the voice, he nervously shuffled his toes. He really wanted this surprise, but he didn't want to bring it up himself, so he could only use this method to hint at his feelings to Mu, hoping that Mu could guess his thoughts.

He Mu leaned against the back of Wen Rensheng's chair and lowered his head slightly, taking in Wen Rensheng's awkward movements.

He chuckled softly, leaned down, and placed a kiss on Wen Rensheng's ear.

The earring swayed gently.

"I really don't want to be separated from you."

He Mu's lips brushed against his ear, her voice alluring and ambiguous, carrying a hint of moisture, making his whole body tingle.

He whispered, "If you come home early tonight, can you stay with me a little longer, Sheng Sheng?"

Hearing voices, she slightly curled her fingers, her eyelashes trembling with nervousness.

"Mmm..." he said softly, "I'll wait for you."

After saying that, he stood up abruptly, his face flushed, pushed open the door and ran out, forgetting even to say "Goodbye, brother," before slamming the door shut with a "bang."

He Mu, supporting his waist, looked helplessly in the direction Wen Rensheng had hurriedly left.

If he could, he would want to stay by Wen Rensheng's side all the time, and lock him up when he wasn't around. This kid would almost always get hurt if he left his sight; he was such a worry.

The bird that can be heard is a free-spirited sparrow that doesn't like being confined to a room, and it can't be tied down by anyone.

He could only hope that this matter would be resolved soon so that they could return to Fangze Mountain to get married, thus giving him a reason to stay by Wenrensheng's side.

As He Mu pondered this, he bent down and tidied up the bedding that had been kicked off the bed the night before.

Just as he threw the mattress onto the bed, he caught a glimpse of something falling under the bed out of the corner of his eye.

"Um?"

Squinting, I saw that it was some kind of idle book that had been hastily hidden here, with only this corner showing.

This is……

Do you enjoy reading stories that feature human voices?

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Upon hearing voices and stepping outside, he found Ye Lan standing ramrod straight at the door, sword in hand, waiting for him.

He stepped forward, smiled at him, and said softly, "Let's go."

Not wanting to be heard making a duck-like sound, Ye Lan deliberately lowered his voice. A hint of hesitation flashed across Ye Lan's face, but he still bowed and clasped his hands in a salute.

"Young Master, I will protect you with my life today."

Hearing the voice, he waved his hand, thinking to himself that this person's cultivation level was not even as high as his own, so why would he need his protection?

Hearing voices urging them to hurry into the city, they didn't bother talking to Ye Lan and focused on their journey.

Half an hour later, he stopped in front of the bell tower and glanced around in the direction of the city gate.

The place has indeed changed a lot compared to before. In the past, the streets of Cangzhou City were at most lively, but now they can be described as "crowded". The bluestone streets are not only filled with stalls piled up haphazardly, but also with many monsters sleeping on the ground, jostling each other and occupying most of the street. Carriages and horses cannot pass, and slightly larger monsters cannot even take a step.

The red lotuses growing in the city were indeed rampant, and even in the inner city, red lotuses of all sizes filled the archways, roof beams, and brick seams.

These flowers, when viewed alone, are strikingly beautiful and even possess a somewhat eerie aesthetic. However, once they spread to the point of being ubiquitous, they become quite terrifying. The entire city seems to be afflicted with a disease, and those red lotuses are like scarlet sores, brazenly exposed to the outside world.

In just half a month, Cangzhou City has undergone such changes.

Hearing voices, he breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Tianxin at his waist, and took a step to go into the city to take a look.

"Young Master."

Before he could take a step, Ye Lan behind him stopped him.

He looked somewhat nervous, bowed deeply to Wen Rensheng, and said sincerely, "Young Master, I apologize, I misspoke."

Hearing the voice, he looked at him with a puzzled expression.

What slip of the tongue?

Did he just say something?

Ye Lan continued, "Young Master is not usually a taciturn person. His sudden silence today must mean I have offended you in some way. I apologize, and I will seek punishment from the City Lord upon returning. She..."

Upon hearing the voice, he quickly pressed down on his shoulder, stopping him from inexplicably launching into self-criticism.

That's strange. Are all guards this self-reflective these days?

No wonder he could stay by Yi Jinxiang's side. With her personality, she couldn't stand anyone who talked back to her. A hothead like Ye Lan could definitely make her happy.

Hearing the voice, she didn't know how to explain it to him, so she simply patted his shoulder, pointed to her own throat, and sighed.

I can't speak.

Yeah, you should understand what I mean.

Unexpectedly, Ye Lan looked at him with a somewhat stunned expression.

After a moment, he sighed softly, shook his head, and said, "It seems that the young master has seen through me after all."

Hearing a human voice: ?

Ignoring Wen Rensheng's bewildered expression, Ye Lan lowered his head, looking extremely regretful.

“I am usually ordered to protect the city lord’s safety. She would never let me protect someone else. But today she suddenly drove me away and made me protect the young master. Of course, I am not saying that the young master is not worth protecting. You and the city lord are both my benefactors. I will protect you with my life.”

"—However, I suspect that the city lord's sudden issuance of this order to me might be an implication of something."

Hearing the voices, he was stunned and wanted to interrupt, but Ye Lan didn't even look up at him. She just kept talking, faster and faster, and more and more incoherently.

"Although I've kept this thought hidden for over a hundred years, I know it will be exposed sooner or later, but when that day actually comes, I still find it hard to accept. Will I still be able to properly protect the city lord after that?"

"I know that someone with ulterior motives doesn't deserve to stay by her side, but... but I still don't want to let go. It's fine if she hates me, as long as she doesn't drive me away... Oh no, has she come to hate me to the point that she feels disgusted just looking at me?"

Before Ye Lan knew it, he had talked a lot, and then he rubbed his forehead in distress. He looked up at Wen Rensheng, as if he had regarded Wen Rensheng as his confidant in just a few minutes.

"Tell me, is my affection for the city lord... a burden to her?"

Hearing the voice, he blinked, and the blankness and astonishment on his face gradually turned into disbelief, and even a little amused shock.

After a moment, he opened his mouth silently:

……ah?

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Author's Note: Belike accidentally accepted a side quest after talking to an NPC.

Today, the only person I heard speaking to was a quiet, unassuming duck, and then I got my bottom patted.