Chapter 50 Asking for a compliment

Nangong Boyu's face turned pale as he listened to Lu Yunzheng's curses.

His hunched body trembled slightly with anger.

"Come here! Come here! Beat him up!" Nangong Boyu pointed at Lu Yunzheng and shouted.

The jailer on the side looked embarrassed, "Sir, isn't it bad to use private punishment?"

"What's wrong with him being a dying man? Besides, the emperor didn't say that he couldn't be touched." Nangong Boyu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

The jailer thought about it and opened the cell door. He sent two people to drag Lu Yunzheng out and tied him to the rack on the side.

Lu Yunzheng looked at Nangong Boyu with contempt. Nangong Boyu looked at his expression and directly pushed away the jailer who was about to punish him, and picked up the long whip and swung it up.

Snap, snap, snap...

Lu Yunzheng gritted his teeth. It didn't matter to him no matter what happened. He just hoped that his mother and the Regent would be safe.

Nangong Boyu didn't know how many times he had hit him. He was so tired that he was panting.

Lu Yunzheng kept his head down. His original green brocade robe was covered with whip marks, and the blood stained the robe red.

His long hair fell down, close to his cheeks, and his fair face was as pale as a piece of paper.

Lu Yunzheng bit his lower lip, and his eyes full of hatred stared straight at Nangong Boyu.

"Beat! Keep beating!" Nangong Boyu handed the long whip to the jailer beside him with trembling hands.

The jailer had no choice but to do as he was told.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yunzheng fainted.

Nangong Boyu stopped the jailer after seeing this and walked out with a proud look on his face.

Want to fight him? You are still too young.

Xie Anci, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a nightmare. Xie Anci suddenly got up, and his beautiful face was covered with cold sweat.

He dreamed that he seemed to have fallen into a nest of poisonous snakes, and the giant python inside was entangled with him, and he was completely unable to breathe.

The sticky touch made him almost vomit, and what was even more disgusting was that the lewd snake actually lifted up his clothes and wanted to take him by force.

"Are you having a nightmare? Are you okay?" Gu Lingyu woke up when he heard the voice and poured a cup of tea for Xie Anci.

Xie Anci panted softly, and it took him a while to wake up from the nightmare.

"Why are you here?" Xie Anci took the teacup and took a sip.

"I just came back and came to see you." Gu Lingyu was still wearing yesterday's clothes, and his handsome face was full of fatigue. "How is your health?"

"Much better. Have you cleared out the bandits?" Xie Anci handed the teacup to Gu Lingyu, who naturally took it and put it on the table.

"Well, they have all been caught. I have written a letter to the emperor, and he should send someone to deal with it in a few days." Gu Lingyu's voice was dull, and he had completely lost his former arrogance.

Xie Anci nodded, "Go and have a rest. After you have a good rest, we will continue our journey south."

"Okay." Gu Lingyu no longer insisted and turned to leave.

The silent night always seemed particularly long. Xie Anci opened the window and let the cold wind blow for a while before he slowly calmed down.

He had been away from the capital for nearly ten days, and he didn't know what the situation was there. There was no letter from the capital.

Xie Anci pinched his temples, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually expanded, almost swallowing him.

Fortunately, it was dawn, and the inn woke up from its slumber.

Various sounds came from the inn, and a ray of warm sunlight shone on Xie Anci, warming his heart.

What a nice weather.

Xie Anci looked out the window and thought.

Knock, knock, knock...

A dull knock was heard on the door.

"Come in." Xie Anci put on his coat and said in a deep voice.

"Godfather, I made wontons for you, would you like a try?" Xie You walked in with a bowl of wontons as if he was offering a treasure.

Xie Anci raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you trying to make amends?"

Xie You's eyes flashed, "Not entirely."

He helped Xie Anci wash up, and then looked at Xie Anci expectantly.

Xie Anci scooped up a wonton and took a bite. The rich meat aroma spread in his mouth, and the taste was surprisingly good. After eating

a bowl of hot wontons, the haze in Xie Anci's heart was swept away, and his body felt a little more comfortable.

"How is it?" Xie You looked like he was asking for praise.

Xie Anci chuckled, "Well, not bad."

Xie You was very satisfied to get these two words.

"When did you follow me?" Xie Anci wiped the corner of his mouth and looked at Xie You with his phoenix eyes.

"I followed you on the first day." Xie You lowered his head embarrassedly.

"You should go back. The journey is too far. It's not a place you should come to." Xie Anci wanted to send him back. They had only walked a quarter of the way. They might have to hurry in the next few days.

"No, I want to follow my godfather. I want to protect you." Xie You refused without thinking.

"I don't need your protection."

"Really?" Xie You felt a lingering fear when he remembered that Xie Anci was almost shot through the heart by an arrow.

"…"

"This kind of thing will never happen again." Xie Anci frowned.

Xie You said nothing, but just looked at him eagerly, like an abandoned puppy.

The two of them were in a stalemate.

Xie Anci ignored Xie You and asked Zuo Sikong to take him to the prison.

It was the first time that Xie Anci saw a prison so crowded.

All the previous bandits were locked up in it, hanging their heads and looking glum.

When they saw Xie Anci, some were angry, some were calm, and some were afraid.

No one expected that the Regent King would appear in this mountain ravine.

"Where is Cao Da being held?" Xie Anci asked.

"Reply to the Regent King, he's inside." Zuo Sikong said as he brought the person to Cao Da.

Cao Da saw Xie Anci's complicated expression. He definitely liked him, but he knew it was impossible.

He was just a mountain bandit. The handsome man in front of him was the high and mighty Regent. His company these days was just like a dream.

No matter how dumb Cao Da was, he knew what a good match meant, and he also knew that he had done something wrong.

"How dare you! You don't kneel down to greet the Regent when you see him?" Zuo Sikong shouted.

Cao Da was so scared that he fell to his knees.

"Regent... Regent..." Cao Da's face was pale and he shouted tremblingly.

Xie Anci waved his hand, signaling Zuo Sikong not to scare him anymore.

"No need to be polite." Xie Anci helped him up, his long hair like ink flashed in front of Cao Da's eyes, and the faint fragrance of gardenia lingered on his nose.

Cao Da was stunned and stared at Xie Anci blankly.

"I know you were just deceived by the traitors. Do you want to join the army? If you want to serve the country, I will spare you this time and make up for your mistakes."

"If you don't want to go, you will be punished according to the law. You can choose."

"I will go! I will join the army!" Cao Dalian said hurriedly.

"I will send someone to pick you up. I hope you cherish this opportunity. If you dare to make a mistake, I will no longer protect you." Xie Anci nodded with satisfaction. Fortunately, he was not that stupid.

"Yes, thank you, Regent." Cao Da was sincerely grateful to Xie Anci.

He thought he would lose his head, but the man in front of him gave him a chance.