The "loyal" General Qi Yue, who was loyal to Emperor Hongming, had his heart set on the "Grand Prince" and did not know it. He led the team of the Northern Army that followed him to dig the ditch for flooding under the orders of the young man.
Under the leadership of their General, the army was like a fierce beast with a collar on, stretching out its sharp claws capable of tearing apart the enemy and digging the mud in the river with great discipline.
Today is a rare sunny day in Xiangzhou. Watching the sun go down in the west, Qi Yue kept digging the mud in his hand, but his mind was obviously not there anymore. He also turned his head frequently to look in the direction of Xiangzhou city.
One look at the General's distracted appearance, the group of soldiers knew that the General must be thinking about the youth under the Grand Prince again.
Qi Yue was indeed scratching his ears1. In the past, even if he was frequently discouraged, Xiangfeng would still come to visit him day after day to deal with the situation and would send food and water. How come he has not arrived at this time today? The food is also sent by different people.
Could it be that there is some kind of situation? Qi Yue's heart was worried beyond words.
These days in Xiangzhou can be said to be the most enjoyable time Qi Yue has ever experienced. He and the youth are so close that they can see each other day by day and occasionally talk by candlelight at night. Both of them are making plans for the matter of Xiangzhou during this period, talking to each other, and there is no restriction of the position in the past, although...
Although the young man will always inexplicably talk about the Grand Prince, so he was stuffed.
Seeing that the last river channel has also been almost dredged, Qi Yue led the crowd to call it a day and hurried back to Xiangzhou City.
The city of Xiangzhou is as peaceful as usual, and even Qi Yue's expression is the same as before, which makes people unable to grasp the situation.
Now that the flood has subsided, the refugees who have accumulated in the city have returned to their homes. The life of the people in the city has gradually become well organized. With less exploitation by Zhang Lin, people have rosy smiles on their faces all the time, which makes it impossible to see that this place has just endured a flood.
Although the atmosphere in the city has not significantly changed, seeing people gathered in twos and threes talking, Qi Yue was still keenly aware of some changes.
"I heard that the Grand..." several workers who were discussing in the corner saw Qi Yue come and swallowed the address that had come to his lips, "I heard that Gongzi would return to the capital tomorrow, is it true? "
"It should be true, my relatives within the governor's residence said they saw the guards that Gongzi brought had packed their luggage."
Hearing these vague words, a realization came to Qi Yue's mind, Xiangfeng was already planning to go back? Why did he not tell him?
Qi Yue returned to the governor's mansion in a hurry and did not even have time to wash up. He knocked on Qing Yun's door covered in sweat. After two eager knocks and not hearing the youth's distinctive pleasant voice, Qi Yue pushed the door in without thinking.
As soon as Qi Yue entered the door, he smelled an unusual aroma, and he frowned at the incense burner inside. Recently, in order to prevent the spread of diseases, some herbs were lit to fumigate day after day, so Qi Yue did not care too much about it and went to the inner room with familiarity.
Once inside, Qi Yue saw a thin and slightly frail figure behind the screen. The figure had long hair draped over the body and was obviously wearing clothes.
Just finished bathing?
Do not look. Qi Yue thought he should turn his head away, but his eyes refused to listen and were fixed on the screen.
The blurred outline quickly made his blood boil, but Qi Yue's heart always seemed to be covered by something. The hot emotions could not find an outlet to explode, making him suffocated.
"Who let you in?" The youth's voice rang out from behind the screen, seemingly with some hoarseness that was not usually present, causing the tips of Qi Yue's ears to involuntarily twitch.
Qing Yun then came out from behind the screen. His slightly wet hair was draped behind him, and there were even two strands of hair hanging down in front of him, the ends of which caused a water stain on his snow-white clothing.
"You..." why did you not dry your hair and got all wet.
Qi Yue wanted to say this, but mixed with the aroma of the room, he felt like he was flirting if he said this, so he could only cough and avert his eyes: "You are leaving tomorrow?"
Qing Yun sat on the couch and gave him a sidelong glance: "The matter of Xiangzhou has already settled, so why should I stay and not leave?"
In fact, Qing Yun's soul strength is increasing. Now, he can gradually feel the changes in the rules of the world, and he noticed that the control of the Heavenly Dao on this world seems to have become weaker. He guessed that the Third Prince should be in trouble, so he decided to return to the capital as soon as possible.
Qing Yun frowned as he said that. Why did he still feel a dry heat after bathing today? Qing Yun couldn't help but tug at his collar to let the slightly cool breeze in.
Looking at the youth's movements, Qi Yue felt his head explode as soon as his eyes swept by, and his body reacted almost instantly.
This reaction overwhelmed Qi Yue. How could he think such thoughts about the young man? But this thought seems to be hidden in his heart for thousands of years, so Qi Yue can not control himself.
Leave, leave immediately, must not hurt him.
Reason roared madly, but Qi Yue could not control his steps, and instead, he walked slowly to sit down opposite the youth. He covered his body's reaction through the low table.
"Then, I'll send you back to the capital."
"Pfft, I don't dare let you send me, in case you kidnap me and send me to the Third Prince. I can't defeat your Northern army." Qing Yun teased, but his eyes were stealthily glancing towards the incense burner placed in the inner room. This scent is not right. Who sent the herbs today?
"Nonsense, how could I give you to someone else." Even if you are kidnapped, you will be bound to my own arms. Qi Yue hid the latter half of his words but felt the desire in his heart like a fierce beast released from the gate, completely uncontrollable.
At this moment, all the hazy emotions that lingered in his heart in the past became clear, and even the vague dream became visible.
He actually thought of taking the youth from the first meeting...
Fearing that the youth would notice that something was wrong with him, Qi Yue explained, "Xiangfeng is joking. When you and I talked by candlelight yesterday, why didn't I see you guarding against me?"
Talking by the candlelight?
Once he heard this, Qing Yun simply became angry. This person stayed in his room last night until about three in the morning before leaving. It was late at night, and they talked about Xiangzhou and many other matters in the north and south.
However, Qing Yun never expected that this man would really only chat with him purely for one night. It was a change from the silly way he clung to him for s-x in the previous worlds. In this world, he was instead possessed by Liu Xiahui2.
If not for the fact that this man looked at him with eyes full of affection, Qing Yun would have thought he had mistaken him this time. The two are old husbands, and this man was suddenly so pure that Qing Yun felt very dissatisfied.
Qing Yun looked at the incense burner and ignored it. He could not wait to suffocate the man today. In anger, Qing Yun inadvertently swung down the teacup, and the porcelain fragments burst out, immediately causing Qi Yue to stand up: "Careful!"
He could not hide his body's reaction. He hurriedly came around to Qing Yun's side, picked up his hand, and carefully examined it. The moment their skin touched, they felt a sharp shock come. Qing Yun narrowed his eyes, and a gleam flashed in his phoenix eyes. He could not help but bite his lips.
"What are you biting? What should be done if you bite through." Qi Yue looked at the youth's sweet red lips, only to feel as if he was dying of thirst. He pulled the wrist of the young man and moved forward to lick the red lips boldly. He instantly smelled a fresh scent and could not leave the young man's lips like a parched fish.
This is the sweetness that made Qi Yue's soul explode.
"Mmm!" The familiar fierce dominance swept Qing Yun again, and his narrowed eyes flashed with a hint of smugness. Humph, I let you pretend, but now you can't act anymore, right?
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The man was as fierce as ever, devouring his neck with a painful bite. Qing Yun was not prepared to let the man get what he wanted and lifted his foot and kicked him out.
Qi Yue sat down with a thud. Realizing the youth's refusal, he felt a bucket of cold water pouring down from the top of his head, making his entire body disheveled.
He was rejecting him, he...didn't want it, would he find him hateful and repulsive?
Panic struck him, Qi Yue covered his bloodshot eyes, and his voice was humble as he begged for an apology: "It's my fault, it's my fault, don't be angry, okay? I, I am not right today. I will take this incense burner away."
Qing Yun laid on his side on the bed, pulled the strap of his clothing. After admiring enough of the man's disheveled and heartbroken appearance, he hummed and laughed. He raised his chin and said, "Who told you to leave? Go behind the screen, wash yourself clean, and come up again."
Hearing the youth's voice, the disheveled Qi Yue seemed to have suddenly rekindled the flame of life. He rushed behind the screen and jumped into the bathtub where Qing Yun had just bathed, splashing water everywhere, and even the screen was brought down.
Looking at the man's urgent appearance, Qing Yun laughed out loud in pleasure.
As night fell, a woman's figure walked through the path in the garden towards the room where the Grand Prince resided. Zhang Luoyan stopped in front of Qing Yun's door. She looked at the swaying lights inside the house and frowned. The Grand Prince was still awake at this moment?
Listening to the sounds of panting mixed with the Grand Prince's unusually seductive muffled grunts, Zhang Luoyan's face changed. There are other people inside? What's more, all her planning has been done for another woman?
Zhang Luoyan's face looked strangely bad. After walking closer to the door, she was reluctant but eventually gritted her teeth, opened the door, and walked in.
Within a few moments, she heard a man's angry voice: "Get out!"
Zhang Luoyan quickly scrambled out of the room with a panicked look on her face. What disagreement is there between General Qi and the Grand Prince? These two people are obviously in that kind of relationship….