After everything was taken care of, Shen Qingcheng glanced at the bottle of wound medicine beside him.
For some reason, I suddenly thought of a tyrant, that cold-blooded, ruthless, cruel, and inhumane monarch.
With Ji Yan's strength, she could have taken Shen Jiao back before they caught up, so why did she stay in the cave?
Shen Qingcheng remembered that when he first went to see Jiaojiao, His Majesty repeatedly tried to stop him.
But now he deliberately left some space for him to have a chance to talk to Jiaojiao alone.
Could it be that His Majesty deliberately waited for them here?
If that's really the case...
Shen Qingcheng tightened his grip on the wound medicine in his hand.
Was His Majesty's arrangement made specifically to ease the conflict between Jiaojiao and him?
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from behind him, and Shen Qingcheng turned around.
"I'll make it up to you when I get back. I'm not the kind of ungrateful person who would do that." Gu An, who was hiding behind the tree and peeping, was caught red-handed and felt embarrassed. He said fiercely.
Saving Gu An was just a coincidence; even if it had been someone else in danger, Shen Qingcheng would have stepped in to save them.
He doesn't need any payment.
Looking at the awkward boy, Shen Qingcheng found it amusing. "It's just a minor injury, it'll heal in a few days. You don't need to blame yourself."
Gu An, realizing his thoughts had been guessed, immediately became furious and embarrassed: "I didn't blame myself at all!"
Feeling that his reaction was a bit too extreme, he snorted coldly and said, "I'm just worried that some people have complicated thoughts and will use the life-saving grace as blackmail in the future. Anyway, none of you surnamed Chen are good people, except for Jiaojiao."
Faced with Gu An's increasingly evasive and unclear explanations, Shen Qingcheng couldn't help but chuckle.
Even a gentle breeze can't compare to that refined and warm smile.
Unfortunately, Gu An was wearing a mask and couldn't see it.
Why are you grinning like an idiot?
Gu An exploded: "What are you laughing at!"
He was afraid that explaining the reason would only make her angrier, so Shen Qingcheng shook his head: "I didn't laugh."
Gu An transformed into an angry bird: "You're kidding me! I heard everything. My eyesight may not be good, but my hearing is excellent."
"Alright, alright." Shen Qingcheng finished tidying up, stood up from the shore, and spoke more closely.
"Your hearing is the best."
"You, you, you, you, just talk to me, why are you getting so close, do you want to start a fight?"
As soon as he approached, Gu An immediately jumped behind another tree. Perhaps a little nervous, he bumped his head into the tree with a thud, and his whole body swayed from side to side.
Gu An: "..."
He came here to intimidate us, so why did he run into a tree?
Ugh, how embarrassing!
I'm so angry!
He wants to buy this mountain!
Cut down all the trees!
Shen Qingcheng reacted quickly and helped her up: "Are you alright? Does your head hurt?"
That sound was truly crisp and clear.
It's probably bulging.
The boy's wrists were a bit too thin for him; he could hold them in one hand.
"What's it to you? Who, who asked you to help them up? Mind your own business, like a cat chasing a mouse."
Gu An quickly withdrew his hand, shrinking behind the tree and silently grimacing. Damn, that really hurt.
But he wouldn't let it go: "Let me tell you, once I compensate you, we'll call it even, and there won't be any more entanglement over the life-saving favor!"
Gu An was making his plans perfectly. He could put beating up Shen Qingye on his agenda in the future. If Shen Qingcheng tried to dissuade him by using the incident of taking the arrow as a shield, then things would be hard to say.
Fortunately, he was smart enough to know how to resolve the problem beforehand!
Shen Qingcheng really didn't take it to heart. He wanted to tell Gu An that there was a fat caterpillar on his head, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the boy ran away.
A moment later, a piercing scream echoed through the valley.
"Aaaaaah! Where did this bug come from? Jiaojiao, help!"
"Pfft." Shen Qingcheng tried to hold back, but couldn't help but burst out laughing.
...
When Shen Qingcheng returned to the cave, he found that only the Dragon Shadow Guards were waiting for him; Ji Yan and Shen Jiao had already left.
Looking around, Gu An was nowhere to be seen.
Shen Qingcheng shook his head.
He even talked about being saved, but he didn't even call out to him after he left. What an ungrateful wretch.
After returning to the manor, Shen Jiao devoted herself entirely to eating and sleeping to recover from her injuries.
Healing from an injury is like fattening up; three days later, when the tyrant pinched the hamster's ruffled waist, the corners of his mouth finally curved into a satisfied smile.
"Finally, I've gained weight."
"Go." Ji Yan turned and ordered the guards, "Tell the kitchen to make a spicy rabbit head."
Shen Jiao's eyes, which had been slumped like a dead fish, suddenly lit up. Spicy rabbit head! Although she had eaten meat these past few days, the taste had been really bland.
As if seeing through her thoughts, Ji Yan embraced her and played with her slender fingers.
"Eat a few more."
Shen Jiao was delighted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ji Yan rubbed her head and earnestly instructed, "I've heard that you are what you eat. You need to be smart so you can tell who's a bad person when you're out and about. Remember, don't eat anything given to you by strangers."
This is about how she got herself into a mess because of two strings of candied hawthorns.
Shen Jiao was suddenly relieved that the tyrant still had some humanity and hadn't made her chase after a pig's head to gnaw on.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard Ji Yan sigh, "I was originally planning to let you eat a few pig heads."
Shen Jiao immediately took a deep breath.
"Unfortunately, the pig's face is quite ugly."
Shen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, my love for good looks saved me.
Ji Yan gently touched her upturned nose: "If you accidentally overdo it, you'll look like Pigsy from Journey to the West, which won't be pretty."
Shen Jiao feigned sadness: "So Your Majesty is a shallow person. If I really had the face of Pigsy, wouldn't you have fallen for someone else and opened a large harem?"
The tyrant was amused by the pretentious, bristly hamster and laughed uncontrollably, affectionately cupping Shen Jiao's face in his hands.
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