"Hmph! Who in Miao territory would dare to attack us now? They're all too busy taking care of themselves. Why would they care about our feud with the Zhu family? Now that the entire Zhu family branch is wiped out, I believe Zhu Changqing's other uncles and elders will be quite satisfied with this outcome. Besides, they're afraid of death and won't stand up for those who have long oppressed them."
“Aying, my sending the body back was a warning. Besides, your natal Gu has been nourished by Gu worms twice, making it virtually unmatched in the entire Miao region. What are you afraid of?”
Lu Duling snorted dismissively and pulled Tian Ying into her arms to explain.
"Really?"
"Really! If the Zhu family were to suffer misfortune, the entire Miao region would be overjoyed. Don't worry, nothing will happen. It's too late today, go back to your room and rest."
Lu Duling patted her head, then took her hand and led her into the house.
"Yes! I should get some rest. We're going to Bagua Mountain tomorrow."
Seeing that Lu Duling was serious, Tian Ying believed him and felt much more at ease. Her brother Lu had always been good to her and wouldn't lie to her.
Jun Jianchou watched the two enter the house hand in hand, his mouth agape in an "O" shape. Is Miao territory really this open? Can they live together so openly without being married? Besides, these two have lost their fathers.
After a moment of surprise, just as he was about to get up and leave, he noticed that the two people went into the lobby and then went into different rooms to blow out the lights. Only then did he realize that he had been overthinking things.
So he chuckled at himself, turned around, landed, and wandered in the darkness.
Everyone else is in pairs, in perfect harmony, but he alone is all alone. This world has been unfair to him.
Oh well, I can't sleep anyway, might as well go for a drink.
The next day, Shen Jinchen, beaming, pushed open the door and went to the next room to knock. He knocked for a long time but received no response, so he unceremoniously pushed the door open. After searching several times without finding any trace of Jun Jianchou, he returned to his and Cen Xi's room.
"What's wrong? Is no one next door?"
Cen Xi woke up when he knocked on the door. Seeing that he came in alone and there was no sound from the next room, she asked curiously.
"Hmm, I guess he went out. You... you should get dressed quickly, let's go downstairs for dinner."
When Shen Jinchen saw her crawl out of bed, her apron hanging diagonally around her neck, revealing her private parts, he felt a tightness in his throat.
"I'm so tired! I want to sleep a little longer. How about we skip today and set off tomorrow?"
Cen Xi gave Shen Jinchen a resentful look, then flopped onto the bed, covered herself with the blanket, and mumbled something.
"That's fine, since we can't find anyone, you can sleep a little longer."
Seeing that she really didn't want to get up, Shen Jinchen's eyes showed a bit more indulgence. Anyway, Jun Jianchou hadn't returned, so she could rest well.
"Come here!"
Cen Xi lay in bed for a while, then suddenly poked her head out from under the covers and stared intently at Shen Jinchen.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm feeling a little unwell, can you come and take a look at me?"
Cen Xi looked at Shen Jinchen pitifully.
Seeing this, Shen Jinchen panicked and rushed to the bedside, lifting the blanket to see what had happened to her.
No sooner had he lifted the covers than Cen Xi reached out and pulled him onto the bed, then nimbly flipped over and straddled him, feigning shyness as she said:
"I'm not feeling well here, and I'd like you to take a look and see what's wrong inside?"
"Not enough?"
Shen Jinchen raised an eyebrow as he watched her movements.
"No, it's just itchy. I want you to go in again and take a look at it."
After Cen Xi finished speaking, she flicked her finger and let Shen Jinchen, who was already dressed, slip his clothes off her shoulder. His abs were half-hidden and half-revealed, and his masculinity dominated the entire bed.
"I haven't seen you so wild in a long time. Since you're so kind, I can't refuse. So I'll respectfully accept your offer and give you a good tickling."
Shen Jinchen licked his gums and chuckled softly. He glanced seductively at Cen Xi's red lips, then flipped over, trapping the woman who had been wanting to be wild all morning between his arms. He then quickly tore off his half-undone clothes and began to examine her itchy spots.
When Jun Jianchou stepped into the post station, feeling dizzy and disoriented, he could still hear the creaking of the bed next door.
A bitter smile crept onto his face. It seemed he really couldn't stay at this post station any longer; he'd better hurry up and head to the inn.
But some things in this world always go against the grain.
He had just finished packing his luggage when another couple blocked him at the entrance of the inn.
Lu Duling stopped him and asked:
"Have Her Highness the Princess and Prime Minister Shen gotten up yet? When can we go to Bagua Mountain?"
Jun Jianchou sighed helplessly and replied impatiently:
"They're still sleeping. Why don't you go early tomorrow morning? They probably won't have the energy to go to Bagua Mountain today."
Don't these two have any sense? Can't they see how he's feeling right now?
"I see. Then the Great General King should keep his word, right?"
Lu Duling looked at him meaningfully, and suspected that this person was deliberately stalling for time and didn't want them to go.
"Heh! It seems Commander Lu doesn't trust me. You can go first, and we can meet up at Bagua Mountain. Actually, we're not on the same path, so there's really no need for us to travel together."
Jun Jianchou's gaze met Lu Duling's for half a second, then he suddenly chuckled softly, looked at him with a smile, and said, word by word.
"That's not what I meant. Since the Great General says so, I won't mind waiting another day. I'll take my leave now."
Lu Duling glanced directly at the smile on the other person's face, ignoring the mockery, and after saying those words gently, turned around and left with Tian Ying.
Jun Jianchou watched the two figures as they walked away, then leaned lazily against the doorframe of the post station, his gaze growing increasingly profound.
He suddenly had a guess in his mind: the person who led Yan Shengxiao into Miao territory to stir up trouble was probably not the indecisive fool that the High Priest came up with the idea.
Perhaps from the beginning, someone or some force knew everything that happened in the Central Plains and knew about Yan Shengxiao, so they deliberately led this group of people into Miao territory to help them complete an impossible plan.
Jun Jianchou wanted to think further, but suddenly a nerve in his brain twitched, and he had a splitting headache. He desperately wanted a bowl of hangover soup to sober up. Just as he told the waiter his request, he saw the couple upstairs, their necks entwined, finally decide to leave the bed and come downstairs.
Seeing Jun Jianchou looking at her with a complicated expression, Cen Xi knew he wasn't going to say anything nice, so she preemptively shouted:
"Jun Jianchou, where the hell were you last night? Why do you reek of alcohol? If we hadn't been searching for you all morning, we would have been on our way to Bagua Mountain already. How much of our journey have you delayed?"
"Ha! Humph! They really know how to shift the blame!"
Jun Jianchou was completely defeated by this wretched woman's magic. Did she even know that he was still next door last night?
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