Chapter 68 Strangely Heart-Stirring

Xue Youran froze in place, her hands clenched tightly in her sleeves, her nails digging into her palms without her noticing.

She mustered up her courage and dared to turn around and look at the other person.

After the rain, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on Shen Yushu, giving him a soft hue.

The man in front of her had handsome features, just as charming as she remembered, but the sandstorms on the battlefield had made him darker and thinner, adding a bit of handsomeness and fortitude cultivated on the battlefield to his sunny temperament.

At this moment, he held the little orange cat in one hand.

The little thing huddled in his arms, and the wet cat fur wet his robe, but he didn't care.

Xue Youran's lips opened and closed, and she finally managed to whisper three words, "General Shen."

Shen Yushu was obviously stunned.

He didn't expect that the person in front of him was Xue Youran. After recognizing her, his expression was slightly dazed.

But soon he put aside all emotions, clasped his fists and saluted Xue Youran, "I greet you, your Excellency."

The two were very close, but Shen Yushu knew that even though they had fought side by side at the border and talked about everything, there was now an unbridgeable gap between them.

Your Excellency?

Xue Youran felt as if something had stung her heart when she heard him address her.

She tried to raise the corners of her mouth and smiled, "General Shen, you are too polite."

"Is this the cat you are looking for?"

Shen Yushu said as he reached out and gently stroked the head of the kitten in his arms.

His movements were extremely gentle, as if he was not stroking a frightened kitten, but his lover.

Xue Youran nodded, "Yes, I think it seems hungry, so I plan to find some food for it."

Shen Yushu raised his hand and handed the cat over, "Then I will return the cat to you."

He was restrained and polite, always keeping a distance from Xue Youran.

Xue Youran took two steps forward, and when she reached out to take the little orange kitten, her fingertips accidentally brushed against his fingertips.

Her hand holding the kitten trembled, and the kitten almost escaped from her arms.

"My lord, be careful. Although the cat is small, its claws are sharp."

Shen Yushu's body seemed to be stiff for a moment, but he stood very straight, and Xue Youran did not notice his abnormality.

She hugged the kitten tightly in her arms and nodded to Shen Yushu to thank him, "I'm fine, thank you General Shen for helping me catch the kitten."

"Thank you for your help. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Shen Yushu turned away without looking at her.

Xue Youran stood by the wall holding the kitten and watched him go away silently.

This man is young and promising, both civil and military, and now he is highly regarded by the emperor and has been promoted.

She only hopes that he will have a bright future and everything will go well.

After Shen Yushu walked out of Xue Youran's sight, he lowered his head and stared at his hands, dazed.

Seeing that he looked absent-minded, Qi Yingmo deliberately frightened him and patted his shoulder from behind, "Hey..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Yushu's fist swung over.

The movement was so fast that it was impossible to dodge!

When Shen Yushu saw clearly who was behind him, he was startled and hurriedly retracted his strength.

Qi Yingmo was forced back half a step by the fierce punch.

After he stood still, he looked at the fist that was less than half an inch away from his nose bridge, raised his hand with a smile, and pushed Shen Yushu's fist away.

"Brother Shen, I just saw you staring at your hand in a daze, and I thought your hand was injured, so I wanted to come over to check on you, but I almost lost my nose. Now I see your powerful fist, your hand should be fine."

Shen Yushu heard this, his eyes tightened, but when he met Qi Yingmo's eyes, he smiled.

He raised his eyebrows and said in a joking tone, "Brother Qi followed me secretly, I thought he was a thief from somewhere!"

"I saw that you were worried, so I came to check on you. Who would have thought that you were so unkind to women and almost ruined her beautiful face."

If it were in the past, Shen Yushu would definitely flirt with him and make a joke when he heard Qi Yingmo say this.

Even though the rations were swapped at the border, he still didn't want to believe that Qi Yingmo had done something.

It's not that he couldn't guess, but he didn't want to believe that the good brother who once used his chest to block an arrow for him not only wanted to murder him, but also wanted to frame him with such a serious crime!

This time, after Qi Yingmo followed him to Yuhua Temple through his mouth, his whereabouts were also very suspicious.

Before there was solid evidence, Shen Yushu would not let his emotions show at all.

He looked at the teasing look on Qi Yingmo's face, his eyes slightly condensed, and got back to the point, "The emperor just summoned me and said that he would stay here tonight and asked us to strengthen our patrols."

He didn't know when Qi Yingmo followed him, nor did he know whether he had seen him meet Xue Youran just now.

Although he and Xue Youran were upright, Qi Yingmo didn't even blink an eye at killing him. Who can guarantee that he won't make a fuss about this?

"Okay."

Shen Yushu chatted with him for a few words, then found an excuse to leave.

Qi Yingmo looked at him, then turned his head to look in the direction where Shen Yushu and Xue Youran had just separated, with an intriguing curve at the corner of his lips.

... ...

On the other side, when Shen Chaoyan saw Sikong Yan, he was stunned.

After the sacrifice, he changed into a moon-white brocade robe and didn't wear a hair crown. He lost some of his cold aura and looked much softer, like a very rich young man.

But his innate nobility is not comparable to that of an ordinary rich young man.

Shen Chaoyan took another look at her moon-white dress. She changed into this outfit after getting caught in the rain. She didn't expect that she and the tyrant would wear the same outfit together.

She stopped less than two meters away from the man and bowed, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Just now I heard from the abbot that the golden lotus flowers on the back hill of Yuhua Temple are in bloom. You should go with me to see them." Sikong Yan said, and stretched out his hand to help her up. His big hand took her hand and never let go.

Shen Chaoyan lowered her head and looked at the two people holding hands. She raised her eyebrows slightly, but did not break away.

When she was a reporter, every day was like a war.

Sometimes, before she finished her meal, she would hear that some celebrity appeared in the hotel with whom, and she would throw away her chopsticks and rush to her destination without stopping.

Therefore, she ran very fast and was used to walking alone every time.

But now, she suddenly felt that this feeling of being held by someone's hand and walking was also very good.

Thinking of this, Shen Chaoyan turned her head and cast her gaze at the man who was holding her.

Who knew that after staring at him for less than two seconds, Sikong Yan suddenly turned his face.

He narrowed his narrow eyes and looked into her clear and bright eyes, "My beloved, why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

Shen Chaoyan was caught peeping on the spot, but she was not panicked at all.

She smacked her lips and frowned deliberately, "No, I just think the emperor looks a little strange today?"

Sikong Yan subconsciously raised his hand and touched his face, "What's strange about it?"

It's impossible, he washed his face before going out.

"It's strange and makes people excited."