Chapter 14 Another Confused
Three hours later.
When Ye Yan brought Hua Jue and a group of Huo Gang guards to Shuidao, everyone was stunned.
Ye Yan thought that he would see the two men's bodies exposed in the wilderness, their bodies soaked in water into two big balls.
Hua Jue thought that he would see Huo Gannian dying, with Yun Chen's body beside him, who had used up his last breath to protect him.
Everyone saw Huo Gannian fall into the water with their own eyes. Several frogmen surrounded him and Yun Chen, and they also saw with their own eyes that the two were suddenly dragged into the water by something.
On the way here, everyone imagined a hundred different miserable situations for the two of them.
I never expected to see this scene:
Next to the cave warmed by the bonfire, Huo Gannian sat under a big tree with a cold expression.
His clothes were a little wrinkled, but clean, without a drop of blood or a wound on his body. He was even holding a stone cup in his hand, drinking tea slowly.
On the other side, Yun Chen, who was dirty like a savage, was holding a short knife that was about to be rolled into a twist, chopping the branches with a "hey yo hey yo" sound, causing the tree to tremble slightly and the leaves to fall on Huo Gannian.
The scene was incredibly romantic—and eerie.
"Young Master, please wait a moment. I will make crutches for you." Yun Chen said.
Everyone was so surprised by this scene that they were speechless.
He fought alone with the young master who had disabled legs, and in the end both of them survived.
Without saying a word, everyone could deeply feel the danger and difficulty just by looking at the sharp contrast in the two people's appearance.
You can't refuse to accept it.
Hua Jue even felt like crying.
Everyone hurriedly worked together to lift Huo Gannian onto the wheelchair.
Then, Ye Yan walked to Yun Chen, who was still thinking about how to make a crutch, and met his slightly dilated eyes, his alert but pale face, and his subconscious defensive fighting posture.
He held Yun Chen's shoulders and said softly:
"Achen, we are here, the young master is safe."
Yun Chen seemed to take a while to react before he truly understood the meaning of those words and slowly put down the knife.
With a "snap", she seemed to hear the sound of a string breaking.
Then, she felt dizzy, and a strong pain and soreness surged from every corner of her body, and her throat began to feel sweet.
Her eyes went dark and she fell uncontrollably into Ye Yan's arms.
Because of the severe injuries, Yun Chen was in a coma for most of the day.
In order to recuperate properly, she was arranged to rest in a single room that only personal guards could stay in.
Huo Gannian even gave the order personally, saying that Yun Chen had made great contributions this time, so the assassin with the cat did not need to be arrested.
Everyone speculated that she would definitely pass the probation period and might even be promoted to Huo Gannian's fourth personal guard.
Ye Yan began to think about holding a celebratory party. Hua Jue personally went to the armory to find a brand new set of personal guard uniforms, and even secretly ironed the indigo gold belt on the uniforms.
Yun Chen didn't have time to care about what others were thinking. All her thoughts were focused on "dealing with" Huo Luyu.
After Yun Chen was injured, two piles of gold medicine were piled up in the room.
One pile was given by Huo Gannian at the military preparation office, and the other pile was sent by Xiaoyue'er, the maidservant beside Huo Luyu.
Not only that, when Huo Luyu heard that Yun Chen refused to let the court doctor apply medicine to her and insisted on treating all her wounds herself, she asked Xiaoyue to change Yun Chen's medicine and wash him every day.
Yun Chen was afraid of exposing his daughter's body, so he had to wrap his collar tightly to prevent Xiaoyue from touching it.
The maid hurriedly pulled Yun Chen's clothes:
"Guard Yun, the family has strict etiquette, so the young lady can't come to visit you in person. She asked me to take good care of you, so just obey me!"
Yun Chen blushed and dodged desperately:
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other! Xiaoyue, stop pulling my clothes!"
Xiaoyue'er also blushed and tried to pull:
"I don't want to either! But the young lady is so worried about you that she can't even eat! What can I do?"
They would fight several rounds like this every day until Xiaoyue was exhausted and sat on the ground gasping for breath.
Finally, Yun Chen had no choice but to roll up one of his sleeves and extend his scarred arm to Xiao Yue'er:
"I'm convinced. Please apply the medicine on my arm, and you can get your job done."
Yun Chen's movements were a bit too big, and Xiao Yue'er only felt a flash before her eyes, and a hideous thing like a dead tree suddenly appeared in front of her.
There were only two deep knife wounds and four or five shallow wounds on Yun Chen's arm, which was not a big deal.
But the large purple bruises caused by the water python made the whole arm look scary.
How could a little girl from the boudoir have ever seen such things? Seeing Xiaoyue'er's face turned pale with fear, Yun Chen could only take the golden medicine and apply a layer on his arm.
"Alright, even if you're the one who applied the medicine for me, you can rest assured. Also, I'm a lowly creature, not worth the Second Miss's worry. Please help me convey this to the Second Miss. Thank you."
Yun Chen is not a fool. Huo Luyu's kindness probably means that he is a little attracted to her.
But she is a girl disguised as a man, how can she let him down in vain? It is better to draw a clear line between them now while the girl's feelings are just beginning to sprout.
Xiaoyue'er's face turned pale, she nodded, and then left with tears in her eyes.
For several days, Xiaoyueer did not appear.
Yun Chen originally thought that the matter was finally over, but he didn't expect that the Huo family's ancestral temple worship ceremony was just around the corner, and the entire mansion had to go out.
Yun Chen's injuries had healed about 70% and he was also arranged to go along as a guard.
The Huo Gang is a large family, and ancestor worship is a very serious and important matter. They hold small sacrifices every year and large sacrifices every three years.
On the day of every grand sacrifice, all the guards would uniformly change into the more sophisticated and respectable uniforms of the personal guards, and escort Huo Gannian to the Huo family ancestral hall in a mighty procession.
The Huo Family Ancestral Hall was built on the outskirts of Yancheng, and it took more than two hours to get there.
Yun Chen was arranged to sit next to Huo Gannian's sedan chair, and to guard him together with Ye Yan and Hua Jue.
Through the curtain of the sedan chair, Huo Gannian stared at Yun Chen's neatly trimmed personal guard uniform, feeling it was quite dazzling, and said to Ye Yan:
"Tell Yunchen to follow behind and protect him."
"Young Master, the Second Young Lady is behind us. Should we ask Yun Chen to go and protect her?" Ye Yan asked.
Huo Gannian was a little annoyed and just said "hmm" casually.
So, when Yun Chen was walking towards Huo Luyu's sedan chair while complaining in his heart, he saw Xiao Yue'er poking at Huo Luyu's sedan chair curtain excitedly from a distance.
Sighing in his heart but showing respect on his face, Yun Chen walked to the sedan chair and saluted, "Yun Chen greets the Second Young Lady. The Young Master has ordered me to be her escort."
Through the curtain of the sedan chair, Yun Chen heard Huo Luyu deliberately hum and say:
"Are you, a lowly being, worthy enough to be my escort?"
Yun Chen was overjoyed and was about to say "Thank you, I'll leave now", but he heard Huo Luyu say:
"But this young lady is generous and doesn't mind. You can stay here!"
"Oh..." Yun Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Huo Luyu immediately lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Is your injury not healed yet? It still hurts?"
Xiao Yue'er was shocked when she saw this. Seeing that people were looking at her, she quickly pulled the curtain straight and whispered:
"Miss, you have instructed Guard Yun to do it. Just open the curtain on the small window."
Xiaoyue felt that her master was so concerned that he had lost his mind and had forgotten the differences between men and women in front of so many eyes.
Huo Luyu then realized how inappropriate his behavior was. His face turned red with embarrassment, and he didn't dare to lift the small curtain.
Yun Chen's voice came from outside the sedan:
"Second Miss, you shouldn't worry about a lowly person like me. You should eat and drink well and be the high and mighty Second Miss you are."
Yun Chen thought, he would start by arguing with her status and position to discourage the Second Young Lady.
Huo Luyu thought, he is so nice, he is worried that I didn’t eat well.
Yun Chen said: "The Second Miss is beautiful and kind-hearted, and she will find a good match."
Huo Luyu thought, how nice, he praised my beauty!
Yun Chen kept saying a lot of words that were almost like a "flat refusal", but he didn't know that Huo Luyu had already persuaded him in the sedan chair, and his cheeks were flushed with embarrassment.
She opened the small curtain, and her beautiful eyes showed no trace of her usual arrogance, but only the cuteness and admiration that only belonged to a young girl.
Huo Luyu said shyly: "Yun Chen, I know that among all the guards in the Huo Mansion, you are different from the others. You are different from them."
Of course I'm different from them! Everyone else is a man, only I'm a woman! Yun Chen thought to himself.
Not daring to look at Huo Luyu, Yun Chen looked straight ahead.
From Huo Luyu's perspective, Yun Chen only saw a handsome face and tall stature.
She was wearing a brand new black personal guard uniform with the Huo Gang's "Awakening Lion" totem embroidered on her shoulder. An indigo gold belt made the "boy's" skin look as white as the moon and she looked calm and composed.
Who wouldn't be confused? Huo Luyu thought to himself.
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