Chapter 18 Pinching Red Ankles
Finally they reached the pond, and Liu Fuying struggled to get off Pei Zhouwu's back.
Otherwise, he was planning to carry her into the water.
"Now my swimming ability and skills have improved a lot. Really, I don't need you to give me air underwater now. I already..."
It seemed unintentional, but in fact she brought up the matter of passing the breath on purpose.
As soon as it was mentioned, the scene of breathing underwater that day quickly emerged in my mind.
The collision of lips, the contact of body, etc., all have changed during this period of getting along and caring about each other.
The heat of the sunlight also adds fuel to the fire.
Pei Zhouwu's ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his eyes began to avoid her. He turned sideways and dared not look her in the eye again.
But Liu Fuying screamed and drew his gaze back.
When I turned around, I saw that she fell down again because she didn't stand firmly.
He then squatted down and lifted her skirt without her resistance to look at her injured ankle.
There was a large red area on the ankle, which showed that the sprain was serious.
In fact, it was the hand that was grabbing the rabbit's ears that pinched his back for a long time and left the red mark.
"It's okay." A woman's ankles couldn't be easily seen by men, so Liu Fuying pretended to be shy and covered them with her skirt again. "It will be fine soon, don't worry about it, let's go back quickly."
Pei Zhouwu then realized that something was wrong and turned his eyes away apologetically.
After a moment, he reached out his hand again to help her up, and without letting go, he held her wrist and helped her into the water.
Before, he would only hand her the chain for her to hold.
When he was about to dive, he took the hare from her hand again, considering her injured ankle.
After taking a deep breath, the two of them went down at the same time.
During the process of crossing the water, Pei Zhouwu never let go of her hand and was also considerate of her slow pace.
From time to time, I would look back to see her condition.
After crossing the underwater passage and arriving at the deep pool of the bamboo house, Pei Zhouwu was the first to surface to confirm that there was nothing unusual before bringing Liu Fuying out of the water. Liu Fuying was gasping for air but had a smile on his face.
"What do you mean?"
After getting ashore, Pei Zhouwu asked her what she was laughing at.
She was quite proud and smiled sweetly, saying, "I wasn't lying, was I? My swimming ability has improved a lot. Next time, the next time, I might be able to lead others in swimming like you."
Seeing her smile, Pei Zhouwu also curved his eyebrows.
He himself didn't realize it.
I just used to think she was miserable and pitiful, but suddenly I thought she was actually quite cute.
"You don't believe it?"
Pei Zhouwu didn't say anything, he just walked forward, so Liu Fuying followed him closely and kept repeating what he said.
"Even if it doesn't work the next time, it should work the next time. Then I can bring more things in. Sooner or later, I will be able to swim as well as you."
Pei Zhouwu still didn't say anything, but he didn't think it was noisy and listened very patiently.
When he was almost at the bedroom, he saw Pei Zhouwu suddenly raised his eyelids, and his expression suddenly became serious.
Seeing this, Liu Fuying immediately shut up.
Hearing the noise, the guards outside came.
"Pei Guoze, this is our new guard captain, Captain Yang. Why don't you come over and meet Captain Yang?"
"Nonsense, how can you call him a traitor? The emperor ordered him to be imprisoned here pending investigation, and the results are not out yet. How can you accuse our uncle of any crime?"
The two voices sang in unison, and the voice that was obviously intended to stir up trouble made the listener feel physically and mentally uncomfortable.
Liu Fuying's position was sheltered by the bedroom, but if those people insisted on coming through the house, they would be discovered immediately.
But now she could only stand still.
She was stepping on thick gravel, and even the lightest footsteps made noise.
What's more, she pretended to sprain her ankle.
Pei Zhouwu looked straight ahead and walked straight forward, intending to block the people there and prevent them from coming over.
"Look, this is our majestic general, the younger brother of Queen Jinzun Yugui, Uncle Pei. I have heard of Uncle Pei for a long time. When I see him today, I find that he is indeed very imposing."
The other person understood the leader's words and blew at Pei Zhouwu again.
"How dare you, a prisoner, kneel before our Lord!"
Liu Fuying remained silent, not daring to say a word, only frowning slightly. He didn't know how Pei Zhouwu would respond, but he inexplicably trusted him in his heart.
"There are not many people in this world that I can kneel down for."
Parents and kings, that's all.
Pei Zhouwu was not arrogant, his tone was still indifferent as if nothing mattered to him.
"You are such a traitor Pei, you have already become a prisoner, and you still dare to..."
"I've already told you not to be rude."
The captain of the guard named Yang stopped the man and walked towards Pei Zhouwu leisurely with his sword in hand.
"Why are you soaking wet, uncle? Did you go into the water to cool off? It's true, the weather is so hot, and you feel uncomfortable, let alone us brothers who are guarding you. But I heard that you have been beating and scolding them before. Uncle, why do you have to do that? It's not easy for everyone. They are also ordered to guard you here, why don't you go easy on them?"
"What do you want?" Pei Zhouwu's tone was even colder than before.
"Nothing much, I just hope you can apologize to everyone you've beaten or scolded before."
"What if I don't?"
"Then I have no choice but to be rude, Uncle Pei. Actually, I don't want this to happen, but as their boss, I have to stand up for them. Otherwise, how can I lead them in the future? What do you think?"
Liu Fuying stood behind the house. He could only hear but could not see anything.
A loud clanging sound startled her drooping brows. The sound seemed like the sound of a sharp sword hitting an iron chain, which showed that fighting had begun. Then a scream rang out.
"Yang Tou'er, are you okay?"
Hearing this, Liu Fuying slowly exhaled, thinking that it was not Pei Zhouwu who was in trouble.
"Pei Zhouwu, do you still think you are the glorious uncle of the emperor? Don't be so arrogant."
"Tou'er Yang, stop talking for now. There's blood coming out of the corner of your mouth."
“Get lost!”
"Boss..."
"Help me up!"
“…”
Then there were two sounds of fleeing footsteps, mixed with the words, "Pei Zhouwu, I'm not done with you!"
Soon, Pei Zhouwu turned around and walked towards Liu Fuying.
"You go first, leave here immediately." Pei Zhouwu's seriousness did not allow for refusal.
"I……"
Liu Fuying clenched his fists and looked at the two wild rabbits that Pei Zhouwu had just thrown to the ground to prevent them from being exposed.
I was originally thinking about coming back and roasting a rabbit with him.
Tomorrow was originally a day to improve our relationship, but now it’s all wasted.
But she understood Pei Zhouwu's concerns.
Captain Yang is a new official and he will not give up. He will definitely be entangled with Pei Zhouwu in the next few days. If she is here, there is no guarantee that she will not be discovered.
Pei Zhouwu picked up the hare and handed it to her.
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