Chapter 32 Itchy...
"Chen Xiunian, what the hell are you..."
Shen Xiunian's self-deprecating voice echoed in the empty house.
What Liu Fuying said in the morning that she "looked down on him" turned out to be correct. He was so dirty and narrow-minded at heart, no wonder she looked down on him.
How could he think that Liu Fuying must have come to meet her adulterer?
He clenched his fists, his self-blame fully reflected in his frown.
He turned around and strode out of the yard to the outside of the temple.
"Have you found the jade pendant, sir?" The Taoist priest who led Shen Xiunian in asked kindly when he saw him leaving.
"I found it. Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Shen Xiunian was in a bad mood. He spoke without turning his head and took very big steps.
After leaving the temple, his subordinate Zhang Ke, who was waiting outside, came up to him and asked if he had found Liu Fuying.
Shen Xiunian said nothing, but just climbed onto the horse.
He pulled the reins and ran down the mountain in the moonlight.
Halfway through the journey, Shen Xiunian suddenly stopped.
Zhang Ke, who was chasing behind, pulled the reins unexpectedly and almost bumped into him. "General, what happened?"
Shen Xiunian still didn't answer, but a face gradually appeared in his mind.
Pei Zhou Wu.
He didn't know why he suddenly thought of Pei Zhouwu, and he didn't understand why he linked Liu Fuying's disappearance with Pei Zhouwu.
Obviously...I had already figured it out in the afternoon.
The "Aying" Pei Zhouwu mentioned was not the Ying of Liu Fuying, so why should he think of him at this time?
Could it be that Liu Fuying is with Pei Zhouwu?
"General, are you okay?"
Zhang Ke's questioning did not bring Shen Xiunian back to his senses. He tightened the reins and rode away, running even faster than before. There was a fork in the road ahead, and when Shen Xiunian took a different road from the one he took down the mountain, Zhang Ke was even more surprised.
That direction is where Pei Guojiu is imprisoned.
"General, what's wrong with you? You can't go any further!"
"General, think twice!"
"General!"
Zhang Ke chased very anxiously, but he was no match for Shen Xiunian's horse. He didn't know what had happened to his general. The last time he chased Shen Xiunian like this was many years ago when Shen Xiunian learned that his sweetheart Jiang Susu had died.
"General, the place in front is where Uncle Pei is imprisoned. You came here at night without permission. If it gets out, rumors will surely spread that you are in cahoots with Uncle Pei. The incense you found this afternoon will also serve as false evidence that you colluded with Uncle Pei."
"General, if you don't care about yourself, at least you should care about the Shen family, your mother, and the 200,000 soldiers behind us!"
Shen Xiunian was finally persuaded and stopped his horse.
Zhang Ke stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. He was sweating all over his forehead. He walked around to Shen Xiunian and said, "General, I don't know what happened, but we can discuss and do anything. We can't force it like this."
Shen Xiunian exhaled slowly and began to consider the consequences of the matter.
"The guards at the detention center have been replaced. If anything seems amiss, they will be reported directly to His Majesty. General, please think twice before doing anything."
yes.
Shen Xiunian realized belatedly that he had really lost his mind just now.
The guards guarding Pei Zhouwu have been replaced by a new group, and they are bound to be more strict than the previous ones. How could they possibly let Liu Fuying in?
What's wrong with him?
His mother is sick, so could he be sick too?!
"General?"
Shen Xiunian slowly turned around, looked at Zhang Ke apologetically and said, "I was reckless, go back, go down the mountain."
This time when he went down the mountain, Chen Xiunian went down slowly.
He wanted to let the mountain breeze blow for a while to calm himself down. He had to go find Liu Fuying tonight, otherwise he would not be able to go back to face his mother, as his mother really couldn't leave him.
*
Inside the bamboo house.
Liu Fuying didn't know when she fell asleep. She lay in front of the bed, stretched out one hand, and gently grabbed the chain on Pei Zhouwu's hand.
The bamboo leaves outside the window were rustled by the wind. The sound was very light but it woke Pei Zhouwu up.
He suddenly opened his eyes and sweat broke out.
He turned his eyes and saw Liu Fuying lying in front of the bed. His frightened expression softened in an instant.
The candles on the table were almost burning out, showing that it was already very late at night.
He moved slightly and slowly sat up.
The hand that was holding the chain did not dare to move too much, for fear of waking her up. It was not easy for her to stay here for so long.
He looked at her quietly for a while, the tenderness in his eyes seemed to melt people.
Although he was happy to have her by his side, he still had mixed feelings. After all, she was from Prince Qi's mansion and had been away for a long time. It would be difficult to explain if he returned. He couldn't let her get involved because of his selfish desires.
Thinking of this, he gently pulled open her hands that were holding the chains and wanted to see the wound on her palm.
I was only thinking about myself at the time and didn't even ask her how she injured her hand.
Unexpectedly, such an action woke her up directly.
Liu Fuying sat up in shock. It was a hot summer night and she lay on the bed sweating profusely.
There were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead and nose.
"You..." Seeing Pei Zhouwu was awake and sitting up, he immediately cast a worried look, "Is your wound hurting again? Let me change the medicine for you. The weather is hot, and your wound needs to be cleaned frequently."
She stood up and ran straight to the bamboo cabinet. Pei Zhouwu looked down at his empty palms and was absent-minded for a moment.
When she turned around again, she also brought a basin of clean water.
"Miss Su, I can do it myself."
Pei Zhouwu pretended to get off the bed, and when he stood up, he staggered. Then he raised his hand to cover his chest, as if the movement had hurt his wound.
Even in this situation, you still want to act tough.
Besides, why call her a girl after she’s already kissed?
"Look at you. If you move around again, the wound will burst open again. I finally managed to stop the bleeding."
"Don't move!" She pretended to be angry with a straight face.
This trick actually worked well on Pei Zhouwu. He stood there without moving, staring at Liu Fuying's face, worried that she was really angry.
Liu Fuying stood in front of him and started to take off his clothes.
"Miss Su..."
"I know you look down on me, but I'm not a clinging dog. When your injury heals, I will stay away from you and won't bother you anymore."
“…”
Pei Zhouwu was shocked. When did he ever say that he looked down on her?
"Why did Miss Su say that?"
While Liu Fuying was talking, his hands did not stop moving. In a few seconds, he tore open his collar, revealing the blood-stained gauze inside.
"You keep calling me Miss Su. It's so strange. I understand you want to draw a line between us."
"I didn't, I...hiss..."
Perhaps Liu Fuying accidentally poked the center of his wound when he was removing the bandage, causing him pain.
Hearing his hoarse cry, Liu Fuying looked up at him, and acted out the awkwardness of anger mixed with heartache so beautifully that Pei Zhouwu's heart softened.
"That's not what I meant."
After thinking for a moment, he finally gave Liu Fuying the intimacy she wanted.
"Moonfirefly."
Only her deceased mother had called her these two words before, and now hearing them from Pei Zhouwu's mouth actually had a special meaning.
"I just don't want you to work too hard for me." He explained seriously.
Liu Fuying had already taken off the gauze wrapped around his body. The wound on his chest was still oozing blood. She suddenly leaned close and blew gently on his chest.
It's very light and doesn't hurt. Instead, it feels warm and cozy.
Also, itchy.
The itch was in Pei Zhouwu's heart.
Her lips were bright red, and when she pursed her lips slightly, the ripples of light seemed to exude fragrance.
Tempting...tempting to take a bite.
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