Chapter 147

The night was very quiet, with only the sound of gurgling water. Two horses were doing nothing, just nibbling on the fresh water grass. There were some bird calls in the distance, and Lin Shuge woke up as if from a dream. He patted and kissed Xie Chen non-stop.

Xie Chen grabbed him with his backhand and kissed him even harder. Lin Shuge's breathing became unstable, and Xie Chen's tongue pushed open his lips. His expression was soft, and the kiss was gentle and affectionate. Lin Shuge's mind went blank, and he could only follow his rhythm and let him do whatever he wanted.

"Brother." Xie Chen finally let him go.

Lin Shuge lay on his shoulder, slowly calming his breathing. The night wind blew over from the river bank. Lin Shuge was only wearing a thin summer shirt, and he shivered immediately. Xie Chen hugged him into his arms, "Are you cold?"

Lin Shuge said nothing and silently shrank into his arms.

Xie Chen blew a whistle, and the horse beside him neighed and galloped away into the distance.

Seeing the doubt in Lin Shuge's eyes, Xie Chen smiled and said, "It will go back by itself." Then he helped Lin Shuge onto another horse and climbed onto the horse himself.

"Let's go home." Xie Chen pulled the reins, and the horse galloped past, leaving Pingxiang at a very fast speed. The two of them and the horse took advantage of the moonlight and returned to the county government office at lightning speed.

It was already dark, and the guard at the gate of the county government office was dozing off. Lin Shuge wanted to wake him up, but Xie Chen led the horse to the stable and pulled him to climb over the wall.

Lin Shuge would rather die than obey. If someone saw him, how would he put his face?

"Don't be afraid, brother. I'll carry you over." Xie Chen was eager to try and stretched out his hand to him.

"I'll go through the main gate. Why would I climb over the wall instead of going through the main gate?" Lin Shuge pretended to call the guard at the door.

"Brother, it's so late. We're going to wake up everyone in the county government office." Xie Chen called him, pulled him into his arms, and jumped in.

"Who? Who?" The officer drew his knife and shouted.

Lin Shuge was so frightened that he held his breath and dared not move. When he saw Xie Chen was about to say something, he quickly covered his mouth and used his eyes to remind him not to speak.

The officer outside the wall muttered, "That's strange. I clearly heard a sound. Could I have heard it wrong?" Then he went back to the door to stand guard.

Lin Shuge then breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a wetness in his palms. He quickly let go of Xie Chen, rolled his eyes at him, and turned to walk towards the inner house.

"Brother, wait for me." Xie Chen shouted loudly behind him. Lin Shuge was so scared of him that he stepped back and warned him a few words. Fearing that he would cause trouble again, he simply pulled him away.

Xie Chen followed him closely, his hands moving around dishonestly. Lin Shuge stopped and looked at him. Xie Chen's eyes were wanton and explicit. He curled his lips and said, "Do you remember what I said?"

Xie Chen showed a pitiful expression again, "Brother, please punish me with something else."

Lin Shuge raised his eyes and saw Xie Chen with lowered eyebrows, staring at him without blinking in the moonlight. He slightly stood on tiptoe, put his arms around his neck, and said something in his ear.

Xie Chen suddenly lifted him up, and Lin Shuge felt uncomfortable with his abdomen pressed against his shoulder, "Wei...Xie Chen, let go first."

Xie Chen threw him onto the bed and said in a deep voice, "What did you call me, brother?"

Lin Shuge was thrown onto the bed by him, and he was immediately a little angry. How could he throw someone like that? Fortunately, the quilt was thick and cushioned. "What did you call me?"

Xie Chen coaxed softly, "Call me brother again." He had been hiding his real name in the past few years, and Lin Shuge had called him by his full name a few days ago, but Lin Shuge was furious at the time and he was eager to explain, and he didn't have the atmosphere for this moment at all.

Xie Chen consciously ignored Lin Shuge's temper just now, and said with a bit of reserve and embarrassment, "Brother, call me again, okay?"

"Not good." Lin Shuge said firmly.

Xie Chen looked at him steadily with deep eyes, "I haven't heard anyone call me Xie Chen for a long time. Brother, if something happens to me, will no one know that I am Xie Chen except you?"

“How could that be? When the Xie family recovers, your achievement in subduing the Qiang people will go down in history along with the name Xie Chen.” Lin Shuge held his face with both hands.

"Besides, Lord Ruan, Second Lady Xie and I all know that you are Xie Chen, the Jade Prince of the Xie family."

Hearing this name, Xie Chen was a little embarrassed, "The people in Yandu shouted it randomly at that time, brother, don't listen to it."

"I heard that when you were traveling, countless Yandu girls crowded the entire street just to catch a glimpse of you," Lin Shuge said, looking like a playboy flirting with a decent girl, and gently lifted Xie Chen's chin, "Well, this guy is really good at throwing fruits into the car."

Xie Chen followed his strength and fell into his arms, "What's this story?"

"It's about a handsome man who went out hunting. Many ladies had heard of his handsomeness and were waiting by the roadside with baskets. When they saw how handsome he really was, they couldn't help but throw the fruits in their baskets into his cart, and the cart was filled with fruits."

"Won't the fruit hit him?" Xie Chen asked this question after hearing it.

Lin Shuge laughed. He had thought about this question before when he read this story. He said honestly, "I don't know either. But with your current demeanor, if you appear on the streets of Yandu, you might return with a load of fruits. Zhongxuan, in this way, you can go out every day, and I can have new fruits to eat every day."

Xie Chen looked at him helplessly, "Brother, aren't you afraid that I'll be snatched away by someone else?"

"What's the point of snatching you away? You eat a lot and are often jealous and have bad tempers. No woman can tolerate you. But if you just look at your face, maybe there will be a woman willing to put up with you." Lin Shuge studied his face, looking thoughtful.

"Then brother, are you willing to tolerate me?" Xie Chen frowned.

"Is this still up to me?" Lin Shuge looked down at the hand that had reached his waist. His waist was very sensitive, and he felt a little itchy when Xie Chen moved. He could only move back into the bed.

Xie Chen followed him to the bed, "Brother, I still have benefits, for example, I will make you..." He said in Lin Shuge's ear, his voice low and seductive, "very comfortable."

Lin Shuge, with a red face, scolded him for being shameless, but Xie Chen's words made him feel so ashamed and angry that he simply couldn't talk to him.

Xie Chen acted both pitiful and obedient, and used his beauty trick to perfection, so Lin Shuge had no choice but to give in.

The moon was at its zenith, and a few deep male voices were heard from inside the bed curtains. Xie Chen coaxed him step by step by calling him nice names. Lin Shuge, who was deeply in love, could only call him "brother" and "Xie Lang" in his ears.

After hearing this, Xie Chen's eyes darkened and his movements became more ferocious. It was not until dawn that there was no more movement in the tent.

The air was very fresh in the early morning. Xie Chen was wearing an outer robe and feeding Xiao Hei under the eaves. The ferocious bird was very obedient at this time. It picked up a piece of meat with its mouth and ate it quickly, then looked at Xie Chen again.

Xie Chen put down a plate of meat and let it eat by itself. The pigeons in the cage next to it cooed in fear. Xie Chen went forward and added clean water and grains to it. There was also a little white cat rubbing against his legs under his feet.

He looked a little tired, and only went into the house after serving all the ancestors. The door creaked, and Lin Shuge woke up from his dream. He took a look and saw that Xie Chen's clothes were half open, revealing his strong body and abdominal muscles. Lin Shuge had touched it with his own hands last night, so he naturally knew what it felt like. Although he was surrounded by male beauty, he had no interest in her at the moment and turned over and continued to sleep.

"Brother, do you want to get up and eat something before going back to sleep?" Xie Chen got into the quilt, feeling the slippery touch on his hands, and started thinking again, "Brother, pay attention to me."

Lin Shuge buried his head in the quilt, obviously refusing to answer.

Xie Chen had no choice but to rub his waist while saying, "Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai almost got into a fight just now."

Lin Shuge sat up suddenly, and under the quilt that had slipped off was a naked body covered with bruises, looking miserable.

As he put on his shirt, he felt a sharp pain in his waist, and some unspeakable part of his body was even more uncomfortable. He glanced at the people around him coldly and asked, "Is Xiaobai okay?"

"It's okay, Xiao Hei is playing with it." After Xie Chen massaged his waist, he rested his head on his knees.

"And there's that pigeon. Every time Xiao Hei comes back, it's scared to death. If this goes on, it'll probably get scared to death. It's really miserable." Lin Shuge hinted.

"Then I'll ask Xiao Hei to be more obedient. But brother also wants to let the pigeon practice courage. After all, we will live together for the rest of our lives, so we have to adapt." Xie Chen turned around and hugged his waist.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of his argument, Lin Shuge could only say, "Can you take it easy in the future? At least let me get some sleep. My body can't stand your torture a few times. You need to let me recuperate."

"How about I teach my brother martial arts? It can help him stay healthy." Xie Chen listened to his complaints with amusement and suggested casually.

Lin Shuge snorted, "No, I don't want to practice. I have enough things to do every day. Where do I have the time to practice martial arts? I won't practice." After he said that, he pushed Xie Chen down, hugged the quilt and closed his eyes.

Xie Chen was not angry when he was pushed away, and hugged him from behind, "Then brother, have a good rest. I will accompany you to sleep for a while. Anyway, today is a day off."

Lin Shuge turned around and looked at him suspiciously, as if he was getting to know him all over again, "Are you so kind? Then promise not to touch me and let me sleep well."

Xie Chen's secret thoughts were exposed, but he still said shamelessly: "Brother, you should know that I don't have any self-control when I am here with you."

Lin Shuge was shocked by his shamelessness. He opened his mouth to scold him but seeing that he looked innocent, he became furious. He stood up and gave him a beating, then lay down and went back to sleep.

Xie Chen was beaten but still smiled sweetly. He held Lin Shuge in his arms with both hands. This was a move full of possessiveness. Lin Shuge hardly slept last night. Smelling the familiar breath, he rubbed against his arms again, "Zhongxuan, how did you escape?"

Xie Chen didn't speak for a long while, and got closer to him before saying, "My grandfather was suddenly summoned to the palace, but he never came home and there was no news. Then the Xie family was surrounded, and my mother took advantage of the chaos to send me out. Someone took me out to find my father-in-law, but my father-in-law's family had already heard the news that the Xie family was exterminated for treason, so they decided to stay out of it. At this juncture, I didn't blame them, but I heard my uncle say behind my father-in-law's back that if my mother wanted to send me here, she would capture me to take credit, so as to prevent the Wei family from being implicated."

Xie Chen still remembered that he and the guards hid outside and listened to his uncle say that his mother loved him very much and would definitely not let her youngest son die, so she would definitely send him to the Wei family. By then, as long as they captured him and handed him over to the Ding family, a lot of troubles could be avoided.

He felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, and his whole body felt as if a piece of cold water had been poured all over him in the scorching sun. He could still vividly remember the love his uncle and father-in-law had shown him in the past, and he never expected that they would treat him like this when he was in danger.

Xie Chen lowered his eyes, a trace of sadness flashed across his eyes. Lin Shuge half-supported his body, raised his head and touched his eyebrows. Xie Chen turned his eyes and looked at him and chuckled, "But mother had anticipated it, so she asked the guards to take me to find Lord Ruan."