Chapter 135 Reluctantly Achieved

Shen Yu looked at Wen Yu after hearing this. Wen Yu smiled and continued, "I'll help you detoxify, and you help me leave Kunning Palace, how about that?"

This deal sounds like a good deal.

Shen Yu was soaking in the warm water, his eyes sliding down Wen Yu's naked upper body inch by inch until he was blocked from view by the waist-high water.

"Of course you can." Shen Yu said slowly, "But how do I know you won't lie to me?"

"With my current body, I can't even handle the maids and eunuchs in the outer palace, let alone fight you." Wen Yu relaxed the grip on the hairpin and said bluntly, "If I lied to you, you can kill me at any time."

Shen Yu's thoughts turned. After looking at Wen Yu's ferocious and terrifying right face, he suddenly felt a throbbing deep in his heart.

"Okay." After a long time, Shen Yu made a decision.

The owner of the Shadow Tower was not an easy person to deal with. Who knew if he would really let Shen Yu go in the future? What Shen Yu needed was something that he could really hold in his hands, such as Wen Yu who was unable to stand up now.

After hearing Shen Yu's answer, Wen Yu slowly withdrew the hairpin in his hand. His leg muscles were cramping and he struggled to climb out of the bathtub.

Shen Yu always felt a little weird and uncomfortable when he saw the forbearing look on his face which was the same as his own.

"My queen, can I change the bath water for you?" Shen Yu also stood up from the bathtub. His clothes were soaked and water kept dripping down.

"Why are you still calling me empress at this time?" Wen Yu froze, his expression changed, and he said coldly, "I won't wash anymore."

Shen Yu smiled: "Then what should I call you?"

He recalled a TV series he had watched a long time ago and said thoughtfully, "Master?"

Wen Yu: “…”

"This is not as easy as before." Shen Yu said truthfully.

"You can call me whatever you want. I don't think your name is very good." Wen Yu turned his head away. He seemed to be angry for no reason and said in a bad tone, "I will call you Cuihua."

Shen Yu: “…”

"Okay, Your Majesty." Shen Yu didn't care. He touched his neck and the skin pierced by the hairpin was still bleeding.

Shen Yu casually picked up a handkerchief to wipe off the blood, barely stopping the blood from flowing out of the wound.

Wen Yu stood by the side, holding onto the wall. When he saw Shen Yu packing up and preparing to leave, he immediately asked, "Where are you going?"

Shen Yu stopped walking and said as usual: "My lady, it's late, I'm going to change my clothes and go to bed."

"Where to sleep?"

"The small bed in the inner hall." Shen Yu said, turning sideways to look at Wen Yu.

Wen Yu stood naked in the corner without moving, holding the wall next to him with one hand. Even though he tried to pretend to be calm, his legs were still trembling slightly, which revealed himself.

Shen Yu looked at his lower body and asked hesitantly, "Madam, can you walk?"

Wen Yu said nothing. His lips turned pale, and he secretly clenched his curled fingers after feeling Shen Yu's gaze.

Shen Yu sighed. It was difficult to tell the truth to someone with Wen Yu's fickle personality.

The mist that had gathered in the room had long since dissipated as the water temperature dropped. Water droplets slid off Wen Yu's body, and the coldness of the air permeated her skin.

Shen Yu didn't have time to waste with him. He picked up the new clothes beside him and took two steps forward to stand in front of Wen Yu.

"Hand over the hairpin." Shen Yu stretched out his right hand towards Wen Yu.

The palm of his right hand was covered with a thin layer of silk, which was not as thin as Wen Yu's, and had tiny cuts and scars on it.

Wen Yu stared at Shen Yu for a few seconds and placed the hairpin in his palm.

"Two." Shen Yu said, his eyes moved down, his tone was ambiguous, "Madam, at this time, are you still on guard against me?"

Wen Yu's breathing slowed down, his fingers stiffened for a few seconds, and then he pulled out the small silver hairpin stuck in the back of his head and placed it in Shen Yu's hand.

"No more." Wen Yu looked unhappy.

Shen Yu didn't find anything else. He casually wiped Wen Yu's body with a bath towel and then covered him with his new robe.

"My queen, we are on the same boat now, you don't have to be so defensive against me." Shen Yu leaned over and picked up Wen Yu. He said in a slow tone, "If you are like this, I dare not close my eyes when I sleep in the inner hall at night."

Wen Yu snorted coldly.

Shen Yu is used to taking the initiative. He is a killer, and Wen Yu sleeps in the same room with him, so she really dares not close her eyes at night.

Shen Yu walked for a while, then entered the center of the inner hall and put Wen Yu on the bed. Wen Yu's legs were weak, so after he got on the bed, he pulled the quilt over and lay down in the corner with a frown.

"...Give me my mask." Wen Yu turned over and suddenly spoke.

Shen Yu was just about to go to the cubicle to change into clean clothes. Upon hearing this, he turned around and went to the place where he had been before to pick up the golden mask on the ground.

This mask is quite heavy. It looks like pure gold on the surface, but it is particularly heavy in the hand. Shen Yu touched the surface of the mask with his fingers. It was rough and granular, not like the texture of gold.

Shen Yu weighed the weight in his hand, changed his clothes, and returned the mask to Wen Yu.

"My lady, you still wear it when you sleep at night?" Shen Yu asked, "This thing is not light."

Wen Yu had already put on the mask. He lowered his head and said, "I'm doing this for your own good."

Shen Yu: “?”

Wen Yu tapped the surface of his mask with his fingers and reminded him, "You know exactly what I look like inside. You were scared when you first saw it, right? Haha, if I walk past your bed again at night..."

Shen Yu stood in front of him without saying a word.

Wen Yu laughed sinisterly twice. When he saw that Shen Yu didn't react, the curve of his lips suddenly became a little stiff: "Aren't you afraid?"

Shen Yu was speechless for a moment, then turned and walked outside the beaded curtain: "My queen, go to bed early, your mind is not clear anymore."

Wen Yu: “…”

The red candles in the inner hall were extinguished soon. Shen Yu made his bed and went to the window to observe the situation outside before going to bed.

The maids and eunuchs were replaced every two hours, and now a new batch of palace maids had arrived.

Shen Yu greeted the palace maids in the outer hall, indicating that the Empress was about to go to bed, and asked the palace maids near the door of the inner hall to consciously retreat to a farther place.

After finishing everything, Shen Yu returned to his bed. Behind a layer of gold and jade curtains, the place inside was completely dark. Shen Yu stood there and watched for a few seconds, only vaguely seeing a bulging shadow on the bed inside.

Shen Yu withdrew his gaze, took off his shoes and socks, turned over and lay on his bed.

Wen Yu was still awake. He turned his back to the outside and listened quietly to the rustling sounds in the inner hall. Shen Yu didn't know what he was packing. After about a minute, the sounds gradually subsided.

Wen Yu closed his eyes, turned over and lay down, and soon put his palm on the mask on his face.