Volume 6, Chapter 28: Happiness Lies in Intimacy (1/2)

Volume 6, Chapter 28: Happiness Lies in Intier on would be departing fro the Jiangnan Canal It was a vessel to shi+p provisions and fodder fro last fall happened right at the advent of the fall harvest Because the Yong arrain was reaped After Southern Chu recaptured Huaidong, the two militaries fell into a standoff and needed provisions even more desperately Before the sunan had to supply provisions and fodder to Huaidong As a result, since the end of last year, shi+ps transporting grain froan to sail in an endless stream There were national shi+pments as well as private shi+pan their journey in Wuxi The aristocracy held rain retailers, but this didn’t hinder the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets fro coht up to ten shi+ps’ worth of provisions in Wuyue and transported the to sell the stock This was a quite normal act Vessels sailed the rivers in an endless stream, so nobody knew that inside one of these, a purpose-built cargo shi+p, several stoho shouldn’t have been aboard were

Nothing about this cargo shi+p looked special on the surface coe, a secret compartment was added to the oods could be loaded into Right noas the stoho’d been slipped in, while Xiaoshunzi had becoer, Shanzi Xiaoshunzi just needed to change his appearance, after which very few people in the world could see his true depths, so there was no need to worry that soht discover his true identity In addition, Xiaoshunzi had sealed around eighty percent of the uards Then they were put to work as coolies aboard the shi+p After they put on clothes low of their eyes dimmed, nobody could tell they were soldiers skilled in martial arts except for the fact that they were a little tall During the tiotten past the difficulty of seasickness This ti ti as they didn’t speak carelessly, they could just barely pass as part-tiuards were all dedicated, shrewd soldiers, as they wouldn’t have been selected for the Stalwart Tiger Guard otherwise If they put in the effort, they would become some of the best boatmen by the time they disembarked from the shi+p In reality, it wasn’t that I didn’t consider Huyan Shou’s honor when I had him work as a boatman It was just that the secret co in it was fine, but any more would be too crowded

This secret co¹ The compartment contained only a bed, a table, and a chair Besides this furniture, there was just a sround I could use to exercise ood, and there was even a connected s up, it still wasn’t cootten used to luxury But I had no choice Huaidong was no better than Wuyue If I showed my face and made some blunders, I couldn’t run away even if I wanted to As a result, I had to suffer this indignity and hide in the secret coreed to let ht of how I needed to stay cooped up here for at least ten days, I coht have been rather ot to see the sun and the sky And Xiaoshunzi could freely roam about With his martial arts, he could stroll around the shore and return without anyone finding out Such a sharp contrast was truly depressing

I gazed at the luratefulness arose inside h the ventilation in this secret chaood, it would be unbearable to have laht here If I didn’t light laainst my face If others hid in here, they would have no choice but to endure it But Shanzi was smart to the extreme and temporarily added a small switch to the wall that could insert several luhted by the bright glow of the pearls Although it wasn’t the saht, my vision wasn’t hindered If I wanted to read soht was too dim If not for this, how could I have endured these dozen days of torh It was truly lonely Perhaps I was no longer used to it I used to love silence, but now I felt exceptionally unbearable loneliness Xiaoshunzi was a real piece of work too, casting ht about it If he were by le word all day I tossed and turned on the bed and finally couldn’t stand it Ju in circles several tiet soage that time, I couldn’t leave the secret compartment I could only feel dejected While I was frustrated beyond belief, the small door to the secret chamber slid open without a sound, and Xiaoshunzi stooped as he swiftly entered He held a food hamper in his hands

I was overjoyed When Xiaoshunzi was about to leave after putting the food haed at him and said, “Eat with ” Xiaoshunzi glanced at nored me He just took out the cooked food, bowls, and chopsticks in the food haht There were tls and two sets of chopsticks Xiaoshunzi was, sure enough, quite loyal He kneas , so he had decided to eat with ht out two teacups and put theraciously lifted the pot and poured the tea, trying to please hi in Xiaoshunzi’s eyes

After dining, I watched Xiaoshunzi pack up the bowls and chopsticks Thinking of hoas going out again for a stroll, I realized I’d been hoisted by loom welled up inside me, and I lay on the bed I rolled inward to face the wall and stared at it blankly Not long after, I heard the sound of Xiaoshunzi leaving the chamber I cursed him harsher than before in my head If he wanted to leave, he could absolutely do so withouta noise Why did he purposelyDing hier ht, Xiaoshunzi’s cold voice caame of weiqi sound?”

I jumped at the invitation and quickly rolled over and sat up I even forgot all about how I vowed I would never play hiain when he beat ing, and at least three games,” I hurriedly said

Xiaoshunzi smiled A warenuine form of fine, delicate features This was a rarely seen expression on his face these days

Halfway through the first game, I furrowed my brows and wryly shtered and smashed my pieces I raised my head and saw kindness on Xiaoshunzi’s face I plucked uptoo Why don’t we just talk?”

Xiaoshunzi’s eyes glowed, and he briefly replied, “About what?”

“Anything,” I said with a smile “Whatever you want to ask, or whatever you want to say It’s difficult to find such leisure, and there’s no outsiders with us either” I thought toas Xiaoshunzi asks, I can explain to him the reason for my reckless behavior over the past few days It’ll also alleviate his unhappiness</eht, then said, “Back when youngthe navy south to the E master only said he wanted to ly believe that our navy’sabout it now, young master’s real reason wasn’t just this First, he wanted to reconcile with the Jing family, and second, he wanted to share the burden with Marquis Jiang, correct?”

I picked up a stone and fiddled with it With a s fah so family’s subordinates Unfortunately, I learned h If I couldn’t have resolved our differences, the Jing family would have been utterly useless to our military It was just that the E, so I never brought it up As for sharing Haitao’s burden, how should I put it?”

“This is the very first battle for the Eastern Sea Navy ever since sub record is very important,” Xiaoshunzi coolly said “Wuyue is the soul of Southern Chu Even if the navy succeeds for a time, they will inevitably be defeated And with the iy of piracy, I fear it’ll be easy to censure Marquis Jiang Even if no one speaks out now, by the ti y of pillaging Wuyue This way, if someone in the future wants to reproach hi?”

I s Xiaoshunzi continued, “In reality, if the Eastern Sea Navy hadn’t been the , they couldn’t have co e hadn’t prepared for these actions, he wouldn’t have been outfitted with so one so quick and clean Although young ’s execution of the strategy was so perfect it was otherworldly Meanwhile, youngthe possibility of attack onto hi or a curse”