Yan Muning was both angry and ashamed, and his body was in pain.
Glancing at the white sparrow, who was staring at him with two small eyes and an innocent look, the little prince suddenly became furious and said with gritted teeth, “Are you an accomplice?”
The white bird seemed to sense the danger, so it shook its wings and buried its head.
“There’s no point in hiding. Do you know how I feel right now? Imagine I plucked out all your hair while you were sleeping.”
The white sparrow seemed to understand and instantly poked its head out from under its wings, pecked Yan Muning’s forehead with its short beak, then turned around and fell asleep with its butt facing his face.
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Maybe he had gotten used to Yun Jiangli’s presence, even though Yan Muning was tired at this moment, but he couldn’t sleep well.
Half asleep and half awake, Yan Muning seemed to hear a sound in the courtyard.
It was raining heavily outside, and he could not hear the slightest sound amid the noisy rain clearly. In a hurry, he wanted to stand up and listen carefully. As soon as he stretched out his hand, he touched the short blade under the pillow.
He didn’t bother to think about when Yun Jiangli put the dagger here. He just quickly held the dagger in his hand, holding his breath and listening to the sounds outside attentively.
“Squeak—”
The door of the house opened slightly, and there were very light footsteps coming straight inside.
Then Yan Muning saw a familiar figure coming from behind the screen, and he finally felt relieved.
Yun Jiangli seemed to have not expected that he had already woken up. He took off the hood of his cloak, stood at a distance from the narrow couch, and asked, “Are you awake? Is it still painful?”
There was only one lamp on in the room, the light was dim.
Yan Muning narrowed his eyes, unable to see Yun Jiangli’s face clearly, and raised his hand to light up another lamp on the table.
Yun Jiangli was soaking wet and was untying the belt of his outer robe. Although he was wearing a hood, his long hair was still dripping with water, and he looked a little disheveled.
The moment he saw his appearance, the little prince had forgotten about the scolding he had just given to the scumbag already. He had never seen Yun Jiangli like this before.
Normally, the big beauty was always pure. Yan Muning had secretly observed that he seemed to be particularly fond of cleanliness. Every day, his long hair was smooth, his clothes were always neat, and he had a unique herbal scent.
Occasionally, if he saw his sleeves accidentally stained with ink while writing or accidentally touched dust while cooking, he would immediately change into clean clothes.
“You…” Yan Muning spoke hoarsely, cleared his throat, and continued, “It’s raining so hard, where did you go?”
His delicate eyebrows were knitted together, and he had a strange guess in his mind, but he didn’t dare to confirm it. He had to ask and hear him personally answer before he could believe it.
Yun Jiangli had already taken off his wet cloak and outer robe and was wiping the water off his face and hair with a dry towel with his back to him.
“Does it still hurt?”
He did not answer the youth but walked straight to the narrow couch. His wet, long hair was casually tied behind his head with a ribbon. His washed hands naturally pinched Yan Muning’s wrist and took his pulse.
His fingertips were so cold that Yan Muning shivered unconsciously the moment they touched his wrist.
The little prince got angry. He pulled back his wrist, stared at Yun Jiangli, and asked in a deep voice, “Where have you been?”
Yun Jiangli sighed softly, raised his eyes, looked directly into those round eyes that could not see any emotion, and said helplessly, “Went to find some herbs.”
“You can’t eat taro, don’t you know that? Remember this for next time?”
“It was raining so hard, and it was night time. Why did you go to Mount Zou? Just to find herbs for me?” The little prince became stubborn and refused to give in. He avoided his words and continued to ask.
“Yes.” Yun Jiangli’s expression remained calm, and no emotion could be heard in his voice.
“Are you crazy?”
Yan Muning’s voice suddenly rose a little, and he said anxiously, “Going into the mountains in this weather? What kind of herbs are you in such a hurry to get? I’m fine now, can’t you wait until dawn to buy some from the herbalist in the city?”
The room fell silent. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of rain hitting the window frame, mixed with Yan Muning’s rapid breathing.
“Xiao Qi.”
After the two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, Yun Jiangli spoke first, but he just called Yan Muning and nothing else.
He didn’t know how to explain it and didn’t know why the youth was suddenly so angry either.
He slightly sighed in worry and raised his hand to pinch his brows.
Yan Muning’s eyes were fixed on him, and he saw every little movement. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted.
“Xiao Qi, this is an emergency. Whether you are fine or not, and whether you can wait or not, should be determined by me as a physician.”
Yun Jiangli lowered his eyes and analyzed calmly: “I gave you emergency medicine and an acupuncture, so you think you are fine now. But the real medicine for your condition has not been used yet.”
“And… I didn’t enter the mountain, the herb isn’t that far away. I know it well. If we wait until daybreak to enter the city, it will be Chenshi (7-9am) at the earliest.”
After listening to the explanation, Yan Muning said nothing, lowered his head, and did not look at Yun Jiangli either.
His heart was in a mess, with an indescribable number of emotions all mixed together, rushing around in his thin chest, unable to find an outlet. His heart was pounding wildly and even his nose was sore.
“You…” Yan Muning’s voice trembled when he spoke again. He tried to calm himself down and sound a little more fierce. “Then go wash and change clothes before coming back! You are cold all over.”
Hearing the youth’s slightly nasal and pretentious words, Yun Jiangli paused where he was but said nothing more and prepared to turn around and tidy up before coming back.
The little prince was about to lift up his fox fur coat and stand up when a gust of wind blew in through the seams. He suddenly remembered that he was still naked…
“Physician Jiang, you, wait a moment!”
Yun Jiangli turned his head and met the youth’s flickering round eyes, and he actually caught a hint of embarrassment in them.
“Where is my-my undergarment?” The little prince avoided his gaze and spoke hesitantly.
So that’s what it is.
Yun Jiangli left without looking back, saying lightly, “I took it off for you.”
……
Yan Muming stared at the big beauty’s disappearing figure in amazement, and he was so angry that he almost fainted.
All those unclear emotions just now were no longer important. The little prince was now staring at the dagger tightly held in his hand, he just wanted to try and see whether the blade was sharp enough or not.
The white bird curled up nearby had already woken up. Fearing that the man in front of it would suddenly go crazy and kill it, it had carefully hidden its chubby and round body behind the soft pillow, with only a small piece of its tail feathers showing.
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Not long after, Yun Jiangli changed into comfortable clothes and came over, still with some moisture on his body.
The youth leaning on the couch was pulling his fur coat to cover himself, looking very angry.
He sat down beside the narrow couch and tried to pull the youth’s wrist over to check his pulse.
Just as he raised his hand, he saw the youth’s round eyes staring at him fiercely, and his fingers holding the fur were tightly clenched, looking like a little beast guarding its food.
Yun Jiangli: “……”
Maybe it was because he had been with Yan Muning for too long, he almost instantly guessed what strange things were going on in the youth’s mind.
“You’re overthinking.” He explained with a sigh.
The pair of round eyes were particularly bright under the candlelight, and two big words were clearly written in them: I don’t believe it.
The fatigue from running around on a rainy night, the guilt due to his own negligence, and the inexplicable worry in his heart have now all been soothed by the lively young man in front of me.
He relaxed a little, leaning back lazily against the table, with an inconspicuous smile on his lips: “You really thought too much. I only took off your clothes because you had rashes.”
The youth’s cheeks turned a beautiful pink color as he spoke. He lowered his eyelashes slightly, and the shadows covered the cunning in his eyes. He continued, “It’s not the first time I’ve changed your clothes. Are you just now remembering to be shy?”
Seeing Yan Muning was getting angry, he calmed him down a bit and said seriously, “Don’t be angry, let me see. I brought back the herbs with great difficulty.”
The little prince, who was about to lose his temper, stopped temporarily after hearing these words and obediently stretched out his wrist.
Yun Jiangli pinched his wrist pulse and examined it carefully, then lifted up the fox fur coat to check the rash on his body.
There were cuts, rashes, and a few obvious scratches on the youth’s fair skin, and he looked very pitiful.
“Wu—”
The little prince, whose stomach was gently pressed, let out a soft hum without warning.
“Does it still hurt? Why didn’t you tell me when I asked you just now?” Yun Jiangli frowned and said, and then he was about to get up, “Don’t pick at the rash anymore. I’ll go boil some medicine for you.”
Yan Muning hung his head and murmured in a low voice to refute.
Suddenly he raised his head and said to Yun Jiangli, “You, you drink medicine to dispel the cold too ah…”
Yun Jiangli paused and responded softly.
Until Yun Jiangli’s clothes disappeared from his sight, Yan Muning remained in the same posture, his round eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.
The skin that had just been touched by those slightly cool hands became hot, and his chest felt like there was a little rabbit jumping around. He raised his hands and pressed hard, trying to soothe it, but it didn’t work at all.
What’s going on?
The little prince couldn’t figure it out, so he could only helplessly pull the little white bird out from behind the soft pillow and rub it in the palm of his hand, trying to calm his troubled mood.
Before Yan Muning could figure out what was going on, Yun Jiangli came back with the boiled medicine.
This time, before the big beauty even opened his mouth, the little prince took the medicine bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp. It was so bitter that tears almost came out of his eyes, but he forced himself to hold them back.
Yun Jiangli: “……”
This medicine is much more bitter than usual, why does he drink it so happily today?
After putting away the medicine bowl, he glanced at the sky outside the window, leaned on the other side of the couch, and said with some weariness, “It’s still early, let’s sleep a little longer.”
Seeing the youth nod, he gently held the white bird in his hands, closed his eyes, and his breathing became long.
Yun Jiangli raised his hand to extinguish the candle, then also leaned against the soft pillow on his pure white fox fur bed and took a nap with his eyes closed.
After staying awake all night, he was really tired. The warmth soon brought him into a light sleep, but he did not notice that the youth on the other end quietly opened his eyes.
Yan Muning’s eyes were clear, without the slightest hint of sleepiness.
In the dim candlelight, he gazed at Yun Jiangli’s handsome sleeping face.
This person saved his life.
Now, for his own sake, he ventured into the mountains on a rainy night.
As the little prince thought, he used his eyes to depict the face of the person in front of him inch by inch.
Although he had seen many beauties, both men and women, and even those with blonde hair and blue eyes from foreign lands, he had seen them many times, but no one made him feel that they could be compared with Yun Jiangli.
Yun Jiangli, every millimeter is extreme.
The pair of eyes that were always deep were now closed, with the corners of the eyes slightly raised, like a small hook that caught Yan Muning’s heart.
The candlelight flickered, his long, dense but not curled eyelashes left a small shadow under his eyelids, his nose was high, his thin lips were alluring…
He really wants to… kiss him.
The little prince was frightened by the thought that suddenly popped up in his mind.
He closed his eyes in panic and covered his pounding chest with his hands.
It’s over, it’s over. Is he going insane?
The author has something to say:
A certain someone: Oh ho, isn’t it time for you to call him a scumbag? Isn’t it time for you to cut off his little brother?
The Little Prince: Death stare!
