Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 25
The boat slowly docked.
After Zhao Chong took Lady Huan away, Shen Zhen staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Lu Yan was quick to stop her, and when he looked down, he suddenly noticed that there was a bit of blood on her sleeve.
That was when he realized that something was wrong and he quickly opened her sleeves.
Sure enough, there were several small wounds hidden on this thin and white arm.
And at a glance, it is clear that it is newly made.
Thinking of this, Lu Yan’s eyes darkened, he grabbed her arm and asked her sternly: “Did you do this yourself?”
At this moment, the drunkenness was obviously rising, and Lu Yan’s unkind words fell into Shen Zhen’s ears like the sound of mosquitoes buzzing.
She couldn’t hear anything clearly.
Shen Zhen’s face became redder and redder, and she only murmured “hot” and “uncomfortable” softly.
Seeing this, Lu Yan immediately turned around and took the blue and white wine pot and poured a glass into the cup.
He sniffed it gently and rubbed it with his fingers.
He stared at the blue and white wine pot for a long time, and when he realized itm the veins in his hands bulged.
Immediately, there was a “bang” sound, and the wine bottle was smashed to the ground.
In addition to wine, there are two more medicines here, one is Long Que Zi, which is similar to psychedelic, and the other one is an aphrodisiac medicine.
If she hadn’t let out some blood just now, she probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on.
Lu Yan raised his hand and touched her little face, then softened his tone and said, “Can you still walk?”
Shen Zhen nodded first, then shook her head.
Seeing that she could not communicate with him for the time being, Lu Yan picked her up and tried to take her off the boat.
But as soon as he touched her, she began to struggle. As soon as he exerted force on her elbow, the wound that had not yet closed began to ooze blood again.
How dazzling must blood as big as beads on a snow white skin be?
He admitted that if he said he didn’t feel distressed at all, it would be a lie.
Although he occasionally made some bruises on her thin skin and tender flesh, he restrained his efforts and did not really hurt her.
He found a handkerchief from his body, and then simply wrapped it around her. “I’ll carry you off the boat, please don’t struggle, okay?”
The drunken Shen Zhen was not like usual, no matter what Lu Yan said, she would either say nothing or just shake her head.
He had no choice but to carry her on his back.
After getting off the boat, he walked back until he reached the entrance of the alley, when Yang Zong led the carriage and walked towards him.
The carriage stopped and Yang Zong opened the curtain, but Shen Zhen refused to get off Lu Yan no matter what.
After a stalemate, Lu Yan finally gave up taking the carriage back home and could only take the trail through the dense forest back to Wulipu.
She lay on his back, her calves swaying along the way, and she muttered something from time to time. As for what she said specifically, he didn’t listen carefully.
After a while, Lu Yan hefted her body and Shen Zhen took advantage of the opportunity and placed her little face deep in his neck.
Who would have thought that while walking like this, it would snow in Yangzhou in the middle of the night.
Unlike the heavy snowfall in the Capital, the snow in Yangzhou is more like a continuous drizzle, falling on people. It was icy cold, but then it would quickly turn into water.
He walked very lightly and slowly.
He can still vaguely hear the playing and singing of prostitutes behind him.
As the sound of the zither faded away, the moon waned, for some reason, Shen Zhen’s tears suddenly fell, falling down with a patter.
Lu Yan’s heart hurt more and more and he couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you crying all of a sudden?”
But what can a drunk Shen Zhen know?
He could only endure the pain and continue to move forward, which could be considered as a way to dispel the medicinal effect for her.
After a moment, she stopped sobbing. Lu Yan thought she had fallen asleep, but unexpectedly she leaned up and bit his ear.
Different from his sucking, she really bit it, as if venting her anger, her neat little white teeth clamped directly on his ear bone.
“Shen Zhen.” He called her name coldly.
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It’s a pity that Shen Zhen still didn’t let go as if she didn’t hear it.
She bit for a while, it was really a bit painful, Lu Yan then directly threatened her: “If you don’t let go, believe it or not, I’ll throw you to the ground?”
She didn’t even give him a response.
Seeing that the threat was useless, he said in a deep voice: “What on earth do you want?”
Hearing that he was anxious, the little girl behind actually laughed out loud.
“Why do you always bite my ear, but you don’t allow me to bite yours?” These words were quite harsh, but as soon as they came out of her soft voice, it turned into a mournful expression.
Hearing such words, he couldn’t help but sneer.
She usually doesn’t dare to get angry nor dare not speak out, but today after drinking a pot of wine, she finally found the courage?
Her legs were hanging on his arms at the moment.
He pinched her with two fingers and said, “Shen Zhen, please be reasonable. Did I use as much force as you? Did I bite you with my teeth?”
After saying that, Lu Yan couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Is he crazy or possessed by a demon to reason with a drunkard?
The evening breeze was getting stronger, and his pace quickened slightly, thinking that he would have to put her down no matter what when he reached the main street.
But the sudden acceleration of the pace made Shen Zhen’s stomach suddenly feel uncomfortable.
It seemed like there was a fire, rushing upwards.
When they were almost out of the dense forest, Lu Yan noticed that the little girl behind him had quiet. He thought she had fallen asleep and said softly: “Wake up.”
Shen Zhen’s forehead was covered with thin beads of sweat. It could be seen that she was already enduring it to the extreme.
But the more she tried to endure it, the harder it became.
In the end, I still made a “ǒu” sound.
As soon as he heard it, Lu Yan paused, and an ominous premonition rushed directly from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
His voice trembled once, “Shen Zhen, if you want to vomit, then get down.”
But Shen Zhen didn’t want to and she was already about to vomit.
Maybe she was really afraid that he would leave her, so out of instinct, her hands tightly clasped his neck.
Then she let out a faint ǒu sound again.
The significance of this movement was very clear to Lu Yan.
His whole body tensed.
He was furious.
He scolded her angrily: “Shen Zhen, you dare to vomit on me?”
At the moment when the word “me” fell, Lu Yan felt a warm sensation instantly filling his neck and collar.
Lu Yan stood in the wind on such a snowy day in Yangzhou, like a stone sculpture, without moving.
At this moment, he really wanted to tear her bones apart.
Suddenly, a wave of self-mockery appeared on his lips.
Shen Zhen, I carried you on my back for nearly an hour, and this is how you repaid me.
When they arrived at Luyuan, Lu Yan didn’t care about anything else. He took Shen Zhen into Chunxi Hall, bypassed the screen, and went straight to the clean room.
He couldn’t stand the rancid smell on his body, and he couldn’t stand the rancid smell on her body either.
Tangyue looked at the gloomy face of her Master, and suddenly felt a little guilty.
She brought the water, prepared soap, towels and other bathing utensils, and then quietly retreated.
The barrel was filled with smoke.
After he cleaned himself up, he raised Shen Zhen’s injured arm and washed her carefully from top to bottom, inside and out.
As he rinsed her off, he frowned and gritted his teeth.
After rubbing half of the soap, the smell that had lingered in his mind for a long time was washed away.
After tossing and turning for so long, the sky was now bright.
Lu Yan carried her back into the room. Maybe she was very sleepy, so she subconsciously lay down on the couch and curled up into a ball.
He turned his head and looked at Shen Zhen, who was sleeping soundly.
He frowned, feeling irritated and sighed quietly.
Without the desire to sleep, he pushed open the door and walked out. Sitting in the pavilion, when he looked up, he could see clouds covering the moon and the shadows of the trees.
