Chapter 56 (2/2)

He chuckles, ”What do you think?”

”Disguise?” I raise my brows, ”What were you disguised as?”

He pauses, ”An elderly.”

”What about me then? Wasn't I sleeping? Who did you say I was to you?”

A certain person falls silent for a long while, before throwing out a single word, ”……grandchild.”

I immediately bow flat to the ground, see, Yuwen Rui is just that different from others, yet he directly hits the target ah, who will ever have thought that Deputy Commander Qi and Xiao Lan Zi had disguised as a grandfather and grandchild to flee? Impressive, impressive indeed.

I blow at my fringe, ”With you away at this point in time, will it be alright?” Of course, I am referring to Yun Mi.

Yuwen Rui's fingers runs down my hair over and over again, the black hair against his fair white fingers, black and white clearly distinguished, looking in particularly beautiful. He lightly says: ”Not like I'm the emperor, what's it got to do with me?”

That's true, what it's got to do with you, you're not the emperor. But……you're clearly even more f*cking important than the emperor ah! I turn back to glance at him, ”Speaking of something that matters, Imperial Sister……how is she?”

Yet Yuwen Rui instantly clamps onto my chin, long and fine fox eyes flas.h.i.+ng with an inexplicable sparkle, ”To ask about her first thing, you sure are worried.”

I feel my heart numb, it's far too uneasy for me to be human, me, just filled with tears ah! I say: ”You're here, what else do you want me to ask?”

He covers my eyes with one hand, speaking with slight helplessness: ”Wanting you to ask this and that like other people would, really is unhopeful.”

My heart gives rise to long absent peacefulness, he wanted me to trust him, I trusted him, then he came, this, is enough.

Yuwen Rui's pair of hands that had been hidden amongst my hair makes a move to my waist, with a slight use of force, I was tightly presses against his chest, he lowers his head to rub against my cheek, slowly saying: ”Ke Zi and I have made an agreement, I'll aid her in bringing stability to the kingdom, and she will not use that imperial decree to talk.”

I naturally know that this simple statement of his represents a huge meaning, I furrow my brows, ”Your reason for coming out this time is……”

”Find you, settle matters.” His words are simple and concise.

I deliberately show no concern towards that subtle feeling, ridiculing: ”Cousin, you've fallen behind, taking so long to find me.”

”Taking so long……?” Yuwen Rui deepens his voice, ”An Ke Lan.”

I vaguely sense that type of dangerous air spreading from him, moving forward to avoid it, ”En?”

He singlehandedly turns my face to meet his eyes, long and fine eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with fury, ”Do you perhaps know that my people have practically went up to the western regions, and still couldn't find any traces of you? Do you perhaps know that I rather have them finding the wrong person, than to let go of any figure that looks like you? Do you perhaps know that whilst secretly sending people to investigate your whereabouts, time and time again, the results were all of disappointment? Do you perhaps know how I felt when I came to know that the most favoured 'male pet' within Yun Zhan Palace, is actually you?”

I am speechless, turns out He Lian Chen had arranged such a move, abducted a monk and let out the entire Shaolin Temple, to confuse one's sight like this……truly effective! Just as I wanted to open my mouth, Yuwen Rui instead answers his own questions, saying: ”No, you don't know.”

He lowers his lashes and conceals his eyes, ”An Ke Lan, what do you know?”

I know he is really angry this time.

In fact, I have always been very spineless.

I tug at his sleeve, then shake his black hair that is much smoother than mine, praisingly saying: ”Cousin, having not seen you in so long, you actually gotten prettier……”

The s.h.i.+ne in his eyes turns cold, gritting his teeth as he says, ”You……”

”Also gotten slimmer.” I further add.

Even his face turns cold, ”An Ke Lan……”

I fearlessly continue to say: ”Skin has gotten smoother.”

His pair of fox eyes were already shooting frosty s.h.i.+nes at me, feeling much more impressive than lasers.

I overturn my hands and hug his waist, using my forehead to knock against his chest, then naturally rest against the crook of his neck as I hazily say: ”Cousin's scent……en, has also gotten nicer smelling than before.”

Yuwen Rui finally stops being angry, quietly sighing before hugging me back.

In fact, we both know, his body doesn't have the fresh and clean fragrance from before.

I deeply breathe in, but this scent, also smells very nice.

After going through a day and night of travelling, we have finally arrived at Qing Yun Town, located at the border of Yun Ze. Yuwen Rui of course rushes to find the cleanest inn to arrange a place to stay at. This body of mine, having b.u.mped around in the horse carriage for two days, is already experiencing sore bones, coming in touch with the soft bed after bathing, I was thus rendered unmovable, lying there and only after sleeping through the dark night until even my bones have softened, did I finally feel comfortable.

When I wake up, I do not see Yuwen Rui's figure, Chen Liang says he went out to handle some matters, and I too, did not ask too much about it, only after finis.h.i.+ng my evening meal, and was prepared to lie down again, did Yuwen Rui come knocking on the door.

I suspiciously look at the colourful thing in his hands, ”This is……?”

Yuwen Rui lightly hooks up his lips, ”Ah-Lan, what are you trying to do right now?”

I show no hesitation at all, ”Sleep.”

The s.h.i.+ne in his eyes makes a sudden turn, ”Do you perhaps know what day it is today?”

”Sleeping day.”

Yuwen Rui's lips slightly twitches, instantly sitting me on the stool.

With a seeming smile, he elegantly says: ”Today……is the Qi Qiao Festival (aka Chinese valentines).”