Chapter 82 It Would Be Better If the Young Master Was a Female
By nightfall, everyone was quite drunk, arm in arm, talking nonsense.
It was so noisy beside the Chuixing Lake that even dogs covered their ears and ran away.
Ye Yan embraced Yun Chen, and said with a drunken breath:
"Stinky boy, I know you must be having difficulties, so I won't ask what you've been through in the past three months. But, you, you must report to me morning and night from now on! Don't get lost again!"
Buyan snatched Yun Chen from under Ye Yan's arm, held Yun Chen's head, and said drunkenly:
"Not only that, Ah Chen, I'll buy you a dog and tie it to your door to keep watch over you. If you have any trouble, the dog can come and report it to us. So, let's make a deal: one 'woof' means safety, two 'woof woof's' means help is needed, and if there's danger, it's just 'woof woof woof woof'..."
"Buying a dog is such a hassle. It poops and pees all the time, so it's really dirty." Hua Jue narrowed his eyes and patted Xiao Liu, who was already drunk and lying on the table next to him. "Let's tie Xiao Liu up. He can go to the toilet by himself, so it's less troublesome to raise him..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Everyone was laughing and joking, but Yun Chen didn't hear a word. He just kept saying "hmm hmm" and nodding his head, feeling dizzy.
She felt so uncomfortable that she broke free from Buyan's arms, staggered to the grass by the lake and vomited for a while. Only then did she feel better.
Seeing this, Xun Xun brought water for her to rinse her mouth.
After she cleared her mouth and blew some fresh air, she felt better.
"Come on, brother will help you sober up, otherwise those guys will force you to drink again when you go back." Xun Xun took Yun Chen's arm and walked away from the banquet, taking a walk along the lake.
Yun Chen vomited twice more, and except for his steps being a little unsteady, he was basically sober.
The two talked as they walked, and after listening to Xun Yan's story, Yun Chen realized that many major events had happened in the Huo Gang during the three months that she had been missing.
Huo Gannian used the most ruthless means and the most brutal style to expand rapidly within three months and swallow up the Yu family hall.
He also expanded trade lines with Zhaoguo, Dongyan, and Northwest Nomads at all costs, frequently interacted with the powerful in the court, and supported Princess Nanlijun, who had connections and dominated the court.
Yun Chen then realized that the portraits of her scattered throughout the country of Nan were not wanted posters as she had thought, but Huo Gan Nianhao's unlimited reward for her.
"I'm convinced! I saw my portraits everywhere in the streets and alleys, and I thought I had committed some crime and was wanted by the court. I didn't even dare to look closely. If I had known..."
If she had known that after parting with Yan Lang, she would risk her life to sneak across the border from Dongyan to Nan Kingdom, she could have gone to the nearest Huo Gang to seek help as soon as possible, and she would have saved herself the many hardships of sleeping in the open during the more than one month of traveling.
But she couldn't say these things, and she couldn't explain why she ran to Dongyan Kingdom.
Xun Jian patted her shoulder comfortingly and said, "Silly girl, even if you didn't tell us, we can all guess that you've been out for more than three months. You must have suffered a lot and endured a lot of hardships, right?"
She nodded with emotion, still unable to say much.
After walking and stopping for a while, the two chatted for a while. Yun Chen suddenly stopped and looked at Xun Yan with a complicated expression, "Brother Gou, I... have something to tell you..."
Seeing Yun Chen's unusual expression, Xun Yan pretended to listen attentively.
Yun Chen looked around and saw that there was no one nearby. She looked at Huo Gannian who was at the banquet, and her eyes couldn't help but warm up.
After a moment of silence, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Xun Xun's face.
"Brother Gou, I'm sorry... I seem to... I seem to have fallen in love with the young master..."
After she finished speaking, Xun Xuan was stunned for a moment, but did not show any surprise. After all, he could see Yun Chen's little thoughts more clearly than Yun Chen saw her.
Xun Yan sighed and said helplessly:
"This road will be difficult, but..." He wanted to say that just based on Yun Chen's disappearance this time, Huo Gannian was willing to offer an unlimited bounty to find her despite the Huo Gang's continued decline, which was enough to prove that Huo Gannian was a trustworthy person.
To be frank, apart from the disadvantage of his leg disease, Huo Gannian is a rare talent in all other aspects, including appearance, family background, personality, and skills. He is a leader among men.
Besides, as we can see from the previous incident with Dankou, he only broke two legs, and the third one is still fine, so it’s not a loss.
But Xun Xuan felt sorry for Yun Chen and couldn't help but sigh: "Alas... it would be better if the young master was a girl, then everything would be fine..."
Yun Chen's mouth twitched, and he said awkwardly:
"That's not necessary...Brother Gou, I only told you this because I truly consider you my brother and I know you're worried about me."
After a pause, her eyes darkened again, and she said hesitantly:
"Brother Gou, tell me, if I confess my feelings to the Young Master, will he... be terrified to death and then dislike me, distance himself from me, or even kick me out of the house... I'm so worried. I don't think I should confess..."
Xun Yan was stunned by Yun Chen's words and thought to himself:
Is he fucking kidding?! Yun Chen, what the hell are you talking about?! If you confessed your feelings to Huo Gan, would he be shocked?! He's been so low-key for three months without setting off firecrackers and blasting drums!
Looking at Yun Chen's melancholy face, Xun Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
Alas! The little white rabbit finally fell into the trap of the giant fox fairy!
What's the saying? The best hunters often appear as prey. Is that it?
"Crazy... I'm really going crazy..." Xun Xun held it in for a long time, his tongue turning over and over until it was almost confused in his mouth. In the end, he could only say this sentence in a muffled voice.
He pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Silly boy, don't be so hasty to express your feelings. Listen to me and keep him hanging for a while first!"
Damn it, Xun Heng couldn’t swallow this anger on Yun Chen’s behalf.
Yun Chen looked confused, "How to hang it? Why do you want to hang it?"
Xun Xun scratched his head in frustration. After thinking for a long time, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He said:
"Achen, listen to me. When you get the chance, tell the young master, 'During these three months away, I occasionally thought of you. Whenever I thought of you, I hesitated about whether I should return to the Huo Gang. It's fine if I don't.'"
Yun Chen was puzzled and his eyes were even more confused.
Xun Yan continued, "If the Young Master asks you why you don't want to go back, just say, 'Because you're in the Huo Gang.' After saying this, no matter what he says, don't respond. Just keep him hanging, make him panic, and keep him guessing!"
Xun Xun thought that since things had come to this, he would help Yun Chen as much as he could.
He felt that Huo Gannian seemed to be the one who was being kept in suspense. Generally speaking, the stronger a man is, the more he cares about what he cannot get.
Yun Chen wrote down a few key words from Xun Jian, not quite understanding them. After he was almost sober, he returned to the banquet with Xun Jian.
After sitting down for a while, Huo Gannian glanced at the drunken crowd and said to Yun Chen, who was still sober:
"Push me and take a walk on the lake."
Seeing that the "opportunity" came so quickly, Yun Chen secretly exchanged glances with Xun Xun, and under the latter's encouraging gaze, he walked to Huo Gannian's side.
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