Chapter 28 (2/2)

Mu Boxiu listened to hi his eyes with exhaustion in the cell

Bright daylight and fresh air poured in together, causing the senses to clear up Yu Qiaoting closed the stone door behind the tend to his wounds,” Fu Shen suddenly spoke up ”Don't let hi coo eat first”

”I'” Fu Shen waved hio sleep If nothing's the matter, don't coood mood, and there wasn't anyone who dared to console or defy hiht now Xiao Xun had just pushed Fu Shen into the bedroo stood beneath a tree in the courtyard, letting out a long sigh ”Seriously… what a world this is”

Xiao Xun silently clapped hi along the edge of life and death had a kind of near-intuitive, keen presage for danger Yu Qiaoting and Xiao Xun both looked towards the dense clouds a's arrival, every living thing was recovering and the sound of thunder faint, yet the future seemed to be covered in a layer of dark shade This year…for

Fu Shen was under the impression that Yan Xiaohan would be busy for at least a while, and hadn't expected him to show up at thehim a bout of rare astonishment ”Did you finish?” he asked in bewilderment

”I didn't” Yan Xiaohan candidly sat down across from him ”It doesn't matter”

”Hm?”

”The nine days of the honey on trivial stuff,” Yan Xiaohan deadpanned

”That doesn't sound like soon Guards are the best at o devote yourself to releasing your ready-s?” [2]

Yan Xiaohan didn't turn hostile at his ridicule, his voice indifferent ”Isn't thishis food, and, upon hearing that, thren his chopsticks on the spot Yan Xiaohan restrained his laughter as he placatingly stuffed the utensils back into his hand ”Alright, alright, I' Eat up”

Fu Shen nodded at hied out to get beaten by now”

”Who was it that chose those words first?” Yan Xiaohan kneas bluffing, so he took all the e of that ”So very unreasonable”

Fu Shen genuinely had no way to handle him and was forced to use a steamed bun to viciously block up his mouth

When the meal was finished, Yan Xiaohan pushed hiestion, and then the two resuress on the case? You should have found out a lot of stuff the past two days Are you really not going to keep investigating?”

”When I said it 'didn't matter', I literally meant that it didn't matter The Emperor has already ordered the Shuntian Office to ith the Ministry of Justice and Court of Judicial Review to investigate it The affairs of the Golden Crow Guard don't belong to our Flying Dragon Guard's jurisdiction”

Fu Shen jeered at him ”Oh, you made all that noise, and it turns out that he just kicked you out You're still pretending to be a big-tailed ith me here, hm?”

Yan Xiaohan, exasperated yet hu toabove, an indulgent s effortless and natural According to Fu Shen's observations, Yan Xiaohan's state of being wound up in front of people was not because he was tense, but rather because his words and actions were all too precise Even his skillfulness and carelessness seen; as if he were an iron pot that never leaked, his true natural reactions were entirely concealed under a thick metal skin

Today, however, souise, and his entire person transforinal incarnation as the capitalized words 'serene' and 'gentle' Fu Shen had been staring at hi time, and unexpectedly felt his face heat up a little

He conceded that he had been te relationshi+p they had between them Fu Shen didn't consider hi dazzled by beauty now

Yan Xiaohan watched as his ears slowly turned red and laughed, reaching out to pinch one of his lobes ”I thought you were tired of looking at swindlers I didn't iine that the Marquis… would still be quite fond of ht at me, how do you think I'm fond of you

Fu Shen pinched hi me for no reason? Speak properly,” he said sternly

Yan Xiaohan readily gave him an 'mhm', but because he had been beside himself with joy for a moment, he didn't suppress the upturned lilt it had at the end, and Fu Shen immediately nitpicked hiain”

Yan Xiaohan: ”……”

Despite the joking around, they returned to the topic that had gotten eight-thousand li away froh the Emperor didn't let you meddle in it, you've definitely checked it out in private What did you find?” Fu Shen asked

Yan Xiaohan didn't co with his own question ”Why do you care so much about this case?”

”Just curious”

”You're not someone who sticks their nose into other people's business Does Mu Boxiu have so to do with you?”

Fu Shen narrowed his eyes ”Since you want to ask that, I want to ask this; did you co to do with Mu Boxiu's case?”

Yan Xiaohan stared at hi each other in silence

”Alright” Yan Xiaohan was the first to back down ”I' you, I just have soate Mu Boxiu's history and background, I heard that someone else had also come to do so a month before; that's one The headless , and he was speculated to be Mu Boxiu based solely on the clothes he earing and objects he had on hi was so people wouldn't be able to recognize who the corpse was, so why did thethat could be used as proof of his identity? It inally held a post in the Leopard Scabbard Guard, and was later transferred to Golden Crow I reht up the Leopard Scabbard to es, Mister Yan, that you've already forgotten how to investigate a case normally?” Fu Shen rebuffed coolly

”You also don'tis your close confidant, yet at the juncture of the Northern Yan losing its backbone, you took him back with you to the capital and then were deter – on the night of our ht in the Marquis Estate?”

Fu Shen didn't reply It wasn't clear whether he was intending to ad back or preparing to kill him to keep his silence, his expression blank as he waited for his next words

”The final thing is that the Emperor's attitude towards this case is also very odd” Yan Xiaohan paused for a on Guard is the Son of Heaven's eyes and ears, and its investigations are far more efficient than those of the three judicial departh it concerns the Southern Office, there's no logic in not using the close-by Flying Dragon Guard and instead having the further-away Ministry of Justice and Court of Judicial Review find out the truth”

”A similar situation appeared last time, with the case of the diplomatic envoy of the Eastern Tartars Do you understand what Ihappens, and His Majesty already knows the truth behind it, he then won't use the Flying Dragon Guard for it”

The at point

”Hey, you've finally stopped being daft and passed into anger”

That stagnant, frozen atainst his wheelchair, back relaxed, and smiled widely ”I warned you once before that the Emperor didn't trust you asDragon Guard will be disbanded sooner or later”

Yan Xiaohan's brow furrowed ”What do you uessed it The corpse in Eastblooe was Mu Boxiu's self-roup As for what he has to do with me, that's considered classified info for the Northern Yan, so it's not suitable for you to know, nor is it much relevant to you

It's also a waste of effort to investigate this case The only news that isn't too ht-up tell you: beware the Golden Crow Guard The Eon Guard to use as a weapon”

Neither the Flying Dragon or Golden Crow Guards were anything good, but whether it was out of selfishness or righteousness, Fu Shen was still willing to offer this to Yan Xiaohan At least he knehat Yan Xiaohan's essence was; Yi Si's qualities really didn't let anyone dare to feel at ease

Yan Xiaohan was rooted to the spot, athered back up and put into order one by one Concerning the Flying Dragon Guard's survival, the infore problem for him

”Many thanks,” he said to Fu Shen with a sole a moht that Fu Shen would call his attention to soon Guard Despite Fu Shen letting thecase, it still couldn't cover up the fact that he'd turned his blade on Fu Shen to cliainst the Flying Dragon Guard these past years, so he had always believed that Fu Shen had a particular hatred for the Guard

Yet, just now, to his face, Fu Shen had broken the standard

He couldn't be unaware of the weight that warning held It was practically the equivalent of strangling the Guard's biggest arch-enemy himself

His emotions were complicated, while Fu Shen didn't see much tothat night at the uest roos by himself To his surprise, when he returned to his roo person in it

”What are you doing here?” Fu Shen asked

”The guest room wasn't cleaned up,” Yan Xiaohan responded, ”a person couldn't stay in there”

”Rubbish I just had people finish putting theuest room We're married, why can't we share the saranted you the o look for,” Fu Shen said unfeelingly

However, Yan Xiaohan seemed to have a feel for Fu Shen's bottom line and are of the extent to which he would put up with mischief ”Since time immemorial, many rosy-cheeked beauties have had unkind fates,” he thus dra on, unable to tear your eyes away, yet in the blink of an eye, your affection dulled as that beauty waned…”

Fu Shen felt like his head was going to pop ”…Don't go howling like a huli jing, go and ality was easy; the other way around was not Fu Shen had been reluctant before this to face the fact that he'd been pa to him, but when the man came over today, all the disco in the villa see weren't so attentive in looking after people The afternoon of the day Fu Shen had finished interrogating Mu Boxiu, he had just sat idly by in his rooo find a bit to pad his stomach with, he went out only to find that the food and tea in the dining roo the ti in the Yan Estate, it was like he never even thought of the word 'hungry'

A piece of soainst his lips, an aro his nose ”Open up,” Yan Xiaohan's voice sounded from overhead

Fu Shen took a bite out of it The freshly- in his ht so, too” Yan Xiaohan placed the saucer on the table, passing a cup of tea to hiar the next time she makes it”

”You had the kitchen h at dinner?”

Yan Xiaohan went to the wardrobe to find inner clothes for hi his head as he gave his reply ”You ate too plainly then If you eat a bit of so in the ly touched his nose

”Speaking of, that Medic Du of yours – he seems like he's not from the Central Plains?”

”Yeah, he came from the Southwest Why?”

”I just went to take a look at the prescription he had for you, and the substances used aren't very similar to Central Plains physicians I think he only specializes in connecting bone andthe health Looking back, the first time I had Shen Yi'ce cos, andmedicine frequently hurts the appetite, so be sure to eat well”

Ever since the ti hisFu Shen to drink it had basically turned into Yan Xiaohan's problem In this field, Yan Xiaohan had the absolute authority, and on the whole, he was as good as his word It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that if he wanted to poison Fu Shen one day, the latter ht not be able to detect it at all

Whatever he brought to ed him about, Fu Shen responded perfunctorily He suddenly felt like this sort of constant, continuing tenderness was pretty great; this rooin with, but with an extra Yan Xiaohan, it was now just right

A bundle of soft clothes fell onto his lap Yan Xiaohan bent over to lift him from the wheelchair ”Hold your clothes It's ti tubs and had no screen, only utilizing a curtain for separation Fu Shen was huddled up in the tub when he suddenly heard Yan Xiaohan ask hi from the other side ”Who helped you bathe these past two days?”

”Xiao Zhongshan,” Fu Shen replied easily

Yan Xiaohan thought of how he himself normally waited upon this don while he bathed and was then subconsciously tinged with sourness ”Why didn't you think this through? You really wanted to go live out in the middle of nowhere, and now you can't even take a bath at ease”

Fu Shen was actually very innocent; he'd ordinarily just have Xiao Xun push the chair into the bathrooainst the wall to lower himself in In other words, Yan Xiaohan could carry hihtfully do so He didn't hear the jealousy and vinegar-drinking in Yan Xiaohan's voice, so his responseMistress are you? You're so picky”

Yan Xiaohan: ”……”

He gave up on co the heart of a crook to the core of a nobleman A while later, he took Fu Shen out of the water with resignation, returning hi your hair dry before… ah?”

Fu Shen suddenly grabbed his collar, hauling Yan Xiaohan over to hier to lift a corner of his lips up

”In the future, I'll cherish you alone, and I won't bathe without you Stop being jealous, would you?”

Yan Xiaohan froze, subconsciously snatching Fu Shen's hand into his own

He fixed his deep gaze upon Fu Shen for a , then eventually lowered his head, softly pressing his dry lips against his cheek ”Okay… those are your words”

Fu Shen's heart stopped beating for a split second, starting back up again soon after to channel a sta like a sky full of fireworks

When Yan Xiaohan was about to get up and leave, he quickly reached out and placed his hand on his nape, drawing him back in

They e an extreht that he'd only held a tiny bit of affection, but, unwittingly, so much of it had already accumulated

It was merely an instant of hard-to-control emotion At the same moment Yan Xiaohan had kissed him, the possible reactions Fu Shen would have whirled about in his mind, yet this present situation was the only one he didn't predict

He heard Fu Shen's sainst his te, low and husky with an unspeakable amount of softness and sweetness

”That wasn't a bad kiss Want to do it again?”

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[1] A reference to a strategy in xiangqi, a game a lot like chess (hence the nah equivalent of a rook) would be sacrificed to prevent co ‘killed'

[2] This exchange references the phrase ‘苍蝇不抱没缝儿的鸡蛋': houseflies won't surround/covet a chicken egg with no cracks Thison, no one will be able to find a weakness to exploit; so if you want to fras Of note, ‘抱' also means ‘to cherish/embrace'

[-] The special censored word of the chapter is… 弩箭 – crossbow bolt! Wow! Why

[–] 2nd censored word of the chapter is… 8 and 9 – separate, but just happening to be next to each other Because Tianan yikesOffice were changed to Bureau to differentiate it from other Offices of completely different function