“Snap—”
The latch is opened!
At this time, the sound of rain outside the room could not cover up the slight friction sound of the wood at all.
The faint sound seemed to be infinitely amplified, and the fear of being hunted alone in the dark night once again attacked Yan Muning.
His eyes were red, and his eyelashes trembled violently, as if he were instinctively seeking comfort. His watery eyes stared at the person in front of him.
What to do?
Yan Muning asked Yun Jiangli silently with his eyes.
In the darkness, Yun Jiangli’s eyes flashed with cold caution, but his face remained indifferent.
Meeting Yan Muning’s frightened, inquiring eyes, he first curled his eyes as if to comfort him and then responded with a rather intriguing look.
Yan Muning: “??”
The little prince was frightened and nervous. Before he could figure out what the look meant, he heard a sighing and doting voice suddenly ring out in the room.
“Be good…”
He deliberately lowered his voice, and there was a hint of laziness and hoarseness in his voice that was not clear in its meaning.
Yan Muning was shocked.
If his lips had not been gently covered by Yun Jiangli’s palm, he would have probably started swearing.
But at this moment he could only express his emotions by staring, and he wished that all his eyes could be turned into substance, preferably a row of sharp little throwing knives, whizzing out in a line.
He also doesn’t know if this person is really blind or if he is deliberately ignoring his fierce look and continues to speak as if he doesn’t care.
“Don’t be afraid… relax.”
For a moment, Yan Muning couldn’t tell whether the person in front of him was really trying to calm his nervous emotions or was deliberately doing it for the person behind the screen to hear.
Then the little prince understood that this person did it on purpose.
Because the pair of cold phoenix eyes in front of him carried the most obvious calmness and chill, and what came out from the slightly parted thin lips was a sticky and embarrassing gasp.
Heh, you understand so well ah.
The little prince rolled his eyes.
He didn’t expect that this big beauty who looks cold and abstinent seems to be quite experienced?
At such a close distance, Yun Jiangli could clearly see the emotions in the youth’s eyes, and an inappropriate thought suddenly popped up in his mind.
However, the current situation did not allow him to think carefully about what exactly he was thinking.
He mouthed to the youth: Cooperate with me.
The result…
The youth first widened his bright eyes and then rolled his eyes again.
……
Yun Jiangli glanced at the youth jokingly, secretly raised his hand that was supporting the bed, and lightly poked a minor wound on his body.
The defenseless Yan Muning let out a short groan of pain.
It really sounds… embarrassing.
Before he could resist, Yun Jiangli’s fingertips gently pinched the soft flesh on his waist.
“Umm…”
The little prince was confused.
He always thought of himself as tall and mighty, and he couldn’t believe that the soft and charming voice just now came from himself.
It’s too damaging to this king’s dignity!
He comforted himself: It was an accident, absolutely an accident.
The little prince gritted his teeth and muttered in his heart. If there wasn’t a more dangerous existence in the house at this moment, he really wanted to use the dagger in his hand to strike the person in front of him a few times.
Yun Jiangli was calm as if nothing had happened and even rubbed the quilt against the bed with his hands, making some noises…
Bah, what a scheming person!
Yan Muning, who was so angry, grinned, revealing his sharp little fangs, and bit the tender flesh of the palm that was still covering his lips and ground his teeth.
Yun Jiangli felt pain and frowned violently, but when he opened his mouth, he said—
“Ugh… be good, don’t bite.”
Yan Muning: “……”
There is nothing wrong with what he said, but why, when it comes out of his mouth… it doesn’t make sense!
Finally, there was movement outside the room.
“Rustle—”
“Despair—”
There were two people inside the bed curtain, one was rational and calm, the other was furious, and there was clearly no romance at all.
However, the people outside the bed curtains were so shocked that they felt their mouths dry. They seemed to finally be unable to bear it anymore and left quietly on tiptoe.
Hearing the sound of the door latch being fastened again, Yan Muning finally let out the breath he had been holding.
It has to be said that no matter how angry he was, Yun Jiangli’s quick-witted solution was indeed effective and did alleviate his fear.
But in such a critical moment, he was able to have such a calm reaction from beginning to end…
Yan Muning once again felt a sense of uneasiness that he couldn’t explain. The tangled confusion became even more turbulent.
At this time, the two people in the bed curtains did not move and remained alert.
After concentrating and waiting for a long time, Yun Jiangli finally turned over and stood up lightly by supporting himself on the bed.
Yan Muning also sat up immediately, opened the bed curtains, and followed Yun Jiangli’s every move with his eyes—
Without turning on the light, he walked silently to the window and door and examined them carefully.
Returning to the bed, Yun Jiangli nodded to Yan Muning, and the tense nerves of the two finally relaxed a little.
For safety reasons, the two finally slept on the same bed, but neither of them could sleep soundly that night.
The next morning, Yan Muning thought that the two brothers would leave quietly on their own.
But unexpectedly, at daybreak, there was a soft knock at the door.
Yan Muning, who had been worried the whole night, was startled, and the sleepiness that had just risen up in him was completely dispelled.
Yun Jiangli opened his eyes sharply, with obvious irritability and fatigue in them.
He stood up, casually put on a robe, slipped on his shoes, and walked towards the door.
Staring at his slow and steady back, the little prince could see the anger burning beneath this man’s indifferent surface. His aura was a bit scary.
That’s right, no one would be happy if they had a sleepless night.
What’s more, he is someone with ulterior motives.
Yan Muning turned his head to look at the pillow and saw the white sparrow sleeping with its head hidden under its wings. He raised his fingers and poked it twice in a wicked manner.
……
“We two brothers are preparing to go into the city, and we came to say goodbye.”
The deeper voice came from the door first.
Yan Muning heard Yun Jiangli’s indifferent response and curled his lips as if he could imagine his tired and impatient look.
“There is really nothing I can thank you for. May I ask how I should address you? It will also be convenient for us…”
“No need.”
Before the man finished speaking, Yun Jiangli interrupted him and said, “It’s just a small effort, don’t worry about it.”
So, this is still a test?
The unlucky Yan Muning thought that these two people were just trying to put on a show, but he didn’t expect that they hadn’t given up yet.
After being criticized, he didn’t hear any footsteps leaving, nor did he hear the sound of a door closing. The little prince pricked up his ears out of curiosity.
The younger one spoke up: “Sorry for disturbing you two last night. My brother and I haven’t thanked the madam in person yet…”
“My wife is oversleeping, it’s still early. The forest is misty and cold in the morning, so I’m sorry I won’t see you off. Take care, both of you.”
This time, Yun Jiangli had clearly ordered them to leave.
After hearing “Madam” and “My wife is oversleeping”, a certain prince lay back on his back in bed angrily.
Madam your grandpa!
If you have the guts, don’t let this king catch you in the future!
Yun Jiangli stood in front of the door and watched the two brothers leave.
After confirming that they were heading towards the city, he closed the gate and returned to the bedroom after a long time.
Yan Muning was so sleepy that he dozed off, mumbling something.
He sat down on the bed and moved closer, and only then could he hear five words clearly—Laozi is the husband.
After hearing it clearly, Yun Jiangli stared at the youth for a long time with nothing to say. He wondered what kind of environment this child was in to grow up to have such an interesting personality.
He is carefree, but he is also sensitive and meticulous. He is cautious, but… he doesn’t seem to be very smart…
But why would such a young man bring about murder again and again?
Yun Jiangli sighed and shook his head.
Forget it. It’s not his business to get into detail. Why bother himself?
After raising his hand to cover the corner of the quilt for the young man, Yun Jiangli got up and lazily leaned on the narrow couch, hugging the fox fur, and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was just after midnight.
The mist caused by the night rain has dissipated, and the warm sunlight shines in through the window.
Yun Jiangli was reluctant to get up because he was lazy. It was not until he heard the faint chirping of the little bird that he straightened his disheveled clothes and sat up.
Unexpectedly, the youth had already woken up. He was leaning against the bedside holding the white bird in his hand, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking about.
The chubby white bird was squatting obediently in the youth’s palm, blinking its little dark eyes and gently rubbing his fingertips with its beak.
As if hearing the sound of Yun Jiangli getting up, the youth turned around and looked over. Facing the light, his round eyes stared at him with a mixture of complicated emotions.
After a long time, Yun Jiangli opened his mouth.
“Awake? That’s right, it’s time to change the bandage.”
The author has something to say:
The Little Prince (furious): Who are you calling not very smart?
