Chapter 58: Lu and Li entrust themselves to their beloved.

"It seems that the lady went into this room with her brother-in-law."

The shopkeeper deliberately stood by the fence, waiting to make a commotion so that more people would come to watch.

The rustling sounds inside the room were infinitely ambiguous, stirring up all sorts of fantasies.

Li Yu's heart was in turmoil, filled with endless hesitation and worry, fearing that she would not be able to grasp it or obtain it.

He stared intently at the tightly closed door, but dared not step out of line.

Li Yu asked lifelessly, "How do you know that my wife is inside?"

"Well, all the servants on this floor saw it."

Jealousy and possessiveness raged within him, and Li Yu's hands clenched into fists beneath his wide sleeves, his nails almost digging into his flesh. But he did not lose his mind; a voice in his head was calmly analyzing the situation before him.

Why did everyone on the entire floor see Songniang's whereabouts? And why was the shopkeeper so eager to lure him here to "catch the adulterers"? Why were the two hiding in this room?

Many things seemed unusual. Li Yu might not believe in himself, but he believed in Qin Song.

The person he likes is not a little white rabbit that can be picked at will.

He glanced at the room next door, its door tightly shut but brightly lit by candlelight, and was certain that she must have her reasons for all of this. How could he possibly disrupt her plans so easily?

The shopkeeper, however, was extremely eager: "Would you like me to knock on the door for you?"

He was about to move closer when Li Yu stopped him, "Is this how you run a shop? Casually invading customers' privacy and disturbing their rest?"

"What does the young master mean?" The shopkeeper bowed, a fawning smile on his face.

Li Yu didn't look at him, but instead called softly through the door, "Songniang, are you inside?"

His voice was gentle, with a hint of timidity.

The shopkeeper also strained his ears to listen to what was happening inside.

The normally rhythmic panting and kissing suddenly became more intense, as if deliberately provoking the person outside the door.

After a long while, a soft voice came, "Husband, why are you here? Didn't I ask you to buy sugar figurines for me? A lot of them, and you bought them so quickly?"

...The shopkeeper's hands, which were holding the abacus, trembled. At a time like this, how could he dare to answer?

He looked at the man beside him and saw him staring blankly into the doorway, seemingly a little happier than before.

Knowing that his wife was inside, he didn't angrily kick down the door, but instead breathed a sigh of relief?!

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

The shopkeeper held his breath, waiting for the person beside him to make a move. Seeing him blink in a daze, he replied softly, "No... I'll go right away."

The person inside seemed unable to hold back and suddenly let out a muffled groan, "Ugh, uh..."

The life that had returned to Li Yu's eyes dimmed again, but she said nothing and didn't even take a step closer to the door. She turned slightly, intending to go downstairs.

The shopkeeper was itching with desire, as if he had watched enough foreplay but never got to the climax. The feeling of being torn apart by emptiness made him struggle and tentatively ask, "Young master, you're just leaving like that?"

Li Yu only showed him her back, looking utterly lost and dejected. "It's alright, as long as... she can go home."

Shopkeeper: ? ? ?

I'm so frustrated with him that I don't even know what to say.

With no excitement to watch, and not wanting to cause trouble for business, the shopkeeper glanced at the commotion inside, stroked his beard, and left dejectedly.

The two, whose breathing was already disordered, were still embracing each other inside the room.

Qin Song's heart was pounding. She only glanced at the door before the man in front of her turned her face around and kissed her fiercely.

"Don't look at him."

Lu Youchuan's punishing kiss landed on the corner of her lips, and the clothes around her waist were already disheveled from his caresses.

As the kiss faded, he whispered seductively, "Are you going to coax him again later?"

Qin Song sat at the small table by the door, curled up her knees and pushed him away, glancing sideways at the next room, "Before you think about others, put away your little Chuan first."

Lu Youchuan, however, wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her forward, spread her legs, and pressed her entirely into his embrace, whispering sweet nothings in her ear.

Qin Song's heart fluttered, and he felt slightly uncomfortable in his close-fitting clothes.

But she's a very goal-oriented person; she can't enjoy this kind of thing without solving the task next door.

She lowered her head and kissed his eyebrows and eyes, "Catch those two next door, and I'll feed you."

Judging from the dialogue translated by Lu Youchuan, the person next door has successfully poisoned the city and is planning to leave the city and return to the northern border after dawn.

Now that we've understood their plan, there's no need to continue this charade. We must stop them before dawn, force them to reveal the poisoning site, and reduce the spread of the poison to those in Qingze.

Qin Song was preoccupied with important matters, while Lu Youchuan's eyes, as cold as a deep pool, still held an unquenchable desire. He tilted his head back to kiss him again, and during a breath, he whispered, "But I'm hungry. Once I've calmed down, I'll make my move."

Are you sure this will work—

Before Qin Song could finish speaking, he leaned down and pinned her against the table, her clothes being pulled open...

Half an incense stick later, she trembled and convulsed all over, a numbness shooting straight to the top of her head. She tilted her head back, her panting rising and falling.

He's a genius; he can manipulate her with ease.

He helped her clean up, then helped her sit up and bent down to help her get dressed.

Qin Song's breathing gradually became steady, the mist in his eyes dissipated, and his gaze shifted from beneath him to his glistening, rosy lips. He gently wiped away the dampness from the corner of his lips with his fingertip. "Should you wipe it off or should I?"

Her action seemed to please him, and he smiled, a rare occurrence for him. "I didn't want you to suffer."

As he spoke, he helped her fasten the last strap of her belt, then hooked a thin pair of panties with four fingers and held them up in front of her. "I'll put this here."

Qin Song was taken aback, only then realizing that the clothes he had dressed her in were dry.

She couldn't help but reach out and touch it; it wasn't empty.

Lu Youchuan noticed her confusion and, while folding her clothes and putting them into his pocket, explained, "I changed to the same ones as last time."

Qin Song was slightly surprised: "You carry it with you at all times?"

I don't feel comfortable leaving it anywhere else.

Who could possibly steal it? Qin Song couldn't understand why he cared so much.

"Let's go." He lifted her off the table and took her hand.

"You're just going to go out like this?" Qin Song's gaze swept down his body.

"It will be done soon." Lu Youchuan held the sword at his waist with his other hand, his thumb pressing against it, revealing two inches of the blade. He touched it with his fingertip, and bright red blood instantly welled up.

He made a cut on his fingertip.

The pain struck, but he didn't utter a sound.

Qin Song quickly grabbed his hand, "What are you doing?"

He didn't reply immediately, but instead drew her gaze to his lower body, where the menacing thing gradually subsided.

Qin Song frowned. "There's no need for that."

She discovered that Lu Youchuan rarely lost control of himself with her; most of the time he was suppressing and restraining himself. Every time they were intimate, it was mostly to satisfy her. Even if he didn't finish his business all night, he wouldn't force her to cooperate.

He will only touch her if she gives him permission.

She now resorts to self-harm to suppress her emotions, which she dislikes very much.

"Are you angry?" Lu Youchuan tensed up as soon as she frowned.

Qin Song didn't speak, but pouted slightly.

Lu Youchuan took her hand and asked softly, "Do you still want it?"

Qin Song sighed; he still didn't understand.

She rarely spoke to him like this, so she put on her veil and calmly said, "Alright, business is more important."

She opened the door and rushed out first.

Lu Youchuan walked up to her in a few steps, took her hand with one hand, and quietly gripped the hilt of the knife with the other.

When the guards in the corridor saw the commotion, they tried to stop him, but Lu Youchuan strode forward and, without saying a word, kicked open the door to the next room.

Two burly men, disguised as citizens of the Great Yu Kingdom, were about to undress and go to bed when they saw the newcomers. Their first reaction was to grab their weapons and attack.

Lu Youchuan moved with lightning speed, grabbing Qin Song's waist and striding forward. He used his sword to deflect the weapon of the man on his left, and as he swung his sword back, he slashed off the man's left leg. The man instantly clutched his leg and knelt on the ground, cursing wildly.

As one person was weakened, another swung a dagger at him, and Lu Youchuan immediately protected Qin Song and took a half step back.

The man was tall and moved extremely swiftly, quickly closing in on the two.

Lu Youchuan protected Qin Song with his left hand, and only his right hand could barely withstand two blows. The other person, supporting himself with his injured leg, rushed up.

Lu Youchuan didn't fight back, and carried Qin Song out the door.

At this moment, a group of guards from inside the inn followed and blocked the entire doorway.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the person inside, who was unharmed, did not hesitate and broke the window to escape.

Qin Song and Lu Youchuan rushed over and saw that he had fallen and injured his leg, but he did not stop at all. He got up and limped away in a panic.

Hmph! Run away, let's see how far he can run!

The two exchanged a glance, then turned back to look at the shop guards and onlookers who were bewildered but aggressive.

Lu Youchuan shook off the blood from his blade and coldly ordered, "What are you all standing there for? Can't you tell this person has a foreign accent?"

Regardless of whether the innkeeper intended to accommodate the two, now that their identities had been revealed, they dared not continue to protect them.

The shopkeeper, who had been waiting to see what would happen, emerged from the crowd, completely flustered.

It's those two again. They missed the proper ethical festivities, but they ended up watching the commotion in his shop!

Regardless of their true intentions, the presence of these two northern barbarians in the shop meant he had to quickly distance himself from them. "Where did these northern barbarians come from, daring to deceive us and sneak into our shop! Quickly, arrest them and hand them over to the authorities."

"No need. This person is related to the rampant disease in the city. Please send two servants to escort him back to the Qin family in the south of the city." Qin Song's voice was calm and unquestionable.

People around him retreated upon hearing about the terrible disease, fearing they might contract it.

The shopkeeper didn't move, but glanced at Qin Song and Lu Youchuan. The two were completely different from their chaotic and disheveled appearance just now, and they had obviously come prepared!

I was actually fooled by them.

He was filled with remorse, but maintained a calm expression, urging the two behind him, "Hurry up and go!"

Two servants quickly found ropes to tie up the northern barbarian, while Qin Song and Lu Youchuan waited quietly to the side.

Qin Song stared at the man thoughtfully when a soft male voice suddenly came to his ear: "I was wrong."

She looked up and met Lu Youchuan's tense gaze.

He quietly took her hand and whispered, "I didn't take the contraceptive medicine just now. We'll be sharing a bed tonight, all night long."

Qin Song felt numb all over. How could he say such "tense" things with such a cold and indifferent face, devoid of any desires?

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"Did you catch them?"

Following Qin Song's suggestion, Li Yu summoned his bodyguards as soon as he stepped outside. They kept an eye on the area around the inn, and the Northern Barbarian who had broken out of the window was spotted by the bodyguards the moment he landed.

A short while later, several guards quietly returned to report, "Reporting to the Young Master, the man has been apprehended, but he struggled fiercely and we knocked him unconscious."

Li Yuli decisively instructed: "It's alright, take him back to the Qin residence first. Remember, he must not be allowed to commit suicide."

The guards obeyed, dragged the man into the carriage, and quietly left.

Li Yu remained motionless, gazing intently at the clothing store on the street.

The store even had wedding dresses for sale.

He stared at it for a long time, but finally couldn't resist going inside.

"Sir, would you like to have your clothes made?" the shopkeeper greeted him.

Li Yu's gaze remained fixed on the two bright red outfits. "I'll take these two."

Tonight, he will give himself to the one he loves.