Li Yu spent a period of time hiding his identity and being in chaos. King Jing sympathized with him because he had never traveled far. If he passed through a small town along the way, he would stay in an inn for a few days, take Li Yu to go shopping, eat a few hot meals, and wait for Li Yu to rest enough before continuing.
Because it was a journey, they brought mostly dry food with them. Eunuch Wang prepared a lot of side dishes and meat cakes at first, but they were all eaten up in a few days. Li Yu's human form was a little tired of eating dry food several times, but he could turn back into a fish, and fish can always eat fish food. King Jing took him to eat from time to time, and asked Wang Xi to buy snacks from the towns along the way for Li Yu to eat. Li Yu, who was still carefully cared for, felt that he didn't suffer much.
When they were in the middle of nowhere, they set up tents several times. Li Yu would give up the comfortable carriage and sleep in a blanket wrapped in thick fur with King Jing. Li Yu, once he got the idea in his head, would be a shameless little bastard. He even pestered King Jing to be intimate, saying that the wild was a different kind of fun. King Jing usually couldn't get him out of this, so he always did as he was told. The two of them hugged each other and listened to the wind outside the tent, feeling each other's hot heartbeats. It would have been better if Master Li didn't get into the carriage in a panic and disheveled state.
There were several sections of the road that were completely in the wilderness. Li Yu was bored and even discovered new skills.
He tried to find wild vegetables on the hillside, and he always found them. He also tried to dig sweet potatoes, and he always found them. Compared with Wang Xi who always returned empty-handed, Li Yu always returned with a full load, so much that he couldn't even carry it with both hands, which made Wang Xi very jealous.
When he encountered a river, Li Yu was also very lucky. As long as he stood on the shore where the water was not turbulent and gently patted the rocks there, a lot of shrimps, crabs and loaches would emerge from under the rocks. Sometimes there were also fish, but Li Yu no longer ate fish. He would put the fish back into the water, leaving shrimps, crabs and other river fresh food, which could be eaten after boiling, preserving the original flavor.
Wang Xi exclaimed, and at the same time he insisted on taking it over and cooking it for Li Yu, and was determined not to let Li Yu do it. Li Yu found it strange. He had been a chef in the palace before, and Wang Xi did not stop him. Why couldn't he do it this time?
The sharp-tongued Wang Gonggong was immediately hesitant when asked. Why couldn't he do it? In fact, he was afraid that Master Li's cooking skills would ruin all the river seafood, but His Highness had issued a gag order, and no one was allowed to talk about the master's cooking skills. Wang Xi was very strict, and Li Yu didn't get any information after several inquiries.
These were just a few small things, and Li Yu forgot about them in a moment. For him, finding all kinds of ingredients was more practical than being able to cook. Li Yu also found that he was always very lucky in finding food. Li Yu
then understood that the so-called good luck in terms of having enough food and clothing in the system did not refer to his superb cooking skills, but to the fact that he could always get what he wanted in finding food (and perhaps clothes in the future).
Li Yu complained about the system that always brought good luck to the fish in an evil way, and then he was glad that the koi that could find food would not be hungry.
Thinking about it carefully, it was true. Except for his own faults, he had never been hungry.
Two months passed, and he finally rushed to a small town in the west - Luofeng Town, which was the temporary residence specially selected by the emperor for King Jing.
The mayor of Luofeng Town had received a secret order from the top and prepared accommodation for King Jing and his party. It was said to be the best mansion in the local area and it had been completely cleaned. King Jing took Li Yu to take a look. It was called a mansion, but in fact it was just a two-story house, which was obviously not comparable to the huge palace.
Li Yu usually lives in a fish tank, and doesn't think the size of the yard matters. King Jing silently rubbed Yu's head. In King Jing's eyes, it would be unfair to Xiaoyu if he lived in a palace. Moreover, the crystal fish tank was inconvenient to transport because of the long distance. King Jing brought a few smaller fish tanks that he usually used. King Jing also felt that Xiaoyu was wronged, although Xiaoyu himself did not react.
King Jing also brought a lot of guards and servants on this trip. Two houses were not enough for them. Wang Xi had an idea and spent some money to buy the houses on the left and right. This way, it was enough. Although the original house was cleaned, it was still a bit old. Wang Xi originally planned to repair it and expand the main yard, but King Jing shook his head.
This time they were actually here by imperial decree, so it was not appropriate to do too many things outside of the
imperial decree. When Li Yu arrived at the new site, he first walked around the rooms one by one and saw that the fish tank was still placed in King Jing's room. This room was much smaller than the palace, and it was furnished with ordinary furniture. It was very tight to turn around. Li Yu felt that it would be very inconvenient for Master Li to change shape, so when he was about to speak up, King Jing asked Wang Xi to clean up another room next to his room for Master Li to live in.
"Master Li is not going to stay with His Highness?"
Wang Xi couldn't understand, or was too surprised. His master rode a horse all the way instead of a carriage, and gave the carriage to Master Li. This was enough pampering. Could it be that he wanted to separate rooms from Master Li? Was he so obsessed with Master Li's pregnancy?
King Jing glanced at Wang Xi indifferently. The place was too small and Master Li couldn't sleep well.
Wang Xi: "..."
Originally, the room next door was to be used as a study for King Jing. King Jing insisted so much, Wang Xi couldn't say anything, and quickly cleaned it up and gave it to Li Yu.
Li Yu was embarrassed, but he couldn't say anything. Who made Master Li have an unspeakable secret?
Because the new residence was not large, King Jing set a new rule. The servants who came with him to Luofeng Town this time didn't have to come to serve at night. Except for the guards on duty, the rest of the people could take care of themselves.
"Master Li, the prince is in your hands!" Wang
Xi held Li Yu's hand and gave him many instructions. Eunuch Wang was also ordered by King Jing to rest, so he could only ask Li Yu for help.
Li Yu blushed and agreed, but he was actually a little excited in his heart.
After Wang Xi and the others left, Li Yu unskillfully poured some hot water into a clean copper basin, then added some cold water to make it warm, and brought it to King Jing.
"Your Highness, first... wash your face and hands."
Li Yu was not very good at taking care of others, so he did it according to his usual habit.
He had combed his hair by himself, took out a hairpin, and tied his increasingly long hair in a bun behind his head to prevent it from falling in front and pricking his eyes.
King Jing liked his casual and homely look very much. He held Li Yu's hand, put them both in warm water, and gently rubbed his palms.
Li Yu was very familiar with water. He scooped up a handful of water and poured it on the back of King Jing's hand. King Jing curled his lips, and the two of them played with water for a while.
Li Yu thought to himself that it was bad, and he forgot the time again. He secretly glanced at the silver hourglass he brought from the palace.
This hourglass was just enough to calculate his transformation time. Li Yu quickly estimated that a bath would be more than enough.
"Your Highness, do you want to take a bath? I, I can help you rub your back."
Li Yu blurted out, and after asking, he felt that he was being stupid. He had just washed his face and hands, so why did he talk about taking a bath?
He was a fish, soaking in water all day, so he couldn't get dirty. But King Jing had been traveling for two months, and he could only wash himself when he stayed in an inn on the road. He was just worried that King Jing would feel uncomfortable.
King Jing knew what he meant and nodded with a smile. Fearing that Li Yu would be busy, King Jing took the initiative to walk to the bathtub. Wang Xi had left a lot of hot water. King Jing had seen Li Yu pouring water into the copper basin, so he was determined not to let Li Yu carry the kettle again. King Jing tested the water temperature while doing it himself.
"Your Highness, let me rub your back!"
Li Yu's eyes sparkled as he put a cloth towel on his arm.
King Jing narrowed his eyes and glanced at the silver hourglass. There should be enough time. King Jing suddenly reached out and pulled Li Yu from the bathtub into the bathtub.
"Your Highness, what are you doing!"
Li Yu suddenly plunged into the hot water, frightened.
King Jing smiled and pushed him against the edge of the bathtub. Your Highness not only wanted to rub his back, but also wanted to eat fish.
Li Yu's cheeks were flushed from the wash, and there was still some lingering charm in the corners of his eyes. He sat on the chair, his legs kicking restlessly. King Jing put on a snow-white silk lingerie for him and wiped his wet hair again.
Li Yu suddenly felt that the situation had been reversed: “…”
Forget it, fish don’t care about trivial matters!
Li Yu threw away the cloth towel, smiled and stepped on the back of King Jing’s foot. He was not wearing shoes or socks, and there were still some water stains on his feet. He rubbed against King Jing’s feet. Stepping on one was not enough, so he stepped on the other.
King Jing: “…”
Li Yu knew that he was fanning the flames. They had been dating for almost half a year, and their feelings were deepening. He moved with King Jing from the palace to this run-down courtyard, and he still felt very sweet. Does this mean that he can cross the line a little bit?
Anyway, they made three rules at the beginning, not because they didn’t want to, but because they were afraid that they would be exposed if they turned into a fish in the middle.
In fact, transformation is not completely unsolvable. He now has a very accurate timer, and he can divide the movements in bed into two halves accurately. For example, he could arrange the transformation at night, close to dawn, and when the silver clepsydra was almost empty, he would go back to another room under the pretext of going to the toilet. After turning back into a fish, he only needed to wait a little until the dawn of the next day, and then he could transform again.
In short, the two transformations were infinitely close, and night was a good time to exercise. Hard work pays off. Even such a smart method was thought of by the fish, so he must try it. King Jing had almost become a monk in the past few months. Li Yu had secretly seduced him several times, but King Jing was too strict in keeping his promises and would not even enter the door. Li Yu was extremely suspicious that he might become a monk if he continued to do so.
Really, what did I do to make such a fuss? Karma is here, sob, sob, the fish wants to doi!
Li Yu's feet were rubbing randomly, and King Jing was not feeling well either. He stood up and took a step, trying to figure out the fish's intentions. Li Yu stepped on his feet and was in a daze again. He was about to fall if he lost balance. King Jing quickly reached out and held him.
Li Yu took the opportunity to throw himself on King Jing, rubbed his eyes, and pretended to be very sleepy.
King Jing carried the dishonest fish to the bed and gently put Li Yu down. Li Yu quickly clung to him, grabbing and holding him, not letting him go. Although he had taken a bath, he knew that the other party was actually holding back his anger and was not relaxed.
After waiting for so long for three chapters, he still knew how to stir up the other party's emotions. King Jing was soon aroused, and the two glanced at the silver clock at the same time to confirm the time.
After a while of intimacy, Li Yu felt that he was about to succeed. King Jing let him go as usual, but Li Yu did not say "goodbye", but whispered: "Your Highness, wait for me."
King Jing was stunned, Li Yu winked at him mischievously, gave him a self-proclaimed charming look, and planned to rush to another room to prepare.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. Someone outside the house suddenly shouted, "Your Highness, be careful!"
Then, Li Yu and King Jing heard the sound of swords clashing at the same time. They looked at each other at the same time. Who could have expected that an assassin would appear in a small town in the west, 108,000 miles away from the imperial city!
Li Yu was not mentally prepared, and his transformation time was about to come. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do. King Jing reacted much faster than him. He stepped forward and brought Li Yu back when he was about to run out of the door. He half pushed and half carried him to the back of a wardrobe.
You hide here and don't move!
King Jing nodded to Li Yu, but when the noise outside the house got louder, he drew his sword and rushed out.
The western frontier was already in chaos, but this house was originally uninhabited. As soon as he moved in, the killer followed him. What a coincidence!
King Jing naturally thought that this was coming for him, but even so, he had to go out. There were only a few rooms in the yard. If he didn't go out at this moment, the thieves might sneak in and Xiaoyu would be in danger. If he went out to fight with his back to the wall, at least Xiaoyu would be safe.
King Jing turned around and went out the door and immediately closed it.
After calming down, he saw that in the yard, the guards were fighting with a group of masked men in black, and it was difficult to tell who was better.
King Jing kicked away an assassin who came to attack and joined the battle. Sure enough, the men in black had been searching the house. When they found King Jing appeared, they stopped searching. More than half of the men in black concentrated on attacking King Jing.
There was a lot of shouting and fighting outside. Li Yu was running around in the house in a hurry. He was unwilling to hide alone. He ran to the window and pushed it open a little. He saw that King Jing had joined the guards and was fighting with the man in black. Li Yu was relieved. For
safety reasons, he looked around, but the next moment he saw someone in the distance drawing a bow.
Li Yu thought to himself that it was not good. He didn't know if King Jing could hide. He was anxious and casually scanned the house. His eyes lit up. There was a copper basin for washing hands in the house. Li Yu glanced at the silver colander again and gritted his teeth. He still had a little time. He just needed to move faster and not be so fussy!
Li Yu picked up the copper basin and used it as a shield in front of him. He pushed open the door and ran away.
"Your Highness, be careful of the archers!" Li Yu shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, a feather arrow shot towards King Jing. Li Yu was frightened and screamed, but King Jing calmly turned his head and dodged the arrow.
Li Yu jumped up with his hind feet and used the copper basin as a shield to block King Jing.
The fear was only for a short moment, and Li Yu's hands were shaking while holding the copper basin, but he soon calmed down.
He is also a man, knowing that King Jing went out to protect him. He is not afraid of death, but he also wants to protect King Jing!
Almost at the same time, Wang Xi arrived with more guards, and other people kept pouring in nearby.
The man in black was gradually surrounded, and seeing that things were not going well, he began to flee. King Jing took a bow and arrow from Wang Xi's hand, drew the bow and shot one without even aiming, and it was the person who had just shot the hidden arrow.
The black-clothed man was soon surrounded by the guards. He should be safe. Li Yu rushed over and hugged King Jing tightly. He used to be afraid of blood, but now King Jing was covered in blood, but he didn't care. Not only did he not care, he also laughed heartily. Just now,
for a moment, he did think quickly about what would happen if King Jing was shot by an arrow.
Compared with the fear of the killer assassin, he was more afraid that he would lose him. He hoped that both of them would live well and be together in peace.
Li Yu's mood changed, and the system also reported at the same time that "sharing weal and woe" was completed.
Li Yu smiled triumphantly, and was about to praise himself, but suddenly the smile froze on his face.
... Oops, the transformation time limit is up!
Li Yu didn't bother to say anything more to King Jing, and ran back to the house. The moment he opened the door, Li Yu heard the creepy sound of the bowstring again.
"Young Master, be careful!"
Wang Xi shouted anxiously, but he was far away and couldn't help at all.
Li Yu's eyes widened, and he didn't even have time to look behind him. Seeing that the arrow was about to hit him, King Jing jumped up and threw Li Yu into the door. The two fell to the ground together and avoided the arrow.
Li Yu was firmly protected by King Jing, and his eyes were a little wet.
"Your Highness..."