Chapter 282 Riding a Turtle

"Of course. Countess, we haven't seen each other since the auction, and you promised to take me to see the Count."

Qi Mohan smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I had a lot of things to do later and didn't have time. I finally met you again today."

Yu Zhuo's body stiffened when he heard that. He turned his head and met Zhou Yan's tense and cold face.

"Count, hello?" Qi Mohan approached without knowing when. He greeted Zhou Yanshu and said with a smile, "Do you still remember me? Hundreds of years ago, I spoke to you once or twice. At that time, I was still selling watermelons on the street."

Zhou Yanshu turned his eyes to Qi Mohan and said calmly, "I'm sorry, it's been a long time and my memory is not good. I don't remember Qi Zuoshi anymore."

Qi Mohan laughed twice: "It's nothing, you can't remember me. After all, we have moved on and things are different now."

Yu Zhuo sat between the two of them. He raised his eyes and looked at the two people beside him. He easily caught their sharpness hidden in the air.

"That's right." Zhou Yanshu raised the corners of his lips, met Qi Mohan's gaze, and said, "The world is unpredictable, who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe Qi Zuo Shi will step on empty air one day, and will return to the pre-liberation era."

Qi Mohan narrowed his eyes and said, "Count, thank you for your reminder. I have always been very careful."

Zhou Yanshu withdrew his gaze, sneered and said nothing.

Qi Mohan no longer wanted to talk to Zhou Yanshu. He returned to his seat and turned his gaze to Yu Zhuo: "Countess, you must have worked hard on the way here. I toast you with this glass of wine as a thank you for accompanying me on the outing last time."

Seeing this, Yu Zhuo grabbed the wine glass in front of him. Before he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a pain in his thigh.

Yu Zhuo paused, his expression unchanged, and he used his hand to cover up and hold Zhou Yanshu's fingers. Zhou Yanshu scratched the back of his hand with his fingertips, with a strong warning.

Yu Zhuo looked at Qi Mohan and said awkwardly, "Left Envoy, that's just a small matter, don't be so rude. Besides, I'm allergic to alcohol, I'm afraid I can't drink this."

"What a coincidence?" Qi Mohan picked up the wine glass. He stared at Yu Zhuo for a few seconds and said slowly, "What a pity. This is a good wine that I have buried for more than ten years. I want you to taste it."

Yu Zhuo didn't say anything else. He squeezed Zhou Yanshu's wrist tightly and pinched the soft flesh on his waist mercilessly.

Zhou Yanshu immediately sat back and straightened his body. He turned his head to look at Yu Zhuo and said in a low voice, "Relax."

"If you loosen up, I will loosen up too." Yu Zhuo narrowed his eyes, "Hurry up."

Zhou Yanshu immediately pulled his hand back, picked up the wine glass on the table, and took two sips with an unexpected look on his face.

Yu Zhuo laughed and stuffed the small pill in his hand into Zhou Yanshu's palm. Zhou Yanshu moved his fingers, took it and put it in his pocket.

Yu Zhuo then sat up straight. He looked forward again and saw another person standing beside Lin Shuang. The person was thin and wore a military uniform that didn't fit in with the nobles around him.

As if sensing Yu Zhuo's gaze, the man also raised his head and looked at Yu Zhuo.

Those pure green eyes reflected in Yuzhuo's eyes, and Yuzhuo paused - it was Yu Xiangwan.

Yu Xiangwan did not stay by the side of the couple for any longer. He just looked up at Yu Zhuo for a while, then turned around and sat at the back.

Species coming from the shore are not allowed to appear in the front row, so Yu Xiangwan only occupied a seat in the back row this time.

Yu Zhuo didn't know the purpose of Yu Xiangwan coming here. Just as he looked away, he heard a noise outside.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

Tamo's appearance was always grand. Even though he was still far away and his figure was not seen, the servants in front of him were shouting at the top of their lungs from a hundred meters away.

When the people in the hall heard the voice, they all bowed their heads in silence in their seats. They knelt on their knees, waiting for Tamo to arrive in advance.

Yuzhuo had to do the same according to the rules of the mermaid tribe. He imitated the postures and movements of the others and blended in. His kneeling posture was quite standard.

Almost everyone inside knelt down, except Zhou Yanshu, who was still sitting in a wheelchair without moving due to paralysis.

Yu Zhuo glanced at Zhou Yanshu quietly, and when he saw that Zhou Yanshu had a cold expression, he silently withdrew his gaze.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

The servant who was shouting was getting closer and closer to the hall. He walked to the door and then knelt on his knees like the nobles inside.

Yuzhuo heard intermittent rustling sounds at the door - like the sound of an animal crawling on the ground.

Yu Zhuo frowned secretly, and with his peripheral vision he glanced towards the door, and unexpectedly saw Tamo riding a green-haired turtle slowly walking in.

The turtle was not a giant turtle that lived thousands of years ago. It was only about the size of a wooden horse that children played with in the park. Tammo rode on the turtle, and even with his legs bent and hanging in the air, he could still walk forward on the ground.

The turtle walked slowly, and it took a full twenty minutes to walk from the gate to the throne in front.

Everyone in the hall knelt to greet him, but Tamo was unmoved. He just sat on the turtle shell and let the turtle crawl forward bit by bit.

Yu Zhuo: “…”

The hall was completely silent, except for the rustling sound of the turtle crawling.

Everyone who came to the celebration banquet lowered their heads. They could not stand up without being ordered to do so. They could only bite the bullet and kowtow to the green-haired turtle.

"Your Majesty, the celebration banquet will begin in two minutes. If the banquet is postponed, please inform us in advance to save us time."

A calm voice sounded in the hall. Everyone who heard the voice tensed up and secretly cast their eyes towards Zhou Yanshu who was sitting in the front.

Zhou Yanshusi didn't feel uncomfortable at all. He had a blank expression and spoke directly in front of Tamo.

He was the nominal "Count" of Tamofeng, but before that, he had always been the former king.

Tamo sat astride the turtle shell, his royal robe hanging loosely. He looked at Zhou Yanshu with an ambiguous expression: "Why, you can't wait for such a short time?"

Zhou Yanshu's expression remained unchanged: "Your Majesty, it's not that I can't wait. It's just that I am paralyzed and mentally ill, so I can't stay here for too long. If it takes a long time, please allow me to leave first."

He didn't have the leisure to watch the green-haired turtle slowly crawl to the finish line.

Tamo sneered when he heard this. He saw Zhou Yanshu's hand already on the wheelchair armrest, and he turned over and jumped off the turtle: "Alright, alright, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The people in the hall stood up from the ground after hearing the order. They all looked a little ugly. After standing up, they returned to their seats and remained silent.

The green-haired turtle was still slowly crawling forward in the hallway. Tamo gestured to the servants beside him and said, "Are you blind? Hurry up and find a seat for the Most Holy Earl!"

Upon hearing this, the servants hurried forward, grabbed the rope around the turtle's neck, and walked straight towards where Yuzhuo was.

Yu Zhuo: “…”