Chapter 91 The Young Master is Wise

Looking at the scene of the talented man and the beautiful woman in front of him, Yun Chen felt very panicked. He said, "I'll be back soon," and turned away.

Not wanting to watch the two of them "complementing each other" anymore, Yun Chen walked in a hurry and did not see Huo Gannian turn around to look at her.

Huo Gannian didn't hear what Song Lan said after she finished her business. He only saw the tall figure with its back to him, getting farther and farther away.

He waved to Runhe, "Where is Yunchen going? I don't have any errands for Yunchen to do today."

Without waiting for Runhe to answer, Songlan said with a smile:

"Guardian Yun is such a grown man now, are you still afraid that he will get lost?"

After listening to Runhe's report, Huo Gannian controlled his temper and said to Songlan:

"Yun Chen is thin-skinned and has a simple personality. He might get bullied outside, sometimes being punished by standing in the corner, and sometimes being served hot tea. I'm really worried."

Song Lan was stunned for a moment, then snorted disdainfully:

"I thought Guard Yun was straightforward and easygoing, but who would have thought he'd pretend to be magnanimous in front of others and then gossip about me behind their backs? He's really putting on a 'pure' front!"

Huo Gannian's face instantly turned cold, and he said with his beautifully-shaped mouth:

"I'm giving you too much face, right?"

Song Lan was not annoyed. She stood up and brushed her skirt lightly. Before leaving, she reminded him:

"Let's go on a spring outing together in three days, don't forget."

Huo Gannian frowned and was about to get angry, but Song Lan smiled cunningly and said:

"The princess invited you, not me."

On the other side, Yun Chen left the Huo Mansion and did not go to find Xun Yan first, but went to the Yan Mansion.

She couldn't figure out the princess's kidnapping, and it wasn't her turn to figure it out.

But Yun Chen always felt that the incident of Songlan being besieged by a group of snakes in the firewood room might be related to Yan Shijiu.

When he arrived at the gate of Yan's mansion, Yun Chen walked in without any warrant or badge, without taking off his sword, and without even notifying anyone.

As soon as he saw her coming, Yan Shijiu immediately jumped up from his chair excitedly and pulled her to see A Ling.

"Xiao Yun'er, look, the black color is almost reaching A Ling's seven inches."

A Ling's huge body slowly crawled over, and the huge snake head approached her and spit out its tongue at the tip of her nose.

She stretched out her fist and pointed it at A-Ling's head. "A-Ling's head is bigger than both of my fists. It's amazing!"

If Yan Shijiu wanted to kill Songlan, why bother with a bunch of little snakes? Why not just release A Ling directly? She thought to herself.

At this time, Yan Shijiu came up with five or six rabbits and said, "As soon as I heard you were coming, I asked someone to kill some rabbits. You said you wanted to eat some last time."

She took the rabbit, and suddenly she didn't know how to start the conversation.

Looking at Yan Shijiu's happy smile, she hesitated for a moment and asked:

"Yan Shijiu, have you heard about the princess being kidnapped?"

Yan Shijiu threw a live rabbit into A Ling's cage and replied nonchalantly:

"Of course I heard about it. Who in Kyoto doesn't know about it?"

After swallowing, she asked again, "Then... did you also hear about the incident where Lady Isatis was besieged by a group of snakes?"

Yan Shijiu did not answer immediately. Instead, he watched with interest as A Ling slowly approached the rabbit, bending his snake neck, as if ready to strike.

"Xiao Yun'er, look—"

The next moment, Ah Ling opened his terrifying snake-like mouth, bit the rabbit fiercely like lightning, and swallowed it whole in the blink of an eye.

Yun Chen could clearly see the rabbit struggling in the Aling snake's cavity and slowly sliding into its belly.

It was very quiet, with only the slight sound of rabbit bones breaking.

Yan Shijiu stared at Ah Ling swallowing in fascination, his mouth corners drooping as he whispered:

"Huo Gannian asked you to come?"

"No, I came here on my own."

"You suspect I attacked Woad with a swarm of snakes? So you suspect I kidnapped Woad, I kidnapped the princess?"

She quickly explained: "No, I didn't intend to kidnap you, I just asked the snakes..."

Yan Shijiu suddenly rushed in front of her, startled her and interrupted her to say the rest of her words.

He did not hide his disappointment and said aggrievedly:

"Because I like snakes, you doubt me? Just because of that?"

After hearing him say this, she immediately felt that her doubts were ridiculous.

She began to regret it, wondering if she had been working as a guard for too long and was too sensitive.

But he was obviously extremely disappointed, and he couldn't help but raise his voice to her:

"Am I the only one in the world who likes snakes? Will I be suspected whenever I have anything to do with snakes from now on? Yun Chen, I thought you were different and wouldn't look at me strangely just because I like these cold things. Now it seems that you are the same as everyone else, no different! When I saw your fingers were burned red that day, I wanted to vent your anger and teach Song Lan a lesson, but I didn't do it in the end because I was afraid you would be angry!"

She was speechless, guilt welling up in her heart.

Seeing him sad, disappointed...all kinds of uncomfortable emotions were expressed in her eyes, and her eyes were a little red, she said to him sincerely:

"Yan Shijiu, I'm sorry. As a friend, I shouldn't have doubted you." After a pause, she sighed:

"I'm just afraid this has something to do with you."

The last sentence obviously stunned him.

He repeated it several times in his mind and immediately felt a thousand different emotions.

Seeing that his expression had eased, but he was still in a low mood and looked listless, she had no choice but to coax him:

"Okay, I was wrong. I'll roast a rabbit to make amends for you, okay? Friendship is all in the rabbit legs, how about that?"

He crossed his arms and curled his lips. "That's still my rabbit. You're just trying to borrow its flowers to offer to others—I'll just have to eat a little!"

She laughed teasingly, "You're already an adult, but you're still acting like a child."

"snort!"

After roasting two rabbits and coaxing Yan Shijiu for an hour, Yun Chen left only when Yan Shijiu was smiling again.

Yan Shijiu sat by the oven, watching the gradually cooling fire, touched his chest, and sighed with lingering fear:

"Wan Chen, thank goodness I listened to you and only kidnapped her. I didn't let Ah Ling swallow the woad directly. Otherwise, Xiao Yun'er would definitely be mad at me."

Wan Chen squatted on a tree nearby, thinking, "I'm obviously afraid that one day we'll be found out and the princess will be angry with you." But he still said respectfully:

"Young Master is wise."

Yan Shijiu stretched comfortably, lying on his back on the bench, his lips curved into a beautiful arc, and said:

"Did you hear that? She said she was afraid this had something to do with me. She meant she was afraid I'd get into trouble, didn't want me to get involved in dangerous things, and hoped I'd be safe, right? She didn't even tell Huo Gannian about her suspicions first, but came to ask me behind his back. Doesn't this mean she's selfishly biased towards me and loves me?"

Wan Chen was silent for a long time before he continued:

"Young Master is wise."