Chapter 86 Beili Wolf King x Zhongyuan Prince 22

Xiao Jintian entered the courtyard and looked around at the stone bridges on both sides and the stone table under the bare tree, but there was no sign of the man.

Yin Wu carried freshly washed fruits and vegetables from the kitchen and asked, "My King, why are you back so early today?"

"Where are the people?" Xiao Jintian asked.

Yinwu pointed at the closed door and said, "He barely came out all day, and didn't eat much for lunch either."

Yin Wu didn't know why he reported to Xiao Jintian how much Qian Zhou had eaten.

But I always feel that the third prince is not a prisoner of war, but someone kept in the palace by their king.

The doors and windows of the room where Qianzhou was were closed, and there was no movement inside.

Xiao Jintian walked to the door, put his hand on it, and lay on the ground sniffing.

Xiao Jintian's shadow was pressed against the door, giving off an invisible sense of oppression, as if Qian Zhou would be in trouble tonight as long as the door was empty.

It’s one thing for him to catch him, but it’s another matter if Xiao Jintian takes action personally to capture him.

The door was pushed open with a creak. The light inside was dim and there was no sound except for very shallow breathing.

Xiao Jintian looked at the person on the bed.

With her back to the door, her long hair hanging down between the bedding, and the Shura mask placed beside her pillow, she was not disturbed by the sound of the door opening.

Xiao Jintian carefully identified whether the person on the bed was the one he was looking for.

And if this is a substitute, its fate will be even worse than that of the original person.

This room was given to him by Xiao Jintian, and only he could live in it. When he thought that the person wrapped in bedding on the bed might not be Qian Zhou, Xiao Jintian felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

I just don't feel happy at all.

As he got closer, Xiao Jintian smelled that familiar fragrance again, like the cold pine in a snowy night.

Then Xiao Jintian's expression looked a little better, and he touched his shoulder to see his face clearly.

Qian Zhou seemed to be still asleep. He opened his eyes a little, then closed them again after seeing who was coming.

He looked listless and his breathing was heavy.

Xiao Jintian raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "I didn't expect you to be so quick."

Qian Zhou's voice was a little hoarse, his lips were a little pale, and he spoke lazily, as if he was not fully awake.

"What..." He frowned and opened his eyes again.

Xiao Jintian looked at the quilt he had tucked in and his cheeks which were left with several marks, and he began to suspect that he had really wronged him.

"Don't play tricks, weren't you still in Lanyu Tower just now?"

Xiao Jintian's gaze was unreserved, examining the man thoroughly in the dim light. "Yinwu said you barely left the house all day. Yesterday, you were energetic and wandering around. Why are you so lazy today?"

Qianzhou half-opened his eyes and tilted his head to cough.

The fragile side of her neck was exposed, and her skin looked unnaturally white in such dim light.

Like a medicine jar that has been ill for a long time and coughs every three steps.

Xiao Jintian felt a pang in his heart, perhaps because Qian Zhou's appearance was too deceptive.

Xiao Jintian frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Qian Zhou glanced at him and said, "Ahem... Close the door, the wind is blowing in..."

Xiao Jintian was wearing thick armor, and the cold air on his body was too much, all brought in from outside.

Qianzhou moved back, his fingers curled slightly under the quilt, and grasped the soft fabric.

He spoke in a low voice and slowly.

"Xiao Jintian, what are you doubting me about now? I stay with you every day now, and nothing I do can be hidden from your eyes. You are so overbearing that you won't even let me get sick?"

Qian Zhou seemed to be in great pain, closed his eyes and turned his head away, "cough cough cough..."

Xiao Jintian knew clearly that the man in front of him was very likely to lie to him, but he was still aroused and stopped questioning him.

The people have returned, and Qian Zhou can't cause any big trouble under his nose.

Xiao Jintian sat on the bed. It was almost winter in Beili and the temperature had dropped a lot.

His hands were still burning hot as he pinched Qianzhou's face. Xiao Jintian thought of the white porcelain cup in Lanyulou.

I always feel it feels good.

[Strategy Value +3]

[Current Strategy Value: 24]

Xiao Jintian said, "I don't care whether you admit it or not, and I don't care who you met, but as long as you behave yourself and don't cause any trouble for me, I can pretend I don't know."

"But if you dare to do anything that is detrimental to Beili, I will not let you off easily, Qianzhou."

"Xiao Jintian." Qian Zhou called him.

Xiao Jintian lowered his eyes and stared at Qian Zhou quietly, wondering what he was going to say.

But after waiting for a long time, Qianzhou just asked him to close the door.

Xiao Jintian closed the door and came back, placing two fingers on Qianzhou's forehead to check his temperature. "Hmph, the girls in Beili are not as delicate as you. Yesterday was not much colder than before, and you, a man, collapsed first?"

Qian Zhou knew how to stab Xiao Jintian. He sighed and said:

"I used to be easy to get sick, but maybe my health isn't so good now, so I have to be more careful than others."

"Otherwise, I might have died that time, ahem... ascended to heaven..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xiao Jintian took off his wristband and reached out his hand to the back of Qianzhou's neck to check the temperature again.

He grabbed a handful and took it back when he had enough.

"A slight cold can send you to heaven, yet you still dare to wear the Shura mask? Aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?"

Xiao Jintian took the mask away and said, "I confiscated it."

"?" Qian Zhou raised his upper body and looked at him, his hair was a little messy and his eyes were a little confused.

How can someone steal other people's things and feel justified in doing so?

"Give it back to me." Qian Zhou grabbed him and wouldn't let him go.

Xiao Jintian raised the corner of his mouth and pinched Qian Zhou's face with his fingertips, "I thought you were as ugly as a Rakshasa, and you were so inferior to me with your appearance."

"Inferiority complex?" Qian Zhou couldn't believe that this word was used to describe himself. He pushed Xiao Jintian away and was about to touch his hand again.

"Are you done yet?"

[Qian Zhou: The person in the world least likely to feel inferior is me, Qian Xiao Zhou, okay!]

[System 052: Yes, yes, yes]

Xiao Jintian didn't know where he hid the mask, and it was not in either of his hands. Qian Zhou wanted to get out of bed, but he held his shoulders and covered himself with the quilt.

Xiao Jintian pressed him down and spoke close to his ear, so close that he could almost feel the rise and fall of his breathing through the amplified words.

"Don't even think about covering your face in the future. It's best if everyone can recognize who you are."

"Don't try to play tricks. Even if you deny it, I know where you went."

After Xiao Jintian finished speaking, he added before leaving, "Winter is coming, don't go out all the time."

The last sentence was not a threat, and Xiao Jintian didn't seem to want to pursue the matter of him sneaking out this time. Qian Zhou came to his senses and realized that Xiao Jintian... cared about him more than he seemed.

The next day, Qian Zhou asked him to have breakfast together, and his strategy value increased by 3 points, currently 27.

Xiao Jintian is a person who is a little too open. If he likes someone, he will openly treat them well. There is also a thick cotton cloak in Qianzhou's house.

The Wolf King's Mansion has a fixed procedure for wintering every year. After mid-October, all clothing and bedding will be replaced.

Qianzhou was a special case outside the process, and Xiao Jintian had specifically reminded him of this.

They said they didn't want him, a Central Plains person, to freeze to death in Beili.

So Qianzhou covered himself with a thick quilt earlier than others, and the charcoal fire in the house would not go out all day, making it warm as soon as he entered the room.

[System 052: He's been very kind to you. Do you want to express your gratitude to him?]

Qianzhou: Yes, just barely.

So Qian Zhou got up early, knocked on Xiao Jintian's door, and asked him to have breakfast together.